Bita Behzadi's Newsletter

Bita Behzadi is a fantasy author from California. She not only writes about writing, but about other things, like the state of the world, books she hasn't written, baked goods, and anything that necessitates commentary (which is most things).

Launched a year ago

Today, I Am a Published Author

'Letters from the Last Apothecary' is now available

Jun 9•Bita Behzadi

Other Posts

It's A Dog Eat Dog World

May 1•Bita Behzadi

The Ambiguously Brown Love Interest (derogatory)

how a seemingly innocent method of including more diversity in fantasy novels snowballed into a real representation issue... and my response

Feb 12•Bita Behzadi

How I Got My Book Deal

'Memory' and Me

Jan 13•Bita Behzadi

And That's A Wrap!

Reflections and Recommendations on 2025

Dec 14, 2025•Bita Behzadi

Dear Jealousy

professional jealousy - it's not easy being green!

Nov 22, 2025•Bita Behzadi

You Are Wrong About Piracy

Is pirating books ethical? Does it even matter?

Oct 14, 2025•Bita Behzadi

i'm not a pessimist, and you shouldn't be one either

to begin with, believing in the inherent selfishness of people is individualistic propaganda that only serves to reinforce capitalistic and conservative…

Aug 15, 2025•Bita Behzadi