Bethany Simonsen

Writes SFF. Musician, mom, crocheter, liberal Christian, non-neurotypical human.
Perpetually querying.
she/her

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@DanteMedema @evascalzo Congratulations!

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@MergeDragons I was close to finishing it too, and the moon dragons are my favorites! So sad!!!

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@MergeDragons the timer for the current event screwed up my game! The timer said the event would end today at 11am, not tomorrow, so when it got to 5min left, I sold my stuff. Now I don't have the life flowers to finish unlocking land. This sucks.

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

Lol I was typing a message about how one option wasn't as bad as the other, and my phone's suggested prompt after "not as bad as" was "Handbook for Mortals."

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

His remarks completely fail to meet the moment:
•He doesn’t call the attack racist—but generalizes
•He doesn’t identify that one Black woman was attacked—again generalizes
•He qualifies “if you knew her you’d love her.” My guy—racism is also bad against people you don’t know🤦🏽‍♂️

[Tor.com (Now at @Reactormag) @tordotcom]

"How we bring new writers into the field, how we teach—it’s a realm of immense responsibility and power, and also of intense and serious value."
Author @sl_huang on the shortfalls of SFF workshops, and the push to make them better for everyone:
https://t.co/bkCqLqX7X9

[Danielle Binks @danielle_binks]

#LoveOzKidLit, #LoveOzMG & #LoveOzYA cohort — as we approach the end of returned IRL #BookWeek I’m musing on how tricky it must be for new youth-lit authors to learn the in’s and out’s of presentations, workshops and author talks. So maybe we could 🧵 and offer tips in replies?

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@lostrobot_music @whitecatprophcy Oh, seconding this one. We've found some great local orgs to support, and it feels so good.

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@whitecatprophcy Chai lattes and tank tops. I'm living on the wild side! 😂

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@amandarhill32 You look so good!

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

After two weeks of revising the same chapter, I finally finished it last night.

I never want to read those pages again...

[Charlotte Persephone @CPHotmess]

Hey folks! Are you upset about the recent attacks on trans folk and want to do something to help?

I’ve got good news! There’s something relatively easy you can do that would help a lot right now, and it doesn’t require you to put your phone down!

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@kestrelct @ShadowsofAsh @NeolithicSheep I made that mistake once post-surgery. Tried to make my first hat on morphine. It came out giant sized. 😂

[biruktiwrites on bluesky @BiruktiWrites]

🧵of books being impacted by B&N and where to buy them

[Third House Books @ThirdHouseBooks]

here are some of the books B&N won’t stock that you can grab from us

🧵

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

@nkjemisin Maybe #DroppedByBN or #BNGhosted?

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

RT'ing, because I know I could use some hopeful media for a change. 👇

[Cat Rambo @Catrambo]

If This Goes On is a science fiction podcast focused on hope. Here’s an episode: Episode 7: The Importance of Voting, Cartoons & Collaboration with Dr. Malka Older https://t.co/s0YJ7eIPJP

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

A cute palate cleanser for your timeline:

[Bethany Simonsen @Bethanyrambles]

Boosting! Amanda's writing is always so beautiful and poignant, so you definitely should enter.

Bonus fun picture of elephant I saw at @sandiegozoo this summer! She's not actually playing with the ball here, the perspective just lined up perfectly.