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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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.
The final chapter of "The Collapsing Tunnel" the first book in the Goblin and Dwarf saga "The Children of Durn and the Children of Bruna" https://trollstories.substack.com/p/the-collapsing-tunnel-27-and-epilogue?r=4v3fsm
All 27 chapters have been posted. Next month will be the 2nd book "Expansion".
Mira is just a normal 23-year-old—she has a generated assistant that serves as parent and frenemy, goes to school to do manual labor, dreams about owning the most stylish virtual outfits money can buy, and spends every day with an unbearable headache. When a mysterious advertisement tells her she’d be perfect for The Young Luddites, she has to wonder if her grandmother was right that there is more to human life than earning enough money to get into Heaven™
https://itgoeswithoutsaying.substack.com/p/the-young-luddites-table-of-contents?r=2xpr5p&utm_medium=
First 20 chapters are out, and you can rest easy knowing they weren’t touched by AI because it’s all typewriter written. All typos mine.