Rena
@renathewriter.bsky.social
Writer, part-time malcontent, full-time cat wrangler, watching the apocalypse live
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Oooooh friends. It’s that time of year again.
Cut Amazon out of the equation! My publisher is doing the Year 4 Backerkit RIGHT NOW and THE DRAGONSCALE COMB is part of it.
Help support small press AND get more dragons, feral pegasi, and princess kissing
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Cut Amazon out of the equation! My publisher is doing the Year 4 Backerkit RIGHT NOW and THE DRAGONSCALE COMB is part of it.
Help support small press AND get more dragons, feral pegasi, and princess kissing
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 2!
We're releasing 7 new queer science fiction and fantasy books from December 2025 to June 2026! We're changing formats just a little this year so you get your rewards earlier.
www.backerkit.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Oooooh friends. It’s that time of year again.
Cut Amazon out of the equation! My publisher is doing the Year 4 Backerkit RIGHT NOW and THE DRAGONSCALE COMB is part of it.
Help support small press AND get more dragons, feral pegasi, and princess kissing
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Cut Amazon out of the equation! My publisher is doing the Year 4 Backerkit RIGHT NOW and THE DRAGONSCALE COMB is part of it.
Help support small press AND get more dragons, feral pegasi, and princess kissing
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
He's right behind me, isn't he?
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
He's right behind me, isn't he?
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If you like my stuff and want to help out my small press, which lifts up #queer voice and publishes great #fantasy and #scifi, check out my new campaign for 7 new books, starting in November! You can listen to some author interviews already!
#TBBChat
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#TBBChat
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October 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you like my stuff and want to help out my small press, which lifts up #queer voice and publishes great #fantasy and #scifi, check out my new campaign for 7 new books, starting in November! You can listen to some author interviews already!
#TBBChat
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
#TBBChat
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
It's starting to feel real, y'all. In fact, it's starting to feel so real that I can post links to it! An interview with me about my book, MOTHBALL Magic! I'm so excited!!!
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www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 2! Project Update: Author Interview with Rena Rocford!
Hello folks! Here is our third video for our Space Wizard Year 4, Part 2 Launch Party! We have even more interviews coming through October for the November 12th start of the ...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's starting to feel real, y'all. In fact, it's starting to feel so real that I can post links to it! An interview with me about my book, MOTHBALL Magic! I'm so excited!!!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I'm in here. I'm furious. Worse, the notice probably went to my defunct publisher.
Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
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Submit a Claim
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October 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I'm in here. I'm furious. Worse, the notice probably went to my defunct publisher.
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Hey folks! Money's tight since I had my hours reduced, and I have some upcoming payments, so I'm opening ✨ art commissions ✨! If you're interested in letting me draw your blorbos, reach out at leon.tomova@gmail.com or on Discord @thiefprince. And if you order today, I'll throw in something extra! 💕
September 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hey folks! Money's tight since I had my hours reduced, and I have some upcoming payments, so I'm opening ✨ art commissions ✨! If you're interested in letting me draw your blorbos, reach out at leon.tomova@gmail.com or on Discord @thiefprince. And if you order today, I'll throw in something extra! 💕
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," or "Transformers."
July 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," or "Transformers."
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I am now open to all the genres I represent through till 31st August. That includes: Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Action and Adventure, and YA Fantasy.
I look forward to reading your subs.
I look forward to reading your subs.
a white cat is laying on its back with the words gimme gimme written above it
ALT: a white cat is laying on its back with the words gimme gimme written above it
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June 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I am now open to all the genres I represent through till 31st August. That includes: Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Action and Adventure, and YA Fantasy.
I look forward to reading your subs.
I look forward to reading your subs.
I heard you can make good money posting feet pics on the internet. Am I doing it right????
June 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I heard you can make good money posting feet pics on the internet. Am I doing it right????
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Reminded of this much needed tweet from @shannagermain.bsky.social today 💙
June 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reminded of this much needed tweet from @shannagermain.bsky.social today 💙
I maybe haven't talked about it much, but I have a book coming out! Here is the first announcement and the landing page to sign up for alerts about it through my publisher, Space Wizard Fantasy!
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Space Wizard Science Fantasy: 7 new queer books for Year 4, Part 2!!
From Space Wizard Science Fantasy - Get Ready for Space Wizard Science Fantasy: 7 new queer books for Year 4, Part 2!!
www.backerkit.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I maybe haven't talked about it much, but I have a book coming out! Here is the first announcement and the landing page to sign up for alerts about it through my publisher, Space Wizard Fantasy!
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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Hey, it’s the first Sapphic Sunday of June! Happy Pride, support queer authors and read queer books, all year long. And I hope you read sapphic books too.
Like VILE LADY VILLAINS 🖤🥀
Like VILE LADY VILLAINS 🖤🥀
June 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Hey, it’s the first Sapphic Sunday of June! Happy Pride, support queer authors and read queer books, all year long. And I hope you read sapphic books too.
Like VILE LADY VILLAINS 🖤🥀
Like VILE LADY VILLAINS 🖤🥀
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So, this Unbound/Boundless fiasco. I was going to be polite about it, but after this morning’s email: no
May 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
So, this Unbound/Boundless fiasco. I was going to be polite about it, but after this morning’s email: no
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We are live with Space Wizard Year 4! If you want to get seven all-new QUEER science fiction and fantasy books, check out the campaign!
Backing in the first 48 hours gets you a free audiobook too!
