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MM Schreier, author
@mmschreier.bsky.social
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#amwriting words. Mostly #SpecFic 🦔
Likely a mocktail-drinking raccoon in leggings. 🦝
Always roots for the monster. 🐉

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So excited to have come in 3rd place for @nycmidnight.bsky.social Flash Fiction challenge!

#amwriting #flashfiction #scifi
Black letters on white background: nycmidnight #3 - “./Human Legacy” by MM Schreier SYNOPSIS - In a moms-ridden, post-uprising world, Bio-cybernetic # 26823 is programmed to offer worthy Potentials asylum, and a human mother wants a better life for her child. Can one lead to the other?
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I love scary stories ALL the time, but if you need a little help getting into spooky season, grab your copy at mmschreier.com/books/

#amwriting #horror #spookyseason #shortstories
Background: black and white image of a skeleton Foreground: an e-reader showing MM Schreier's book "Monstrosity, Humanity" Cover shows a tentacled monster superimposed in front of a full moon Text: It's the season for spooky reads! Get your copy today: mmschreier.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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September was busy, though I didn't get much new writing done.

#accountability #amwriting #submissions #shortfiction #writingcontests #readmorewomen
Image: a background of fall leaves. Text: September Submissions: 14 new (108 YTD) 18 rejections (15 form, 3 personal) 2 acceptances (yay!) 25 pending Contests: Twisted Teams - 3rd, NYCm Flash R2 - @nd Drafting: 3 new stories (50 YTD) 2,380 new words (54,649 YTD) Interview: Writers Workout Next to an image of the book cover of Bruised, Resilient by MM Schreier: ...and of course a book birthday - Bruised, Resilient turned 1 yr old!
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!

For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)

Happy reading!

#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
Image: A person in grey sweat suit holding an ereader showing the cover of "Bruised, Resilient" by MM Schreier. Cover is a purple hued landscape - lake and mountains, with lightening in the background. The silhouette stands with her head skyward and her arms thrown backward. Text: FREE EBOOK! On 9/27, get a free ebook at Smashwords using the code: 8WQQ9 *limited to the first 50 orders. At the bottom is the Smashwords logo: A drawing of a blue book held in a hand and the words: Smashwords your ebook, your way
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Sooooo, do I start Tasha Suri’s
Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha Book 2), sequel to a book I really loved… or Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows which has been giving me sexy eyes from the TBR list.

Dilemmas of a reader who doesn’t have to work tomorrow. #amreading
Two book covers: Tasha Suri’s Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha Book 2) with an ornate dagger on the front and Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows with a crow’s wing
August 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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This is my 10th @writersworkout.bsky.social Writer Games & my 3rd time winning overall.

It’s a contest where I’ve written some of my favorite stories. (& some total flops) It’s a hell of a slog, 5 wks writing prompted shorts on tight time limits.

Insane & yet I keep coming back. 💜#amwriting
Black and grey silhouette of a carnival. Red letters: Writer’s Games Winner 2925 Overall Winners First place: MM Schreier
July 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Happy solstice! I just finished both my regular and my audio books and am looking for my next reads.

What's on your summer TBR list, friends?
#amreading #summerreading #summerreads #bookrecommendations #books
“The cicadas sang louder and yet louder. The sun did not rise, it overflowed.” ― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine Words set against the background of a rising sun and orange colored clouds
June 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The random number generator picked @connorwordsmith.bsky.social for the Prismatic Dreams giveaway.

Connor - I'll DM you with the link to redeem.

Happy reading, happy Pride! #lgbqtfiction
Number Picker Wheel: 4 selected
June 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I do love book mail day.

#amreading #queerfiction #lgbqtbooks
Book cover: “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” by V.E. Schwab New York Times Bestselling Author of “The Invisible Life of Addie Laurie” Signed Edition
June 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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To honor Pride I'll be giving away an ecopy of the @awwlitmag.bsky.social "Prismatic Dreams" all queer anthology, which includes my story "Resistance". (Offer good for US folks only, sorry)

To enter - comment and share this post by 6/15!

#queerfiction #pride #giveaways
Book cover: All Worlds Wayfarer: Prismatic Dreams, edited by Rowan Rook and Geri Meyers cover image is a watercolor landscape of a mountain range in the background and a green field with a river flowing through it. A faint rainbow arches across the scene
June 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Excited to have taken 3rd place out of 700+ entries for Writers Playground. Read the story here:

www.writersplaygroundllc.com/stories

#amwriting #shortstories #contestjunkie #ghoststories
3rd Place “When the Soul Catcher Knocks” by MM Schreier Chilly by the Sea, USA ADA is dead and wants nothing to do with the afterlife. Charley is alive and desperate to contact someone on the other side.
May 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy little Wednesday treat to find out my little ghost story took 3rd place for Writers Playground.

