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The Ladies of Horror Flash Project - #Horror #author Naching T. Kassa #LoH #fiction spreadingthewritersword.com/2025/09/26/t...
The Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Naching T. Kassa @NachingKassa @darc_nina #LoH #fiction
The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Understudyby Naching T. Kassa “CUT! Lila, you missed your mark—AGAIN!” Lila Dubois glanced down at the floor and then up at Auric McMillan as h…
spreadingthewritersword.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
venessag.bsky.social
Book haul from @bookshop.org! #writingcommunity #amreading #bookhaul
Group of 4 books: A People's History of the United States, Girls Just Wanna Have Funds, 5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts, and Naming the World.
September 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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ghostlyverse.bsky.social
FYI: A GoFundMe has been set up to raise money for remaining care expenses Quinn’s insurance did not cover.
Any and all help is welcomed by Quinn’s estate.
www.gofundme.com/f/6n9tz-supp...
Donate to Support Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Final Care Costs, organized by David Roudebush
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (beloved iconic author and creator of the Saint-G… David Roudebush needs your support for Support Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Final Care Costs
www.gofundme.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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wipsnips.bsky.social
I did not post a lot to Bsky about Dragon Con because I barely even checked my phone, tbh. There's a little bit about my adventures in this new blog that I somehow managed to get posted today, but also, if you want to see a lot more pics, I did spam a ton to my IG, which is under rosie.j.potter
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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jmkeep.bsky.social
Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net
Petition e-6695 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
September 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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jordankurella.com
is ChatGPT rotting your brain? get that to quit by trying this one weird trick!

stop fucking using it
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 3
Are ChatGPT and other generative AI tools making you slowly lose your cognitive skills? Before that happens, use these techniques to stay sharp.
How to Make Sure ChatGPT Doesn’t Make You Dumber
Generative AI tools are quietly weakening our cognitive skills. Here are four ways to keep that from happening.
on.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
venessag.bsky.social
One of my favorite authors. Paranormal romance folx, she was one of the very first in your genre, well before it was a genre. She helped pave the way.

The book world is a little dimmer for her light going out.

RIP, Quinn. I hope St. Germaine has whisked you away to eternal life. 💖💖
September 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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wipsnips.bsky.social
The #WIPSnips word for September 4th is "coffee"

I can't believe I hadn't used this word before since it's one of my favorite things 😃

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag September 4 - coffee Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
September 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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gracienlucy.bsky.social
"If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books, you're afraid of thinking." ~Andrea Junker
September 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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wipsnips.bsky.social
I want to hype up a Con.

If you’re able to get to Peachtree City, GA, Oct 17-19, consider joining us at Multiverse Con.

It’s a small, inclusive, geeky space, & this year we’re supporting The Trevor Project.

Plus… I’m a new Co-Director for the WRITE track.

#WriteSky

www.multiversecon.org
Multiverse Convention: All-Ages Geek Culture Convention in Peachtree City, GA
Join us at Multiverse Convention in Atlanta, GA, every October for a fun, inclusive, all-ages geek culture event celebrating fandoms of all kinds! Whether you're into comics, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, ...
www.multiversecon.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
I’ve made an update to this situation.
open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...
foxesandroses.bsky.social Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · Sep 4
This is an interesting and important read if you want to know about contracts, negotiations and the ongoing situation regarding MRM.
cornellwriter.bsky.social P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · Sep 1
September newsletter just dropped! In which I discuss some contract woes and take a deep dive into an AI nightmare. (Aside from the usual updates).
open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...
September 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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almakatsu.bsky.social
Fortune says Anthropic worth $183B after raising an addl $13B investment. The company said it plans to use the money to improve a lot of its services, but you know what it didn’t say? That it intends to use any of that money to pay back authors in its settlement re the copyright violation lawsuit.
September 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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wipsnips.bsky.social
The #WIPSnips word for September 2nd is "tired"

Which is what I am after Dragon Con. Le tired.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag September 2 - tired Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine. Support others on the #WIPSnips tag! Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner
September 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
Parallels between Trump and AI are endless. Both overpromise, underdeliver. They put people out of jobs. They lie and steal constantly. They think they know way more than they do. Both backed by techbro billionaires. Neither are any fucking good at their job. And everywhere you turn, there they are.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Sep 2
The AI hype bubble driving the stock market is also the Trump bubble.

Facing reality on one—“cost a lot to run, low revenue, isn’t superintelligence” or “tariffs, corruption, and chaos are real”—will make reality hit on the other.

So they’ll try to keep inflating it, and then we’re in for a crash.
September 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
venessag.bsky.social
Well fuck 😢😢

I hope St Germain came and whisked you away. Rest well, Quinn.
bobbynashwrites.bsky.social Bobby Nash @bobbynashwrites.bsky.social · Sep 2
Sad to hear of the passing of author Chelsea Quinn Yarbo. Rest in Peace.
September 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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libradunn1.bsky.social
Thank you on this labor day!!
September 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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alpbeck.com
If you are in the military, please pay attention. You took an oath to, The #Constitution, not one man. "I was just following orders" if not a defense when the crap eventually rolls downhill.
June 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Hey everyone! Our good friends and contemporaries at @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social have just launched their crowdfund for new issues!

First day backers get a custom, crowdfund-exclusive bookmark or so the legends say...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
Old Moon Quarterly: The Dark Fantasy Magazine
An independent magazine of dark fantasy and sword and sorcery, illuminated in the style of a Renaissance woodcut, featuring grim tales inspired by Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, and Arthurian myth.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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delilahsdawson.bsky.social
With the recent success of Andor, I'm getting more questions than usual about how to land a job writing Star Wars books, so let's do the yearly How to Write IP thread, shall we? Firstly, IP means Intellectual Property-- that's shows, movies, plays, even books, any world owned by someone else. 1/
June 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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June 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
venessag.bsky.social
A Conversation & A Cocktail welcomes Urban Fantasy and Horror Author, Game Designer, and podcaster Bob McGough! Come and listen to us at 9pm ET tonight as we chat, it's guaranteed to be a good time!

https://www.youtube.com/live/_Lo7uKKvzcg?si=aV1HSTLTKYBjIiq6
May 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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May 5 is Red Dress Day. We remember and honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People. Their stories, their lives, and their memories matter.

#RedDressDay #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters #IndigenousEditors
May 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
venessag.bsky.social
The spotlight is starting! The spotlight is starting!! @multiversecon.bsky.social #multiverse2025
May 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
venessag.bsky.social
Currently Reading Saints of Storm and Sorrow by the lovely @gabriellabuba.bsky.social while vacationing on an island with lots of sea and sky around! #amreading
May 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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npr.org
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages.

If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM