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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I had a TON of fun working on this, and even more fun playing it. 🌌😍 Whether you're well-versed in #DrawSteel or a newbie (like I was!), Brandon's world & story are 10/10. Go peek!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

SHE HAS ARRIVED 🌌 Issue 2 of Otherside is packed with queer dreamy summer tidings, including a poem of my very own! Go take a peek at their Patreon, you shall not regret it 👀

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

ISSUE 1 IS NOW FREE TO READ ONLINE! Please enjoy our debut issue in all its messy, wonderful, heartbreaking, joyful queer energy. We love these poems and stories, the reprints and nonfiction, the cover and interior art—all of it! And we hope you will too 🪐🗡️ othersidespec.com/issues/issue-1/

Issue 1 cover on the left, with our Wanderer in pastel blue looking down at a spacescape from a crumbling coliseum seat. Text to the right says ISSUE 1: nine stories, five poems, one essay, original ary by queer creators - available now! www.othersidespec.com

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Emerging from the surface of the cranberry bog for a second here to say that I have a poem forthcoming in the new issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social!! It's such a summertime poem, I'm so glad it found a home in the summer issue 🌤️🏞️💜

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Happy winter Solstice my loves. 🖤🕯🌥 Half way out of the dark.

A small assemblage of yellow and orange rocks in the shape of a heart, resting on the sandy bank of a gentle river.

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

WE DID IT. 104 backers. $7,352 at the official campaign end. The Heretic's Guide #audiobook is HAPPENING and we are silly with gratitude. Behold, our tired smiling faces at midnight last night. Longer update for all interested parties on Kickstarter here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...

Three happy faces smile in a close-up, selfie-style photo, snuggled up on a couch together. The quality is grainy and the lighting dim - clearly this photo was taken at night. Nevertheless, the light of gleeful triumph gleams in the eyes of the person at the bottom of the photo.

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Okay nerds, 20 minutes to go - this is it!!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

AAAAAAAAAND IT HAPPENED 100 BACKERS. OVER $7,000. Y'all are gonna get some HIGH-QUALITY thank-you treats from your friend Sienna oh yes you are 👀🎶🌌 The night is young so here's the campaign link one more time! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...

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The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook

Help fund the long-awaited audiobook of this cult-classic fantasy novel, complete with musical accompaniment.

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Avi Silver (they/he) @thescreambean.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

100 BACKERS LET'S GOOOOOOO

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

We are not sure how feral Avi will get if this hits 100 backers bu it would probably be fun to find out? Also this audiobook is going to be SO GOOD, friends - jump aboard!!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

YOU GORGEOUS PEOPLE ✨✨ WE SURPASSED $7K!!!! Now we are only 2 backers away from a clean 100 and perhaps this is the night that I do in fact get everything I want?? If it happens, I think I'll throw in an extra goodie for everyone who's pledged, even the $1 folks. Because why not have fun?

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

PLUS - if you think this is cool but you're Just Not An Audiobook Person, you can pledge to receive just the 2-hour musical album we're composing as part of this project!! If you fancy some #noAI fantasy tunes, this might be your ticket! 🎶

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

#BookSky friendos (especially lovers of #Audiobooks)! They’re just $100 or so shy of $7k last I looked. Go! Listen to the demo! Allow the Sirens in! (Shares also appreciated, and I cannot wait for this.) #Audiobook

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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

LET'S DO IT. This is a beautiful project, full of amazing music (and you can get only the music!!), for one of my all time favourite books, and you should go back it!!

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Avi Silver (they/he) @thescreambean.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

WE FUNDED AND I LOVE IT BUT I AM ALSO A COVETER OF MANY THINGS. 👁️ in these final hours, it would be so neat to either hit $7000 and/or 100 backers and baby we are CLOSE!!! ($137 CAD or 7 backers to go, thanks to a new one who just showed up 😍) listen to the demo and back here: tinyurl.com/cm2utrzz

Top half blue background with flower desgins, reads "The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming Orchestrated Audiobook Kickstarter, only 5 hours to go!" An image of two cats, a half visible black void in the background and a scrungly-faced orange and wide cat in the front, sit behind the edge of a couch. The void is identified as "everyone who's watched me scream on IG" and the orange as "me screaming on bluesky". The bottom text reads: "Help us hit $7000 and/or 100 backers! I just think it would be cool"

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Brendan May (my co-composer/audio engineer) learned the entire 15 minute piece on piano FROM MEMORY for this performance and THAT'S the kind of dedication you can expect from this audiobook project!!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

My loves we are EIGHT BACKERS AWAY from a sweet cool 100 backers and we LOVE triple digits in this house IT WOULD BE SO SATISFYING www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...

