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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 · 29/09/2026

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 · 16/09/2026

Embarrassing news: It completely slipped my mind that the trade paperback of SLAYERS OF OLD comes out in just six days. Good news: The trade paperback of SLAYERS OF OLD comes out in just six days!

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

Oh, sure. Just spill our secret identity to the whole world, why don't you.

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

Good news: @wiswell.bsky.social's books are also fun and thoughtful and worth checking out. Good news: You can pick up an e-book of SLAYERS at @bookshop.org or pretty much anywhere else while we wait for B&N to fix things. bookshop.org/a/25009/9780...

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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

Thank you! 😁 And not any time soon, I’m afraid. Next up are a couple more standalone fantasy novels.

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

Well, crap. Sorry about that. The territorial publishing rights and limitations are frustrating sometimes 😖

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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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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 · 27/08/2026

I’d say 10 and up, though it depends on the reader.

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

As are all people of good taste!

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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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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 24/08/2026

The third book, yes. That took a fair amount of rewriting.

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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

YouTube video by ConFusion Michigan

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 19/08/2026

Just as soon as I finish the other seven books I'm working on right now! 😆

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

I wondered about the tech piece too. I imagine he probably swiped or had some Stark tech on hand, but yeah…

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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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Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day | Jim C. Hines

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

Probably not, sorry. I’m not sure how I’d do that, and it’s a bunch of mentions scattered through the books rather than one or two but blocks of text.

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

I need to go through the files one more time, but if all goes well, I'm hoping to have the e-books available this month or next.

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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 · 14/08/2026

Whoa! That's big, man! And also awesome!

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 14/08/2026

Very happy to hear good things are coming for you! (That sounded a little ominous, but you know what I mean.)

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

Ooh, I like that one, too!

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

Although it does raise questions about the alien concept of "finishing all your books..."

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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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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 10/08/2026

Like, with actual words and stuff??? 🥱

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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

If @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social ever wants me to write SQUIRREL GIRL, I'm ready.

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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 · 04/08/2026

Was great getting to see you both! I hope the rest of the trip goes smoothly!

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