Why would powerful people urge the general population to embrace a product that tells them what to think and believe while destroying their ability to voice their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences? It’s a mystery! #LLM #AI #chatGPT

Hello from the Chicago Botanic Garden #illinois #saturday #spring

Takeaways from Chicago Spring Fling romance writing conference: 🩵 romantasy is pretty saturated, but there’s still interest in LGBTQ+ romantasy and romantasy featuring non-European culture/mythology 🩵 my new bangs are awesome #booksky #publishing #romancelandia

THE PITT doctor: sir do you know what day it is? critical patient: wednesday doctor (pulling their hair out sideways with both hands): rrrrrrrrrgggghhhh fuck i thought so

I am often baffled by my own reading choices. Like if someone gave me the books I check out at the library, I’d be secretly thinking, You don’t know me at all

Right? “Adapt by forgetting how to think” LOL

Thrilled to share @heymelissagrace.bsky.social’s upcoming UK release! WHERE YOU LEAD, formerly MARJORIE & ME, is coming to the UK this fall from Michael Joseph at @penguinukbooks.bsky.social 🥳 Preorder yours from Blackwells, Amazon UK, Bookshop.org UK, and more!

I keep wanting to make little comics about my life even though I’m not an artist and I don’t know who would read them 😂

Something you might not know about me is that I have the loudest sneezes in the world. When I try to suppress them, it is often WORSE—it sounds like I am being murdered. Anyway I hope I don’t get kicked out of this library

I think criticism of books (and maybe TV and movies) has gone too far in the direction of “it’s problematic because the characters make mistakes.” Like…that’s the story! You would make mistakes too if you were doing things 😂

It’s Friday and nobody can tell me anything and I’m going to enjoy the rest of my life #friyay #happyfriday ✨✨✨✨✨✨

i do my very best not to participate in “readers these days” discourse because: 1. i’m always suspicious each craze is just 1 fourteen-year-old on tiktok saying stuff 2. even if it’s twelve thirty-six-year-olds, they are not my audience and were never going to be.

I feel like I’m this chill normal lady, but I’ve started writing poetry again and it’s just as unhinged as it ever was 🤷‍♀️ #writesky

Why would I use "AI," I actually know how to fucking write

I just learned that my blog BrynDonovan.com has more traffic than Jezebel.com. I know this is mainly an indication of Jezebel's much reduced traffic, but 10 years ago I never would've believed this. Zero paid promo, just good SEO 😊 #blogging #writesky

Happy April and happy WIP Wednesday! Writers, come share a snippet of what you're working on (it's okay if it's rough!) www.bryndonovan.com/2026/04/01/h... #writesky #wipwed #april1st

Authors, today is the last day that you can claim works in the settlement against Anthropic. Start here to see if any of your books are included: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/?_gl=... #writing #writesky #publishing #ai

Folks sharing the Western Journal article about an interview with Andy Weir: WJ is a right-wing rag, and the quote being attributed to Weir about “wokeness” is taken from the person interviewing the author, not Weir (it’s right in the text). The title is rage-bait. Don’t fall for psy ops.

I’m using writing advice from a long-ago boss as I’m writing a pitch for a story. If you’re struggling with copy, write down what you’re trying to say in a dumb, clunky way, and then try to make it sound good. 😊

We have the right to record ICE agents, police, and other government officials at work in public. Read up on your rights and our tips to get ready for Saturday's No Kings protests. More info at aclu.org/kyr_record-

🚋 Hey Chicago, great news! CTA is adding extra trains for Sat. March 28. So it'll be all the easier for YOU to GET DOWNTOWN. ⌚ DO allow plenty of time to travel & walk to the rally - we're expecting lots of people! 📅📍 See you Saturday, 1:30 pm in Grant Park (Columbus & Jackson). #WeAreNoKings

Sorry to be all "I talked about this in my book HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM" but I did! When she takes this medieval knight clothes shopping in the modern era, he's excited about the polo shirts that come in so many colors 😍😂

🧵 The Lindy West memoir and response has me wondering if writing personal narrative as a career is bad for people. Last month I read Julie Powell's book CLEAVING—a sad, seemingly forced, and not-good book by a talented writer. Powell had astounding success with JULIE & JULIA...

Proud of my city 🫡 #Chicago #abolishICE

I think this is a great thing to talk about as writers. My husband and I work full time, and I have to remind myself of that when I compare my productivity to authors who can focus solely on writing.

