Richard Staving
@richardstaving.bsky.social
Writes, reads, plays bass, listens to much music.
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Using AI to compose your work isn't just lazy and unethical. Countless authors have had their work pirated to train AI programs without their knowledge, consent, or proper compensation. If you're using AI to generate your content, you are participating in that theft.
March 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Using AI to compose your work isn't just lazy and unethical. Countless authors have had their work pirated to train AI programs without their knowledge, consent, or proper compensation. If you're using AI to generate your content, you are participating in that theft.
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2024 Stoker Awards Final Ballot locusmag.com/2025/02...
2024 Stoker Awards Final Ballot
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the final ballot for the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards: Superior Achievement in a Novel House of Bone and Rain, Gabino Iglesias (Mulholland) I Was a Tee…
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February 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
2024 Stoker Awards Final Ballot locusmag.com/2025/02...
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Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88
Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88
Much-loved singer known for Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson, had suffered a stroke in 2016
Roberta Flack, the US singer behind a string of hits including Killing Me…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88
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Lauded in the New York Times, Esquire, NPR, Rue Morgue, and Locus...and now a Bram Stoker Award nominee.
Don't miss out on @lairdbarron.bsky.social's celebrated collection, NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT, available now.
Don't miss out on @lairdbarron.bsky.social's celebrated collection, NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT, available now.
February 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Lauded in the New York Times, Esquire, NPR, Rue Morgue, and Locus...and now a Bram Stoker Award nominee.
Don't miss out on @lairdbarron.bsky.social's celebrated collection, NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT, available now.
Don't miss out on @lairdbarron.bsky.social's celebrated collection, NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT, available now.
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Addendum: No matter what, we're not going to stop what we're doing unless these Nazis physically prevent us from publishing books.
If South Dakota criminalizes books they deem harmful to minors (translation diversity in literature), I'm either going to jail or will have to leave the state. A bill threatening librarians with jail time passed committee yesterday. Only a matter of time before they come for me, too. Good times.
February 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Addendum: No matter what, we're not going to stop what we're doing unless these Nazis physically prevent us from publishing books.
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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
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Charlie Chaplin's speech from THE GREAT DICTATOR.
Still sadly relevant today.
youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...
Still sadly relevant today.
youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...
Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
youtu.be
January 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Charlie Chaplin's speech from THE GREAT DICTATOR.
Still sadly relevant today.
youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...
Still sadly relevant today.
youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...
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A reminder: Amazon being out of stock is not "sold out everywhere". There are thousands of copies on store shelves at B&N and your local indie shop, and at calendar specialty retailers, both online and at the mall.
Amazon just didn't order enough copies back in June.
Check eatf.art for some links!
Amazon just didn't order enough copies back in June.
Check eatf.art for some links!
It's not too late -- Effin' Birds 2025 calendars are on the shelf at your local book or calendar shop.
December 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
A reminder: Amazon being out of stock is not "sold out everywhere". There are thousands of copies on store shelves at B&N and your local indie shop, and at calendar specialty retailers, both online and at the mall.
Amazon just didn't order enough copies back in June.
Check eatf.art for some links!
Amazon just didn't order enough copies back in June.
Check eatf.art for some links!
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Celebrating the second anniversary of this post. Proceed with a vision, friends.
December 20, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Celebrating the second anniversary of this post. Proceed with a vision, friends.
Turns out, when you prep for playing a musical, your listening algorithm gets a little weird.
December 4, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Turns out, when you prep for playing a musical, your listening algorithm gets a little weird.
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Hey, writers! Just want to put this on your radar. There's a rash of new accounts here trying to scam writers by pretending to be book marketers. They are generally not legit. You can recognize them because:
December 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Hey, writers! Just want to put this on your radar. There's a rash of new accounts here trying to scam writers by pretending to be book marketers. They are generally not legit. You can recognize them because:
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The paperback of The Devil Takes Home is only $8! Here are some 1-star reviews:
“Most graphically violent book I have ever read.”
“I don’t need this much darkness and depravity in my reading.”
“Well-written but with unimaginable violence and brutality.”
“Woke.”
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
“Most graphically violent book I have ever read.”
“I don’t need this much darkness and depravity in my reading.”
“Well-written but with unimaginable violence and brutality.”
“Woke.”
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
November 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM
The paperback of The Devil Takes Home is only $8! Here are some 1-star reviews:
“Most graphically violent book I have ever read.”
“I don’t need this much darkness and depravity in my reading.”
“Well-written but with unimaginable violence and brutality.”
“Woke.”
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
“Most graphically violent book I have ever read.”
“I don’t need this much darkness and depravity in my reading.”
“Well-written but with unimaginable violence and brutality.”
“Woke.”
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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There's an auto-created bot account for Severin Films that sadly many people (including me) followed instead of the official account! Follow the REAL Severin Films at @severinfilms.bsky.social - let's knock that fake account out of the algorithm!
