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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Apparently my lil' blue stationwagon needs new brakes AND new tires. So I'm once again looking for a few extra fall clients/workshops. I'm a writer, editor & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵

"Writing and Marketing consults with Allison Pottern Hoch. You've spent years crafting your book to get it out into the world — and I've spent 20+ years helping authors develop and market theirs. Now let me help you! Does publishing or marketing overwhelm you?
Are you a debut author with book launch jitters?
Does it feel like your publisher isn't giving you the marketing guidance you need?
Do you need help getting your speculative fiction novel over the finish line?
Are you struggling to figure out what publishing path is right for you?
Book a consult today: pottern.com/book-a-session"

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Back in May I had a spooky little Jewish ghost story published in THE GHASTLING, a very cool penny-dreadful-style UK mag. Here's my little author interview where I talk about candles, horror inspo, and a real-life spooky tale from my own family. www.patreon.com/TheGhastling...

In script against a black background, a lit candle flame at the bottom:

The kind of horror I’m drawn to write usually involves tapping into the dissonance between what we think is true and what is actually true, whether it’s about ourselves, our neighbors, or the world at large. The gap may not be a wide one, but it’s usually deep. What are the things that haunt us from the other side or from its depths? That’s where the ghosts and nightmares live.

Allison Pottern — "Soul Candle, Living" (published in The Ghastling, Book 23)

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Every once in away, Am@zon decides to put our beautiful anthology on sale. You can now get it 25% off! Fall is always a time of transition and transformation and reinvention . Also: school and you deserve a treat. Let that treat be a collection of speculative fiction! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFDJDWNB

Across the top, next to a cyan blue moon, reads: "New school year already? You deserve a new book." Underneath is a cyan stripe with the words "25% off on Amazon" and a little medallion that reads "Oh look, she's on sale"

Below is a mock-up of the book New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention in which the letters of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other story elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "u". To the left of the book are endorsement quotes:

"I read the whole thing twice... meticulously crafts." —Myna Chang, Microverse

"Nuanced..." —Locus Magazine

"Intense and beguiling..." — Sherwood Smith

"Complex and experimental..." — SF Book Reviews

"Delightful, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted..." — Naseem Jamnia

The background is a faint pastel gradient from pink to blue.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New shirt, who dis? Look what I got as an early bday present! Yes @strangehorizons.bsky.social sells merch and also they published my novelette "Mother, Darling" which you should totally read if you want to Feel Things about motherhood and WWI and Neverland. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Spent a lovely evening flexing my creativity muscles at the Concord Public Library with @csecooney.bsky.social and Carlos Hernandez and their Negocios Infernales deck. Beautiful, thoughtful, inspiring, unsettling, all the best things. What stories would you tell from these cards?

Three cards from "Negocios Infernales" on a blonde woodgrain table.

The first reads "Pain is the opposite of thought" and depicts a vascular boarder with bloody hearts, and in the center two bodies (one shadowy, one Christ-like) pierced by swords? long pins?

The second card reads "Thrones make children of us all" and features a crackling orange border; in the center sits a corpulent baby in a crown before shadowy bowing supplicants. There is a manifest-destiny style ship in the lower left.

The third card reads "A seed spends most of its life asleep" amd features a galactic purple border. In the center are a series of ovals, the two center ones attached to the border via ubilical cord, containing a curled up fetus.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I gave out way more marketing business cards than I was expecting at #Readercon so for those who missed it, yes! In addition to writing spec fic, I also coach writers on book marketing. That means I help writers pick the best strategies to promote their work and learn the jargon to self-advocate!

A dark teal business card with the word Marketing in orange script down the left side. At the top of the card is a dense, tiny paragraph full of the different kind of marketing strategies we could discuss if you decided to work with me! Things like publicity, promotions, author events, social media, etc. Below that are the words "You've spend years crafting your book ot get it out into the world— and I've spent years helping authors market and sell theirs. Now let me help you..." and a bright yellow QR code that links to my website.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'll be at #Readercon this weekend with new business cards in hand and a song in my heart! Who else will be there? Come say hi and I'll let you pick your favorite!

A stack of light blue business cards fanned out, each featuring a different publication by yours truly plus a QR code to get you straight to it. In the middle is a small stack of cards fanned forward that show the front of the business card, which has a spooky-looking forest tinted black and sepia with hints of cyan, along with two forlorn, flying birds. At the bottom of the card is my deets: Allison Pottern, speculative fiction writer & marketing coach, with my email, website, and bluesky handle. Yes, it looks like I spent way too much time on these. But does it make me inordinately happy? Absolutely.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This anthology is still one of my proudest accomplishments and full of some of the best spec fic writers I know. And there's never a bad time for self-reinvention. linktr.ee/newyearnewyounewstories books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Hope your path today leads you somewhere magical (or at least eventually with donuts)

A woodland path dappled in sunlight with large trees on either side and arching over the path. At the end is emerald green foliage.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Sometimes, when the ghosts speak, we have to listen. The Ghastling, Book 23, available now: theghastling.com/the-ghastlin...

