Rhian Gill
@ifbookscouldgill.bsky.social
Writer of epic fantasy. Chaotic good rogue hiding out in the PNW. 🐈⬛ 🐈
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Rhian Gill
@ifbookscouldgill.bsky.social
· Sep 10
as a wise, mustachioed man with a red cap and fashionable overalls once said, “here we go!”
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
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All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.
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Started watching MURDERBOT and now I don't wanna go to work, I just want to watch MURDERBOT, which is pretty much the plot of MURDERBOT.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Started watching MURDERBOT and now I don't wanna go to work, I just want to watch MURDERBOT, which is pretty much the plot of MURDERBOT.
querying your first novel feels an awful lot like trying to land your first job fresh out of college.
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
querying your first novel feels an awful lot like trying to land your first job fresh out of college.
this was always my favorite part of fantasia as a kid.
It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
this was always my favorite part of fantasia as a kid.
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
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Every morning feels like chapter one of a new epic fantasy series now. Wait, why do I need to know this person's name? Are they evil too? Why would anybody want to live in this kingdom? Oh, now there's a dragon? Wait, multiple dragons?
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Every morning feels like chapter one of a new epic fantasy series now. Wait, why do I need to know this person's name? Are they evil too? Why would anybody want to live in this kingdom? Oh, now there's a dragon? Wait, multiple dragons?
shower thoughts for the win.
Boredom is essential. Here’s why. “You need to be bored. You will have less meaning and you will be more depressed if you never are bored. I mean, it couldn’t be clearer.” [kottke.org]
You Need to Be Bored. Here’s Why.
Here’s a short video by Arthur Brooks (that you are probably watching on your phone) about why you should log off, put your phone down, and let yourself be bored.
You need to be bored. You will have less meaning and y
kottke.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
shower thoughts for the win.
🚨 important PSA! 🚨 (and very cool art)
My new shirt design is a very serious PSA that I was asked to make, because apparently a lot of people don't know.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
🚨 important PSA! 🚨 (and very cool art)
can confirm 😵💫
I'm going to tell you exactly how to write a book. Do you see that impenetrable brick wall ahead of you? You're going to ram your head into it until long book is long.
September 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
can confirm 😵💫
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This is the last day for the Murderbot + Witch King and my other fantasy Humble Book Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/martha... We've raised $89,000 in donations for World Central Kitchen so far!
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is the last day for the Murderbot + Witch King and my other fantasy Humble Book Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/martha... We've raised $89,000 in donations for World Central Kitchen so far!
as a wise, mustachioed man with a red cap and fashionable overalls once said, “here we go!”
September 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
as a wise, mustachioed man with a red cap and fashionable overalls once said, “here we go!”