Diane Ackland
@author.dianeackland.com
Author, geek, creative. Writer of sexy books to geek out about. Neurospicy and disabled. Bisexual disaster and trash goblin. Pen name for Molly Schlemmer.
http://www.dianeackland.com
http://www.dianeackland.com
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If you’re a moot who’s getting ready to self pub your first book and need help with formatting, cover, graphics, blurb, etc, my DMs are open!
Happen to answer any questions, give advice, etc.
This is how I learned everything when I got started and I’m happy to pass it on!
Happen to answer any questions, give advice, etc.
This is how I learned everything when I got started and I’m happy to pass it on!
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you’re a moot who’s getting ready to self pub your first book and need help with formatting, cover, graphics, blurb, etc, my DMs are open!
Happen to answer any questions, give advice, etc.
This is how I learned everything when I got started and I’m happy to pass it on!
Happen to answer any questions, give advice, etc.
This is how I learned everything when I got started and I’m happy to pass it on!
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Of all the SFF creatures I’ve created over the years, I think this year’s crop includes my top 3:
The magical cephalopods in Disposable Magic;
The Grey Angel (who’s not an angel in the Xtian sense but is a religious figure in that world);
And Flux (from Terra Flux), who’s…well, that’s a spoiler
The magical cephalopods in Disposable Magic;
The Grey Angel (who’s not an angel in the Xtian sense but is a religious figure in that world);
And Flux (from Terra Flux), who’s…well, that’s a spoiler
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Of all the SFF creatures I’ve created over the years, I think this year’s crop includes my top 3:
The magical cephalopods in Disposable Magic;
The Grey Angel (who’s not an angel in the Xtian sense but is a religious figure in that world);
And Flux (from Terra Flux), who’s…well, that’s a spoiler
The magical cephalopods in Disposable Magic;
The Grey Angel (who’s not an angel in the Xtian sense but is a religious figure in that world);
And Flux (from Terra Flux), who’s…well, that’s a spoiler
Inspired by a post from @rdotspoon.bsky.social, I’m going to try to share more of the Internet content I find interesting and educational.
To start, here‘s Mina Le’s video about productivity. Did you know that hobbies were a capitalist invention to keep workers productive in their off time?
To start, here‘s Mina Le’s video about productivity. Did you know that hobbies were a capitalist invention to keep workers productive in their off time?
You Don't Need To Be Productive
YouTube video by Mina Le
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December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Inspired by a post from @rdotspoon.bsky.social, I’m going to try to share more of the Internet content I find interesting and educational.
To start, here‘s Mina Le’s video about productivity. Did you know that hobbies were a capitalist invention to keep workers productive in their off time?
To start, here‘s Mina Le’s video about productivity. Did you know that hobbies were a capitalist invention to keep workers productive in their off time?
Metal without distortion sounds like an Eagles guitar solo and you cannot convince me otherwise.
Goddamnit this dude is outing us! You're not supposed to TELL people metal guitarists sound like an episode of Spongebob without effects 😂
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Metal without distortion sounds like an Eagles guitar solo and you cannot convince me otherwise.
Internet of Shit continues to be shit while taking pictures of your shit.
*shockedpikachu.gif*
*shockedpikachu.gif*
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Internet of Shit continues to be shit while taking pictures of your shit.
*shockedpikachu.gif*
*shockedpikachu.gif*
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
OK, I think my Sherlock Holmes: Vampire Hunter story might be coming together, but now it’s set in a Belle Epoque-style fantasy world.
Because my brain loves overcomplicating things.
Because my brain loves overcomplicating things.
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
OK, I think my Sherlock Holmes: Vampire Hunter story might be coming together, but now it’s set in a Belle Epoque-style fantasy world.
Because my brain loves overcomplicating things.
Because my brain loves overcomplicating things.
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Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
Feeling the urge to make my buff, autistic Sherlock-Holmes-as-vampire-hunter romance work again. Maybe I can come up with a plot that actually works this time.
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Feeling the urge to make my buff, autistic Sherlock-Holmes-as-vampire-hunter romance work again. Maybe I can come up with a plot that actually works this time.
Ope, we’ve hit “Romance doesn’t need an HEA” in the Discourse Drinking Game, bottoms up everyone!
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ope, we’ve hit “Romance doesn’t need an HEA” in the Discourse Drinking Game, bottoms up everyone!
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This sale ends today with Cyber Monday!
Get white-hot F/X romantic suspense with a lot of terrible guys getting exactly what they deserve, starting with the protagonist's horrible husband:
Get white-hot F/X romantic suspense with a lot of terrible guys getting exactly what they deserve, starting with the protagonist's horrible husband:
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This sale ends today with Cyber Monday!
Get white-hot F/X romantic suspense with a lot of terrible guys getting exactly what they deserve, starting with the protagonist's horrible husband:
Get white-hot F/X romantic suspense with a lot of terrible guys getting exactly what they deserve, starting with the protagonist's horrible husband:
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Read my cozy plus size m/m romance 'More to Love right now for FREE on Koboplus or Everand. Wrestling coach Emmy Park is content living romance through books—until he meets Jamir Cunningham, the charming owner of his favorite shop. bit.ly/moretolovero... #mmromance
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read my cozy plus size m/m romance 'More to Love right now for FREE on Koboplus or Everand. Wrestling coach Emmy Park is content living romance through books—until he meets Jamir Cunningham, the charming owner of his favorite shop. bit.ly/moretolovero... #mmromance
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Soylent green but with rationing.
