Dante Alice
@dantealice.bsky.social
Polyamorous, sapphic writer. Cat lover. Crafter.
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Dive into the Weight of the World series for a non-stop alien invasion story that tugs on the heartstrings as much as it makes you laugh.
All three books are now available (paperback, ebook, and KU) - find them in my bio.
#Scifibooks #Scifiseries #Scifireads
All three books are now available (paperback, ebook, and KU) - find them in my bio.
#Scifibooks #Scifiseries #Scifireads
January 31, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Dive into the Weight of the World series for a non-stop alien invasion story that tugs on the heartstrings as much as it makes you laugh.
All three books are now available (paperback, ebook, and KU) - find them in my bio.
#Scifibooks #Scifiseries #Scifireads
All three books are now available (paperback, ebook, and KU) - find them in my bio.
#Scifibooks #Scifiseries #Scifireads
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I am an artist that offers special discounted commission rates for self-published/indie authors.
Dear writers, if you need some art done, please feel free to reach out to me to claim that tasty discount instead of resorting to soulless AI generated works.
Dear writers, if you need some art done, please feel free to reach out to me to claim that tasty discount instead of resorting to soulless AI generated works.
For fuck sake, writers, STOP USING AI ART. Stop using it on your book covers, stop using it in your book promos, stop using it to show what your OCs look like, stop using it as "inspiration," STOP USING IT. You want your artform respected, respect other artforms. There is no ethical use. None.
February 1, 2024 at 5:45 AM
I am an artist that offers special discounted commission rates for self-published/indie authors.
Dear writers, if you need some art done, please feel free to reach out to me to claim that tasty discount instead of resorting to soulless AI generated works.
Dear writers, if you need some art done, please feel free to reach out to me to claim that tasty discount instead of resorting to soulless AI generated works.
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ALT text is for one thing: describing an image to make it accessible for people with visual impairments. It is not appropriate to put credits or links in there because you don't want them to clutter up your post. It's not your secret footnote area.
please please please stop using alt text as the place to put a link to what you screenshot! just put the text! what's it supposed to do for people who use screenreaders when you ONLY put an unclickable link for their screenreader to read out to them one letter and one digit at a time?
February 4, 2024 at 11:49 PM
ALT text is for one thing: describing an image to make it accessible for people with visual impairments. It is not appropriate to put credits or links in there because you don't want them to clutter up your post. It's not your secret footnote area.
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This might be a sign I lost my mind, but I'm going to stream writing sprints every day of NaNoWriMo! No one should NaNo alone, so let's hit our goals together!
My Twitch is in my linktree, and if you follow/subscribe, you'll get notifications when I go live.
Can't wait to write with you!
My Twitch is in my linktree, and if you follow/subscribe, you'll get notifications when I go live.
Can't wait to write with you!
October 31, 2023 at 3:57 PM
This might be a sign I lost my mind, but I'm going to stream writing sprints every day of NaNoWriMo! No one should NaNo alone, so let's hit our goals together!
My Twitch is in my linktree, and if you follow/subscribe, you'll get notifications when I go live.
Can't wait to write with you!
My Twitch is in my linktree, and if you follow/subscribe, you'll get notifications when I go live.
Can't wait to write with you!
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KOSA looks to be every bit as bad as Charlie Jane says here; red state AGs will use it to silence *anyone* they don't like, but LGBTQ+ will take the brunt of it.
I just sent a note to my Senators and Rep using Resistbot - it was painless and only took a few minutes. Look it up!
I just sent a note to my Senators and Rep using Resistbot - it was painless and only took a few minutes. Look it up!
My latest newsletter is about a piece of legislation that will make the internet much, much worse for all of us — unless we fight now.
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
(I wrote this before I got a positive covid test. Gonna go goof off now.)
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
(I wrote this before I got a positive covid test. Gonna go goof off now.)
The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse
We've all watched in horror as red states have banned books in schools and libraries. We've seen teachers fired merely for reading a book about gender...
buttondown.email
October 4, 2023 at 8:10 PM
KOSA looks to be every bit as bad as Charlie Jane says here; red state AGs will use it to silence *anyone* they don't like, but LGBTQ+ will take the brunt of it.
