<p><a href="/tags/psa/" rel="tag">#PSA</a> Scam alert for the Anthropic class action settlement, from Courtney Milan--an author whose books were stolen *and* someone who studied law and clerked for a SCOTUS justice. IOW: she's not giving legal advice, she's explaining her own decision and sharing her insights.</p><p><a href="/tags/anthropicclass/" rel="tag">#AnthropicClass</a> <a href="/tags/anthropic/" rel="tag">#Anthropic</a> <a href="/tags/anthropicsettlement/" rel="tag">#AnthropicSettlement</a> <a href="/tags/scams/" rel="tag">#Scams</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>(it is an ongoing thread in Bluesky, sorry about that)</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3mlvpycxkrc2p" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3mlvpycxkrc2p"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan</span><span class="invisible">.com/post/3mlvpycxkrc2p</span></a></p>
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<p>Via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@victoriastrauss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>victoriastrauss</span></a></span>, on Bluesky, another scam alert:<br>"Impersonation scam alert! Despite the bogus Gmail address, I'm not sure of the provenance of this one (they also got the agency's name wrong). But I'd guess that multiple other agents'/agencies' identities have been appropriated. If you get something like this, forward it to me: beware@sfwa.org "</p><p><a href="/tags/scams/" rel="tag">#Scams</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>Chapter 39 of She Consumes Poison is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>Artemis lands on the roof of the building Pride is hiding in, only to come face to face with Ulmoch, who's still under the mistaken and horrible impression she's romantically attracted to him...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>
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<p>The Epilogue of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole greets new arrivals to the city, among which is Sergeant Major Edwin Harris, the very same human that Candleflash was forced to rely on for survival, in a dangerous rainforest...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>
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<p>Etaski writes Sister Seekers: <a href="/tags/mature/" rel="tag">#Mature</a> <a href="/tags/epicfantasy/" rel="tag">#EpicFantasy</a> with an ever broadening scope</p><p><a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#FoundFamily</a> is a core theme with <a href="/tags/d/" rel="tag">#D</a>&D <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#TTRPG</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/darkfantasyseries/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasySeries</a> begins underground with an isolated race of <a href="/tags/darkelves/" rel="tag">#DarkElves</a>. <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> to <a href="/tags/hope/" rel="tag">#Hope</a> <a href="/tags/grittogladness/" rel="tag">#GritToGladness</a> - NOT for the faint of heart <a href="/tags/erotichorror/" rel="tag">#EroticHorror</a></p><p><a href="https://etaski.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>etaski.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/darkelf/" rel="tag">#DarkElf</a> <a href="/tags/drow/" rel="tag">#Drow</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#dnd</a> <a href="/tags/demon/" rel="tag">#Demon</a> <a href="/tags/dragon/" rel="tag">#Dragon</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/sapphic/" rel="tag">#Sapphic</a> <a href="/tags/bisexual/" rel="tag">#Bisexual</a> <a href="/tags/lesbian/" rel="tag">#Lesbian</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#lgbtqia</a> <a href="/tags/polycule/" rel="tag">#polycule</a> <a href="/tags/polyamorous/" rel="tag">#polyamorous</a></p><p>@bookstodon @ttrpg @fantasy @lgbtqbookstodon <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@readit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>readit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Literbook" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Literbook</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="/tags/kraa/" rel="tag">#Kraa</a> is for <a href="/tags/mindful/" rel="tag">#mindful</a> <a href="/tags/longform/" rel="tag">#longform</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a>:</p><p><a href="https://kraa.io/gyrusinczky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>kraa.io/gyrusinczky</a></p><p><a href="/tags/sourcefeed/" rel="tag">#Sourcefeed</a> is for sharing daily <a href="/tags/contemplation/" rel="tag">#contemplation</a> in a discreet, elegant way:</p><p><a href="https://www.sourcefeed.app/feed/exceptional-day" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sourcefeed.app/feed/exceptional-day"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sourcefeed.app/feed/except</span><span class="invisible">ional-day</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/sourcefeed/" rel="tag">#Sourcefeed</a> <a href="/tags/rss/" rel="tag">#RSS</a>:</p><p><a href="https://www.sourcefeed.app/feed/exceptional-day.xml" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sourcefeed.app/feed/exceptional-day.xml"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sourcefeed.app/feed/except</span><span class="invisible">ional-day.xml</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pencilbooth/" rel="tag">#PencilBooth</a> is for visual <a href="/tags/newsletter/" rel="tag">#newsletter</a>:</p><p><a href="https://pencilbooth.com/gyrusinczky" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>pencilbooth.com/gyrusinczky</a></p><p><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writerssupportingwriters/" rel="tag">#WritersSupportingWriters</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Heads up, <a href="/tags/romancelandia/" rel="tag">#Romancelandia</a>! Via <a href="/tags/canadafictionfest/" rel="tag">#CanadaFictionFest</a>: "Our <a href="/tags/fictionfest/" rel="tag">#FictionFest</a> live sessions kick off on June 21st at 12:00pm EDT with a panel discussion on <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> as a genre! Register now and we'll send you an email reminder so you don't miss it. ive sessions are FREE and online so anyone in the world can attend!"</p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://fictionfest.ca/events" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fictionfest.ca/events</a></p>
