✨NEW RELEASE✨ @kateerobert.com is back with Rebel in the Deep, the thrilling and emotional conclusion to the Crimson Sails trilogy! Out now from @berkleyromance.bsky.social! Buy now at: IndieB: bookshop.org/p/books/rebe... B&N: barnesandnoble.com/w/rebel-in-t...

The most annoying thing about writing Greek myth retellings is the WELL, ACTUALLY crowd. I recognize I write fan-fic-y versions of these myths, but SHOCKINGLY, that requires research? And any choices I make to divert from the most commonly held myths are intentional choices?????????

Parlor Room on Dropout is such a delight of a show. A bunch of friends/comedians/actors playing goofy ass games and eating snacks in the middle? Perfection. Exactly what I want from my media.

Tapping out at 1k words. There's no way I can run today, which means there's a solid chance I'm going to fuck up my program schedule. I'm just trying to prep my ADHD like "No, we didn't fail, we don't have to quit working out for 6 months, we can just keep going when we feel better, I promise..."

Been divorced like 15 years and counting and I still have my ex's ssn memorized because he was military and they use that shit for everything (and the kids continue to because of insurance).

I will work for 30 min and if I'm still dying at the end of that 30 min, I will just call it a day, do some admin, and watch Murderbot or something.

I made the mistake of starting to listen to some of the transcripts of the Supreme Court over birthright citizenship* and, damn, it's really hard to focus on writing this messy mob book now. *Could also substitute this bit for whatever the crisis for the hour is this year.

Please tell me they're not serious about considering a reality show to fast-track immigration status. We're 10 seconds away from # murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil becoming nonfic, JFC.

Anywho, if you've tried and failed to read The Huntsman on Netgalley because of the formatting, they're feeding a new version through, so it should be updated and easier to read soon! I am VERY excited for this one!

Here is a clip of the student's speech.

Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · last yr.

NYU conditioned a student's right to speak at graduation on his agreement not to call attention to human rights abuses. www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...

I'm still mad about the ARC I got for a HIGHLY anticipated read for me--like literally one of my most anticipated reads of the year--and the formatting was so fucked up, it was unreadable. Lines broken weirdly. Words cut in half. Completely shoves you out of the story.

Genuinely would be cool if 90% of major press outlets weren’t owned by actual shitbag billionaires dead set on yanking society backwards so they can hold onto the obscene wealth they literally can’t live long enough to spend

Grace 🏳️‍⚧️@gemofamara.com · last yr.

this is not an exaggeration

I don't always send a blurb for a book that I really, REALLY loved to the editor, but when I do, I sure as shit wrote the wrong title. If you need me, I'll be in my corner of shame.

a cartoon cat says " for shame " while walking

Alt: a cartoon cat says " for shame " and puts a paper bag over his head.

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I'm in the weird place where nothing is on fire professionally with deadlines, so doing a lot of dreaming about Bonkers s5 and what we want to do there. We've been iterating since s1, and I think s4 will be closest to where we're headed in the future, but that means we have to pick a theme/etc...

If we could not bring the "hey, author, I'm in your mentions, saying how I don't like your book" to Bluesky, that would be super great.

I finished an ARC This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. Spend the last 15% cackling so hard, the Mr asked me what was wrong. Screaming, crying, throwing up over how much I enjoyed this book. Will GREATLY please longtime readers, and also be a great intro to them for new readers.

I'm playing Split Fiction with my 9yo right now and enjoying the hell out of it. Will def look at It Takes Two next!

Teilang | Commission Open@teilang.bsky.social · last yr.

Today I just want to recommend you these two games that can to be played by two people on one computer. In my opinion, they are both beautiful. The story and graphics are excellent, very soulful! ✨ I played both games with my husband and we both enjoyed it.

I don't 'refuse to use' AI, I just don't use AI; in the same way that I don't shoplift, or plagiarise other people's books - it requires no effort of will, it's just not something I would think of doing

Dr Keith Wilson 💭@keithwilson.eu · last yr.

Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷‍♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...

This might be the best thing that's ever happened to me in my entire life.

Krista D Ball is Canada's Snarky Potato@kristadb1.bsky.social · 2y ago

This poor person is trying to remember I think @wiswell.bsky.social book, and the image from their memory is AMAZING www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.

🗽LOLGOP🗽@thefarce.org · last yr.

I  know your goal is to try to make life as hard as possible for immigrants.

Maybe we could save money as a country if we weren't driving jets into the ocean?????

I bought some cotton-linen yarn and I'm going to knit a tank top for summer. I've never worked with this particular blend, so that will be interesting, but it's a tank top. Surely I can finish this without wandering off??? Going to knit the Moonless Tank: shop.jaqcieslak.com/b/ba5Wu

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I just rolled the credits on South of Midnight and really enjoyed my time. Experiencing another southern gothic and authentically Black story after watching Sinners was great As a therapist, I also appreciated the way trauma was woven into the mysticism. Great work @compulsiongames.bsky.social

This is what a South Carolina board of ed member thinks about the books they just banned statewide. He can't get the sex scenes out of his mind. I wonder why. www.postandcourier.com/education-la...

I'm still thinking about the Rolling Stone article about A I causing psychotic breaks in people.

Got a highly anticipate ARC and the formatting in the epub is WEIRD. Dropping lines, sometimes mid-word. I'm so tired of this shit. If I can format books myself with ease, why can't publishers do it for advanced copies? (this wasn't a PDF, which has its own problems and I refuse to read anymore)

Doing deadline math. Technically this book isn't due until July, but I have edits coming in June and I don't have to double-deadline if at all possible. Just need to hit 2500 words on weekdays through the end of this month and I have it covered.

We have things like chain of custody and Miranda rights for a reason, and that reason is because cops lie, especially in cases where they have incentive to make a big public show out of catching a folk hero in the making. That said, they’re usually a LITTLE less obvious about it 🤨

Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · last yr.

So, local cops conducted a warrantless search of Luigi's backpack, realized they screwed up, admitted it on camera, put the backpack in a patrol car NOT sealed in an evidence bag (an 11 minute drive with no bodycam footage available), then searched the backpack again at the station and "found" a gun

About seven years ago, Nick and I wrote a Black Mirror spec where people had a personal AI device called ChooseU that helped you make the best decisions for yourself, gradually transforming you into a complete narcissistic sociopath who’d do anything to get what you want. Anyway, they’ve made that.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last yr.

This story explains a LOT of things: ChatGPT appears to be rooting on sociopathic mental illness by validating every delusion of grandeur. It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine. www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...

Watching 80+ year old politicians whine about folks wanting them to retire when they have enough money that they could have retired 20 years ago and spent all that time doing WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANTED is honestly offensive to everyone out here who is exhausted and barely paying bills.