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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s Lit Mag Week! This week, we’re celebrating #LitMagWeek and the independent literary magazines that make room for new voices, strange ideas, experiments, risks, and work that might not fit neatly anywhere else.... currentwords.com/2026/09/30/its-lit…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Current Words Publishing and Old Scratch Press Congratulate 2026 Best of the Net Nominees by Robert Fleming Best of the Net 2026 Nominees Visual Art selections by Robert… currentwords.com/2026/09/27/current…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Loneliness: One of Life’s Strangest Contradictions We spend much of our lives searching for connection. Friendships. Family. Romance. Community. We want to know that someone sees us, understands us, and is glad… currentwords.com/2026/09/14/lonelin…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Vicissitude Vicissitude noun: a fluctuation of state or condition.Life rarely stays one thing for long. currentwords.com/2026/09/13/vicissi…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pumpkin Spice? I Don’t Think So. So what scares you? That’s really the question. Maybe you want something Gothic and atmospheric. Maybe you prefer monsters.... currentwords.com/2026/09/10/pumpkin…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Surprisingly Useful Things I Learned from Incredibly Dodgy Spam (So You Don’t Have To) #1: Readers Aren't Searching Your Book Title. Why I’m Opening the Bombs.... I get a lot… currentwords.com/2026/09/09/surpris…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Why Is Current Words Publishing on TikTok? When most people think of TikTok, they think of dance videos, recipes, or adorable pets. But over the past few years, it has also become one of the world's largest communities… currentwords.com/2026/09/07/why-is-…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

ARC Readers: We Have Something Special for You! Dr. Bertina M. Hooks has lived more than one life. She’s a physician, healthcare executive, entrepreneur, mother, and disability advocate.... currentwords.com/2026/09/05/arc-rea…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Meet Dr. Bertina M. Hooks. Her remarkable memoir, From Fire to Freedom, is coming September 23, and right now you can read it FREE before it’s published by joining her ARC Team. 🔥 Want to read it? Visit https:// bertinamhooksmd.org/arc-team to get your free advance copy. From Fire to Freedom.

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Instant Noodles Volume 6, Issue 2: AL DENTE is live! The newest issue of Instant Noodles Lit Mag is officially out in the world. AL DENTE…... currentwords.com/2026/09/01/instant…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Have a Writing Question? Bring It to the Chat. One of the reasons we created the Current Words Publishing Subscriber Chat is simple: writers have questions, and those questions don't always need to wait for the next… currentwords.com/2026/08/23/have-a-…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wondering About A Book I Once Knew One of the strange things about being an editor is that sometimes a book leaves your desk, but it doesn't entirely leave you.... currentwords.com/2026/08/19/wonderi…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What’s New On Substack? The final installment of our Can I Do That? copyright series is now available. In Part Four, we look at a question every author should understand:... currentwords.com/2026/08/17/whats-n…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A New Series for Poets at Old Scratch Press If you're a poet—or hope to be someday—I wanted to let you know about a new series we've just launched at Old Scratch Press.... currentwords.com/2026/08/13/a-new-s…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

There Are Days When the World Feels Overwhelming. What if you could simply sleep through it all? The headlines never seem to stop. Problems pile on top of one another.... currentwords.com/2026/08/11/there-a…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Linger linger, verb Some places don't ask you to stay they simply make it difficult to leave. currentwords.com/2026/08/09/linger

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You Can Go Home Again. It Just Won’t Be the Same. There's an old saying that you can never go home again. Whether or not that's true depends on what we mean by "home."... currentwords.com/2026/08/06/you-can…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Celebrating the Release of The Valley of the Blue Moon Today is one of the reasons we love what we do. At Current Words Publishing, every publication day is a celebration—not just of a finished book, but… currentwords.com/2026/07/29/celebra…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Creatures of Habit Receives a California Book Watch Recommendation One of the greatest pleasures of independent publishing is watching a book continue to find new readers long after launch.... currentwords.com/2026/07/27/creatur…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Your Work Has Value Before It’s Published Protect Your Own Copyright, Too Most writers spend a lot of time worrying about accidentally infringing someone else's copyright.... currentwords.com/2026/07/24/your-wo…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Please Stop Quoting…. Every writer has experienced it. You're working on a scene when the perfect song lyric pops into your head.... currentwords.com/2026/07/23/please-…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Why We Never Really Outgrow Ghost Stories Every family seems to have one. It might be the story of an abandoned house no one wanted to enter after dark.... currentwords.com/2026/07/21/why-we-…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Today is the Last Chance to Join the Avengers of the Sun Advance Reader Team! There's still time to request a complimentary Advance Reader Copy of Avengers of the Sun, Ken Davis'… currentwords.com/2026/07/17/today-i…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Almost Every Bad Decision Begins as a Favor. Most of us would like to believe we'd recognize the moment our lives were about to change forever.... currentwords.com/2026/07/16/almost-…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

