Burkshelf
@burkshelf.bsky.social
Geeky writing couple. Authors of The Black Lily, A Single Spark, Original Sin, and Word Garbage, among other things. Eternally WIPing. Find all our stuff at burkshelf.com
I want companies to understand that when I see an AI flier, my brain instantly deletes it. I don't think, "Ooh, I should go to this event!" I rush past it like it's a pile of dog poop. Same for ads with AI models. I assume that if your marketing is cheap garbage, so is your product.
This Pride Month, spare a thought for the hatemold as it keeps doing its valiant work <3
Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️@valdevia.art · last yr.Infections with what has become known as "Hatemold" (Jacare rowlii) are on the rise this year. This parasitic black mold is attracted to individuals who fill their hearts with hatred towards fellow humans, weakening their immune system. It has spread through the TERF community, among other bigots.
I'm SO excited to finally share these pieces I created for D&D Ravenloft: The Horrors Within. This project was such a huge honor to work on. I remember as a kid looking through the players manuals & doing little studies of the artwork in there, so this feels a bit full-circle.
ross spent over a decade failing to get a cartoon idea funded until recently. and now that the pilot has aired on youtube, it’s gotten millions views and i’ve seen countless fanart of the cute cat girl the new ideas are always there; you cheap fuckers just wanna avoid paying for them
Vox@vox.com · 8mo agoAmerica, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
Stephanie’s writing tips: 1) Write. Write write write. Write ideas. Write notes. Write without notes and see where it goes. Write what you want as soon as you want to. If the words are in your head, let them out. 2) Take breaks from tip one when it feels too hard, then resume tip one.
It's a good year for us if we can so much as break even with how expensive it is being an indie author. This we absolutely do not need. The publishing business is real good at snuffing out the joy of telling stories. I'd laugh if I weren't busy crying.
Ryan Marie Ketterer@ryanmarie47.bsky.social · 4mo ago@draft2digital.bsky.social has made the inane decision to charge a yearly fee to anyone that make less than $100 per year, indicating that such accounts may be AI slop. This punishes indie publishers in particular, but it especially punishes members of a shared revenue project. (1/5)
Can’t legislate us out of existence 🏳️⚧️ prints now available!
My woke opinion of the day is tying art to capital, and capital to survival, is fundamentally anti-art It inherently compromised the artists vision from the roots. its financial success is a factor that will always exist in the creators mind - informed or opposed Want pure art? Kill capitalism
"Ghost Riders in the Sky" is just the Wild Hunt again but in a Western font Why am I only today years old when I realize this
It is World Book Day. Buy a book from an indie press, leave a review for an author, or social media post to a beloved author and make their day.
