Okay, incoming #FFXIVFanFest report. Or Dancing Green Fest, as it were. Saw a LOT of that froggy fellow.

The second biggest surprise of FanFest so far is the Evangelion crossover. The biggest surprise is getting a rideshare from Great Aunt Christmas Crypto.

In packing for FanFest, I realized I never shared my final "business" cards for my characters.

11 months ago versus now

Watching the new season of D20 as an insufferable Oregonian may kill me, but for anyone else writing contemporary urban fantasy set in the Beaver State: Bars in Oregon are legally required to serve food.

Twenty years ago, Neil banged out the tunes. Who was he? Come on a brief and fruitful quest to find out: defector.com/a-brief-and-...

One of my favorite human-animal interactions is when you're trying to have a neutral but unfamiliar interaction with an animal, they get territorial about it, then one of their animal friends is like, "Can you chill? This person is cool."

@merriam-webster.com brought back genAI. Again. 😡

Hi, it's me, the creator of the term "mantasy". I did it as an April Fools prank. The joke is that marketing teams at publishers would rather do shit like this than actually market books. Thank you for enjoying my witty jests in this clown world.

Yesterday was too much (the news and all), so I'm taking a mental health day to continue Lala'ing. Back to the Prae mines for those Moogle Bucks.

I am here for messaging that the THREAT alone - regardless of if it's carried out or walked back - should end his presidency. The die is already cast. You cannot wield the power that man has and say that kind of shit.

I have lived in many countries and every single one is "just like us." The food, clothes, and traditions might be different, but every country is full of people who just want to live ordinary, peaceful lives and pursue their passions. And every single one has issues with terrible people in power.

A lovely evening going Lala Mode through the Endwalker MSQ

Cross-promotional campaign with NASA www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/lesbian...

smh farm culture is so fake nowadays. went to the farm store and all the young guys were wearing pressed ranchero shirts and doing fake Texan accents and trying to impress the old hobby gardeners with factoids about cows. everyone knows real farmers wear canvas jackets & never speak.

So I'm going to FFXIV FanFest in April (this is not a post about Airport Nonsense, I promise) and I'm making business cards for my characters. I'm doing this in Canva. Two things: 1) look at my babies

They say there's no money or security going into the arts, but in the last week I've learned that TWO of the office jobs I used to work before I went into publishing full time have just been evaporated overnight. Meanwhile, I'm staying relatively stable where I'm at now.

❗IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There is still time to invest in lesbians.

This is an incredible read. An Aftermath sub isn't really in my budget at the moment, but this article alone convinced me to start shuffling things around financially to make room for it.

My #WomensHistoryMonth edition of Localization Lore is up! Check it out to learn more about some of the ladies who were active in the J>E video game localization industry during the early 90s, including the origins behind "You spoony bard!"

Made a video discussing the anniversary and the house situation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLd4...

(ignore the typo in the QT!!!) these mfs have gotten on my last nerve, now you've gone and done it, I am now writing a politely worded email about this shit

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

My sincerest apologies to Comrade Needlemouse. I straight up temporarily forgot that Sega existed when I was posting last night lmao

I mean, I hear what you're saying, but the first Crash Bandicoot was quite nakedly a diatribe about scientific testing on animals.

on one hand it is bad that everything is gambling now on the other hand I played card games until I got a cute imaginary umbrella so maybe both sides have a point

HAPPY WOMAN OF SORROW AND BLOOD DAY This gothic horror novel is the best thing I've ever written - and I'm not the only one who loves it Read this blurb from @aijiang.bsky.social & if you like what you see, grab a copy on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/wosab Or elsewhere: books2read.com/u/m0p0kW 1/5

AUDIOBOOK ENJOYERS: Lesbians in Space is running a Backerkit campaign to fund an audiobook release! If you enjoyed my LiS short story "Astral Lace", how much more might you enjoy it if you could listen to it while folding the laundry? Pledge to the campaign here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Oh, I did end up playing Patho while the internet was out yesterday. Everyone got covid and died 😇

Another tough day for team “there’s no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.”

Here's my idea about writing: If you hate to write, don't write. And here's my idea about reading: If you can't read, STFU about writing.

Yesterday I sent an email to one of my clients that was like "i like D&d too lmao"

at least the good news about a post DST-hangover sick day is I get to spend it FFXIV fishing, and the big fish are BITING today

I will continue to rant and rave online against AI in writing and editing until morale improves (or at least until I stop being so grumpy from the DST changeover)

This is exactly what my addition about copy editing and translation yesterday was about. "oh I just use AI for grammar checks at the self-editing stage" Interesting. I use my knowledge of the language I am professionally writing in for grammar checks. Almost like it's part of the job or something.

Everything I said in this thread applies to copy editing and translation too.

me when AI grifters come into my field of vision

What authors and publishers pay editors for in a developmental edit is literally their time and expert analysis. If a developmental editor is charging you money to offload that work onto an LLM, you are quite actually being scammed.

It's my birthday 🎂 I hope It Happens today :) as a birthday treat to me :3

Last night I was hit like a thunderstrike with a memory of a set of toys I used to have as a small child and just spent too long scouring the internet to find proof that it ever existed. Anyway, they're called Takara Furry Families, if anyone else is haunted by faint memories of these.

Regarding the last post, knowing it has to get through that committee makes me feel a little less stressed. Bonamici is way too moderate on a lot of stuff for my liking and generally feckless, but she does have a great track record on queer rights.

Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

This really is a bad news day, what do you mean the new marriage candidates are Clint and Sandy

Don't be fooled by this bill's name-- this is a book banning bill that will exclude LGBTQ books from all public schools NATIONWIDE. Call your congresspeople and tell them to VOTE NO on this nakedly bigoted book banning bullshit. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

It's time. Colin, the comrade running the shelter-in-place food program I'm working at, told me that this week he's had to turn down asks from schools to supply food directly to their sheltering families. The reason? There's not enough money coming in for that amount of food. Let's change that.

The people of Minnesota are still fighting the good fight. If you're able, please consider donating to help feed, house, and educate folks on the ground. linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

Hi friends, I know a bunch of you are probably getting very sick of hearing about me talk about living under occupation instead of my signature Getting Mad About Publishing Stuff but a VERY important MN community hub that is sending out thousands of bags of nourishing, culturally-appropriate foods

I'm back on bullet journaling. It's so over for you fuckos.

Happy #AroWeek, one and all 🖤🤍💚 Did you know I have a Jazz Era-inspired fantasy book with an aromantic deuteragonist? It's a bit Great Gatsby meets A Midsummer Night's Dream (or Lackadaisy meets Morrowind, if you're a real one). bookshop.org/p/books/moon...