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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Should we expect a "wet food" discourse next? 👀😜

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/04/2026

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A) calling romance "smut" isn't reclaiming it, it's just giving everyone else permission to call it that, too. B) Everything wrong with romance is rooted in the fact that a lot of people want to make money from it but have no respect for it. See point A.

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Author 1: Who can I hire to change my books from 3rd person past to 1st person present? Author 2: All I did was find-replace then did a quick skim read. Frankly, if you can change your tense AND pov that easily, your books are (charitably) surface level meant for skim reading.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 01/04/2026

Tense and POVs are like dialects of a language--they sound similar but they're very different and communicate different things with your story. To have a good ear for it, you have to read a wide variety. To use them well, you have to practice them.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

breaking news: people in the best shape of their lives down to fuck.

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fiercemom.bsky.social @fiercemom.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Best shot right here

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/02/2026

Unidos somos América.

Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...

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The New Fabio Is Claude

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Tasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

there's so much disrespect of romance writers and romance readers baked into the idea that AI-driven production of novels is 'better'. as if writing romance isn't skillful, hard and joyous work. as if romance readers aren't discerning, loyal and savvy.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The irony is truly glorious 😂 Someone want to explain it to them? LOL "Don't wanna be an American idiot..." 🎶

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I've said it before, and I'll say it again--I hate this timeline.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

This right here. I've been saying for a long time--if you use AI, you're a scab. Full stop. You crossed the picket line, and I have just as little respect for you as other scabs.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 21/12/2025

Oh sorry, one more I would not ever take the output of any software translation as accurate. Even excluding hallucinations (and that's a big exclude), what you're not getting from it is context dependent meanings (like homophones, idioms, slang, etc). Fastest way to accidentally insult someone

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My brother’s job is at risk. He’s recently taken second and third part time jobs because his work writing subtitles for German TV is dwindling not because demand is down but because they’re trying to replace him with AI. Real people are losing their livelihoods just so the rich can be richer.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

And genre romance readers can smell your derision! We are hyper aware of anyone trying to profit off us without wanting to play by genre rules. Why should *we* make room for those authors when they don't want to be seen at our party? so YOU can feel better about liking that HEA?

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a cartoon character is holding a sign that says away .

ALT: a cartoon character is holding a sign that says away .

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

LitFic authors aren't going to admit that they are writing romance because they act like genre romance is for idiots and for bad readers and it's all garbage mommy porn. In other words, "Literary romance" doesn't exist because of the snobbery of capital-L literature.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/12/2025

My personal feeling is that if there is a part of my fiction that feels super boring to write, it is probably going to be boring for my reader and I need to step up my game. It doesn't mean that it's going to be a breeze; often the opposite.

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Tobjorn @torbjornr.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Collateral knowledge is one of the best parts of research! So many of my best conversations are born out of collateral knowledge I picked up from a brief hyperfixation, and it forms a bridge to such a wide group of people and ideas to have those sorts of connections!

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Oh, and btw, for those who don’t know (most of SFWA knows given my former position as programming director), I work at JPL. I have a doctorate in aerospace engineering. I wrote a good chunk of the Mars rover software. You can ask me as many questions as you want. You have my email. Fin.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

There are no excuses. Disable the features on your browser or use one that doesn’t default to turning it on. Disable all features associated with it in your word processing software. It ain’t hard. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is making an excuse for poor behavior. 4/n

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Took advice / edits / recommendations from my editor who happens to be a big boxing fan. But never once did I ask a slop engine to use stolen words—including my own!—to tell me what to write. Because the joy is in the struggle. It’s in creating from nothing through human ingenuity. 3/n

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I watched a lot of boxing movies. (FYI, if you’re squeamish, you might want to avoid Raging Bull 😬) Watched a lot of YouTube videos from boxing coaches demonstrating punches. Read a lot of actual newspaper articles on the history of boxing during the time Vito learned to box. 2/n

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I’m in the middle of final revisions on my latest book. It comes out in April. The MMC is a boxer. Guess what I know absolutely *nothing* about? Boxing. Guess what else? I have not used AI once in *any* aspect of writing it. 1/n

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 20/12/2025

Making art is not all joy and fungus reanimated bunnies! That’s okay. That’s normal. That’s part of why art is important and also why artists and writers need to be paid for their work. If you keep dragging yourself back even when it’s hard, you’re doing fine.

