Im not exactly ready for Xmas reads but publishing once again does not care and so I have a Christmas mystery next to me rn
Sasha Devlin
@sashadevlin.bsky.social
Reader, Author, Knitter, Unapologetic Fangirl, Part-time Patronus. My lippie is always poppin. Feed also contains cute animals, hot guys & social issues. She/Her
got my blood drawn, hit the farmer's market, ATE A CREPE!!!!, went to the library and it's barely 11AM. I approve of this morning
im on my 5th attempt, on my second yarn. these mitts are trying to destroy me
Im the best Ive been since I fell ill on Friday & I still cannot breathe through my nose & sound like I have a 2 pack a day habit. But your girl stayed away alllll day today
Someone was taking ant their new ereader & i cannot find it & don't remember the name so how do I find out if it can run The Palace App?!
I have 4 sets of measuring cups. No I don't know why. I have 3 sets of measuring spoons. Why???
Ha! Went right up to "oh we have 3 mins for questions" Talkers gonna talk
If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: –Kansas –New Jersey –Oregon –West Virginia –Louisiana (online only) Go to IWillVote.com for more info
Got 35 mins to figure out an agenda for my 1st meeting 🤔
The worst has gone unsaid: to 'use' LLMs to write flap copy, marketing copy, rejection notes (likely add proof reading/editing) and cover art: THEY HAVE TO FEED YOUR MANUSCRIPT INTO AI TO DO SO! ANY publisher of 'original novels' is GIVING OVER YOUR WORK! Egriegious. Copyright integrity is toast.
Paolo Bacigalupi@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 2w agoMeanwhile, same publishers are playing footsie with the LLMs to do their publishing work.
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
Wait Ben Affleck married Kerry Washington & they're being menaced by Gillian Anderson? So wait Alanis Morrisette is releasing a holiday album?? - things I've said aloud today for $500, Alex
This is the start of a horror movie where AI Dad def Hand That Rocks the Cradle physical dad
🎃👻🧙♀️ Vio the VVitch 🧙♀️👻🎃@viothevvitch.myatproto.social · 2w agothis is so fucking sad
I'm so tired that I can FEEL my brain trying to process info & remember words Also I started trying this 15 mins ago
Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
One of my older Co workers just asked one of the youngest "what's a glizzy" & this is my ghost sending this cuz I'm ded
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich.
Kate Tuttle@katekilla.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely.
Slept 6 & half hrs last night. Feel like I could bitch slap a minotaur. I haven't even had anything to eat or drink yet
$2.99 SALES--> LIMITED TIME! Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn: amzn.to/4djZ6Kk The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun: amzn.to/3TDaE4v #booksky
I've started my first spooky read - I'm shooting for 4 - and it's Psycho I've not seen the movie but I did watch most of one of its sequels on USA once
I have things that need doing but I really think it just be me & too many warm bevs today
Remember back when Clippy was a thing, and we were all pissed off about Clippy interrupting us while we were trying to do a simple job? Imagine being told at the time that one day, every website and app would have its own version of that, and that none of them would know what they were doing.
I'm once again reminded that although my sister can pour an ounce of liquor perfectly every time, I lack that skill. I have jiggers & measuring cups but also the random belief that I can pour an ounce & get it right. I did NOT get it right tonight
I was just thinking abt this cuz I've read 2 books this year that are basically Diet DangerBang Rom-Coms So there's slight danger, banter & laughs, a murrrrrrder & oh they're gonna fall in love
Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing!@cathypegau.bsky.social · 3w agoDid I tell y'all I was working on a rom com? I am. And let me tell you, going from a tendency to make murder not particularly amusing to finding certain things funny is not easy! "He's dead, Jim!" "Hahaha! Bones, you're killing me!"