Lucy A. Snyder
@lucyasnyder.bsky.social
Author of SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER and other works of horror and science fiction. Keeper of many terrariums and aquariums and dwellers therein.
Expect posts about my menagerie of herps, fish and cats and my books.
Website: www.lucysnyder.com
Expect posts about my menagerie of herps, fish and cats and my books.
Website: www.lucysnyder.com
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Lucy A. Snyder
@lucyasnyder.bsky.social
· Nov 12
If you followed me over from FB or Xitter, and I haven't followed you back, please comment here with your handle on the other sites!
Some of y'all are using different pics/usernames here and that makes it harder for me to know that I already know you.
Some of y'all are using different pics/usernames here and that makes it harder for me to know that I already know you.
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Anyway here is the most successful promo I've ever done for a book.
YOU DO NOT NEED AI.
YOU DO NOT NEED AI.
FOUND IT
December 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Anyway here is the most successful promo I've ever done for a book.
YOU DO NOT NEED AI.
YOU DO NOT NEED AI.
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The entire thesis here is "hey, do you realize how many people could choose to not use labor from human beings if they instead used the extruded meat product trained on labor from those same human beings?"
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The entire thesis here is "hey, do you realize how many people could choose to not use labor from human beings if they instead used the extruded meat product trained on labor from those same human beings?"
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I don't think you could come up with a list more designed to inflame sentiments than "here is a list of things that publishers MUST use AI to do and remain competitive, but don't worry, this isn't pushing out creative labor"
Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community on AI
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Erin's core thesis is "There are responsible ways to use AI that support creators without replacing creative labor."
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Erin's core thesis is "There are responsible ways to use AI that support creators without replacing creative labor."
Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community
Hi Friends, Erin Underwood After writing the letter below, I thought rather than sending it to SFWA only, I’d share it with Mike at File 770 along with a note that read: “Am I crazy? Will this blow…
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December 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I don't think you could come up with a list more designed to inflame sentiments than "here is a list of things that publishers MUST use AI to do and remain competitive, but don't worry, this isn't pushing out creative labor"
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
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Coming to my shop tomorrow, with luck: two Christmas stories. Mostly a gift for my Patronizers, but I have zero shame and'll take anyone's money.
December 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Coming to my shop tomorrow, with luck: two Christmas stories. Mostly a gift for my Patronizers, but I have zero shame and'll take anyone's money.
Serpents-as-evil imagery never really worked for me, but it especially doesn't work now that I've been keeping snakes as pets.
It's just ... most of them are the derpiest little noodles, c'mon.
It's just ... most of them are the derpiest little noodles, c'mon.
December 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Serpents-as-evil imagery never really worked for me, but it especially doesn't work now that I've been keeping snakes as pets.
It's just ... most of them are the derpiest little noodles, c'mon.
It's just ... most of them are the derpiest little noodles, c'mon.
Yoga studio owners are mantrapreneurs
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yoga studio owners are mantrapreneurs
Dear neurodivergent folks: We're not broken. We evolved as an important part of humanity but modern capitalists created a narrow, artificial world that isn't made for us. Our nature exists because it is inherently valuable. It sucks that our culture doesn't recognize our value.
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Dear neurodivergent folks: We're not broken. We evolved as an important part of humanity but modern capitalists created a narrow, artificial world that isn't made for us. Our nature exists because it is inherently valuable. It sucks that our culture doesn't recognize our value.
Submission fees are garbage. Always. Yes, even then. Garbage.
A publication that has monetized its submission pile isn't going to be terribly motivated to develop a readership.
So if a place tries to justify submission fees with, "Oh, but think of the exposure you'll get!" be very, very skeptical.
A publication that has monetized its submission pile isn't going to be terribly motivated to develop a readership.
So if a place tries to justify submission fees with, "Oh, but think of the exposure you'll get!" be very, very skeptical.
December 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Submission fees are garbage. Always. Yes, even then. Garbage.
A publication that has monetized its submission pile isn't going to be terribly motivated to develop a readership.
So if a place tries to justify submission fees with, "Oh, but think of the exposure you'll get!" be very, very skeptical.
A publication that has monetized its submission pile isn't going to be terribly motivated to develop a readership.
