My horror debut LESSER HUNGERS is out today! A haunted Chicago janitor discovers sentient mold is spreading cannibalistic urges through the city, one loving relationship at a time. AMZ & KU: www.amazon.com/Lesser-Hunge... Non-AMZ: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lesser-hun...

Hi all! No new chapter of Human After All this week, as I have been under the weather. If you haven't read the first two chapters of my sci-fi romance serial yet, now's a great time to catch up for Chapter 3 next week! www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...

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This! Love a lanky cis guy. Give me your David Tennants and your Benedict Cumberbatches. Give me a skinny, nerdy guy who is absolutely flabbergasted to be seen as sexy. I tend to write skinny, lanky guys myself, but I’d love to see more!

This is probably a given, but I’d pick @joel.dirigibly.ltd to choose the books. He’s known me for nearly 20 years, and he reads some cool shit.

I am the embodiment of “write drunk, edit sober.” Sober Diane? Constantly censoring my story ideas, especially more erotic ones. High Diane? Thinking about writing a dark erotic romance collection inspired by the music of Rammstein. But not the overtly sexual songs. Like, “Rosenrot” and “Sonne.”

Oh my god, if they come after the one OTC medication that works on my migraines I am so screwed.

My brain is just endless screaming. That’s normal at this point, right?

Apparently the Bsky team doesn’t listen to Johnny Cash. Or understand jokes.

Afterglow is doing a pivot? Stephanie Boyd is still leading editorial but they’re asking for different manuscripts, after cancelling a bunch of contracted books not that long ago. Maybe wait to find out more info before sending your manuscripts into this maelstrom.

I wonder if this would explain the weird puritanical bent the younger generations have. Talking about, reading, watching sex is inherently vulnerable. Bonus: if you can’t tolerate this discomfort of being vulnerable around others, you’ll be more prone to being aversive and even hostile to it.

This is an excellent thread on why dopamine is important and why people with adhd struggle with tasks and habits etc. It's the dopamine and how our brains manage it.

This! I would rather do everything myself than use AI. Trades within the community are clutch. You can do things relatively inexpenively if you’re willing to put in time and effort. If you‘re not… I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

Chapter 1 of my new sci-fi romance serial is out now! Join Captain Jez Shaw and his crew as they investigate what happened to the Theta-1 Expedition. Check it out now! If you're new, check out the prologue posted last week before reading the new chapter. www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...

Every person responsible for this, from the goons in Broadview to the very top in DC, deserve life in prison. No impunity for these crimes.

Check this setting—it changed without your consent! I used to get warnings when a user was labeled “rude” but that was turned off by default. Change it!!

Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is TURN! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it! #Romancelandia #BookSky

I was doing really well today until the sky got gray as fuck and now I am a Cranky Bitch. Love this for me 🙄

Did the “fuck the world, I’m staying in bed” depression have to happen on Election Day???

I am at the vet with my cat an hour before I was supposed to be here. Goddamn time change 🙄

Re-upping this for the weekend crowd!

Convinced the people who write these op eds think a banana costs five dollars.

Between this and the people complaining about SNAP beneficiaries buying treats, I’m convinced our greatest sin as a country (aside from the genocide) is refusing to move out of a puritanical Calvinist mindset. Weber was right all along.

And if you liked this week's chapter, consider donating to my Writers Against Hunger page! I'll be writing 50k words this November on Human After All and my flintlock fantasy WIP, and it's thanks to donors like you!

Would you like to get in on the ground floor of a new sci-fi romance? Of course you would! Check out the Prologue to Human After All, my new weekly serial, at the link below and sign up to receive the next chapter directly to your inbox! www.dianeackland.com/human-after-...

Also, #3DPrinting crowd! Thanks to @moryan.bsky.social I have a link where you can sign up to send whistles to Chicago. They're trying to get up to 5,000 a week, so plenty are needed. There are two links to STLs on here (including the micro whistles I've been doing!) and a spreadsheet sign-up!

If supernatural, lustful sapphics are your thing, be sure to check out Turning Tables, Biting Down, and Vindicta—all available in Kindle Unlimited and ready for spooky season 🐺🦇 www.amazon.com/stores/Torra... #SapphicRomance #BookSky #BisexualRomance

A reminder: if you see someone shoplifting food, water, baby formula, diapers, tampons, etc. etc. NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T.

This is a cool project that NYPL is offering: Teen Photography Kits - www.nypl.org/education/te...

Welp, my iPad Pro is finally showing its age. I can't use the smart features in Affinity Photo without an Apple Silicon chip, and I can't currently buy Photo on my Mac because the Affinity store is closed until sometime tomorrow. It's either dance with the devil (Adobe) or upgrade my iPad. Whee!

I think I'm going to have to avoid using Canva's image library until they start labeling AI images. It's too much of a minefield over there.

Yes it was thirty thousand pounds of mashed bananas

Whenever anyone tells you that "some children don't deserve food because their parents made poor choices", you can stop being friends/ family with that person immediately, because they are trash and unworthy of your precious time on earth. THE MORE YOU KNOW!

I've joined Writers Against Hunger to help feed people during this difficult time. From November 1st to the 24th, I will write 50k words across two projects, one of which will be posted weekly to my website. Click the link and help me raise $250 for Feeding America!

I can’t even comment about that damned Star Trek article making the rounds because it’s making me so damn angry, esp. because I’m about to introduce Trek to my friend’s two young sons tomorrow. Fuck that dude so hard.

Read about the past Margaret Dumont erased in order to reach her acting goals on this week's Patreon post!

So I guess buy my books because they are good and writing them helped me escape some tough times, so I hope they help readers also escape tough times. www.reneedahlia.com

A very happy St. Crispin's Day to all who celebrate. May all of your Welsh longbowmen find their Gallic marks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFH...

Just took my last dose today, I'd be so grateful if I could get my refill taken care of tonight or tomorrow. Please please boost 🙏🏼 #transmutualaid #aidrequest ko-fi.com/jackharbonbo...

Not seeing much on my timeline about it anymore, so here's a reminder: payment processors are still trying to censor NSFW content of all kinds, and are in fact getting more aggressive about it; I'm seeing stories of folks losing access every day Call them & tell them THIS IS BULLSHIT

Doing some research on social media for authors this afternoon, and I'm really having trouble connecting with the material for some reason. It all feels miles wide and inches deep: it's superficiality in the shape of connection. I hate it. A lot.

This is how I know I'm a better gamer than any AI bro out there, because I actually LIKE playing games. From Dark Souls to Mario to Final Fantasy to Hades, I love them all. AI bros want to be hardcore gamers, but dream of "push button, receive bacon". Git gud, scrubs.

here we go.

Happy Friday! For the inaugural #FridayFling, here’s a little peek at Riela and Garrick! 👀 The prompt is CRASH. We’re just three months out from release, so now would be a great time to get your preorders in! <3 Retail links and more info to follow! #Romancelandia #BookSky (1/2)

Here’s some brain rot as an apology.

Accidentally put this video in my head, so now you must suffer too.

It depends. Normally? Like a 3. If I’m angry? God help you 😂

Barenaked Ladies’ “Gordon”. Been listening to it since I was a kid, and every track is lyrically complex and either funny or kind of haunting. “Stunt” is also a strong contender, but I always skip “In The Car” because it‘s awkward AF.

Some advice from someone who lived in Chicago while this asshole was mayor: DON’T FUCKING VOTE FOR THIS TWATWAFFLE.

Paging @jmccance.dirigibly.ltd 😂