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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is out today! Available to read in Kindle unlimited 👇🏻

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is NOT a drill! The Hocus Pocus Handbook is $1.99 in digital for a limited time. 9 hours left! Amazon: tinyurl.com/2fpdhaxw Kobo: tinyurl.com/yvbnm7px BN: tinyurl.com/23me9ffr Don't miss out on a bargain price an amazing book!

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Deal: The Hocus Pocus Handbook

The Hocus Pocus Handbook

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Has anyone gotten health insurance through Freelancers Union vs going to the ACA independently and had it be less finally awful? Especially if you’re in your 40s/50s. What my wife and I are currently paying is just not tenable and I’m trying to do my research

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thinking about how Malcolm Gladwell quoted my BFF from college out of context to imply that she's an anti-vaxxer in his latest book. She is not anti-vax. I have known this woman for almost 30 years. A I will never forgive that POS.

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Rachel Grant/R.S. Grant @rachelgrant.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And now that I've mentioned the vet bills (emergency care, insulin, ongoing tests) plus child support, it's time for a promo post for my new release so we can keep Malala in diabetic kitty food! FALSE FLAG - now available in digital, print, and audio buy now: geni.us/FalseFlag

False Flag
“Fiercely intelligent and deeply researched, False Flag is a righteous indictment of our disinformation landscape while also being a smoking hot romance. It gave me more catharsis than anything else I read all year.” - Emma Barry, author of You, Me, & the Conspiracy

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hah, I did not actually write a staircase scene! I definitely should have, in retrospect. Next book. Wolfhaven is the name of the mansion!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

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3D Printed Whistles | Linktree

We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have a new release coming out next week! 📖 Wolfhaven: A Gothic Historical Romance is a lush gothic historical romance for lovers of dark fairy tales. Preorder on all platforms; coming to KU after October 13th. #historicalromance

A trope card for Wolfhaven: A Gothic Historical Romance depicting a black, gray, red, and white cover with the words Forbidden Attraction, Scarred Duke, Fairytale Vibes, Historical romance, haunted mansion, morally gray hero, and Gothic romance arrayed around it.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026

Vote early and in person, folks. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Otherwise get it into the mail at the earliest possible date. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?

Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Voted. Put my ballot into the drop box about 10 minutes ago. Got COVID and flu shots for myself and my daughter, too. Productive morning.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I've worked for multiple employers who called the marketing department Business Development Sales & Marketing. 😅

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Still over here writing 'em, although what is probably my last historical romance comes out on the 13th and it's a departure from the Regency romcom norm.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I would like to live at the writer's retreat. This is an ideal life.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do I want to adopt an axolotl, Y/N. (No, but it is tempting, I admit.)

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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 30/09/2026

It's a lot harder to fundraise during the midterms, so we're not even halfway to our goal. If you have a few bucks to spare, please consider donating to the Fated States Project. fatedmates.net/givingcircle

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Fated States | Join and Donate | The States Project

Learn more about Fated States on Grapevine.org

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

not sure if that first link showed up, but you can register for our future phone banks here: www.fatedmates.net/fatedstates

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FATED STATES — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's a bipartisan effort in Congress to eliminate government funding of research on live cats and dogs. Please contact your representative to express support for the COMPACT Act (Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing Act)! #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky #beagles #RidglanFarms

Photo of beagle puppy in cage, courtesy of Beagle Freedom Project

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Emma Barry @authoremmabarry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

this closes in a few days, if you haven't entered yet! I suspect it'll be the last giveaway my publisher will be doing for the book.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ugh. Sick. Sick + deadline = sad, tired, and stressed.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 15/09/2026

The @authorsguild.org has updated its comprehensive article on the Anthropic copyright settlement and the many claims discrepancies thereof with info about publisher corrections and publisher contact email addresses authorsguild.org/news/importa...

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Important Information Regarding Anthropic Copyright Settlement Claim Notices

Update, September 14, 2026: The Authors Guild has gathered further information regarding the Anthropic allocation dispute process. We have updated this post with additional guidance on disputes involv...

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I have a constant knot of anxiety in the pit of my stomach. I also have hard book deadlines to meet. It's a struggle to balance them.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 11/09/2026

What the Authors Guild is saying about the Anthropic settlement chaos, incl this: "Rasenberger was adamant that agents are not entitled to receive any portion of the settlement...'it is very clear you have to be a rights holder to file a claim.'" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Authors Guild Addresses Anthropic Settlement Concerns

When claim notices in the $1.5 billion agreement went out last week, many authors were surprised to see they would not be receiving what they believed was their share of the settlement.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

remember when we didn’t all know the word “cyclosporiasis”? anyway before the official end is declared here is this www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.

