Gin
@ginjones.bsky.social
I'm in training to become a Nac Mac Feegle. Their motto is: "Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!" WEE FREE MEN by Terry Pratchett.
Meanwhile, I'm a traditional mystery author and patient advocate. GinJones.com
Meanwhile, I'm a traditional mystery author and patient advocate. GinJones.com
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New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
And today's second stop in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour is here, with a post by @JenniferFischetto.com www.escapewithdollycas.com/2025/12/04/s... #BookSky
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And today's second stop in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour is here, with a post by @JenniferFischetto.com www.escapewithdollycas.com/2025/12/04/s... #BookSky
Two stops today in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour. The first is here: booksramblingsandtea.com/2025/12/04/b... #BookSky
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Two stops today in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour. The first is here: booksramblingsandtea.com/2025/12/04/b... #BookSky
As someone who loves to play with color in my quilts, I'm having trouble believing that Pantone's color of the year (stupid concept anyway) is .... tada! .... white. Sigh. They call it Cloud Dancer, but it's white. #QuiltSky Really doesn't spark my imagination! White? Seriously?
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
As someone who loves to play with color in my quilts, I'm having trouble believing that Pantone's color of the year (stupid concept anyway) is .... tada! .... white. Sigh. They call it Cloud Dancer, but it's white. #QuiltSky Really doesn't spark my imagination! White? Seriously?
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Response by owner of Graveside Press to writers' complaints of non-payment and other problems admits considerable disarray. Graveside is accepting reversion requests, asking writers to be "patient" as it seeks "supplemental funding" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Changes at Graveside Press: FAQ
Changes at Graveside Press FAQ What is changing? Kelley York, Hannah Rebekah Graves, and Syd are leaving Graveside Press. We wholly acknowledge and respect their reasons for doing so. What will happen...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Response by owner of Graveside Press to writers' complaints of non-payment and other problems admits considerable disarray. Graveside is accepting reversion requests, asking writers to be "patient" as it seeks "supplemental funding" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I've said this before and I'll say it again: Democrats can't hold official committee hearings, but they absolutely can gather in a room and invite people to answer questions and stream it live and invite the press to cover it.
NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've said this before and I'll say it again: Democrats can't hold official committee hearings, but they absolutely can gather in a room and invite people to answer questions and stream it live and invite the press to cover it.
Oops, I seem to have gotten lost on the blog tour, and didn't realize there's a second stop today, and it was even written by me! If that's not enough of an incentive, it's also got a recipe for my world-famous (okay, just locally famous) shortbread hearts. guatemalapaula.blogspot.com #BookSky
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Oops, I seem to have gotten lost on the blog tour, and didn't realize there's a second stop today, and it was even written by me! If that's not enough of an incentive, it's also got a recipe for my world-famous (okay, just locally famous) shortbread hearts. guatemalapaula.blogspot.com #BookSky
Just a note, the OP misremembered (and acknowledged it down-thread), and one of the contestants did in fact get the clue. Just watch the clip! It's at about the 30 second mark.
Heads up, @marthawells.com , Murderbot was on Jeopardy yesterday - Television for $800. No one got the clue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvo0...
j-archive.com/showgame.php...
#murderbot #jeopardy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvo0...
j-archive.com/showgame.php...
#murderbot #jeopardy
Television | Category | JEOPARDY!
YouTube video by Jeopardy!
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just a note, the OP misremembered (and acknowledged it down-thread), and one of the contestants did in fact get the clue. Just watch the clip! It's at about the 30 second mark.
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I’m holly, I’m jolly. You’ve got believe me. I swear I am
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I’m holly, I’m jolly. You’ve got believe me. I swear I am
Today's stop in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour is at jodyjoy.com/holidays-hom... #BookSky
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today's stop in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour is at jodyjoy.com/holidays-hom... #BookSky
Also in today's blog tour for Holidays & Homicides is an interview with fellow author Misty Simon. dianneascroft.com/blog/ #BookSky
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Also in today's blog tour for Holidays & Homicides is an interview with fellow author Misty Simon. dianneascroft.com/blog/ #BookSky
A nice review at the first stop in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour: karensiddall.wordpress.com #BookSky
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A nice review at the first stop in the Holidays & Homicides blog tour: karensiddall.wordpress.com #BookSky
To celebrate Holidays & Homicides, the 12 authors (including me!) are going on a book-blog tour, where you'll find interviews, reviews, and a holiday recipe or two. And prizes! Starts today and runs through December 15. www.escapewithdollycas.com #BookSky
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
To celebrate Holidays & Homicides, the 12 authors (including me!) are going on a book-blog tour, where you'll find interviews, reviews, and a holiday recipe or two. And prizes! Starts today and runs through December 15. www.escapewithdollycas.com #BookSky
The holiday-themed cozy mystery anthology is here!
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The holiday-themed cozy mystery anthology is here!