"I remember two things a psychic once told me - one of the few psychics we couldn't completely discredit. She said the dead are naturally drawn to things they loved in life. Second, once the other side gets a whiff of anyone who's had a paranormal experience they home in. You're like a door that's open a crack and they all want to get a peek. I didn't need that kind of aggravation.
But sometimes aggravation just follows you home."
CRADLE TO GRAVE by K.E. Redmond

"But once at the gate to the cemetery, I could go no further. While I heard nothing from the road, I was sure the moment I passed through that gate the ghosts voices would be upon me. It would not just be my siblings, but my family and strangers as well. What cacophony of rage or grief would I have to endure while we made our supplication? I did not know how I could ask the dead for anything, when I was alive and they were not."
SOUL CANDLE, LIVING LIGHT by Allison Pottern

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I had @trollbreathmag.bsky.social in mind when I wrote this humorous/heartfelt no-longer-chosen-one poem. So honored they picked it up! "Why I Divorced the Chosen One" coming Fall 2026 It's extra special because they were my debut spec fic publication too 🥰 magazine.trollbreath.com/cryptid-car-...

A promotional image celebrating my debut speculative poetry publication! Against a watery background, sunlight streaming in through the top of the water, are the words "Coming this fall in Trollbreath magazine." Below, on what looks like a torn piece of paper, reads:

Why I Divorced The Chosen One
by Allison Pottern

Because I chose him first,
(yes, even before the prophecy)
when he was no one,
part-time at a dive shop, smoking weed,
writing perfectly average
love songs.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

OMG @mariahaskins.com reviewed my novelette for @locusmag.bsky.social and had such very lovely things to say. Am I dreaming?? "Mother, Darling" @strangehorizons.bsky.social: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

"There is so much to love about this novelette, including the way in which the horrors of the First World War have infiltrated and altered Neverland ...but to me, it’s the strong, yet fraught relationship between Wendy and Jane that is the heart and soul of the story. Combined with Pottern’s gorgeous prose, it makes for a gripping tale that imbues the story of Peter and Wendy with a sense of real-world peril, tragedy, and triumph." —Maria Haskins, reviewer for Locus Magazine

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Pre-order now: The Ghastling, Book 23, featuring my Jewish ghost story, "Soul Candle, Living Light" and other chilling tales and illustrations. theghastling.com/the-ghastlin...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

See my name all tiny at the bottom! My Ashkenazi ghost story "Soul Candle, Living Light" found the perfect home in UK penny-dreadful-style mag The Ghastling alongside other spooky tales. Look at this gorgeous cover! And it's fully illustrated! Pre-order link: theghastling.com/the-ghastlin...

Cover of The Ghastling magazine, Book 23 "Tales of Ghosts, The Macabre, and the Oh-So Strange". Against a mottled gray background, is a black and white drawing (or possibly block print) of a gargoyle sitting pensively, a red sun in the distance behind one wing.

At the bottom of the cover, the stories authors are listed, including yours truly, Allison Pottern at the from of the list!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This anthology still rocks and these writers keep getting more and more recognition. books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

Promo graphic centering the cover of NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A SPECULATIVE ANTHOLOGY OF REINVENTION featuring Elizabeth Bear, Daryl Gregory and edited by Chris Campbell.

Text:

Give the gift of short speculative fiction

For the friend with a fish tank who wishes they could be aquatic (and/or in love)

For the reader looking to rewrite their own fairytale

For that friend who may or may not be dating a ChatBot

For fans of “timey-wimey” stories (you know when you are)

For folks who are obsessed with the moon rn (same girl, same)

Now available from your favorite book retailer!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We've also received lots of thoughtful reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, B&N, etc. And we are always looking for more! Interested in reviewing NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A SPECULATIVE ANTHOLOGY OF REINVENTION for your blog, newsletter, Goodreads, etc? DM me or request an ARC thru our linktree! tr.ee/b6eEzQ8zXI

A tablet displaying the cover for NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A SPECULATIVE ANTHOLOGY OF REINVENTION against a gray background

Text:

Request a review copy!

speculative fiction stories by:
Elizabeth Bear
Daryl Gregory
F.E. Choe
Shen Tao
Brigitte Winter
Chris Campbell
and more!

it's never too late to review a book you love!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Author and SFF industry blogger @mynachang.bsky.social was an early reader and advocate for this anthology and featured a great interview with our editor @chriscampbell.bsky.social on her blog, Microverse. mynachang.com/2024/08/30/e...

