anne gibson
@kirabug.com
SFFH Writer, UX designer, design systems builder, and accessibility geek. Wrote the Alphabet of Accessibility Issues. She/her. Can roast a duck, knit, beat Skyrim, but can't make Tuna Helper. Has 2 jack russels: Myka and Mei
@rhi.bsky.social @terryandrob.bsky.social @terrypratchett.bsky.social is there a good place to go to learn about how Sir Terry Pratchett wrote? I'm breaking into the short story space (slowly) and want to understand how he weaves so many things together so well. Thank you!
Dammit it’s 2:34 in the morning, I can’t see the rocket stage crash into the moons because of the cloud cover, and I have a book hangover from @tkingfisher.com ‘s Paladin’s Faith
The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.
But if you’re on a GLP1 at the time you will get some nasty gas
Premee Mohamed@premeemohamed.com · 2d agoThe only *guaranteed* piece of craft advice I can give -- I mean the advice that is universally applicable -- is that if you kill many other writers and eat their scribere gland (roughly the size of a black-eyed pea, so be careful not to damage it) then your prose will improve immensely
I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
@unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social is there a prayer for scooping dead wildlife my dog catches into trash bags for disposal? So far I have “Lord we commend this your skunk to this our Hefty bag and pray you send it to skunk heaven because Myka gave it hell”. #SecondSkunkThisSummer
🎶PREEEE-eeee-eee pare ye the way of the [checks notes] Bard?🎶
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d agoToday's Classic Cover is Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip! This edition of book three in the Riddle Master trilogy was illustrated by Michael Mariano.
"Man, you can just do things. For sure people can try to stop you, and even succeed in stopping you, but they cannot stop you from trying to do things." - Mike Monteiro buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to be a petty motherfucker
Is there really a difference between being bitter or being petty? Most of the time I feel the latter is being confused with the former. Am I missing something here?
buttondown.com
And sometimes they’re all the same thing.
thank u, hexed@lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 5d agoUsing lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
in my research on cursing (trying to prove my dad wrong) i found that it comes in 3 flavors: * religious * sexual * shit and piss if i'm writing in a not-earth society, there's a lot of shit and piss cursing. same when writing the dogs. the chickens got "mother-clucking" but it was humor anyway
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2w agoIn my considered opinion, so much created slang/cursing comes across as cringe precisely because it doesn't sound like anything anyone would ever have coming out of their mouth, this especially true of adding/changing letters in "fuck"
if someone tells you i died in a hot air balloon, no i did not. never in a thousand years. nope. not unless kidnapped. anne did not die riding a motorcycle anne did not die parasailing anne did not die eating poisoned mangos anne did not die skiing. water or snow. nope nope nope.
K.B. Spangler@kbspangler.com · 2w ago"KB died on a submarine." No she didn't, she was murdered and dumped in a submarine. "KB died skiing." No, her corpse was strapped to two sticks and thrown down a mountain. "KB was eaten by sharks." No, someone knows how to really dispose of a body.
1776, the movie. We watched it at least twice a year and always on 4th of July. By 5th grade I'd seen most of the landmarks in the city and all of the ones in the movie. (It helps to live right outside Philadelphia.) I couldn't *not* be interested in the Revolution.
Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️🌈🚀🦄 📜@lynnemthomas.com · last wk.I would say that imprinting on Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera at 13 or so had something to do with me becoming a French & Comparative Literature major, yeah. (My honors thesis included reading/analyzing Les Mis the novel as well). I was ALL ABOUT 19c Paris.
Mariners playing their way out of contention, Sounders on a record losing streak, the Storm last in the WNBA, the Reign not bottom but not really in the playoff race... it's an amazing* time for Seattle sports fans * - or it will be when we hunt down the Seahawks fan who wished on that monkey's paw
the sooner people get good with the idea that disability and illness are coming for all of us, the sooner we'll get change. capitalism is disabling. bigotry is disabling. borders are disabling. if you're not disabled, give it a minute. you too will grow old.
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social if I wrote a story that was rejected in 2018, is it safe to assume that even if it's gone through significant rewrites I can NOT submit it in August?
I love you too! Thank you for the kisses. You’re still not getting my pizza. #ThingsISaidToTheDogsToday
can someone please explain to me why i’ve got the bonnie bonnie banks of loch lomen stuck in my head?
It should be illegal for websites to promise you a “live chat with an agent” and then dump you into an AI agent without the ability to contact a person.
Tie. But nothing scares me more than the stranger at my door Who I fail to give shelter, time, and worth Or You'll know what ever comes Your brothers and sisters and me and your mum Will be waiting for you in the sun
Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago
