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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Some more finished ARCs of TERMINA STATION arrived today—absolutely stunning

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Rob Bedford 📚🍺 @robhb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Up at @sffworld.com my NYCC 2026 panel recap of Embracing the Horror: Modern Masters featuring @stephengrahamjones.com @ericlarocca.com @nickmartell.bsky.social Alex T Singer, Kristopher Triana @sagapressbooks.bsky.social moderated by @raforall.bsky.social www.sffworld.com/2026/10/nycc...

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

B&N is doing a preorder sale until 9/11 which includes my upcoming novel TERMINA STATION. Preorders are important for authors, and I always appreciate anyone who’s willing to give a book a shot before it’s out 🙏

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thanks for highlighting my new book coming out! It is a pivot from the Mercenary King series, but I hope you’ll enjoy it all the same. It’s def very, very character focused

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The Unseen Library @theunseenlibrary.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

For this week's Waiting on Wednesday, I highlight an intriguing new fantasy novel coming out in 2027 with Termina Station by @nickmartell.bsky.social. An outstanding upcoming novel I know I'm going to love, I cannot wait to read this book. unseenlibrary.com/2026/08/22/w...

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Waiting on Wednesday – Termina Station by Nick Martell

Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy. Stay tuned t…

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Fire Emblem Three Houses, Wolverine, Blood of the Dawnwalker, and Star Wars Zero Company all coming out around the same time is insane and going to ruin my writing deadlines

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A heads up for all queriers: Beginning 9/10/2026, President & Founder Joshua Bilmes will be closing to queries at least through the end of the year to catch up on reading. If you’ve been waiting to send your manuscript Joshua’s way, make sure to do so by 9/10/26! @jabbermaster.bsky.social

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My sympathies for your book’s release as another author who released during Covid19—it truly was a terrible time to release anything

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My biggest frustration with writing is that quite often, the SWOOP that takes a book from midlist to BIG DEAL is pure luck, and I personally can't do anything to make it happen. Publishing is not a meritocracy. It's skill + time + luck, and all you can do is be in position for possible liftoff.

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Not on any panels, but I’ll be attending Worldcon LA this year! Always a fun time, and a good excuse to catch up with friends.

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hi! I’ve got a horror/fantasy novel coming out 2.23.27 called TERMINA STATION from Saga Press. It’s Joe Hill X Ray Bradbury about a father of two who misses a stop on the train and ends up in an elsewhere place where nightmares come alive at night. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Termin...

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Termina Station

Joe Hill’s NOS4A2 meets Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes in this captivating novel about a father trapped in Knowhere, a deadly borde...

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

that is true. It’s hard to think “this is our year” after the disaster of last season

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Mine is just filled with my hopes and dreams shattering every time the playoffs roll around

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I truly don’t get why people would want to actively make their lives worse long term for short term gains Ah shit, I think I just figured out capitalism

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

At some point all AI’s out there will get too $$ to use daily. As most apps do over time with enshitification. So these AI guys will have destroyed their ability to do things on their own, and will be forced to pay $$$ just to keep writing their LinkedIn posts that get 5 likes. like GG bro I guess

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

💯 but I am curious how that’ll work, and hopefully the routes will remain different enough even with the changes. Either way tho: atleast I get to have someone ride an elephant

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I actually think the way he interweaved the aliens knowing earth terminology is a brilliant way to make it easy for the reader to understand what’s going on, and explain to the MC what his stakes are. It’s such a smart section

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Dude I’m so pumped for the new fire emblem, it looks so good

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m with you. My drafts are way too messy to be anything but human. The copy editor saves my life every time

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jabbermaster.bsky.social @jabbermaster.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My schedule for the upcoming WorldCon in Anaheim includes five panels and a Table Talk. And a lot of JABberwocky clients will also be at the event. @awfulagent.bsky.social @laworldcon.bsky.social

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

They made it right (atleast copyright wise for me) but it did prevent me getting anything from the settlement 🤷‍♂️ 2020 was a wild time for publishing

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Yeah this is what I got told too when 2 of mine weren't registered as well

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Jordan Hamessley @thejordache.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Heads up! @awfulagent.bsky.social is hiring a part-time royalties and data processing assistant! Take a look at the listing below! awfulagent.com/were-hiring-...

JABberwocky is looking for a new, part-time royalties and data processing assistant. In this role, the assistant will learn how to process the royalty reports the agency receives from publishing companies and gain a detailed understanding of the accounting that determines whether (and how much) a book has been successful.

The primary task for the assistant will be to review/input royalty statement data into our agency’s databases while working directly with the C.O.O. (Brady McReynolds) as part of a small team.

While the focus of this part-time job is data-entry, there might be more general tasks that the assistant is asked to help with at part of JABberwocky’s day-to-day literary agency business. But it is not guaranteed.

The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in the publishing industry, a strong eye for detail, and be able to work in our office on Mondays/Tuesdays from 10am – 4pm. As the assistant grows in their role, working additional days and/or more hours in the week would be possible.

