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SAMANTHA MILLS

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Quote "If a city is a story, then ours was beautiful in its simplicity: they came to us, they loved us, they showed us how to live. We defined ourselves by our gods! And then our gods went to sleep." Next to mockups of the cover for The Wings Upon Her Back in ereader and paperback form

Recent Blog Posts

  • hugo nom and book release!!

    I’m belated putting this post up because it’s been a whirlwind week and frankly I forgot! Rabbit Test and Other Stories is officially out. 🥳🥳 Purchase links for physical books are on the collections page, plus audiobook preorder, which will be out May 21. Publisher’s Weekly gave it a starred review! Locus Magazine had really…

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  • Samtastic Craft Ep 1: giving your setting a character arc!

    I’m starting this blog series off with one of my favorite techniques: giving your setting a character arc! Now, this isn’t necessary. Nothing in writing is necessary. I’ve read plenty of popular books with settings that are only vaguely penciled in, and they’re doing fine. But gosh, do I personally love setting as character, especially…

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  • Samtastic Craft Ep 0: what it means to be “self-taught”

    In these times of mounting horrors, I’m trying to stay balanced by holding tight to the things I love, and one of the things I love is (spoiler): writing craft! Until recently, I was hesitant to write up my process for other people, because I’m essentially self-taught and I don’t have the vocabulary of a…

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