Next time I tell myself it's not important to work out details about characters in my series, I'm going to remind myself that I would have known this layer about Mierta's Mum 6 yrs ago if ONLY I had spent the time designing her wand! A las, that's why we're expanding ROW! #theriteofwands #writing

My #DoctorWho starter pack is full! Be sure to follow all of these wonderful people if you're looking for more Whovians to grace your timeline. go.bsky.app/7o2frqm

New #WriterBeware blog post: the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...

“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion” futurism.com/artificial-i...

This week on Planetside… Miss NaNoWriMo? You’re not alone. Here’s a new way to reignite your writing momentum. “Finding Your Writing Flow After NaNoWriMo” by @michaelsolisauthor.bsky.social (with the author’s narration): www.sfwa.org/2025/10/30/f...

Massive win and beginning of the end for generative ai

These are getting really bad. I find 3-5 new marketing scams in my inbox per day!

SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE MY FIRST EVER PRODUCT COLLAB - INTRODUCING BOOBERRY LEMONADE CHARGED REFRESHER BY MADRINAS!!! This has been in the works for a while and we’ve been flavor testing - and I think we NAILED IT

In the footsteps of Anthropic: a new class action (not yet certified) against Salesforce for using pirated books for AI training. There will be more of these

In another loss of distribution services, Baker & Taylor is closing down www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Authors whose works are in the LibGen pirate database downloaded by Anthropic for AI training & now subject of a massive class action settlement: @sfwa.bsky.social has an online survey to gather data on the impact (you don't need to be a SFWA member to participate) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In my indie game Innkeep you can eavesdrop on conversations. Each one is unique. And you never know when you might learn something useful. #indiegames

📢Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! 🙌The Wait is over! 🚀The Last Worlds has just launched on Kickstarter! ✨Don't miss the start of this NEW adventure! ❤️Like 🔄Repost & SPREAD THE WORD — together we can make history❤️‍🔥 www.kickstarter.com/projects/lup...

New #WriterBeware blog post: An update on the historic Bartz v. Anthropic settlement. It's been preliminarily approved by the court, but many questions remain about the claims process, the timeline, and exactly which works are included writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...

I'm excited to announce that I’m part of the Content Creator Program for The Hungry Ghost Festival 2025! 🥳 I’ll be streaming horror games from September 6–13. I can't wait to get scared! Huge thanks to @seagamethetic.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity! #HungryGhostFestival2025

Tips to confirm registration: - Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert - Use Advanced Search - Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle - Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens) - Search your ISBN - Check under your publisher’s name

Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.

This is eye-opening. I had no idea there were so many.

If you are a member of the Bartz v Anthropic class action class and your book is out of print, now is the time to revert your rights if you haven't already. There's a lot of money at stake.

"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details: LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au... (This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)

My books are on there.

Our skate-racing demo released NOW ☄️🥳 Try our tower challenge and win prizes until Sunday! 🏆 #gaming #skating #racing

@xdetune.bsky.social tagging you to check this out.

The bad part? I have no idea if any of my original team members are available or have an interest in doing everything fans have been asking for, including: 1. An art book 2. A special edition with spray edges 3. Collector wands to purchase! 4. Continuing the series! More Mierta and Orlynd! (3/3)

It means I can publish books in the series again. I was actually under a terrible contract and wasn't permitted to publish anything in the series for the past 5 years. The book rights are now back in my control! I can do all the things we couldn't 5 years ago, including an art book with lore. (2/3)

Attention readers of #TheRiteofWands series! My award-winning series has temporarily been taken out of print due to its publisher closing its doors last month. While this may be disappointing news, I promise this is actually GOOD news! What does it mean? (1/3)

@teamstars.bsky.social pride raid train is tomorrow, and we'll be raising money for @trevorproject.bsky.social! Now more than ever, the Trevor Project needs everyone's help, and I'm proud that the team is raising money for LGBTQ+ Youth mental health and suicide prevention!

If this goes forward, young people will be left with the message: “Your lives are not worth saving.” There is a petition to demand lawmakers to protect LGBTQIA+ youth. You can sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...