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The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook

Help fund the long-awaited audiobook of this cult-classic fantasy novel, complete with musical accompaniment.

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.

The Three Sentence Review

If it’s stressing you out, and you want to write a review, a helpful review can easily be made with three simple sentences:

One: What you can expect from the book (without spoilers).
“‘The Unwanted’ is a great young adult story where a young gay teen struggling with a bully learns he’s got bigger problems when his long-lost mother returns, reveals she’s an Amazon, and tells him he’s part of an important prophecy.

Two: What was unique/awesome/moving/exciting about the book (again, no spoilers).
“Taking Greek mythology and blending it with the real struggles of a gay teen is a delicate balance, and Jeffrey Ricker manages it with aplomb.”

Three: Using a better-known author or a genre, which readers do you think would enjoy the book?
“Any reader who loved Rick Riordan’s ‘The Lightning Thief’ should grab ‘The Unwanted.’”

It doesn’t have to be an essay to be helpful, and you’d be surprised how much even a simple review does help an author.

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Books That Burn @booksthatburn.com · 24/11/2025

If you'd like help in the anti-AI whack-a-mole, some digital tools for blocking genAI online and getting it out of your computer are collected on Links That Burn: linksthatburn.com/en/goalblockai

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Links That Burn - Big Tools Won't Save Niche Websites

A catalog of useful links to niche websites - find something useful, fun, and/or informative today!

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Jayaprakash has a mastertape @jayaprakash777.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

If you're an author being published by small and tiny presses, please shamelessly promote your work, however much your temperament might militate against it. I've seen many wonderful authors at this level so quickly forgotten when they die, you deserve all the readers you can get while you're alive.

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Cara Nox 🗡️🍂 is writing @cara.ink · 17/11/2025

Writerly reminders 🖤✨ ✨ You will write someone's favorite book ✨ Take breaks + treat yourself ✨ Write that series ✨ Your first books aren't failures for not hitting goals on release, they're paving the way for success ✨ Build your backlist ✨ Enjoy the process

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I would repost just because "UGHFINE" is fucking hilarious but on top of that, Neon Hemlock's books are ALL deeply cool and handled with immense care!!! Please treat your brain & your heart to these reads!

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Knerr @knerrvana.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Casual reminder to let your art friends and mutuals know that their stuff rules

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

TODAY'S THE LAST DAY!! Join in the fun before 11:59PM ET tonight!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Book people! Music people! There are less than TWO DAYS left to be part of the #Kickstarter for the orchestrated audiobook of The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming! If you've backed, THANK YOU! If you're thinking about it, NOW IS YOUR MOMENT! Check out the demo here: tinyurl.com/hgth-audio

A poster showcasing the Kickstarter for Sienna Tristen's audiobook of The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming. The middle of the image is a photo of Sienna, a petite human with short blonde hair wearing chunky black-and-pink headphones and a patterned magenta scarf, a black long-sleeve shirt, and a pleated blue skirt. They are seated with a copy of The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming on their lap. The book is open and their face bears the pensive expression of someone reading. Behind them is a detailed wallpaper, coloured in teal and dusky rose, bearing motifs of snakes, bees, moons and flowers. On the top and bottom of the image, and on top of a blue circle in the middle-left space, text appears in white font.

TEXT: Sienna Tristen - The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming Orchestrated Audiobook. 20+ hours of narration. 2+ hours of original music. Ambience and sound effects. One hundred percent human-made! Back the project on Kickstarter before November 28.

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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Had a blast talking Canadian vs American publishing w/ @premeemohamed.com @gregoryawilson.com @valerievaldes.bsky.social last night. If you missed it, go watch the whole right now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUM4...

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Arv streams a discussion of American/Canadian pub. w Brandon Crilly,Premee Mohamed,& Valerie Valdes!