The day before a new book is released is always more stressful for me than the day of the release. Thinking about it makes me anxious, but there really isn't anything I can do about it, and there's none of the fun of seeing readers find and get excited about the book yet. #BookSky
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The day before a new book is released is always more stressful for me than the day of the release. Thinking about it makes me anxious, but there really isn't anything I can do about it, and there's none of the fun of seeing readers find and get excited about the book yet. #BookSky
Yikes! One of my generic scrips just more-than-doubled from $18 to $47. I've seen a lot of discussion about premiums doubling, but not scrips. Is this part of the negotiated price changes? #MedSky
December 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yikes! One of my generic scrips just more-than-doubled from $18 to $47. I've seen a lot of discussion about premiums doubling, but not scrips. Is this part of the negotiated price changes? #MedSky
Reposting this mostly to say that this is true of emails-out-of-blue from most authors. It just doesn't happen. (It's a little like "the reading of the will," which only happens in stories, not in real life. Yes, you can make up scenarios where it happens, but it's a real stretch.)
Hey, just got word that there's someone out there emailing people from annleckie05 at gmail, pretending to be me "reaching out" to people.
That is not me! If I email you out of the blue it will almost certainly come from annleckie.com, or possibly my personal email which doesn't contain my name.
That is not me! If I email you out of the blue it will almost certainly come from annleckie.com, or possibly my personal email which doesn't contain my name.
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposting this mostly to say that this is true of emails-out-of-blue from most authors. It just doesn't happen. (It's a little like "the reading of the will," which only happens in stories, not in real life. Yes, you can make up scenarios where it happens, but it's a real stretch.)
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The #BlackFridayBooks sale at Gemma Halliday Publishing ends Monday (but don't wait or you'll forget). I've got two seasonal books in the sale, just a buck apiece. You can see all the books here: www.gemmahallidaypublishing.com/sale #BookSky
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The #BlackFridayBooks sale at Gemma Halliday Publishing ends Monday (but don't wait or you'll forget). I've got two seasonal books in the sale, just a buck apiece. You can see all the books here: www.gemmahallidaypublishing.com/sale #BookSky
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If a video has no captions, I don't watch
If a video has no captions I don't watch
I don't wanna have to listen
It's hard work but have you considered
That if your video has no captions I won't watch.
If a video has no captions I don't watch
I don't wanna have to listen
It's hard work but have you considered
That if your video has no captions I won't watch.
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If a video has no captions, I don't watch
If a video has no captions I don't watch
I don't wanna have to listen
It's hard work but have you considered
That if your video has no captions I won't watch.
If a video has no captions I don't watch
I don't wanna have to listen
It's hard work but have you considered
That if your video has no captions I won't watch.
The #BlackFridayBooks sale at Gemma Halliday Publishing ends Monday (but don't wait or you'll forget). I've got two seasonal books in the sale, just a buck apiece. You can see all the books here: www.gemmahallidaypublishing.com/sale #BookSky
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The #BlackFridayBooks sale at Gemma Halliday Publishing ends Monday (but don't wait or you'll forget). I've got two seasonal books in the sale, just a buck apiece. You can see all the books here: www.gemmahallidaypublishing.com/sale #BookSky
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Alert: I've gotten several reports of non-payment by Graveside Press, from authors w/ stories in one or more anthologies. Also failing to provide author copies, & failing to respond to emails & messages. Anyone w/ similar experiences, pls contact me (Writer Beware) in confidence: [email protected]
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Alert: I've gotten several reports of non-payment by Graveside Press, from authors w/ stories in one or more anthologies. Also failing to provide author copies, & failing to respond to emails & messages. Anyone w/ similar experiences, pls contact me (Writer Beware) in confidence: [email protected]
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I'm flummoxed by the underground movement to rehab cancelled figures. There's a rumor that a studio head is planning to begin bringing cancelled people back. It's bananas. The industry has contracted, leaving writers, directors and actors scrambling for work and we're making space for sex criminals?
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm flummoxed by the underground movement to rehab cancelled figures. There's a rumor that a studio head is planning to begin bringing cancelled people back. It's bananas. The industry has contracted, leaving writers, directors and actors scrambling for work and we're making space for sex criminals?
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periodically I am googling a specific Discworld quote for my QOTD and one of those AI summaries pops up trying to analyze the quote and it makes me so fucking twitchy
usually I can ignore this stuff but leave Terry Pratchett alone
usually I can ignore this stuff but leave Terry Pratchett alone
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
periodically I am googling a specific Discworld quote for my QOTD and one of those AI summaries pops up trying to analyze the quote and it makes me so fucking twitchy
usually I can ignore this stuff but leave Terry Pratchett alone
usually I can ignore this stuff but leave Terry Pratchett alone
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Authors win discovery ruling in lawsuit against Open AI that could help prove willful copyright infringement (over the use of pirated datasets for AI training)
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Authors win discovery ruling in lawsuit against Open AI that could help prove willful copyright infringement (over the use of pirated datasets for AI training)