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Morning visitor in our living room. Just chilling on the curtain. (They were relocated to the back yard.)

Katydid clinging to the edge of a brown curtain.

Today is the last day (I think) to get the e-book of SLAYERS OF OLD for $3.99. Magic house and tentacled cat and baked goods and retired heroes saving the world one last time. bookshop.org/a/25009/9780... 💙📚🪐

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Slayers of Old

Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time "Buffy the Vam...

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 22h

Writing snippet: “This should be easy.” “Dude.” Willow punched his armor. “Would you kindly not tempt the Gods of Screwing Us Over?”

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Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've launched a GoFundMe to help me get my cats to a safer home in Scotland, and you can pay-what-you-want using the GFM system and get 15 of my books as eBooks as a Thank You every Friday as an update! www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho... That's almost 700,000 words of fiction, pay what you want!

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Donate to Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland, organized by Tobias Buckell

Hi, I'm author Tobias S. Buckell, and these are my two cats, P… Tobias Buckell needs your support for Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Slayers of Old, the perfect book to read this fall, is now in paperback! You'll no doubt binge this humorous cozy fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time! buff.ly/Mwotg8s

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 19/09/2026

I'll be sending out an author newsletter next week and giving away an autographed copy of the new trade paperback of SLAYERS OF OLD. You can subscribe at www.jimchines.com/Newsletter/ if you're interested. (I say it's a quarterly newsletter, but it's more of a when-I-get-to-it newsletter...)

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 15/09/2026

Good news: B&N included SLAYERS OF OLD in their roundup of 31 Best Books to Read for Halloween. Better news: The e-book of SLAYERS is still on sale for only $3.99! Bad news: B&N's site is messed up and sends you to @wiswell.bsky.social's e-book, not mine. www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/31-best...

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 14/09/2026

“Vworping” is my new favorite word. 10/10 captioning.

Screen capture of the TARDIS materializing with a caption that reads [TARDIS VWORPING]

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Ziggy Nixon @ziggynixon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Seriously, what happened to my fucking cat?" This exciting UF romp had an amazing & extremely varied cast + a story that blew me out of the water (or deep pool of shoggoth goo, your call). Deftly executed, full of humor & emotions! @jimchines.com #booksky #bookrecommendations 📕📚📚❔📚❓ 💙📚 🩸📚

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026

I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org

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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

No writer is my competition. You're all fellow captives to the Madness that dances in our souls... Some writers are assholes tho 🤣

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 03/09/2026

For those of us involved in the Anthropic AI settlement, @courtneymilan.com’s commentary and analysis have been invaluable. If you’re part of the settlement and not following her, you should remedy that.

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There have been reported incidents of scammers attempting to impersonate JABberwocky agents in emails. Unfortunately, this is a part of a larger trend of publishing industry scams. For more info on what to look out for, please refer to this article on our website: awfulagent.com/writers-bewa...

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Writers Beware: Impersonation Scams on the Rise – JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 01/09/2026

Happy news: SLAYERS OF OLD is on sale for $3.99 on @bookshop.org, Amazon, Kobo, and all the rest. (I don’t know if this is a US-only thing, though.) Retired monster hunters, tentacle cat, magic mice, and more… bookshop.org/a/25009/9780...

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Slayers of Old

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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

From NASA: It happened again! Here's Phobos passing in front of the Sun as seen by the Perseverance rover from the surface of Mars on Aug. 12. science.nasa.gov/photojournal...

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 27/08/2026

Today's writing-related search: "Phase or faze" (For the line in question, I wanted the latter.) #Writing #Dammitishouldknowthis #Tiredbrain

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 300 million books to children. In honor of her passing, I'm making my middle grade book TAMORA CARTER: GOBLIN QUEEN free through the end of the week if you use coupon code ThanksDolly at payhip.com/b/JI8X Grab a copy for a kid who might enjoy it.

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Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen (e-book)

A middle-grade fantasy from the author of the Goblin Quest trilogyOne night after roller derby practice, twelve-year-old Tamora Carter discovers a pair of goblins digging through the dumpster behind t...

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🚨Sweepstakes Alert!🚨Summerween is still upon us, so we're celebrating with a sweepstakes! One lucky winner will win this stack of horrors, thrillers, and mysteries! Enter through this link: buff.ly/3TOqFXm Open to the US only. Ends at 11:59pm on 9/9

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 25/08/2026

I really like this line of dialogue for the contemporary fantasy I'm working on, but I think I'm going to cut it, because I'm not sure how long the reference would remain topical and understandable. --- "Nobody asked for your opinion, Temu Sauron."

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ConFusion Michigan @confusionmi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's the moment you have all been waiting for, the eighth installment of ConFusion Still ConFusing with @jimchines.com and Emma Burnett, @slashnburnett.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz8t...

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ConFusion Still Confusing - Episode Eight

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 16/08/2026

Posted a review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day over on Patreon. I made this one free for anyone to read. Short version: it wasn't perfect, but it was a lot of fun. I think Spider-Man/Punisher was my favorite part. They play off each other so damn well. www.patreon.com/jchines/post...

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I dragged a friend out yesterday to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day. While the Marvel MCU has gotten rocky, I've really enjoyed their Spider-M

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 15/08/2026

I'm mostly done reworking the Magic ex Libris series. Cover art is done. References to HP works have been replaced with references to @rickriordan.bsky.social's books. The Gaiman book in REVISIONARY has been replaced with a book by @ajhackwith.bsky.social. This makes me happy.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 13/08/2026

13 years ago, author @vistagmedia.bsky.social offered up what I believe to be my favorite tagline for my Libriomancer series: “I’m Isaac Vanio. I’m here to kick ass and read books…and I’ve finished all my books.” (The quote popped up while I was working on updating and re-releasing the books.)

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 11/08/2026

Note to self: acquire a big black hat to go with my fake job.

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Chipockalips Now! @fragboner.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I will always stand with you 🏳️‍⚧️

In final fantasy tactics an edited screen shot shows the trans flag and colors on a ally country saying “Will you stand with us because they might come for you next?” To which the main character who represents the poster says “No, I'll stand with you because they're coming
Tor you now.”

Because if you fuck with my trans friends or people I will fucking come for you

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 09/08/2026

I'm revising a nonfiction piece, and I'm very sad about having to cut an imaginary nonfiction title I threw in as an example. It doesn't fit the framing I want, but I love it. I mean, who wouldn't want to read a book called: SELF-DEFENSE FOR SQUIRRELS: GO FOR THE NUTS!

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 05/08/2026

Over on Patreon, for Princess and Kitemaster tier patrons, I've posted an essay about Imposter Syndrome from the book I'm currently working on. www.patreon.com/jchines

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 01/08/2026

Tornado warning and multiple alerts and emergency notifications during our #WritersSymposium #GenCon panel just now. I blame @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social. Mad props to @larkmorganlu.bsky.social for moderating the panel through that chaos.

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Think Outside the Books @thinkoutbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Quote of the day: "He would lose a battle wits with his own shadow." - from Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines

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The Pixel Project @thepixelproject.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#USA: National Sexual Assault Hotline (available 24/7): 800.656.HOPE (4673) ; www.rainn.org

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 16/07/2026

So the country has an outbreak of diarrhea lettuce and the air tastes like the ghosts of fire.

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Han Solo as Stormtrooper: We're Fine

ALT: Han Solo as Stormtrooper: We're Fine

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 15/07/2026

This month's reviews are up on Patreon. We have @ajhackwith.bsky.social's forthcoming book GOBLIN MARKET as well as THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. Both were highly enjoyable. I'm particularly fond of Hackwith's story, which was surreal and contradictory and wonderfully heartfelt. www.patreon.com/jchines

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 09/07/2026

Was picking up dinner from QDOBA and I heard this cheerful chirping from above. I look up, and there’s a little bird just chattering away, happy and content as can be, just chilling in the sign’s A-hole.

