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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 10h

Apex Magazine is at $7178 out of a $20,000 base goal! They have 16 days to go!

Help THEM reach their Apex!

(there are also stretch goals)

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Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 10h

Guys I'm gonna need us to fund this kickstarter so I can pitch my rad articles to Apex

Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 10h

Apex Magazine is at $7178 out of a $20,000 base goal! They have 16 days to go!

Help THEM reach their Apex!

(there are also stretch goals)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 14h

Award-winning author and RYA instructor Lavie Tidhar offers a quick method for generating fresh science fiction story ideas in this short peek into one of his workshops.

#authors #writingworkshops #writingadvice

youtu.be/NeHE11AbjKc?...

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 15h

Today's community drabble is, "My Doppleganger and I: A Little Chat" by K. Venzian. The theme was "doppelganger."

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 2d

Ever wondered what a workshop at Reach Your Apex is like? Get a peek into the Q&A segment of a recent workshop with award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar. Lavie answers the question, "How do you start a story?"

reachyourapex.com/how-to-start...

#authors #writersworkshop

Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 2d

Ideas? At a premium.

Attention spans? Low.

The ability to condense your work into a visual and easily-understandable IP? Your edge.

Let award-winning author Lavie Tidhar show you the benefits of deeply understanding the value of your work and how to pitch it.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 2d

Today's community drabble is, "Oblivion, North Carolina, 1974" by Rachael Rosenberg. The theme was "escape."

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @seabeewrites.bsky.social!! Love this story!

Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

Squee! The first place winner of our Weird West Flash Fiction contest is in the October issue of Apex Magazine, now available. Check out "Horse and Rider" by Christine Beres. Congrats @seabeewrites.bsky.social !

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Apex Magazine Issue 151

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used…

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Christine Beres @seabeewrites.bsky.social · 3d

Oh hey, that's me! You can get the digital issue for $5 or wait until Dec 16 to see it online!

Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

Squee! The first place winner of our Weird West Flash Fiction contest is in the October issue of Apex Magazine, now available. Check out "Horse and Rider" by Christine Beres. Congrats @seabeewrites.bsky.social !

www.apexbookcompany.com/products/ape...

Apex Magazine Issue 151

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used…

www.apexbookcompany.com

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

We're excited for award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar's workshop 10/18, "Logline To Pitch Deck: Sell Your Vision." Powerful tools, whether you plan to pitch your story or not.

Get a sneak peek at Lavie's teaching style in this video:

reachyourapex.com/how-to-start...

#authors #writersworkshop

Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

Jackie Lamport has to find the value and the humanity in what are often the most mundane subjects. As result, she's developed a framework that has a lot to offer any kind of storyteller. Check out her talk at Creative Mornings, Munich.

creativemornings.com/talks/how-to...

#authors #storytelling

Jackie Lamport | How to Tell Stories | CreativeMornings/MUC

In this talk, I’ll walk you through that framework: how to find the intersection of value and human interest (even when it feels impossible), how to tell sto...

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 3d

Squee! The first place winner of our Weird West Flash Fiction contest is in the October issue of Apex Magazine, now available. Check out "Horse and Rider" by Christine Beres. Congrats @seabeewrites.bsky.social !

www.apexbookcompany.com/products/ape...

Apex Magazine Issue 151

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used…

www.apexbookcompany.com

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! Just reply to any of the emails you've gotten from Reach Your Apex and tell me you'd like the MP4 and the title(s) of the drabble(s). I'll provide you a download link.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4d

Thank *you* !

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Dead Languages Podcast @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social · 4d

We're joined by @kaidelmas.bsky.social this week! Listen in as Kai tears us apart in this Live Editing session!

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Episode 129: Live Editing! (with Kai Delmas)

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Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 6d

I'm running this somewhat non-traditional workshop on the 18th, on conceptualising and putting together pitches, from the one-pager to a full pitch deck (structure, beats, characters). It's not what you usually get in creative writing classes but I personally find it immensely useful!

From Logline to Pitch Deck: Sell Your Vision - REACH YOUR APEX

Join Lavie Tidhar, award-winning author, as he takes you through the stages of developing a literary manuscript into a professional media pitch. Using specific industry examples including his own, Lav...

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4d

Editors and first readers consistently tell us the opening of your story is where the first rejection decision happens.

In this workshop excerpt, RYA instructor and award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, gives his advice on beginnings.

reachyourapex.com/how-to-start...

#authors #writersworkshop

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 4d

Today's community drabble is, "School Trip" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "escape."

Find Hannya Kay at X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Dawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 4d

My review of Redundancies and Potentials by @domsdickey.bsky.social from @neonhemlock.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/08/r...

History That Never Was » Review of Redundancies and Potentials by Dominque Dickey

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI, we're open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds for this entire month!

We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!

www.havenspec.com/submit/

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 4d

It's Lesbian Visibility Day, and I see that Bookshop is having FREE SHIPPING until the day's over, so it's clearly time for some lesbian horror 🌈😈

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Showing the following Hailey Piper book covers: A Game in Yellow, Queen of Teeth, A Light Most Hateful, Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, The Ghostlands of Natalie Glasgow
Around a banner that says free shipping

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 5d

Exciting news! My novel Plague Birds, which was a finalist for the Nebula & Philip K. Dick Awards, will be rereleased by Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social in an new edition with extra content in June 2026. And a sequel will be published by Apex in Oct. 2026. 1/
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Cover of Plague Birds by Jason Sanford, which was a finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards.

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 5d

Lavie Tidhar has been nominated or won literary awards over 56 times to date. Lucky for us, he's also an RYA instructor. In this free workshop excerpt, he talks about how to begin a story.

reachyourapex.com/how-to-start...

#authors #writersworkshop

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 5d

Today's community drabble is, "When Binding Broke" by Dakria. The theme was "escape."

Find Dakria at dakria.de/

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabble #writingprompts

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 6d

Free video: award-winning author and RYA instructor, Lavie Tidhar talks about how to begin your story. Spoiler, it doesn't have to start with a bang.

reachyourapex.com/how-to-start...

#authors #writersworkshop

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