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Interested in trying a new urban fantasy, with magic, a demigod, and a cat-sized dragon obsessed with bottle caps? Want the first book for free? Sign up for a chance to win an eBook copy of Legacy, book one in Chronicles of the Sentinels trilogy! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #booksky

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When you want to share a thread from someone...please just share/repost the first post in their thread. You don't have to post every single part of their thread in separate reshares, thus spamming everyone's feed with something they may or may not be interested in reading...

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It's time for another Goodreads giveaway! Continuing to celebrate ten novels in ten years, I'm giving away 100 eBook copies of Legacy, the first book in the urban fantasy trilogy, Chronicles of the Sentinels! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #booksky #authors

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For the first time in weeks, I finally got some writing in last night! I despise writer's block and hopefully this means I'm over this bout. The last few weeks, I've felt exceptionally burnt out on, well, everything. Having a long weekend with no plans helped, a lot. #authors

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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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Duo Lingo tried to publicly backtrack on it's "AI first" move...but it was a bait and switch. If you read the full article, they appear to be intent on continuing heavy use of AI, claiming it would be for rapid introduction of new content only. www.pcmag.com/news/amid-ba... #duolingo #noai

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An LLM does not "help you write your books". An LLM prevents you from writingyour books, while you are helping the LLM generate its books.

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My next giveaway is coming this Tuesday! Who around here likes Urban Fantasy? (I'll post more about it soon, but need a break from marketing-related stuff for a bit today.) #booksky #authors

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I made the mistake of going into one of my published books to do a minor edit...only to start fixing all kinds of writing mistakes. It was written in 2021, and apparently my writing has drastically improved since then 😅 I should not be doing this... #authors

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SPOILER ALERT FOR ANDOR SEASON 2! You have been warned. Cassian and Bix's child...they never said his name, and they've been mum on it in interviews. What if it's Poe Dameron? Right age, ethnicity, helluva pilot like Cassian (ok...way way better than Cassian). #starwars #andor

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What's it called when masked men abduct a person (often violently) from the street, throw them into an unmarked vehicle, and move them across not just state borders, but international borders? I'm pretty sure that's called Human Trafficking. So...why is the Trump administration allowed to do it?

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Please tell us. We need all the positive feedback we can get, and we almost never hear from our readers unless we're famous. (Maybe 1% of readers leave a rating on a book, and less than 1% of them leave actual written reviews.)

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Call your senators. This bill must either be blocked, or heavily modified. #nokings

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Oh look, the cowards let the Grifter-in-Chief strong-arm them into passing the worst congressional bill in modern U.S. history...

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I am struggling to get back to writing my latest novel. And not because the novel is problematic, but because I am just plain struggling. And being the neurodivergent I am, I'm constantly berating myself over not writing, driving myself deeper into struggling 😕 #authors #neurodivergent #adhd

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So the four GOP house members who voted against the bill in committee last time voted "Present" this time, as a way to say, "we still don't like this bill," but these 'non-votes' allowed the bill to move forward. Once again, the GOP shows they are nothing but cowards and boot-lickers to Trump...

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Star Trek was always "woke" and if you don't know or don't believe that by now, you're not paying attention. I am not one to gate-keep fandom, but if you are a MAGA supporter, you are no Star Trek fan. #startrek

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This. So much this, thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. And I have a bit of a theory as to why there was no reckoning. In Germany, the Holocaust was outright stopped and condemned. In America? Not so much. Segregation lasted a century. Systemic racism is STILL ONGOING.

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Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing!

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#NoAI

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Hating on something just because it is popular doesn't make you interesting or "refined" or whatever you're trying to prove. It just makes you a snobbish prick. Let people love what they love, and get over yourself.

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I absolutely do not use AI in any part of my productions, and I will not. If you want to know more about my stance, check out an article I wrote about it back when NaNoWriMo embraced it. (Notice they have since shut down.) kataar.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/g...

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Being neurospicy in a neurotypical world is just....so exhausting. Having to put on a 'behavioral mask' and masking whenever I'm around anyone else is just constant effort. It occurs to me that's why even on super slow days at work, I go home completely drained. #neurodivergent

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Ironically, I believe being an introvert has played a big role in my struggles to make it as a writer. They say writing/being an author is a solitary thing, but it really isn't. Even the actual writing process should involve others to some extent. Hmm...might need to write a blog on this. #writing

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"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest." I was just quoting Andor season 2. Why, what did you think I was referring to? 🤔

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Recent news suggests Discord is going to become publicly traded. Unfortunately, I predict this will lead Discord down a less-than-desirable path for users. Publicly traded means beholden to shareholders. And shareholders are there for one thing: to make money. #discord

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Last night we broke our Duo Lingo streak, refusing to utilize it after learning about their "AI First" corpo shift. I'm hearing that's happening across the board, some people sacrificing 1000+ day streaks. AI First is a losing proposition. But now we need to find an alternative.

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People of BlueSky, what is a good alternative to DuoLingo? Fuck them and their AI First shift.

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