Al Jackdaw
@aljackdaw.bsky.social
I write sometimes. She/her, but I'll take whatever pronouns contribute most to the bit.
Sometimes you have to write an entire outline for a fantasy novel instead of dealing with your feelings
January 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Sometimes you have to write an entire outline for a fantasy novel instead of dealing with your feelings
Today's reading: Zen in the Art of Writing - Ray Bradbury
November 30, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Today's reading: Zen in the Art of Writing - Ray Bradbury
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"Explore how food shaped culture and society during the Middle Ages—join us now! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/food #Food #foodhistory #medieval #education #onlinecourses
Tastes of the Middle Ages: A Food History
Dive into the world of taste, cooking, and diet in medieval Europe and explore the key ideas that shaped the food history of both Mediterranean and Continental Europe. We’ll uncover how these…
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November 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM
"Explore how food shaped culture and society during the Middle Ages—join us now! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/food #Food #foodhistory #medieval #education #onlinecourses
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Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #gender #sexuality #onlinecourse #education #medievalists #middleages
Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and…
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November 26, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #gender #sexuality #onlinecourse #education #medievalists #middleages
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We're so pleased to bring back Ursula's "Navigating the Ocean of Story" posts from 2015-2016. In this series, originally hosted at Book View Café, she took questions about fiction writing and gave thoughtful answers about structure, genre, character, publishing, and so much more.
Ursula K. Le Guin — Book View Café: Navigating the Ocean of Story
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November 26, 2024 at 9:23 PM
We're so pleased to bring back Ursula's "Navigating the Ocean of Story" posts from 2015-2016. In this series, originally hosted at Book View Café, she took questions about fiction writing and gave thoughtful answers about structure, genre, character, publishing, and so much more.
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Master Old English basics in no time with Drout’s approachable and concise guide! www.patreon.com/medievalists... #Booksky #OldEnglish
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November 27, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Master Old English basics in no time with Drout’s approachable and concise guide! www.patreon.com/medievalists... #Booksky #OldEnglish
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Already at its #BlackFriday price (because why keep people waiting?): our Whole Store #Ebook Bundle! YA #fantasy (Young Wizards), adult #LGBTQ fantasy (Middle Kingdoms), and a whole lot more! 36 DRM-free ebooks w/our free replacement guarantee. (Not available in UK, sorry.) dduane.link/EBDWholeStore
Ebooks Direct Whole Store Bundle
This ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement guar...
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November 26, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Already at its #BlackFriday price (because why keep people waiting?): our Whole Store #Ebook Bundle! YA #fantasy (Young Wizards), adult #LGBTQ fantasy (Middle Kingdoms), and a whole lot more! 36 DRM-free ebooks w/our free replacement guarantee. (Not available in UK, sorry.) dduane.link/EBDWholeStore
Book of the Day: Tinkerbelles and Evil Queens - Sean Griffin (nonfiction)
November 23, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Book of the Day: Tinkerbelles and Evil Queens - Sean Griffin (nonfiction)
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Depends on what you want! Standalone or miniseries starter? City watch, inept wizard, witches, Death, or con man?
There’s a flow chart and the official store has a quiz to help you decide 😂
www.discworldemporium.com/quiz/
There’s a flow chart and the official store has a quiz to help you decide 😂
www.discworldemporium.com/quiz/
November 18, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Depends on what you want! Standalone or miniseries starter? City watch, inept wizard, witches, Death, or con man?
There’s a flow chart and the official store has a quiz to help you decide 😂
www.discworldemporium.com/quiz/
There’s a flow chart and the official store has a quiz to help you decide 😂
www.discworldemporium.com/quiz/
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Sam Vimes knows. #discworld #TerryPratchett
November 22, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Sam Vimes knows. #discworld #TerryPratchett
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things havent gotten quite bad enough for me to reread all of discworld but i know it's coming
Discworld QOTD, from Lords and Ladies
“If you really want to upset a witch, do her a favor which she has no means of repaying. The unfulfilled obligation will nag at her like a hangnail.”
“If you really want to upset a witch, do her a favor which she has no means of repaying. The unfulfilled obligation will nag at her like a hangnail.”
Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment
“That's the trouble about the good guys and the bad guys! They’re all guys!”
“That's the trouble about the good guys and the bad guys! They’re all guys!”
November 21, 2024 at 4:12 AM
things havent gotten quite bad enough for me to reread all of discworld but i know it's coming