Leo Astrum

queer SFF writer | he/they | UK-based | the autistic transmasc that infantilisers warned you about | icon by @cosmitasia

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[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

A disabled pilot fleeing Earth is forced to land after a revolution. Confronted with their mistakes and new possibilities, they must make a choice: leave with their cargo and abandon the people here, or open the hold and live the rest of their days grounded.

#questpit #W #A #SF

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

I am in the latest edition of The Pink Hydra! You can read my flash fiction piece about an encounter with religious art made with maligned magic for free on their website:
https://t.co/pZ5qe9LPJL

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

I wrote a long summary of every book I read this year - all 47 of them, and some thoughts on what I read (and each individual book).
(The cover image is my top 10 books read this year!)
https://t.co/L8C375L9aL

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

Fyi folks I will likely not be using this account anymore for anything other than updates/promo/professional interactions I can't have elsewhere. I'm active on bluesky under the same username instead!

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

I was talking pitch events w my partner earlier and read him a couple examples from my tl - and every pitch where I knew what the book actually Was about fell flat for me. Pitches are.......not good? Maybe a book's spark just can't be condensed in a singular tweet

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

I loveee talking to ppl about my book but gosh I HATE writing pitches and I'm extra reminded of that when pitch events happen. I don't think I've ever seen a pitch which even begins to represent what I love about a book I know more about than a single tweet

[miranda grace 🥀💫🐉 @_mirandawrites]

A cyberpunk retelling of “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”

🐉 a cyborg dragon prince
🏯 a sentient palace
🤖 evil capitalist androids
🎧 a synthpop band of computer hackers
🎤 a singer mc
🌠 (im)perfect dreamscapes
☠️ cursed tech
💘 fairytale soulmates

#questpit #A #SF #W

[Isaiah Gardner @IsaiahGard04]

Thank you so much @VariantLit for featuring my little poem🫶🏾❤️🥹

[🫀Morgan Dante🦇 @morgansinferno]

Posted something about self pub on my Substack. :) Hope it’s helpful.

https://t.co/cY72ZhpI6z

[Sydney 🏳️‍⚧️ TLS is OUT NOW! @slangwrites]

Happy Deaf Awareness Month!! 🤟🏻

Here are some book recommendations with d/Deaf/HOH rep. ✨👀

If you want more info on Deaf Awareness Month itself, I posted more in-depth on the 📸 app! (Same username as here)

[Hannah Yang @hannahxyang]

It’s been exactly 6 months since Apex published my short story “Everything in the Garden Is Lovely,” about a woman sentenced to transform into a garden.

I’m so honored and blown away by all the love it’s gotten since then 🥹🥰 #WritingCommunity

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

Just hit 1/3 of the way through my planned chapter count for my first draft of Wake at Landfall👀and crossed 25k yesterday, which I didn't realise!

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

Another book, another short review - just finished rereading the first volume of one of my favourite books ever, Golden Terrace by Cang Wu Bin Bai (translated into English by E. Danglars)
https://t.co/JQNEJZPq7F

[#SmallPitch @Small_Pitch]

New resources available for #amquerying authors: a list of small/indie presses accepting unagented submissions!

The list already compiles 100+ presses across genres and audiences, and keeps growing thanks to our #SmallPitch Discord members. Check it out!

https://t.co/ron25DZrfO

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

Okay folks I know lots of people aren't huge on taking video game stories seriously, especially when it's not just about the actual text of the game, but who's gonna talk with me about the connections between disability, monstrosity, and power in Elden Ring

[Leo Astrum @leoastrum]

After a whole month of finishing nothing for it, I FINALLY finished a new chapter of my wip. 10 down, 26 to go....slowly chipping away at the first draft

[Andrea Stewart *UPDATES ONLY* @AndreaGStewart]

My thoughts on this weird spot we’ve gotten into, where people describe fantasy in Asian or Asian-inspired settings as “Asian Fantasy”. Action items at the end because what good is a rant without things you can actually do ☺️

[rosie 🦇 🔞 art prints available. @rewritingrosie]

WRITE YOUR BOOK, and worry about marketing later, WRITE YOUR BOOK, and worry about marketing later, WRITE YOUR BOOK, and worry about marketing later, WRITE YOUR BOOK, and worry about marketing later, WRITE YOUR BOOK, and worry about marketing later, WRITE YOUR BOO-