Late summer. Daydreams. Nostalgia. It all blends together in this charming fable novella by Emmy Award winner David Quantick Imagine a Friend is for all ages. Order it from your favorite bookseller today! #fantasy #books #fable #cozy #nostalgic www.starsandsabers.c...

I have found my new favourite meme response for slopists. Ahahahahaha 🤣

Writing a book: First you're going to go quietly mad for a few years. You're going to make a private precious thing that only you know about. It's delicate, introverted and lonely work. Ok? Good so now PUT IT OUT THERE FOR EVERY PERSON TO SEE!!! NOW SELL IT!!! MARKET THE PRECIOUS SECRET BABY!!!!!!

I did go to the gym today today and did my assisted pull-ups and dips, but I didn't much feel like taking a picture. It wasn't the best session, and I still don't feel great in myself.

Since this is my only public-facing internet presence, here's my AI policy: I don't use AI for my writing. I don't use it for idea generation or editing. I don't use it for publicity. I have not in the past, and will not in the future. I have "no AI" statements in all the contracts that I sign.

This is anecdotal but I've been told I'm in the wrong restrooms in the uk last year, which has never happened before (I just stared, and it was fortunately not confrontational)

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 13h ago

The EHRC's Code of Practice has been condemned as a "system of segregation", "impractical and inhumane", and even "genocidal in nature" It comes into force today

I'm not sure why we're posting about ai but I don't use AI in my writing, in my cover art, etc. I've had every feature that could automatically modify text in Word turned off for decades, and AI is just more of the same. Every edit lovingly done by hand.

New readers often ask me which of my science fiction #books they should read first. To help, here are my most recent releases grouped by series and category. Which one catches your eye?

If anyone is wondering, I don't use generative AI. It offers me nothing useful creatively and nothing trustworthy as research. The environmental impact is appalling and the companies who developed it stole copyright intellectual property knowing that is illegal. GenAI is dishonest at every level.

Saw Spiderman last night and thought it was both surprising and excellent. I'd definitely rank it among the best post-Endgame Marvel movies and comparable with the movies before Endgame, too.

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Alt: Spider Man diving from a building in the movie Spiderman: Brand New Day.

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All of the people who are telling you to 'just get used to AI because it's here to stay' are the ones who feel the need to convince you not to fight it. Just a thought. Happy Wednesday!

Got my copies early 😁 It's got my story inside! (see my pinned post)

🎵 Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Black Doe is OUT TODAY Go and buy it, pleeeeease! 🎵 Grab it on kindle now, or order from your favourite bookshop in person or online. #newbook #kindlebooks #historicalfantasy #scottishbooks 🩵 📚 blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... amzn.eu/d/0a0NApjt

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Buy Black Doe by Smith, Cleland from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.

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Anyway, so my book that was written with ZERO use of AI is out in less than 2 weeks. The Toronto launch is coming up soon thereafter (details below). The cover is also AI-free and by renowned Chilean illustrator Loreto Salinas Retamal. Pre-order now: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

Happy Wednesday all! It's been a busy start, and I'm hoping to get back to gym today. Not feeling so bad compared to the last few days, so fingers crossed it isn't too bad. Hope you're all having a good one!

The sooner someone brings back YahooGroups that are based around e-mail mailing lists, the better.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

We need a new word for that particular type of stupidity where you blindly trust generative AI without even the most basic check on its output.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d ago

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

It's very easy to say 'I did not use AI in my writing and editing.' The fact that certain authors are tying themselves in linguistic knots to not say that while claiming their work is their own, is rather telling.

‘The EU has come under fire for placing more demands on businesses, and rules that will ultimately force all content to be labelled given the rapidly growing widespread use of AI across Europe.‘ Please, spare us the sob story. If you can make it, you can label it. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

AI-generated label becomes mandatory in the EU

Companies creating or using AI-generated content have to label it clearly for users to know, as part of an EU guideline implemented on Sunday. #EuropeNews

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Looking for #space #horror? Stars and Bones by Gareth L Powell is available from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good book sellers.

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Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · yesterday

Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.

Ahhh!! Just 29 sales away from 100!!! I’m so, so close. 🥳 This story’s been out a year and I’d love to finally hit this milestone! If you like epic fantasy novellas with magic and romance, maybe check it out! I would love to get this book into more hands 🫶

Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · 5d ago

🗡️ fantasy novella ⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals 🏹 gallant knights 👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom 🌲 enchanted plants and forests 🥀 romance and friendship 🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-... 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... [ #booksky ]

The billionth reason why the ocean is terrifying.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterday

‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality

Japan's population falls below 120 million for first time in 42 years as birth crisis deepens The number of Japanese nationals declined by a record 917,000 to 119.7 million, while foreign residents reached an all-time high www.firstpost.com/world/japans... #Japan #population #demographics

Look, I'm busy fighting chronic pain and depression here. I'll make this quick: -I don't use GenAI because I actually love writing. -It's built on theft. -It's an environmental disaster. -It's constructed by corpos to addict and disable you. -My younger self would've been addicted to it.

Some of my Star Trek based art. Enjoy. #scifiart #scifi #fanart #startrek

'Austin now requires data centers to adopt water conservation plans as the city joins a broadening push by local governments to reduce the impacts of the rapidly growing, resource intensive industry.' It's a start. www.statesman.com/business/tec...

Austin moves to curb data centers' water demands

Council still intends to pursue further data center crackdowns in the coming months.

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