#queerscifi #queerfantasy #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Backing in the first 48 hours gets you a free audiobook too!
#queerscifi #queerfantasy #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 1. Seven new queer books!
We're releasing 7 new queer science fiction and fantasy books in 2025!
www.backerkit.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We are live with Space Wizard Year 4! If you want to get seven all-new QUEER science fiction and fantasy books, check out the campaign!
Backing in the first 48 hours gets you a free audiobook too!
#queerscifi #queerfantasy #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Backing in the first 48 hours gets you a free audiobook too!
#queerscifi #queerfantasy #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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FATED WINDS AND PROMISING SEAS by @wordsofrablack.bsky.social
- m/m
- you'd rather stay in your prison cell
- but then a leviathan attacks
- and you're rescued by a plucky crew of outcasts
- whose captain is... suspiciously familiar...
- but hey, maybe he can keep you out of jail
- m/m
- you'd rather stay in your prison cell
- but then a leviathan attacks
- and you're rescued by a plucky crew of outcasts
- whose captain is... suspiciously familiar...
- but hey, maybe he can keep you out of jail
Fated Winds and Promising Seas: A Tender-Hearted Tale of Forging Fates, Fantastic Creatures, and Found Family
A Tender-Hearted Tale of Forging Fates, Fantastic Creatures, and Found Family
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May 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
FATED WINDS AND PROMISING SEAS by @wordsofrablack.bsky.social
- m/m
- you'd rather stay in your prison cell
- but then a leviathan attacks
- and you're rescued by a plucky crew of outcasts
- whose captain is... suspiciously familiar...
- but hey, maybe he can keep you out of jail
- m/m
- you'd rather stay in your prison cell
- but then a leviathan attacks
- and you're rescued by a plucky crew of outcasts
- whose captain is... suspiciously familiar...
- but hey, maybe he can keep you out of jail
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Thrilled to share the news of a cozy mystery coming this fall from client Emily Soderberg! HOW TO TALK TO YOUR DOG ABOUT MURDER is fun and lighthearted and just the sort of book to sink into a forget the world! (It's on NetGalley next week!)
May 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Thrilled to share the news of a cozy mystery coming this fall from client Emily Soderberg! HOW TO TALK TO YOUR DOG ABOUT MURDER is fun and lighthearted and just the sort of book to sink into a forget the world! (It's on NetGalley next week!)
When people talk about dealing with their demons while writing, this is what I imagine the other writers mean as well.
May 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When people talk about dealing with their demons while writing, this is what I imagine the other writers mean as well.
Proud to be the 100th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 1. Seven new queer books!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 1. Seven new queer books!
We're releasing 7 new queer science fiction and fantasy books in 2025!
www.backerkit.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Proud to be the 100th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Space Wizard Science Fantasy: Year 4, part 1. Seven new queer books!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Just a few days until the ENTER HERE anthology opens for submissions! Sub details here!
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cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
Enter Here Anthology
Enter Here Anthology – Submission Guidelines GENRE: Speculative Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror TITLE: Enter Here: An Anthology of Portals For untold years, the door has been …
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May 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just a few days until the ENTER HERE anthology opens for submissions! Sub details here!
cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
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We are so thrilled to announce our story "Data Recovery" will be in the Lesbians and Space anthology - Part I*
Look at this line-up of all-stars and tell me you're not excited to read some stellar sapphic stories from them! Luckily you can pre-order here: space-wizard.square.site/product/lesb...
Look at this line-up of all-stars and tell me you're not excited to read some stellar sapphic stories from them! Luckily you can pre-order here: space-wizard.square.site/product/lesb...
May 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We are so thrilled to announce our story "Data Recovery" will be in the Lesbians and Space anthology - Part I*
Look at this line-up of all-stars and tell me you're not excited to read some stellar sapphic stories from them! Luckily you can pre-order here: space-wizard.square.site/product/lesb...
Look at this line-up of all-stars and tell me you're not excited to read some stellar sapphic stories from them! Luckily you can pre-order here: space-wizard.square.site/product/lesb...
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My first finished book took 7 months--but there were 4 or 5 false starts that came before.
New on Substack: How to get unstuck fast and finish your very first first draft.
Read it here: lizwritesbooks.substack.com
Ask your Q: lizwritesbooks.tumblr.com/Ask
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
New on Substack: How to get unstuck fast and finish your very first first draft.
Read it here: lizwritesbooks.substack.com
Ask your Q: lizwritesbooks.tumblr.com/Ask
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
April 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My first finished book took 7 months--but there were 4 or 5 false starts that came before.
New on Substack: How to get unstuck fast and finish your very first first draft.
Read it here: lizwritesbooks.substack.com
Ask your Q: lizwritesbooks.tumblr.com/Ask
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
New on Substack: How to get unstuck fast and finish your very first first draft.
Read it here: lizwritesbooks.substack.com
Ask your Q: lizwritesbooks.tumblr.com/Ask
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
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Win 25 books from #indie authors while this is running! Find great #free #sciencefiction and #fantasy!
authorsxp.com/giveaway
authorsxp.com/giveaway
April 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Win 25 books from #indie authors while this is running! Find great #free #sciencefiction and #fantasy!
authorsxp.com/giveaway
authorsxp.com/giveaway
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And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot
Apple TV+ debuts trailer for “Murderbot,” premiering May 16
Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for “Murderbot,” the comedic thriller series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot