Nicole Sune Sbitani (she/her) is a diplomat by day and speculative fiction author by night. The views expressed in her newsletter or on her website are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of State or the United States.
Read My Words in Print
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When I was in college, some of my friends and I exchanged handwritten letters. It was a nice way to stay in touch when we scattered to different universities, and I remember how exciting it felt to receive a letter in the mail - completely different than a text or email! There's something similarly special about reading my words on published paper instead of just on a screen. I'll forever be grateful to Exponent II for being the first to publish my adult fiction in this way, and I still keep my contributor copy of that print magazine with me years later. Now, I'm happy to share you can have your own paperback copy of my words in 100-Foot Crow's anthology of two years of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories, now available on Amazon. (It's also available in eBook form on other platforms including Bookshop.org.) This is the same fantasy story I mentioned a few months ago, but I'm proud to see it in print alongside so many other wonderful drabbles (i.e., 100-word stories). I now also have a page where you can see some of my published work on my creator profile. Thanks for your support! Nicole Disclaimer: The views expressed in my newsletter or on my website are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of State or the United States. |
Nicole Sune Sbitani
Nicole Sune Sbitani (she/her) is a diplomat by day and speculative fiction author by night. The views expressed in her newsletter or on her website are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of State or the United States.
Hello! You may know that Brandon Sanderson is one of the most prolific and successful fiction authors of all time. Did you also know that he regularly lectures on the craft of speculative fiction writing and the business of publishing, and then kindly makes that content available online for free? I listened to his previous Brigham Young University (BYU) lecture series from 2016 on YouTube and have recently been working through an updated 2025 version of the same lecture series in podcast...
We took a family trip to Chincoteague, an island in Virginia famous for horses. This fame comes from Misty of Chincoteague, a children’s novel written by Marguerite Henry. As a testament to how impactful this novel is, I read it in the early 2000s as a kid even though it was originally published in 1947! (Did any other readers go through a horse girl phase as a kid? I know there must be a few.) Although I didn’t have time to re-read the book before our trip, we did watch the 1961 film...
Let me start by saying I highly recommend subscribing to Process by Wil Dalton, a Substack by another member of the Foreign Service community, writer, and friend of mine. Wil recently wrote a post called “Songs I Cried To Flying Away From War” that resonated with me. For those who don’t know, Wil and I were both evacuated from the Middle East months ago – an experience I mentioned in my final post on my Foreign Service blog, nandm.sbitani.com. A dear friend and colleague recently tagged me in...