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I've long said that people are sentenced to judicial rape when sentenced to prison or jail. Most people are ok with this.

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#WIPSnips Seth's had a long day and just wants an apple cider. Adding in his wanted poster just for fun >.>~

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#pretendpanel I mean... I'd kinda love to be Peregrine, because who wouldn't want to be an interdimensional shape-shifting time traveller?! Broader than that... kinda wouldn't mind being either of my sapphic pirate romantasy main characters... They're both way braver and cooler than me! 💜

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I think there's a bit of myself in a lot of the characters in Table For Two but I think I am probably most like Matty, Harvey's cousin. Mouthy, protective and queer as the day is long. #PretendPanel #AnEveningWith #QueerPrompts

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#pretendpanel This one is easy for me. Mirideth Kellian Asazlaiyn. She (and FHSD itself) only exists because of a (now deceased) friend of mine who had a uh... fantasy... about me. Mirideth is based upon how I looked in said fantasy. Said friend is the Rose mentioned in the dedication of FHSD.

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Even though I've spent time actually playing Cece before, I don't think she's really much like me. 😅 Of all the ones I've worked on so far, I think I'd be Asho. I think the way she looks our for Cece while also not putting up with her nonsense is something I can relate to. #PretendPanel

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#PretendPanel Virgil. A smart man that tortures himself over his mistakes, that’s never felt at home, and who can’t stand to be wrong. I’m the God-damned Lord of the sin of Pride and no one, not God, not the Devil, not even me, gets to tell me I’m not. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers

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#pretendpanel I think I’d be Rosceline. A lot of witt, a reader of many things, curious and puts no water in her mouth to say anything #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

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#AskAnAuthor What people think of you should rarely be any of your concern. More than half of the time, they’re wrong about who you really are. All that matters at the end of the day is how you feel about yourself and how comfortable you are with who you are. #writingcommunity #writer #writesky

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Remind me next month to do a whole thread on prison abolition bc I'll be re-reading all my sources and I'll be able to talk about it better.

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as a reminder, the bare minimum you can do these days is to not use ai to generate art or writing! consider instead paying an artist or hiring an editor :)

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The new animated movie mood is melancholic.

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#OtD 22 Feb 2018 20,000 teachers across West Virginia walked out on a wildcat strike protesting low pay and health benefit cuts. Rank and file teachers organised themselves, defied the union's call to return and stayed out until they won a 5% pay rise stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...

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Friends in the DC area: I will be giving a Profs and Pints talk about the science of sustainable seafood. It's based on my upcoming book on the topic. Please share with interested folks! Get tickets here: profsandpints.ticketleap.com/net/ 🧪🦑🌎🐟

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Private meeting: conclave Public meeting: convlex

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"I didn't turn 30 a long time ago, but the YEAR I turned 30 WAS a long time ago." —My brain at 4 AM

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By definition most books are not bestselling books and by definition bestselling books are read primarily by people who don't read very many books. These two definitions are crucial for understanding both the publishing industry and your potential audience.

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however much interiority you think is enough? you need more than that. you ALWAYS need more than that. especially in dialogue-heavy sections, there should be an equal level of interiority.

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If a reader dislikes your politics, then no amount of subtlety will prevent them from accusing your story of not being subtle enough. Not even if the politics of the story are about your right to live. Don’t go quieter to appease the callow.

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Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general. If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.

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Can we go back to posting photos of cats instead of all of this madness? I will start… 📸 @jamiepohcreative.bsky.social #caturday #sphynx #sphynxcats

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shout out to the girls who are just swords or missiles or orbital defence satellites or combat dolls or attack helicopters or knives or axes or bows or

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Flashbacks to the stats in BG3 Early Access where almost every single player pursued at least one romance. People may not ADMIT to wanting sex and romance in games, but their behavior says otherwise, basically every time.

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It's said that Japanese films cost less because of poor working conditions and pay. That is true. But if you multiplied the budget of Shin Kamen Rider by TEN to improve working conditions and pay, it would still cost less than HALF of Captain America: Brave New World. Hollywood has serious bloat.

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Know Your Rights trainings work. Don’t even open the door. Really, to anyone. If it’s someone important and they know you, they have a cellphone, they’ll call.

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Thinks she’s helping (she is not)

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"You let the head of binary mathematics order the drinks? Last time he ordered 11 beers to table two!" "Look who's at table two." "..." "Uh-huh. I'm gonna see if the lady in the purple dress is feeling bi-curious." "...point. I'm in if you help me land the twunk in the cravat." #OneSkeetStory

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#WIPSnips | money In which Viola tries to work out how to go about getting her waistcoat back from the enemy (who, right now, hopefully think that she's one of them). Because good fabric doesn't come cheap and embroidery takes a lot of time. ( saranadosfiction.com/2022/09/10/s... )

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#WIPSnips I had more mentions of this word than I thought I would. It doesn't come up a lot. In fact it does so little that the currency in FHSD doesn't even have a name officially. It's probably credits, like every single other sci-fi setting, lol.

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It's been a hot minute since I've done #WIPSnips. Today's word is "money." In the Laith novella, Yousef asks Laith to do a kinky performance on stage. Laith's worried Dor will be upset, but his reaction is pretty surprising. (At least until he finds out Sabri's involved. LOL!)

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Gotham city concept art by Anton Furst for Tim Burton's Batman (1989).

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Dilly bars and teacher/student inappropriateness. What's better for your Saturday morning diet? Thank you to @fictivedream.bsky.social for including my little ditty to your Flash February lineup!

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thank you to Seed & Spark for making our very trans sci-fi short an official Staff Pick! see what the buzz is about, please contribute if you can, and share widely! we need hopeful trans stories right now, and you can help make this one happen! thank you!! 🩷 seedandspark.com/fund/long-away

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#AskAnAuthor Writing #KeepThemInTheFight with my coauthor, Ret. Col. Thomas Stokes, has taught me that civic duty is so much more than voting. As citizens, we have a duty to each other. We have a duty to our veterans, our military service members, our public servants, and their families. 1/3

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Have compassion, have hope, and fight like hell to hold onto both even when the world makes that really freaking hard. #AskAnAuthor

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About writing: Allowing your writing to change and improve to benefit readers' understanding and enjoyment does not take away from your creativity or originality and, in fact, makes your work stronger. #askanauthor

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#AskAnAuthor I'm staunchly in favour of prison abolition. I think we lean too hard on the punitive aspects of justice, and focus too much on the criminal. Support and closure for victims requires more than causing harm to the person who harmed them.

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Many thanks to Ian and all the wonderful booksellers @waterstones.bsky.social Leeds. Love the support for Indy publishers. @thebookseller.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social The Accidental Immigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social

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One of my biggest peeves is complaints that “nobody’s doing X.” First, you’re probably wrong. Lots of people are doing whatever X is—getting out on the streets, protesting, boycotting, changing consumer habits. Second, if you were right, you could literally do it. Be the first. Be a catalyst.

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