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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 4h

seriously though, y'all know you can get books other places right? RIGHT?

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 4h

Everyone: I AM BOYCOTTING KINDLE

Me: cool, will you buy my books somewhere else at least?

*me looking at my sales report* Ah, I guess not.

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 19m

Don’t forget mine! shop.katherinevillyard.com

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 22m

I think they have a thing in the works with Draft2Digital but can’t remember where I heard that.

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Otherwise Award @otherwiseaward.org · 38m

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Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.

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Apply for Otherwise Fellowships by December 15! « Otherwise Award

The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project. Please apply by December 15.

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 21h

Oh, and fwiw I don’t think letting your cat have preferences is silly at all. I do think she could tell better from a flavored treat on top of the can than, say, a closed can. But as long as she eats it, she doesn’t hate it. 😃

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 22h

(P.S. www.instagram.com/reel/DKL2dtk... )

elsiewants on Instagram: "I recorded this several years ago. Elsie is now seven and has 124 words. My AIC story began as research for a novel. But when I saw…"

I recorded this several years ago. Elsie is now seven and has 124 words. My AIC story began as research for a novel. But when I saw @hunger4words, @billispeaks, and @whataboutbunny using Augmented Interspecies Communication, I felt like Elsie would be able to learn to use buttons too.She used to get so upset and I could tell that she wanted something, even that she wanted to play, but I couldn't tell what. With buttons, she can be specific about what she wants which is great.What I didn't expect was that I would learn that she has an inner life. Oh, I knew she had opinions -- she is a calico after all -- but I didn't think she thought about people after they were gone. I was wrong.**If you want to try this, I recommend the @fluentpet buttons. Great sound quality, and they offer classes. Use the code ELSIEWANT at checkout for a discount.**#fluentpet #myaicstory #catbuttons #talkingcat #theycantalk #calicocat

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 22h

Have you seen Mary Robinette Kowal and her cat Elsie on Instagram? You might like trying buttons or two hand choice with Bean.

(Also you might like little different flavored treats to see what her preferences are.)

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 22h

Could be! Hermione can’t handle turkey. People usually recommend chicken for food sensitivities, but if you suspect turkey, I’d try fish.

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Micah Nemerever @nemerevermore.bsky.social · 1d

word of mouth saved my book, fr, it is the best friend of midlist authors who don't get much of a marketing budget

Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 1d

Cats barf a lot, and for a variety of reasons. Most common is hairballs.

Watch to see if there’s a certain type of food she’s more likely to throw up than others. The rarest but most serious barfing is food sensitivity. That said, random barf not repeated is usually harmless.

You’re doing great!

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Eldritch Millennial @sundaycreature.bsky.social · 1d

I've got another pretty free week if anyone would like to commission something! I might be working on some rat skulls, too

Eldritch Millennial @sundaycreature.bsky.social · Sep 14

Oh, yes yes yes! I finally more or less got my jewelry stuff set up and I have free time this week so I'm taking commissions! For base metals (copper, nickel, brass), earrings start at $20 and everything else starts at $40! I can also do titanium and silver, please enquire for prices.

Four keychains of cat faces. One is nickel (silver color), one is brass (gold color), one is copper (reddish color), and one is nickel and copper soldered together. They each have a little rhinestone charm attached and (not pictured) the cat's name in beads.

A collar pin in anodized titanium. It is a dragon skull plus several vertebrae, articulated into a chain

A pair of copper earrings. Each one has a hammered bar with an amethyst bead hanging from the end

A pendant cut in nickel (a silver colored metal). It is in the shape of a tiger skull, and the lower jaw is riveted in place

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 1d

Are you on Goodreads? I’m giving away copies of my book! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

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See what your friends are reading

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 2d

Free short story! “In the Water,” a creepy SF conspiracy story. youtu.be/BDFBkXoQGqI?...

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In the Water, by Katherine Villyard

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 4d

I’m only 7 followers away from the 25 they recommend you have to launch!

“A literary vampire story with multiple times lines and POVs that tackle romance, grief, sadness/depression, love, acceptance, religion and even vampire pets.” —Nikki on Goodreads

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Coming soon: Immortal Gifts: Special Edition Hardcover and Audiobook

A friendly neighborhood vampire novel with 18th through 20th century historical settings, queer characters, and a no-spice love story.

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Eldritch Millennial @sundaycreature.bsky.social · 4d

Also bringing this thread back for Halloween! If you want a spoof movie poster I love making these and will totally make one for you too :>

Eldritch Millennial @sundaycreature.bsky.social · Oct 11

In honor of spooky season I'm bringing these back~ spoof movie posters I made for a previous job! Rex was totally entranced by the TV static, making this probably the easiest shoot for this project...

A spoof of the poster for the movie Poltergeist. The title has been changed to Poultrygeist. Above the title is the quote, "They're here," and the subtitle reads, "It knows what scares you." The poster features a darkened image of an orange silkie chicken staring at static on the screen of an old-fashioned TV, standing slightly to the left. A small plushie dinosaur sits in the same spot on the other side. The bottom of the poster reads "A Wild Flight Studios Production."

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 6d

Do you want to hear a story about a robot caregiver and his cancer-stricken owner? My audiobook narrator said this story made him cry “A LOT.”

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In Sickness and in Health, by Katherine Villyard

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 6d

They’re only $43 from funding! Check them out!

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 7d

More crowdfunding! This one is an alternate history romantic spy thriller, and it looks like a lot of fun! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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To Private Ford Rayburn

Slaya Nemoy's second outing, a new action, pulp, romantic, spy thriller!

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 7d

Come see me at Local Author Day at the Norcross Public Library!

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Community | Local Author Day

Come out and celebrate local authors from across Gwinnett County!

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 7d

More crowdfunding! This one is an alternate history romantic spy thriller, and it looks like a lot of fun! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

#booksky 💙📚

To Private Ford Rayburn

Slaya Nemoy's second outing, a new action, pulp, romantic, spy thriller!

www.backerkit.com

Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 7d

So hey! LJ Cohen has made Litany for a Broken World pay what you will over on gumroad. You should check it out! I’ve read it and can confirm that it’s really good!

If you like multiverse scifi, but homeless shelter while oddly uplifting multiverse… oh, go read it!

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LJ Cohen is a novelist, potter, fiber artist, homestead farmer & relentless optimist. She was among the 1st wave of indies to qualify for SFWA membership. LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD, her 9th novel, is ...

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Katherine Villyard @katherinevillyard.com · 7d

Without downloading anything new, where are you mentally?

Dramatic-looking kitty lying on his back in a pose suggesting exhaustion, or perhaps an empty kibble bowl

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 8d

As I get into the sexual selection and sexual dimorphism part of my evolution module, a reminder:

In Northern Cardinals, the males are bright red. The females are a brown/gray, with orange beaks.

So if you see two bright red birds snuggling together on wrapping paper or a card: they're gay.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 9d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8d

What a delight to learn that most people aren't in fact raging LGBTQ-phobic shitweasels

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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