If you share my attitude toward adventure, you’ll love these recipes!

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Ruth A. Casie @ruthacasie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🐦‍⬛ Gothic romance 💋 Slow-burn attraction 🧔🏻‍♂️ Provisional duke / reluctant heir 🏠 House with secrets ❤️ Forbidden desire buff.ly/oxavoBU #historicalromance #HartleighHouse

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

The settlement administrators have written back and explained to me that indeed, if you select either "author" or "author loan-out company" as your entity when you first signed up, it will assume that there is a silent publisher, unless you say that you are the sole owner of the work.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

Authors who are members of the class in the Anthropic Settlement, please be aware that if you have a work in the settlement which has multiple authors but is self-published (or the rights have reverted), the settlement allocation is buggy. Explanation below

The Anthropic settlement allocation is buggy for self publishers with multiple authors

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did I post about this yet? I don't think I did. I have a new release out as part of the Wayward Dukes collection! 📖 Snowbound With a Duke Available to read in #KindleUnlimited 👉 books2read.com/snowbound-wi... Only One Bed Duke x Single Mom Snowed In Road trip, Regency style Forced Proximity

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

All right, Romancelandia, Fated States phonebanking IS BACK for the midterms, starting Sept 19th from 1-3 eastern and running through Nov 1. You will find all the info you need and can register at www.fatedmates.net/fatedstates

A pic of a phone that says "Phonebank with Romance for Jon Ossoff. Saturday, 9/19, 1-3pm"

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 06/09/2026

The heroine is clipboard-dependent. The hero has no idea what he's doing. /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0... Apple: books.apple.com/us/b... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/e... #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #WedgefordTrials

The Duke who Didn't
- one of Amazon's best romances of 2020
- one of Washington Post's best romances of 2020
- a NYT notable book

The Wedgeford Trials by Courtney Milan
covers for The Duke who Didn't, The Marquis who Mustn't, and The Earl who Isn't

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 05/09/2026

I would like to report on the literary agents who are claiming a percentage of their clients' Anthropic settlement. But I need some authors willing to share info about who these agents are (privately - no need to go on the record). Reach out: hello@janefriedman.com

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

On top of dealing with the Anthropic stuff - my case is straightforward, thankfully - it's just a kick in the nuts, you know?

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happens every few months. Supposedly Zon was cutting down on returns but I haven't seen that in practice. I'm not in KU. If I wanted to be, I would be. Kobo+ and libraries are both options.

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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I just got mine as well. Make sure you hit "expand" beside each title when you log in to make sure there's nobody else trying to get in on it besides you and your publisher.

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Carrie Lomax, aka Joline Pearce (she/her) @carrielomax.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Love watching my KDP dash bounce up and down as someone buys a book & returns it, going through my entire backlist of 30+ books. 😒 In series order.

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Scarlett Scott @scarlettscott.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A scorching-hot enemies-to-lovers romance between a single-dad duke and the fiercely independent countess who has vowed to guard her heart at all costs... ❤️ Duke with a Reputation is available now in paperback, KU, and audio. #historicalromance #romancereads

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026

I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org

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Audra Wolfe @audrajwolfe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A heads' up that at least one university press is doing this, in violation of the infringement clause. Check your contracts, write to your publisher, and upload your documentation to the settlement administrator's site.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 02/09/2026

Hello everyone! You may have heard that the Young Center is running its 6th annual Elizabeth Frenkel Waymakers Mileage Challenge. This year, Mr. Milan and I have agreed to go head to head on miles.

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Let's get this party started! A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT (9/15 from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social ) is a solid fit for #SapphicSeptember. See what Margot and Rett are up to next! tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan... #historical #crime #queerfiction #WLW And though it isn't shelved as a romance, there is this.... 😉

Margot stepped in front of Shiloh and slowly buttoned her shirt, letting her fingertips brush the other woman’s chest.
Shiloh swallowed hard, blue eyes focused on Margot. “When will Bascom be here for you?”
“Less than an hour. Unfortunately.” Margot reached the top button and affixed the collar. She took the tie from her arm and looped it around Shiloh’s neck. “Which is why you are being buttoned up and not undone.”
“Oh, you have undone me, Margot.”
~A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau 2026 Minotaur Books

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