Reads and rereads ABDL stories to try and figure out which authors actually have knowledge of real magic and which ones are... "Larping"
Has written taxonomies of ABDL incidents that seem to be based on real events, for science (???)
Anomalous plushies are one of her favorite categories
Has written taxonomies of ABDL incidents that seem to be based on real events, for science (???)
Anomalous plushies are one of her favorite categories
October 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Reads and rereads ABDL stories to try and figure out which authors actually have knowledge of real magic and which ones are... "Larping"
Has written taxonomies of ABDL incidents that seem to be based on real events, for science (???)
Anomalous plushies are one of her favorite categories
Has written taxonomies of ABDL incidents that seem to be based on real events, for science (???)
Anomalous plushies are one of her favorite categories
Year 48 photo project - day 13.
The arrival of my last birthday presents from my husband: two books on ancient China (titles and authors in the ALT-text).
#books #ancientchina #cambridgeuniversitypress #cup #reading
The arrival of my last birthday presents from my husband: two books on ancient China (titles and authors in the ALT-text).
#books #ancientchina #cambridgeuniversitypress #cup #reading
October 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Year 48 photo project - day 13.
The arrival of my last birthday presents from my husband: two books on ancient China (titles and authors in the ALT-text).
#books #ancientchina #cambridgeuniversitypress #cup #reading
The arrival of my last birthday presents from my husband: two books on ancient China (titles and authors in the ALT-text).
#books #ancientchina #cambridgeuniversitypress #cup #reading
The Accusation Is the Product
https://nicheof.one/feed/the-accusation-is-the-product/
https://nicheof.one/feed/the-accusation-is-the-product/
The Accusation Is the Product
TL;DR: Dan Holloway set two seven-figure deals side by side for the Alliance of Independent Authors. H. M. Wolfe’s Daggermouth, “the highest-profile indie bestseller of the past year,” took a study finding “that the book may be 60 percent AI-generated,” kept its Simon & Schuster deal, and debute
nicheof.one
October 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The Accusation Is the Product
https://nicheof.one/feed/the-accusation-is-the-product/
https://nicheof.one/feed/the-accusation-is-the-product/
Debbie Burke's farmers market receipt outlasts the unnamed publishing deal
https://nicheof.one/feed/local-publicity-is-inventory/
https://nicheof.one/feed/local-publicity-is-inventory/
Debbie Burke's farmers market receipt outlasts the unnamed publishing deal
TL;DR: Penny Sansevieri, who runs Author Marketing Experts and teaches book marketing at NYU, argues on Jane Friedman’s site that authors should chase local publicity before national. She backs it with three cases: unnamed sisters in Louisiana whose self-published cookbook was picked up by an unname
nicheof.one
October 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Debbie Burke's farmers market receipt outlasts the unnamed publishing deal
https://nicheof.one/feed/local-publicity-is-inventory/
https://nicheof.one/feed/local-publicity-is-inventory/
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The classic fiction magazine Strange Tales is back! With stories by award-winning authors, articles, craft tutorials, and more, Strange Tales is the most unique magazine you will ever read. Also Jimothy is here.
#booksky #writing #books #nycc #newyorkcomiccon
The classic fiction magazine Strange Tales is back! With stories by award-winning authors, articles, craft tutorials, and more, Strange Tales is the most unique magazine you will ever read. Also Jimothy is here.
#booksky #writing #books #nycc #newyorkcomiccon
October 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wil...
The classic fiction magazine Strange Tales is back! With stories by award-winning authors, articles, craft tutorials, and more, Strange Tales is the most unique magazine you will ever read. Also Jimothy is here.
#booksky #writing #books #nycc #newyorkcomiccon
The classic fiction magazine Strange Tales is back! With stories by award-winning authors, articles, craft tutorials, and more, Strange Tales is the most unique magazine you will ever read. Also Jimothy is here.
#booksky #writing #books #nycc #newyorkcomiccon
The Agents Rewrote Their Ethics Code. Count the New Ways It Lets Them Bill You.
https://nicheof.one/feed/count-the-new-ways-it-lets-them-bill-you/
https://nicheof.one/feed/count-the-new-ways-it-lets-them-bill-you/
The Agents Rewrote Their Ethics Code. Count the New Ways It Lets Them Bill You.
