betsymiller.bsky.social
Writer and publisher
I mostly write books on children's health topics, but sometimes I write fiction.
Co-founder of Thinking Ink Press
https://betsymillerbooks.weebly.com
www.ThinkingInkPress.com
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I remember Twitter used to be great for sharing news about books and creative projects--even for very small publishers and indie artists! It's much harder to get the word out now.
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A friend told me about your blog years ago, and I started following you on twitter--then I moved over here and followed you again.
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I limit how often I read the news to once in the morning, and once in the early evening. I use 5 calls sometimes (just 1 call is what I can manage), and I look for other relatively small, doable things and then I push back where I can.
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Yes, I agree with you!
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Yeah, if REALLY wanted to help, they could remove medical expenses:
Free prenatal care, labor and delivery, & postpartum care for anyone giving birth.
Free healthcare (including dental & vision) for 3 years after giving birth + free healthcare for the baby until age 18.
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My sister and I went for a walk along the American River in Sacramento--always nice! Then we swapped our used jigsaw puzzles. 😍
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Someone posted how to turn off AI results when using Google Chrome. I did that and now search works so much better for me! I should have saved the link--it was someone I don't know, but it is possible to opt out. I'm much happier now!
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I'm experimenting with other search engines and trying find a good replacement for Google. But in the meantime, I really like this hack and the AI misinformation it reduces.
Thank you David Nield for this Popular Science article that provided the URL.
www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-r...
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Yes, read all of the books!
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Would Fastmail work for you? www.fastmail.com
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I like this one: bsky.app/profile/alza...
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This was already happening because PW was far less likely to do free reviews for small publishers (they don't select every book submitted for a review). As a small publisher, it's hard to get a trade review for less than $350.
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Or Scrabble, right?
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And there need to be places to sit for those of us who have a hard time standing and walking for extended periods of time!
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Many, many areas in California now fall into that category.
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Has she seen what the right says about AOC? She gets death threats.
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Yeah, I practiced braiding so much as a little girl, that french braiding wasn't hard to learn--either for someone else, or for myself.