The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1

‘The need is quite great’: Dog blood donations help save lives www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Could save your life and, honestly, the prep is not great but also not nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

One of the perks of running my own business is having no one to tell me not to send a marketing email with the subject line "First of all, fuck ICE." Here's the latest Milk Barn Farm email to our customers. I'm proud of it. And, yeah, 20% off with the code: ICEOUT milkbarn.farm/discount/ICE...

Planning a bundle of queer books next month. Sign up form will be open only till the 19th. 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📚📦 forms.gle/yvQpWNFzhhaL...

Please feel free to share and support this today. "We created this bundle to raise funds for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in response to the Trump administration sending ICE agents to the Minneapolis area and the reckless murder of an innocent people by ICE agents." itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

💜 HAPPENING NOW 💜 Because You Asked is part of this awesome Valentine’s Romance Bundle 🔥 29 authors! $25 Variety of 🌶️ levels! Feb. 9 - 15 Don’t miss out: itch.io/b/3515/valen...

I got hit by a late night desire to order 100+ copies of my novella and do another little free library run, and one thing that stopped me is the fact that I've already done that with this same book (albeit the non-final/proof edition). Impulse control remains a challenge but sometimes I've got it.

A milestone birthday for me today causing existential angst that even in the best case scenario, I have a limited time to Do All The Things™ One thing you can help me accomplish is spreading the word about this awesome friendship bundle! Reposts make great gifts💜 itch.io/b/3486/frien...

Need something swoony to read this week? I gotchu! Check out this bundle of 29 romance books ranging from cozy to spicy and contemporary to SFF - just $25 for all of them! My book SILVER BLOOD is included for all you vampire lovers :] https://itch.io/b/3515/valentines-day-romance-bundle

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Ordered the two items of my stolen order again, this time sure to be at home to immediately collect them upon arrival. Guess that's the smarter way to take deliveries in this building.

Porch pirate struck while I was visiting family. Guess it was going to happen to me some time.

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February may be the month of romance but friendship and found family are just as valid an expression of love. If you like books that centre friendship, we've got the bundle for you. 37 books for $35 until the 15th itch.io/b/3486/frien... 💙📚🪐 #SFF 📦📚

A great big wooly bear caterpillar sits on the couch--no, that's just Maggie.

In my undergrad I was sometimes viewed as a gifted writer who had a huge problem with homework and deadlines. My friend in class had his struggles but was passionate and always worked hard. You might recognize him from Canadian sports television/journalism. Any career of mine is humble at best.

Searching for reads with disabled heroes? I wrote stories and co-edited stories! #Disability #DisabilityRepresentation #BookSky

COVER REVEAL, alt text edition 🖤 In 1994, 3 girls go to the movies. Only 1 is ever seen again. 30 years later, something hunts the 1 who got away. THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT opens September 15 📽️ let's all go to the movies and never come back 😈 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-movie...

ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota. This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats. They hate the helpers. Which is why must keep helping.

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This morning, I got one of those scam emails that are currently abundant in the writing community, where someone offers to "feature" your book at a book club for a fee. These messages always include an effuse essay about how great your book is, written by a LLM.

Do you like SFF that centers friendship or found family? It has them forming, tackling plot problems, or the main character making a new friend/ a friend helping a character's growth; this bundle is for you! It includes 13 #Fantasy 12 #SciFi's 10 #SFF and 2 #Horror itch.io/b/3486/frien... 💙📚📦

Another bundle I'm in \o/ A Study on Magic and Crystals is a fantasy roadtrip with qprs and polyam relationships that are a mix of platonic and romantic! 💙📚📢📚📦📚 itch.io/b/3486/frien...

His surgery is on Wednesday and I technically have the money but it'll mean dipping into my emergency savings & I don't have money for much else till the end of the month soooo if you like my work, toss me a coin?

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

If you like #SFF that centres friendship or found family, has them forming or tackling plot problems, or the main character making a new friend/a friend helping a character's growth, this bundle is for you! Get all 37 books for just $35 until 15 February. itch.io/b/3486/frien...#SFF 📦📚🩵

Something affecting us in book publishing world: book club scams! They obviously target desperate authors and while these might be easier to spot for folks in the fiction world, who see lots of scams, these book clubs are now heavily targeting authors of UP books. So be wary!

Soon: Colours for the cover art of The Last Gift-Knight www.twitch.tv/princess_jem4 #art #comicarts #coverart #wip

Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky

Memories of explaining what Fox Mulder was putting into his vodka. packaged-media.redd.it/vdsrdi5dmrdg... (source: www.reddit.com/r/XFiles/com...)

Hey! If you haven't read any of my books yet but have been thinking about it, River of Crows is in this very cool friendship-centred bundle! #BookSky 🪐📚 ⏰📚 📦📚 ➡️ itch.io/b/3486/frien...

oh yeah I forgot I already wrote a treatise (tweetise?) on this for some other reason I now can't remember

"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.

An embarrassing start to the day... had scheduled a delivery for the 12 to 1 time slot thinking I would surely be up and prepared to answer the door by then. Wasn't even conscious. Woke up to missed calls, messages, and a delivery box by my apartment door as someone else must have let them in.

"Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace," my fantasy kidlit chapter book, is AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! 🧚 Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace will be published on February 23rd, 2026. Paperbacks will be available on the release day! Preorder: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GK27RB22 #booksky #kidlit

If you're tired of romance hogging center-stage or just really want to watch people who get each other and always show up kicking ass together, JUMP ON THIS. All friendship. Romance minimal to nonexistent. 🪐📚 #Booksky itch.io/b/3486/frien...

Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.

Spending time with friendly creatures today.

PBS will tell the story of Sun Ra and his Philly-based musical collective in an upcoming episode of 'American Masters'

Hi Folks! I'm an Aussie author of friendship-centred SFF. I write enby/aro/ace & more queer characters who pool (& sometimes battle) their autism/ADHD to understand mysterious enemy's motives. 📚 My Direct Store: payhip.com/EliseCarlson... ✨Epic Fantasy Trilogy: elisecarlson.com/ruarnon-tril... 1/2

Do you want some friendship this month? I think friends are neat and we need more stories about friendship! So, I'm part of a bundle about that with my sci fi dual pov story of Laurel & Juniper in WHEREVER THE STARS CALL! They are among many friends, check it out! #booksky itch.io/b/3486/frien...

You can never have too many sapphic books! Check out this bundle of 22 books, all sapphic! Braving the Storm is part of the bundle! 📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ #booksky #readersky #readers #books #booksonbluesky #queersky #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Hey, hey. Are you looking to stock your ereader with a whole bunch of awesome indie titles ALL about friendships? We got you covered! itch.io/b/3486/frien... My Courage Is the Price is a science fantasy YA about an anxious mess trying to save her best friend, and making more friends along the way.

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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: If you receive a marketing pitch from "Smart Bitches Strategic Partnerships," IT IS NOT US. Big thanks to the Cold War historian who forwarded me the scam email he received. AGAIN: NOT US.

Assume at this point that any unsolicited marketing/representation pitch is a scam.

On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!

I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep

65% of the way there, pitch in if you can.