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Becky Allen

@allreb.bsky.social
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Writer, human, generally a little anxious. Lover of bright colors and brunch. Nonbinary; they/them. beckyallenbooks.com

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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 45m
Uggh got a ClaimsHero email about Anthropic and deleted with extreme prejudice. authorsguild.org/news/claimsh...
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Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 19h
@CethanLeahy

Me: oh wow, this shop has everything my heart desires!

Spooky shopkeeper: yes, I will warn you... every item comes with a price.

Me: yes, I know how shops work

kittydesade

Spooky Shopkeeper: The price may be more than you expect to pay.

Me: Yes, I know how US taxes work, too.

del3141

Shopkeeper, increasingly exasperated: I'm trying to tell you that I'm evil and offering these wares with no regard for the harm they will do!

Me, also increasingly exasperated: I know what capitalism is too goddammit
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 3h
omg!!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 20h
I just started a new training block at the gym, and also hadn't gone consistently over the last month, so... ow, my quads. But! An old lady I see there all the time stopped me to tell me I have great posture! Which is not true, but it *has* improved, like my muscles hold me up now or something.
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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 06/10/2026
Bookshop dot org is doing free shipping today and tomorrow! In case you're in need of fresh books (and who isn't?), I duplicated my Queer SFF Books lists over there for your browsing convenience.
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Queer Adult SFF! Bookshop
All the queer adult science fiction and fantasy that I can find!Hi, I'm K.A. Doore and I write and read and adore queer adult SFF. I've been curating a queer SFF list since 2019 and sharing it on my b...
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
let's goooooo
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He wasn't already dead???
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
whut
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I tried Geocities but preferred Tripod and then begged for my own domain/hosting package for Chanukah one year. Since my super basic HTML/CSS skillz got me my first "real job" my dad always said that domain was the best present he ever got me.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah obviously 😂 I bought HTML for Dummies and spent like the next 10 years making my own websites.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Huh. Apparently, people slipping on banana peels was not just a cartoon gag, it was a thing that happened in gross city streets when bananas first became widely available: ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/w...
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When Gilded Age New York City went to war against banana peels
River pirates, sneak thieves, pickpockets, confidence men—New York City in 1896 was grappling with rising rates of relatively new crimes that threatened the safety of Gilded Age Gotham. But tthe ci…
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Honestly, the biggest problem is that I don't want to stop after half an hour when I need to go to work because I wanna keep playing with my manuscript. Which is a nice problem to have, tbh.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I did wonder what it would be like for revisions though, which require a bit more brain work, and I've always preferred to do in longer sessions where I can really sink into it. But it turns out, it's fine, actually!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When I switched jobs earlier this year I also started writing a couple of mornings a week, which rules; I finished a rough draft in about five months, rather than the eight to ten months I had estimated. (www.beckyallenbooks.com/2026/05/01/i...)
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I found a pocket dimension
It turns out I have a literal extra hour in my day.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I loooved that movie but it also terrified me the first time I watched it. Not, like, the sequence where he dreams about being in a fiery hell, I was worried they were going to get eaten by the singing alligator.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yup!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
All in all, EXTREMELY fun finale, A++.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
And then uh… surprise Ben and Adam cameo!
A movie theater with the Jet Lag The Game splash screen; Ben and Adam from the show are standing in front of it
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Someone gave us bracelets!
A homemade beaded bracelet with letters JLTG
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A totally normal night, I feel a normal amount of stress about this youtube show with no prize.
Jet Lag: Japanorama on a movie screen
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I had really good intentions of going to the gym this afternoon, but instead I think it might be a really great day to take a nap.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Boooooo I hate it when work events do that!!!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Anyway I signed up for an acrylic painting for absolute beginners class that starts next month! I have literally zero visual arts talent, and super low visual acumen, so... I'm not gonna be good at this, lol. But I get to buy some paints so that's fun!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've got a big company town hall coming up and every team is presenting, and every team needs a "peppy walk up song" to play before their segment and my boss asked me for ideas, and since I doubt he cares at all it's gonna be Carly Rae Jepsen's "Motivation".
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