Quote: "I read the whole thing twice! From the unsettling tension of the first story to the bittersweet triumph of the final piece, each of these stories is meticulously crafted. Readers will find wonder, fury, and excitement in these pages, but most welcome to me is the underlying theme of hope."
—Myna Chang, MicroVerse

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

@sueburke.bsky.social, author of SEMIOSIS and DUAL MEMORY described this collection of stories as akin to "eating a box of chocolates" with their range of themes and tone. Mmmmm. semiosispax.com/2025/01/03/g...

Quote from SUE BURKE author of Semiosis and Dual Memory:

Now hear this: New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention is a great way to start your 2025 reading. It offers two dozen science fiction and fantasy short stories united by the idea of personal change. Themes include time travel, Greek myth, fairy tales, foreseen death, odd dystopias, programmed memory loss, and manufactured life. Many are quite short, and the tone varies from playful to horrific.

I enjoyed them all, like eating a box of chocolates or bento box, and was sometimes left a little breathless.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Early on, NEW YEAR, NEW YOU also receive lovely, generous blurbs from two SFF authors we greatly admire, @sherwood.bsky.social and @jamsternazzy.bsky.social who rallied behind this project.

Blurbs for NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A SPECULATIVE ANTHOLOGY OF REINVENTION:

"What exactly does "reinvention" mean?
The authors in New Year, New You share twenty-four unique takes, whether by dimension portals in the desert or death and rebirth or time traveling therapy or technologies allowing us to be our best—and worst—selves. A delightful, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted examination of the intentional, unintentional, drastic, and subtle changes we make for ourselves and others."
—Naseem Jamnia, author of The Bruising of Qilwa

"This anthology features twenty-four tales both intense and beguiling, from names I believe are fast on their way to the stars." – Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A hugely exciting coverage: Alexandra Pierce giving a nuanced review of both the stories and the theme of our anthology in the November 2024 issue of @locusmag.bsky.social: locusmag.com/review/new-y...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

There's has been a lot of discourse lately about reviews, especially for older and indie titles. NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, released in 2024, got lovely coverage from indie & mainstream reviewers alike. I wanted to highlight them again w/ a big THANK YOU 🧵 (and we're still happy to give out review copies!)

The title "NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention" across the top, with the cover in the middle of the title.

Below are several endorsement quotes, as well as an image of an astronaut and octopus tentacles entering from either side against a backdrop of stars.

“I read the whole thing twice... meticulously crafted.”
–Myna Chang, Microverse

“Delightful, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted...”
–Naseem Jamnia

“Intense and beguiling...”
–Sherwood Smith

“Nuanced...”
–Locus Magazine

“Complex and experimental...”
–SF Book Reviews

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I think the story I'm revising is another novelette!? @strangehorizons.bsky.social published my first novelette last month (woo!) but I worry readers are daunted by its length. Do folks read novelettes? Or does the idea of a "long short story" make you skip it? strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

FICTION

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From the window of the nursery, Wendy saw Jane wobbling her way down Kensington Park Road on a borrowed bicycle, hair unbraided and wild like she’d been flying. Wendy’s throat seized with fear. Was that gold glittering in the girl’s hair? Had the neighbors seen? Was that his laughter that rang out from Kensington Park across the way?
end Quote

Mother, Darling
by Allison Pottern

2 February 2026
Strange Horizons

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Ahhhhh you were so eloquent and the book is beautiful and it was an honor to celebrate you!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

If you need a little feminist revenge story to fight the misogyny of the headlines right now, have I got the pair of jeans for you: "Bootcut" @havenspec.bsky.social havenspec.com/fiction/boot... (tw: sexual assault)

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Look I made a graphic! Wendy Darling, struggling mother in post-WWI England, tries to extract her recalcitrant daughter from a war-torn Neverland. Novelette now up @strangehorizons.bsky.social 😍 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

A heading that says "Strange Horizons" and an illustration of a woman in victorian garb gazing at a London skyline with the silhouettes of two children flying off towards a distant star. A Zepplin is flying in from the left. A bag is at her feet.

