Welcome to The Pitch, a monthly discussion thread of the best speculative fiction on Substack, introduced by the authors themselves!
Whether you’re a reader searching for new worlds or a writer ready to promote your latest piece, this thread is for you! Here’s how it works:
📝 Are you a writer?
Head to the comments and add:
A link to the speculative fiction that will keep your readers up at night (short story, serial chapter, anthology excerpt, essay, etc.).
A 1–2 sentence pitch to hook new readers.
Bonus: Share the inspiration behind the story, a moodboard, the first line, favorite reader tropes. Be creative!
🔖Are you a reader?
Head to the comments:
Browse the comments to discover fresh speculative fiction directly from the authors.
Like the ones that catch your eye.
Leave a comment on a story you enjoyed—it makes a writer’s day and starts great conversations.
Already have a favorite ghost story to fit the theme of this spooky month (on or off Substack)? Leave a comment to drop a rec of your own!
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Restack. Restack this thread. Restack the stories you are reading. Let fellow Substackers know what you enjoy.
Share it to Reddit, Discord, X, Instagram, Facebook, share it with your mom, uncle, best friend, grandpa, neighbor who weirdly does yardwork at midnight—anywhere speculative fiction lives, let them hear from you.
Your word of mouth holds so much power. The more you share, the more readers will read, the more connections we build. Let’s keep the signal strong.
https://shieldbreakersaga.substack.com/p/start-here
The Shieldbreaker Saga explores a region in flux: sixty years of uninterrupted warfare between two great ancient powers has destroyed them both, and a new regional superpower is emerging in the vacuum left behind by their collapse. Standing in the path of the new power are our protagonists: a tiny tribe of pagan mercenaries led by a nineteen year old kid who may or may not be out of his entire damn mind. Will they make it through the end of the world as they know it?
Becoming - excerpt from my book
https://open.substack.com/pub/simpulacra/p/exerpt-from-becoming?r=2rr57&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
An entity is emerging out of the hollow spaces in a small coastal Oregon town. Lotta spooky stuff happens.