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An unpublished author of fiction (the darker the better). On the verge of taking the great last step towards publishing; submitting. Left FB and X because of their owners. 🚫DM’s 🚫Porn 🚫Reform UK. Lives in Bath 🇬🇧 and España 🇪🇸
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Much in the same way that people wouldn't buy a book written by AI, I wouldn't buy a book with an AI-designed cover. We live in a time where all creatives need support.

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Mass protests against Trump across US as president holds huge military parade www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

How fucking powerful is this?!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Nowhere as good as the original, but nice nevertheless. RIP youtu.be/XqLTe8h0-jo?...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

In 1931, a 17-year-old girl named Jackie Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. A few days later, the baseball commissioner voided her contract and declared baseball "too strenuous" for women.

submitted 11 days ago • 6 comments

When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do, it's time to rethink the hype | Gary Marcus

submitted 12 days ago • 19 comments

In times like these it’s worth remembering the lengths the US (all world) authorities & government will go to - in this instance undercover agents planned the violence. The plot to attack the US had been planned and driven my US authorities. THEY’RE AMONG YOU. BEWARE! aaregistry.org/story/the-pa...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Sad news. Frederick Forsyth was a superb writer.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Today, I've managed to lower the word count on my manuscript by solely removing the useless usage of the word 'that'.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I just watched an advert selling trainers - one of there USP’s was that you never have to touch you trainers again. That’s not a USP!

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

I am appalled to see how low the depths of modern television will sink - a reality show called Virgin Island! Is nothing sacred anymore?

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

If humans behave differently when they know/think they’re being surveilled/recorded (they do) then they’ll soon be behaving differently all the time. There will be no authenticity, only performance.

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

The internet is becoming more than a bit shit.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

I love that AI does not understand context.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

The book community would not be anything w/o our artists, our designers, our narrators and/or everyone else involved in making these books happen. If you use gen AI, you’re announcing your lack of respect and solidarity for everyone involved. So why would any of us buy your book?

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

I see Jason Stratham is playing Jason Stratham in yet another Jason Stratham movie. I wonder what the plot could be - something about an ex black ops soldier perhaps.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

When are they going to stop making documentaries about pointless footballers who aren’t even legends. It’s shit telly for shit tellies sake. And don’t start me on shows about the home lives of z list celebrities. We’re cursed with too many channels. They’re throwing crap hoping some will stick.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

You know you’ve bought crap ham when the cucumber in the sandwich over powers it!

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Why, when I am actively looking to shrink my word count, does it always grow and grow? My novel needs a bottle labelled 'drink me', not a cake labelled 'eat me'.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments