This. A writer’s guild should not tolerate LLMs not anyone who uses them. That is the fucking point of a guild. To protect its members craft, trade, interests, and future.

Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 6h ago

Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

If corporations are people, and its illegal to own people, why are corporations allowed to buy other corporations? Asking for the masses

Not only did Han shoot first, he didn’t flee the scene and was still there when Obi Wan met with him (after his own violent altercation). Despite Imperials in town, nobody acts like the cops will show up to arrest anybody from off planet or alien. Lucas never been to Mos Eisely before

Why do any of the people in the news who seem against what Twitter became still post on Twitter such that the news is reporting on said post. Get your head out of your ass and your ass out of the nazi bar

The greatest magic trick of them all is *lying*. The reason you can't figure out that coin vanish even after the conjurer performs it three times in a row is that they *didn't* do the same trick three times in a row! 1/

I didn’t know it was going to be scary. Now we have to go to bed. Do not board the Griffin

It’s good to have fans. I have three. Because i’m so hot.

Thank you, Gabino! TOLLUND MAN, my second short story collection, is set for publication by Cornerstone Press (UW-Stevens Point) on October 20, 2026. Just like early voting will jazz you up, so will pre-ordering this autumnal book at secure.payconex.net/paymentpage/...

Happy #FridayReads! My debut novel DRYAD is available now in paperback from JournalStone. A small town's summer is soaked in blood. I do my best to channel King, Ketchum, Lee, and Laymon, depending on the chapter/POV character www.amazon.com/dp/1685101860/

Thx Gabino! Anyone wanting chills to ward off summer heat can dive into the cold forests of the Northwoods to join bookseller Morty as he struggles with a cannibal curse, local cryptids, & evil corporate asshats who prove to be very tasty in horror comedy WENDIGOGO! bsky.app/profile/grav...

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Bigots. Exploiters. Rude assholes. When bookseller Morty suffers a cannibal curse, he finds that long pork really is the other white meat! Northwoods monsters take on greedy colonizers in bloody, snarky #horror comedy WENDIGOGO! books2read.com/u/mv5BzX or graythornpub.com. Sensitivity read too!

Thanks, Gabino! Here’s a couple of mine — available at @barneandnoble.com or wherever you get you book on. Happy #FridayReads!

It's here!! The official audiobook recording of BACKMASK, a story about a music producer trying to record the song of his dreams. Cold War paranoia and government psychedelics. HEAR BACKMASK KSAMKCAB REAH haruspex-audio.com/products/bac...

My new novel dropped this week. Calliope Street in the US, and House on Blood Street in the UK.

Thank you, Gabino! Horror fans, add twenty new stories to your TBR and discover some new-to-you horror writers with THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY An anthology themed on "adult campfire stories" ebook & paperback: amzn.eu/d/098CFL12 paperback (UK only): ko-fi.com/s/c24c7af3a0 #TheShadowsThatWeCarry

Thank you again for doing this! My third folk horror novel, SCRATCH MOSS, which is a standalone read but in the same universe as WITHERED HILL and SCUTTLER'S COVE, is released in the US on September 1 after garnering some great reviews since its UK release in March. www.canelo.co/books/scratc...

Scratch Moss by David Barnett | Canelo

Paperback and Ebook

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Yay, thank you! THESE HOLLOW BODIES is my upcoming cosmic horror novella, about a black queer artist being seduced by a violent, seductive power ... out soon with Neon Hemlock! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

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Thanks, Gabino! The second printing of my non-fiction exploration of the amateur horror movies that raided video store shelves in the '80s/'90s is available now! The book is called HAND-HELD HELL: THE OUTBREAK OF HOMEMADE HORROR. www.terror-vision.com/store/p/hand...

Hand-Held Hell: The Outbreak of Homemade Horror — Terror Vision Records and Video

Second Printing (2026) LTD to 300 units. There was a sense of wonder and occasional disbelief when scouring the horror section of independent video stores during their heyday, coming across a vampire...

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A Shadow of Your Former Self

A Shadow of Your Former Self [Grech, Amy, Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Shadow of Your Former Self

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We're less than 100 days till Halloween. How about a spooky collection to get you into the mood for spooky season? In "Hannah and Other Stories," you will find tales of ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses, among other things. Available in paperback and ebook. #HorrorSky #BookSky

Hannah and Other Stories

Hannah and Other Stories [Ungar, Rami] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hannah and Other Stories

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Thanks Gabino! #HorrorSky and #BookSky, are you a fan of plant-based horror? If you are and you haven't read "Rose," you're missing out! It's the story of a young woman turned into a plant/human hybrid (and that's just the start of her problems). www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...

Rose

Rose [Ungar, Rami] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rose

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Thanks Gabino. In a future Britain, archeologist Eva Sinclair investigates the mysterious fern-like patterns left by drought around the long-dry riverbed of an ancient massacre site. Release September 1st Pre-order link here: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p... #FridayReads

Parch Marks

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It’s the main event of the summer: the pro wrestling fantasy novella Suplex & Sorcery! Varika, a barbarian, meets her match in the sinister Sorcerer and his minions. What will it take for her to put him down for good? newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product-cate...

Thanks Gabino!! I’d love more folks to check out this one:

THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS is about a girl who inherits a business called The Unfinished Business and must then finish the unfinished business of the shop's late, ghostly owner...while dealing with some ghosts of her own. www.amazon.com/dp/1646036751 bookshop.org/a/975/978164...

Thanks! Welcome to Cemetery is a police procedural with dark disappearances & murders for a crime thriller/horror feel A young det. determined to earn her spot and her older partner that’s jaded by time on the force Character led and fast paced books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

Thanks! Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies is my love letter to romance in horror films, and it's out in two months! You can preorder it anywhere, but if you're in the US, Gibson's has a preorder bonus: gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780807...

Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies

A romance editor looks for love where you’d least expect it—and discovers what our favorite horror films can tell us about sex, society, and ourselves “A bloody love letter to those horrors that have ...

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Btw, I should say I’ve put @blackwells.bsky.social above because they offer free delivery, the absolute LEGENDS! Here are the kindle and links: a.co/d/0cEmcp8O www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

Black Doe ebook by Cleland Smith - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Black Doe" by Cleland Smith available from Rakuten Kobo. A killer who dreams another's dreams. A mother whose secret will sire a nightmare. A heart-wrenching tale of motherhood,...

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I’d love a share for my folkloric/historical fantasy novel Black Doe. It treads a bloody path across ancient Scotland. Assassins, fierce women, kelpies, faeries and a bloodthirsty pine marten. Preorder now - out on Wednesday!😱 #FridayReads Who else needs a boost? blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Thanks Gabino! Today's the last day of all our books being 25% off at the Nefarious Bat webstore (using the coupon BUYINDIE at the checkout) - so I'd love it if people had a look around, and maybe grabbed a new read for the weekend! payhip.com/NefariousBat...