Work has been... interesting lately. So, unrelated: if we get 5,000 new subscribers, one of us can make this a full time job and the other one can run like hell from a day job that is descending into utter chaos... ahem... $5/issue, $20/year magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a...

Membership Levels - Trollbreath Magazine

Members: there’s no additional benefits for the free Member level, it’s there for you if you’re unable to afford a subscription at this time but want to keep in touch with us. Ebook: You can chose eit...

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For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why

Sometimes in a library I imagine each book as years of an author’s life such that you are standing amidst uncounted hours of effort and concentration like some oasis of meaningful time.

A month till my first ever fiction publication is out. I'm not crying, you're crying. (Though will admit to crying over how beautiful the cover is)

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 5d ago

Welcome to August! Only one month to go until our 9th issue drops. Edits will be going out to authors soon (probably today). In the meantime, we can finally reveal the absolutely gorgeous cover, slightly revamped from our previous style, with original art by Tobias Roetsch. Ain't it beautiful?

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

I love when the agony and doubt of editing gives way and you suddenly realise what the hell the novel IS, underneath all the words you've already written.

Silence is the wrong response. That’s why today we are publishing ‘The Machines Are Coming For Your Masthead”, a report on our experiences, small press publishing in the age of AI. Read the blog. Download the report. Share your thoughts - we want to hear them. (20/20 - fin)

Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books

Bona Books share a hard-learned lesson: we accidentally bought AI-generated fiction. This deep dive into our experience with submission fraud covers the "red flags" we missed, the toll it took on our ...

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Sapphic HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE x LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA In a floating land of birds and bicycles, an ex-con bike mechanic collides with an amnesiac running from nobles who want her divine magic. Their kind kingdom may be a lie, but her freedom means the realm falling. #F #FR #A #QueerPit

The tropes of THE GIVING LIES OF IORY: 🦅sapphic grumpy x grumpy 🐣amnesia 🦆secret identity 🦚regency balls but gender-flipped 🕊️bicycle obsessions 🦩criminals, heists and hijinks 🦜big bad nobility 🐦‍🔥dark core of utopian society Are birds a trope? It has a few of them too 🪶 #F #FR #A #QueerPit

Sapphic HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE x LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA ☁️In a floating land of birds and bicycles 🚲an ex-con bike mechanic 👗collides with an amnesiac fugitive 👑running from nobles who want her divine magic. 🦜Their kind kingdom is a lie ⛓️but her freedom means the realm falling. #F #FR #A #QueerPit

Can we all stop pushing the button please?

A slight refinement I'd suggest, is intricacy without intention. When there us painstaking detail but that detail doesn't make any visual sense or add to the vibe/mood. that kind of detail would take a human artist a lot of time to implement so theyre not going to do it for no reason.

Idil@idilsukan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There one easy trick to know whether a work is AI and it’s that it makes you feel like you are losing your mind. It isn’t about details or gotchas, it’s that there’s no freaking intention anywhere to be found, you’re totally lost. And this v excellent portrait quite clearly is quite the opposite

Today nominations open for a bright new award in the SFF industry that aims to fill a gap left by the larger awards.

InkFoundry@inkfoundry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

LAUNCH DAY! There's no fee to enter, and on top of the winning publication, EIGHT authors will receive $100 each. THAT'S $2,300 of community-raised funds! See inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/ for more details!

Writing advice: commit wholeheartedly to the bit.

Wow I adored this. It yanked on all my emotions and had me tearing up at the end. So good!

Colin Alexander@colincalexander.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My story, "Lucky Child #8," is out today with Radon Journal! Very excited to return to Radon with this piece about cloning, motherhood, and imperfect allies.

