Speaking of Calibri being too "woke" ... #writingcommunity #writingquotes #booksky #amwriting #makeitmakesense

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

In just a few weeks, I'll be at the World Fantasy Convention! If you'll be there too, here's where you can find me. #STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency

Did you remember to write today? #writingcommunity #booksky #canlit #unreliablenarrators #writingquotes

What's in your rear mirror? #writingcommunity #writingquotes #canlit #booksky #amwriting #amreading #writeyourway

So sorry to learn we've lost Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, seen here on that night in 2009 when the Horror Writers Association presented her with the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award. She'll be missed not only for the stories she told, but also the life she lived. A remarkable writer and person both.

Saturday, 16 August, Edmonton is hosting an online WorldCon Bid Party during the @seattlein2025.org. Canadian writers and artists talk about scifi and do readings. There's also a social space to hang out and another for a gaming session. I'll be reading. Please visit www.edmontonin2030.org/bidparty

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PLEASE REPOST! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 88% funded with ONE WEEK TO GO! We are $6K away from funding a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine! WE CAN DO THIS MAGICAL THING, SPACE UNICORNS!!! buff.ly/HPEcU9t

OMG we are soooo close under $2k left 😭😭 and 11 hours to go ! www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...

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ICYMI, Have you seen the AMAZING solicited short story writers for the Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter?!? YOU WILL WANT TO READ THESE STORIES!! Help us make this happen! buff.ly/cU4kQIq

The new Murderbot short story is up at Reactor Magazine: reactormag.com/rapport-mart... Edited by Lee Harris, art by Jaime Jones.

#quotesbywriters #canlit #canadianhistory #writingcommunity #booksky #readthepast #writeyourfuture

📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢 Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues! Donate at the link ⬇️

I would have a joke about Odysseus, but he's nobody.

Another starred review for THE BEWITCHING, this time from Library Journal. That makes a perfect *4* starred reviews from the trade journals (PW, Kirkus, Booklist and LJ). This is out next month and I don't know what else to say except pre-order now. www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-b...

🚨📣 PSA 📣🚨 📚💙🩸 Beginning of the month reminder that I have both a starter pack and a Feed List of #indie #horror #publishers (mostly) who have stated they do NOT and will NOT use or accept LLM/generated Words or Art Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc Feed List: bsky.app/profile/did:...

This is TOMORROW, friends!

#booksky #writingcommunity #writingquotes #canlit #noproblem

Many of our members have had grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly terminated. In response, the AHA and partner organizations are convening an Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process TODAY at 11am ET on Zoom. Register now. 🗃️

Heyyyy! I have a couple new classes coming up in May. Beyond the Book Deal: Why Publishing Smaller Works Matters and Submission Tracking Made Easy: Build a Spreadsheet, Build Your Career secure.givelively.org/event/jackso...

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Today on Canadian writers you should be reading: @derekkunsken.bsky.social

It’s just two weeks until The Butcher’s Daughter arrives to ruin your sleep and your appetites! To mark the occasion, I’m posting about other people’s books— books that I have loved or am loving, and that you might love too ❤️

Acadia Art & Rare Books One of the oldest book stores in Toronto. Loved by many including director Guillermo Del Toro. @realgdt.bsky.social www.acadiabooks.com #photography #books #bookstore #booksky #Toronto #Canada

We are ZEBRING! to see so many friends of the con nominated for this year's Aurora Awards! www.csffa.ca/awards-infor... Congratulations to S.M. Bieko, @kercoby.bsky.social, David Clink, @geoffreywcole.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, @kateheartfield.com, @ourmankoto.bsky.social ...

What does it mean for a book to be fully Canadian-made? LPG publishers are committed to keeping Canadian stories, talent, and production close to home, checking all the boxes.

#writingcommunity Hey Storytellers, My daughter gave me a great tip to test visibility of your website or book cover text. Take a screenshot of the image in black and white. The first ones show my original colour. The other two show my new one.

#writingquotes #booksky #writingcommunity #poetryispowerful

Kaleidotrope does not accept work generated with the use of AI. I can’t and won’t police your work elsewhere, but if you’re using or championing generative AI work elsewhere, we probably don’t want to work together.

@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social Just want to say how much we enjoy your work. You've got us thinking about our next cross-country drive.

All of this. Be cool. Be handsome. Push back. Your voice is at stake, and that matters more than you know.

I suggest people take a look at the NYT's plagiarism lawsuit against OpenAI. LLMs are notorious for not just predictive text shit but literally spitting out entire copied paragraphs, verbatim, with no attribution.

We can't wait to get started, @csmaccath.bsky.social. We've cleared some room in our existing library, already populated with characters, maps and outlines from the classics, and we can't wait to collaborate with you to add these essential story components.

Time for a #followblueskyfriday. Enjoy! @charliejane.bsky.social @geraldbrandt.bsky.social @mariabamford.bsky.social @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social @marionlougheed.bsky.social @julieczerneda.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @michaelblouin.bsky.social @alexwinter.com #followfriday

If I seem a bit grumpy today, it's because Facebook keeps trying to hijack my ad campaign copy for our AI-free creative writing platform with AI-generated text alternatives. #stopthismadness

I need a break from the endless everything. Tell me a funny story about a kitten. #writingcommunity #booksky #writingprompt #catofbluesky

Enter a giveaway for an advance review copy of THE BEWITCHING, out this July 2025. An academic career can be a punishing pursuit, but it might turn outright deadly when witchcraft is involved. Open worldwide. ⁠ gleam.io/Dk4kA/the-be...

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Time for a #followblueskyfriday. This is an eclectic list of people we like or like to follow. Enjoy! @gailsimone.bsky.social @apbyers.bsky.social l @premeemohamed.com @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @pauljenkins.bsky.social @teirersias.bsky.social @corybowles.bsky.social #followfriday

Looking to give depth to your characters? Here are some ideas to help them take up space. #writingcommunity #writing #character #storytelling #booksky

*gestures at everything* #classics #booksky #writingcommunity #bookquotes #shakespeare #everythingisfine

Reminder: Not only does #Canada do #hockey right, but we have our very own amazing writers, too. #ReadCanada #writers #writingcommunity #canlit #booksky #IReadCanadian

Got a go-ahead to share. Starred review in Publishers Weekly. Here’s a lovely snippet. Written on the Dark ⭐️ The pen proves mightier than the sword in this masterful historical fantasy…Kay burnishes his reputation for worldbuilding with this believable, magic-tinged analogue for medieval France…

ICYMI, today is the LAST DAY of the 2024 Uncanny Magazine Readers' Poll!!! It is FREE!!!! Please do the thing, Space Unicorns!!! https://buff.ly/4k5MckU

Most people know that I created the Sentry. But did you know Jae Lee and I gave Yelena Bulova her first appearance in the pages of Inhumans #5? That was a fun time. #Marvel #Thunderbolts

Just going to leave this here. #writingquotes #writingcommunity #writenow

If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.

#writingquotes #writingcommunity #makeasplash