Maya Evan MacGregor / Eamhair MacGriogair
@maigheach.bsky.social
Nebula finalist. Writes as Eamhair MacGriogair, Maya MacGregor, Emmie Mears, & more mysterious names. Evan/Eòghainn to pals. Gàidhlig speaker.
Sgrìobhadh, ceòl, cànan. Agender void. she/they. i/ise. Autistic.
Rep: Keir Alekseii
http://mayamacgregor.com
Sgrìobhadh, ceòl, cànan. Agender void. she/they. i/ise. Autistic.
Rep: Keir Alekseii
http://mayamacgregor.com
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Been thinking this morning about how if you're a US freelancer and you haven't increased your rates by about 6% since June 2025, you're taking a pay cut.
Which also means: if you're a publisher and haven't increased what you're paying by 6%, you've given your staff/freelancers a pay cut.
Which also means: if you're a publisher and haven't increased what you're paying by 6%, you've given your staff/freelancers a pay cut.
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Been thinking this morning about how if you're a US freelancer and you haven't increased your rates by about 6% since June 2025, you're taking a pay cut.
Which also means: if you're a publisher and haven't increased what you're paying by 6%, you've given your staff/freelancers a pay cut.
Which also means: if you're a publisher and haven't increased what you're paying by 6%, you've given your staff/freelancers a pay cut.
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The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
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For Affirmation Coyote friends who have Thursday and Friday off, congratulations! You are past the hump, and Wednesday will be an easy slide to Thanksgiving.
For those working or in other lands, stay strong!
For those working or in other lands, stay strong!
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
For Affirmation Coyote friends who have Thursday and Friday off, congratulations! You are past the hump, and Wednesday will be an easy slide to Thanksgiving.
For those working or in other lands, stay strong!
For those working or in other lands, stay strong!
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Coming next week! I'm grateful that I can finally share this very personal story of grief and swamps.
Transformed by a fungal infection that connects humans with nature, one woman feels closer to the world than ever, but further from the people she loves the most...
December 3rd. "All That Means or Mourns," by @r-emrys.bsky.social
Art by Jacqueline Tam
Edited by @englelaird.bsky.social
December 3rd. "All That Means or Mourns," by @r-emrys.bsky.social
Art by Jacqueline Tam
Edited by @englelaird.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Coming next week! I'm grateful that I can finally share this very personal story of grief and swamps.
This is TONIGHT!
I’m super excited to join a wonderful Fantastic YA Reads panel of authors online with @booksofwonder.bsky.social this coming Tuesday, 25 November at 1800 EST/2300 GMT! Join us and reserve your spot here! www.crowdcast.io/c/fantastic-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is TONIGHT!
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
I’m super excited to join a wonderful Fantastic YA Reads panel of authors online with @booksofwonder.bsky.social this coming Tuesday, 25 November at 1800 EST/2300 GMT! Join us and reserve your spot here! www.crowdcast.io/c/fantastic-...
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I’m super excited to join a wonderful Fantastic YA Reads panel of authors online with @booksofwonder.bsky.social this coming Tuesday, 25 November at 1800 EST/2300 GMT! Join us and reserve your spot here! www.crowdcast.io/c/fantastic-...
I’m late to the party, but Physical Asia is delightful and watching everyone arrive and go full fan flail about each other was really adorable
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’m late to the party, but Physical Asia is delightful and watching everyone arrive and go full fan flail about each other was really adorable
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Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
Love Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted
“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten...
www.unchartedmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
*stalks around in a circle to summon the will to write*
rude this book will not, in fact, write itself
rude this book will not, in fact, write itself
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
*stalks around in a circle to summon the will to write*
rude this book will not, in fact, write itself
rude this book will not, in fact, write itself
Happy International Men’s Day!
I’m so grateful for the men in my life, from my dad to cousins to friends and exes, who humble me with their generosity, their kindness, their care, their fire, their creativity, and their good hearts. 💕 Thanks for sharing this little life with me.
I’m so grateful for the men in my life, from my dad to cousins to friends and exes, who humble me with their generosity, their kindness, their care, their fire, their creativity, and their good hearts. 💕 Thanks for sharing this little life with me.
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy International Men’s Day!
I’m so grateful for the men in my life, from my dad to cousins to friends and exes, who humble me with their generosity, their kindness, their care, their fire, their creativity, and their good hearts. 💕 Thanks for sharing this little life with me.
I’m so grateful for the men in my life, from my dad to cousins to friends and exes, who humble me with their generosity, their kindness, their care, their fire, their creativity, and their good hearts. 💕 Thanks for sharing this little life with me.
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This was so unlooked for & so lovely -- I'm thrilled to share that the audiobook of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is in Audible's Top 20 #BestOfTheYear for 2025 & Top 10 SFF lists, Audible UK's Best of 2025 Sci-Fi Fantasy picks, & Audible Canada's Book of the Year.
The 10 best sci-fi & fantasy listens of 2025
Sci-fi and fantasy didn’t sleep this year. Escape, unwind, or speculate about the future—whatever you want to do, you can find it here.
www.audible.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This was so unlooked for & so lovely -- I'm thrilled to share that the audiobook of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is in Audible's Top 20 #BestOfTheYear for 2025 & Top 10 SFF lists, Audible UK's Best of 2025 Sci-Fi Fantasy picks, & Audible Canada's Book of the Year.
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Amal’s audiobook for The River Has Roots, her novel about two sisters who make music together, has *actual music played and sung by her and her sister* and you should listen to it.
I'm so happy more people will be made aware of Gem Carmella's brilliant narration & Steve Wagner & the Macmillan Audio folks' excellent work producing it! & it's honestly amazing to get to share this kind of recognition with my sister, because we sang & played music together on it.
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Amal’s audiobook for The River Has Roots, her novel about two sisters who make music together, has *actual music played and sung by her and her sister* and you should listen to it.
Turning 41 means eating breakfast for the inner child ✨🍑
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Turning 41 means eating breakfast for the inner child ✨🍑
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Honestly the best thing about publishing is getting exciting news you will be able to share in 2-12 business months
(I’m actually serious and also buzzing with something I will share in 2-12 business months*)
(I’m actually serious and also buzzing with something I will share in 2-12 business months*)
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Honestly the best thing about publishing is getting exciting news you will be able to share in 2-12 business months
(I’m actually serious and also buzzing with something I will share in 2-12 business months*)
(I’m actually serious and also buzzing with something I will share in 2-12 business months*)
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Things are looking up.
The weekend is here!
Affirmation Coyote hopes it is a good one.
The weekend is here!
Affirmation Coyote hopes it is a good one.
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Things are looking up.
The weekend is here!
Affirmation Coyote hopes it is a good one.
The weekend is here!
Affirmation Coyote hopes it is a good one.
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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My 3-year-old and I can confirm that Seven Ways Through the Woods is simply wonderful! Here's one of many ways you can read it: bookshop.org/p/books/seve...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My 3-year-old and I can confirm that Seven Ways Through the Woods is simply wonderful! Here's one of many ways you can read it: bookshop.org/p/books/seve...
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Lot of people are already passing this around with the usual "WHY ISN'T ANYONE DOING ANYTHING" shrieks, while ignoring the fact that the article literally says that this is a *significant* decrease from the warming that we were on track for even a few years ago.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Lot of people are already passing this around with the usual "WHY ISN'T ANYONE DOING ANYTHING" shrieks, while ignoring the fact that the article literally says that this is a *significant* decrease from the warming that we were on track for even a few years ago.