Below the heading reads:

Mother, Darling
By: Allison Pottern

She gripped the windowsill, goose bumps on her bare arms, a mixture of relief and bitterness warring within her. She had guarded against this moment, but still it had come. She resisted the fantasy of doing nothing, of letting Jane fly off into her own mistakes. Or doing something rash, like burning the whole house to the ground.

Instead, Wendy gave herself one, no, two long moments, to hate Peter Pan.

Then she got to work.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I got the proof of my upcoming novelette w/ @strangehorizons.bsky.social and reader, I almost cried. @jolantru.bsky.social has been a huge advocate for this story of the beauty and brutality of motherhood, conformity, and growing up, set against the backdrop of a war-torn Neverland. **Out Feb. 2!**

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The world is very cold right now but @anniecardi.bsky.social's WINTER WHITE releases today! Annie writes such brave, resilient characters with heart & sensitivity. Pia must reject her father's imposed isolation to save her brother and herself in this Winter's Tale reimagining. Also there's a bear!

The stunning cover of Annie Cardi's new YA novel WINTER WHILE. The title looks like someone has written it with their finger on a foggy window. Beyond the text is the blurred image of a person walking away into the snowy distance and in the corner, the silhouette of a bear.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Support indies, support authors, support a woman’s right to cast poetry magic. @dragons.bsky.social

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Since it's my first post in 248573485 months, I wanted to remind you I have a free newsletter! I write about book marketing, craft, and the life of a creative person + resources, news, & tea recs. I'm weighing if I should keep it going. What do you think? pottern.substack.com/p/pushing-pa...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

New year, new cover, same cutting-edge speculative fiction. Hot off the presses, the PB edition now also has the new cover! (Panic shopping right now? Ebook's on supersale at Smashwords! Or tell your reading loved one you'll have them the perfect bokish gift for NYE) books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

Two copies of NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A SPECULATIVE ANTHOLOGY OF REINVENTION, one with a pink cover and one with the title splayed across a starfield (that's the new cover!) stacked against each other. Same amazing stories, perfect reading for your holiday season, go grab one!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I had a really good writing day yesterday, the kind where you lose yourself in the work. I think my brain was grateful to disconnect from this reality for a bit and work through some stuff on the page. My creative friends, may you have a moment to dig into your art this week. You deserve it.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

(I'm serious about review copies. Visit linktr.ee/newyearnewyoustories to request one!)

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

It's been pointed out to me that I should take more credit: I designed our new cover, drawing on the original tremendous cover art by @sciencegeekmel.bsky.social + inspo from the gripping stories within. Get the ebook on sale today and see if you can connect the dots! books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

The shiny new cover of New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention, edited by Chris Campbell with stories from Elizabeth Bear, Daryl Gregory, and more! The title is depicted as a cut-out through a navy-blue starfield, with faded images in pink and purple showing through. Images include: a clock, clouds, pomegranate cross-section, mushrooms, an astronaut, a manta ray, a circuit board, smoke, a woman's face lifting away from a robotic skull, and octopus tentacles emerging from the letter "u". There is also an award badge in the upper right corner.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5! books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

"Celebrating sucess with a $4.99 book sale, this weekend only!" across the top in a blue banner. Below is an image of the new cover of New Year, New You on a black tablet: the letter of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other tory elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "us". Next to the book is a large, shiny badge that reads "Runner-up in the 2025 Annual Indie Author Project Contest" with "2025 Runner-up Science Fiction" below. Finally, in a rainbow banner across the bottom reads "Plus a swanky new cover!"

Across the top: New Cover, Same Cutting-Edge Speculative Fiction. Below is a mock-up of the book New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention in which the letters of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other story elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "u". Next to the book are endorsement quotes:

"I read the whole thing twice... meticulously crafts." —Myna Chang, Microverse

"Nuanced..." —Locus Magazine

"Intense and beguiling..." — Sherwood Smith

"Complex and experimental..." — SF Book Reviews

"Delightful, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted..." — Naseem Jamnia

In the bottom right corner, is a peel-away corner that reveals the words "$4.99 ebook sale! This weekend only!"

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A Boston-based initiative, encouraging those who can afford it, to have a box of pantry items available for trick-or-treating families who might need the extra support! www.facebook.com/share/g/1Yzg...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Happy Book Birthday to my fellow writer-parent @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social out there making the magic happen! So excited to read about romantic, magical, winter witches!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Just booked a writing retreat, so, er, I'd love to fit in a couple more clients/workshops for fall to help offset the cost! I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

In case you are a more visual person, more reasons to read, laugh, and spread the joy. Feel free to share with a friend that needs a pick me up today. Happy Friday folks! magazine.trollbreath.com/cryptid-car-...

