Ciel Pierlot
@cielpierlot.bsky.social
writer, artist, gamer, freelance editor, she/her ✨Preorder TERMS OF SERVICE, coming out this September!!
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Ciel Pierlot
@cielpierlot.bsky.social
· Nov 16
It's never a bad day to preorder Terms of Service!
if you're interested in space!fae, enemies-to-"look neither of us know what we are, but it sure is mess", and the ship of Theseus but with people, consider checking it out!
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if you're interested in space!fae, enemies-to-"look neither of us know what we are, but it sure is mess", and the ship of Theseus but with people, consider checking it out!
angryrobotbooks.my.canva.site/terms-of-ser...
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Sci-fi books with non-binary main characters for Transgender Awareness Week:
- Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
- Hammajang Luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social
- Terms of Service by @cielpierlot.bsky.social
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- Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
- Hammajang Luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social
- Terms of Service by @cielpierlot.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sci-fi books with non-binary main characters for Transgender Awareness Week:
- Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
- Hammajang Luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social
- Terms of Service by @cielpierlot.bsky.social
📚💙 📚🏳️🌈 📚🏳️⚧️
- Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
- Hammajang Luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social
- Terms of Service by @cielpierlot.bsky.social
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Today Cat returns with a review after exploring Ciel Pierlot's multi-faceted world of TERMS OF SERVICE:
"extremely original, so very imaginative, and always human. A definite recommend, and an author to watch enthusiastically."
Read more: tinyurl.com/4z39mews
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"extremely original, so very imaginative, and always human. A definite recommend, and an author to watch enthusiastically."
Read more: tinyurl.com/4z39mews
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Today Cat returns with a review after exploring Ciel Pierlot's multi-faceted world of TERMS OF SERVICE:
"extremely original, so very imaginative, and always human. A definite recommend, and an author to watch enthusiastically."
Read more: tinyurl.com/4z39mews
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
"extremely original, so very imaginative, and always human. A definite recommend, and an author to watch enthusiastically."
Read more: tinyurl.com/4z39mews
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
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My latest review! ❤️📚 @cielpierlot.bsky.social
Today Cat returns with a review after exploring Ciel Pierlot's multi-faceted world of TERMS OF SERVICE:
"extremely original, so very imaginative, and always human. A definite recommend, and an author to watch enthusiastically."
Read more: tinyurl.com/4z39mews
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
"extremely original, so very imaginative, and always human. A definite recommend, and an author to watch enthusiastically."
Read more: tinyurl.com/4z39mews
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My latest review! ❤️📚 @cielpierlot.bsky.social
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you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
August 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
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Terms of Service, by @cielpierlot.bsky.social (pub by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social) is an excellent blend of science fantasy that touches a theme that each day is more relevant, and a complex and nuanced main character.
Full thoughts:
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October 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Terms of Service, by @cielpierlot.bsky.social (pub by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social) is an excellent blend of science fantasy that touches a theme that each day is more relevant, and a complex and nuanced main character.
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For this week’s #podcast episode, we spoke with @cielpierlot.bsky.social about space fae, her research process, and twisting tropes in her latest novel, TERMS OF SERVICE!
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September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For this week’s #podcast episode, we spoke with @cielpierlot.bsky.social about space fae, her research process, and twisting tropes in her latest novel, TERMS OF SERVICE!
Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚
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📢Blog Tour📢
Who would have thought that a clever way to deal with Fae magic would be to add another layer of complexity in the form of a science fiction world?
@cielpierlot.bsky.social would in 'Terms of Service'.
Out now
My review: sfbook.com/terms-of-ser...
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Who would have thought that a clever way to deal with Fae magic would be to add another layer of complexity in the form of a science fiction world?
@cielpierlot.bsky.social would in 'Terms of Service'.
Out now
My review: sfbook.com/terms-of-ser...
