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Women’s fiction & crime fiction writer. Diver. Dog lover. Knitter. Author of Nairobi Ndoto. Member of CWoC & SinC. I post about writing, reading, my dogs, knitting, travel, diving, politics, expat life, & random other things.
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New Writer Beware blog post: there's a new scam technique in town: the "pre-paid" literary agent commission. A look at the fake agencies and equally fake associated business names that have practiced this fraud via fabricated publishing contracts writerbeware.blog/2025/03/28/a...

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🤣🧶 #knit

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No new post today since I sent TWO last Friday. Please enjoy this earlier one about how META sh*t bed with its disastrous decision re: Lib/Gen substack.com/home/post/p-...

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One more time ICYMI: by now you've heard about the META/LibGen scandal but in case you need a primer, here you go almakatsu.substack.com/p/the-metali...

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Finished this today. #knitting #colorwork

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Sundays are for rest. #dogsofbluesky

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I’m “behind” on my edits. But I did hit the halfway mark today. I think that’s something to celebrate. #writersofbluesky

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Interesting piece on self vs trad publishing www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

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Apologies for two posts in one day, but here's my take on the META/LibGen mess almakatsu.substack.com/p/the-metali...

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Thanks for knowingly using pirated work #meta.

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Thank you @theatlantic.com for creating this tool so authors can learn if their work was stolen by #LibGen. Mine was. Here is the link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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Today, @theatlantic.com published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...

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I just filled this out specific to #Meta. Will it lead to anything? I don’t know. But I have to try. My book is in the #LibGen pirated database and I can’t just let that go. #LibGenMetaScandal You don’t have to be an Author’s Guild member to use the form. actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...

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Float like a butterfly Sting like a bee Scream your heart out like a locust Ruin somebody’s whole summer like a mosquito Be inspired

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If you read one thing about AI today, make it this: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...

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I had been waiting for this to come out. In all the….hullabaloo…I missed it. I needed this reminder!

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Thousands of flights already canceled tomorrow as security and ground handling members of Verdi union will mount a one-day strike. ❌ 2,022 total flights 🗺️ FRA-LHR most impacted: 32 ✈️ Lufthansa: 954 ✈️ Eurowings: 240 ✈️ Ryanair: 106 ✈️ easyJet: 86 ✈️ BA: 69

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Yet another fake literary agency: New Life Creatives Media. Website is more convincing than most, but withers quickly under scrutiny: agent photos and book covers are stolen from Trident Media Group newlifecreativesmediaproduction.com

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I did. Because it does. techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/s...

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Sunbeam naps are the best.

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Toronto Public Library is hosting a monthly true-crime series in Beeton Hall, ground floor, Toronto Reference Library (Yonge/Bloor Streets) Free and open to the public. Next panel, March 27, 6:30 pm - "Unsolved Crimes" Series info tinyurl.com/mu57d4pk

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Saturday March 8. If your child loves #WorldBookDay they'll also love our 90 minutes Children's Literature Tours. Suitable for ages 7+ (children must be accompanied by an adult) More info and booking here: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/tours/childr...

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Waiting for her evening massage from the preferred human. #dogsofbluesky

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Zillennials: People on the cusp of the Millennial and Gen Z generations who have never printed out MapQuest directions to the nearest Blockbuster but also have never used “vibe” as a verb.

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Alphabetically, by author last name: You have a signature dish you like to cook. You own a pair of skis. You are vigilant about checking yourself for melanomas.

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Have you ever seen a more handsome and charismatic dog? The answer is no.

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I like my new t-shirt. #sexycrone #genx

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I didn’t know about Digital Bodleian. I’m excited to explore this!

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slavery in the 21st century made so much more efficient "user-friendly" by crypto currency. Check out @economist.com podcast, #ScamInc

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New #WriterBeware blog post: Writers are always on the hunt for effective marketing strategies...but marketing is an area where you get what you pay for. One operator's empire of 24 self-serve promotional websites illustrates why writerbeware.blog/2025/02/21/w...

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Books finished in January: The Art of War - Sun Tzu A Long Shadow - David Beckler Toto - AJ Hackwith The Author’s Guide to Murder - Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White The Scarlet Papers - Matthew Richardson The Lies You Wrote - Brianna Labuskes Double Tap - Cindy Dees

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Tonight I am a super spy, stealthy & chic. I have a meeting at zero dark thirty. I wait & knit. No suspects the #knitter. Little do they know, this gunmetal gray, sexy #crone will speak at her first ever book club invitation. This message will frog itself in 30 seconds. #authorsofbluesky

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Ready to start the next round of review. Then edits. Then the next round of beta readers. This thing is starting to get close to finished. Not yet - still work to do - but it’s getting there! #amwriting #booksky #authorsofbluesky

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💥 This Saturday! Come celebrate zine-making, self-publishing, and creativity at the Alternative Futures: Zine Fair. 🗓️ 22nd Feb ⏰ 11 - 3.30 📍 Weston Library, Oxford 💥 Free entry Discover work from Oxford students, independent creators, and small publishers.

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A sweepstakes! Enter the Must Read Books of March sweepstakes for a chance to win KILLS WELL WITH OTHERS! bit.ly/3PEQlOB

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Patiently waiting for her physiotherapy appointment.

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