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Kat Howard

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Writer of books, short stories, comics, and other things. Friend to cats and sometimes people. She/her. www.kathowardbooks.com/ and epigraphtoepilogue.substack.com/

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That is adorable.

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‘To Be Alive’ by Gregory Orr From Concerning the Book That Is the Body Of the Beloved (Copper Canyon Press, 2005).

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It's our favorite time of year! B&N PREORDER TIME! With the added bonus of getting yourself gifts on top of that 25% w/ the ongoing Preorder Campaign

🌺 PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT is 25% off with code PREORDER25 for B&N members*

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/payal-meht...

*membership is free!

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Kat Howard's avatar Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social
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A query last night made me think should probably say that yes! I am open for editing clients. In fact, my books are VERY open right now. And I do work with non-SFF manuscripts. You can find more information here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing

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Doctora Malka Older's avatar Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social
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If you've been waiting to get an ebook of THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES, it's 🚨75% off TODAY🚨!! The sequel to the widely acclaimed THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES, itself named one of the best SFF books of 2024 by Esquire. Mystery, romance, and Jupiter! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

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Erika, I feel like you maybe wrote a book just for me?! Holy cats, this sounds good.

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I have gone through two whole bottles of Like This.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams (Temporarily Logged Off)'s avatar Dr. Damien P. Williams (Temporarily Logged Off) @wolvendamien.bsky.social
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Relatedly, please remember that a federal appeals court recently ruled that cops can compell you to use biometrics to unlock your phone. Passwords, pins, or patterns, people.

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HAPPY FRIDAY my people, today is a good day to pick up a book by a HUGE LARGE BUG!

"WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MANY BOOKS OUT" I don't know, do we want a little guide or something?? I can do that!

premeemohamed.com/books/

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_The_ famous beetle elytra dress (1888) designed by Alice Laura Comyns Carr for Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth; and of course, the Sargent painting (1889). From the exhibition, 'Sargent and Fashion,' Tate Britain.

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Cari Luna's avatar Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social
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Looking for feedback on your entire novel manuscript from an engaged group of writers in a supportive community? I’ve got you. Applications are now open for the next session of my Whole Novel Workshop.

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Wendy Xu's avatar Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social
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I've always done commissions on the DL in the past before here and there depending on the project/my schedule, but they are now officially open! with my exp in publishing I'd be keen to help out with your preorder campaign goodies if you are an author! form link: forms.gle/DUzMemcJcmGF...

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My steady story room freelance gig is ending apparently bc the universe would like everything to be terrible at the same time SO I am officially opening up the calendar for the latter half of this year for writing and editing work! (Or podcasting obv). 🙃🙃🙃

Portfolio: www.preetichhibber.com

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Kat Howard's avatar Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social
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Ah, the joys of at-home yoga. Where you can conveniently end your practice early due to the fact that your cat has just walked up and vomited on your mat.

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There is currently only a single print copy of Hen Fever in existence, and this auction is the only way to get it. It is a miniature art edition handbound by me, with red cloth over boards and velvet ribbon ties: www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Breaking: All Americans ages 6 months and older should receive one of the new Covid-19 vaccines when they become available this fall, scientific advisers to the CDC said on Thursday.

www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/h...

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Django Wexler's avatar Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social
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Every morning I check the news and it's like -SCOTUS Eliminates Three More Basic Rights, Only Six Remain -President Mispronounces a Word, Will Now Lose Election to Senile Hitler -New AI Company Uses Artist Blood to Let Billionaires and Racists Live Forever, Gets $45 Billion Valuation

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Kat Howard's avatar Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social
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Oh, I think you will really like The Rider, the Ride, the Rich Man's Wife.

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Molly Templeton's avatar Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.bsky.social
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I feel strongly about but also a little vulnerable about this topic, because I came up in the 2000s writing movie reviews, and film bros were unbearably attached to authoritative voice—which I think can be a block when it comes to writing/watching/experiencing more varied art. So:

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I feel like the only possible response to this is "yes."

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Mine are like "Fall 2023 restart" "Restart again" "Notes 2024 for real". Sigh.

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Moira Donegan's avatar Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social
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This is not what they ruled; they ruled than an injunction can stay in place while the case proceed through the lower courts. This headlines makes it sound like the Court vindicated the right to an emergency abortion; they did not.

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Swapna Krishna's avatar Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com
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In case you missed it last week, I delivered a full rundown on how NASA saved Voyager 1 over these last few months. It really is an incredible story of ingenuity and troubleshooting an almost 50-year-old computer over 15 billion miles.

Newsletter version: www.adastraspace.com/p/nasa-saved...

🛰️🔭🧪

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