November 22, 2024 at 1:08 AM
There's an auto-created bot account for Severin Films that sadly many people (including me) followed instead of the official account! Follow the REAL Severin Films at @severinfilms.bsky.social - let's knock that fake account out of the algorithm!
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In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016.
November 24, 2024 at 9:17 PM
In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016.
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Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.
Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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My first Horror Fiction Authors starter pack is maxed out so I started a second one. Are you a published horror author and not in one of these two packs? Let me know!
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 1:
go.bsky.app/GLNetLS
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 2:
go.bsky.app/Hb2L9kd
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 1:
go.bsky.app/GLNetLS
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 2:
go.bsky.app/Hb2L9kd
November 12, 2024 at 5:27 AM
My first Horror Fiction Authors starter pack is maxed out so I started a second one. Are you a published horror author and not in one of these two packs? Let me know!
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 1:
go.bsky.app/GLNetLS
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 2:
go.bsky.app/Hb2L9kd
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 1:
go.bsky.app/GLNetLS
Horror Fiction Authors starter pack 2:
go.bsky.app/Hb2L9kd
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Hello, new followers! We're NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE and we believe horror helps people better understand & cope with the dark shit life heaps on them -- and to better celebrate the good, as well.
We publish new horror & dark fantasy fiction, poetry, and insightful essays on our site every Wednesday.
We publish new horror & dark fantasy fiction, poetry, and insightful essays on our site every Wednesday.
November 18, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Hello, new followers! We're NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE and we believe horror helps people better understand & cope with the dark shit life heaps on them -- and to better celebrate the good, as well.
We publish new horror & dark fantasy fiction, poetry, and insightful essays on our site every Wednesday.
We publish new horror & dark fantasy fiction, poetry, and insightful essays on our site every Wednesday.
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Hi, friends. Laird just shared via Patreon some additional health challenges he's facing--this time regarding his vision. His treatment will involve multiple procedures and last in to next year. I can't do much from here but lift up his work. So I will.
www.amazon.com/Not-Speck-Li...
www.amazon.com/Not-Speck-Li...
November 12, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Hi, friends. Laird just shared via Patreon some additional health challenges he's facing--this time regarding his vision. His treatment will involve multiple procedures and last in to next year. I can't do much from here but lift up his work. So I will.
www.amazon.com/Not-Speck-Li...
www.amazon.com/Not-Speck-Li...
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They say, "Don't quit your day job." Well...some personal news. Long live the bad hand.
November 12, 2024 at 12:25 AM
They say, "Don't quit your day job." Well...some personal news. Long live the bad hand.
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65% funded! Thank you! Please share, and, if able, consider contributing.
Cheers!
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Cheers!
crowdfundr.com/weirdhorror
Stay Weird! Fund Weird Horror Magazine for 2025.
Help keep Weird Horror magazine going. Genre magazines are suffering. Revenue and marketshare is shrinking. We need your help. We can't continue publishing the magazine without your support. Please co...
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August 10, 2024 at 3:58 PM
65% funded! Thank you! Please share, and, if able, consider contributing.
Cheers!
crowdfundr.com/weirdhorror
Cheers!
crowdfundr.com/weirdhorror
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Talking HORROR MOVIE on WBUR www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Author Paul Tremblay talks about his new book 'Horror Movie'
The book centers around the making of a low-budget horror film that goes catastrophically wrong and how that incident continues to reverberate when a remake is planned.
www.wbur.org
August 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Talking HORROR MOVIE on WBUR www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Maybe I just started writing the autobiography of a serial killer who [redacted]. Maybe I just started writing something I’ll throw into oblivion tomorrow. I don’t know. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that I’m writing.
June 11, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Maybe I just started writing the autobiography of a serial killer who [redacted]. Maybe I just started writing something I’ll throw into oblivion tomorrow. I don’t know. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that I’m writing.
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New blog post! Ghosts, nightmares, and summertime, baby! Check it out: open.substack.com/pub/cursedmo...
Ghosts, nightmares, and summertime, baby!
The ghosts are loose! Are you scared yet? Last month, we released Why Didn’t You Just Leave, an anthology of ghost stories edited by Julia Rios and Nadia Bulkin. I could talk this book up all day, but...
open.substack.com
May 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM
New blog post! Ghosts, nightmares, and summertime, baby! Check it out: open.substack.com/pub/cursedmo...
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Intro post: Dim Shores is a micropress publisher of weird/horror fiction based in California. To date I have published 28 limited-edition chapbooks and four anthologies. The latest chapbook is Different Faces by Rory Say, with novellas coming later this year from Scott Nicolay and Nadia Bulkin. Hi.
May 10, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Intro post: Dim Shores is a micropress publisher of weird/horror fiction based in California. To date I have published 28 limited-edition chapbooks and four anthologies. The latest chapbook is Different Faces by Rory Say, with novellas coming later this year from Scott Nicolay and Nadia Bulkin. Hi.