Suzan Phoenix
@sphoenixwriter.bsky.social
Native SoCA gal writing funny SciFan words in the No. NV high Sierras. Chaotic Good.
🚫 NO POLITICS / AI HERE! 🚫
Editing my untitled (for now) SciFan time travel adv/rom series.
Don't step on the chicken. 🐔
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPhoenix.Writer
🚫 NO POLITICS / AI HERE! 🚫
Editing my untitled (for now) SciFan time travel adv/rom series.
Don't step on the chicken. 🐔
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPhoenix.Writer
Pinned
Endlessly editing my light humor (hopefully) Sci-Fan time travel adv/rom series. Three volumes written, one* to go!
*No, I SWEAR, just one more!
#Writing #TimeTravel #SciFan
*No, I SWEAR, just one more!
#Writing #TimeTravel #SciFan
Fay is posting some very good tips on this subject!
Publishing is a business. Self-publishing is a business. One of the first steps in any business is doing necessary due diligence or 'learning' about it.
Yes, you can put your novel in the hands of a boilerplate formatting template and POD system. Should you?
#writingcommunity #booksky #selfpublish
Yes, you can put your novel in the hands of a boilerplate formatting template and POD system. Should you?
#writingcommunity #booksky #selfpublish
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fay is posting some very good tips on this subject!
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Using stolen material. Stolen from writers and artists.
This series does not teach AI writing or content replacement. It focuses on workflow efficiency, analytics, and tools that support—never replace—human creativity.
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Using stolen material. Stolen from writers and artists.
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YES.
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
This is specifically about AI use in humanities disciplines within academia, which is clear from context- this crap is extremely harmful in that setting. Inevitably, people show up to be like "AI finds cancer cells tho".
NOT THE SUBJECT, and that conflation has been inflicted upon us intentionally.
NOT THE SUBJECT, and that conflation has been inflicted upon us intentionally.
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
YES.
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
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I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
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Any work made ineligible for the Nebula Awards by them disallowing slop and slop-assisted work was never eligible in the first place.
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
I really don't know what anyone in the SFWA was thinking allowing gen slop into the Nebula Awards in the first place, but I'm glad that decision has been reversed.
Dear SFWA and surrounding industry:
It's a two-mailout kind of day!
Thank you to everyone who wrote in.
The Board wishes to share the results of two votes held this afternoon, with further amendments to our Nebula Awards Rules.
It's a two-mailout kind of day!
Thank you to everyone who wrote in.
The Board wishes to share the results of two votes held this afternoon, with further amendments to our Nebula Awards Rules.
December 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Any work made ineligible for the Nebula Awards by them disallowing slop and slop-assisted work was never eligible in the first place.
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
"There are legitimate uses in translation, research"
If you consider 30-70% incorrect results that poison neighborhoods with new cancers "legitimate"
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*singing* l'm a writer and l'm ok
I dream all night
And I scheme all day
Non-writers: So when does the writing happen?
*singing louder*
I'M A WRITER AND I'M OK
I dream all night
And I scheme all day
Non-writers: So when does the writing happen?
*singing louder*
I'M A WRITER AND I'M OK
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
*singing* l'm a writer and l'm ok
I dream all night
And I scheme all day
Non-writers: So when does the writing happen?
*singing louder*
I'M A WRITER AND I'M OK
I dream all night
And I scheme all day
Non-writers: So when does the writing happen?
*singing louder*
I'M A WRITER AND I'M OK
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What a horrible thing to be a part of. Of all the crappy ai rollouts, ai in Word is the worst. Like saying "HR at the Spanish Inquisition"
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What a horrible thing to be a part of. Of all the crappy ai rollouts, ai in Word is the worst. Like saying "HR at the Spanish Inquisition"
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U.S customers, my miniature paintings are exempt from tariffs, so the postage remains much the same!
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com
#animals #flowers #birds 🪶 #art
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com
#animals #flowers #birds 🪶 #art
September 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
U.S customers, my miniature paintings are exempt from tariffs, so the postage remains much the same!
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com
#animals #flowers #birds 🪶 #art
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com
#animals #flowers #birds 🪶 #art
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I've posted this article before, but it's worth a repost, as these scams proliferate.
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor
janefriedman.com/no-colleen-h...
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor
janefriedman.com/no-colleen-h...
No, Colleen Hoover Did Not Email Me: Current Scams Targeting Authors | Jane Friedman
If you receive solicitous emails from book clubs or famous authors, follow these simple steps before replying or clicking on any links.
janefriedman.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I've posted this article before, but it's worth a repost, as these scams proliferate.
