We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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Spellcheck in Word would improve and I'd have much better search results. And, best of all, I'd never have to edit content generated by AI. Sounds great, sign me up 🙃

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 19h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Google AI Overview showcasing racist bias by saying the line "Through this dread shape the Filipino looks" is a misquote of the Edward Markham poem "The Man With the Hoe"... ...when in fact it's a line from the poem "The Fall of the Redskin ((With apologies to Edwin Markham)" by Alexander Posey.

"To be able to identify the mechanism does not invalidate the mechanism" is something that a looooot of people online need to hear re: book and movie criticism lollllllllllllllllll

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor@carolinavonkampen.com · 2d ago

Excellent philosophical interview. She ate! youtu.be/wa4I8Ch2TRo?... #christophernolan #moviesky

Check out this Authors Guild webinar: Agent Talks: How Digital Platforms Reshape Book Launches on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. ET. Register here: authorsguild.org/event/agent-... #indieauthors #selfpub #selfpublishing #books #publishing

Agent Talks: How Digital Platforms Reshape Book Launches

A book launch looks different these days: while a national tour is all but unheard of, authors can connect with far greater numbers of readers online. Digital platforms—from social media to virtual bo...

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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 17h ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wesley Bell wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri's 1st Congressional District.

There are so, so many times that the Google AI summary is flat-out wrong. I do not advise writers (or anyone) to rely on them for "research"!

Litbowl@litbowl.bsky.social · 4d ago

Nah man, this is really just you, sorry! (read the full horror here: hughhowey.com/the-end-of-a...)

Join us for our #StetChat about worldbuilding TOMORROW at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Excellent philosophical interview. She ate! youtu.be/wa4I8Ch2TRo?... #christophernolan #moviesky

Christopher Nolan talks narrative decisions, film critics and whether he Christianised The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan interviewed by political philosophy lecturer & doctoral student Zhong Shu in Beijing, China, on 30 July 2026. Source: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1vdGK6GEQE

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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

abolish child actors

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

Using LLMs is slower and produces worse content at a higher cost. Didn't we say this from the start? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive

There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

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am i entitled to financial compensation if crumbl cookies made me nauseous 😭

Review of the YA graphic memoir Passport! 🌎 The book's description: "An unforgettable graphic memoir by debut talent Sophia Glock reveals her discovery as a teenager that her parents are agents working for the CIA." The book was ultimately OK but not memorable.

we r losing the plot www.wired.com/story/boomer...

Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books

Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.

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Authors are magic. That's the whole post.

Let's do a #StetChat Show and Tell! 👀 SHOW US YOUR BOOKSHELVES #StetChatShowAndTell #edibuddies #freelanceeditor #amediting

"Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they'll know it too." —Esther Freud

Wow, that takes me back. Glad you found it useful. I’ve got a whole bunch more free worldbuilding resources over at my website. www.mdpresley.com/worldbuildin...

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #amediting

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The Mincing Mockingbird@mincingmockingbird.com · 7d ago

We’re thrilled to debut a slew of new prints, as well as a few returning favorites in new sizes! Visit mincingmockingbird.com or Etsy to shop the collection!

I'm prepping questions for next week's #StetChat about #worldbuilding and came across this fantastic blog post, "The Four Cs of Fantasy Worldbuilding," by @mdpresley.bsky.social. fantasy-hive.co.uk/2021/04/the-... #amediting #fictionediting #copyediting #sff #bookediting

The Four Cs of Fantasy Worldbuilding

One of the ironies of fantasy worldbuilding is that effective worldbuilding usually goes unnoticed because the audience is absorbing all the details in an unconscious, immersive state. It’s only when this state is disturbed, usually by breaking one of the four Cs of worldbuilding, that the audience is ejected from the story in the same way than a typo can disrupt the reading flow (yes, that one was intentional). Taken alone, these breaks in immersion are not usually deal-breakers, but they add up quickly to eventually ruin the experience, which is why the four Cs are meant to keep the audience’s experience as seamless as possible. So, without further ado, let’s introduce you to the four C’s: Creative, Complete, Consistent, and Compelling.

fantasy-hive.co.uk

Cute lil morning read in a cute dress at a cute cafe :) I really enjoyed Tillie Walden’s #graphicnovel I Love This Part about two girls’ first love. bookshop.org/a/6998/97819... (affiliate link) #booksky #amreading

A peek at the most viewed posts and pages on my website the past 30 days 👀 The top 10 are a mix of landing pages for new clients, blog posts about my editing processes, and a few wildcards, like a 2018 book review and a 2017 blog post about cold emailing my way into internships. Fascinating!

It’s #StetSprint time! What are you working on during today’s sprint, #edibuddies? How to #StetSprint 1️⃣ Share your goal with us (ex. “Copyedit 6 pages of MS”). 2️⃣ Focus on work for 1 hour: No phones, no social media, just working. 3️⃣ In 1 hour, check back in here and tell us how you did!

This @authorsguild.org webinar looks great for #indieauthors and #publishing professionals who help authors publish their books! "How to Improve Metadata to Sell More Books" on Thursday, July 30 at 5 p.m. ET. authorsguild.org/event/how-to... #selfpub #selfpublishing #amediting #authors

How to Improve Metadata to Sell More Books

Are your book descriptions and metadata making your book easily discoverable in the modern age? Join us for an informative session with Narrative Muse, a UNESCO-recognized audience intelligence…

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What's on your plate this week, #edibuddies?

I come back to this tumblr post again and again

Hillary Monahan@hillarymonahan.bsky.social · last wk.

Nobody wants predictive data models to stop working for the people in medicine. Or translating ancient Pompeii texts. Or the other ways we were already using it. We want it to stop replacing workers, killing the environment, and stealing from artists. Hope that clarifies.