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<p>i&#x27;m so tired reading all those ai generated texts on the internet. it makes me sad to see the open web die so rapidly. it&#x27;s just annoying, and yes incredibly tiring. so for my own websites i stopped using all of this ai slang entirely for now, let&#x27;s see how this goes</p><p><a href="http://cogmodo.com/aieditorfired" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>cogmodo.com/aieditorfired</a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/iamwriting/" rel="tag">#iamwriting</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a></p>

<p>For those who are out of the loop: there&#x27;s something truly wrong going on at Atthis Arts, publisher.</p><p>Here&#x27;s one of many write ups:<br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/jasonsanford/posts/genre-grapevine-161758874" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.patreon.com/jasonsanford/posts/genre-grapevine-161758874"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.patreon.com/jasonsanford/p</span><span class="invisible">osts/genre-grapevine-161758874</span></a></p><p>(I&#x27;ll link to specific Bluesky threads in replies, as I find them)</p><p><a href="/tags/indieauthors/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthors</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> <a href="/tags/psa/" rel="tag">#PSA</a> <a href="/tags/scam/" rel="tag">#Scam</a></p>

<p>Chapter 42 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>Mika ends up in a face-to-face gun battle with Pride, who&#x27;s armed only with a pistol...</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 8 of Rowley&#x27;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 and Sapphire are forced to their knees in front of the Dead Queen, who analyzes their magic, then gives them a chance for their lives to be spared, if only they can give her a reason...</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>Every professional writer can do this, they just don’t out of politeness</p><p><a href="/tags/comic/" rel="tag">#comic</a> <a href="/tags/webcomic/" rel="tag">#webcomic</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a></p>

<p>&quot;What happens when publishers begin avoiding LGBTQ+ stories before a book is ever challenged? This article explores how years of censorship efforts are creating a chilling effect across the publishing industry, making it harder for queer voices &amp; stories to reach readers&quot;--Freedom to Ready Project (in Bluesky)</p><p><a href="/tags/freedomtoread/" rel="tag">#FreedomToRead</a> <a href="/tags/bookbans/" rel="tag">#BookBans</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#Censorship</a> <a href="/tags/bigotry/" rel="tag">#Bigotry</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><a href="https://bookriot.com/queer-books-are-at-a-breaking-point/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookriot.com/queer-books-are-at-a-breaking-point/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookriot.com/queer-books-are-a</span><span class="invisible">t-a-breaking-point/</span></a></p>

<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is up.<br>Choosing Your Own Path<br><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/bookindustrynews/" rel="tag">#BookIndustryNews</a></p>

<p>I had a double shot of this today, two new reviews were just posted on The Last Philosopher: Part Two 😊🎉 </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> <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/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>AI paranoia is a symptom of a larger problem: a corporate culture that values quantity over quality.</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/its-getting-harder-to-spot-ai-in-contemporary-publishing-and-thats-very-very-bad/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/its-getting-harder-to-spot-ai-in-contemporary-publishing-and-thats-very-very-bad/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/its-getting-harder-</span><span class="invisible">to-spot-ai-in-contemporary-publishing-and-thats-very-very-bad/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/edition/" rel="tag">#edition</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#llm</a> <a href="/tags/lithub/" rel="tag">#lithub</a> <a href="/tags/litterature/" rel="tag">#litterature</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

<p>Chapter 6 of Rowley&#x27;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 and Sapphire run for their lives and fight to make an opening, only to see Matron Talbot&#x27;s personal ship, Resolute Hex come at them, which is a trouble like no other...</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>Fry: &quot;Um... yeah, that ring&#x27;s a bell.&quot;</p><p>I love the writing of the early seasons of Futurama so much 😜😂 </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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/worldbuilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worldbuilding</span></a></span> <br><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/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/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/show/" rel="tag">#Show</a> <a href="/tags/tvshows/" rel="tag">#TVShows</a><br><a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a> <br><a href="/tags/recommendation/" rel="tag">#Recommendation</a> <a href="/tags/watchitnow/" rel="tag">#WatchItNow</a><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#Indie</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a></p>

<p>I feel like the dystopian techbros and super-rich aren&#x27;t getting enough credit in this meme 🤔😁 </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/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/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<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>&amp;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/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/necromancer/" rel="tag">#Necromancer</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>Chapter 3 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>Lady Oz&#x27;gozod manages to get some answers from Mashu&#x27;ra about Annmarie, but the moment he realizes she&#x27;s reading his mind, he shifts his focus to resisting at all costs. He remembers a mental technique he perfected centuries earlier, turning his entire mind into an endless shell game.</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 43 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>While the Ashen Blades and the demons are busy shooting at each other, Pride takes the opportunity to privately speak with Greed, Sloth and Gluttony...</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>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TrollSong" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TrollSong</a></p><p>Having an abusive assassin for a sister was bad enough, but when Lyra’s older sister, Nicole, becomes obsessed with killing the teenage troll, her life becomes a special kind of nightmare. Will she escape, or become just another victim of the unstoppable woman?</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>It&#x27;s a living. <a href="/tags/grickledoodle/" rel="tag">#grickledoodle</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/mouse/" rel="tag">#mouse</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a></p>

