Well that was a nice surprise in my inbox. The Blood of Crows has been nominated for the indieinkawards.com I don't know which categories, or who nominated my book, but if you're seeing this: Thank you!

You ever get stuck thinking about how you normally don't think about where your tongue rests in your mouth? Yeah... That.

Nothing quite like dusting off decades old html knowledge to hand craft a "pretty" error page. All because it needs to fit within 4kb and the marketing team's software can't barf out less than 160kb. #DayJob

We need a word for when someone joins your jam/shareplay and queues a bunch of their songs before yours. Queue-jacking? Jam-jacking? Song-stuffing? Help be out here while I listen to my kid's admittedly good music...

Ok, good catch #BBC, but now I need to go and sign up to the #Bluey newsletter too...

This scam is showing up everywhere. It’s a deepfake of Canada's PM Carney. This BS is why people want to use ad blockers. If #Google / #YouTube can’t effectively block scam ads, why should we be required to watch them? The #Enshitification continues.

How did the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make the money they used to pay for all that pizza? 🍕 🍕🍕 🍕

We found a Taco and Cheesecake festival near enough for a day trip. It's very "fairground food truck" and I think I'm in heaven.

I've sent some copies of The Blood of Crows and The Blood of Queens to the wonderful @palmerpickering.bsky.social to include on the freebies table just inside the doors of Worldcon in Seattle this weekend. Swing by and pick up some good books (there's more than just mine there!).

If you need any sources on AI being shitty, I've been collecting and compiling them: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

"Anthropic warned that a single lawsuit ... over their AI training now threatens to "financially ruin" the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement." Has the financial ruin argument ever worked for an individual? And... Do they promise?

Zim and GIR hadv their one year weigh in and a nail trim at the vet. I think it went well...

I don't know how many of you have noticed, but Goodreads changed their logo typeface and the favicon.ico (the icon on the browser tab) and for the life of me I couldn't find the right tab for a solid minute...

I'm so tired of being disappointed... apnews.com/article/meta...

Pretty much all of my novels are in these data sets, and I certainly wouldn't mind getting several million in damages. I even have a charitable foundation I could put that money into.

So…uhm… I TURNED IN MY NEXT NOVEL TODAY!!!! (Bear Creek Lodge is slated for 2026 from Saga.)

So many beautiful things are dangerous.

According to Meta's own data, in 2024 they had revenue of $164 billion and a net income -- ie, profit -- of $62 billion. Yet they thought paying me and thousands of other authors anything for the use of our writing was "unreasonably expensive." That's BS. 4/ investor.atmeta.com/investor-new...

Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry

First world problem: Nobody teaches you growing up that changing jobs within a year can lead to messy taxes, and sometimes a hefty tax bill. It's a good idea to plan ahead, do the math, and if necessary, put some extra aside. #taxSeason #2thingsInLife

Teen Vogue presents: Introducing Vivian Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social In her 2nd-ever interview, the 20-year-old tells @ellayurman.bsky.social about going viral, protecting trans youth, her “pathetic man-child” estranged dad Elon Musk, and more @teenvogue.com www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

As a SFF writer who is very interested in religion, in fiction and in real life: Any attempt to lay out rules or laws or even guidelines for "how to depict religion in fiction" has not thought the matter through, IMO. I took a basic drawing class and most of it was "look at the thing. No LOOK."

I wanna make a new starter pack - 🇨🇦 Canadian artists that do commissions! If that’s you & you want to be added, drop a 🇨🇦 in comment! Otherwise, reposts appreciated! Human artists only, no AI or EnFT jokers pls

Bittersweet news. But @delilahsdawson.bsky.social is a wonderful choice.

The energy I bring to Blue sky:

A movie you've watched more than six times.

Today is my birthday. All I ask is that you be kind to each other.

My eldest child's cat, Nugget, keeps eating everyone's houseplants. He's getting high on the spider plants. Does anyone know of a good D.A.R.E program for cats?

I want to "thank" the Ontario PC leadership for spending Ontarians' tax dollars to send me a $200 cheque of my own money with political messaging. All so I could donate it to the @ondp.bsky.social

Happy Lunar New Year to everyone who celebrates! I don't know if anyone's told you, but Lunar New Year is so much cooler than the Gregorian calendar New Year.

China is plagiarising the plagiarism machine? And the plagiarism machine's plagiarising plagiarists want to cry foul? https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-probing-if-deepseek-linked-group-improperly-obtained-openai-data-2025-01-29/

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's full post ordering an increase of import tariffs on U.S. goods, says he doesn't really like traveling to the U.S. because it's “a bit boring” and invokes the ancestors

I don’t care if you’re a relative, a fantasy novelist, or an elected official, transphobia is manufactured outrage and transphobe are trash. None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None. But a LOT are caused by bigots.

For real folks, almost no one knew about this one, I'm the entire publicity and marketing team. But if you're interested in sort of a Wild West Wild Hunt scenario with curst twin brothers, here you go! :D pspublishing.co.uk/the-rider-th...

The Blood of Queens got its first 1 x ⭐ review on Goodreads and I couldn't be happier! #rainbow 🌈 #books

<.< >.> This is Florida today... and you know what that means?!?!?!?!?!?!? THE LEAFS ARE GONNA WIN THE CUP!!!!!! #Hockey

It's only a little bit alarming that you get a notification that two-factor authentication is disabled the moment you deactivate an account over on the hell site.

Zim and GIR got fixed today. The vet only had one onesie in the right size, and they put it on Zim because she had an umbilical hernia removed as well. So, we improvised...

It's the best Star Wars we've had since Andor... And I do love me some Star Wars

You know a platform is succeeding when the bot follows spike. Reporting/Blocking and moving on

A quick reminder: While the main Mega Sale benefiting the Mary Cariola Center is officially over, my books will remain on sale through December 31st with all proceeds going to the charity. https://mybook.to/TheCrowsGambit

This sale is on until midnight! So, even if my books aren't your cup of tea (that's ok, but you know... Why not?) there are still over 599 others to choose from! My book sale (and donations) will continue until the 31st! #books #charity

A special shout-out to @bryceoconnor.bsky.social and @wraithmarked.bsky.social for organizing this every year!

The 2024 Holiday Mega Sale is live! Today and tomorrow all the books in the linked sheet are $0.99 or free. The authors are donating to the Mary Cariola center for every sale. #books #megasale #charity https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZB3V8gGLOn5q9drBOQ9QvcVbQGrZlKwkI4-Ttkh5ymM/edit

Damn it James Gunn. Now I have to watch another Superman movie, after swearing off them after Man of Steel

GIR and Zim for #Caturday How about for every day?

It absolutely is!

So Wired Magazine did a profile of me! www.wired.com/story/murder...