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Dr Spoop Frightcliffe @loujsutcliffe.bsky.social · 18h

SUPPORT THE COMIC PLEASE I NEED ASWANG GIRLFRIEND

The Hi Nay Podcast @hinaypod.bsky.social · 1d

👁️🎃✨HI NAY STREAM WEEK DAY 3, 4, & 5, WED, THURS, FRI OCTOBER 15-17✨👁️🎃

www.twitch.tv/hinaypod

We've got a PACKED week with AMAZING horror creators, chatting about horror games and horror podcast anthologies while fundraising for the HI NAY COMIC!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...

HI NAY COMIC FUNDRAISER
stream schedule october 15-16

Wednesday 3pm to 5pm EST
NINE TO MIDNIGHT MONSTERS with Lou Sutcliffe, Eeler's choice, nine to midnight

Wednesday 8pm to 10pm EST
Spooky Scary Indie Games with Nick Lives (HOME SAFETY HOTLINE, NIGHT SIGNAL, FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE)

Thursday 3pm-5pm EST
SPOOKY SCARY GAME TIME
with Motzie Dapul
(HI NAY PODCAST)

Thursday 8-10pm EST
CREATING HORROR STORIES
with Motzie Dapul
(HI NAY PODCAST)

Friday 8pm-10pm EST
TWILIGHT ZONE CANADA
with Jacob Duarte
(THE WRONG STATION)

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 17h

You wanna follow some cool trans writers? I gotcha.

go.bsky.app/VaypaqC

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alison says reinstate Link! @alisonborealis.bsky.social · Nov 10

Hello newskies!

I've seen a number of these things go around, and I've finally decided to jump on the bandwagon...

So here we are: alison's rules of Bluesky:

(It's a short list with many (hopefully) straight-forward explanatory sub-points)

Use Alt-Text
- We are making an inclusive space here.
- Alt text loads even when images don’t load (so people can still understand what’s going on during low bandwidth episodes)
- Disabled people (including blind, vision-impaired, and folks with reading glasses) deserve to be included.
- Many people won’t like or share non-alt-texted image posts
- Use alt-text to describe the image not to post links, credits, jokes or other stuff

Block early and often
- Do not quote dunk, do not engage the trolls, just block.
- Block people who annoy you.
- Block reply guys.
- Block anybody you want; this is YOUR social media experience.
- Join as many blocklists as you want!
- Do not try to evade a block.

Gas people up
- Want to have a positive experience here? BE a positive experience here.
- Cheer people on!
- Support them in challenging times!
- Tell them why you think they’re awesome!
- Compliment the things they’re sharing (like if they made a cake and post photos, etc)
- Say the things you wish others told you - they’ll probably return the favour!

Don’t be a reply guy
- Treat people with respect
- Assume that no advice is wanted unless advice is specifically asked for
- Do not assume other people you’re talking with lack expertise just because you’ve never heard of them before.

Amplify others
- See a post you think is awesome? Repost it!
- Quote-post your support for others and their ideas or concerns.
- Help increase the reach of other people’s posts and projects (particularly help marginalized voices reach more people)
- Do not copy, screenshot, or empty-quote-post people just to get your name on the material instead. Don’t take credit for other people’s work. Bluesky doesn’t do analytics; you don’t have engagement stats.

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Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 2d

I do use the three act method because I haven't published widely and I want to be really established and good at this structure (since many readers expect it) before really playing with structure.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 4d

So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 2d

Now, and the Hour of Death released on Friday the 13th of October 2023 🖤💀⏳

In honor of it's two year birthday, let's share random fun facts about it!

1 like - 1 random fact

First up:
It's only 99c throughout October <3

Ebook cover of Now and the Hour of Death. Skull with a finger lifted.

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Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 2d

If I'd gone to Discord, they likely would have sent a link to these "proof photos" that would actually have been a phishing attack.
I hope the real @ThievesGuild gets their account back soon!

Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 2d

@thievesguild.biz account has been hacked and they are trying to scam people by getting them to go to discord where they'll steal your info. Be smart and don't fall for scams!

A direct message conversation with someone pretending to be Thieves Guild trying to get me to go to Discord, where they will steal my information.

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Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 6d

I replied with it and made sure to include it in another answer, but thank you for the reminder!

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Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 6d

I love putting my characters into emotionally stressful situations. I feel emotions deeply and through writing is the only time I feel like I can properly express the intensity of my own emotions (through my characters). #WeeknightWriters

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 6d

Q3: What aspects of character development do you enjoy most? What goes into making a character? #WeeknightWriters

Notepad that says “#WeeknightWriters What aspects of character development do you enjoy most?"

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Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 6d

#WeeknightWriters, we are working on telepathic reader technology

Rory Kane @rorykanewrites.bsky.social · 6d

I know why but WHY do I have to describe the physical characteristics of my characters why can't the reader just SEE INTO MY MIND?

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 6d

Q4: What aspects of character development do you find most frustrating? #WeeknightWriters

Notepad that says “#WeeknightWriters: What aspects of character development do you find most frustrating?"

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 12d

As an added bonus, the character limit for alt text is 2,000 characters. TWO. THOUSAND. The possibilities are—well, not endless, but they’re pretty nifty.

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 12d

Seeing another surge of promo posts without alt text, so here's a reminder of 1) why you should use alt text and 2) how you can add alt text to your Bluesky promos

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · Jul 1

I really wish everyone on this platform would use alt text

Alt text is good for many reasons:

- It makes images accessible to low-vision folks
- It tells people what an image is about if the image breaks
- It tells Bluesky & search engines what your image is about

Here's a 🧵 on how to do it

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 16d

Strange Horizons turns 25 this year, which is pretty much an eternity in the world of spec fic zines, and I had the privilege of going through the archives for a special short fiction roundup: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

A Short Fiction Treasures Special: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives

Going through the archives of Strange Horizons for this special column has been a bit like exploring a treasure chamber. I’ve picked fifty stories. I could have picked hundreds. Meaning: I left a l…

strangehorizons.com

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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 26d

TWO DAYS until Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated to Write When the World Is On Fire! Head over to weeknightwriters.com/2025/08/19/w... or read this thread to find out more about this event & how you can attend - and get a 50% discount on your ticket 1/7

Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated When the World Is On Fire - Weeknight Writers

Thinking about participating in First Draft Fall? Trying to figure out how you’re going to get yourself writing when everything is falling apart around you? This is the panel for you! Writing With Hop...

weeknightwriters.com

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 28d

You can always support Uncanny Magazine on Patreon, and we are still taking late Kickstarter pledges! www.uncannymagazine.com/support-unca...

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