Emily Tesh
@emilytesh.net
Author. Hugo, Astounding, and World Fantasy Award winner; Clarke and Le Guin finalist. Rep: Kurestin Armada at Root Literary.
Out now: THE INCANDESCENT - https://tinyurl.com/theincandescent
Out now: THE INCANDESCENT - https://tinyurl.com/theincandescent
Write it wordy, go back through, reduce every paragraph by 10%. Mechanical approach but it works.
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Write it wordy, go back through, reduce every paragraph by 10%. Mechanical approach but it works.
You’re very welcome! It’s an important accessibility feature for me and my hearing issues, so I’m really glad other people appreciate them too.
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You’re very welcome! It’s an important accessibility feature for me and my hearing issues, so I’m really glad other people appreciate them too.
Like TECHNICALLY the advantage of writing fantasy is you could make it all up, but ACTUALLY the real pleasure of writing fantasy is knowing that everything in the book is made up except for the precise details of the Bronze Age weaponry.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Like TECHNICALLY the advantage of writing fantasy is you could make it all up, but ACTUALLY the real pleasure of writing fantasy is knowing that everything in the book is made up except for the precise details of the Bronze Age weaponry.
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If you like Becky Chambers' writing, might I suggest Iona Datt Sharma? I inhaled all their short stories last year, and find myself not minding not being able to settle after late shifts because it means I get to read more of Division Bells.
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
thank you and congratulations back to you!
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
thank you and congratulations back to you!