Laurie S. Sutton
@lauriesutton.bsky.social
Former editor for Marvel, DC Comics, and Tekno Comics. Now I write kids' books. Trekkie. Love SF&F, Art, Architecture, Archaeology.
Congratulations Ms. Worsley! This is a wonderful post, especially the bit about the young fan who sent you her craft project -- a hand sewn, stuffed head of Tudor queen Katherine Howard.
This time on MY LIFE IN THE PAST! I go to the Palace of Westminster for rather a special reason.
lucyworsley.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
lucyworsley.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What's the point of studying history?
The answer I gave when I went to the Houses of Parliament
lucyworsley.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Congratulations Ms. Worsley! This is a wonderful post, especially the bit about the young fan who sent you her craft project -- a hand sewn, stuffed head of Tudor queen Katherine Howard.
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
Donate to Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care, organized by Dave Kellogg
Mike W. Barr has been a writer of comics, science fiction novels and mystery novels… Dave Kellogg needs your support for Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care
www.gofundme.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
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Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
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Hey, so, I've been fired. Now that I'm unemployed like the other half of Bluesky, if anyone knows of work for a writer, reporter, or nonprofit grants manager, I'd be much obliged. You all know where to find me.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hey, so, I've been fired. Now that I'm unemployed like the other half of Bluesky, if anyone knows of work for a writer, reporter, or nonprofit grants manager, I'd be much obliged. You all know where to find me.
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I bought a Mac so I could use Vellum. If you create ebooks, it will relieve your life of HUGE amounts of stress. If it’s on sale today, and you’ve got the cash and the inclination, GO GET IT. 😄
if you're a Mac user and an indie author, vellum.pub is life-saving software for formatting ebooks (and print books) and it's 30% off today
nobody paid me to say this, I just really love Vellum
nobody paid me to say this, I just really love Vellum
Vellum. Create beautiful books.
Vellum software for macOS
vellum.pub
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I bought a Mac so I could use Vellum. If you create ebooks, it will relieve your life of HUGE amounts of stress. If it’s on sale today, and you’ve got the cash and the inclination, GO GET IT. 😄
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Just reminding everyone that it's #BlackFriday at #Ebooks Direct. Come take advantage of us! :) ebooks.direct/pages/our-20...
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just reminding everyone that it's #BlackFriday at #Ebooks Direct. Come take advantage of us! :) ebooks.direct/pages/our-20...
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Does anyone know of an artist who has closable realistic ceramic cardboard boxes for sale? Something that looks exactly like a cardboard box but made of clay, has a top, and is actually for sale - not a long ago gallery show or whatever.
Looking for specific leads pls, not "did u try etsy/google".
Looking for specific leads pls, not "did u try etsy/google".
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Does anyone know of an artist who has closable realistic ceramic cardboard boxes for sale? Something that looks exactly like a cardboard box but made of clay, has a top, and is actually for sale - not a long ago gallery show or whatever.
Looking for specific leads pls, not "did u try etsy/google".
Looking for specific leads pls, not "did u try etsy/google".
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This is HUGE. Hard to overstate the importance to this event to the town and region. The international comics publishing will also take a hit but they have many other ways to promote and sell. The comics festival IS Angoulême.
BREAKING: Organiser 9e Art+ puts ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL 2026 on hold
Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold. This news was broken this afternoon in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a…
Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold. This news was broken this afternoon in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a…
BREAKING: Organiser 9e Art+ puts ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL 2026 on hold
Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold. This news was broken this afternoon in an email circulated to publishers. While not an official cancellation, it is a further sign that the event, scheduled for January 29 to February 1, 2026, will not go ahead. In the email, which was shared with most French news outlets, …
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November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is HUGE. Hard to overstate the importance to this event to the town and region. The international comics publishing will also take a hit but they have many other ways to promote and sell. The comics festival IS Angoulême.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
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So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.
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If I opened up OC drawing commissions would there be any interest? I can also draw pets (in a cartoony style)! Things are slow and money is tight right now so I need something to do. 🫠
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If I opened up OC drawing commissions would there be any interest? I can also draw pets (in a cartoony style)! Things are slow and money is tight right now so I need something to do. 🫠
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Design sheets for QWSP and Arion from this week's episode of "Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold Onto Your Hook!" written by @losthiskeysman.bsky.social and drawn by myself!