The pay rate is: $27/hour.

TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: please send an email to brady@awfulagent.com with “Part-Time Royalty Assistant” in the subject line, attach a PDF copy of your resume, and include short cover letter that also mentions what your favorite food is.

We are hoping to bring the right person on board before the end of July!

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Dan Moren @dmoren.com · 05/07/2026

Turned in copy edits on my latest book this week so I should probably remind people I have a book coming out later this year. It’s called ETERNITY’S TOMB and it answers the question we’ve all asked ourselves: what if we were robbing a space tomb heading for a black hole?! dmoren.com/writing/eter...

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

My newest novel comes out early next year, and it’s a bit of a genre change for me—horror fairy tale-esque—so I’m a bit nervous about it! But I think it’s cool at least, and was really fun to write

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

With the KoL series, I always included a quote when I signed any books in person and I’d like to continue that trend with my new book, but oh man choosing a single quote is so hard because I love so many of them

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Ah, get well soon! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Can’t express how excited was when saw it! The antagonist on it, Mister Teeth, was literally plucked out of my mind. Terrifying shadow, bright white smile, abandoned stall and all that goes with him Can’t wait for people to read about Roger’s journey home to his family 😁

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The cover reveal for TERMINA STATION by @sagapressbooks.bsky.social ! Releasing 2/23/27 Right now, it’s getting pitched as a fantasy/horror mash up of Ray Bradbury/Joe Hill Cover Illustration was by Philip Harris, and then Cover Deisgn by Zach Bokhour

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I feel like you forgot about the most plausible solution: Time Traveling Readers They just got the date wrong on their machine!

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I pride myself on my novel’s first lines, and one of the projects Im working on didn’t have the right one. It was ok, not great. But I’ve come up with a fantastic one today, and it should set the tone and voice for the entire novel wonderfully.

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

ohhh I gotta go read that! If only so I believe that hockey curses can be broken

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jabbermaster.bsky.social @jabbermaster.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A handful of years ago Nick was “the future of epic fantasy” w/Mercenary King trilogy. Starts w/ THE KINGDOM OF LIARS. Is great. Now, curtain rises on Act II, w/ Nick’s editor comparing him to Ray Bradbury. Different comps, same great Nick. TERMINA STATION will have you missing your train stop.

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Out of all the other teams in the league, I actually have nothing against the Sharks, but sadly i can't quit the leafs. I gotta go down with them. Think I was more upset about the Canada loss in the Olympics than whatever this disaster of a season was honestly

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

So, I’ve got a new book coming out from Saga Press soon 😁

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Should have something to announce this weekend, which is cool and fun and exciting, and also like ‘oh man this book I’ve been working on for a long time is about to be REAL.’

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Ravenscar Podcasts (Publishing Rodeo & Bad First Books) @publishingrodeo.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Social media is beset by a tidal wave of publishing misinformation, fuelled by bots and platform-farming and algorithms that favour outrage. With special guest Donyae Coles, Sunyi and Scott discus how on earth we can walk the line between being honest, while not fueling an atmosphere of misery.

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Ep 46: Honesty, Hostility, and Misinformation in Trad Publishing

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Nominated for the Philip K. Dick award! THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN, @caspargeon.bsky.social 's reality-bending SciFi that reads like a fable from another galaxy, and features an entirely non-human cast! “Fearlessly creative, wildly imaginative” @garethlpowell.bsky.social Buy geni.us/immeasurable

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I kind of wish I went to Helsinki Worldcon now just to say I’ve been to the three longest Worldcon

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

idk guys when i see a lot of similar headlines insisting that editors & authors are all already embracing AI, i don't assume these things are true. i assume there are a lot of very rich people with an unpopular product pushing a particular narrative in my industry!

thebookseller ig account saying NEWS: some editors uploading confidential manuscripts to ChatGPT to read quickly, agent claims

the guardian: I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche

the walrus bsky account: Authors are using AI. Publishers know it. And now, says publishing consultant Thad McIlroy, authors are being forced to lie about it. One cancelled horror novel didn’t just end a career—it exposed an industry-wide reckoning.

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

That exchange is actually kind of hilarious. Did they really DM you just to pick a fight 😂 like why

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Oh yeah 💯. This one was a bit outside my normal wheelhouse so it’s always nerve wracking to do until you know it hits

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I really enjoy the later editing process of a novel where it’s kind of like dealing with a house of cards. Already steady and strong so every edit is carefully done, and while it takes longer than just dumping words—the book comes out so strong afterwards Anyway, I really like my next book

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

not yet, I’ve been waiting to hear how it controls before committing. apparently it’s super weird

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We’ve got an internal one. Very early 2027. I think they’re waiting for the cover to be done before announcing it all

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

yeah it reminds me writing last minute essays in the computer lab before school

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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Maybe we need to return to the old school posting queries and waiting by the mailbox for answers. better than jumping every time I‘d get a new email tbh

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