I think that settlement site's search and claim function has crashed. I've tried 3 browsers and get an error message on all.

Check out my friend's new song and video! youtu.be/wSIWPP8cq00?...

I'm pleased to announce that I've just ordered a tempered-glass butter dish made in France to replace the vintage English one I broke.

So tired of all these AI-generated emails from supposed book promoters who promise to make my books into bestsellers if I pay them for their service.

I wish I'd invested in Bitcoin.

I've been trying to reign in my bad snacking habits (which can go on until 11pm), but I think that ship has sailed. Also had a look online at the latest seasonal donuts at Krispy Kreme. Oh dear.

All I seem to do is deal with issues relating to publishers. It's now to the point that I can't get any actual work done.

Of course the weather today is absolutely gorgeous, so it figures that the farmhouse brewpub I've promised to take @teddytedaloo.bsky.social to isn't open today or tomorrow. And the weather is calling for grey and rain later this week. Supposedly.

Hoping to get some arduous tasks out of the way so I can actually return to working on my novel. Though I've been saying this for weeks... Why is life and business full of so much red tape?

I met a four-legged charmer by the name of Django on my evening beach walk.

Nope. I can already see that glue isn't going to work.

I really hope this day improves. I woke up with a really sore and teary eye, and I managed to break our antique Royal Worcester butter dish. So far several of @teddytedaloo.bsky.social 's UK mates are offering to send us a replacement. I'll see if I can glue it. If not, then...

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Another spooky Halloween read brought to you by me! #books #halloweenreads #horror #womeninhorror #halloween #ebooks mitziszereto.com/ladies-of-go...

The sun came out for the evening and all the doggies decided it was time for their beach walks. I met some real charmers!

I've come to the conclusion that some people are like bad pennies turning up. Best to just leave them on the ground and walk by as if you never saw them.

Thanks to Mango Publishing Group and the original owners of Cleis Press, I won't see much, if anything, of the settlement money from all these AI lawsuits since these publishers never registered my copyrights. Seriously, it's not rocket science to register a fucking copyright!

#Authors heads up! Here's the link to search to find out if your pirated #books were included in the #Anthropic lawsuit! secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Busy pitching some book proposals.

I've been invited for "Friendsgiving" dinner next month at my neighbour's!

Ooh, it's looking like a really good #divebarsaturday is coming up!

I thought I'd get home and still have something left from my work day since I got an early start at the gym and the supermarket(s). That ship has sailed.

Love a good Florida Gothic vibe this time of year! Perfect for spooky season chills 🎃

I loved this book! I give it 5🐊.

Get your #Halloween on with Florida Gothic! #books #horror #halloweenreads #ebooks #audiobooks www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxCP...

Pleased to have joined the Simon & Schuster author stable! Check out my book page at: www.simonandschuster.com/search/books...

I can hear the band from yesterday - they're doing a gig at another local venue and the sound is carrying it over to me. Weird how sound travels.

Gearing up for #divebarsaturday!

It's definitely feeling autumnal today, and not in a good way.

Ran into one of my dive bar dance floor cohorts on my beach walk this evening.

Check out my #truecrime #books from Turner Publishing Inc! Buy from them directly and get a nice discount. Get a head start on your holiday shopping! turnerpublishing.com/search?q=mit... #BooksAsAGift #bookstagram #bookboost #booktok #criminology

Wa-hay! I just got the princely sum of 37 greenbacks as part of a Facebook privacy settlement. This time next year we'll be millionaires! #livingitlarge #inthechips

Every time I step foot in Trader Joe's I get in trouble. And now all the autumn seasonal goodies are there. Dangerous!

Heading to the gym.

Nice to see Blondie getting a lot of airplay again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCd...

2025 is rapidly coming to an end. Overall, it has been a disheartening year. 😞

Ha! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Every day just brings more disgusting.

#TheBestNewTrueCrimeStories #SerialKillers is tearing up the #audiobook airwaves! #truecrime #books www.amazon.com/Best-New-Tru...

That's it - my last schvimminks for 2025. Till next year!

I've tried several times, but I can't bring myself to walk across this bridge. Kudos to you if you can manage it. (And yes, they've installed a hotline phone a la the Golden Gate Bridge. Frankly, I can't think of a more terrifying way to end it all!)

An animal rescue crosspost group I founded with a FB friend 16+ years ago has been infiltrated by a hacker who made themselves sole admin. Years of helping animals (and garnering 14,000+ members) has now been destroyed. www.facebook.com/groups/12361...

Just went for a brrrr schvimminks. 🥶

Giving book thieves and wankers a miss today and taking the day off.

Kudos to WeHo, yet another place I used to live! #animalrescue www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...

Go on, you know you want to! #books #truecrime www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Mu...

Spent nearly an hour doing my schvimminks since our association extended the pool for another week. Glorious weather - I wish it were like this every day!