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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The hope is to someday draw characters from my own stories, but that will be a while down the road, I’m sure. In the meantime, I’m having fun learning new skills. The main take-home so far: Full body shots are tough!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I recently blasted through all 42 volumes of the Berserk manga, and Miura’s art inspired me to pick up drawing after a 20 year hiatus. I’ve been drawing from reference using some of his panels, focusing on character art. I’m working my way through the early volumes, hence all the pics of Guts.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s October which, in Germany, means the bad weather is coming and Christmas treats are already popping up in grocery stores. A new month also means free sci-fi and fantasy reads! books.bookfunnel.com/octfantasy/e...

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Free Fantasy & Science Fiction for October 2026

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congrats, and what a lovely capstone :)

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026

It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.

Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 16/09/2026

We are 98 new subscribers away from our goal! clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My first book fair (Klischee Buchmesse) as an author is done, and after selling out of all my books (except book 2 in my Bit trilogy), I would count it as a success!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’m not sure how it will go since the book fair is in Darmstadt, Germany and geared towards the German fiction market, whereas I only write in English, but it’ll be a fun little experiment!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This time next week (Sat Sept. 12) I’ll be attending my first book fair, Klischee, as an author and will be at table 251.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In case you’d like to get lost in fictional dystopian/post apocalyptic stories, here are some free reads for September: books.bookfunnel.com/dystopia-eve...

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Nope you’re right! Agicide will probably be out in the Nov or Dec issue of CW🤞

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For those who have read these, do my groupings match yours? For those who haven’t, you might use this as a guide for when to read each. Did I mention the stories are interconnected but can mostly be read in any order?

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I grouped all my Alfom stories into the four seasons based not on any particular requirement. Sometimes, the tone or atmosphere just matches. Other times, the story is literally set in that season. In still other cases, the themes are most consistent with what each season tends to represent.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A story for every season—Alfom series edition.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

As a new author, it’s very difficult even in the best of times getting one’s name out there. Being published in Clarkesworld has helped me immensely in that respect. Consider supporting the good work they do by subscribing. Every bit makes a difference!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It’s August which means it’s still too hot in Germany, everyone here goes on vacation, and I have some free reads to share: Sci-fi: books.bookfunnel.com/scifispirit/... Fantasy: books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyspiri...

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/08/2026

Clarkesworld has recently discovered that their August issue successfully breached containment and gained access to the Internet, where it is presently hacking reader's minds. "Oh no, what will we do? Who knew that stories could be so powerful?" said Neil Clarke, when approached for comment.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I like that explanation better than the one in my head so let’s go with that!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My take on the relative difficulty of writing time periods in SF (from least to most difficult): super far future -> far future -> present day -> near future Near future and especially books that include the downfall of society on page are tough to nail. Why then do I keep writing these stories?

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

‼️Announcing my next novel, Blessed is the Sync‼️ BitS is a dark science fantasy, book 3 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Release is scheduled for mid-February 2027.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 14/07/2026

We are about halfway towards our goal of picking up enough new subscriptions to give our staff, authors, translators, and artists a raise when we publish our 20th anniversary issue in October. Thanks to all who have signed up and/or boosted the signal. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

For your July reading pleasure, here are two speculative fiction promos featuring free reads: books.bookfunnel.com/free_books_f... books.bookfunnel.com/womenwarrior... #freereads #booksky

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Smashwords sale alert! The efiles of my short stories are currently free, whereas all novels except Blessed is the Link are 75% off. www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

All that to say, this writing game really is a series of peaks and troughs, highs and lows. The main difference between a published and unpublished writer is the former has learned to ride those waves.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

But of course succeeding necessitates plenty of failures, and I’ve got those too, having been rejected by Clarkesworld for a few stories.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I also snagged some Clarkesworld pins, including the no AI one which is near and dear to my heart, the limited edition 20th anniversary one (that’s this year folks!), and the coveted published in Clarkesworld one.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I’m back home after an awesome time at @metropolconbrln with some added baggage in the form of copies of Clarkesworld, specifically the issues my 3 stories appear in. These were gifted by Neil Clarke himself making for a lovely surprise. I shamelessly asked him for signatures on all of them.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I also got to actually meet Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld Magazine fame in person. All in all, it was a lovely day! Now, time to settle in for the night and write a bit more of my short story. I’m crazy, I know 😅

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’m loving the venue and had a lot of fun on the shared universe panel. Tomorrow features serving on two more panels, this time back-to-back. Wish me luck in powering through 💪

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Day 1 of Metropolcon (Eurocon) is done! Happy to be half of this dynamic duo/share a table with Liv Strom.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/07/2026

The July issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by K. J. Khan, Fiona Moore, Carlos Hernandez, Ju Chu, Thomas Ha, R.S.A. Garcia, and R.L. Meza. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_238 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art for the July 2026 issue is by Alex Vede features a lone figure facing left and looking slightly up. He stands in an orange and yellow field that also contains a variety of large satellite dishes aimed into the left sky. The dusk sky is blue with stars and two moons (or maybe one is a planet and this is a moon).
Interviews with Tran Nguyen and Meg Elison, article by Gunnar De Winter, and editorial by Neil Clarke. Authors listed are the same as in the post.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Available now as an ebook, paperback, and hardcover

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Today is release day for Blessed is the Link! If you’re partial to stories with revolutionaries, eldritch horror, and/or a coming of age slant, snag a copy of this dark science fantasy. From a retailer: books2read.com/BitL From the author (discounted): sherisingerling.com/direct-purch...

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Digital is great too! Definitely more affordable 😁

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

If you plan to attend, please feel free to drop by my table in the dealer room for a chat. Stay tuned for highlights of my train journey and convention fun!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This time next week will see me in the thick of Metropolcon/Eurocon 2026 in Berlin. My schedule is looking packed seeing as I’ll be serving on three panels: 1) Shared Universes in Storytelling, 2) Indie vs Traditional Publishing, and 3) GenAI and Publishing: A Bad Mix.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

😁 ~~A lonely oil lamp gave off its feeble rays, a pale-yellow glow exposing a small face peeking out of a tent constructed of blankets. He couldn’t have been older than three years of age…

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Nice choice! ~~The ones who came to him and outed their fellows would become his most trusted cohort. It would be a purge but a surgical one, cutting out the tumors, saving the good tissue just adjacent.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Pick a page number from 1 to 348, leave it in a comment, and I will give you a line from my dark science fantasy novel, Blessed is the Link! Release is on June 30, 2026. Preorder now to receive the first three chapters early and a companion short story.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I mean BitR is meant as a standalone, and it still confuses a lot of people so I can’t imagine jumping in with BitL 😅 But yes I’m happy to offer one approach to reading the series. That being said, I love the idea of people reading them in a completely different order much like you did!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Otherwise feel free to start with the stories that appeal to you most. Who knows? Maybe you’ll get sucked in and devour all of them!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

With an impending release, it’s time to update the author-suggested reading order for my Alfom series. At present, these stories can be read in any order with one caveat—the Bit trilogy (yellow borders) ought to be read in the order indicated unless you like spoilers and being thoroughly confused.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

An “about the author” post I won’t have to update every time I publish something new 😅 I also settled on a color scheme that centers on my affinity toward klein blue.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Quote #4 from Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Revolution is in the air in Simetria. Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy and book #2 in the Bit trilogy, coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Books of the Bit trilogy: Blessed is the Rot (Bit #1) and Blessed is the Link (Bit #2). Dark science fantasy with a healthy dose of cosmic horror.

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