tw #cornell If I have faith in literally anyone to get actual justice, or the closest thing possible in a case like this, it's Letitia James.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hmm no I think your shop is the best actually.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That is beautiful!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sure! Thanks for checking.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Naturally I now find all the typos. I guess subscribe if you want to see original typo-inclusive newsletters in the future! www.beckyallenbooks.com/newsletter/
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Newsletter
I send out a newsletter on the first of every month. Okay, sure I also cross-post it over on the blog, but this way you get it straight to your inbox!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I kinda want to find someone etsy who'll nice embroided version, tbh!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's such a weird experience <3
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I suspect it is unfortunately Relatable(tm) for a lot of people who put out books.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Aaaand it's out in the universe, here we go. Ten years after my first book came out, the story of how it flopped and what came after (spoiler: very little). Not exactly a juicy tell-all -- there was nothing juicy to tell -- but pretty freaking candid. www.beckyallenbooks.com/2026/10/01/o...
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On failure
It’s October of 2026. That means it is now the tenth anniversary of Bound by Blood and Sand being published… and I think enough time has passed to talk about one of the big things in publishing (an…
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🫂
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lots of elderly couples dancing, little kids running around, surprised millennials looking up from their phones and stopping to listen. We met a woman who just moved in and a guy with a cute dog, and said hi to some friends from the studio. What a lovely evening surprise!!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sudden phone call from my sister: "Are you still out for your walk? COME HOME!" Me, panicking: "What?!" Her: "There's a JAZZ BAND IN THE PLAZA! And they're really good!!" There was indeed a jazz band in the plaza! Our neighbors arranged it to get people to come out and meet each other.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I need to catch up but haven't because I've got some qualms with other elements (alas).
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I get these emails and I don't even have United coverage anymore.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'tis the season of dueling leaf blowers outside, happy RRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRR to you all.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh dear, I fear I must let someone be wrong on the internet about something inconsequential that doesn't actually involve me. I could continue to explain why I'm correct but unfortunately I can not force people to be literate.
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Harriet - Pumpkin Spite @akaharriet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
finally set up a recurring donation to one of my favorite charities, Undue Medical Debt, which buys up medical debt cheap and then pays it off for people at a rate of about $1000 per $10 donated unduemedicaldebt.org
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Undue Medical Debt Homepage
Undue Medical Debt makes it easy for donors to make an impactful difference in the lives of those struggling with medical debt.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Aww, Early Edition and baby Kyle Chandler. reactormag.com/early-editio...
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Early Edition, One of Those Perfectly ‘90s Shows, Turns 30 Today (Tomorrow) - Reactor
Did you hear that thump and a cat meow?
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So uhhh... subscribe if you want a relatable bad time, I guess? 😅 (I really did pour my heart out in this one though, so I hope you *will* please give it a read. www.beckyallenbooks.com/newsletter/)
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Newsletter
I send out a newsletter on the first of every month. Okay, sure I also cross-post it over on the blog, but this way you get it straight to your inbox!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It isn't juicy publishing drama because nothing happened. It's more about how things *didn't* happen, and unpacking how it all felt. But as far as I can tell, this kind of "nothing happens" is exactly what happens to *a lot* of debut authors.
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I just finished drafting my October newsletter and it's a long and emotional one about failure. Specifically, October makes ten years since my first book came out, and I haven't sold anything since. www.beckyallenbooks.com/newsletter/
beckyallenbooks.com
Newsletter
I send out a newsletter on the first of every month. Okay, sure I also cross-post it over on the blog, but this way you get it straight to your inbox!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No CRJ pop up show tickets for me :( Happy for folks who snagged them but also jealousssss
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No??? hate this for you??? (sending love of course 🫂)
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(The Japanese street food festival is also canceled, which is also a bummer but a much smaller one.)
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Carly Rae Jepsen concert (...okay, the whole music festival) canceled 😭 Definitely better to be safe than sorry but what a bummer!
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Becky Allen @allreb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I used to run a book review blog and on a review of a deeply mid MG series, a few of the readers found it and started with angry comments...then started talking to each other... then roleplaying as the characters *in the comments of my blog*. Kids are gonna find ways to chat!
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