If "Death of the Author" means interpreting a text need not conform to the creator's intent, this might be "Death of the Audience," where there is no interpretation to do at all. A reader is not expected (nor encouraged) to find meaning. Consumerist Non-Being, like an anti-zen breathing exercise.

Emperor Abby (the first pope)@arobertswrites.com · 4h ago

Don't yall get tired of this? Don't yall enjoy the puzzle of figuring out what a story means?

I *think* my missing notes were in another A4 Atoma book, so I'm making new ones in the other one so I can just swap in the pages when I find it again.

#WIPSnips: Carrier No carriers, so I went for a holder instead. Marcus is trying to pre-mollify Blake with coffee so what he says afterwards won't make him angry. (He hopes.)

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 12h ago

The #WIPSnips word for August 5th is “carrier” (Sorry y’all The scheduled post failed.) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt

Happy 2nd birthday to TrueRef! 🎉 ⦿ 35% off EVERYTHING all through August ⦿ A new pose pack every week ⦿ Weekly freebies in the mailing list ⦿ A super secret fourth thing Look: trueref.io TrueRef: Just the reference you were looking for

Authenticity Problem Bonus timelapse: www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFanta... #webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

I will say about the new season of A Shop For Killers though... is that there's a criminal lack of stubble on Lee Dong-wook.

It's You - Gator Days

It's officially my birthday! 37 years means I get 37 wishes, right? jk jk I do not need or want anything, but if you're feeling up for it, a kind word about my book would go a long way—such as a rec to a friend/family member, a review on Goodreads or StoryGraph, or a repost of the ongoing sale. ❤️

Ange | Author A. M. Shilling@gunsmile.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's my birthday this week! To celebrate, the eBook of THE DEVOURING is on sale for $0.99 between August 3-9. If you've been thinking of buying it but haven't had a chance yet, now's the perfect time! 💙📚 Links to buy are on my website: amshilling.com/books/the-devouring/

All I want is to write my queer little stories and hopefully make someone cry by killing off their favorite character. Is that too much to ask? 😔

Is it expertly done? Definitely not 😂. Did I make it myself with Gimp and YouTube tutorials and coffee and cussing and not a single AI prompt? YUP. And every time I do, I get a little better at it. That’s what happens when you make things yourself. Skillbuilding, not slop.

"Use your fingers, it's 12!" ... Really hope they're getting to ten and then reusing two fingers. 😱

These prompt challenges are so fun that I made my own! Feel free to join in! 1 Like = 1 Answer 🍃 💛

Woman on a bus (reading from an article): Have you ever discussed your fantasies with your partner? Her friend: Like the one where I’m in a cottage by the sea completely on my own with a book and a cup of tea?

Socially Irresponsible Tech #webcomics #comicsky

Just sayin🤔...

This century-old tradition dates back to the 1850s when a bishop's daughter first trained the birds to pull a hanging rope for lunch. IG: @maddy.lee.98 Bishop's Palace in Wells, Somerset, England

#SumLuv Sometimes my mum and I would take turns read her Georgette Heyers out loud before bed, so those were my first exposure. But I didn't used to think I liked romance much until I read a Megan Derr m/m romance book in my 20s and realised I'd just been reading the wrong kind.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 19h ago

Do you remember the first romance novel you read? Where did you get it from? 🧡 #SumLuv 🧡

Me: I want to self-publish books so that I can make all the decisions and call all the shots. Also me: Are you telling me *I* have to make all these decisions??!?

Ahh, Disney+ subtitling strikes again. "[In English] They call this an operation?" You... you do know he's speaking Korean there, right? Not English? 🤦

So just to confirm: Yes, I'm that stupid. The sale is set-up correctly, but it is AUGUST 3rd through AUGUST 9th. So TODAY on through the next full week. Please pretend I'm not dumb and buy my books.

PJC Cahill@pjccahill.bsky.social · 2d ago

Itch-exclusive Sale for Demon King Daughter books 1 and 2! From July 3rd through July 9th, get 25% off both books. If you haven't grabbed them yet, this is a great chance to get the whole released story! itch.io/s/197483/dem... #booksky 📢📚

#QueerPrompts Blake has retreated so much from the world that he can just about manage one or two close friends (and one of them's his big sister). Marcus loves meeting people and is good at socialising, so he enjoys having a lot of friends and will never turn down a good night out.

🌈CJ Aralore@cjaralore.bsky.social · 2d ago

#QueerPrompts August 4: Do your character(s) prefer one close friend or a big friend group?

The gang's getting back together for THE MUMMY 4, as two beloved franchise veterans are returning for the upcoming sequel.

Two Fan Favorite Characters Are Returning For THE MUMMY 4

The gang's getting back together for THE MUMMY 4, as two beloved franchise veterans are returning for the upcoming sequel.

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Weekly reminder that I have a book.... and all the main characters are people of color ❤️

omggg there are so many cool writer people here posting so many cool things in response to the writing prompts and I just want to pause time so I can read them all.

Crazy Toad Reaction

Alt: Toad from Mario panicking

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This is kind of what I mean when I talked about unhelpful publishers for a prompt a while ago. There are a couple of references to bears, but the word they're looking for is 'grisly.' And yes, I am aware the author wrote the book I just finished reading. The clue was in the text. Good book though.

Olaniyi Omotayo, Nigerian (1995- ), Empowered Unity 4, 2025, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in, private collection

#SumLuv Marcus thought Blake was cute and wishes they'd got off on a better footing because flirting is getting him *nowhere.* Blake would already have been badly-disposed towards Marcus even if he hadn't been grieving, angry, and stressed when Marcus accidentally insulted him. 😅

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2d ago

Meet cutes don't have to be "cute"! They are a plot device 🧡 But! Let's talk about how they DO feel about each other early on! Is it fairytale love? Is it *lust* at first sight? Hate at first sight? All?? Snips here are welcome (always welcome if you want to answer anything with a snip) 🧡 #SumLuv

#SumLuv 3. Here are Ashrah/Nitara and Askaly/Xiuying meet-cutes: #ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #CaptainNitara #Ashtara #BattlemageAskaly #XiuyingCotR #QueerWriters

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 3d ago

"In which somebody runs into somebody else, and then something falls, and they begin to talk, and their eyes meet and they realize they are attracted to one another" —Rodger Ebert Do you have a classic one? Or one that passes 😆 Did you avoid altogether? Snips welcome! #SumLuv