*grabs megaphone* *blasts this onto every set* *blasts this into every classroom* *blasts this at every actor I ever dated*

regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸@ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 18h ago

anya taylor-joy says women don't method act because we have things to take care of and can't lose our minds or be assholes

I just gotta say, thank fuck for @mrmaresca.com and @natania.bsky.social, bc we do a lot to keep each other sane. I understand it may not *seem* like that to those who witness our unhingery. But I swear it's true. 😅

"Generative AI is catnip to the men who miss female sycophants." Really astute article here: katemanne.substack.com/p/a-culture-...

A Culture Hooked on Generative AI is a Culture that Misses Female Sycophants

And we have missed a central reason why AI is a feminist issue

katemanne.substack.com

#WIPSnips Aug 4: My mind won't settle to a project, but yesterday and today I've been reacquainting myself with Aven 4 and the interstitial ... novella? novelette? we'll see? that will come before it. And which finds us in a box at the Circus Maximus...

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · yesterday

The #WIPSnips word for August 4th is "box" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Marketing emails: Set the mood for spooky season! Me: I WILL NOT. It is AUGUST. It is time for SUNFLOWERS and GRAPES and COLORFUL SUNSETS and DRINKS ON THE BEACH and FIRST HARVESTS and ABUNDANCE. It is NOT YET the dying of the year! We are NOT YET speeding into the night!

SEASON OF THE SERPENT is the final novel in The Nameless Republic trilogy (2021-2026). It's the punchiest, twistiest, riskiest, most gut-punching, wide-ranging, experimental--& therefore the most "Suyi Book"--of the 3 so far. Out next month (Aug 18), with notes on events & book swag coming soon.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri.bsky.social · 4w ago

authors you should absolutely quote post this with your fall releases, I am finding out about so many cool titles that I hadn't heard about

If you need voting resources today: iwillvote.com

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

iwillvote.com

Had to re-do this as a quote post bc I AM DYINGE

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yf you spye a fadid signe at the syde of the roade that saith 'V short leagues to the Shack of Love'

I saw something about this over on Threads and, uh, yeah, I'm not sure where that nonsense came from, you can't get us authors to shut up about what's going on with us and our industry, that gate's right off the hinges if you ask me

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.

And I’m gonna bet there’s a labor benefit, too. People work better and more safely and more efficiently when they have regular shade, too.

Suw@suw.bsky.social · 3d ago

Crops grown underneath solar panels produce more, require less water and are more resistant to extreme weather, even during a hot, dry summer. We need agrivoltaics to be rolled out asap, for both the electricity and the better growing conditions. microgridmedia.com/solar-panels...

No cheating, post your lock screen! Mine is *usually* something related to whatever my next travel is going to be — the carrots I continually dangle in front of myself.

🫜Prof Emily🫜@professoremily.bsky.social · 2d ago

No cheating, post your lock screen! Gorgeous art of my #Charagma girls by @nushdeco.bsky.social 😊❤️❤️❤️

That said, let us take a moment to thank our Bluesky Trans and Furry Elders for freaking out Jack Dorsey so much he bolted and left us this nice social media playground, taking most of his crypto chuds with him. We thank you for your service.

Super useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/

Can’t get prettier. 💜

Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 3d ago

OUT NOW: @natania.bsky.social 's complete LOVE IN NETHERFORD trilogy feat. queernorm regency romance, with a much loved cast of vampires, werewolves and witches: only £2.99 each in eBook! Book 1: geni.us/NetherfordH Book 2: geni.us/viscountstal book 3: geni.us/GameoH #booksky📚💙

Pop quiz: Is "He grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought" an appropriate personality trait for a) a nervous chihuahua b) the president of the United States

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Sen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."

Today on Patreon: August's tarot card is full of passion and vitality! And it's one of my very favorites, as it happens.

August 2026 Tarot: Queen of Wands | Cass Morris

August's tarot card is full of passion and vitality!

patreon.com

If we live in post-constitutional America then both sides need to act like it

Perpetually irritated by how expensive it is to need to make full use of my eyeballs.

THIS. People educated enough in the specific subject to pull the data together don’t need LLMs; people without the knowledge to weed data from the bullshit are at the mercy of the LLM. They’re obsequious Dunning-Kruger machines. Designed to flatter midwits and the technologically obsolete.

Ophie Dokie 🌻@ophiedokie.bsky.social · 5d ago

So, ok, a thing about telling yr audience "i use AI for my info gathering/research but then I look over it and fix any errors" is that you unfortunately told me youve outsourced your knowledge base on this subject to the machine, and therefore I have no reason to believe you CAN catch those errors

E'en now!

Worldbuilding for Masochists@worldbuildcast.bsky.social · 5d ago

Today! Worldbuilding for Masochists is taking part in @tbrcon.bsky.social, an all-virtual, all-streaming sci-fi/fantasy/horror convention. We’ll be chatting about our “choose, don’t presume” ethos and general approach to worldbuilding. Tune in on YouTube at 5pm ET! youtube.com/live/GeF4zvq...

Newsletter! Haven't put one out since April, so this one is FULL of updates, upcoming events, and reading recommendations.

July 2026 Newsletter

Well. Camp season is finally over. And I get my brain back. News And just in time, too, because I have just handed Shattered Souls over to brilliant editor...

buttondown.com

#PretendPanel July 31: There's still a little over a week to vote for the Hugo Awards! And I'm going to keep pushing that Worldbuilding for Masochists is up for Best Fancast for our SIXTH year in a row! worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's been a privilege hosting for you all this month, #PretendPanel! As is tradition, this final Friday of July is a Freebie Friday! Share or ask anything you like, and make sure to check other people's responses and answer their questions as well. 💜 See you in August!

#PretendPanel 7/31: As many of you will know, I released my debut sci-fi romance, The Stars Will Be Our Ocean, this past month. I'm so proud of the work that went into it, so grateful to everyone who supported me along the way or read the finished piece. Links in the replies!

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's been a privilege hosting for you all this month, #PretendPanel! As is tradition, this final Friday of July is a Freebie Friday! Share or ask anything you like, and make sure to check other people's responses and answer their questions as well. 💜 See you in August!

I'm sharing my favourite writing apps with no AI, ads, or data harvesting! Ellipsus.com Beautiful, fully-featured writing environment. There's a paid option, but the free version is amazing. TrackBear.app Free writing tracker for words, chapters, pages, scenes, lines and time. 🏷️ #PretendPanel

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's been a privilege hosting for you all this month, #PretendPanel! As is tradition, this final Friday of July is a Freebie Friday! Share or ask anything you like, and make sure to check other people's responses and answer their questions as well. 💜 See you in August!

Today! Worldbuilding for Masochists is taking part in @tbrcon.bsky.social, an all-virtual, all-streaming sci-fi/fantasy/horror convention. We’ll be chatting about our “choose, don’t presume” ethos and general approach to worldbuilding. Tune in on YouTube at 5pm ET! youtube.com/live/GeF4zvq...

"I was in a hurry and used AI. Oops, sorry it was all wrong." Darlings. Sweethearts. Listen to me. If you're in a creative field and do this, you have no excuse. None. Especially now. The gen AI stole from YOU. The gen AI stole from your FRIENDS. It is wrong a lot! You should know and do better.

Bsky is apparently doing that thing again where if I upload a photo using Firefox, it refuses to be anything except a giant black box, which is extremely irritating.

My schedule for @laworldcon.bsky.social! Yeah, they're keeping me busy. 😅 And this doesn't even include Hugo-Ceremony-related things! I'm super looking forward to it -- I've got some great topics and get to sit alongside some amazing people.