The Canadian Government has a big AI boner right now, but you can still answer the survey with as much spite as you can muster.

Sonja Boon@storiedselves.bsky.social · 4w ago

Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...

Why would you ever trust a computer enough to upload your consciousness to it? Just die in a Victorian manor and transfer your consciousness to its dilapidated walls in the traditional fashion

Characters: start w/ a basic template, w/ characters noticing details about each other gradually, mimicking reality Settings: layout & general look, w/ an emphasis on what's noteworthy to the character experiencing it Aim: prevent a scene from being a pair of floating talking heads #PretendPanel

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · last mo.

It's time once again for #PretendPanel! This week, we discuss visual descriptions in prose. As a writer, how much detail do you like to include in your visual descriptions?

I prefer more over less. I can skim if it gets to be too much for me, but there is so much context & craft to be learned from a good description. Lately, I've found that sometimes there's so little description (esp setting) that I can't follow the story. I won't finish reading those. #PretendPanel

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · last mo.

Thinking about things from the other side, #PretendPanel: As a reader, do you prefer lush, detailed descriptions, or books that leave things vague so you can fill in with your own imagination? Is this different or the same as your writing preferences?

Characters: we have vibes in mind and then seek out face claims to help solidify the look. Art commissions and having photoshoots with models also help us figure out which traits are right Setting: we either research online (Google Maps, Zillow, websites) or go see it ourselves #PretendPanel

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Saturday, #PretendPanel! Continuing the theme of visualization: How do you decide what you want your characters and settings to look like? Do the details hold significant importance for you, or do you mostly follow a vibe?

It varies between 2 states: 1) the scene plays out in my head like a film or an animation, or 2) I step into the role and visualize my actions and setting as the story. 1 is more common, but sometimes 2 is necessary to figure out what actions feel true vs the expected/easy response #PretendPanel

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Friday, #PretendPanel! I'm your guest host, Lizzie Blackwood, here to start us off: There are many ways the brain may process and internalize visual information. Do you have a “mental picture” of your story as you write? If so, what does that look like? And if not, what do you "see" instead?

Hey y'all, Canada has introduced laws like this, too www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

Dredgen Sale 🔜 Maybe? PAX West 🟪⬜️⬛️@destinythememe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Well i dont know how long this login session is gonna last but @bsky.app just asked me to do an age verification with personal information. If this happens again i will not attempt to log back in. If i dont post here again let bsky know that i prefer my privacy over this platform.

Reminder that there will be motion on KOSA and the KIDS ACT on monday Please contact your representatives literally right now of you can and demand censorship/surveillance legislation be opposed

Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · 2mo ago

‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...

Hello #pretendpanel! I have a request this month to all writers in Aotearoa. Please turn your skills with words to the vital task of submitting against the stupid bill which is just about making life harder for trans people. Here's a really good guide about why and how: qtopia.org.nz/news/submiss...

Submission Guide: Legislation (Definition of Woman & Man) Amendment Bill — Qtopia NZ

Submissions are open for the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. This is a guide produced by a collective of transgender people and their allies, to help others who are also opp...

qtopia.org.nz

Claire Hiria@hiriadunning.com · 2mo ago

That ends our first month of questions from the #pretendpanel! Thank you so much to our contributors. And now... June 27th: Freebie Saturday - post anything! #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Moma & I are participating in a local Fringe Festival! Moma will run tech for 3 shows. This is my 1st time participating. I'm part of a series of free, 10-12 min shows. I wrote & will perform it. Moma is my stage manager, & I have guitarists accompanying me. The subject is, of course, death :p

Claire Hiria@hiriadunning.com · 2mo ago

That ends our first month of questions from the #pretendpanel! Thank you so much to our contributors. And now... June 27th: Freebie Saturday - post anything! #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

American Gothic: Region Horror for Your TBR 🥀

Individual Ko-Fi accounts are in the replies!!