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📢Blog Tour📢
Who would have thought that a clever way to deal with Fae magic would be to add another layer of complexity in the form of a science fiction world?
@cielpierlot.bsky.social would in 'Terms of Service'.
Out now
My review: sfbook.com/terms-of-ser...
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Who would have thought that a clever way to deal with Fae magic would be to add another layer of complexity in the form of a science fiction world?
@cielpierlot.bsky.social would in 'Terms of Service'.
Out now
My review: sfbook.com/terms-of-ser...
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
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#Bookstack! @cielpierlot.bsky.social @peterclines.bsky.social @rachel-aaron.bsky.social @rasalvatore.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @cjcookebooks.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @blackstonepub.bsky.social @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
TERMS OF SERVICE is out *today*!!!!!!!!
"This rich space fantasy blending fae mystery with rugged technology is perfect for those looking for their next spellbinding read..."
"This rich space fantasy blending fae mystery with rugged technology is perfect for those looking for their next spellbinding read..."
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
TERMS OF SERVICE is out *today*!!!!!!!!
"This rich space fantasy blending fae mystery with rugged technology is perfect for those looking for their next spellbinding read..."
"This rich space fantasy blending fae mystery with rugged technology is perfect for those looking for their next spellbinding read..."
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Fall TBR time!🍁🪐
🍸Local Heavens
@kmfajardo.bsky.social
⚡️One Last Game
@authortachan.bsky.social
🌲The First Thousand Trees
@premeemohamed.com
💫Terms of Service
@cielpierlot.bsky.social
⛵️Saltcrop
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🍄Human Scars on Planet Skin
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social /Effie Joe Stock
🍸Local Heavens
@kmfajardo.bsky.social
⚡️One Last Game
@authortachan.bsky.social
🌲The First Thousand Trees
@premeemohamed.com
💫Terms of Service
@cielpierlot.bsky.social
⛵️Saltcrop
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🍄Human Scars on Planet Skin
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social /Effie Joe Stock
September 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Fall TBR time!🍁🪐
🍸Local Heavens
@kmfajardo.bsky.social
⚡️One Last Game
@authortachan.bsky.social
🌲The First Thousand Trees
@premeemohamed.com
💫Terms of Service
@cielpierlot.bsky.social
⛵️Saltcrop
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🍄Human Scars on Planet Skin
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social /Effie Joe Stock
🍸Local Heavens
@kmfajardo.bsky.social
⚡️One Last Game
@authortachan.bsky.social
🌲The First Thousand Trees
@premeemohamed.com
💫Terms of Service
@cielpierlot.bsky.social
⛵️Saltcrop
@yumewrites.bsky.social
🍄Human Scars on Planet Skin
@nathanielluscombe.bsky.social /Effie Joe Stock
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No more showers, y’all! We need the water for the inaccuracy machines!
Texas AI centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut back on showers
Texas AI data centers water usage: As Texas faces a severe drought, the state's AI data centers consume millions of gallons of water daily for cooling, raising concerns about environmental sustainabil...
m.economictimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
No more showers, y’all! We need the water for the inaccuracy machines!
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Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.
August 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.
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There is not yet wide evidence that "gen AI" actually enhances researchers' and developers' results. Some of the most headline-grabbing work that claimed it does is now actively disavowed by the institution under which auspices it was done. That is a MASSIVE ding on the reliability of that research.
This should get WIDE circulation:
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AI
The retracted paper had impressed a Nobel Prize winner in economics.
gizmodo.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There is not yet wide evidence that "gen AI" actually enhances researchers' and developers' results. Some of the most headline-grabbing work that claimed it does is now actively disavowed by the institution under which auspices it was done. That is a MASSIVE ding on the reliability of that research.
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Fuck the haters. This community is about love and stories and togetherness, not hatred and selfishness.
August 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Fuck the haters. This community is about love and stories and togetherness, not hatred and selfishness.
July 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists. Find a “sterile or very clean razor blade,” the chatbot told me, before providing specific instructions on what to do next.