✨ Author Spotlight: C.K. Bougae ✨ We’re excited to introduce C.K. Bougae and celebrate the launch of her new author website! C.K. is the author of…... currentwords.com/2026/07/15/%e2%9c%…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

There Is Something Different About Reading in the Summer. Why do we love a good beach read? Perhaps it's the slower pace of a vacation, a quiet afternoon on the porch, or the sound of waves in the… currentwords.com/2026/07/14/there-i…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The Indie Author Companion, Episode 3: Fair Use Isn’t a Magic Phrase James: Copyright law: the one area where writers confidently say "I looked it up" and then get it completely wrong.... currentwords.com/2026/07/13/the-ind…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Fair Use Isn’t a Magic Phrase Can you legally quote a few lines from a song? Is there really a "safe" number of words you can copy?... currentwords.com/2026/07/13/fair-us…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A Fantasy With Heart, a World Built on Loss, Hope, and Discovery One of the pleasures of fantasy is discovering worlds that feel both extraordinary and emotionally familiar. The best fantasy novels… currentwords.com/2026/07/09/a-fanta…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What If the Detectives Hunting Supernatural Villains Weren’t Entirely… Human? Some mysteries require more than a sharp eye and a magnifying glass. In Terror by Night: The Supernatural… currentwords.com/2026/07/07/what-if…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Why Advance Reader Copies Matter (and How You Can Help an Indie Author) Every book begins with a single reader. Long before a novel appears on bookstore shelves or starts climbing online… currentwords.com/2026/07/06/why-adv…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Independence Day from Current Words Publishing When I was a kid, the Fourth of July meant decorating my bicycle for the neighborhood parade, watching the Phillies play baseball, and proudly wearing a… currentwords.com/2026/07/04/happy-i…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Copyright Is Every Author’s Business Most writers don't become authors because they enjoy reading legal Copyright Is Every Author's Business Most writers don't become authors because they enjoy reading legal documents.... currentwords.com/2026/06/30/copyrig…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Join Our New Subscriber Chat Today we're announcing a brand new addition to our Current Words Publishing Substack publication: CWP subscriber chat.... currentwords.com/2026/06/29/join-ou…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Indie Author Companion, A Podcast from Current Words Publishing: Episode 1 Join us for a brief discussion on how much an indie author should expect to pay for a book edit.... currentwords.com/2026/06/18/the-ind…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Congratulations to 2026 People’s Telly Award Winner Dan Cohen! We are delighted to congratulate author, speaker, and podcast host Dan Cohen on receiving a 2026 People's Telly Award for an episode of… currentwords.com/2026/05/30/congrat…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The Spring Madness continues at Current Words Publishing….

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Author Interview: Jason Knightman on A Thread of Waking Light and the World of Talvanis Current Words Publishing is proud to introduce Jason Knightman, author of A Thread of… currentwords.com/2026/04/29/author-…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I finally got my hands on a paperback of Shattered Energy by Athena Plencner. Ahhhh that happy feeling when you know you’ll be losing a few nights of sleep to a great fantasy.

Front cover of the novel shattered energy by Athena Plencner.

Shot of the thickness of the book Shattered Energy (it’s about an inch and a half of amazing fantasy!).

Shot of the back cover of Shattered Energy including close-ups of the front cover art and the book synopsis.

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

LIVE EVENT TOMORROW! Meet author! Win free book! We'd love to see you there, but you have to register to attend! REGISTER HERE currentwords.com/2026/04/27/live-ev…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Pass the Mic What is Pass the Mic? Who is Emilie? Will I like Ignoring Alva? How can I sign up? REGISTER HERE Read a little of Ignoring Alva by clicking the big button! currentwords.com/2026/04/04/pass-th…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

When Amazon Puts Your Book On Sale: What Authors Need to Know Every now and then, authors publishing on KDP get a small but meaningful surprise. Their book appears on Amazon below the retail price… currentwords.com/2026/04/17/when-am…

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Dianne @ Current Words Publishing @currentwords.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Week 2: The Fantod Pack: Any ideas for this card?

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