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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Was given the magical KD (Kraft Dinner Mac and Cheese) soda pop. Eww...

Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Can I convince you to buy my books based on my art? 1=Beautiful Dreamer 2=Thin 3=Three Wasted Chances 4="Cuddles, Devourer of Worlds" featured in Uncle Aberrant's Compendium of Cosmic Delights

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Writers claim they spend a stupid amount of money on their writing and characters... Then there is me. Book soundtrack (produced by Dave Rodgers Music) and statue (foundry is Firebird Bronze). You will never out-stupid-spend me.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While every other author is bringing the glam or using AI, I am putting myself out there in the only way I know how. Peak.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Person claims they are a writer and uses Claude to "help" edit. After the first paragraph it becomes an entire rewrite. Garbage in, garbage out. Please support actual authors (Hi!) and avoid stuff like this.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

WTF did I just read? Is this how AI "authors" "write"? As in, not at all? Meanwhile some readers wonder why non-AI writers like me get mad my work doesn't get read. HELLO?! Don't you want to read a book from someone who can make at least 1 proper sentence?

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My KDP earnings went up 5 Canadian cents since the start of this month thanks to... The exchange rate! Woo! 🇨🇦

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Guys...girls...people...err...aliens? What did I do? No, seriously. What is this?

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Google "Dutch Angle" and get Dutch Angle. Neck is sore.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Why do I have 900 followers on TikTok? All I do is bash the romantasy genre like it owes me money, which it does. ACOTAR existing is trauma and I and my 900 followers need therapy.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The statue is a 9' tall 525 lbs black patina bronze statue of my character, Mewblade. Black since it is closest to her color and looks rather bespoke in my house. However...social media had other ideas. Short and stupid comic, but, the comments I've seen made me laugh. Tada!

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sigh. Can't post my latest artwork because social media wouldn't like it. Here is some art you'd actually like. A North American House Hippo that I made to help promo my parodh short story in Gore 3: A Halloween Anthology

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Woke up this morning and I saw my book sales climb! By a foot! Woo. What a workout!

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's official. I am the 0.1% ...of stationary cycling. I am going to celebrate and eat a burger.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

the wolf spider...the less poisonous and frankly less bad Canadian cousin to the monster spiders they have down in Australia, but I still don't want to accidentally pick one up at 12 am.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The one nice thing about having a weird-looking main character in my book series is that AI will struggle to replicate her for a while at least.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I should have looked harder. Okay everyone, the jig is up! "AI Creator." They're not a real person, and not a real author. Their entire book is AI!!! The cover, the profile, the author itself, the author interview...IT IS ALL AI!!! #books #author

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Sigh... As an author, why can't my book posts get 1.1k likes? Why is it a topic that somehow Americans made into a flipping controversy? And also...the 401k, Social Security, and Medicaid comments. There are other nationalities on Threads. *Speaking in Canadian, from Vancouver*

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Self-portraits. MF Ghost fanart vs pinup with my own car. (To prove how unoriginal I am.)

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Why artists should keep their old work, to see how far they've come. 2001-2003 vs 2025 Self-portraits in my CG line style, since direct comparisons are easier.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I never thought it was possible, but I have reached the level where I am so weird not even a 9 foot tall statue of my alien-looking character surprises anyone. What would your response be if you walked into a house and saw this? #fanart #pokemon #art

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And they didn't do it to just this one, they went through six of them in quick succession. These people aren't readers, they are bullies, and I wish Goodreads would remove them.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I hate "readers". Not the normal ones, the one in quotes who don't even read the book then slap a 1 star on a book because of a personal vendetta. I have 2 5 stars and 1 1 star, and this makes my book look bad. Can someone help me with this injustice and give me a high 5 or something?

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

my Mewblade statue now comes with an official plaque so I don't need to keep using a sheet of paper to answer everyone's questions. granted...it doesn't answer much... #art #pokemon #fanart #mewtwo #statue

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I am nervous about turning this 24-page comic into a short story for my future anthology, but I think I finally figured out how to do it while honoring my three lovelies. I am looking forward to writing it.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Stories with genderless aliens that are tall and weigh a lot pounds you say? Welcome to the club, my fellow weirdo.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

watch as I delete my Beautiful Dreamer book from Draft2Digital forever. #writer

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Results for this Draft2Digital's July (which includes the Smashwords Summer Sale) are in. And... I will be pulling my book from the platform. Even when free, there wasn't enough traffic to remotely justify the upkeep cost. Authors can't go wide if readers don't want to.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Someone just reminded me that I liked one of the worst characters of a show that no one remembers, and I actually drew a (old) picture of her. This is Jewelia from Shadow Raiders / War Planets. One of like, two fan arts on the entire internet. Anyone remember any of this? Just me?

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Reason why I don't get any writing or art done. Because I am a jock.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I am an artist. A digital one. I can't wrap anything to save my life. I hope this arrived in one piece. #art #artist

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

look what I got in the mail! JK. I was super excited. guys were expecting a Charizard since the Customs form said Pokemon on the side. Sorry, but this is my Mewthree (inspired by Mewtwo). Loved the end result and she looks great in my house.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

thank you for giving me back my closest space by picking up my books, CDs, and Mewblade figurines. I am very grateful. #author #artist

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Whoever wanted the colored Mewblade figurine...it has been claimed. Wrapped up, tarrifs paid, shipping out on Monday. The 3 matte black ones are still available on my VLK249 ko-fi, but the color one is gone.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

it has been barely two days and I already had to get a sign... Giant statue spoiler alert tax in case anyone was wondering why.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Mewblade - Letum Falcifer "Death Carrying A Scythe." Decider of Fate, goddess of entropy. Mewblade is a Genetic Reaper Legendary Fakemon, a Mewthree. She is based after the Pokémon, Mewtwo. The statue was designed in to inspire my pursuit to understand an entropic universe.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I still can't believe Mewblade is now in my house. My weird Pokemon dreams have been filled; my tribute to my favorite personal character in statue. Will talk more about her later.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Look what came in! Mewblade in da house! (More pics later)

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Audio book narrator here, and I could use some help. This is the Winged Victory or Somathrace. The problem is, Σαμοθράκη / Samothráki is pronounced [s̠amoˈθɾaci]. Do I go with Somathrace "sa·muh·thrays" or Samothráki "s̠amoˈθɾaci"? The book is written in American English.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The last two days I got a lot of the dude-bros dissing on my book. (Beautiful Dreamer is still on Smashwords for free until the end of July, btw). Today, I woke up to this. Thank you.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

And this was not the only comment I got like this. Being told my book isn't worth paying for hurts. Not even worth looking at. It is hard to feel good as an indie author when multiple people say things like this.

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Someone on Reddit taught me this... If you are really serious about not using AI, type in your keywords followed by -AI . This will remove AI from your searches. Just wish it was an opt-in rather than an opt-out feature!

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

No, I don't want to waste water to help summarize the book blurb differently + wrong + with scams I prefer the older blurb method of swearing at my word document for 3 days trying to summarize 100k words in 2 paragraphs, thanks!

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

For the 3 people that picked up my book for free, thank you. For the rest of you...what is taking you so long?

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Vanessa L Krauss the Bubbly Brain @bubbleybrain.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It's always sci-fi or fantasy with a romance subplot...always... Here is my political stance. Aro/Ace fiction by Aro/Ace authors should be loved and wanted in the book verse as much as other books. Found families, high stakes, deep friendships...goals that don't involve hooking up.

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