#amwriting #ghoststory #contestjunkie #shortstories
Congratulations!!! The Winning Stories 1st Place: “The Vocabulary of Love” - by Alyssa Beatty 2nd Place: “What Happens Now” - by Elysia Rourke 3rd Place: “When the Soul Catcher Knocks” - by MM Schreier
April 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Wahoo! Finally! #amreading

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A hand holding a copy of the book A Place Near the Wind by Ai Jiang
April 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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It’s Monstrosity, Humanity’s 1st birthday! Get an ecopy today & dive into 25 tales that explore the boundaries between what it means to be monster or human.

#amwriting #horror #collections #shortstories
Strike through text: current price $4.99 Text: promo price: $0.99 Mar 28-30, 2025 A book birthday gift! Wherever you buy books. Image: ereader displaying “Monstrosity, Humanity’s” by MM Schreier. Book cover is a slit-eyed monster face with three tentacles over a full moon.
March 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Wow! 8 years ago I got my very 1st acceptance. Many thanks @ponderreview.bsky.social for setting me down the path. Hard to believe I'm now at over 100 published stories! It only takes one "yes" to get the ball rolling.

#amwriting #publishing #shortstories
Text: On this day: 8 years ago today March 28, 2017 Honored to be chosen to be published in an exciting new literary magazine Ponder Review. Look for me in their inaugural spring issue! #amwriting
March 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Happy #internationalwomensday

Now, more than ever, we need women’s stories. Grab a copy today.

#feministfiction #collections #speculative #litfic #readmorewomen
Background: the number 8 made out of purple flowers Title: Women’s Day Foreground: a paperback copy of “Bruised, Resistant” by MM Schreier Footnote: mmschreier.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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It's time for Smashwords' annual read an ebook week! Now through 3/8 you can get e-copies of "Monstrosity, Humanity" and "Bruised, Resilient" at 1/2 price.
What are you waiting for? Get your copy today.

#AmWriting #collections #specfic #horrorbooks #feministfiction #readmorewomen
Background: a woman reading an e-reader in black and white, Smashwords logo in the top right corner Foreground: "Monstrosity, Humanity" displayed on an e-reader, "Bruised, Resilient" displayed on a phone. Text: 50% off at Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MMSchreier9596
March 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Managed to do a few things in 2024, even though my imposter syndrome likes to tell me it wasn't a very good year. Women especially are expected to downplay our successes when we should really be proud of them. 🙄

Something to work on in 2025.

#amwriting #acheivements2024 #impostersyndrome
Background: Silhouette of a woman standing on a mountaintop, arms in the air over her head Text: 2024 Writing Achievements 71 subs (17 pending) 7 acceptances Top Contest wins: Twisted Tourney - 1st NYCm Short Story - 2nd TL;DR 2k Terrors 3rd plus 7 more placements 4th - HM 2 online interviews: Muna's MicroVerse Women in Horror - Kandisha Press Multiple guest appearances on Writing in Progress podcast 2 collections released 31 5-star reviews Foreground: ebook cover of Bruised, Resilient by MM Schreier and paperback cover by Monstrosity, Humanity by MM Schreier
December 31, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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All I want for Christmas is a break from the rejections!

#blackoutrejection #amwriting #submissions #rejection #writerslife
A black & white picture of Santa's sleigh and reindeer. Text: Dear Santa, All I want for Xmas is no more rejections until after New Years! Below: Blackout poetry from a Submittable response that reads: Dear MM, Our editors are unable to accept your work. your manuscript is not quality. go elsewhere. Best regards
December 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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In honor of Friday the 13th, for today only, you can get a digital copy of Monstrosity, Humanity for FREE at Smashwords!

#monsters #horror #collections #shortfiction #readmorewomen #supportindieauthors

www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Background: black with a picture of a human skull Image: ebook "Monstrosity, Humanity" by MM Schreier, cover shows a tentacled creature over a full moon Text: Happy Friday the 13th! FREE Today only at Smashwords
December 13, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Books make great gifts!

mmschreier.com/books/

#amwriting #collections #readmorewomen #horror #feministfiction #speculativefiction #flashfiction #scifi #magicalrealism
Background: Santa's sleigh and reindeer flying across a full moon. Foreground: Two books "Bruised, Resilient" and "Monstrosity, Humanity" by MM Schreier, both pictured with gift bows Caption: support indie authors this holiday season!
December 4, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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Winter temps have arrived so we’re having a lazy, cozy Sunday.

#amreading
A pair of crossed legs in b&w leggings on a couch with an e-reader on lap. A black lab snuggled close.
December 1, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Now more than ever, we need women's stories.
Through the end of November, get an ecopy of Bruised, Resilient at Smashwords for half price.

www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#readmorewomen #feministfiction #flashfiction #shortstories #collections #SpecFic #litfic
November 7, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Good reviews are better than wine, better than sex, better than candy or rollercoasters or puppy snuggles. (Ok, that last one is debatable.)

Feed an author, leave a review.

#amwriting #writerslife #horror #bookreviews
May 2, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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Twitterpated that my eclectic little #horror collection "Monstrosity, Humanity" is out in the world. Humbled by the love & support from everyone.

Find it: mmschreier.com/books/

#amwriting #NewRelease #readmorewomen #monsters #ghosts #quiethorror #literaryhorror #psychologicalhorror #macabrehumor
March 29, 2024 at 9:04 PM