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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Been having some rocky weeks. Gonna try and get back some sense of normal. My tasks for the rest of the week are simple: - Finish those missing chapters - Answer emails and messages - Focus on self care. Small steps are important. Need to remember that. #mentalhealth #chronicpain #writerslife

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

These last couple of weeks have been mental for me. To anyone who follows and wonders why I have dropped off the face of the earth: I did not ghost you intentionally. I am so sorry. I am still alive. #chroniclife #writingcommunity #disabledlife

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Whoever could have foreseen this happening? 🤔🙄 Innocent shopper kicked out of Sainsbury’s after facial recognition error share.google/eWUxgUyL5jT1...

A preview of the article from the Telegraph newspaper, titled 'Innocent shopper kicked out of Sainsbury's after facial recognition error.'
The article is by Samuel Montgomery.
Under the title is the sub-title that reads:
Customer mistakenly flagged by anti-theft technology says incident is 'terrifying glimpse of the future'

The first paragraph is also included in the screenshot, and reads as follows:
A shopper was thrown out of a SSainsbury's after staff incorrectly identified him as an offender flagged by its facial recognition software.

Matt Arnold, a promoters at Dulwich Hamlet Comedy Club, had been…

Of course if you want to read the full article, go ahead and follow the link.
If not, then long story short: matt was buying alcohol for the club and was waiting for someone to approve his purchase because it's alcohol. Staff came over and told him they cannot serve him and he needs to leave. They escorted him off the premises. Told him to scan a QR code and speak to the Facewatch security system. He really needed the alcohol so he asked if his colleague could pay. Staff looked confused but said okay.
His colleague paid for the stuff.
Also, the data collected by these facial recognition technology is shared between stores and chains, so someone could easily be banned from supermarkets and stores without even knowing.
As someone with at least two doppelgangers out there myself, I pray that neither of them turn evil anytime soon.

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Unsolicited but entirely solid advice 👌

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I WAS going to check it over once before sending to a couple of beta readers. I'm still in sheer disbelief this happened with Google docs. #writerslife #writingcommunity #authorlife #justwhy #fantasy #WIP

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Ken @kensume.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Weirdboy🌛🌚 Channelled the WAAAGH! with this one! #Warhammer #Warhammer40K #WarhammerCommunity #Nerdlings #PaintingWarhammer

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Unsolicited writing advice: Your first draft will probably not be your last. Writing often requires a lot polishing, editing and rewriting. So do not stop at your first draft. #writingcommunity #booksky #authorlife #writing #editing

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Not book or nerd related but wanted to share this anyway. My hands were shaking soooo much but I miraculously got this clear picture before it flew off. #dragonfly #nature #chroniclife #chroniclife #mentalhealth

A green dragonfly rests on a dead rosebush stem.
Purple flowers can be seen out of focus in the background, along with the healthy stems of the same rosebush.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are rampant. Here’s the latest list of scammers: W.W <jl6278589@gmail.com> tunjiwears2@gmail.com #bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #amediting #fiction #authors #shortstory #booksky

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I really need to start listening to my own advice… #writerslife #writingcommunity #editing #WIP

A picture of my WIP with text overplayed, which reads "Yep. Editing without snacks was a mistake. Gonna go fix that."
There is a picture of a fat grey tabby (cartoon style) holding two forks beside the text "gonna go fix that" at the bottom of the picture.

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Anyone else make a list of names for when you have a brain fart and forget them? #writerslife #author #booksky #writingcommunity

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Today was a bad flare up so I didn't get anything done today. For anyone who needs to hear this, it's okay to rest. Rest is letting your body work to recover from the flare up 🩷 #chronicpain #writerslife #chroniclife

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A very handsome doggo 🐶

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Flameon Miniatures @flameonminiatures.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The tutorial about painting this power fist is a part of the series about painting my Plague Marine Champion and is available here: www.patreon.com/collection/1... the miniature is fully hand painted with a brush and acrylic paints 🙂 #warhammer #warhammer40k #warhammer40000

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Unsolicited writing advice: Always have snacks within reach when editing your work. It reduces hunger-related distractions. Also a good drink helps too. Do you have go-to's? #booksky #writerslife #fantasy #goodsnacks

A stock photo background of a mug of tes with bourbons, nice, custard creams and shortbread biscuits spread around the mug (the left side of the photo, the top left corner and the entire length of the top of the photo).
The text is spaced out from top to bottom and reads:

'Mine are:

Tea
or juice,

With bourbons
or cookies'

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Midwest Miniature Guy @midwestminiguy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Morning NERDS! I finished the Armored Goblins on Monday night's stream. Got photos last night. These are from Reaper Miniatures Dungeon Dwellers RPG Kickstarter. Went with a yellow ochre skintone & bronze armor & weapons. Thanks for looking! #reaperminiatures #miniatures #minipainting

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Time to cleanse your feed. Or take a break. Either way, enjoy 👇

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eavymetallist @stueypaints.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Count Binface from Troublemaker Games is finally complete! I will take some proper photos of him at the weekend, when he will going up for sale by auction, with all the proceeds to go to charity. @countbinface.bsky.social

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Welp, I think i did well. Almost 1,000 words in one sitting. Book two is coming along slow and steady. Anyone else hit their writing goal for the day? #booksky #fantasy-fiction #writerslife

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Okay, i guess I'll make a video to explain what it is about. Seriously speaking, if you're looking for something new to read, please do check this out. You might enjoy it 😉 #booksky #fantasy #writingcommunity #bookgoblin #magic #sci-fi

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Amy Jade @amyjade.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#hobbystreak day 926 I'm at a stopping point with the Crimson Fist Lieutenant. I tried a transfer from the armageddon box, but it went terribly. Took it off and now I wait for a microsol/set order. I've loved painting this guy, first time in ages I feel like I've really improved as a painter!

A Crimson Fist Bladeguard Lieutenant painyed in NMM style, standing on a red dusty plain.

The same mini from behind, his left shoulder is glossy, waiting on the decal softener to arrive to finish the mink

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Imagine waiting six years for a plan to protect nature… …to find it barely mentions protected nature. 👇

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The thing about chronic pain is it is chronic. There is no escape. #chroniclife #chronicpain

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JewelKnightJess "R" Us 🎲🖌️🎮 @jewelknightjess.com · 11/07/2026

Dark Angels Armageddon Captain! Thanks to Warhammer for sending me the Armageddon box ❤️ #warhammercommunity #new40k #darkangels #adwip #paintslam26

Dark Angels captain with sword and shield

Rear of model showing a deep green cape on his back

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

@oddlittleworkshop (TT) making a miniature waterfall diorama using clay and UV resin: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

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Jockpaints @jockpaints.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Centerpiece for my Celestial Vindicators finished, feels appropriate that Karazai would turn up to help them! #warhammer #warhammercommunity #wargaming #nerdlings

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Stock running low already. Can't wait to see how many have sold so far. Still get excited when I see my book out there. #booksky #authorlife #writingcommunity #writerslife

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My mood when I learnt there might be yet ANOTHER heatwave on the way. #UKweather #Heatwave #chroniclife

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Skull @skullectomy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

WIP Clanrat batch 99% done. Time for a break to let the glue set, then drybrush on the osl and pop them on bases.

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Jörg Frey @fumba.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Super happy that I could buy the Bretonnia battle standard bearer on foot via second hand, he will lead my Knights on Foot into battle ⚔️⚜️ The big flat area of the banner was quite daunting, but the decals helped a lot :) #warhammercommunity #paintingwarhammer #warhammer #theoldworld #nerdlings

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 09/07/2026

Tolkien wrote a YA novel where the villain was Smaug, an evil dragon that hoarded wealth & polluted the earth. Everyone working in tech who loves that book & that author has missed its point. These are also the same people who assert that thinking about literature is a waste of time. 🤬🤬

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Ava @avalynnedavies.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

So im enjoying painting Lamenters and cannot wait to get some grime on this guy #warhammer #warhammercommunity

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Daniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep @innkeep.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.

I will dispose of the first myth as quickly as possible. The “secret” is skill. If you haven’t learned how to do something, the people who have may seem to be magicians, possessors of mysterious secrets. In a fairly simple art, such as making pie crust, there are certain teachable “secrets” of method that lead almost infallibly to good results; but in any complex art, such as housekeeping, piano-playing, clothes-making, or story-writing, there are so many techniques, skills, choices of method, so many variables, so many “secrets,” some teachable and some not, that you can learn them only by methodical, repeated, long-continued practice — in other words, by work.

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Liz Martin @elm06.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Surviving the heatwave in the UK should be a challenge that earns medals. This heat is insane 🧊🧊🔥🥵 #UKweather #melting

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