Brain Jar Press

Brisbane's scrappiest micro press, focusing on science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, weird pulp, geeky/writer-oriented non-fiction, and other weirdness.

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Like many folks, we're going to be inactive on Twitter for a while. If you'd like news on new releases and sales, alternatives are below.

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There are rules we try to live by here at the Brain Jar offices. One of the biggest is "don't let the megalomaniacal brain in a jar handle our book promotion."

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How do you get writing done when writing isn't the *only* priority in your life? @tansyrr's From Baby Brain To Writer Brain explores the realities of writing with a newborn and offers tips for keeping your draft going when you're facing a "new normal." https://t.co/nn2hJIpfHA

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Need to change your perspective on writing and the publishing business? @adelaidesean's Eyes On The Stars captures some of the great writing advice Williams has given over his long career (now 50 novels and 120 stories in, and counting): https://t.co/0lGPMCsBoF

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There are so many smart and talented people involved in the Aussie spec fic scene. This is just a small taste.

Details: https://t.co/mVc1U6p4Mj

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Sage advice about artistic pursuits from kung fu to horror fiction from @AlanBaxter, avialble now.

Direct from Brain Jar: https://t.co/C3AWiDuqVd

Other Stores: https://t.co/kFJAbaCHma

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We often pull open The Martial Art of Writing and play a game dubbed "Is Alan Baxter talking about kung fu or writing in this excerpt?"

The answer is almost always "both."

Chapbook available now: https://t.co/C3AWiDM2jN

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"If I were to tell you that this little chapbook lit a fire under my proverbial, would that be enough? Could we call it a day?"

Leticia Mooney reviews Angela Slatter's You Are Not Your Writing: https://t.co/L45yXNlfZ7 via @arts_review

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You're not required to whisper "Hail Brain Jar" when you flip over your lapel to expose a concealed Brain Jar Press pin, but we wouldn't want to *discourage* you from doing so: https://t.co/UbDoknna60 #NotReallyAnEvilSocietyOfReaders #WePromise

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Reaching for the skills to write better horror stories? The Writer Chaps series includes two chapbooks full of advice from @AlanBaxter and @KaaronWarren — two of Australia's best authors of the grotesque, the uncanny, and outright terrifying fiction. https://t.co/kgSNTlRfzk

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Great advice for writing licensed fiction from @adelaidesean , but also great advice in general.
#KnowYourGenre

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Are you on team paperback/chapbook, or do you prefer to keep your books in digital formats?

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Office argument of the day: do Dalek's count as Brains in Jars?

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A lost child is discovered in a surbuban Gold Coast shopping centre.
A missing mother is locked in the boot of a car, driven away from the scene.
And the missing footage at centre security isn't the innocent glitch the guards claim it to be...

Details: https://t.co/VSR1WKm558

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Are you on team paperback/chapbook, or do you prefer to keep your books in digital formats?

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**Watch your Inboxes**
Happy Monday, Friends. It's been a while between drinks, but the next edition of the Brain Jar Press newsletter will be hitting inboxes tomorrow.
Get the latest Brain Jar Press news here: https://t.co/576oPZiGYu

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3 rules for surviving as a vampire:

▪ Rule 1: Keep moving so the hunters don't find you.
▪ Rule 2: You're a taker, not a giver.
▪ Rule 3: Don't fall in love.

Guess how many Charlie will screw up?

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3 rules for surviving as a vampire:

▪ Rule 1: Keep moving so the hunters don't find you.
▪ Rule 2: You're a taker, not a giver.
▪ Rule 3: Don't fall in love.

Guess how many Charlie will screw up?

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"Sometimes awards don’t mean much, but Angela Slatter’s accomplishments – a Shirley Jackson Award, a World Fantasy Award, a Brit­ish Fantasy Award, three Australian Shadows Awards, and eight Aurealis Awards – point to one thing very clearly: She’s a superb writer. 1/2

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X-Mas in July Sale spotlight on @BrainJarPress! Save 25% on Anthologies, Writing Guides, and more!
Get ‘em here: https://t.co/FGhpBZyyrS

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Hey, @AngelaSlatter in da house!