That moment when a channel that you used to watch regularly starts using Al thumbnails.

So true! #BookSky

Oh, wow. I can't believe they're making a sequel to Black Sails!

You are not the best writer in the world.* I'm certainly not. The only thing you're best at is being you. Your thoughts, your experiences, your voice, your being, your way of expressing. That's why gen AI is such a terrible idea. Those things that you're best at, that's what it can't do. 1/2

Arthur Reginald Smith (British, 1871–1934) "Cornish Cliffs", 1918. Watercolor, 133 × 98 cm. (52.4 × 38.6 in.) Private Collection. #art #painting #painters #artists #galleryart

Yeah, no. This one hurts.

19 O’CLOCK (2022) Acrylic - 12” x 9” Re-imagining the KA symbol that I created for THE DARK TOWER (Book 7). Inspiration came while listening to the original audio book of THE GUNSLINGER, read by Stephen King himself. 1/2

Just checked a book out of the local library for the first time in about 15 years (I know) and they just let you walk out of there? With a whole book? For free? Like a criminal?

Gustave Doré, French (1832-1883), A Voyage to the Moon, from the series The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1868, engraving, private collection

My library has jokes

Saw in a discussion about #Twitch a.i. summaries, "…some people have an irrational hate of ai…" Let's not get it twisted. a.i. is technology, it's not worthy of my hate. It's a tool. It is not intelligent. It does not act with malice. My quite rational hatred is for the tools who use it. 💖

A book hit me on the head. I only have my shelf to blame.

Sometimes while reading Discworld books Pratchett attacks you with something so profound and real that it feels like you've been slapped in the face

Though I've only recently gotten back into football, this has been a very entertaining season. Also strange going from someone who would absolutely roll their eyes at the mere mention of it, to someone who would tune in almost every week. No complaints though!

© Igor Dubovoy. 'On the Hill.' Oil on canvas, 2021. 28 × 32 inches.

I do not want GenAI in fanart. I do not want GenAI in character design. I do not want GenAI in world design. I do not want GenAI in writing. I do not want GenAI in storyboarding. I do not want GenAI in voice acting. I do not want GenAI, period. If any piece of media uses GenAI, I don't want it.

"Made it with AI" Invisibly appearing over my head:

Destiny 2 ending wasn't on my radar for today. Not played in years, but I've got a lot of good memories there

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live: Metallica Avenged Sevenfold In Flames Dimmu Borgir Flogging Molly Satyricon Killswitch Engage Kvelertak Coheed & Cambria Bad Religion Seventh

Quite horrifying sitting at a family event today listening to the entire table praise how ingenious ChatGPT is, marvel at the fact that it is so helpful and free, and collectively pat each other on the back for using it. I spoke up. Nobody listened. "This is the future". Fuck a duck.

I am going to finish reading this book, because I don't put down books I've started. Though, I think at this point it's safe to say LitRPGs are not for me. I see the appeal. Maybe the last half of this book will change my mind, but right now I feel like I've had my fill.

#books #read #write #authorlife #blueskywriters #booksky

ACROSS THE RIVER OF TIME (2026) Acrylic - 7 ½” x 11” Frustrated by my lack of momentum on AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, I put to use pieces of illustration board, canvas, or whatever, trying to create experimental shapes that were irrational and menacing. 1/5 www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/20...

I think about this all the time.

© Charles Vickery. 'Waves Crashing on the Coast.' Oil on canvas, 1980. 75.2 × 58.4 cm.

On a recent panel, I said that authors should promote their books more because people see far less of the promotion than we realise. I have realised that I almost never promote my books. So, um... These are my books. patricksamphire.com/books

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The problem is I want to spend all my time writing books and also want to spend all my time reading books. Oh, and if you gave me more time, I’d still have the same problem.

Moonlight Sword Hunter #bloodborne

So fucking tired of AI slop. Everywhere.

'Do your bit to save humanity from lapsing back into barbarity by reading all the novels you can.' Richard Hughes, British writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays, born on this day in 1900.

The weight of this sad time we must obey; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. – King Lear (Act V, Scene III) #ShakespeareSunday

My painting STORMY WAVE

There's a real dichotomy between me wanting to read the next Malazan book and my budget's ability to do so, and I think that is really messed up. Guess a trip to the library wouldn't be amiss -- or begin trudging through my 95 book Kindle backlog.

Did one of the video game grid things. Some tough choices, and there were many contenders for each slot. Ask me tomorrow and I bet I'll have different answers for half of these.

You learn something new every day.

For a long time, Malazan seemed like a very daunting journey. Should've started much sooner. What a book. Very keen on the rest of the series now.

Perfect