The yellow A of a QDOBA sign with a small black and white bird peeking out from the center of the A.

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Silence is the wrong response. That’s why today we are publishing ‘The Machines Are Coming For Your Masthead”, a report on our experiences, small press publishing in the age of AI. Read the blog. Download the report. Share your thoughts - we want to hear them. (20/20 - fin)

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Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books

Bona Books share a hard-learned lesson: we accidentally bought AI-generated fiction. This deep dive into our experience with submission fraud covers the "red flags" we missed, the toll it took on our ...

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 07/07/2026

Nine days to grab this bundle of humorous SF/F with work from me, @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social, @daveklecha.bsky.social, @jodylynnnye.bsky.social, @alexshvartsman.bsky.social, @ginikoch.bsky.social, and more! This particular bundle also supports the nonprofit publishing house @deepvellum.bsky.social.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 06/07/2026

Is there something they aren’t telling us about Mitch McConnell’s health situation?

Photo of a Wall Street Journal headline that reads “A zombie Congress is threatening Trump’s agenda”

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 03/07/2026

The best way I can sum up my rather complex feelings on this is to say it’s not either/or. America is both. If we won’t admit the cancer is within our own body, how can we hope to treat it?

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Happy book birthday to Plague Birds: The Red Day Edition, the rerelease of my Nebula and Philip K. Dick finalist novel about the human-AI hybrids who are judges & executioners in the far future. Thanks to @apexmag.bsky.social for bringing out the new edition! www.apexbookcompany.com/products/pla...

Cover of Plague Birds: The Red Day Edition, the rerelease of Jason Sanford's Nebula and Philip K. Dick finalist novel.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 29/06/2026

@dawbooks.bsky.social is doing a Pride Month giveaway of 13 of their books. Enter by 7/9 at mailchi.mp/ef4d405953cf... (Thank you, @eiramanig.bsky.social, for finding that link!)

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DAW - PRIDE MONTH SWEEPSTAKES - JUNE 26

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 23/06/2026

Oh great. Now I have to stress about leveling up my Wikipedia page before I die. Thanks so much, @petersagal.bsky.social

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 18/06/2026

Breaking my social media vacay to boost this StoryBundle that includes my book GOBLIN QUEST. (I’ve got stories in a couple of those anthologies, too) ::vanishes again in a puff of purple ninja smoke::

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 14/06/2026

Taking a week off from social media. Partly to give myself a break. Partly to prove to Jen that I can do it 😝 Have a good week, all! See you again after Fathers Day.

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Jessa @writerjessa.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just finished @jimchines.com's Slayers of Old (who says sales don't work?) and it was FANTASTIC. I loved it! Loved the characters, loved the plot, even loved the villain. If you liked Buffy, you'll like this.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 11/06/2026

For the evening crowd, SLAYERS OF OLD is on sale at the usual ebook spots for $2.99 for another seven hours or so. Amazon sez it's the #6 title in the fantasy coming of age category. Which...maybe I don't know what "coming of age" means? astrapublishinghouse.com/product/slay...

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Slayers of Old - Astra Publishing House

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 10/06/2026

Looks like there’s 14 hours to snag your copy of SLAYERS OF OLD for only $2.99!

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 09/06/2026

Oh no! The bookspammers are escalating! 🙄

Excerpt from a book spam email that reads, “If you do not reply to this email again, I will have to follow up again until you reply.”

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The Pixel Project @thepixelproject.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

FATHERS FOR PIXELS 2026: Welcome to The Pixel Project’s Fathers for Pixels 2026 blog interview series! Our second Fathers for Pixels interview of 2026 is with Jim C. Hines from the U.S.: tinyurl.com/JCHinesF4P2026

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