Finally got a chance to reread what I have of Project Grand Drape, and it's... not nearly as bad as I remembered?
Caro
@cabeci.bsky.social
Reader, Book Riot contributor, teacher. Will yap incessantly about books. I, too, need coffee in an IV.
JCO, speaking like a true chaos gremlin shit-poster. Joyce, honey, there are no machine made clothes. They’re all made by humans. Closest we’ve gotten is an underwear that’s laser cut and has the seams welded, but they don’t stay on anyone’s ass, and they’re plastic panties, so they suck.
Tara O’Connor@taraocomics.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat the fuck, Joyce. I don’t even read romance novels but this kind of thinking pisses me the fuck off. It further pushes that mentality that some books as “lesser” which is bullshit! All books count!
AI detection software, made out of genAI by the same dipshits making genAI, is being targeted at Black writers so that an Arday can happen but with no human able to be held accountable.
Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 2w agoFrance’s most prestigious literary prize has pulled a book from the longlist they think may have been written by AI. This is the start of what is going to become an authenticity nightmare for all concerned: authors, publishers, awards, readers www.ft.com/content/b002...
Making a few tiny candles to test new scents. I feel like a witch brewing potions.
@stephanieburgis.bsky.social Hi! I tried to subscribe to your newsletter, but I'm not getting the confirmation email.
Anyway, I'm currently at capacity with reading, what with the Brontë workshop I'm leading and the podcast chats I'm preparing for. But I miss romance, and I was away from #romancelandia for almost a year. What books should I give a chance to? Feel free to recommend your own!
Eight confirmed guests! Including several authors, an editor, a professor, a bookseller, and a very prestigious translator
Caro@cabeci.bsky.social · 2w agoWelp, six guests now confirmed. Will start recording in October. If you think I am terrified... you are correct.
This is horrifying. And the fact that his estate agreed? I'd come back from the dead to haunt them.
Mashable@mashable.com · 2w agoNetflix's new reality show "Wonka's Golden Ticket" uses AI Gene Wilder as its host. The beloved comedian passed away in 2016, but his voice lives on in AI form. At least Netflix didn't use AI to create the new Oompa Loompas. What do you think of this AI resurrection? Let us know in the comments 👇
Someone please explain to me why I decided I wanted to have a full time job, a small business, teach a literary workshop, and start a podcast (two, once @jackiebarbosa.bsky.social and I start ours 🥳) I love it all 🤭
If you're in the UK, for just 9 more days, you can scoop up the ebook of my cozy-spooky fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen for only 99p! www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step... & of course it's still available everywhere else, too: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen #romancelandia
My Instagram algorithm has decided I want to see nothing but RF Kuang's writing advice. For once, the algorithm is correct.
What's wild is that folks then wonder why the kids don't have motivation, energy, drive, interest in x or y or z. Even the people who purport to care about their future make it clear they don't care about their future.
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3w ago"AI will destroy the job market and likely the world, which is why every school and college should buy our products immediately." And yet, the pitch works on admin every single time.
Every day I give thanks for working at a public school that couldn't buy AI products if it wanted to. It's bad enough that ALL my coworkers and students use it, if they tried to force me to I'd lose my shit.
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3w ago"AI will destroy the job market and likely the world, which is why every school and college should buy our products immediately." And yet, the pitch works on admin every single time.
One of the many lovely things about being a regular at a coffee shop is that sometimes you get free food or drinks. Yesterday they gave me a double espresso. Today, a slice of carrot cake.
Damn, this blew up. Got nothing beyond this: value human creativity, problem solving, and the capacity to dream. Go make something bad, and get excited for how you can make it better next time. 🤘💙🤘
This should immediately disqualify a reviewer and end their employment.
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3w agoif you are reviewing an unpublished manuscript and you have the sheer unmitigated audacity, cheek, gall and laziness to upload it into an LLM to generate a review, let me tell you, you should be shunned and tarred and feathered
Going to make my first batch of test candles for the spring/summer line today. Fingers crossed the blends smell as good in the wax as they do on my scent strips!
Hey, friends, if you can, please help Alexandra? This are scary, but enough people tossing in a couple of dollars should do it. (Thank you)
🏳️⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her]@alexandraerin.com · 3w agoPlease help me afford health insurance and medicine
Love & Spite 2 is now up for preorder! Coming March 23, 2027. When Karina Ting encounters Dr. Gil Sloane at a party, her only wish is to cover him in hagfish slime. The man is like marine snow: pretty, but full of crap. jackielaubooks.com/books/return...
AI critics: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination AI Stans: This is the greatest, most powerful tech in history. It is not a theft machine. There are no original thoughts anymore People Who Created AI: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 3w agoOpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
One of my absolute favorite romance series
Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 3w agoHe's been ordered to get rid of her by fair means or foul. /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c... Kobo: http://store.koboboo... #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #Novella #BrothersSinister
A Murderous Business Harriman & Mancini Book 1 bit.ly/AMurderousBusiness Out in audio, ebook, HC, and TPB! A Deadly Entanglement Harriman & Mancini Book 2 tinyrul.com/ADeadlyEntanglementlp Out in ebook, HC, and audio! From @minotaurbooks.bsky.social #Booksky #historical #wlw #queer #crime
Coming up with the spring/summer line for my little candle shop is so fun. Added benefit is that it makes my apartment smell like a meadow in bloom.
On a different note, the thing about deactivating and coming back is that none of my mutuals remember me, so I'm essentially shouting into the void 🤭
Speaking it into existence: I *will* finish Othello this week, and outline the first ten chapters of Project Grand Drape
I have the afternoon off, so I can *probably* squeeze in working on my business (launching in less than a month!), my novel, and podcast #1.