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor
janefriedman.com/no-colleen-h...
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor
janefriedman.com/no-colleen-h...
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“Slop” is a perfect word to describe AI output and I default hear it in the voice of Ren Höek. SssuhLLOPPuh!!
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“Slop” is a perfect word to describe AI output and I default hear it in the voice of Ren Höek. SssuhLLOPPuh!!
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
#RIPRobReiner & wife Michele Singer Reiner. 💔
This is a huge loss in so many different, important arenas of life.
This is a huge loss in so many different, important arenas of life.
When it comes to the works of Rob Reiner, the word iconic doesn’t even do it justice.
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#RIPRobReiner & wife Michele Singer Reiner. 💔
This is a huge loss in so many different, important arenas of life.
This is a huge loss in so many different, important arenas of life.
😧
Shit
DOUBLE SHIT.☹️
The Gaea trilogy will forever hold space on my bookshelf.
#RIPJohnVarley #Writing #ScienceFiction
DOUBLE SHIT.☹️
The Gaea trilogy will forever hold space on my bookshelf.
#RIPJohnVarley #Writing #ScienceFiction
John Varley (1947-2025) locusmag.com/2025/12...
December 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
😧
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Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
January 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
Hey, and unlike a lot of places these days, they pay their writers! 😁❤️
'Payment to Authors: We pay professional rates. An advance may be paid at the discretion of the editors. Royalties percentages will be negotiated upon acceptance.'
'Payment to Authors: We pay professional rates. An advance may be paid at the discretion of the editors. Royalties percentages will be negotiated upon acceptance.'
Calling all writers: SUMMER IN THE CITY is now open to short story submissions!
We're looking for original dark speculative fiction stories where the city isn't just a setting, it's a character.
Guidelines here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs
Send us your best.
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #writingcommunity
We're looking for original dark speculative fiction stories where the city isn't just a setting, it's a character.
Guidelines here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs
Send us your best.
#WriterSky #AuthorSky #writingcommunity
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hey, and unlike a lot of places these days, they pay their writers! 😁❤️
'Payment to Authors: We pay professional rates. An advance may be paid at the discretion of the editors. Royalties percentages will be negotiated upon acceptance.'
'Payment to Authors: We pay professional rates. An advance may be paid at the discretion of the editors. Royalties percentages will be negotiated upon acceptance.'
❗ HEAD'S UP NEW FOLLOWERS ❗
➡️ I am 1000% against #AI⬅️
When I glance at your account, if I see an AI generated image or a pro-AI post--that makes me sad.
It's an automatic mute/block, no matter how great I find the rest of your account.
Creatives should NEVER use the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine.
➡️ I am 1000% against #AI⬅️
When I glance at your account, if I see an AI generated image or a pro-AI post--that makes me sad.
It's an automatic mute/block, no matter how great I find the rest of your account.
Creatives should NEVER use the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine.
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
❗ HEAD'S UP NEW FOLLOWERS ❗
➡️ I am 1000% against #AI⬅️
When I glance at your account, if I see an AI generated image or a pro-AI post--that makes me sad.
It's an automatic mute/block, no matter how great I find the rest of your account.
Creatives should NEVER use the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine.
➡️ I am 1000% against #AI⬅️
When I glance at your account, if I see an AI generated image or a pro-AI post--that makes me sad.
It's an automatic mute/block, no matter how great I find the rest of your account.
Creatives should NEVER use the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine.
😲 How amazing are these!
Its my birthday today! More importantly I finally got the new pins I teased up on my shop, my birthday gift to you all!!
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rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
😲 How amazing are these!
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We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
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New blog post! 🐜😱
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The Zanti Misfits!
DO NOT BETRAY US........ So my husband had a brilliant idea for how to decorate the yard for Halloween this year...we'd turn our front y...
jackshenhouse.blogspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
New blog post! 🐜😱
jackshenhouse.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
jackshenhouse.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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I couldn’t find a K-pop Demon Hunters shirt I liked so far made this one
October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I couldn’t find a K-pop Demon Hunters shirt I liked so far made this one
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My kid carved his pumpkin too scary and is now afraid of it. Honestly, being terrified of your own creation is about as Halloween as you can get.
October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My kid carved his pumpkin too scary and is now afraid of it. Honestly, being terrified of your own creation is about as Halloween as you can get.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
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You can buy it here, by the way: bookshop.org/a/103632/978...
The Unmothers: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You can buy it here, by the way: bookshop.org/a/103632/978...
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.