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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 9h

Google AI summaries are not to be trusted. Case in point: all actual references on the web to "Daughter, Dreamer, Slayer" point to my forthcoming novel. And yet the AI summaries related to searches on that title have been confidently and completely wrong for days.

Screencap of Google's AI claiming my novel is a Buffy tagline.

Google's AI claiming my forthcoming adult horror book is actually a YA novel from a different author.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 01/10/2026

IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S HERE The new @zzclaybourne.bsky.social book has arrived! www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs...

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KHUMALO TALES

Book 3 of the Khumalo Trilogy

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now I've heard there is a secret chant An author sings to increase her chance But you don't really care for novels, do ya? It summons fiends from the dark abyss who somehow smell of lepidobotrys The baffled editor sings Hallelujah Hallelujah ....

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Gwendolyn Kiste @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm back at The Lineup with six books to celebrate the Autumn Equinox! Featuring @lucyasnyder.bsky.social, @lisaspringer.bsky.social, Alyssa Palombo, Alexis Henderson, & more! 🎃🎃🎃 the-line-up.com/horror-and-d...

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Entertaining, twisty, and creepy.” Preorder GUTTERSPACE by @justinenortonkertson.com, out October 13! Learn more: www.starsandsabers.com/books/gutter... Thank you to @lucyasnyder.bsky.social for the blurb. #horror #horrorbooks #comingsoon #books

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In case it was unclear, suggesting that anyone with a disability needs gen AI to do amazing art is, in and of itself, incredibly ableist. Do not spit on those who have found innumerable ways of making art without stealing from others and polluting the planet. It is disgusting to suggest as much.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 18/09/2026

It's official: #twistedPresents launches next Tuesday! If your Christmas means trouble, these tales of holiday crime and magic are for you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl... I'd appreciate your support.

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Coming soon: Twisted Presents

Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!

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Kristine Smith @ksmithsf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can this be used to reassess the Anthropic decision (judge decision of fair use) IANAL so no idea.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When we're watching a movie, and my husband asks me a question about the film I'm not sure about, and consequently I have to look up details on IMDB, I announce, "I must consult the Holy Oracle to answer thy question."

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Dr. Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi @rjelevi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I continue to be baffled when people suppose it's not incredibly insulting to neurodivergent and otherwise disabled people to assume that we can't think.

$Screenshot from a recent ADDitude magazine email, from my spam email account: "AI for ADHD Brains at Work: New Ways to Support Executive Function Date & Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 1pm EDT (12pm Central; 11am Mountain; 10am Pacific) Find it in your time zone » Expert: Diann Wingert, MSW WEBINAR SPONSOR: Inflow Adults with ADHD are positively bursting with ideas, ambition, or effort. In short supply, often, are executive functioning skills. For decades, the standard advice has been to borrow someone else’s EFs — a body double, an assistant. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) can fill in gaps for a fraction of the cost, at any hour, and without judgment. Yes, AI is controversial and has its downsides for sure. But with the right prompts and strategy, it has the potential to be life-changing. This webinar will offer a practical, hype-free framework for using AI as an executive function support. Attendees will learn which tasks AI handles well, and which ones it doesn’t. It will also address the questions thoughtful users should be asking about privacy, accuracy, and over-reliance."$

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dumped my ADDitude subscription today because they seem determined to keep pushing AI. I figure next they'll be promoting cocaine for focus and energy.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is the face of the girl who poops on me EVERY SINGLE TIME I get her out of her cage. (I am prepared with a paper towel at the ready. But still. EVERY SINGLE TIME.)

A yellow spotted crested gecko clings to a human thumb.

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Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I used to be really excited about technology. I don't think it's me that's changed.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I've been a member of the HWA for decades, and ... oof. The constant stream of scandals and mistakes lately has been appalling and demoralizing. I sincerely hope that they'll sort out what look like serious, entrenched organizational problems, and I know that it will be very difficult.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today I discovered that a small online indie game I've been playing and supporting for 18 years started using AI generated graphics. Disappointing. Sent a letter to the dev asking pretty please to stop using the instant gratification plagiarism machine. If not, I have to abandon the game.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My biggest frustration with writing is that quite often, the SWOOP that takes a book from midlist to BIG DEAL is pure luck, and I personally can't do anything to make it happen. Publishing is not a meritocracy. It's skill + time + luck, and all you can do is be in position for possible liftoff.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I created a starter pack of Ohio horror writers, editors, and publishers ... please comment if you know of someone who should be added. Thanks! bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I got yet another AI-generated publishing scam through my website's contact form, but the wild thing is, it was for a completely different author. Very, very much Not Me, and Not My Book. LOL.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Really, really disappointed in @additudemag.bsky.social promoting AI to their readers. All the IP theft and environmental issues aside - *huge* issues to set aside - it's deeply unethical push AI on folks with impaired dopamine regulation systems. This is just a terrible idea all the way around.

