Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Many people have noted that the Primary / Social / Forums / Updates tabs are missing when you do this 👀. You can recreate these manually using the "Multiple Inbox" setup in settings. Basically, tell your inbox to include emails tagged "inbox" and exclude the social / forums / updates.

Fuck me. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Good morning, my fellow writers and editors. Don't forget to take time today for your mental health and self-care. Smell the flowers. Stand up and stretch. Drink some water. Sacrifice something to the old gods...

Keep the positivity. You aren’t powerless. Rejection doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer. You have a good story. It’s worth telling. Most of all: love yourself. #amquerying #WritingCommunity 💜📚 #Writersky #Authors #Scifi #SFF 🪐📚

my sweet creature..

It occurred to me I've never actually drawn Drizzt before now 😂

The irresistible urge to not do something you were planning to do because someone told you to do it.

go.bsky.app/KUdgip These are just filler peeps to make the pack. I'll do an open call on the next post

psst spooky season is coming so you should fill your feed with dark artists

no no, Bingo was the FARMER's name-oh. the dog was "Bingo's Monster" or simply "The Monster"

I’m going to make a concerted effort to sell some of my original illustrations (and prints) for The Woman in Black this autumn. Autumn seems like the right time. Watch this space…

It’s my birthday! 🎉 May I be so bold as to ask to share my art? Below I’m going to drop some links (ko-fi tip jar, portrait commissions, contact for freelance) as all kinds of support are incredibly appreciated in these trying times! 💖

Box--box--box--box--packin' all my shit again! There's no discharge in the move! On a related note, I just watched 28 Years Later. Amazing trailer. And credit to the film: I've never seen so many swinging spines and dicks in one movie.

I'm not sure, but I think about two months of my life have been swallowed by moving house. I feel like I'm just emerging from a cave and everything is blindingly bright.

Artfight Attack for Periwinkchlo's character Darnelli! #artfight | #revenge | #artsky | #teamfossils

If you see this, post blue art 🌑 #pixelart

#WritingTips: Thesaurus Thursday! While a very useful tool, please don't just say yes to every thesaurus suggestion. We've all seen that Friends episode. Use a thesaurus as a discovery tool: have it point you to new words, then research those words to ensure they're appropriate for your uses. <3

Synchronicity (aka coincidence forbidden in fiction but abundant in real life): When my (possibly autistic) 4 year old, who has lately grown very curious about homonyms, gets to choose our next bedtime read and what he pulls off the shelf is Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin.

vinceee v_v

[URGENT] Due to unexpected circumstances I'm in need of money to pay bills and move to a better place so I'm lowering my commission prices by ~50% for a month. I would appreciate it a lot if you gave this a RT, thank you. ❤️ I opened a vgen account, you can order easily from here: vgen.co/Demonyom

SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE (1976) Acrylic on Illustration Board - 30" X 20" Over the years, I've illustrated 7 covers featuring Michael Moorcock's doomed anti-hero Elric of Melniboné. 1/5

Look, Bluey is a great show, but it has given my kids unrealistic expectations of how much time I actually have to play make-believe with them for.

Had to make a quick mock up

Regardless of time: I'm a cat chasing my own tail until I pass out.

✨SILENT #ARTSHARE ✨ — drop your art silently; — like & rt this post for visibility; — tag friends; — like and rt on other people works; — (Optional): follow me if you want. ❌No n*f*t or A/I❌

Thanks for tuning in to The Witcher 4 — Unreal Engine 5 tech demo and joining us during the State of Unreal 2025! #UnrealFest The full presentation will be uploaded and shared with everyone later today, but in the meantime, here's four screenshots straight from the demo to tide us all over. 😍

Well. It's my birthday today! 💫 Thank you for being with me. This is very important to me, any person is created by his loved ones and audience. I will be very glad to receive your reposts as the best gift! 💖

June pinned post! Likes and reposts appreciated Just a little info about me, important links, and posts that I'm doing this month!

Let's have an Indie Pride share post! 💖💖💖 Drop your rainbowiest books and art below! Have a browse of everyone's stuff! Maybe grab something and make an author/artist's day! 🌈📚💙

Toward Dawn has a video in Wales in Games! If you're interested in my Welsh Mythology RPG, then take a look! 🐺💕 I can't believe that's my game there! #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

This is also your gentle reminder, with Pride Month coming up, that - being ace (any flavour) - or demi (any flavour) - or non-binary - or genderfluid - or trans (one has to say it these days, sadly) is QUEER ENOUGH. You are valid. You belong. And we are happy to have you. 🌈 🫶 🏳️‍🌈

If you think asexuals and demisexuals don't experience prejudice and bigotry, think again. Here are ten personal (paraphrased) examples. 🌈🖊️💻 therainbowisgrey.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/t...

Did you know I'm a proofreader? Check my website for my process, rates, and to contact me to discuss your work! skeloutonwrites.wordpress.com/proofreading/

Sharing this starter pack again as I usually do once in a while! Go follow these amazing people 💕 #art go.bsky.app/Nanm5f8

🎨 Commissions are OPEN! 🎨 If you're interested, feel free to DM me or email me at [email protected] This is my first time opening commissions here, and RTs are greatly appreciated! 💖 #commissions

Also, all those folks saying we should avoid using em-dashes can try to pry my em-dashes out of my cold, dead fingers. Are we seriously going to allow AI to take something from us, something we, as creatives, created way before this gibberish was a thing? Fuck no.

Do not give this woman a dime of your money. 1. Do not watch the new show. 2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts) 3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith. www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...

One of my favorite feelings in the world is when I’m stuck on something and I haven’t been able to get my brain focused on it. Then, one day, I hop in the shower, and suddenly the brain starts braining and the words start flowing. And that’s when I know that everything is gonna be alright again.

Getting stuck while we're writing is a feature, not a bug. It's the point of the exercise. It's what happens when we are trying to express something we have not expressed before. That friction forces us to make the tools we need to understand and express it. Getting stuck is how we make meaning.

My coffee donation link if anyone wants to send me a cup or two! It would be very much appreciated! 🥰 ko-fi.com/rjcrunden

TOWARD DAWN IS OUT!!! It's been such a pleasure working with Gina on this game, she's done an amazing job ❤️ Voicing Carys has been such a great experience ☺️ Get it now on Steam!!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

My whole life I've struggled with self-doubt, perfectionism, shame over years gone and a mounting list of unfinished projects. But still I try. Which is more than can be said about anyone who uses generative AI.

I remember staring at this painting in my youth and the ideas it inspired long before I ever had the pleasure of reading about Elric's wild adventures. Thank you, Brom (and Michael Moorcock), for stoking my imagination all those years ago (and recently)!

I don’t want to “streamline” my writing. I don’t want to “increase my output.” I don’t want to “write a novel with one click.” I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.

Me with my debut novel: "I must find EVERY TYPO it has to be PERFECT" Me now: "Well shit, better leave a human signature on this because man the creative world is under siege"

#WritingTips: Fun Friday! With all writing advice, rules, or anything else, remember: keep the process fun. If you impose so many strictures on yourself that you'll never write, well, you'll never write! The most important part of writing? Is *writing*. Everything else is secondary. <3

using gen ai is such bleak, defeatist behaviour. you’re blatantly admitting you don’t think for yourself, won’t try and are fine stealing from artists and writers. like, you’re embracing being the human equivalent of expired mayonnaise. be better to yourself and your fellows.