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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6h

I haven't felt this "loose" while writing since Covid hit.

Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6h

I've been playing with it for years. It was a short story in 2013 and a novelette in 2018. (Both of which were compelling but broken.) I guess I turned it into a novella in 2023, and then put it down when my dad's health spun into nightmare territory.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6h

Meissen Eyes is now 33k. I'm on page 128 of 134 w/ a list 9 targeted edits I need to make once I reach the end. But it's tight, really tight, and I'm incredibly excited. It works! The arc, the characters, the science in the fiction.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 7h

I see the updates waiting to install & discover what I'm about to be hit with in real time? Is there a way I can turn it off or will I have to install Linux? I have a Mac I use for specific tasks, but my dayjob means I have yrs of Windows experience & haven't made the switch in my personal life

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 9h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 1d

2) it needs to end at the penultimate chapter, which feels way too loose. The element of historical resistance would be lost.
I'm mostly just talking myself through "a moment." It's likely a targeted setup is all that's required, but 1st I have to talk myself off the ledge of major revision fears.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 1d

I'm on page 125 of 132 in the novella redraft (Meissen Eyes) and I've hit the bump that likely made me run. The ending needs either 1) an entirely new setup introduced from the beginning (and even then I'd have to adjust the ending for it to feel complete) or

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 1d

Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”

AI is changing how we quantify pain

Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.

www.technologyreview.com

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 3d

Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com

tanithleestoryteller.com
“Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology is a lovely tribute, indeed. From the first tale to the last, a deep love and admiration for Lee’s life and work shines through in each authors’ interpretation of her distinctive style and voice. These sixteen stories capture the spirit of Tanith Lee’s fiction with their elaborate world-building, complicated consequences, and wild magic everywhere.

It is a wonder to see how unique and yet how familiar this anthology feels.”--Nerdgoblin.com

“Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology is a lovely tribute, indeed. From the first tale to the last, a deep love and admiration for Lee’s life and work shines through in each authors’ interpretation of her distinctive style and voice. These sixteen stories capture the spirit of Tanith Lee’s fiction with their elaborate world-building, complicated consequences, and wild magic everywhere.

It is a wonder to see how unique and yet how familiar this anthology feels.”--Nerdgoblin.com

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 4d

Note: I'm pretty sure I mustn't have stuck the ending. I've only got 12 pages left to redraft. But I'm excited enough by the work that that doesn't feel insurmountable. I didn't stick the ending of The Rampant (I flinched for sure) but what needed fixing became obvious after a chat w/ a beta reader.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 4d

The Museum of Cultural Masks? Yes, please! "Second Face is the only fully online ethnographic mask museum of worldwide scope."
www.maskmuseum.org/gallery/
#writingrabbithole

paper maché Waggis Carnival Mask ca. 1970s

Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 4d

Fuck, I really like this story. I'm 90% done with the Meissen Eyes novella redraft. I have a few notes I've jotted down, but I'm racing toward the end before I deal with them. I hope my beta reader gets the same feelings from reading it as I do.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 5d

I might have discovered a missing scene. I'm going to continue forward with the redraft and just note it for now.

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Harley Ramsey @harleyramseywriter.bsky.social · 5d

Release the Steinbeck werewolf novel!

Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 6d

Your Spooky Season reminder that John Steinbeck has a shunned werewolf novel

www.theguardian.com/books/2021/m...

John Steinbeck’s estate urged to let the world read his shunned werewolf novel

Rejected and hidden away since 1930, an early murder mystery by the Nobel-winning author is ‘an incredible find’

www.theguardian.com

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6d

Feeling confident enough to share first lines. Always a unreliable feeling, I know, when actively working on a draft!😂

Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6d

I'm beginning to wonder if I just got overwhelmed by life (which was tricky the last time I worked on this story) and therefore saw bumps as mountains. (Fingers crossed that's true.)

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 6d

I'm on page 99 of my redraft of my Meissen Eyes novella (79%), and it still feels really strong. All I can think is that I didn't stick the ending or it's missing some key setup I haven't hit yet. Not sure why else I'd think it wasn't close to ready. It's now at 32k.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Jul 25

Consumer-facing "A.i." makes up lies, reproduces the bigotry of its inputs, degrades the cognitive abilities of its users, and can be manipulated by its billionaire owners to reflect their biases. It's also based on theft and destroys the environment. It should have NO role in the classroom.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 8d

Here is a nice mushroom

A tiny brownish mushroom of incredible delicateness grows tall from between hairy moss fronds. Teeny hair covers its stem in fuzz, and dew glistens on its cap. All photos by me

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 8d

Just over 70% through the rewrite of my Meissen Eyes novella! I'm trying not to get all up in my own head. I still haven't hit any insurmountable problems. It's science fiction horror (or something along those lines). Here's The Sleepwalker by Maxmilián Pirner which was the initial inspiration.

A woman in a long white nightgown, standing on a narrow ledge with her eyes closed.

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Juan Martinez @fulmerford.com · 8d

Hi, everyone! I‘ll be teaching Novel-in-a-Year with @storystudiochicago.bsky.social in 2026. This will be my third iteration of the class, with first drafts as the focus this time around. Registration is now open and will close November 7:

www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...

Novel in a Year: First Draft with Juan Martinez - StoryStudio Chicago

This is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: First Draft is a unique opportunity to join a writing cohort, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, measure your progress, meet deadlines, and g...

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 10d

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 10d

I hope ya’ll enjoyed reading it as much as I loved working on it and reading the amazing stories that showed up!

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 10d

Just over 3 months ago Storyteller was published and interest is still going strong.
It’s has been featured on a curated list of indie publishers on Bookshop dot org!
You can check out the list here: bookshop.org/lists/short-...

Short Story Standouts

Check out these gripping, funny, and exciting short story collections & anthologies!

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10d

the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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Julie C. Day (Essential Dreams Press) is sleepy @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 12d

I'm a little over 60% through this redraft of my Meissen Eyes novella. The edit has slowed down, but the story is still moving forward in a comfortable arc. However, the length may get tricky. I'm close to 31k and I don't know how much more I'll need to add to tighten the story. Not worrying though!

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