YouTube video by Arvan Eleron

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I work for the public library but I am not a librarian. Occasionally, I'll do class visits, panels, readings, and workshops. Occasionally, I will win a grant. I do not and have never made a livable wage from writing.

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Can you DREAM of more compelling arguments?? NO!!! So go buy Suzan's books and/or get em at the library! 💜🖤

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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Big Common Bonds 2 announcement coming on the 25th! That's this Tuesday* ! Come by here to celebrate with us 💚 *unless you are in Australia/thereabouts, at which point it'll be late Tuesday or Wee Hours of the Night Wednesday*

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I would ALSO love to see Castoff lauded for its superb friendships, go nominate Brandon!!!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Been sick for four days and have done TRULY NOTHING during those 96 hours except whine & heal - but lemme tell you, every time I hack up some gnarly lump of mucus my anticapitalist heart gives an evil little chuckle and goes "look how ✨productive✨I'm being"

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Darcie Little Badger @littlebadger.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

“Prohibited words and concepts: Equity, diversity, & inclusion; anti-racism; Bias; Critical race theory; implicit bias; oppression; intersectionality; prohibited discriminatory practices; racial privilege; promoting stereotypes based on personal identity characteristics.”

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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

If you haven't backed @siennatristen.bsky.social's #Kickstarter yet for the Heretic's Guide orchestrated audiobook (or even if you have), check out this interview we did on Stone Soup to better understand their work, their mind and why both are incredible. stone-soup.ghost.io/exclusive-in...

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Exclusive Interview: Sienna Tristen, The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook

An exclusive interview with Sienna Tristen by Brandon Crilly

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I've got a NASTY flu and am not feeling very coherent rn, but I was MUCH more coherent and eloquent like 5 days ago when @brandoncrilly.bsky.social interviewed me about my audiobook #Kickstarter for @sarahgailey.bsky.social's Stone Soup newsletter. Have a peek? 💜 stone-soup.ghost.io/exclusive-in...

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Exclusive Interview: Sienna Tristen, The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook

An exclusive interview with Sienna Tristen by Brandon Crilly

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 18/11/2025

This was so unlooked for & so lovely -- I'm thrilled to share that the audiobook of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is in Audible's Top 20 #BestOfTheYear for 2025 & Top 10 SFF lists, Audible UK's Best of 2025 Sci-Fi Fantasy picks, & Audible Canada's Book of the Year.

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The 10 best sci-fi & fantasy listens of 2025

Sci-fi and fantasy didn’t sleep this year. Escape, unwind, or speculate about the future—whatever you want to do, you can find it here.

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Don't I yearn for this with every tiny little cell in my body. Let's make it happen people!!

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Don’t cross picket lines.

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Bless you sir for emerging from the woods for lil old me 🙏 Brandon is wise about many things! He likes snakes! He has good taste in blazers! He is probably definitely trustworthy about my audiobook too!

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 13/11/2025

I'm excited to announce a writing discussion coming to my channel on Tuesday, November 25th at 9 p.m. ET! Join @premeemohamed.com, @brandoncrilly.bsky.social, @valerievaldes.bsky.social, and me for "Crossing The 49th: Canadian and American Authors Talk Shop," about North American publishing in 2025!

A poster with pictures of authors Premee Mohamed, Brandon Crilly, Gregory A. Wilson, and Valerie Valdes, describing a November 25th at 9 p.m. EST event on https://twitch.tv/arvaneleron, entitled "Crossing The 49th: Canadian and American Authors Talk Shop."

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This is so funny because BOTH of my first lines are SUCH BUMMERS in isolation lmao. Convincing(???) you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want! (From the Prologue & Ch1 of "The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming".)

A stylized chapter heading of a lily.

TEXT: Speak of this to no one.

TEXT: ONE

You don't deserve your own name.

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Blessings on A.C. for being an organizational powerhouse 🙏 Go forth and inform her of your stuff!!

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Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I'd say a solid third of the books that have endured in my psyche are exactly this - smaller, stranger stories that did not reach any sort of critical mass but found me anyway. 💜

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Caitlin Yarsky- PROMETHEUS GRAFT #1 FOC 11/02!! @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Just a reminder that we should be avoiding buying from giant corporations this holidays season. Alternatives/suggestions: -local small businesses -charities/food banks -creators at conventions, craft fairs, commissioning art etc -secondhand (thrift, vintage etc)

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