Drawing for two hours today was great... and made me crash. I am not employable in my current state of health. If you like seeing me make things, you can help, though! ko-fi.com/karidru

Twenty-four hours left on most of the sales. Livi Talbot adventures, several Waverly Jones mysteries, some horror and thriller standalones, and all audiobooks included.

Every corp does this now and it's truly breathtaking to watch it happen over and over again.

BID ON LAUREN’S AWESOME QUILT OR I WILL FILL YOUR HOUSE WITH THE GHOSTS OF 1,000,000 WAILING BANANA SLUGS WITH BONUS ECTOPLASM

TikTok has turned DSM-5 into Astrology Bible.

Sean is giving away copies of my antifascist novel THE BLACKWING WAR! Thank you, Sean!!! If you miss the giveaway, all of my books are just $3 in my store until tomorrow. #book #books #giveaway #BookSale #IndieAuthor

Sale on premade covers that have been there for a few years, 10-15% off (including sets) for a few weeks as I spend all my money on commissioned illustrations for a book. Can be customized at any time! indigochickdesigns.com/collection/all

The last time I posted it, yes, this that's who I'd been subtweeting lol. But anyway, folks, it's really helpful to reread Sick Systems and see the parallels with this situation.

I was in the hospital when this tweet happened so I missed that my name has been used this way. I answered a couple of your questions. I did not give you (or anyone else) the right to use my name as a shield or a bludgeon. Do this again and you'll be talking to my lawyer.

I don't know whose bright idea it was to draw a cave survey to go in this book but I'd like to have a word with her for being a dumb cunt creating more unpaid work for me to do. (Me. It's me. I'm always the dumb cunt creating more unpaid work for me to do.)

This is another cold case, this time in Manitoba. “It’s been 38 years since Betsy disappeared, but we continue to receive new and important information and evidence from the community,” said Const. Shaylyn Brazier in the release.

Pretty sure this is Krista's "I've been kidnapped" phrase...

LRT, that's honestly why I ask folks to resist worrying about "dogpiling" etc--this is simply what happens when a whisper network finally goes public. At this point, talking freely and noticing the patterns does the work of both telling those afraid to come forward that they'll be believed and...

And I can say that people speaking up over the past week who just had weird DMs or weird vibes is actually helping others who are severely affected and cannot speak up yet find a lot of courage and support in everyone talking.

Reading about snowstorms as summer begins, a perfect combo. Great read too!

Just over a day left on some of the sales! Info about the books in the thread. Considering no longer list on Kindle (and audiobooks aren't on Audible) it feels like every day is anti-Prime Day but not every day has sales.

This thread by Kate Heartfield is a painful look at how insidious this has all been. Even people who aren't published by Atthis Arts have been dragged into the web of deception, and sometimes against their will.

Going to say something about the Bells. If you are not in SFFH/ don't know what this is about/ don't care, feel free to mute.

I don't want to clutter up Mikki Kendall's mentions about this, so I'll just say Danny is 100% correct in this mini reply thread. Emily Bell has evoked her name with such frequency that I'd have assumed they were friends if I hadn't already seen EB misusing casual interactions to her advantage.

I've had maybe 3 conversations with Bell, about as many with Sanford. I still don't know how my name got into any of this, but let's be clear harassment is unacceptable behavior full stop. None of this should be happening, I definitely do not cosign treating someone this way.

But seriously. I have two on my radar (not counting current discourse) now. Two. Want to avoid being my latest publishing obsession? Pay your fucking authors. Bc they might get up in my DMs and make it three.

Yes, I know Emily Bell's account blocked me and that Chris Bell has been mentioning me in various posts. I'm generally not going to respond to them. When I do, I'll most likely just point people to my report from the other day. Like now. This is my response to Chris. www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

Krista will corporate language your emails like it is nobody's business Krista's corporate-language emails are very compelling. Krista's corporate-language emails have a 100% success rate for me. Talk to Krista today if you have corporate-language email needs.

Her Corporate Speak is excellent, highly recommend. - Endorsed by Skyla and her audiobooks

*closes DMs* This is a blanket post and is *not* related to the current publishing discourse. If your small press is not paying you, you are welcome to talk to me. You are also welcome to ask for my help in the manner of which you have grown accustomed. I'm not afraid of anyone in publishing.

New art For Pride, and for David 🖤 😈🎨🦇

DO NOT TALK TO ME OR MY WIFE AGAIN but also my wife took time out of her busy schedule threatening self-harm to send her regards. I cannot get over how this website is free.

Having a bad brain day so I'm rereading @michellemanus.com's Nyx Fortuna series because it brought me so much joy and heartache and hope. And yes, I know I just finished it yesterday. It's a damn good fantasy series.

The Edmonton Police has been doing some cold case updates and this is another appeal to the public (i'll post about cold cases in the next post).

Gonna be painful when I get my next hydro bill running the a/c this much but Sir Rodney Ballsnomore is SO HAPPY, he’s doing so well with the temp in here cool again. He was playing yesterday.

If there are bundles in the sale you enjoyed as a reader, please add a link to the thread! Sometimes people are eyeing one don't know another to pick.

If someone, like a publisher, is inherently in a position of power, then how they behave in public matters. How they treat their authors matters.

support Air and Nothingness Press! They've got a lot of great stuff! If you want to know my stake in it, my story "One to Sit in Judgement" appeared in Spirit Machine, I have a story forthcoming in a different project, and oh yeah, it benefits EVERYBODY for there to be a great press going!

It's the lack of effort that kills me in these spam emails, like you couldn't even get your own fake domain but you're pretending AOL is your professional email address?

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If you click the ellipses button the bottom right of a post and "hide post for me" it'll mute the thread + stop any RTs from showing up in your feed. I bring this up as I'm about to add to the discourse people are sick of. But there's something that, while unsurprising, I don't want to get lost. 🧵

Here are some things I know to be true. Refusing to admit wrongdoing under any circumstances and always trying to redirect is a red flag. Holding a public position/position of power means acting professionally. If you can't, then don't do it. A mental illness is not a shield or a weapon.

You want these, believe me. Which ones? All of them. 😂 Action/adventure type? Go for Livi. Need ACAB PI mysteries? Waverly Jones. Horror? Dweller/Watcher. Women's justified rage? Silent Places.

I did this with the Waverly 5 hc when I was feeling overwhelmed and as the Solomon's Seal anniversary edition is my focus right now--and overwhelming me--I am making a checklist here. Might be the limited characters forcing condensed steps to see it clearly? I dunno. Let's try.

Kari has done loads of great community threads for years--some reposted at Ko-fi--and they have art to appreciate at Ko-fi AND they have rescued cats. Please drop some help at Ko-fi if you can.

My mentions have been a mess so I'm missing a lot, I normally just post cat photos while working in the shadows like a rogue to help when there are publishing shenanigans afoot, but I'm glad some of what I've posted has helped people.

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Fuck Amazon, buy direct

Another excellent mainly-indie author is doing a No Prime sale! Check out Skyla's books, especially her bitterly cynical Waverly Jones.

Fuck Amazon, buy direct

emma is in a unique position as the most recent author published by Atthis Arts, and has captured that experience in one of the most articulate and heart-breaking posts about being published I've ever read. Please give it a read.

IMO this book is the standard by which all billionaire romances should be judged.

Put a bunch of audiobooks and eBooks on sale for Prime Days because fuck Amazon, so a good chance to get some backlist titles while cutting out the corporations! payhip.com/skyladawncam...

There was some private discussion last night about how to word this and I'm going to give it a shot. CW about witnessing threats of self-harm.🧵