Nancy Clifton Ballard
@nancballard.bsky.social
Retired and writing tales of a very distant frontier while living a quiet, rural life when I'm not in the company readers and writers.
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We're getting an overwhelming number of truly excellent submissions, so we will be closing our submissions window this Wednesday, the 11th of Feb. If you've been putting the final touches on your novel manuscript, poetry collection, or query letter, send that to notapipepublishing at gmail dot com
a man with a beard is standing in front of a frozen wall and says `` hold the door ! ''
ALT: a man with a beard is standing in front of a frozen wall and says `` hold the door ! ''
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February 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
We're getting an overwhelming number of truly excellent submissions, so we will be closing our submissions window this Wednesday, the 11th of Feb. If you've been putting the final touches on your novel manuscript, poetry collection, or query letter, send that to notapipepublishing at gmail dot com
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I recommend this company
Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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January 31, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I recommend this company
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Daughter of Magic opens the trilogy of the same name. Details and purchase links at: kareneisenbreywriter.com/my-books/dau...
@notapipe.bsky.social #fantasy #wizards #YA
@notapipe.bsky.social #fantasy #wizards #YA
January 30, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Daughter of Magic opens the trilogy of the same name. Details and purchase links at: kareneisenbreywriter.com/my-books/dau...
@notapipe.bsky.social #fantasy #wizards #YA
@notapipe.bsky.social #fantasy #wizards #YA
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I have enjoyed my experience with this publisher! Check them out and see if they are right for your book.
Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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January 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I have enjoyed my experience with this publisher! Check them out and see if they are right for your book.
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From @NotAPipePub:
EGO & ENDURANCE!
#SciFi #workplace #romcom
Details and order links at kareneisenbreywriter.com/my-books/ego...
EGO & ENDURANCE!
#SciFi #workplace #romcom
Details and order links at kareneisenbreywriter.com/my-books/ego...
![Book cover for Ego & Endurance shows a spaceship with a reflected image of a sailing ship.
Text reads "SHE WANTS TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE. HE WANTS TO PUSH HER TO REVEAL HER PAST. NOW THEY MUST SURVIVE A PRESENT DISASTER TOGETHER."
Text reads: “[Eisenbrey] weaves humor and romance through the story as the crew finds creative ways to maintain morale and overcome obstacles, paying tribute to Shackleton and his crew’s remarkable survival. Their answers are not found in futuristic technology, but in human ingenuity and persistence. A thoroughly good read.”
-Nan C Ballard, author of the Under Carico’s Moons series](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tmlqelvs67mv77idumyvsxwp/bafkreigotp2gqwqc2ttnr6qlgktqa4hseirqzqqr2qpqbo7fzqc2pg5ttu@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
From @NotAPipePub:
EGO & ENDURANCE!
#SciFi #workplace #romcom
Details and order links at kareneisenbreywriter.com/my-books/ego...
EGO & ENDURANCE!
#SciFi #workplace #romcom
Details and order links at kareneisenbreywriter.com/my-books/ego...
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Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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My publisher is open for submissions!
Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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January 25, 2026 at 12:33 AM
My publisher is open for submissions!
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Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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January 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
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Republicans cut funding for health care to pay for Trump's lawless militia. Giving more money to use 5-year-olds as bait and shoot unarmed mothers is unacceptable. I will not vote to give more money to ICE until there is accountability and an end to these abuses.
January 23, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Republicans cut funding for health care to pay for Trump's lawless militia. Giving more money to use 5-year-olds as bait and shoot unarmed mothers is unacceptable. I will not vote to give more money to ICE until there is accountability and an end to these abuses.
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Check out this greaf short story by Beth Gibbs, author of Pacific North Witch!
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Oceans of Sagebrush
Short Story by Beth Gibbs
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January 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Check out this greaf short story by Beth Gibbs, author of Pacific North Witch!
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Masked agents and Trump coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
One dead in Minneapolis
Gotta get down to it, masked agents are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
One dead in Minneapolis
Gotta get down to it, masked agents are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Masked agents and Trump coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
One dead in Minneapolis
Gotta get down to it, masked agents are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
One dead in Minneapolis
Gotta get down to it, masked agents are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
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What Not a Pipe Publishing book are you looking forward to reading next? Post a selfie of you holding the book (in print or on a device), and you’ll make the author very happy!
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December 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
What Not a Pipe Publishing book are you looking forward to reading next? Post a selfie of you holding the book (in print or on a device), and you’ll make the author very happy!
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Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Varsity wrestler Connor Morgan has to save the day… and still get a date for the prom.
Get Jason Brick’s THE BUSHIDO CHRONICLES, beginning with WRESTLING DEMONS and continuing in FIGHTING UPSTREAM: bit.ly/WDbyBrick
(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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(25% off both at our company store! bit.ly/WDaNAPstore )
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Looking for a great Valentine’s Day gift (maybe for yourself)? Consider Maren Anderson’s SPARKS, a cozy magical romance!
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December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Looking for a great Valentine’s Day gift (maybe for yourself)? Consider Maren Anderson’s SPARKS, a cozy magical romance!