I just sent a note to my Senators and Rep using Resistbot - it was painless and only took a few minutes. Look it up!
I just sent a note to my Senators and Rep using Resistbot - it was painless and only took a few minutes. Look it up!
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Just a heads up: it's very likely that KOSA will pass and trans people will get silenced on social media sites like this one. Please take time NOW to subscribe to newsletters and Patreons of trans creators, because we won't be able to each you otherwise.
October 4, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Just a heads up: it's very likely that KOSA will pass and trans people will get silenced on social media sites like this one. Please take time NOW to subscribe to newsletters and Patreons of trans creators, because we won't be able to each you otherwise.
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One of the best parts of the WGA deal: AI has now hit a brick wall in Hollywood, *and that includes adaptations.*
Based on the deal, AI can't be source material. So if you're a publisher, AI novels or graphic novels or whatever just became that much less appealing because *they can't be optioned.*
Based on the deal, AI can't be source material. So if you're a publisher, AI novels or graphic novels or whatever just became that much less appealing because *they can't be optioned.*
September 27, 2023 at 5:40 AM
One of the best parts of the WGA deal: AI has now hit a brick wall in Hollywood, *and that includes adaptations.*
Based on the deal, AI can't be source material. So if you're a publisher, AI novels or graphic novels or whatever just became that much less appealing because *they can't be optioned.*
Based on the deal, AI can't be source material. So if you're a publisher, AI novels or graphic novels or whatever just became that much less appealing because *they can't be optioned.*
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If Indie authors don't want AI ripping them off to churn out books, then we should stand in solidarity with artists and book cover designers and not use AI art to steal from them.
Please feel free to comment below with some talented artists, so we can hire them and share their talents.
Please feel free to comment below with some talented artists, so we can hire them and share their talents.
September 27, 2023 at 2:48 PM
If Indie authors don't want AI ripping them off to churn out books, then we should stand in solidarity with artists and book cover designers and not use AI art to steal from them.
Please feel free to comment below with some talented artists, so we can hire them and share their talents.
Please feel free to comment below with some talented artists, so we can hire them and share their talents.
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People who are like "but I can't make art so I need AI to make art" don't actually want to *make* art, they just want art with as little effort and cost as possible.
EVERYONE can make art. If the art you make in your chosen form isn't as good as you want, you have to practice. The end.
EVERYONE can make art. If the art you make in your chosen form isn't as good as you want, you have to practice. The end.
September 27, 2023 at 1:33 PM
People who are like "but I can't make art so I need AI to make art" don't actually want to *make* art, they just want art with as little effort and cost as possible.
EVERYONE can make art. If the art you make in your chosen form isn't as good as you want, you have to practice. The end.
EVERYONE can make art. If the art you make in your chosen form isn't as good as you want, you have to practice. The end.
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that tired "ai art is for DISABLED ARTISTS" argument is in the dictionary under "bad faith arguments" actually. look it up. and stop giving it air lol
September 27, 2023 at 12:23 PM
that tired "ai art is for DISABLED ARTISTS" argument is in the dictionary under "bad faith arguments" actually. look it up. and stop giving it air lol
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"would you like to turn on push notifications to stay up to date with the latest deals?" yeah sure why don't you hit me over the head with a shovel while you're at it
good fucking CHRIST ALB MIGHTY i do not need PUSH NOTIFICATIONS on a MAKEUP WEBSITE
September 24, 2023 at 12:11 AM
"would you like to turn on push notifications to stay up to date with the latest deals?" yeah sure why don't you hit me over the head with a shovel while you're at it
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A lot of these hand-wringing arguments for less air-conditioning in the face of climate change take on a very unpleasant "yes, AC saves the lives of poor people and the elderly, but maybe that's just the price we have to pay" tone to me.
