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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 12h

Honestly I'd love to see countries flat-out ban X. Just firewall that monster, and have done with it.

WIRED @wired.com · 12h

Experts believe Musk’s current outpouring of support for the UK’s far-right is part of a possible concerted effort to destabilize the region politically to prevent onerous regulations—such as the EU’s Digital Services Act or the UK’s Online Safety Act—being used to punish X.

Elon Musk Has Turned His Eye to the UK

Musk posted nonstop at the beginning of the year about British politics until his focus was consumed by DOGE. Now he's back.

www.wired.com

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 1d

The lesson of genAI has very little to do with genAI.

The real lesson here is that as soon as your bosses found something that could approximate the worst possible worker in your team, they obliterated entry-level jobs.

It's not coming alive. That's nonsensical. But your bosses are already alive.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 3d

It’s more important to throw out the rules when you’re learning than when you’re experienced.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 4d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 6d

Not sure I follow a single author who doean’t get political these days. You be you.

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Brigid Barr-ied Secrets 👻 @brigidbarryme.bsky.social · 6d

For a slow-build creep that will leave you questioning every sound your house makes long after you're finished, read Straw Girl. 4+ stars on Amazon and Goodreads, with phenomenal reviews from readers and One Tribune.

#horror #hauntedhouse 👻🏠

@rowanprosepub.bsky.social

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Straw Girl by Brigid Barry

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are not trivialising LLMs.

Copyright theft is not trivial.

Environmental damage is not trivial.

Unreliability is not trivial.

Risk to human cognition is not trivial.

Ignoring consent when shoving it into every fucking thing while making us pay our hard-earned money for it is not trivial.

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 7d

Some personal news: I sold a short story! transfer-orbit.ghost.io/short-story-...

I sold a short story!

"Deficiency Agent" is coming soon to Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination Future Tense Fiction series

transfer-orbit.ghost.io

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 7d

Y’all know who you are.

Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 8d

A not talked about but weird part of being a writer is how often you’re in a group talking books and you virtually smile and nod when a recommendation comes up for someone you dislike for a petty reason like they were rude to a friend at a once, but saying so would veer on unnecessary gossip.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 8d

A not talked about but weird part of being a writer is how often you’re in a group talking books and you virtually smile and nod when a recommendation comes up for someone you dislike for a petty reason like they were rude to a friend at a once, but saying so would veer on unnecessary gossip.

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 8d

Working with my editor was the best part of trade pub, hands down.

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 9d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 9d

Fuck you, pay me.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 9d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Linda Nagata - (working on the final Inverted Frontier novel) @lindanagata.bsky.social · 10d

Book promo post:
Right now, the ebook edition of EDGES (arguably my most popular novel) is on sale for the "why not take a chance" price of 99¢🎉🚀! EDGES is a far-future, space-faring, nanotech-drenched adventure. Links and info at my website: mythicisland.com/inverted_fro...
#sciencefiction #scifi

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 10d

Today is Antagonist Day.

There's a sort of give and take to plotting, for me. I know what the character needs to do, so I need to make it logical. Sometimes the character shifts; sometimes the worldbuilding shifts. And sometimes the whole plot gets thrown out. 🙂🙃

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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 10d

It’s been one week since Republicans shut down the government.

And they won’t even show up to work.

Democrats are in D.C., ready to negotiate on a budget that protects your health care and lowers your costs.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10d

Well, you have to write the story to BE serialized, which means paying attention to a structure that makes people want to stay engaged week after week. After that you have to market it, and that's always a real issue. Marketing is always a challenge for any commercial creative endeavor.

Justin A Levine @justinalevine.bsky.social · 10d

Is it a lot of extra work to serialize a book? Or just no interest by the public?

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 11d

Socialism

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 14d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 11d

I swear, I both deeply miss trade publishing, and daily see things that make me want to stay the hell away from anything even tangential to it. It's six ducks in a trenchcoat, with the author on the bottom.

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 11d

The world is a constant chaos engine, and yet everyday things still need to happen.

Next step might be buying an hour of an attorney's time and having them send this for me. This shouldn't be a contentious thing but I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY GOT MY REQUEST.

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 11d

When you send something certified twice, and the PO shows delivered but you never get the return receipt card, do you assume the party on the other end just isn't signing it?

This is no way to do business, people.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 11d

Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.

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Elizabeth (H.) Bonesteel (she/her) @lizmonster.bsky.social · 11d

Every damn word of this.

Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 12d

This Anthropic settlement case…fellow authors, are any of you feeling rage? I have 12 books listed and money (I don’t CARE how many thousands, even millions) is NOT adequate compensation. What was stolen & used without my permission is priceless! Where is the option to scrub my work from AI?!

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 12d

This Anthropic settlement case…fellow authors, are any of you feeling rage? I have 12 books listed and money (I don’t CARE how many thousands, even millions) is NOT adequate compensation. What was stolen & used without my permission is priceless! Where is the option to scrub my work from AI?!

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OuttaMyCandyBowl @outtamylaine.bsky.social · 12d

So, I've been sitting on this interaction I had with Booksprout for a couple of days now, because 1) I was shocked, and 2) I wondered if I was the only person who didn't already know they support AI-written slop. But for those who don't, both writers and readers, here we go. (1/ ) #romancelandia

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