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DAWN CALAMITY by Amanda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social
“This is the ‘undercover princess on a doomed airship mission with her queer crush’ you didn't know you needed. Now you know! Don't miss out."
-Karen Eisenbrey, author of EGO & ENDURANCE
Get your copy here: bit.ly/DCbyAC
“This is the ‘undercover princess on a doomed airship mission with her queer crush’ you didn't know you needed. Now you know! Don't miss out."
-Karen Eisenbrey, author of EGO & ENDURANCE
Get your copy here: bit.ly/DCbyAC
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
DAWN CALAMITY by Amanda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social
“This is the ‘undercover princess on a doomed airship mission with her queer crush’ you didn't know you needed. Now you know! Don't miss out."
-Karen Eisenbrey, author of EGO & ENDURANCE
Get your copy here: bit.ly/DCbyAC
“This is the ‘undercover princess on a doomed airship mission with her queer crush’ you didn't know you needed. Now you know! Don't miss out."
-Karen Eisenbrey, author of EGO & ENDURANCE
Get your copy here: bit.ly/DCbyAC
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DEAR AMERICA: A BREAKUP LETTER
Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option.
In this bestselling letter to his newly ex-country, @benjamingorman.bsky.social explains why he’s leaving America, and the reason is not your first guess.
Get yours today!
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Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option.
In this bestselling letter to his newly ex-country, @benjamingorman.bsky.social explains why he’s leaving America, and the reason is not your first guess.
Get yours today!
bit.ly/DAABL
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
DEAR AMERICA: A BREAKUP LETTER
Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option.
In this bestselling letter to his newly ex-country, @benjamingorman.bsky.social explains why he’s leaving America, and the reason is not your first guess.
Get yours today!
bit.ly/DAABL
Breakups are hard. But sometimes they are the best option.
In this bestselling letter to his newly ex-country, @benjamingorman.bsky.social explains why he’s leaving America, and the reason is not your first guess.
Get yours today!
bit.ly/DAABL
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Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social ’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy.
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
December 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Available now: @benjamingorman.bsky.social ’s THE CONVENTION OF FIENDS trilogy.
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
DON’T READ THIS BOOK
YOU WERE WARNED
YOU PEOPLE ARE MONSTERS
Action, romance, comedy, existential dread, and so many monsters! Get yours today: bit.ly/1TCoF
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Joe has been cursed. He must meet with Yahweh once a week for coffee, and God is a crotchety old deity with a pantheon of family problems.
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Joe has been cursed. He must meet with Yahweh once a week for coffee, and God is a crotchety old deity with a pantheon of family problems.
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
“Funny, knowing and sarcastic." -Writer's Digest
Get your copy of @benjamingorman.bsky.social’s THE SUM OF OUR GODS here: bit.ly/SumGods
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Hey, those are my books in that stack!
It’s the final collection of new books and ARCs for 2025, and this one is a double decker! What here is something you would want to take with you into the new year?
December 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hey, those are my books in that stack!
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FLASH SALE ⚡
Buy one item, get 25% off the second.
Bookish shirts, notebooks & mugs made for readers & writers 📖
Shop here 👉 bit.ly/4pdRexd
Buy one item, get 25% off the second.
Bookish shirts, notebooks & mugs made for readers & writers 📖
Shop here 👉 bit.ly/4pdRexd
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
FLASH SALE ⚡
Buy one item, get 25% off the second.
Bookish shirts, notebooks & mugs made for readers & writers 📖
Shop here 👉 bit.ly/4pdRexd
Buy one item, get 25% off the second.
Bookish shirts, notebooks & mugs made for readers & writers 📖
Shop here 👉 bit.ly/4pdRexd
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A sweeping SciFi Western trilogy with romance, heartbreak, action, and ... aliens? Yes, please!
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
December 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A sweeping SciFi Western trilogy with romance, heartbreak, action, and ... aliens? Yes, please!
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
Get Nan C Ballard's Under Carico's Moons trilogy today!
25% off the entire trilogy at our store at: bit.ly/NaPstore
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Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold.
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reva Quinn has good reason not to believe in magic, but she’ll have to find hers fast! Get your copy of @pacificnorthwitch.bsky.social’s PACIFIC NORTH WITCH today wherever fine books are sold.
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
Links and more here: bit.ly/GibbsPNW
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Olivia comes from a family of superheroes, but she wants to be normal. The powers lying dormant inside her won’t be contained. Get @lmclennan.bsky.social’s THE SUPERNORMAL LEGACY today!
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(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
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bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Olivia comes from a family of superheroes, but she wants to be normal. The powers lying dormant inside her won’t be contained. Get @lmclennan.bsky.social’s THE SUPERNORMAL LEGACY today!
bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
bit.ly/SLDormant
(Available everywhere, but 25% off the whole trilogy at our store)
bit.ly/NaPstore
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Only 6 tickets remain for Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat, an intimate retreat in New Mexico in April: starforgers.com. I'll be joined by @charliejane.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social (in-person) and @davering.bsky.social @harrietshouse.bsky.social (virtually).
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Only 6 tickets remain for Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat, an intimate retreat in New Mexico in April: starforgers.com. I'll be joined by @charliejane.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social (in-person) and @davering.bsky.social @harrietshouse.bsky.social (virtually).