Edits are going swimmingly. I rewrote the chapter I needed to, but doing so resulted in me adding a whole new chapter. So instead of my word count going down like I thought it would it’s gone up instead. #writing #editing #helpmeobiwan

I do not use AI in my writing, but considering how often the cats like to use my keyboard as a pillow, there’s probably quite a few typos due to feline interference.

I’ve seen so much AI generated crap lately that I now side eye certain social media posts if they have a certain cadence to them or use certain phrases. And then I wonder, since AI is trained off of humans, who the hell was talking and writing like this for it to become so prolific among AIs.

It’s been so long since I’ve done edits that I pretty much started back at the beginning and got up to chapter 10 today. The story has changed a bit so chapter 10 is going to be a complete rewrite. I really need to stop doing that to myself. #writersky #authorsky

I started sharing An Inheritance of Flames on both Ream and Inkitt as of Thursday. So far I’ve gotten 2 comments on Ream but no subscribers. I’ve had no interactions on Inkitt but 2 new followers and no subscribers. My post about Inkitt has gotten some likes and reposts though so that’s interesting.

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I feel very blah about it all. Growing up I often heard my mother complain about how she never got to do what she wanted on Mother’s Day because the family made it all about Grandma.

Finally catching up on Maul and excuse me but can we talk about the line “I can tell you are settled on who you believe I am. Would you like me to be that person.” Look, us fan girls are thirsty enough. We DID NOT need that help… Though I GREATLY appreciate it 😏

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Sox likes to pull up the floor vent covers. Why? I don’t know. He’s orange. He’s fluffy. He cannot fit in them. Anywho, previously I have solved this problem by either taping the vent down with painters tape, or by moving heavy furniture over it so the hot air can get out but he can’t get in. #cats

Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that 1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine 2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me 3. The environmental costs are astronomical Spread the word, every time!

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Contractions with 3 words: -she'd've -wouldn't've Contractions with more than 3 words: -y'all'll've -they'dn't've

These deaths are on him as well as the parents he has misled.

It occurs to me that I am probably one of a few people in existence who learned about Hantavirus from a fanfic. A Magnificent Seven/Dr Quinn fanfic to be exact (and it didn’t even really count as a crossover since Dr Mike was only mentioned in passing)

“OH NO HANTAVIRUS LEFT THE BOAT IT’S COMING ON LAND” it’s… been… on land? this strain has been endemic in South America for 30 years. it’s not a novel virus the way SARS-CoV-2 was it is certainly Not Great but measles is way more infectious and y’all are still raw dogging airplanes and concerts

So muddying the waters of kiddo transitioning back to middle school is that the head of special ed at the district is retiring this year. Meanwhile another employee has been on leave for an extended period of time and they can’t find their files.

Friday we had the reevaluation meeting with the district and the school. Kiddo still qualifies for special ed services due to his autism diagnosis, but the district and the school feel he can transition back to traditional middle school because he has been doing so well. #parenthood #autism

I hope #mermay is still a thing

Earlier I saw someone post on another social media site about Spirit flights being cancelled. I foolishly assumed that was because they were having a tech issue or something (in my defense I had just woken up) but they are gone gone. Holy shit.

ME, A HARPER AUTHOR FROM ANOTHER IMPRINT, ON READING THIS: well, i guess i can just go fuck myself i guess BLINK: you can’t do that either garbage face

A friendly reminder, since it's been everywhere on our feed the past week: Audiobooks ARE reading!

Dudes just can't leave Marilyn Monroe alone

In our state (it may be like this country wide for all I know) kids receiving special ed services have to be reevaluated every three years to see if they still qualify for special ed. And part of that process is the parents filling out various assessments…

"Follow Your Dreams" from the Everyday Witch Oracle, illustrated by Elisabeth Alba, written by @deborahblakeauthor.bsky.social, published by @llewellynbooks.bsky.social. Ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache. Art prints and signed decks at albaillustration.etsy.com

Roommates has a Haunted Mansion wallpaper that features the iconic pattern - just in red and what appears to be gold or cream. It’s hard to tell from pictures. I sent it to my husband as a joke thinking he’d shoot me down. Instead he really liked it so that’s going to be happening eventually 😊

We went back to the gym today for the first time since… honestly I don’t know when. I spent most of the time thinking, I’ll do another five minutes on the treadmill and then I’ll give up. But I made it to twenty minutes. Next week the goal is thirty, and so on and so forth.

Husband made the mistake of buying spray on deodorant for our kiddo. Kiddo has taken to liberally applying it like Axe Body spray. My sinuses are burning

Do I have fond memories of my American Girl Books? Yes. Would I love to pass them on some day? Also yes. But I’m rapidly running out of valuable book shelf space here.

I'm a conspiracist now, and there's no way you can convince me this isn't the dumbest false flag of all time

If you live on the Kitsap peninsula and are looking to adopt a cat, I highly recommend checking out the Mason County Humane Society’s adoption event at the Petsmart in Silverdale today. There’s an adorable grey tabby that they call Hannah that would love a good home.

There is no heartbreak quite like the one that occurs when you realize that the cat you adopted is not a good fit for your family. Try as we might to follow the process on introducing Leia to the Boys so there is no bad blood and they get along, they are just too terrified of her…

Do authors still need websites and blogs nowadays? Do readers care? I feel like I should have one, but I don’t know… I babble enough on here as it is. Giving me a blog might be dangerous 😬 #writersky #authorsky

Kitsap County, if we let this man become sheriff he will absolutely collaborate with ICE to terrorize and kidnap our neighbors

Amazing job, Nashville!

human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you! 💀🩸 #art

IMPEACH. CONVICT. IMPRISON.

I've gone ahead and started a patreon! And I'll be getting started on Ream soon too! #writersky www.patreon.com/cw/cielleaur...

…Leia is trying to open doors… Not successfully, thank God. But she’s giving it her best.

emergency support needed asap trans masc person in trouble in NYC need to get them to safety please boost

So I THINK what is happening is that Leia isn’t actually attacking Sox nor Midnight. She wants to play. So when she sees them, and they run away, she takes that as an invitation. Sox used to do the same thing to Midnight when he was little.

Me: We can use this mesh door to keep the cats separated but still allow them to see each other! Leia: *busts through the screen door twice now, pulling velcro tape and push tacks out of the wall* Me: So much for that idea.