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<p>If procrastinating was an olympic sport, I'd have ALL the medals 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/fantasy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fantasy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>keepwriting</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/tomgauld/" rel="tag">#TomGauld</a><br><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#Indie</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a></p>
<p>Chapter 48 of She Consumes Poison is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>Pride speaks with the Void witch he keeps on payroll, for advice on the curses he's been afflicted with, but the answers are not to his liking...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>
<p>Chapter 2 of Scarlet Eye: Homecoming is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/153820/scarlet-eye"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1538</span><span class="invisible">20/scarlet-eye</span></a></p><p>Verda Bagley leads a presentation to the highest levels of the United States military, to inform them of The Order of Ash and Smoke's plan to invade Hell and invite them to participate in giving demon-kind the biggest bloody nose in history.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>
<p>Chapter 5 of Rowley's Ride is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1025</span><span class="invisible">09/the-book-of-newts</span></a></p><p>Edwina's guitar is finished, despite Plasmie's every attempt to kill her, but before they finish, the new law banning mythril guitars is passed.</p><p>They press on, regardless, but the first time Edwina plays Myth Guitar, the song reaches a hundred miles in every direction, even into orbit...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/witches/" rel="tag">#witches</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#demons</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>
<p>Pushing myself into jobs I do not enjoy because others define success as stable income. But I am neurodivergent, and masking is exhausting. I write, I blog, I host. That is who I am. The debt is real. The confusion is real. But forcing myself into someone else's career breaks me.</p><p><a href="https://kalvin.top/i-am-not-a-sysadmin-not-a-developer-i-am-a-microblogger-masking-as-normal/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kalvin.top/i-am-not-a-sysadmin-not-a-developer-i-am-a-microblogger-masking-as-normal/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kalvin.top/i-am-not-a-sysadmin</span><span class="invisible">-not-a-developer-i-am-a-microblogger-masking-as-normal/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/neurodiversity/" rel="tag">#neurodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> <a href="/tags/masking/" rel="tag">#masking</a> <a href="/tags/career/" rel="tag">#career</a> <a href="/tags/identity/" rel="tag">#identity</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/honesty/" rel="tag">#honesty</a> <a href="/tags/burnout/" rel="tag">#burnout</a> <a href="/tags/struggle/" rel="tag">#struggle</a> <a href="/tags/authenticity/" rel="tag">#authenticity</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/malaysia/" rel="tag">#Malaysia</a> <a href="/tags/survival/" rel="tag">#survival</a> <a href="/tags/truth/" rel="tag">#truth</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a><br>I write complex <a href="/tags/darkelf/" rel="tag">#DarkElf</a> <a href="/tags/poly/" rel="tag">#Poly</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a>. My tone & tropes weave a broad tapestry with huge <a href="/tags/lore/" rel="tag">#Lore</a> & <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/afeaturenotabug/" rel="tag">#AFeatureNotABug</a>. 😂 </p><p>Sensual <a href="/tags/darkelves/" rel="tag">#DarkElves</a> face-off 👊 <a href="/tags/politicalintrigue/" rel="tag">#Politicalintrigue</a> <a href="/tags/demons/" rel="tag">#Demons</a> & <a href="/tags/dragons/" rel="tag">#Dragons</a> <a href="/tags/necromancer/" rel="tag">#Necromancer</a> <a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#FoundFamily</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#Dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/epicbattle/" rel="tag">#EpicBattle</a>. ⚔️ </p><p>Try my <a href="/tags/prequel/" rel="tag">#Prequel</a> !<br><a href="/tags/free/" rel="tag">#Free</a> w/ newsletter: <a href="https://etaski.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>etaski.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/buy/" rel="tag">#Buy</a> <a href="https://etaski.com/books/sons-to-keep-sister-seekers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="etaski.com/books/sons-to-keep-sister-seekers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etaski.com/books/sons-to-keep-</span><span class="invisible">sister-seekers</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/erotic/" rel="tag">#Erotic</a> <a href="/tags/darkfantasy/" rel="tag">#DarkFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/epicfantasy/" rel="tag">#EpicFantasy</a> <a href="/tags/dnd/" rel="tag">#DnD</a> @bookstodon <br>@ttrpg @fantasy @horror @lgbtqbookstodon</p>
<p>Book Promotion: Sci-Fi & Fantasy books on Kindle Unlimited</p><p>A collection of 44 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you to read free on KU. My book is DRM-free.</p><p><a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/may-sci-fi-fantasy-kindle-unlimited-may/edp52xojci" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/may-sci-fi-fantasy-kindle-unlimited-may/edp52xojci"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/may-sci-f</span><span class="invisible">i-fantasy-kindle-unlimited-may/edp52xojci</span></a></p>