In this one, I get to flex a lot of cartooning muscles that I don't usually get to in DC books. And there's a HUGE reveal at the end! 🐟🌊🤯
In this one, I get to flex a lot of cartooning muscles that I don't usually get to in DC books. And there's a HUGE reveal at the end! 🐟🌊🤯
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Design sheets for QWSP and Arion from this week's episode of "Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold Onto Your Hook!" written by @losthiskeysman.bsky.social and drawn by myself!
In this one, I get to flex a lot of cartooning muscles that I don't usually get to in DC books. And there's a HUGE reveal at the end! 🐟🌊🤯
In this one, I get to flex a lot of cartooning muscles that I don't usually get to in DC books. And there's a HUGE reveal at the end! 🐟🌊🤯
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A little more info for ya: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brand...
Golden Girls: Love Is Golden
Celebrate the iconic 1980s sitcom with this love-themed book that fans will want to share with the youngest readers on Valentine’s Day and all year round! ...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A little more info for ya: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brand...
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Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
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I have a food pantry in my front yard. It is used heavily. We can't keep it full & could use some help covering the cost of shelf-stable supplies. No one is using this pantry unless they need the help. We supply beans, oatmeal, onions, etc. It's not gourmet food.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
Donate to Help Keep Our Neighborhood Pantry Stocked, organized by Celeste Headlee
In 2021, my neighbors and I installed a little free pantry on my front lawn,… Celeste Headlee needs your support for Help Keep Our Neighborhood Pantry Stocked
www.gofundme.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I have a food pantry in my front yard. It is used heavily. We can't keep it full & could use some help covering the cost of shelf-stable supplies. No one is using this pantry unless they need the help. We supply beans, oatmeal, onions, etc. It's not gourmet food.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
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Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
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About page rates: "More likely you had to work 10 hours or more per day to make that schedule: $6.25 per hour. Oh, and no benefits. No employer paying social security. Nothing. Take out that money as well, and you are working for something like $5 per hour." colleendoran.substack.com/p/about-thos...
About Those Page Rates
They're Terrible, generally.
colleendoran.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
About page rates: "More likely you had to work 10 hours or more per day to make that schedule: $6.25 per hour. Oh, and no benefits. No employer paying social security. Nothing. Take out that money as well, and you are working for something like $5 per hour." colleendoran.substack.com/p/about-thos...
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Over on Whatever today I confirm that, indeed, all those emails authors and other writers are getting promising access to readers and book clubs and such are 100% scams, share all the scam emails I got just this morning, and note why they are all awful and bad:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money
If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…
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November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Over on Whatever today I confirm that, indeed, all those emails authors and other writers are getting promising access to readers and book clubs and such are 100% scams, share all the scam emails I got just this morning, and note why they are all awful and bad:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
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MY DEARS just a reminder I work a couple day jobs and have limited shipping windows. If you have Gryfon holiday needs, please get your orders in asap for December 15th so they can arrive in a timely fashion 💜🤗
www.etsy.com/shop/authorj...
www.etsy.com/shop/authorj...
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
MY DEARS just a reminder I work a couple day jobs and have limited shipping windows. If you have Gryfon holiday needs, please get your orders in asap for December 15th so they can arrive in a timely fashion 💜🤗
www.etsy.com/shop/authorj...
www.etsy.com/shop/authorj...
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It’s OFFICIAL.
We’re in the DC Solicits for February with an on sale date of May 5th. 2026.
We’re in the DC Solicits for February with an on sale date of May 5th. 2026.
The cat is out of the bag. Supergirl's Family Vacation drops in 2026 from DC Comics! I can't wait for you to see what we've cooked up. More details soon.
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s OFFICIAL.
We’re in the DC Solicits for February with an on sale date of May 5th. 2026.
We’re in the DC Solicits for February with an on sale date of May 5th. 2026.
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Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
Donate to Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care, organized by Dave Kellogg
Mike W. Barr has been a writer of comics, science fiction novels and mystery novels… Dave Kellogg needs your support for Rally for Mike W. Barr's Medical Care
www.gofundme.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hero Initiative is helping writer Mike W. Barr through a series of health problems. If you'd like to contribute directly to Mike as well, go HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-...
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ok so a cool thing I haven't posted about but can finally shout from the rooftops is.....
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
ok so a cool thing I haven't posted about but can finally shout from the rooftops is.....
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
✨HOUSE OF HARKNESS IS COMING OUT IN PRINT!!✨
It's out next summer from Graphix/Scholastic, and I cannot *wait* and!! You can preorder it right now >>
💫 bookshop.org/p/books/hous...