So if a place tries to justify submission fees with, "Oh, but think of the exposure you'll get!" be very, very skeptical.
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Submission Grinder users,
Hey just wanted to say that we truly appreciate it when: if we happen to list a publication that has a history of i.e. bigotry, when people ask us if we were aware of the thing and they have receipts.
We are not all-knowing, and this information is VERY HELPFUL. Thank you!
Hey just wanted to say that we truly appreciate it when: if we happen to list a publication that has a history of i.e. bigotry, when people ask us if we were aware of the thing and they have receipts.
We are not all-knowing, and this information is VERY HELPFUL. Thank you!
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Submission Grinder users,
Hey just wanted to say that we truly appreciate it when: if we happen to list a publication that has a history of i.e. bigotry, when people ask us if we were aware of the thing and they have receipts.
We are not all-knowing, and this information is VERY HELPFUL. Thank you!
Hey just wanted to say that we truly appreciate it when: if we happen to list a publication that has a history of i.e. bigotry, when people ask us if we were aware of the thing and they have receipts.
We are not all-knowing, and this information is VERY HELPFUL. Thank you!
High fashion for owls: hoot couture.
December 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
High fashion for owls: hoot couture.
Yoga practitioners! You know about "downward dog" and "sun salutation" but have you heard of "I'm alone in the house and the gecko ran onto the back of my shirt"?
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Yoga practitioners! You know about "downward dog" and "sun salutation" but have you heard of "I'm alone in the house and the gecko ran onto the back of my shirt"?
Having a roomba is, in several ways, like having a cat. It:
- spends a lot of time sleeping
- has a talent for getting underfoot
- gets stuck in improbable places and cries for help
- doesn't listen to what you say
- leaves hairballs on the carpet
- spends a lot of time sleeping
- has a talent for getting underfoot
- gets stuck in improbable places and cries for help
- doesn't listen to what you say
- leaves hairballs on the carpet
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Having a roomba is, in several ways, like having a cat. It:
- spends a lot of time sleeping
- has a talent for getting underfoot
- gets stuck in improbable places and cries for help
- doesn't listen to what you say
- leaves hairballs on the carpet
- spends a lot of time sleeping
- has a talent for getting underfoot
- gets stuck in improbable places and cries for help
- doesn't listen to what you say
- leaves hairballs on the carpet
Someone subtweeted about new writers who ask "Can you do [XYZ] in a novel/story?" when [XYZ] is commonly encountered in genre fiction.
This someone wondered, "Do these people even read?"
Assuming these newbie queries aren't clickbait, I try to give them the benefit of the doubt. (1/4)
This someone wondered, "Do these people even read?"
Assuming these newbie queries aren't clickbait, I try to give them the benefit of the doubt. (1/4)
December 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Someone subtweeted about new writers who ask "Can you do [XYZ] in a novel/story?" when [XYZ] is commonly encountered in genre fiction.
This someone wondered, "Do these people even read?"
Assuming these newbie queries aren't clickbait, I try to give them the benefit of the doubt. (1/4)
This someone wondered, "Do these people even read?"
Assuming these newbie queries aren't clickbait, I try to give them the benefit of the doubt. (1/4)
Terrarium and aquarium pets come in two types:
"If this place drops below 76 degrees or goes above 82, and if you don't feed me imported Siberian mulberry leaves every 2.3 days, I will surely perish."
"Nice dirt you got here. I've already laid 50 eggs."
"If this place drops below 76 degrees or goes above 82, and if you don't feed me imported Siberian mulberry leaves every 2.3 days, I will surely perish."
"Nice dirt you got here. I've already laid 50 eggs."
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Terrarium and aquarium pets come in two types:
"If this place drops below 76 degrees or goes above 82, and if you don't feed me imported Siberian mulberry leaves every 2.3 days, I will surely perish."
"Nice dirt you got here. I've already laid 50 eggs."
"If this place drops below 76 degrees or goes above 82, and if you don't feed me imported Siberian mulberry leaves every 2.3 days, I will surely perish."
"Nice dirt you got here. I've already laid 50 eggs."
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We writers should not be insulting our brothers and sisters in the visual arts by using AI slop for our covers or in our presentations.
