January-November 'naughty' = 😈 December 'naughty' = 🎅🏻

Looking to support small businesses during #SmallBusinessSaturday? Then check out my starter pack of small business owners! go.bsky.app/M6xAjcg

I'm not doing a ton of Black Friday shopping this year, but just a reminder that Black Friday is a great time to stock up on things you always use, not just big ticket items or gifts. Printer ink, vitamins, shampoo...all of that stuff is usually on sale, too.

My typo for the day: I wanted to type assess, but instead typed asses.

Thanks to everyone who joined us today for this @authorsguild.org event! I had a great time chatting with @marialevato.com and @annmrose.bsky.social, even if my AirPods were uncooperative 😊 I hope we answered all your questions, and good luck pitching and querying!

Last chance to RSVP for tomorrow!

If you're planning to use "Smart" Search at @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social to search for agents and editors, I'd say don't, since they're using AI. It's wildly inaccurate and says I'm explicitly looking for projects I am absolutely not looking for, wasting everyone's time.

PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.

I have a separate document from my WIP where I make revision notes for myself so I won't forget to add some things. It's usually just a sentence or two. I went to look today and I have a note that just says "Broken." I have no idea what I was supposed to do with that.

This Friday!

#IAFF General President Edward Kelly finally addresses the millions of dollars received from #MDA, but his claim of transparency falls short and creates more questions. My latest in @medium.com. #GivingTuesday #nonprofit #md despinakarras.medium.com/iaff-preside...

Just one week away! I hope you can join us.

Shifting from book mode to article mode is not easy.

It’s snowing 😳 #snOMG

Do you have a small business/Etsy shop? I'm adding #SmallBusiness owners to my #SmallBusinessSaturday starter pack. Just reply with the link to your site or shop and I'll add you to the list. Make sure the link to your store is somewhere on your profile so others can find it! go.bsky.app/M6xAjcg

A Freeze Watch is in effect for Charlotte and the surrounding areas from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. #cltwx #ncwx

Friendly reminder now that #SNAP benefits have been stopped again - I've joined the #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. Please consider donating if you can. teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

This is absolutely despicable.

Going from a single, first-person POV to a dual, third-person POV just might break my brain 😭

Looking forward to joining @annmrose.bsky.social and @marialevato.com for this @authorsguild.org panel on pitch events! Click on the post below for more information. #writingcommunity

Massive smoke plume near Louisville, KY, due to a plane crash, showing up on Doppler radar as well. #kywx

Going to say something that might be controversial but I don't care: #Nonprofit organizations, especially ones that raise money to help people with health conditions, should NOT ask those same people to fundraise for them and then make them feel guilty if they don't.

They're taking away SNAP and then telling #disabled people not accept cash or gift cards to buy food or they'll take away their healthcare coverage too. You can't tell me this country cares about disabled people when these asinine rules exist.

Yep. This is me.

For the weekend crowd: I have joined #WritersAgainstHunger write-a-thon to help raise funds for Feeding America. My goal is to revise 25,000 words between now and November 24. Please consider donating if you can. teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

It's that time again... #DaylightSaving

I started playing #ACNH around two years after it came out and by then most of my friends who had played it the first year it was out were bored with it and I didn't have many friends visit my island. I hope we all start playing again in January and visit each other 😊

As SNAP benefits are set to be cut for millions of people this weekend, please consider donating to the Writers Against Hunger campaign for Feeding America. teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

3PM EDT #Melissa Update: Jamaica remain sheltered in your safe place. For the latest updates visit http://hurricanes.gov https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4XpNF1XoAA6rWE.png

I managed to stay away from all the Chad Powers posts until after watching the season(?) finale this morning. Now I just need to avoid all the Only Murders in the Building spoilers until I can watch it tonight.

NHC Atlantic Outlook update for Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:01:18 UTC Additional Details Here.

Hello #editors! Did you watch the #Hallmark movie Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! this weekend? Are you searching for a similar story, but with more action and WAY more kissing? Then take a look at this handy Venn diagram to see if my ms, LOVE YOU LIKE A HURRICANE, is right for you.

I usually envy writers who are plotters. But as a pantser, there are few things better than finding out something about your characters that you wouldn't have known if you had plotted.

Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 17a ...MELISSA BECOMES A HURRICANE AND IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND... ...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIO... Additional Details Here.

My cat woke me up around 4am, jumping from my bed to the floor and batting something. A tiny frog had somehow gotten into the house. Very long story short, frog is fine, cat is proud he protected his mama, and his mama hasn't slept since and is in dire need of more caffeine.

Tropical Storm #Melissa Advisory 13: Aircraft Data Suggest That Melissa Could Be Reforming to The East. Life-Threatening and Catastrophic Flash Flooding and Landslides Expected in Portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica Through The Weekend. http://hurricanes.gov

Despina's Winter Hibernation Checklist (Updated) ✅Novavax vaccine ✅Flu shot ✅Gas logs serviced ✅Furnace checked ✅All routine doctor appointments/diagnostic tests completed I'm not happy winter is coming, but at least I'm prepared.

I'm having a bad health day today but I managed to revise over 900 words of a shelved project so yay?

There's a broadcast meteorologist romcom on Hallmark this weekend. I am intrigued.

Woke up before 6am today because my mom couldn’t disarm the house alarm and the dog needed out. Tried everything, nothing worked. Called tech support, was on hold for 45 mins before hanging up. Eventually found out how to disarm it from Reddit. Happy Monday, y’all.

Shout out to the top 5 kings in the world, Martin Luther, Larry, Don, Stephen and Americans don't have a motherfuckin'.

Despina's Winter Hibernation Checklist (Updated) ✅Novavax vaccine ✅Flu shot ❌Gas logs serviced ❌Furnace checked ✅All routine doctor appointments/diagnostic tests completed

Loved the Cam Newton mention on Abbott Elementary this week😁

For anyone looking for the #Novavax vaccine in NC I got mine at Publix last week, but Costco is now taking appointments for them as well.

If you've been wondering why I've been so tired lately... From Aug. 27 until today I've had FOURTEEN medical appointments (some routine, some not), I was sick for a week in Sept, and I also ran PitchDis. Today was my last appointment for a while and all I want to do is rest.

Despina's Winter Hibernation Checklist ✅Novavax vaccine ❌Flu shot (in two weeks) ❌Gas logs serviced (in two weeks) ❌Furnace check (need to schedule) ❌All routine doctor appointments/diagnostic tests completed (1 to go, next week)

My exhaustion truly hit me today 😭

Help my book make it to the top 100 in LGBTQ+ Fantasy and get free stuff (art prints, bookmarks, stickers!) by preordering A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE on Amazon! (Or anywhere else selling ebooks) #BlueSky #Fantasy #Sapphic Preorder then fill out the form at millieabecassis.com/preorder/

Scheduled chaos is now extended through Monday, but at least I get the weekend off.

Is Discord down for anyone else or is it just me?