Mastodawn

I had a nice chat with my editor over the weekend. I realized I’m working once final third of my #WIP. This project has me all over the place, trying to navigate two different time periods for the same MC and grinds. I think that’s why I didn’t comprehend how far along I actually am. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon

Writing With Amanda Lee 21h ago

🌸 Easter Sale Announcement 🌸

For the entire month of April, I’m offering **25% OFF select writing, editing, copywriting, and web design packages**.

If you’ve been putting off investing in your manuscript or website, this is the perfect opportunity to move forward with professional support.

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PhilRedbeard 4d ago

When tech no longer serves, I don't always upgrade. Sometimes I go the other direction.

https://philredbeard.com/2026/03/26/the-occasional-downgrade/

It’s a blog two-fer today!

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The Occasional Downgrade

I am an Apple user, and a long-time techie. I have rarely been able to afford cutting edge technology, but I remember a time when what I have now was still futuristic: a computer on your wrist, any…

a simple man

Dylan Madeley 4d ago

On the release day of April 1st, the #NetGalley listing of "The Last Gift-Knight" will switch from Request to Read Now.

Or you could just request it immediately from the list of Available Titles, like the other 34 reviewers whom I all accepted.

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/809927

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The Last Gift-Knight

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review.

Dylan Madeley 6d ago

Review of my novella "Their Village, Their Fortress" slated for April 2026 edition of Midwest Book Review. Excerpt:

"Their Village, Their Fortress is a military fantasy that revolves around the fall of a main fortress and its ensuing invasion, which ripples danger and threats into surrounding villages that depended on the fortress for protection. Despite its importance to their lives, the army decides to retreat and save itself rather than informing the villagers that they are now vulnerable to attack.
[...]
Librarians will find Their Village, Their Fortress’s focus on empowerment, survival strategies, and living with the consequences of war, honor, and rebellion makes for a fantasy that will appeal well beyond genre readers. It will prove a fitting title for book club discussion and debate about military service, personal choice and honor, and individual and collective struggles, bringing to life the possibilities and challenges of not just a village under siege, but worlds that shift over responsibilities, expectations, and outcomes." - Diane Donovan

(Find it at your preferred online retailer: https://books2read.com/their-village-their-fortress )

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Their Village, Their Fortress by Dylan Madeley

Dylan Madeley Mar 22

Where to find my work: A master list of available works in release order.

https://dylanmadeley.com/where-to-find-my-work/

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Dylan Madeley Mar 21

Onesy, twosy, threesy... Reedsy. Are you a Reedsy Discovery reviewer? I could use your assistance. Check out The Last Gift-Knight here:

https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/the-last-gift-knight-dylan-madeley

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The Last Gift-Knight by Dylan Madeley

Synopsis: A troubled wanderer is summoned to serve as the personal guard of a rival family. He follows the route of a heroic ancestor through storied places, the depths of loneliness and suspicion, and a growing question of what he must do. A bookish princess struggles with...

Discovery

Jules Octavian Mar 20

This week Jules Octavian reflects on his life and thinks about his own mortality.

https://countyfencemagazine.com/the-fountain-of-youth/

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Allan Dyen-Shapiro Mar 15

AI just crossed a threshold. My latest blog post discusses the "Brave New World" in which we find ourselves. Enjoy.

https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/post/it-happened-an-ai-wrote-a-story-good-enough-to-fool-an-editor

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IT HAPPENED: AN AI WROTE A STORY “GOOD” ENOUGH TO FOOL AN EDITOR

I had predicted that the first time a large language model would generate a good enough short story to fool an editor into not only thinking it human-written but also buying it, the genre would be one of the formulaic ones where very specific rules generate a standardizable product, Harlequin-style romance or cozy mystery, for example. I figured that speculative fiction would be the toughest nut to crack because there weren’t strict rules. I was wrong.Today, in the email sent to free-tier subscr

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Sophia Jane Hayden, Author Mar 11

There's a pop-up window on my website, sophiajanehayden.com, where you can get a link to a PDF of The Story of Rockit by joining my email list. It's a short children's tale. Rockit is an adorable Australian herder pup with big dreams of herding cattle like her famous grandfather, Mick. But when she is adopted into a California home, she's met with two mean cats and a couple of elderly, very slow-moving tortoises, Herman and his wife, Morticia, in the backyard. It seems her dreams of being a herder have been dashed. But are they? Wise old Herman, who has lived for 105 years, tells Rockit never to give up on her dreams. #story #shortStory #storytelling #scribesAndMakers #mastodon #bookstodon #bookTok #wednesday #writingCommunity #writing #writer #writers #kids #childrensbooks #stories #cartoons #cartoon #tales #tale #animal #readingCommunity #readersofmastodon #reading #readers #fun #cute #cuteanimals #cuteanimal #sweet #dog #dogs #tortoise #catNews #cat #authorLife #authors #author #authorsOfMastodon #email #website