The train starts in just a couple days! 🏳️‍🌈💕✨ This raid train is so important! Right now, LGBTQ+ young people across the country are in crisis. Administration gave The Trevor Project official notice that they will close the national suicide lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth, effective July 17, 2025. 🧵⬇️

Happy Birthday to Jodie Whittaker and Arthur Darvill! AKA the Thirteenth Doctor and Rory Williams! 🥳🥳 #DoctorWho #WhoSky #JodieWhittaker #ArthurDarvill

Cooking up a cool PRIDE event with The Firekeepers. June 16, 4PM-12AM CST Panel sessions, Game Shows, and Nightreign, OH MY! Come through and support 33 of our 2SLGBTQIA+ members of the stream team while they share their stories and experiences, and have fun while doing it!

CAN I GET 70 MILLION REPOSTS ON THIS? Send this message across America! Let's go for it!

Team Stars would like to celebrate #PrideMonth by highlighting our amazing team members! Today we are highlighting our friend Mackenzie! @mackenzieflohr.bsky.social twitch.tv/mackenzieflohr

The demo for Hell Is Us is so much more than I anticipated. The investigation gave me #Myst vibes as I tried to figure out where everything needed to go. And the soul-like combat was awesome. I already preordered the deluxe edition. #hellisus Check it out! youtu.be/1I1Is8rmouU

My session is from 3-5 PM EST on June 20th. #teamstars

Excited to announce that I am officially part of 🔥The Firekeepers🔥stream team! The Firekeepers are dedicated to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for fans of all Souls and Souls-like adventures. I can't wait to show you all the best, ridiculous ways to die lol! #thefirekeepers

Team Stars would like to celebrate #PrideMonth by highlighting our amazing team members! Today we are highlighting our friend Line! @strixxline.com twitch.tv/strixxline

Team Stars would like to celebrate #PrideMonth by highlighting our amazing team members! Today we are also highlighting our friend Ashley! @okashleyttv.bsky.social twitch.tv/okashley_

Team Stars would like to celebrate #PrideMonth by highlighting our amazing team members! Today we are also highlighting our friend Ace! @cozyace.bsky.social twitch.tv/cozyace

Team Stars would like to celebrate #PrideMonth by highlighting our amazing team members! Today we are highlighting our friend Grandpa! @rascallygrandpa.bsky.social twitch.tv/therealrascallygrandpa

We're back this year as an official co-streamer of the #WholesomeDirect2025! Thank you to Wholesome Games for the opportunity! Premiere Sat, June 7 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET A vibrant lineup of artistic, uplifting, and emotionally resonant games from developers of all sizes.

🔴 NOW LIVE 🔴 Join @mackenzieflohr.bsky.social for the next hour on the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase livestream where they'll be playing The Button Effect store.steampowered.com/sale/Cerebra...

Starting in 1hr! ⏰ Tune in to today's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase livestream to watch: 📺 @mackenzieflohr.bsky.social 📺 @yagamoth.bsky.social 📺 @josephmansfield.uk 📺 @maelduinplays.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/sale/Cerebra...

The demo of the game I've been working on the last years is available ! if you enjoy puzzle and logic games, you should give it a try ! #indiegame #demo #steamdemo #steam #puzzlegame #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/2521170/...

Hi! Here's my updated media kit for May 2025! Thank you for your support. You all rock! 🪄🐈 ╰┈➤ twitch.tv/mackenzieflohr ╰┈➤ youtube.com/@MackenzieFl... ╰┈➤ email: [email protected]

Joe Biden has congratulated Mark Carney. #cdnpoli #elbowsup

🌟ANNOUNCEMENT🌟 I am happy to share I've been accepted into the Twitch Vtuber Creator Club!! 🌙🐈 I can't wait to discover all the opportunities this may bring & I am excited to help represent Vtubers in the Twitch streaming space while growing together! #vtubers #twitch

We're debuting our very first game, Cat Secretary, at PAX East Fix the router, snoop on your coworkers, team up with MouseCorp, and save the company from an AI takeover! 🐭 We'll see you at Booth 15093 😻 #PAXEast #gamedev #indiegame #cozygame

Hi guysss! ♡ I wanted to show you this lovely Banner I made for the amazing @xdetune.bsky.social 👻❤️ Comm requested by the sweetest @mackenzieflohr.bsky.social ❤️ Absolutely grateful for all the support!! You guys are amazing!! This means a lot to me 🥹💖 #VGenComm #streamer #twitch

✨Weekly streamers shoutout✨ @saiguu.bsky.social @mackenzieflohr.bsky.social @gabweeoxx.bsky.social @teksupportco.bsky.social @litommb.bsky.social @hunttraindx.bsky.social And thank you so much to those who joined my stream today! 🥰🙌