#best novel

[drchucktingle]

congratulations to KALYNN BAYRON for nomination of YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT in stoker awards young adult novel category. thank you HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION for handling this with kindness and care. CAMP DAMASCUS is now up for SUPERIOR NOVEL stoker award. my full statement is below

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because of my character ‘rose darling’s point of view, CAMP DAMASCUS is written as an ADULT novel in a YOUNG ADULT novels clothing. as artistic choice i wanted text to sit on border of youth and experience, so i believe it fits in EITHER category, just like a work of dramedy can be nominated in comedy OR drama. that said i RESPECT AND APPRECIATE decision of HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION on moving camp damascus from ‘superior young adult novel’ to ‘superior novel’ category. to HWA, i think you have handled this in a very thoughtful and kind way that proves love is real. i am sure this took a lot of rumination and i am honored by your care but mostly i would like to send huge congratulations to KALYNN BAYRON for nomination of her book YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT in ‘superior young adult novel’ category. cant wait to say hello at STOKER CON and celebrate in this way. i am thankful to be a part of this journey with you, what an exciting moment in closing, please join me in celebrating the nomination of CAMP DAMASCUS for stoker award of SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL. LETS TROT BUCKAROOS. LOVE IS REAL

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also if any part of you thinks ‘i feel bad for chuck and kalynn for this confusion, wish i could do something’ consider this: BURY YOUR GAYS by chuck tingle and SLEEP LIKE DEATH by kalynn bayron are out this summer. THEY COULD USE SOME PREORDERS HECK YEAH

[kafi-farigh-yusra]

Zumar: Hello.

Faris: Prosecutor sahiba, mujhe tw pehchanti hongi aap.

Zumar: Jee Faris, kehyay.

Faris: Mai aap se milna chahta hun. Aap jaanti hain kiyun milna chahta hun. Waqt aap batayen, jaga mai bataunga.

Zumar: Okay, kal sham 4 baje mil sakti hun. Magar kidhar?

Faris: Usi restaurant mai jahan bulaa kar aapko goli mari thi mai ne. Kiyun? Theek hai na?

Zumar: (ankhon ki sard mehri mazeed barhi) Sure.

Namal by Nemrah Ahmed.

Nothing, I repeat nothing in the world can top Namal. Those who've read it know what I am saying. <3

[eaglehorn]

Congrats @tkingfisher !!!!

[infireslife7]

Chapters: 34/34 Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin, Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V, Kim Namjoon | Rap Monster/Kim Seokjin | Jin Characters: Min Yoongi | Suga, Park Jimin (BTS), Jeon Jungkook, Kim Taehyung | V, Kim Namjoon | Rap Monster, Kim Seokjin | Jin, Jung Hoseok | J-Hope Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pirates, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Magic, Romance, Violence, Battle Scenes, Historical, -Ish, Slow Build, Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Hate to Love, First Time, Humor, Pirate Captain!Yoongi, Kidnapped!Jimin, First Mate!Namjoon, Quartermaster!Taehyung, Ship Surgeon!Hoseok, Navigator!Jeongguk, Ship Cook!Jin, Grumpy Min Yoongi | Suga, understatement of the year, Park Jimin Is a Sweetheart, But Park Jimin Don't Take No Shit, Minor Original Character(s), Minor Character Death, well that was straightforward of me, A Shitload of Plot, YO-HO-HO HERE WE GO BITCHES, Yoonmin is life Summary:

In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern mainland. He wants nothing to do with the bloodshed of good and evil, the heartless killing of both innocents and condemned, the constant establishment and disruption of order. What he wants is peace, to live his life in the same town he was born in, to spend his days in the beautiful forest, and to use the powers of his Blessed Rune to nurture the home he loves so dearly.

But when his island is attacked by pirates, Jimin will have no other choice than to do as they command and leave all thoughts of peace behind in favor of boarding the Agust, a pirate ship captained by the infamous Min Yoongi, Black Fox of the East.

   Note: information about sequels available in epilogue author's notes.

[authorjacobfloyd]

AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman

It seems all I’ve ever heard about for years in the writing world is Neil Gaiman this and Neil Gaiman that. I read NEVERWHERE and was really underwhelmed. Everyone told me I should read AMERICAN GODS. I read the description and thought it sounded an awful lot like Clive Barker’s THE DAMNATION GAME at heart. While the premise seems to have been taken from there, and the stories are a bit similar,…

[avaantares]

Fanfiction Authors: HEADS UP

(Non-authors, please RB to signal boost to your author friends!)