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Eva Leigh @evaleigh.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

If anyone ever accuses romance authors of not being "serious" writers, I would argue that I've never met a group of people more focused on the concrete logistics of growing and maintaining their careers.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Honestly, this was the last straw for me after several other straws. It’s so disappointing.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

This is what gets me. This was not a win in any way. All that happened is that SFWA showed its true colors and then—for appearances—back tracked. Pandora’s box is open. The truth is out. I emailed them asking to be removed from the organization, and this changes nothing for me.

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Fab @knifewitch.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Actually, there is no good reason to use genAI in your writing. Just don’t.

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Hot take I guess but if I find out you used chatgpt to "research" for your book I'm not reading it either.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Hey Bluesky! If you haven't started the Bonded in Blood series yet here's your chance! Her Dark Salvation is a BookBub Featured Deal in Dark Romance 👀 For only $0.99 you can start the series that readers are calling "cinematic" and "a wild ride." Happy reading! ❤️❤️❤️ books2read.com/Her-Dark-Salvation

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

With 58 hours left, there's a few of the limited stuff left (there's loads of digital rewards, too): *signed, numbered hardcover 3-book sets *Tuckerization place and thing (think brothel, bakery, street name) or person (think corpse, servant, priest). www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra...

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Tranquility Series: Epic Military Fantasy Hardcover Editions

Religion, politics, and nations clash in the fight against magic. New & exclusive content in special hardcover and digital editions.

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I used to get reviews themed "the main character is rude to staff, DNF I don't read unlikeable characters" and Bethany has probably killed more people than the fucking plague. IMO her being rude is the least of her issues. So if that's your thing 😅

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Siobhán isn’t safe, not with war brewing between her family and the Italians. It’s time to leave Boston; Luca has other plans. Kidnapped, she fights their growing connection, but as they dodge bullets, enemies become lovers, and Siobhán must decide if safety is worth walking away from true love.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Happy release day to His Dark Vendetta, book two in my paranormal mafia romance series Bonded in Blood! 🩸🖤🩸 If you enjoy cinematic storytelling with big character arcs and dark themes, this book is for you. 🥰 www.katelynbrehm.com/category/all... books2read.com/His-Dark-Ven...

His Dark Vendetta by Katelyn Brehm Now Available

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Tyche Books 🇨🇦 @tychebooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Folks, the awesome Rhonda Parrish, friend & colleague of mine, has launched a Kickstarter for her novel Silversong. Fast-paced fantasy novel about a gnomish refugee trying to lift himself & those he cares about out of poverty through music & magic. Pledge here: tinyurl.com/ykbpnxv5

Kickstarter promo post. A gnome in a dapper purple suit cradling a lyre in his arms stands against a complementary plum purple background. Over his shoulder flies an insect. Opposite the gnome is a 3D mockup for the fantasy novel Silversong, a book with a silver city over a purple background.

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Thank you @theeclecticreview.bsky.social for this review! I am so glad you enjoyed Her Dark Salvation! One week until His Dark Vendetta is released into the wild! 😈😈😈

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

You've inspired my husband. He literally just said, "I'm down to start a Mission Impossible marathon."

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Fab @knifewitch.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

While it doesn’t feel like doing much in the face of everything, I can help uplift trans voices. Trans authors, I’ll be offering free 15 min calls to demystify the publishing industry and answer any questions. My email is on the Ki website! (NOTE: this is not a platform to pitch for rep)

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Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Oh my god! I watched this last night!! One of my favorites.

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