<p>“Suppose it ill paid: the wonder is it should be paid at all. Other men pay, &amp; pay dearly, for pleasures less desirable.”</p><p>—Robert Louis Stevenson, “Letter to a young gentleman who proposes to embrace the career of art” – via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span> </p><p>Today, 24 June, is National Writing Day!</p><p>@writingcommunity </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/614/pg614-images.html#page182" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/614/pg614-images.html#page182"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6</span><span class="invisible">14/pg614-images.html#page182</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/victorian/" rel="tag">#Victorian</a> <a href="/tags/robertlouisstevenson/" rel="tag">#RobertLouisStevenson</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/nationalwritingday/" rel="tag">#NationalWritingDay</a></p>

<p>A new intro post, as I&#x27;m in a new chapter.</p><p>I&#x27;m Monzz, she/her. I&#x27;ve lived all around but I&#x27;m based in the <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> now.</p><p>By day, I work in computer science <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a>. After hours, I&#x27;m a massive <a href="/tags/gamer/" rel="tag">#gamer</a> (ask me what I&#x27;m playing at the moment), I&#x27;m a <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> / <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#worldbuilding</a> nerd and I do a bit of <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a>. </p><p>I love my <a href="/tags/houseplants/" rel="tag">#houseplants</a> and <a href="/tags/gadgets/" rel="tag">#gadgets</a>.</p><p>I like <a href="/tags/roleplaying/" rel="tag">#roleplaying</a>, storytelling, gamification and imaginary worlds. I was raised by the internet in the mid 2000&#x27;s and would like to rebuild some community links here.</p><p>[<a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>]</p>

<p>Chapter 4 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>Lara Simmons visits the black market arms dealer the Ashen Blades work with, to pick up the most special order the organization has ever placed...</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>Ebook and print: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons</a><br>Also in Ebook omnibus (volumes 1-3): <a href="https://books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/AshenBladesOpenWounds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/AshenBladesOpen</span><span class="invisible">Wounds</span></a></p><p>She’s small and cute, but this half-demon New Yorker lives to exterminate demons, because they murdered her parents. The demonic curse preventing her from saying anything but “it’s a secret” only fuels her desire for revenge.</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/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/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>Global institutions are caught in a delusion, begging Silicon Valley to &quot;do the right thing.&quot;</p><p>They fail to grasp the ironclad law of fiduciary duty. You cannot shame a corporate machine engineered strictly for capital efficiency. It’s a category error. If a system cannot feel empathy, stop trying to teach it how. Logic must fight logic.</p><p>Read:<br> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/brandonbedard/p/stop-trying-to-appeal-to-corporate?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=7qos2e" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/brandonbedard/p/stop-trying-to-appeal-to-corporate?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=7qos2e"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/brandonb</span><span class="invisible">edard/p/stop-trying-to-appeal-to-corporate?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=7qos2e</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#Economics</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#Substack</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a></p>

<p>“Can you understand? Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that – I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much – so very much to learn.” </p><p>Sylvia Plath, <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> of The Bell Jar</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/quotes/" rel="tag">#quotes</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sylviaplath/" rel="tag">#SylviaPlath</a> <a href="/tags/plath/" rel="tag">#Plath</a> <a href="/tags/thebelljar/" rel="tag">#TheBellJar</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a> <a href="/tags/bookish/" rel="tag">#bookish</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/booklover/" rel="tag">#booklover</a></p>

<p>Chapter 7 of Rowley&#x27;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>Thinking to escape into pirate space, Edwina and Sapphire run toward Nuva, the mortuary world, which is the center of the pirate queen&#x27;s territory. Unfortunately, Matron Talbot is so incensed, Resolute Hex follows 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/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>Grant Dickie on 10 things he learned at CYMERA 2026, Scotland’s festival of science fiction, fantasy, &amp; horror writing – not including that Sarah Mughal Rana has a dagger collection or that Marvellous Michael Anson would love someone to write a book where every character dies.</p><p><a href="https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-things-i-learned-from-2026s-cymera-festival/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-things-i-learned-from-2026s-cymera-festival/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.scottishfield.co.uk/cultur</span><span class="invisible">e/10-things-i-learned-from-2026s-cymera-festival/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingtips/" rel="tag">#writingtips</a></p>