Tag: novella
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Half-year check-in (or surviving debut year)
2025 has been a crazy year so far. Great, but crazy considering the number of releases, deals, edits, and events happening. I keep telling myself I will slow down the pace in 2026, but knowing myself, it will probably be the same. I guess I’ll sleep when I’m dead, right? #SmallPitch is stronger than ever…
Millie Abecassis
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Coming January 2026: The Seventh Sister, a horror fantasy novella
Last week I shared that Anuci Press, the publisher of my debut novella, acquired my latest novella The Seventh Sister after an exclusive submission. It was a difficult story to write, and I don’t really know why. All I know is that once I was done with it, I was very happily surprised with the…
Millie Abecassis
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Coming early 2025: Daughters of the Blue Moon, a dark fairy tale retelling
Last month, Anuci Press acquired my novella Daughters of the Blue Moon. I had had my eyes on this publisher for a while, and am so happy I had a story that Tony Anuci loved and wanted to publish. The book will be released in early 2025, with the exact date to be confirmed as…
Millie Abecassis
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Coming soon: Bright City, Shattered, a sci-fi mystery novella
Earlier this month, Polymath Press, an independent Colorado-based press, acquired my novella Bright City, Shattered. My publisher is currently working on the publishing schedule of their upcoming books, so the release date will be confirmed soon, but during our initial conversation, we discussed a potential release later this year. More on that coming soon! Bright…
Millie Abecassis
