My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨

Recommended plus ultra. Seriously. One of the few books I re-Read.

Maybe we first associate Christmas with peace and joy - but it does have a darker side too, which can be a great source of inspiration for writing! And Charlotte Baker will be exploring this in her two-week course, kicking off on the 1st December...

If you are wondering about my extensive backlist, and which book/series might best fit your current reading needs/tastes, I wrote this post for you (boy-band style): imakeupworlds.com/index.php/20...

Miserere sitting in some good company here. If you liked one of these, then you might like Miserere! If you want to give it a go, you can buy it here: awfulagent.com/ebooks/miser...

"Feral Goldfish" is the new name of my garage band.

I just want to say I'm so proud of my NC peeps and their resistance! Y'all make me so proud to be in this state.

Miserere sitting in some good company here. If you liked one of these, then you might like Miserere! If you want to give it a go, you can buy it here: awfulagent.com/ebooks/miser...

oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with

PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.

Seeing as highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in on the upswing again in the northern hemisphere, I've written a short blog post listing useful links to ongoing reports, the first-ever human case of H5N5, the massive die-off of elephant seals, and sensible precautions.

This is great

*laughs in despairing strange and sepulchural tones* This

Oh, and they're bringing in a "small" excavator, because they don't think a shovel is big enough to deal with the problem so please buy my books ...

That moment when a busted underground pipe gives you a small pond in your backyard and the plumbers can't get there until tomorrow.

Alice Wong, Presente. Thank you for everything.

I don’t argue with strangers. I use insta-block.

Block ruthlessly. Block on vibes. Don't get into pointless arguments with randos in the comments. When a profile's entire personality is pro or anti current gov, I block immediately. Every one of us is being played. Only way to win is not to play.

"Accounts are hosted across numerous Mastodon instances and bridged into Bluesky, creating the appearance of independent sources. Activity on Bluesky helped reveal aggregate patterns, identical usernames, posting schedules, and content themes ..."

And we're 1 hour from go time for tonight's #podcast. We'll be joined by Martha Wells for a riveting conversation about Queen Demon! Join us at 7 PM Central on Twitch. We promise it'll be fun! Bring cookies. twitch.tv/alphabetst...

New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...

This is why Beth is my people:

When people say that Wuthering Heights doesn't have anything to do with race or that no film has engaged with race, what they mean is that for them Romani people do not count and they also haven't been paying attention. I'm going to share a little material from a recent talk. Content note: racism 1/

Don't get it twisted...we old women want to move abroad, too.

Hey, if you have an MM (especially SF, fantasy, and horror) book out in 2026, let me know!

After every headline, especially in regards to A.I., I keep thinking of the lyrics to ELP's Karn Evil 9 ... genius.com/Emerson-lake...

Peeps, here we go.

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (This is the opening to Miserere: An Autumn Tale):

Today is the book birthday for the new expanded edition of THE LOST!!! THE LOST is about a woman who is trapped in a town full of only lost things and lost people... and I'm so thrilled it's out today with a beautiful new cover and a new expanded ending! sarahbethdurst.com/TheLost.htm

Let's admire Louise, shall we? #CoosDay

#Booksky We would love to get some more eyeballs on our latest title, M.Christian’s gay vampires with a twist novel, RUNNING DRY. Are you a book reviewer (any platform) who enjoys queer horror? Let us help! We have eARCs!

@wwnorton.com brings out this timely political analysis of a difficult transition. #Booksky #NoKings expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/11/fate...

Hang in there, folks. One day we'll all look back on this period of history and vomit.

To be fair, that's only because many of them are criminals.

I have '80s metal band hair today and it won't stop being fuzzy.

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'colour' #BookQW #Booksky Whatever this bear-dog-ape thing might be, it seems to know how to make Dan Mackmain see red. The Green Man's Holiday is now available. Check Wizard's Tower Press for links to your preferred retailer. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models. OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so. A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.

This would be so sad if it wasn't malicious prosecution.

Re-upping this:

Ah, yes, the buses have arrived and my noisemakers are here and noise making. They're obviously well-rested from the time change ... noisy little noisemakers, and ima gonna have to go back and be mean.

This is one of my favorites by Michael Whelan. The detail and symbolism that go with the story is positively mind-blowing--like the story it illustrates.

A full-time job also makes these things more difficult, b/c going to cons means time off work. Likewise, full-time work doesn't leave a lot of bandwidth for creativity. But if I want nifty things like a home, health insurance, etc., full-time work it is.

Anyone need frightening? brooliganpress.blogspot.com/2018/05/fran...

Got my COVID booster and RSV shot yesterday. Needless to say I feel kind of shitty today. 15/10 would do again.

It's Halloween, so I'm letting them go a little wild today. Also, they have to go to class in a few minutes, so there is that.

If you missed the god-o'clock edition:

What did folks read in October that you loved? My favorites were: - Robert Jackson Bennett's fantasy mystery, The Tainted Cup: amazing worldbuilding/setting and I love Din - Jamie Lackey's lovely fairytale novella, The Forest Gods, sequel to the wonderful The Forest God. (Yes, very similar title.)

If you missed the god-o'clock edition:

At retirement webinar: Advisor: Now we'll talk about money and 401Ks. Me: *commences stress-eating*