Screenshot from ADDitude promoting AI grift from Diann Wingert and a sponsor.

Screenshot from ADDitude mailer promoting AI.

Screenshot of ADDitude mailer: "AI for ADHD Brains at Work"

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I refer to our cat and each of my male geckos, turtles, and toads as "big guy" and "little guy" pretty much interchangeably.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I had my gargoyle gecko out for some running around time and she jumped off my shoulder onto the shelf and ran halfway up one of my Stoker awards and has just zoned out there.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I don't know who needs to know this, but: mourning geckos are MUCH easier to catch than yellow-headed dwarf geckos. Mourning geckos tend to scurry a few inches and freeze, but the yellow-headed dwarf geckos will rocket away and thrash around wildly if you get your fingers on them.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Somewhere in New England, there needs to be a promontory named Bonks Head.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Heads-up for folks with food allergies and sensitivities ... it turns out most of what's sold as 100% avocado oil is adulterated with other oils, so you can't know what's in it unless you're very sure of the manufacturer: www.npr.org/2026/07/21/n...

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Is that food really made with 100% avocado oil? Likely not

A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably not getting what they think they're buying.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I and @jarodkanderson.bsky.social, @quotidianwriter.bsky.social, Mindy McGinnis, Nelson Rolon, and Thao Thai are mentoring emerging Central Ohio writers through the Writers Rising program, which is free and open to applications now through 8/20: www.quotidianwriter.com/writers-rising

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The follow-up novel has been delivered, edited, and I need to submit revisions in the next month. Updated title: Daughter, Dreamer, Slayer

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Discussing a collab with one of my favorite writers and we're both pretty geeked about it. 😁

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

To heck with the Necronomicon: learning the sugar content of my favorite desserts is truly cursed information.

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Doe @doefulwoeful.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Yeah I think I spoke up on this because things will only get worse if they are ignored and at least Taco Bell did something!! They did it unprompted! No one asked them to. They did something they are obligated to do and a lot of other corporations won't.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This kinda mirrors my thoughts on the matter, and an issue that I do genuinely think is killing us: right now we treat the first person to DO SOMETHING about a problem as the cause of the problem, which disincentivizes actually giving a fuck about anything.

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Exciting news from Lightspeed -- an old hand leaves, an older one returns. I am going to miss the team so much, but I'm so excited for what will come next! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/e...

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Editorial: July 2026 - Lightspeed Magazine

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month's content and for all of John Joseph Adams's media and book recommendations!

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Huge new class action lawsuit filed by big publishers and authors against Google this week over AI training. It accuses Google of taking millions of books / articles provided to them for use only in Google Books, Google Play Books, and Google Scholar, and secretly using them to train LLMs. 🧵 1/4

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Lots of us were raised in ways that make self-deprecation a reflex but: writers, please don't run down your own genres of choice. For instance: If someone says "Hey, you sold a book?" try not to shuffle and reply "Yeah, but it's just small press poetry" or "Yeah, but it's just a horror novel."

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Tell your friends you love them, man. You never fuckin know.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I've encountered a bunch of bad/baffling creative feedback, but the one that still leaves me scratching my head was the OSU poetry instructor who insisted that poetry should not be narrative. The oldest, best-known poems in literature are narrative poems. C'mon.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 06/07/2026

I usually don't repost images without alt-text but I went to alt-text this one and I'm like well it's... well, it's a crab-fishing boat, and there's a door, and the door is Full Of Crab????????

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 06/07/2026

me writing a piece of fiction: "I cannot use an exclamation mark as the whole thing will sound unhinged." me writing an email: "Do you! Want! To send me! The File! I would really! Like! The file!"

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If you're in the Columbus, OH area on July 11th or 12th, come down to the Columbus Book Festival! I'll be in the Horror Writers Association tent with other authors. www.columbusbookfestival.org

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Columbus Book Festival

Celebrate a community of book lovers at the two-day Columbus Book Festival at Columbus Metropolitan Library's historic Main Library.

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Morgan Leigh Davies @mldavies.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I am extremely pleased to have this essay, on how American fiction has grappled with COVID, in @currentaffairs.bsky.social. This is a subject I care deeply about and had been wanting to write about at length for a long time. Please give it a read.

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We Still Haven’t Processed the Pandemic

Novels set during the height of COVID-19 fail to tell the full story of that era of mass death and despair.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Speaking of horrible ideas ... AARP is telling their elderly, computer-naive subscribers to use AI.

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