An astute reader informed me this morning that one of my fics (Children of the Future Age) had been pirated and was being sold as a novel on Amazon:

(And they weren't even creative with their cover design. If you're going to pirate something that I spent a full year of my life writing, at least give me a pretty screenshot to brag about later. Seriously.)

I promptly filed a DMCA complaint to have it removed, but I checked out the company that put it up -- Plush Books -- and it looks like A LOT of their books are pirated fic. They are by no means the only ones doing this, either -- the fact that """publishers""" can download stories from AO3 in ebook format and then reupload them to Amazon in just a few clicks makes fic piracy a common problem. There are a whole host of reasons why letting this continue is bad -- including actual legal risk to fanfiction archives -- but basically:

IF YOU ARE A FANFIC AUTHOR WITH LONG AND/OR POPULAR WORKS, PLEASE CHECK AMAZON TO SEE IF YOUR STORIES HAVE BEEN PIRATED.

You can search for your fics by title, or by text from the description (which is often just copied wholesale from AO3 as well). If you find that someone has stolen your work and is selling it as their own, you can lodge a DMCA complaint (Amazon.com/USA site; other countries have different systems). If you haven't done this before, it's easy! Here's a tutorial:

HOW TO FILE A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT FOR STOLEN WORK ON AMAZON.COM:

First, go to this form. You'll need to be signed into your Amazon account.

Select the radio buttons/dropdown options (shown below) to indicate that you are the legal Rights Owner, you have a copyright concern, and it is about a pirated product.

Enter the name of your story in the Name of Brand field.

In the Link to the Copyrighted Work box, enter a link to the story on AO3 or whatever site your work is posted on.

In the Additional Information box, explain that you are the author of the work and it is being sold without your permission. That's all you really need. If you want, you can include additional information that might be helpful in establishing the validity of your claim, but you don't have to go into great detail. You can simply write something like this:

I am the author of this work, which is being sold by [publisher] without my permission. I originally published this story in [date/year] on [name of site], and have provided a link to the original above. On request, I can provide documentation proving that I am the owner of the account that originally posted this story.

In the ASIN/ISBN-10 field, copy and paste the ID number from the pirated copy's URL. You'll find this ten-digit number in the Amazon URL after the word "product," as in the screenshot below. (If the URL extends beyond this number, you can ignore everything from the question mark on.) Once this number has been added, Amazon will pull the product information automatically and add it to the complaint form, so you can check the listing title and make sure it's correct.

Finally, add your contact information to the relevant fields, check the "I have read and accept the statements" box, and then click Submit. You should receive an email confirmation that Amazon has received the form.

Please share this information with your writer friends, keep an eye out for/report pirated works, and help us keep fanfiction free and legally protected!

NOTE: All of the above also applies to Amazon products featuring stolen artwork, etc., so fan artists should check too!

[saccharind]

from Prokaryote Season by Leo Fox

[oddthesungod]

I, like many others, am not immune to long haired Fjord with his tits out, thank you Travis sir 🙏

[guzhufuren]

gay poor little meow meow confirmed (pt. 2/?)

Uncensored wuxia BL Meet You At The Blossom (2024)

[thecomfywriter]

one day, someone is going to simp for my favourite oc harder than me, and i will no longer be a one-woman act in this fanclub

[dlartistanon]

Like a flame to a willow

[my-wife-doesnt-approve]

Huge congratulations to @neil-gaiman for sweeping the ComicScene Awards of 2024!

Best Comic of All Time (at a crushing 47.5%)

Best Adaptation (at 40.9%, beating Into the Spiderverse)

And, I cannot agree with this one more

Best Writer of All Time (55.1%)

If you haven't read the Sandman, this is ComicScene and me telling you you really should.

Congratulations Neil!

https://comicscene.org/2024/02/01/comicscene-award-winners-2024-to-be-announced-here-07-02-24-7am/

[nashilayladragneel]

I finally figured out what's pissing me of about the new chapter!

THIS is how YJH reacted when Kim Dokja died infront of him

So this—

—should NOT be the reaction to being forced to kill your companion!

Forget the romantic connotations! KDJ is his companion! He is, at the least, a friend!

This is not how you react to your friend dying!

If my friend is dead, even if we haven't talked for years, I would be DEVASTATED!

[ashenknightt]

WE DID IT JOE!!!

[bloodybellycomb]

It really sucks that creative people are now also expected become their own marketing team or become experts in business ventures in order to keep making art. Literally cannot think of a group of people less inclined to tedious number punching work than passionate artists.

[expelliarmus]