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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · Oct 25

Yeah, alright, no. No don't this. I'll do you a few fucking better and teach you right here and now how to do this:
You game? Blurb and lesson time. Got you.
First up, a SPOOC. This is one technique that can be expanded (gonna give you examples too). WRITING LESSONS AHOY:
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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 6h

The best thing you can do for your writing is to take good care of yourself. The work comes easier, faster, and better when you've got full bars.

Corollary: The best thing we can do to get more amazing art from our faves is to take good care of the artists.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 7h

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 2h

was just curious on what the natural car scene might be like is all.
Personal pleasure related.

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 2h

but...I was told the opposite in that there is a crazy amazing car scene there.
Any friends in the area and can confirm if that's true? I'll be there for just a bit longer than a weekend, so I'll have time to check out stuff,

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 2h

Random question for those in the know about Portland - but my very limited understanding has me believing cuz of the weather, there wouldn't be much of a car scene out there - I'm due to come to Portland soon,

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 1d

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~ sassy request?

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 1d

CONGRATS!

Suyi @suyidavies.com · 2d

Holy shit, what????

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novella? LOST ARK DREAMING by @suyidavies.com

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone have good recs of favorite places to eat in Portland?

I'm a huge foodie, and I'd love to hear people's fave spots

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to be in Portland soon for wonderful book stuff and all I am learning is that frogs rule the city?

So I need to bring my gf who adores froggos but cannot cuz she has work

But... apparently frogs???

Is Portland just ..DragonCon but all year?

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, sci-fi and fantasy folks, if you happen to know folks who are involved with various estates in the field, do tip them a hat about the Anthropic settlement. Agencies do not get $ out of the deal and may not remember to talk to estate clients. My agent was worrying about estates not being alerted

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

Kid is skilled and dedicated to his craft. Him, and I'm shamefully forgetting the actor who played Roose Bolton, and is Porter in this show. Also utterly superb. So much so you genuinely forget he's "acting" as Porter. His performance grounds that show when he's in it so much.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

Signal boost for anyone at NYCC

Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 3d

Hey if anyone is at NYCC and you pass by the Saga Books booth, can you see if they have ARCs of THE PHOTONIC EFFECT? I would love to see it out in the world.

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

Jackie Gleeson is just awesome in HoG. I'm glad that guy's back acting so long as he's enjoying it and having a blast.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

It was the dumbest of times, and it was the...fucking dumbest of times to be remotely above...fucking brain dead stupid, I guess?

Fuck. Me.
Runnin'.

This plus our reading level average here...and yeah, okay nvm, everything makes sense.

jon rosenburger @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · 3d

They're spinning this as a marketing fail but I think the real story is just that people are stupid as fucking rocks now fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...

Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn't know their chips were made out of potatoes | Fortune

New bags—matte-ified and designed to look like wood planks (like a potato crate)—will hold the chips with revamped ingredient lists.

fortune.com

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

This is too fuckin' cool.

Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 3d

This workshop will initiate with people from Mexico, Latin America and Europe to strengthen the ties of stop motion and collaboration and, in exchange, education will be provided for free for one Mexican / Latinamerican student for the first ten years also.

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 3d

Guillermo del Toro, Netflix, and Gobelins have teamed to open a stop-motion studio in Paris. The endeavor shares a kindred spirit with Mexico's El Taller del Chucho, also co-founded by del Toro, and will honor stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson.
www.cartoonbrew.com/stop-motion/...

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

Today was at Scrawl Books. They've always been really sweet and kind.

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 3d

Another book signing and event today - went great, more comments about needing to do a nerdy mythology, storytelling, and trope podcast.

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 4d

Signal boosting for fans of Patty.

Patricia Briggs News @mercysgarage.bsky.social · 4d

Headsup! There is a giveaway for Blind Date with a Werewolf Kindle copy via Goodreads! 50 copies are up for grabs! The giveaway will end on the 19th of October and is open to US residents only.

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 5d

hi hello unpaywalled

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 5d

Which...is probably the indicator itself, tbh

R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 5d

Why does major news (any outlet) act like...we ain't alive watching and living through these continually unprecedented times unprecedentin away for decades till they're the damnable precedent?

Like, every day someone on some social media is posting the equivalent of: you see this shit, Applejack?!

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 5d

Financial experts: the US might be heading toward...a depression

Me, ahead of my time: inhales: fuckers, I've been depressed for thirty years. :takes long drag of imaginary cigarette -- don't smoke kids --: I'm not new to this shit. Get in, losers, I'll drive the bus.

But, seriously though-

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 6d

I not only have a Daredevil NOVEL coming, but I also wrote DAREDEVIL: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY for Insight Editions, hitting next month! I'll be signing posters at their booth tomorrow at high noon! Was glad to speak to @io9dotcom.bsky.social about my Year of DD: gizmodo.com/daredevil-il...

Daredevil Celebrates Over 60 Years of Comics History In a Brand New Book

io9 has an exclusive look at Alex Segura's 'Marvel’s Daredevil: The Illustrated History,' a chronicle of the Man Without Fear's adventures.

gizmodo.com

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R.R. Virdi | Buy The First Binding (from TOR) @rrvirdi.bsky.social · 6d

Could you imagine eating corn flakes all your life and then someone hands you cinnamon toast crunch?

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 7d

We are now a week out from the release of SILVER AND LEAD, the nineteenth October Daye adventure, and I am staggered and overjoyed by how warmly it's been received.

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Natania Barron @natania.bsky.social · 7d

Which reminds me, all my books (for the most part) are on @bookshop.org and it's my preferred place for purchase (if you can't order it locally--and even then, you can do it through Bookshop!).

Arthuriana. Queer Regency witches. Marvelous monsters. Etc.

bookshop.org/shop/natania...

Natania Barron Bookshop

Natania Barron believes in monsters and hopes you do, too. She’s the author of dozens of short stories, a fistful of novellas, and a few novels. All of these works contain monsters of one variety of a...

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