Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 7hNoting that "cast" is also a crochet-related verb, so it buzzes with a bit of resonance here. 010
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 8hI saved the image because I was curious if the barcode would resolve and, if so, what that might imply about what that model considered quintessentially "barcode". But then I zoomed in and was deflated to realize it was impressionist. Which I guess is still an answer. 120
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 8hDamon Knight would definitely approve. He'd say you were "feeding Fred". 000
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 9hThat second to last paragraph implies without outright stating that SFWA guidance led directly to the inclusion of the moral rights waiver. The practice is sometimes a rhetorical device deployed to create room for an incorrect interpretation without committing to a lie. It makes me skeptical. 040
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 9hI found this to be enjoyable, immersive, clever, and something new to me. But the highest praise I want to share (because it is what would have motivated me to buy it if I were on the fence) is that it is an ACTUAL spy story. Not just a fantasy story with a veneer of spy stuff. Pure delight. 022
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 9hHa, so we COULD judge books by their covers, if only publishers had better taste. 000
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 10hAfter some cursory searching, I thing Sea and Summer has the best chance to land with me. 100
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 10hI'm so skeptical, but don't have the experience to contradict! For starters, why in the world would the winemaker and the label maker consistently be the same entity? 020
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 10hThere were zero crisp $100 bills tucked into my copy of Run with the Hunted and I'm ABSOLUTELY LIVID. 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 11hFor when you want to be heard but have nothing to say? 200
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I may not be as tough as Ellen Ripley, but I seem to have negotiated a peace with at least one face hugger. 120
Reposted by Daniel CottamWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me. 11068931761
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026@commapress.bsky.social can you recommend a North American vendor for this title? 000
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've never read him! I'm going to grab something for my TBR today for the occassion. 210
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I saw a parent gloating that they had an LLM podcast about their family activities to play in the daily commute with kids. I really can't imagine outsourcing talking with my daughter about our day to a bot. Bleak. 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Congratulations! Does the US have a different street date? Amazon link says Oct 22nd. I've been searching for another vendor on this side of the ocean. 110
Reposted by Daniel CottamXueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 08/10/2026China +100 @commapress.bsky.social is out today! As the editor and one of the translators, it's been a remarkable journey. I hope you find it interesting, enjoyable, and perhaps it will help in some way. #books #sff #scifi commapress.co.uk/books/china-... www.amazon.co.uk/China-100-Xu... 1177
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is interesting, but does look past the fact that a single script can result in wildly different films. I'd argue that Disney may not have been the correct studio for that script, especially at that time. 010
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Huh, this image was CLEARLY of the US west coast until it wasn't. 010
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I've been trying to work in "taking the stairs" as a metaphor for doing things under our own power because it's frankly good for us to do so. Basically a way to chide my friends when they use it in their personal lives. Don't deny yourself the rep! Do the thing! Be proud of it! 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Let your money land where we are all better off for it! 000
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Is this limited to prose, encompassing long and short form? 100
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Check out this work-in-progress piece from @johnpicacio.bsky.social for the hardover variant of the upcoming @locusmag.bsky.social Best SFF of the year anthology. Absolute Fire! I can't wait to see the colors. Graphite. 111
Reposted by Daniel Cottamkathryn raver 🦉 @kathrynraver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's International Translation Day, and I have a shiny website update where you can find my translation projects currently in need of homes! Currently on the docket: a multi-award winning SFF novel, a poetry collection, and some lovely queer eco-fic: ravertranslates.wordpress.com/current-proj...ravertranslates.wordpress.comCURRENT PROJECTSHere you can find a list of my current translation projects, some of which are currently in need of a home. Samples are available upon request – please don’t hesitate to reach out if an… 012
Reposted by Daniel CottamAncillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 26/09/2026Do you like reading *about* speculative fiction? Do you like revising and offering feedback? Do you have strong but civil opinions about comma placement? ARB could use your help!ancillaryreviewofbooks.orgCall for Volunteer Editors!The Ancillary Review of Books is looking to grow our editorial team! ARB is an online magazine that publishes reviews and critical essays, centered on speculative fiction and related non-fict… 14542
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Momentary loss of control, even for a second, frustrates. I've never played a game and appreciated how environmental rumbling periodically interrupts my control of the character, for example. 161
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wedding cake topper I made for my buds several years ago. 010
Reposted by Daniel CottamRachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026For my new followers: I run the website Speculative Fiction in Translation www.sfintranslation.com, which tracks the latest SFT and posts reviews, news, interviews, lists, and a giant spreadsheet.sfintranslation.comSpeculative Fiction in Translation – Your guide to speculative fiction from around the world 21810
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Huge risks and undeniable that we are in fools-rush-in mode. Thanks for sharing your perspective with me. 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026That's a strong principle I agree with. But I wonder if it's quite so part-and-parcel. Generative LLMs = Atomic Bomb. Medical imaging = Nuclear power reactor. AI = Atomic Physics. I see clear arguments against the bomb. 100
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There is a lot that alarms and angers and disappoints, and a lot of decisions being made FOR us with regards to what our future will look like. Seems like humans should have more of a voice than we are being afforded generally, and regulatory bodies can't get competition and GDP out of their heads. 000
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Not to mention the developmental risks of immediate dopamine reward and not-having-to-focus-on-long-tasks while growing up. 100
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026That said... Propaganda, artist displacement, economic tumult, consolidation of power, wealth inequality, environmental impact, power consumption, data collection/privacy, defering human agency... these are present and contribute to rising technofascism. 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm pushing myself to inform my own opinion better. Certain applications (e.g. medical imaging diagnostics) seem defensible with my current understanding. 100
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As an unpublished "writer", I barely qualify to have an opinion. But if I were a writer for a living, I'd immediately question philosophical alignment with a publisher who chose to generate a bad image ("Good enough!") to attract authors rather than work with an artist. 000
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Perpetually rolling my eyes at corporations "screwing up" on purpose. 120
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I feel like he just asked the meta ai to generate a bunch of tshirt phrases to a spreadsheet, and now he unseals a fresh shirt each day to be worn exactly once. It's all very human. 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Not to mention that 3 of the authors on the fiction long list are non-hispanic white males. They are literally tied for MOST representation with white women vs any other gender/ethnicity pair. What is this guy even on about? 030
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I learned so much from "Out of This World" also by @rachelcordasco.bsky.social I'm very excited to get my hands on this! 130
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I think at least some of the time people don't know the origin of what they share. There is also a sentiment against data center expansion that is not blanket opposed to AI usage. Idk how common either is, but strongly suspect the first is very common. 040
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm excited about this upcoming #SFinTranslation: Ten Chinese SF authors were asked to imagine China 100 years after the Covid-19 pandemic. 10 authors and 8 translators swarming a common concept seems like an interesting case study!commapress.co.ukChina + 100 | Comma Press£11.99 (Paperback / Anthology) - Lu Hang, Zhou Dedong, Ling Chen , Dan Shi , He Zun and others 083
Reposted by Daniel CottamJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026check out the Punk Spec Fic bundle on itch!! includes the first Run With the Hunted and 23 other books. 24 books for $24! itch.io/b/3913/punk-... #booksky 21510
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Then why would you let it do it for free?" - Capitalists 032
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I see your point, but potential to be corrupted if the money were there is one thing. If they have not been corrupted to the same degree because the money is not there, that is still meaningful yeah? I like your username, btw. 110
Daniel Cottam @litbystraylight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The US would be greatly improved by importing more Canadian culture. The cultural purists among us are the least cultured by a wide margin. Type of people who think renaming lakes is substantive foreign policy. 030