Val@valssky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TO HELP THE VICTIMS IN VENEZUELAS EARTHQUAKE This gofoundme was created to help everyone, to be able to get medical supplies and more I'll try to look for more places todo donate but share this please www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Babe wake up new Canadian anti AI data center petition just dropped

Ticky🏳️‍🌈 @ Tails of Summer!@drac.at · 2mo ago

Canadian residents & citizens; I would highly recommend signing this one

We like putting characters into different Situations to see what they do; we did that at least 2x before putting them into the Book Situation. Research makes sure they fit into each world, which changes them accordingly. Tbh we still put them into AU Situations to learn more about them #PretendPanel

Claire Hiria@hiriadunning.com · 2mo ago

~Questions from the #pretendpanel ~ June 26th: from @skarabraeauthor.bsky.social : What was your creative process when designing your story's main character? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada (1812) depicts a lady in funeral attire mourning for her dead lover. The inscription is apparently an obituary and poem by Yamato Kyosen. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe

whenever anyone I know admits to using ChatGPT this appears above my head

Nashies! Aug. 16th 🎂@nashiez.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"So, if I use ChatGPT you think less of me?" Yep. Hope this helps.

I know I eventually need to move away from Windows 11 but I don't have long enough work breaks to be able to step away from actively using my laptop and figure out a new system But omfg why does it decide it hates my Bluetooth every flippin Monday when it worked fine for MONTHS

Generally we follow the big ideas and see what happens, building as we go. We tend to stop and reverse-outline when we get stuck or there's too many options. The reverse outline helps us see what we have clearly so that our next steps are more purposeful. Then we go pansting again #PretendPanel

Claire Hiria@hiriadunning.com · 2mo ago

Questions from the #pretendpanel June 12th: by @vampireantihero.com: How do you approach your ideas? Do you start grand and sweeping, or do you start with small, intricate details? Do you plan before drafting, or do you reverse-outline and refine? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

the story started with a noir detective sat at his desk in his London (UK) office one July afternoon, clad in a wool coat

ONeillJones@oneilljones.com · 2mo ago

alright y'all, what's the pettiest reason you DNF'd a book? I'll go first- the protag of the book disparaged Star Trek's Seven of Nine and said she wasn't sexy

Angel doodles

another one of those days where we see a problem we've had for a long time and kill a darling in order to solve it 👀 #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it black and white

Nel@wasphole.bsky.social · 2mo ago

pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it black and white

The way he describes it is exactly how I feel about seeing anything that has any element of genai; I immediately lose interest. The presence of genai, even in part casts a tainted shadow on the entire project. What starts as awe, curiosity & excitement turns to disappointment & disinterest so fast

Genel Jumalon 🍉@geneljumalon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.

Me every time I get to write

Niziu Mako's Happy Spin

Alt: Niziu Mako's Happy Spin

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Book 1, Draft 3, Chapter 1. Tylor muses while interviewing a university student who died. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The #WIPSnips word for June 6th is "happen" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

Yourself, but as a cartoon.

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yourself, but as a cartoon.

I'll focus on Naveena, since she's the one I write as: - fav cosmetic scent is coconut - started learning Kathak when she was 3 - watches GBBO with Keita when depressed - hung both the Tiraṅgā 🇮🇳 & the Saltire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in her dorm - chips + curry sauce = 💜 - hates automatic toilets #PretendPanel #LWDB

Claire Hiria@hiriadunning.com · 2mo ago

~Questions from the #pretendpanel ~ June 6th: from @communi-kate.bsky.social : For me it's those tiny details that make a world feel lived-in. more details and question in the next post/in the picture #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts  1/2

Joy is ever-present, even when writing deeply negative emotions or editing text that's difficult to wrangle. I'm in my element when writing and revel in every aspect of it. Writing with Moma, my co-writer, brings even more joy, because I love connecting with them and creating together #PretendPanel

Claire Hiria@hiriadunning.com · 2mo ago

Welcome to the first of our questions from the #pretendpanel! June 5th: from @robinjoak.bsky.social : What role does joy play in your creative process? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

my edit letters:

huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 2mo ago

had never seen this one and it's killing me

In Chinese #folklore, Mi Loong (迷龍) is no noble dragon, but the gambling god of the underworld. He commands countless ghostly bettors and is said to mark certain people before birth, binding them to a life of compulsive gambling. Even death brings no escape. 1/3 #gamblingDeity