We already had access to photo depositories and stock art and it's easy enough to ask artists if you can reuse their work for a promotional credit.
We already had access to photo depositories and stock art and it's easy enough to ask artists if you can reuse their work for a promotional credit.
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We writers should not be insulting our brothers and sisters in the visual arts by using AI slop for our covers or in our presentations.
We already had access to photo depositories and stock art and it's easy enough to ask artists if you can reuse their work for a promotional credit.
We already had access to photo depositories and stock art and it's easy enough to ask artists if you can reuse their work for a promotional credit.
Hey folks. A lady I know who is a former social worker is in danger of becoming homeless over the holidays. If you have a couple of bucks to spare, her Venmo details follow. If not, please share!
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey folks. A lady I know who is a former social worker is in danger of becoming homeless over the holidays. If you have a couple of bucks to spare, her Venmo details follow. If not, please share!
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Great to see SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER mentioned here!
www.elle.com/culture/book...
www.elle.com/culture/book...
Inside the Modern Rise of Feminist Horror Novels—and Why We’re Drawn to Them
With horror sales spiking, feminist titles are casting a spell.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Great to see SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER mentioned here!
www.elle.com/culture/book...
www.elle.com/culture/book...
On Friday, November 14th, I’ll be appearing at Grand Rapids Comic Con as one of their literary guests. I'll also be presenting a solo panel on writing horror. If you’re attending the convention, please drop by and say “Hi!”
www.grcomiccon.com
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HOME | Grand Rapids Comic Con
Comic and popular arts convention to be held on on November 14-16 at the DeVos Place in downtown GR!
www.grcomiccon.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
On Friday, November 14th, I’ll be appearing at Grand Rapids Comic Con as one of their literary guests. I'll also be presenting a solo panel on writing horror. If you’re attending the convention, please drop by and say “Hi!”
www.grcomiccon.com
www.grcomiccon.com
Halloween Horror Fest at The Book Loft of German Village! Please join me and authors @themordashin.bsky.social, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, Jason A. Wyckoff, and @mattbettsauthor.bsky.social at @thebookloft.bsky.social (631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43206) on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:00pm.
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Halloween Horror Fest at The Book Loft of German Village! Please join me and authors @themordashin.bsky.social, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, Jason A. Wyckoff, and @mattbettsauthor.bsky.social at @thebookloft.bsky.social (631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43206) on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:00pm.
Join me, @dmguay.bsky.social, @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social, @sarahhans.bsky.social, and many other area horror writers at the @columbuslibrary.bsky.social this Saturday, October 25th at noon!
October 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Join me, @dmguay.bsky.social, @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social, @sarahhans.bsky.social, and many other area horror writers at the @columbuslibrary.bsky.social this Saturday, October 25th at noon!
There's a word that's woefully underused to describe a certain type of poster who's common on Facebook, Nextdoor, etc.
Coprolite.
It's the scientific word for an old, fossilized piece of shit.
Usage: "A coprolite popped up to say that if we really had a king, we wouldn't be allowed to protest."
Coprolite.
It's the scientific word for an old, fossilized piece of shit.
Usage: "A coprolite popped up to say that if we really had a king, we wouldn't be allowed to protest."
October 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There's a word that's woefully underused to describe a certain type of poster who's common on Facebook, Nextdoor, etc.
Coprolite.
It's the scientific word for an old, fossilized piece of shit.
Usage: "A coprolite popped up to say that if we really had a king, we wouldn't be allowed to protest."
Coprolite.
It's the scientific word for an old, fossilized piece of shit.
Usage: "A coprolite popped up to say that if we really had a king, we wouldn't be allowed to protest."
For those who are curious: yes, I am working on a sequel to SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER. It will continue the stories of Savannah and Mareva, and a very minor character from the first novel will play a big role in this one.
Working title is IN THE BONES OF A SUNDERED WORLD.
Working title is IN THE BONES OF A SUNDERED WORLD.
October 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For those who are curious: yes, I am working on a sequel to SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER. It will continue the stories of Savannah and Mareva, and a very minor character from the first novel will play a big role in this one.
Working title is IN THE BONES OF A SUNDERED WORLD.
Working title is IN THE BONES OF A SUNDERED WORLD.