December 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Soylent green but with rationing.
Great thread. To add on to this, I think we white women need to explore why the current dark romance zeitgeist is so rooted in being treated abusively and in ways BIPOC women have historically been treated w/r/t sex.
Sometimes I think about how violent, sex negative, and weirdly vanilla dark romance is. I also wish I could explain proper gang/mafia related codes of ethics vs an MMC who is just violent and emotionally abusive. Loving a bad man is different than he’s not bad because I love him.
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Great thread. To add on to this, I think we white women need to explore why the current dark romance zeitgeist is so rooted in being treated abusively and in ways BIPOC women have historically been treated w/r/t sex.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Hi divas! I've been putting off a dentist visit because I can't afford it, but the pain has gotten to the point where I can't ignore it, so I'm running a sale on my services! All services are 50% including book covers, formatting, promo graphics, author logos, and more. Please boost! 💕 (Links below)
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hi divas! I've been putting off a dentist visit because I can't afford it, but the pain has gotten to the point where I can't ignore it, so I'm running a sale on my services! All services are 50% including book covers, formatting, promo graphics, author logos, and more. Please boost! 💕 (Links below)
Decided to peek in on Threads and the Romance Discourse is just discoursing harder so I'm going to back away slowly and hope I don't get attacked.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Decided to peek in on Threads and the Romance Discourse is just discoursing harder so I'm going to back away slowly and hope I don't get attacked.
Y'all need to join up! Come for the writing challenge, stay for the late-night heartfelt chats and amazing companionship!
We’re back at it again! #20kin5DaysJan begins on January 21–25, 2026—a five-day, high-energy writing sprint where we knock out 20,000 words together.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Y'all need to join up! Come for the writing challenge, stay for the late-night heartfelt chats and amazing companionship!
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I see the book pirating discourse is going around again, and I’m just so tired, y’all.
If you want books to continue to exist, do not steal books. Period. The end.
“But but but…”
No.
There are so many free options out there: fanfiction, libraries, etc. You don’t need to steal books to read.
If you want books to continue to exist, do not steal books. Period. The end.
“But but but…”
No.
There are so many free options out there: fanfiction, libraries, etc. You don’t need to steal books to read.
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I see the book pirating discourse is going around again, and I’m just so tired, y’all.
If you want books to continue to exist, do not steal books. Period. The end.
“But but but…”
No.
There are so many free options out there: fanfiction, libraries, etc. You don’t need to steal books to read.
If you want books to continue to exist, do not steal books. Period. The end.
“But but but…”
No.
There are so many free options out there: fanfiction, libraries, etc. You don’t need to steal books to read.
But can we talk about how Rufus Wainright changed the song by rewriting the lyric “the holy dove was moving too” to “the holy dark was moving too”? And how that is a fascinating and, IMO, better lyric?
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
But can we talk about how Rufus Wainright changed the song by rewriting the lyric “the holy dove was moving too” to “the holy dark was moving too”? And how that is a fascinating and, IMO, better lyric?
Me: “I need to eat and run some errands.“
ADHD: “OK, but what if you just did one more row of crochet on your project?“
Internet: *breaks through wall like the Kool-Aid Man and steals my attention*
ADHD: “OK, but what if you just did one more row of crochet on your project?“
Internet: *breaks through wall like the Kool-Aid Man and steals my attention*
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Me: “I need to eat and run some errands.“
ADHD: “OK, but what if you just did one more row of crochet on your project?“
Internet: *breaks through wall like the Kool-Aid Man and steals my attention*
ADHD: “OK, but what if you just did one more row of crochet on your project?“
Internet: *breaks through wall like the Kool-Aid Man and steals my attention*
*buzzes in* What is 2girls1cup?
I saw it, I regret it, let us never speak of it again.
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
*buzzes in* What is 2girls1cup?
Glad to know it’s not just me!
Do you all feel absolutely crazy as I do with everything going on? Please say yes
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Glad to know it’s not just me!
This is fantastic advice! You can also think of writing sex as writing a fight scene. Both involve coordinating bodies in a give-and-take scenario, and need to communicate what the character is feeling in their body. Get the choreography down and then you can add in the sensuality and eroticism.
I think a lot of authors nervous about writing their first intimate scene tend to overcomplicate the situation.
Your scene can be short. 1-3 pages is perfectly fine. All you're asking yourself is what would you want done to you? What would you want to do to a lover? Then write it.
Your scene can be short. 1-3 pages is perfectly fine. All you're asking yourself is what would you want done to you? What would you want to do to a lover? Then write it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is fantastic advice! You can also think of writing sex as writing a fight scene. Both involve coordinating bodies in a give-and-take scenario, and need to communicate what the character is feeling in their body. Get the choreography down and then you can add in the sensuality and eroticism.
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I want people to displace the imaginary depictions of *revolutions* that they have come to create in their heads with the actual small revolutionary acts that happen daily. We might get closer to revolution that way.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I want people to displace the imaginary depictions of *revolutions* that they have come to create in their heads with the actual small revolutionary acts that happen daily. We might get closer to revolution that way.