TL;DR: The Association of American Literary Agents revised its Canon of Ethics, second time in four years. ALLi filed it as agents acknowledging that indie authors changed the industry. Writer Beware, one day earlier, filed the same document as a list of new permissions to take money from writers. B
nicheof.one
October 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The Agents Rewrote Their Ethics Code. Count the New Ways It Lets Them Bill You.
https://nicheof.one/feed/count-the-new-ways-it-lets-them-bill-you/
https://nicheof.one/feed/count-the-new-ways-it-lets-them-bill-you/
It's a gross distortion of the legal process for an artist to be contracted to illustrate a specific story & how actual artists have been contracted (w/o work for hire) for as long as copyright has existed. Basically a rights grab in disguise by claiming it's protecting authors from illustrators.
October 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It's a gross distortion of the legal process for an artist to be contracted to illustrate a specific story & how actual artists have been contracted (w/o work for hire) for as long as copyright has existed. Basically a rights grab in disguise by claiming it's protecting authors from illustrators.
As a storyteller and educator, I looked for someway to put my thumb on the scale and I spent the summer reaching out to 70+ authors, illustrators & publishing professionals to put together a bookish auction to support Gina Hinojosa’s campaign for Texas governor.
www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina
www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina
Kidlit for Gina Hinojosa Auction
Silent auction 'Kidlit for Gina Hinojosa Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
October 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
As a storyteller and educator, I looked for someway to put my thumb on the scale and I spent the summer reaching out to 70+ authors, illustrators & publishing professionals to put together a bookish auction to support Gina Hinojosa’s campaign for Texas governor.
www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina
www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina
After a long production cycle and so much hard work, we’ve finished this year’s zine. This year, the theme is fairytales! Please enjoy, and have a lovely October!
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Once Upon a Tabletop, ttrpg fan zine 2026 | Thegeekynarwhal Digital Art
It's been a long long road to get here, and if i said everything i had gone through it'd look like an ao3 authors note. but! we are finally
www.patreon.com
October 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
After a long production cycle and so much hard work, we’ve finished this year’s zine. This year, the theme is fairytales! Please enjoy, and have a lovely October!
www.patreon.com/Thegeekynarw...
www.patreon.com/Thegeekynarw...
People with jobs besides writing: what's the one thing fiction authors always get wrong about your profession? 🧐😬 #writersky #fiction #research
October 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
People with jobs besides writing: what's the one thing fiction authors always get wrong about your profession? 🧐😬 #writersky #fiction #research
The human rights organization’s U.S. arm, a longtime participant in Banned Books Week, is shining a spotlight on persecuted authors and writers, complete with a list of books that are relevant to their cases. buff.ly/FuRCZYO
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/101426-amnesty-international-urges-solidarity-during-banned-books-week.html
buff.ly
October 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The human rights organization’s U.S. arm, a longtime participant in Banned Books Week, is shining a spotlight on persecuted authors and writers, complete with a list of books that are relevant to their cases. buff.ly/FuRCZYO
Oh, not just Diane and Pterry. I got it, too -- in Die Verhexte Schwert (The Misenchanted Sword), Valder was advised to try the hearty goodness of Fünf-Minuten Terrine. I suspect a lot of authors were similarly treated.
October 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Oh, not just Diane and Pterry. I got it, too -- in Die Verhexte Schwert (The Misenchanted Sword), Valder was advised to try the hearty goodness of Fünf-Minuten Terrine. I suspect a lot of authors were similarly treated.
Is there room for spontaneity in the doctor-patient relationship? In this paper, the authors have provided an introduction of several unique Daoist concepts and attempted to show how these can connect with current issues of interest to the bioethical community. bit.ly/4clQH8G #Bioethics #PhilSky
October 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Is there room for spontaneity in the doctor-patient relationship? In this paper, the authors have provided an introduction of several unique Daoist concepts and attempted to show how these can connect with current issues of interest to the bioethical community. bit.ly/4clQH8G #Bioethics #PhilSky
October 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Do you read novel afterwords? Some authors explain what they were trying to do, and a few are funnier than the book. Which afterword changed how you saw the story? #lightnovel #ranobe #lnreader
October 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Do you read novel afterwords? Some authors explain what they were trying to do, and a few are funnier than the book. Which afterword changed how you saw the story? #lightnovel #ranobe #lnreader
They were including a waiver of *moral rights*? Why on earth would that ever be in there?
There is absolutely no good reason why a magazine should be asking authors or illustrators to waive moral rights over their work.
There is absolutely no good reason why a magazine should be asking authors or illustrators to waive moral rights over their work.
October 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
They were including a waiver of *moral rights*? Why on earth would that ever be in there?
There is absolutely no good reason why a magazine should be asking authors or illustrators to waive moral rights over their work.
There is absolutely no good reason why a magazine should be asking authors or illustrators to waive moral rights over their work.
