ONE WEEK LEFT

During our recent Industry Insider event, SWG Committee member Imogen Church reminded everyone to submit their entries to the BBC Audio Drama awards.

The deadline for entries is midnight on 5 October, so don't delay.

societyofauthors.org/prizes/audio...

happy may day, remember one of the best things about audio drama is that you can control and own nearly every part of it and are not subject to the whims of terrible tech companies* so seize the means of production (literally) and make your own shit, here's how www.atypicalartists.co/resources

If you aren't aware. Ao3 had millions of public works scrapped from the site to put into training AI. If you're an author on there, it's recommended you lock your fics. Currently, the dataset has been closed on HuggingFace, but that hasn't stopped "nyuuzyou" from continuing to other platforms #ao3

Me and Outlining bout to fist fight I swear #writing #writersky

Seems like a good time to point out that you can download from the library of congress, and it would be worthwhile to download probably as much as you can while you can

ICE just adopted new policies making it harder for Congress to prevent deportations, per memo leaked to me:

to recap:
— Trump was *for* the TikTok ban
— which the GOP Congress passed
— and the GOP Supreme Court upheld
— and even though Biden said he wouldn't enforce the ban, TikTok shut down anyway
— so that Trump could "save" it
— and the media fell for it
we really do live in the dumbest fucking country

My brain comes up with multiple ideas/tropes and a cohesive story line for my book but as soon as I grab a pen the words don't want to word.

Be free friends.

For Whom the Belle Tolls is now available for ebook preorder on Amazon! You don’t need a kindle to read it, you can just download the app! It will be available on Dec. 30th

My dad expressed an interest in reading For Whom the Belle Tolls when it comes out. Naturally I’m making him sign a waiver to confirm an informed decision.

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

screaming into the void to get a library card, and check anything out. a book. a movie. a cd. utilize the resources your local library offers. get discounted museum tickets. attend an event. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!

the most frustrating part of my journey as a fic writer was the period when i was a strong enough writer that i could see a skill gap between my fics and the fics i loved most, but i couldn't figure out how to bridge that gap.

so here's a thread of tips that would have helped me SO much back then.

I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free.

Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.

If you have the AUDACITY to play video games on "easy" or "story" mode...

I want you to know that I think that's a perfectly acceptable way to enjoy a video game that you paid for because you're supposed to enjoy your favorite pastime any way you like.

Real life's hard enough. Enjoy your hobby.👍

I wasn't a band or theater kid, but I was a book kid and I think that still counts for something here.

Libraries are precious and beautiful and must be defended