September 21, 2023 at 4:25 PM
A lot of these hand-wringing arguments for less air-conditioning in the face of climate change take on a very unpleasant "yes, AC saves the lives of poor people and the elderly, but maybe that's just the price we have to pay" tone to me.
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It shouldn't be controversial to say that when you block someone bc you don't want to see them, you also don't want to see mentions of them. I have several names muted on Twitter that I wish I could mute here. It's not a personal attack to not want someone in your life. They're not entitled to it.
September 17, 2023 at 5:08 PM
It shouldn't be controversial to say that when you block someone bc you don't want to see them, you also don't want to see mentions of them. I have several names muted on Twitter that I wish I could mute here. It's not a personal attack to not want someone in your life. They're not entitled to it.
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Yes, I hear your argument (blocking makes people sad. 😢)
But please consider my position (blocking makes people sad! 🥰)
But please consider my position (blocking makes people sad! 🥰)
September 17, 2023 at 6:58 PM
Yes, I hear your argument (blocking makes people sad. 😢)
But please consider my position (blocking makes people sad! 🥰)
But please consider my position (blocking makes people sad! 🥰)
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Editors work hard and deserve to be paid for that work.
Editors with extremely low rates *can* be a red flag.
But no one should tell you to pay more for editing without also talking about how inaccessible standard editing rates are to authors (especially marginalized authors).
Editors with extremely low rates *can* be a red flag.
But no one should tell you to pay more for editing without also talking about how inaccessible standard editing rates are to authors (especially marginalized authors).
September 18, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Editors work hard and deserve to be paid for that work.
Editors with extremely low rates *can* be a red flag.
But no one should tell you to pay more for editing without also talking about how inaccessible standard editing rates are to authors (especially marginalized authors).
Editors with extremely low rates *can* be a red flag.
But no one should tell you to pay more for editing without also talking about how inaccessible standard editing rates are to authors (especially marginalized authors).
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normal people talking about doctors: They're a doctor, you can't say they don't know what they're talking about! They had to undergo YEARS of training and study!
an actual doctor: Hmm I think you're sneezing because you're fat
an actual doctor: Hmm I think you're sneezing because you're fat
September 13, 2023 at 6:06 PM
normal people talking about doctors: They're a doctor, you can't say they don't know what they're talking about! They had to undergo YEARS of training and study!
an actual doctor: Hmm I think you're sneezing because you're fat
an actual doctor: Hmm I think you're sneezing because you're fat
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There’s a lot going on in this story but it’s really just so funny to think a trans woman on HRT for six years is shooting anything at all when she comes. Moths are flying out of this thing when I open it
Anyway please enjoy the whole awful adventure in one image so you don't have to go flipping through posts
September 10, 2023 at 11:51 PM
There’s a lot going on in this story but it’s really just so funny to think a trans woman on HRT for six years is shooting anything at all when she comes. Moths are flying out of this thing when I open it
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I'm sure I'll need to say this a million more times especially with character art, but Butt Pirates is not and will never be mm romance.
September 9, 2023 at 5:49 PM
I'm sure I'll need to say this a million more times especially with character art, but Butt Pirates is not and will never be mm romance.
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*sigh* a book can still be queer even if the queer character doesn't fuck anyone or pursue a romantic relationship with anyone. the book does not become less queer or not queer enough. queerness is not defined by our actions. "queer" encompasses more than sex and romance.
September 8, 2023 at 2:26 AM
*sigh* a book can still be queer even if the queer character doesn't fuck anyone or pursue a romantic relationship with anyone. the book does not become less queer or not queer enough. queerness is not defined by our actions. "queer" encompasses more than sex and romance.
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I didn't get terribly detailed, but my position is clear and I concretely asked my senators to vote NO.
September 8, 2023 at 5:46 PM
I didn't get terribly detailed, but my position is clear and I concretely asked my senators to vote NO.
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“there will be no sex work under communism” wow did the eye of sauron tell u that when you gazed into the palantir that are all unaccounted for?
September 7, 2023 at 5:53 PM
“there will be no sex work under communism” wow did the eye of sauron tell u that when you gazed into the palantir that are all unaccounted for?