I have 116 reviews from authors for my editing. They are ALL 5 STARS. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bookmark me for future reference! You can hire me for developmental or copy edits, 2 cents a word. I love this job and I give it my all. @reedsy.bsky.social reedsy.com/donovan-bryn #booksky #writesky #publishing

Fantastic news! 🦋🦋 Link to full report in 🧵 www.worldwildlife.org/news/stories...

If you're near Arlington Heights and you like books and cocktails, check out this book club and cocktail-making class about my book HER TIME-TRAVELING DUKE, set in Chicago! I will be there! #chicagosuburbs #booksky #romance #chicagoevents bitterandsweetcocktails.com/mixology-cla...

Ready for another trail. 😎👍

Just conducted a study of university AI policies. A surprising constant is how many of them shove Copilot down their employees' throats.

I keep wanting to write a romance series with Gen X main characters. I know I'd probably have to self publish it. But I can't be the only one who would like to have more of them? 🤔

Wrote about the Lindy West drama: houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/lindy-west...

And honestly, editors, writers, and readers, let's cool it with the "here's specifically how I know it's AI slop" tips. More than one company has tried to recruit me to do that as a job. The guys at the LLMs really don't get it. Let's keep it that way. 👍🏻 #booksky #writesky

The other weird thing about this is it seems like the author would still have the AI free draft she sent the friend. Like if she emailed it to her friend, it would probably still be there in her inbox in the Sent folder.

I knew I would love PROJECT HAIL MARY (it's one of my favorite books), but I didn't know how GORGEOUS it would be. Oh my gosh. I don't know a lot about movies, so maybe it's just me, but I thought it was stunning.

Is anyone else seeing PROJECT HAIL MARY today question

🧵 A court has found that Tracy Wolff DID NOT plagiarize in writing the CRAVE series. I am not surprised, because there was literally no evidence that the plaintiff's notes or drafts were shared with Wolff or her publisher. #books #writesky #romancelandia

There is no world in which I would not be happy for Salvador Perez. #baseball #venezuela #kansascity

Hahaha, when I re-released a Victorian romance I had to move my heroine closer to London. When I started out as a romance author, I was very fast and loose with the research 😂

Hey, Stratton won! That’s amazing. The other guy had sooo much money. I only knew her name because I researched the candidates. #IllinoisPrimaries

I voted for Stratton. I think it'll be amazing if she wins, because Krishnamoorthi had really good TV ads in my opinion, and it seems like they have been running for months? I feel like I saw them every time I watched TV. #IllinoisPrimaries

I coined a word, TEMPATHY, for when someone brings up a good cause they don't care about in the slightest in order to argue against something else. Like saying "Foreign aid? What about veterans?" while voting for those who slash benefits for veterans. #politics

So last night I played bar bingo with some friends, which I had not known was a thing, and won a $100 gift card AND free fried zucchini 😂 I did some reading up on studies about good luck recently. Read all about it! www.bryndonovan.com/2026/03/02/h... #stpatricksday #luckoftheirish

Kiss me, I'm Irish! Haha. Happy St. Patrick's Day from Pippin, Bingley, and me! #stpaddysday #rescuedogs #beaglemix

Illinois voters: if you're not sure where to vote, you can look it up here: ova.elections.il.gov/PollingPlace... Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀 #illinoisprimaries #politics #chicago

Cook County Democrats: in the primary today, vote for Toni Preckwinkle to continue as Cook County Board President. Her challenger, Brendan Reilly, voted to allow the Chicago PD to assist ICE. #chicago #politics #abolishICE

I touched on this in my book HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: in ancient and medieval Europe, they didn't have this idea that crying wasn't manly. Read The Odyssey, read Le Morte d'Arthur: these heroes cry a lot. So my knight in shining armor romance hero doesn't try not to cry.

Hey, Chicagoland romance readers, I'll be at the Villa Park Public Library on Wed. night. I'd love to see you—whether you've read my spicy romance novel HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, set in Chicago, or not! @villaparkpl.bsky.social #books #booksky #romancelandia #chicagosuburbs

I think of this every single time I see Sean Penn, actually. #TheOscars

Speaking of movies: I already have a ticket for Project Hail Mary this Thursday. It is one of my favorite books and I cannot even say how excited I am 🤩 #scifi #films