"We're going to destroy access to useful, factual information and use a water-destroying electricity hog that screws up all the time." people: that sounds bad. why? "It'll make a ton of money for my underground bunker once I've drained all you rubes dry" people: oh. can I write a novel with it?

Apparently there are some #romance readers who think “cozy” can’t also be spicy? Hah, no.

My first ever completed Zine idea! "Why GenAI Sucks and You Should Not Use It" with 20 sources cited on the inside page. Thanks to all the researchers and journalists for the hard work I built from! The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI

"fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" = well, that's the internet won for the day; logging off, ttyt

nobody told me my debut was on the BOGO list at libro FM - that's two books for one credit! - until I saw it shopping THE LAST DAY OF THE SALE HURRY GO GO GO (I earned out on that audiobook - every cent of royalties goes straight to meeeee!)

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

*facepalm* As a general rule of life, never say to any author “I wouldn’t expect a [genre] author to know anything about [topic.]” You will, without fail, discover that a statistically improbably number of people in that genre grew up there/did their thesis on it/have one in their lap.

There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them. This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.

THREAD 🧵 Tl;dr, you are worth more than your words, and your words (and the skill, effort, and soul they represent) are worth more than peanuts.

I would like some chemo...you would like some writing support?? Everyone wins! patreon.com/cknightwrites

Finally updated to Word 2024 and ugh. I hate the new format for Comments so much. So so much.

Yikes, should have researched this one more carefully. I guess in UK English you can scoff your food? Hey, I learned something! I love learning. Still sounds weird to me, though.

Writing tip of the day: *Scoff* is an expression of disdain or disbelief. *Scarf* is a garment worn around the neck, or the act of eating very quickly. You don’t *scoff* your food. You might scoff at it if it’s not what you ordered, though.

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

If you see this, repost with a vampire that is not Dracula.

Some of the authors I follow (like @scalzi.com and @diane.dianeduane.com) have been posting a lot about the upcoming Anthropic settlement. It has now been filed to the docket, and I have looked it over (I do this sort of thing for a living). I’m sure a lot of writers have a lot of questions about it

This is a pretty eye-opening thread.

What's a favorite trope that is antithetical to your real life experience, and what do you think it says about you? I've been thinking about how much I love a good redemption arc, when if someone breaks my trust IRL they're never earning it back. But villain from book 1 is hero in book 3? YESSS 💙📚🌶️

This is definitely the most wholesome MMF demon/priest/Depressed Guy smutty romance book I’ve ever read. Includes cute cats, emotional intelligence, and Star Wars references. Unexpectedly good. Maybe check it out if that sounds like your thing. 💙📚🌶️ #PNR #Romancelandia

When I was a kid I could not wrap my head around the placement of the u in “restaurant.” Because the last syllable is pronounced like “aunt,” so shouldn’t it be spelled the same?

#copyediting buses = wheeled conveyances busses = kisses

I really need the AI bubble to explode as fast as possible

If you have young children and you’re struggling because parenting is hard, take heart in the knowledge that someday they will be old enough to bring you ice cream

Hey, apropos of everything, quick reminder: trans people aren’t the enemy.

My dad worked at the CDC for many years, and this is absolutely true. He would be rolling in his grave right now if we hadn’t had him cremated.

Idk why but this reminds me of when my middle kid was little and instead of “living room” and dining room” he said “Lemon Room” and “Diamond Room” and I loved it so much, it made the house feel fancy somehow

As if I needed more confirmation that trying to get trad published would be an utter waste of time...

Editors (and picky readers): how many smirks are too many for one book? #amediting #urbanfantasy

It's always been uncivil to politely and gently tell someone that they are maybe having a little problem with racist language, but as long as you use very polite language, you can always use bigotry.

Newbie #writers, please hear this as though delivered with sincere, loving forehead kisses by someone who wants only good things for you: If you think the basic conventions of good writing don't apply to you because your writing is different and special, you are probably wrong. 😘 #amediting

And to be clear this has been going on for some time. There are many segments of the party doing serious, strategic work.

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@safeway.bsky.social, how come everyone else’s egg prices have been coming down and yours are still $9/dozen? I can get pastured eggs at Trader Joe’s for cheaper than your cheapest conventional eggs.

In retrospect, maybe it’s a good thing that we couldn’t afford to get me a new car when we’d hoped to. It’s probably better for my kid to learn to drive on a 15yo Odyssey covered in dents and duct tape than a brand new car I actually care about.

Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political. Two genders - male, and political. Two religions - Christian, and political. Two races - white, and political.

The Narratess Indie Book Sale is almost upon us! If I pick up enough 99 cent ebooks, it'll fix me, right? Right..? ANYWAY head over to indiebook.sale August 23-25 to snag books for $1.99 or less. It's the perfect time to grab Coal Gets In Your Veins before the sequel comes out 👀

This is beautiful. Fuck AI.

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I should definitely also mention that my Patrons at the "Royals" tier or higher get early/special access to editing slots and can get short edits (up to 5k words) for free 👀 patreon.com/cknightwrites

Update: Booked through mid-December. (Will I work through the December holidays? Sure, but I can't promise to be fast.)

A friend is looking for ARC signups for his upcoming spicy #MM #UrbanFantasy duology. I've been hearing updates for months at our writing group's meetups & I'm really excited for this release! If this sounds like your cup of tea, sign up here: alexwoolfson.com/arc-sign-up #UF🌶️💙📚

Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended: Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge Hozier The Pixies Violent Femmes They Might Be Giants

i think about this tweet every single day

Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize Closing date 8 November!

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Is it me or do the last 7 months feel like 7 years

On the surface this is hilarious, because fuck AI. But it’s also deeply sad, because that had to come from somewhere. Computers can’t feel shame and despair, but the people who programmed them can. It’s giving me flashbacks to the end of that Black Mirror episode, “Be Right Back.”

Fascinating thread. As is pointed out many times below, many traditions we think of as timeless are even younger, like post-WWII or later.

The "oh you won't compromise and abandon [marginalized group]? enjoy the nazi takeover!" argument rings pretty fucking false when you consider that the horrors of a nazi takeover begin with the abandonment of marginalized groups.

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.