<p>The acorn didn't plan or try to become an oak, it just did it, as a teleological imperative in which the telos was always present. And that telos is *still present right now,* still playing out, unfolding, and fulfilling itself even as I look at this lovely tree through the window.</p><p>. . . Cannot I, myself, grow with the same stability toward my own worthwhile “goals” . . . in the very same way and via the same sustained inhabiting of this moment? Will not my own goals and outcomes be more real, more enduring, less artificial, less subject to self-caused suffering, if I take my motivation always in, from, and for this moment?</p><p>– Matt Cardin, <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> at the Wellspring: Tapping the Source of Your Inner Genius, Chapter 15: The Teleology of Now</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amReading</a> <a href="/tags/quote/" rel="tag">#quote</a> <a href="/tags/spirituality/" rel="tag">#spirituality</a></p>
<p>How to read postcolonial writing</p><p>The Granta controversy surrounding a Commonwealth Prize-winning story tells us less about AI than about the enduring metropolitan expectation that writing from the South should sound opaque, excessive, and primitive.</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2026/05/how-to-read-postcolonial-writing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2026/05/how-to-read-postcolonial-writing"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2026/05/ho</span><span class="invisible">w-to-read-postcolonial-writing</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/globalsouth/" rel="tag">#GlobalSouth</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>
<p>Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#kindle</a></p><p>A collection of 176 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you to read free on <a href="/tags/ku/" rel="tag">#KU</a>. My book is DRM-free.</p><p><a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-may/9ncayvxar6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews-may/9ncayvxar6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/kureviews</span><span class="invisible">-may/9ncayvxar6</span></a></p>
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among them.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>Want to read screenplays I wrote? I realized I have a whole ton of scripts lying idle in my folders and decided to make books out of them. Here is the first, the stories range from drama, dark comedy, thriller, teen lesbian romance (is that a genre?) It's available for free via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ododopress</span></a></span> (Only pdf, the epub comes out a huge file at 40mbs and I can't figure out how to reduce it). Enjoy the read!<br><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ododopress.com/screenplays</span><span class="invisible">/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/screenplay/" rel="tag">#screenplay</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/joyscrolling/" rel="tag">#JoyScrolling</a> (for readers and writers alike) I present to you the glorious genius of the inimitable Elle Cordova.</p><p>Do pay attention to what's happening in the captions provided (turn off your own if they're on, as they obstruct the ones already there--which are the ones you want, trust me.)</p><p><a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#Language</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/ellecordova/" rel="tag">#ElleCordova</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RC2pFHS0mgU" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/shorts/RC2pFHS0mgU"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/shorts/RC2pFHS</span><span class="invisible">0mgU</span></a></p>
<p>Book Promotion: First <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> in a series on <a href="/tags/kindle/" rel="tag">#Kindle</a> Unlimited</p><p>A collection of 107 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> for you. My book is DRM-free.</p><p><a href="/tags/ku/" rel="tag">#ku</a> <a href="/tags/spaceship/" rel="tag">#spaceship</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/legendary/" rel="tag">#legendary</a> <a href="/tags/fedibookfair/" rel="tag">#fedibookfair</a> <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#amreading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/dwarfs/" rel="tag">#dwarfs</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a> <a href="/tags/rogue/" rel="tag">#rogue</a> <a href="/tags/heroes/" rel="tag">#heroes</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/goodbooks/" rel="tag">#goodbooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/time/" rel="tag">#time</a> <a href="/tags/dwarves/" rel="tag">#dwarves</a> <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> <a href="/tags/sorcery/" rel="tag">#sorcery</a> <a href="/tags/monsters/" rel="tag">#monsters</a> <a href="/tags/futurism/" rel="tag">#futurism</a> <a href="/tags/planets/" rel="tag">#planets</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/young/" rel="tag">#young</a> <a href="/tags/newadults/" rel="tag">#newadults</a> <a href="/tags/teen/" rel="tag">#teen</a> <a href="/tags/teens/" rel="tag">#teens</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booktoot/" rel="tag">#booktoot</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookfunnel/" rel="tag">#bookfunnel</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-may/wcwas7u14r" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-may/wcwas7u14r"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-m</span><span class="invisible">ay/wcwas7u14r</span></a></p>
<p>“[I]f you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat.”</p><p>—Nancy Hawkins, the majestic narrator of Muriel Spark’s A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON, on why a writer should own a cat</p><p>Today, 8 August, is International Cat Day (don’t tell them) 🐈⬛</p><p>1/3</p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingadvice/" rel="tag">#writingadvice</a> <a href="/tags/murielspark/" rel="tag">#MurielSpark</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/internationalcatday/" rel="tag">#InternationalCatDay</a></p>
