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Alice Bell

@abeewords.bsky.social

📖 GRAVE EXPECTATIONS, DISPLEASURE ISLAND & THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH out now! ◦ good books ◦ murder ◦ swearing ◦ Recovering games journalist #BWithTheT Rep Stevie Finegan at Zeno @totalplaytime.com https://alicebellauthor.com/

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Alice Bell@abeewords.bsky.social · yesterday

I am still very much struggling with mad brain so i have just about managed to do work this week but then scroll mindlessly until like 1am and feel terrible the next day, REPEAT

Alice Bell@abeewords.bsky.social · yesterday

We need a moratorium on people talking about Will Stancil, either in support of or against him. Stancil discourse is in danger of becoming a load-bearing pillar of this entire site and I still don’t really understand who he is.

Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social · yesterday

A reminder: If you absolutely cannot boycott Amazon, don’t. But can you make them NOT your default? If every Amazon customer cut their spending by just 10%, Bezos would burst his facelift sutures. This doesn’t have to be an all or nothing.

Alice Bell@abeewords.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hello we are last minute in need of someone to edit an episode of our podcast this week, does anyone have the skills/knows someone who does, in exchange for monies?

TC Parker (she/her)@tcparker.bsky.social · 2d ago

The impression I get is that the people complaining about "gatekeeping" in writing/publishing aren't talking about the writing itself, but the business end They want someone to tell them the publishing industry isn't arbitrary. That there IS (cf. @debbiemoon.bsky.social) One Weird Trick (1)

Antony Johnston@antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 2d ago

Seeing complaints online that authors 'gatekeep' information…! Absolute nonsense. There is no industry or craft in the world which is so comprehensively written about, studied, and discussed as fiction writing, and every author I know welcomes new writers who are serious about giving it a go.

Nate O@nateo.bsky.social · 3d ago

You'd have to read to the thirteenth paragraph to discover the pull quote for the title was from Marcus Siding, a 23-year-old Swedish man living in Sweden that wanted to become a cop, but his ADHD diagnosis at the age of 12 barred him by law from becoming a Swedish cop Seems relevant

'“When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’ Rates of conditions such as ADHD and autism seem to be ever growing, but some adults diagnosed in childhood are happy to be free of their labels” Excerpt From “‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’” The Times and The Sunday Times https://apple.news/AdYlGGpX0SrG-Joy7OuhgMg This material may be protected by copyright.
Stefan Mohamed@stefmowords.bsky.social · 3d ago

anecdotally, everyone I know who has managed to get an ADHD diagnosis - all of whom have had to scrape the money together to go privately because the waiting list is 18 years or some shit - have found the diagnosis and the meds generally life-changing. huge improvements in quality of life

SMD@anothersmd.bsky.social · 3d ago

can't stress enough this assault on neurodivergent people is fucking grim because of how difficult it is to get any kind of support if you're an adult. and that's not even including the hoops you have to jump through and frankly how western-centric it all is.

Alice Bell@abeewords.bsky.social · 4d ago

I thought Bash might have eaten a sock on Tuesday but he was fine and unbothered for you will note five days and, suddenly threw it up at 7.30 this morning, and continued fine and unbothered