I believe no one in the wealthiest nation in the world should go without education, food, housing, or healthcare. There's no need. Tax the 2%. Those shouldn't be things we negotiate as something others "deserve." No one's worth should be directly tied to what tired old bodies can't do at 70.

A sensor on out AC unit went out and needs replaced. The part is covered by warranty but the labor is not. Sooo consider commissioning me or throwing a tip my way if you love what I do! I also have ebooks for sale direct on my kofi! #helpneeded #mutualaid #commissionsopen #commissions

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Commission info! I offer avatars, chibi art, aesthetics, promo graphics, pay what you can design services, and full illustration covers! Feel free to reach out in DMs to discuss specifics ahead of purchasing! ko-fi.com/amarajlynn/c...

LOOKING FOR ARC READERS! I have limited ARC space open for my Dune meets Elden Ring queer, dark science fantasy book that is releasing in October. If you're interested, sign up here: forms.gle/cNnJsZDxGdVi...

IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who’s pre-ordered this book. If you haven’t yet, I’m not mad. Here’s the order links just in case: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

Stars and Sabers@starsandsabers.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happy release day to @cornellwriter.bsky.social! The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories, her debut collection, is now available. With captivating and thrilling science fiction and fantasy stories, this collection is inspiring. Cover art by Loreto Salinas Retamal. #books #SFF #scifi

📣 Tomorrow is the start of the BIPOC Author Summit! It’s a FREE 3-day, virtual summit to help you plan, write, and publish your book! It runs August 13–15 📅 I'm super excited to be a part of this! Hope to see you there ✨ #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying www.bipocauthorsummit.com

BIPOC Author Summit

A free virtual event to help BIPOC authors plan, write, and publish their books. With an all-BIPOC speaker lineup, this summit will provide both quality writing education and community for writers of ...

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Anymore vs any more: which is correct?? 🤔 This seems like a basic typo, but either of these could be correct depending on the context. “Anymore” is an adverb that means “any longer,” and “any more” refers to an amount. #editor #amediting #writingcommunity

Also, more and more agents, editors, and publishers are enforcing strict anti-AI policies so you are hurting yourself if you use ChatGPT (or any AI) as a tool.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley.bsky.social · 4w ago

I’m getting more emails from writers who used ChatGPT for editing “help,” and because they did so, are now being refused by agents, publishers, and editors. I feel for them because AI ignorance is huge, so here’s my PSA: You are more creative than a robot and you do not need AI.

Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

Nurse Hammam has risked his life to save the wounded and injured since the beginning of the war in Gaza. Right now his family is starving & homeless & his brother suffers from severe epileptic seizures. Any donation—even small ones—can change their lives. Please donate: chuffed.org/project/1844...

What AI has done to sparkle icons is a crime

Sign this petition to show your support for keeping Senior Editors in the Dark Horse Workers Union. actionnetwork.org/petitions/dh...

DHWU Wants Senior Editors in the Bargaining Unit!

Since the Voluntary Recognition Agreement was signed, Dark Horse Workers United has been working in good faith with Dark Horse Comics to take the next steps toward contract negotiations—but that good ...

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I’m back from my Scottish adventures, and I’m looking at my fall calendar, booking editing projects. Reach out if you’d like to chat about structural edits, manuscript evaluations, submission packages, book coaching, or anything book-related, self-publishing or traditional. #BookSky #EditorSky

maybe YOU would like your own copy of Amusement Park Arcana, physically or in the ether! books2read.com/AmusementPar...

Jen Donohue@authorizedmusings.bsky.social · last mo.

today I walked into a bookstore and signed two (2) copies of Amusement Park Arcana that they already had stocked on the shelf! writer dream ✔️

f you know of any trans people have mutual aid funds or any organizations that I have missed. I will be happy to add it to my directory.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 4w ago

For over two years, I have been amassing a directory of trans rights organizations (a lot of them in the UK) and in America. I have also been compiling individual mutual aid funds. Please help stop the trans genocide. withthisring.ingloriousgigi.com/support-tran...

🔥eBOOK SALE🔥 I (Matt) am currently locked indoors w/150+ AQI & forest fires ablazin' across the PNW. We know that's been a lot of you all over the world too. We need some instant gratification sooooo: 50% ALL EBOOKS! Emailed instantly. Read Weird🖤☠️ store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...

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Independent, award-winning publisher of Horror/Sci-Fi/speculative books, magazines and merchandise. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.

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I got 1 of 2 left in XL unisex in teal.

Time to bring back this meme I made a while back. If being against generative AI in the arts is gatekeeping, then I guess I’m a proud gatekeeper.

📣 Calling All Authors 📣 Shadow Spark Publishing is open to #queries! manuscript should be polished as possible- no first drafts accepted full-length novels only standalones preferred only one manuscript permitted per author, but feel free to pitch others in your query letter #booksky #writesky

What happens when Uncanny Magazine fully funds: 1- I can announce WHEN WE REOPEN TO SUBMISSIONS! 2- We can work towards the STRETCH GOALS of 3 Original Covers!!!

Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · last mo.

There are ONLY 9 DAYS LEFT of the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 KICKSTARTER!! YOU make it possible for Uncanny Magazine to exist!! LET’S MAKE YEAR 13 HAPPEN!! The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

I went on a library spree recently and added a TON of new comics to my Disability Pride Month booklist! Give them a read and support the creators of these wonderful stories ⭐ bookshop.org/lists/graphi...

Graphic Novels for DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH

Graphic novels featuring or created by disabled creators!

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Johanna T 👻 📚@johannamation.bsky.social · last yr.

Another booklist of comics for July which is Disability Pride Month!! 🦼 ♿️ 🌟 bookshop.org/lists/graphi...

Fiction teaches empathy in a way that regular life rarely can. It lets you step directly into someone else’s shoes, live their triumphs, and feel their heartbreaks. 🌍❤️ #BenefitsOfReading #Fiction #BookTwitter

#SFFChat Outro: Thank you again for hosting! I'd appreciate if you could share my personal storefront where I sell signed signed books and ebooks in EPUB and PDF format. This supports me directly and helps me better than Amazon or Draft2Digital, especially while money is tight.

Visit Rebecca E. Reyes's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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SFFChat@sffchat.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#SFFChat Outro: Thanks so much for answering, everyone! Comment below with something you'd like shared, and comment on someone else's post!

Hi friends! There is now a week left to submit your queer books to the Pride Book Fair Itchio bundles! The deadline is May 4th. 🌈📚 #PrideBookFair #QueerWriters Details and submission form can be found here: pridebookfair.carrd.co#itchio

Here's a cut paper design I made a few years back, celebrating the earth and the seasons. Happy Earth Day! 🌏🍃

still trying to raise money for bills and groceries!! check out my shop if you can! ko-fi.com/beverlyannem...

Visit Beverly's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Here’s another grammar refresh! This time let's talk about clauses and phrases. Clauses and phrases are the foundational structures of a sentence. Clauses have a subject and verb, while phrases do not. 1/4 #editor #amediting #writingcommunity

💜🐻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY to my cozy, sapphic romance novella!! 🥳🥳 A lonely bear stuck in a cycle of grief gets a new chance of love and companionship when she accidentally mortally wounds a woman who just wanted to make sure everyone was alright. Link and more info 👇 📚💙

Reminder that in this house we do not trash other genres of books to support the genre we like the most. One, come on, we're grown ups. Two, the bottom line is people reading and loving books. Three, every writer you know has friends working other genres, don't trash their friends, thanks.

Advice to all writers from my most fucked up character.