The opening paragraphs of Allison Pottern's short story "Cryptid Car Rental" in a browser window-type box, next to some descriptors:

Grumpy+ Sunshine
All the kinds of comments you love to hate
Demons, werewolves, vampires, oh my!
Road trip!
May induce spit-takes, cackling, & tears

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Major FOMO re: #worldcon!! Half of our anthology's contributors will be there, so the ebook is more than half off! Grab a copy and say hi to @darylwriterguy.bsky.social @chriscampbell.bsky.social @fechoe.bsky.social @brigittewinter.bsky.social @avani.bsky.social books2read.com/newyearnewyo...

The words $2.99 Worldcon Ebook Sale" above the image of the top half of a tablet displaying the cover for "New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention" all against a purple background. So wish I could be there but say hi to my friends for me.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Our little-anthology-that-could is still randomly on super-sale from Am*zon. Less than $5 for this beautiful paperback: a.co/d/0NE0fgO It's the perfect time to get your hands on these tremendous SFF stories from Elizabeth Bear, Daryl Gregory, F.E. Choe, Shen Tao and more. #speclit #booksky

A pink and purple paperback copy of New Year, New You: A speculative Anthology of Reinvention displayed against a backdrop of pink, purple, and silver mardi gras beads, with a $5 sticking out like a bookmark because this awesome anthology is currently on sale for less that $5 on Amazon. WHAT? Go buy it now!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

No idea why, but Am*zon put our book on deep discount! Get our kickass anthology IN PAPERBACK feat. stories by @matociquala.bsky.social @darylwriterguy.bsky.social and up-and-comers from @viableparadise.bsky.social FOR LESS THAN $5! Go, now, before the algorithm changes its mind! a.co/d/0NE0fgO 📚🚀

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Our awesome cover to help entice folks:

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Hello Monday, it's the time of year for matzo brei: eggy matzah fried in butter. Tender and savory; crisp edges & a chewy center. I like mine topped with jam, but the options are endless. Ruth Reichl's ratios are easy to make single serving in less than 5 min. ruthreichl.substack.com/p/matzo-brei

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

While I've been waiting for sales data to populate, I've been making graphics and teaching myself about BookBub ads. What do you think? Which one makes you go "Ooooo, must buy!" #booksky (and if you feel so compelled: books2read.com/newyearnewyo...)

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU is eligible for the Best Anthology! Snag it now for only $0.99 and if you love it, consider voting for it as a write-in for the 2025 Locus Awards. And if you got a kick out of my story "Cryptid Car Rental" that's eligible for write-in too! magazine.trollbreath.com/cryptid-car-...

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU is the little anthology that could! Its writers have been winning accolades and the book itself has received so much love from readers and reviewers! See what all the fuss is about: the ebook is on mega sale this week at only $0.99! 🪐📚https://books2read.com/newyearnewyoustories

A promotional graphic for the SFF anthology "New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention" which is on sale this week for $0.99 (ebook). The graphic also includes endorsements from readers and reviewers with such glowing comments as "Nuanced" "Intense and beguiling" and "Complex and experimental."

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

This weekend. Five SFF authors. One reading. @charmcityspec.bsky.social hosts their first event of 2025 and I'm so honored to be part of it. Join us in Baltimore on Saturday for stories of space, time travel, misdeeds, superpowers, aliens and other worlds. Come on by! www.birdinhandcafe.com/events

A purple flyer that reads: "Bird in Hand" (with a coffee mug graphic next to it) presents... Charm City Spec: Brigitte Winter | Catherine Castellani | Allison Pottern | Ben Pick| Carolyn Ives Gilman" Below are three book covers, for DARK ORBIT, NEW YEAR NEW YOU, and FALLING THROUGH, followed by the date, time, and location: 3.22.25 | 6:30 PM | 11 E. 33RD St.

A graphic of smiling SFF authors and their book covers.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

You deserve something lovely. One of my favorite literary gifty shops, Obvious State, is having a clearance sale of art prints and I'm sure you'll find something that speaks to you. obviousstate.com/collections/...

Give me books, fruit, French Wine, fine weather, and a little music. - John Keats (the words sit above an interpretive design of a guitar, neck angled down, with an apple at it's center, book pages shaping the lower half of the instruments body and tree branches the upper half. The top of the body and the neck look like a tilted wine glass.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

For my mid-atlantic pals, I'm going to be doing a reading on March 22nd in Baltimore! Come say hi! I'll be reading from my time travel short story about therapy, whales, and the Pleistocene. Note to self: rehearse how to pronounce Pleistocene. www.eventbrite.com/e/charm-city...

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