Grimdark: Everything is fucked Dying Earth: the world is fucked New Weird: A city is fucked Folk horror: A village is fucked Gothic: A castle or mansion is fucked but so are families 'Elevated' A24 horror: families are fucked Body Horror: You are fucked Vampires: vampires

Happy Pride Month! Here's an LGBTQ+ artist starter pack I put together. Please go support these wonderful artists! 💖🏳️‍🌈 There's still space to join — repost and comment a bit about yourself to be added! go.bsky.app/Pr3CVHV #pridemonth #artshare

english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sneaking this announcement out before the weekend: We are pleased to announce the ToC and share the cover for We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025! www.neonhemlock.com/news/cover-r...

And this is why they are so desperately trying to entrench themselves in education and government. They’re hoping to create generations of captive users who have no other choice but to use their tech if they want to read, work, write or think

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 3mo ago

AI companies currently subsidize their users $3 to $25 for every dollar of subscription. As a result, users are very sensitive to *any* price or rate limit changes, and have no idea what their actual token burn is. Token-based billing will be lethal at scale. www.wheresyoured.at/premium-what...

I sold my first short story! Did I cry a little because soon I can call myself a published author? Maaaybe. Thankful to @trollbreathmag.bsky.social for believing in my supervillain academics unpacking trauma as they plot each other's deaths over email. Out in the fall edition!

Hey team! I can't start the day without an earl grey followed by stovetop coffee. Fave author of all time is Virginia Woolf, but recently I've been obsessed with Natasha Pulley's gorgeous queer sff. My wip is a sapphic romantasy where ppl imitate bird courtship, so have some birbs #CRPSparkleSkunks

two blue parakeets are standing next to each other

Alt: two blue parakeets are standing next to each other with a bit of allopreening

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Jennifer Luce@jenniferluce.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello again, #CRPSparkleSkunks! Are we all getting settled into #CampRevPit? Did you know that @zillawrites.bsky.social will be hosting 5am EST sprints daily with the hashtag #CRPEarlyBirds? To ease into our first day, here's our first daily prompt with some icebreaker questions!

Free resources by #RevPit editors: a thread! PODCASTS • Literary Blend: buff.ly/R7mG7QS • Story Chat Radio: buff.ly/m5OUily • The Worldbuilder’s Tavern: buff.ly/dCXtcMH

Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast - Demi Michelle Schwartz

Welcome to Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast, hosted by Demi Michelle Schwartz. Tune into new chapters every other Sunday to hear insightful conversations with authors, agents, editors, and other…

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Our general submissions for Issue 2 are NOW OPEN until April 21st! If you are a 2SLGBTQIA+ writer, send us your work! You can submit one story and up to three poems. Wondering what we like? Issue 1 is free to read on our site! But please don't self-reject—we can't wait to read your work 🗡️🪐🌈

Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

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Thanks to the editors who made the #revpit process so fun and helpful, regardless of the outcome. Thanks to the discord writing community I'm part of who are the best people in the world, no bias here these are just the facts! #RevPitWaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#RevPitWaiting for Saturday, April 11: Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Someone who made #RevPitWaiting better? Who helped you get to today?

I know that feedback isn't very helpful, so I'll add this. General advice: Lean hard into what makes your marketable. Tough love: If you can't pinpoint what that is, how can you expect an agent to? #RevPit

We have started working on launching a new anthology with the amazing @faerywhimsy.bsky.social! Our newsletter subscribers got more info earlier this week, but we will release more details-including the real anthology title!-when we launch on April 14th!

We have decided the world needs short fiction clubs instead of just book clubs. All those people who don’t finish a book in time and fumble their way through the meet-up can switch over and live a shame free life. Selfishly I recommend picking your material from a plucky, small press magazine.

Hi #RevPit friends, I’m posting this for those of you who would like to read it. This is so well put and important, though hard to read. Remember, I’m an author just like you. Especially to my friends writing MG and YA, NEVER STOP. Love you guys. vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/what-nobod... 💜

What Nobody’s Telling Querying Writers About What’s Happening to Publishing Right Now

I’ve started this post four times.

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I write everywhere, but my true happy place is this little nook — yay for libraries! #RevPitWaiting

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#RevPitWaiting for Friday, 4/3: Show us your writing space! If you don’t feel comfortable taking pictures, tell us about your writing habits/rituals!