Science & Space · News
Loose Rubble Should Fly Apart. These Two Asteroids Are Holding On
By Elena Marsh
#Science
Loose Rubble Should Fly Apart. These Two Asteroids Are Holding On
By Elena Marsh
#Science
Loose Rubble Should Fly Apart. These Two Asteroids Are Holding On
A new analysis of sky-survey data finds two large main-belt asteroids rotating far faster than a pile of loose fragments could hold together. The authors say the rocks must be more cohesive than the standard picture allows.
dailyinference.news
October 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Science & Space · News
Loose Rubble Should Fly Apart. These Two Asteroids Are Holding On
By Elena Marsh
#Science
Loose Rubble Should Fly Apart. These Two Asteroids Are Holding On
By Elena Marsh
#Science
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective authors experiment with generative AI, while others are increasingly being asked to work on AI-generated manuscripts.
https://www.booksns.com/230875/
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective …
https://www.booksns.com/230875/
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective …
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective authors experiment with generative AI, while others are increasingly being asked to work on AI-generated manuscripts. - Trending Books
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective authors experiment with generative AI, while others are increasingly being asked to
www.booksns.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective authors experiment with generative AI, while others are increasingly being asked to work on AI-generated manuscripts.
https://www.booksns.com/230875/
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective …
https://www.booksns.com/230875/
Ghostwriters have reported that commissions are falling as prospective …
Any authors that are in need of beta reader ,Book editing, Book cover design
Am available kindly Dm if you are in need of those service
Am available kindly Dm if you are in need of those service
October 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Any authors that are in need of beta reader ,Book editing, Book cover design
Am available kindly Dm if you are in need of those service
Am available kindly Dm if you are in need of those service
I had a lovely afternoon designing, printing and then signing bookplates for my Patreon Paperback tier today. I know most authors like to do a brand related book plate, but I like to make them for every book I put out. This is a clear example of where I could make things easier for
October 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I had a lovely afternoon designing, printing and then signing bookplates for my Patreon Paperback tier today. I know most authors like to do a brand related book plate, but I like to make them for every book I put out. This is a clear example of where I could make things easier for
Are your books snuggle-worthy? Join our Snuggle Up With These Books event and reach readers!
Your book can be any genre, new release or backlist, at any price
buff.ly/SamxBIt
#nnlbh #authors #indieauthors
Your book can be any genre, new release or backlist, at any price
buff.ly/SamxBIt
#nnlbh #authors #indieauthors
Are your books snuggle-worthy? Join our Snuggle Up With These Books event and reach readers!
Your book can be any genre, new release or backlist, at any price. We want everything from middle grade to erotic romance, and everything in between.
buff.ly
October 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Are your books snuggle-worthy? Join our Snuggle Up With These Books event and reach readers!
Your book can be any genre, new release or backlist, at any price
buff.ly/SamxBIt
#nnlbh #authors #indieauthors
Your book can be any genre, new release or backlist, at any price
buff.ly/SamxBIt
#nnlbh #authors #indieauthors
Authors out there, what's the best publishing place to go with for my next book. Ingramspark, Lulu, KDP??? Let me known your opinion.
Book Publisher Book Publicist
ALT: Book Publisher Book Publicist
static.klipy.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Authors out there, what's the best publishing place to go with for my next book. Ingramspark, Lulu, KDP??? Let me known your opinion.
Bullshit reporting, as if AI is a person that makes choices to do bad things, but treated like an imbecile that can't be held responsible for its actions.
Just bullshit, it's a computer programme that went haywire.
Either its authors or its user should be held responsible for all harm it causes.
Just bullshit, it's a computer programme that went haywire.
Either its authors or its user should be held responsible for all harm it causes.
An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.
techcrunch.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Bullshit reporting, as if AI is a person that makes choices to do bad things, but treated like an imbecile that can't be held responsible for its actions.
Just bullshit, it's a computer programme that went haywire.
Either its authors or its user should be held responsible for all harm it causes.
Just bullshit, it's a computer programme that went haywire.
Either its authors or its user should be held responsible for all harm it causes.
#BannedBooks Week helps to raise awareness about the threats to freedom of expression authors are facing (and the chilling effect that has on our society more broadly). Read more about it here:
bannedbooksweek.org/about/
bannedbooksweek.org/about/
About | Banned Books Week®
bannedbooksweek.org
October 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
#BannedBooks Week helps to raise awareness about the threats to freedom of expression authors are facing (and the chilling effect that has on our society more broadly). Read more about it here:
bannedbooksweek.org/about/
bannedbooksweek.org/about/