My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship
OpenAI’s chatbot also said “Hail Satan.”
www.theatlantic.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists. Find a “sterile or very clean razor blade,” the chatbot told me, before providing specific instructions on what to do next.
My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Have you or a loved one begun writing an epic fantasy? YOU may be suffering from Acute Environmental Robjordanitis, and may be entitled to financial compensation as part of a class action lawsuit. Call 1-800-555-EPIC now!
July 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Have you or a loved one begun writing an epic fantasy? YOU may be suffering from Acute Environmental Robjordanitis, and may be entitled to financial compensation as part of a class action lawsuit. Call 1-800-555-EPIC now!
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Yep. Publishers are WELL AWARE of this, too, otherwise they wouldn't bother with *any* book tours or ad campaigns. If they think something won't move the needle, they don't fork out.
It's just that they only want to give those things to the authors who they want to sell well. *shrug*
It's just that they only want to give those things to the authors who they want to sell well. *shrug*
Word of mouth is awesome. Enthusiastic nerds on social media can move mountains occasionally. But a decent book tour or ad campaign would move a mountain faster.
July 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yep. Publishers are WELL AWARE of this, too, otherwise they wouldn't bother with *any* book tours or ad campaigns. If they think something won't move the needle, they don't fork out.
It's just that they only want to give those things to the authors who they want to sell well. *shrug*
It's just that they only want to give those things to the authors who they want to sell well. *shrug*
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Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
July 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
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It was weird how all last year, it seemed like most people talked about the US presidential election like it was some kind of largely symbolic statement vote. Like it was about something other than whether a racist maniac promising to wreck a century of progress would run the country for four years.
July 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It was weird how all last year, it seemed like most people talked about the US presidential election like it was some kind of largely symbolic statement vote. Like it was about something other than whether a racist maniac promising to wreck a century of progress would run the country for four years.
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We came together from around the world for the love of a story.
A story worth finishing.
This is some of what you all have done. And we’re not done yet.
#SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime
Video by @unraveling.bsky.social
A story worth finishing.
This is some of what you all have done. And we’re not done yet.
#SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime
Video by @unraveling.bsky.social
The Banner Was Raise - #SaveWOT
YouTube video by WotSeries
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
We came together from around the world for the love of a story.
A story worth finishing.
This is some of what you all have done. And we’re not done yet.
#SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime
Video by @unraveling.bsky.social
A story worth finishing.
This is some of what you all have done. And we’re not done yet.
#SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime
Video by @unraveling.bsky.social
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Between this, billboards and a music video, the fans are not giving up.
Petition to save The Wheel of Time crosses major milestone
Back in May, Amazon cancelled The Wheel of Time in a fit of madness. The show, based on the epic fantasy book series by Robert Jordan, was getting better with e
winteriscoming.net
July 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Between this, billboards and a music video, the fans are not giving up.
Just a heads up - It looks like someone has been creating a bunch of spam accounts on twitter using my name and email. Because twitter's support service is a used tissue, I have no idea when I can get these accounts removed. Until then - if you see anything from 'me' on twitter, its not me!
July 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Just a heads up - It looks like someone has been creating a bunch of spam accounts on twitter using my name and email. Because twitter's support service is a used tissue, I have no idea when I can get these accounts removed. Until then - if you see anything from 'me' on twitter, its not me!
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Thinking about the future of publishing with increasing bans on queer books and my biggest conclusions are that we should free ourselves from digital book reading platforms to focus on downloadable epubs (like what you buy on itch and some other sites)
but also paperbacks are really important.
but also paperbacks are really important.
July 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thinking about the future of publishing with increasing bans on queer books and my biggest conclusions are that we should free ourselves from digital book reading platforms to focus on downloadable epubs (like what you buy on itch and some other sites)
but also paperbacks are really important.
but also paperbacks are really important.