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Helen Rose Thwaite @helenthwaite.bsky.social · 7h

Calling it Authors First but using AI. Christ.

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AK Faulkner ➡️ NYCC @ravenswordpress.com · 11h

I'm so upset not to be at FantasyCon because the complete nuisance I would have made of myself, Peter F Hamilton wouldn't go anywhere all weekend without me heckling and booing. I would absolutely use the power of autism to give zero fucks if I'm upsetting him.

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I love Asimov's Science Fiction and the magazine's editors. I've published many stories in the magazine. I subscribe to the magazine. Despite that, I'm done with the new MRM owners. This statement is BS. The new owners have squandered the goodwill of their magazines' readers, writers, and fans. 1/

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Read this #BookPairing for > world-altering global pandemic > transformation > the vulnerability of humans PALE RIDER by Laura Spinney @laurainparis.bsky.social SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER by Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social #BookSky #NonFiction #HorrorSky #BookRecs

#BookPairing - with two book covers. Left: non-fiction - Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura Spinney. "Magisterial" - Observer. "Riveting" - Sunday Times. Illustrated by a black and white photograph looking down on a room full of single beds in multiple rows. Almost every bed is occupied as medical staff walk around to help. Right: Fiction - Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder - Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author. Illustrated by a dark sky with a black winged, multiple tentacled being wrapped around a brain. There is also a blade dripping red.

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Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Make art. Make bad art. Learn. Get better. Fuck AI.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026

Re-posting this because from all the "yay Canada, this is good" responses, I see I didn't strongly enough stress the main point I meant to make, which is that well-intentioned efforts like this that rely solely on the honor system are essentially meaningless

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Raw Dog Screaming Press @rdspress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The spooky vibes have arrived - HALLOWEEN SEASON by @lucyasnyder.bsky.social is on sale for one week only! “This delightful collection will appeal both to avid horror readers and those just dipping their toes in for a seasonal celebration.”—Publishers Weekly devilsrockbooks.com/halloween-20...

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 02/10/2026

Look. We both know you're doing social media at work. That's what you do. You'll take the weekend off. Which means today is your last day to back #twistedPresents. Grab it now, or lament missing your chance when you come back Monday. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...

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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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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is a result someone else got, and at least it does mention my book as a secondary bullet point ... but the rest is Very Wow. But so confident and detailed! Very convincing! Mostly entirely wrong!

Google AI summary claiming incorrectly that "Daughter, Dreamer, Slayer" has to do with a quote from poet Nikita Gill, or that it might have to do with a couple of anime and manga series.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Out of curiosity, where are you seeing that he has published novels? There's nothing about that on his website, and I'm not getting any hits on his name at HarperCollins. Or does he have a pseudonym you know about and I don't?

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Based on a quick web search, he's mostly a short story writer and has had a lot of pieces in the NoSleep Podcast. Looks like he's only on Bluesky and Substack and I haven't encountered him elsewhere.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thanks for the heads up on this one! Dude is blockt.

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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

Conversely, this girl has never once pooped on me. Which is good because she's obsessed with climbing up onto my head.

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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

The grind-to-grift pipeline is real, and it sucks.

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

Sketchy workshops, conferences, and retreats. Shady agencies and book promoters. Self publishing "cooperatives" that turn out to be ripoffs. Reputable publishers who take a heel turn out of greed or desperation and start cooking their books. And in the past few years, everything AI.

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

There all kinds of borderline and outright scams to be found in publishing. Newbies get preyed on ... but established, well-intentioned creators can easily become accomplices to unethical, predatory operations if they're not paying attention and doing their research before they agree to a gig.

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

So, the hustle is a given: you gotta push and keep pushing your career up that hill. Most of the time, nobody else will do it for you. But sometimes, for some creators, that hustle can turn into the *other* kind of hustle.

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

The business tells us that we have to self-promote in a way that a lot of us who are shy or neurodivergent can just never quite get comfortable with. Unfortunately, pushing past your own comfort level there can train you to ignore your own conscience on anything else related to making a living.

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

I've been thinking of something tangential to all that. Unless we have a loved one supporting us, or get very lucky and land on the bestseller lists, we freelancers really have to grind to make a living. We're always having to throw a bunch of spaghetti at the wall, income-wise, to see what sticks.

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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

Yikes. I get that everyone is a volunteer, but there needs to be much better vetting of mentors. Bad advice is much worse than no advice at all.

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

I really want to know who those mentors are. Because that's not something they should have been advocating.

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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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