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@shaestrongvo.bsky.social
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Audiobook narrator and voice actor. World traveler, eclipse chaser, co-op member/owner, and community organizer. Manager of the Tumbleweird Narration Project. shaestrongvo.com linktr.ee/shaestrong they/she 💗💜💙

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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Do you know how many words start with 🟩🟩🟩??? 🥵 Wordle 1,933 6/6 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Do you want to listen to Laurence Fishburne reading a rant about AI? Yes. Yes, you do. youtu.be/EVMzECBZn8Y?...
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Laurence Fishburne reads a warning to the robots that will eventually replace us
YouTube video by Letters Live
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hey #authors and #narrators and people in #publishing: I made an Outlier game group for nerdy wordy people. OUTLIER is a daily word hunt. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the rarest words score highest, not the most words. playoutlier.com/groups/4fcad...
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Word Weavers Group on Outlier
Authors and other Wordy People. A group on OUTLIER, the global daily rare-word game. View standings and ask to join.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hannibal Hills was kind enough to answer a few questions I had about AuditionO, the new #audiobook audition platform. Learn more about how #indieauthors can post auditions and share them on their social media. (video starts at 43:00) youtu.be/A0RAO3NwKyc?...
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My First 10 Audiobooks: The Gear, the Systems and the Proofing
YouTube video by Hannibal Hills
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
And I know what (or rather who) is up next on my audiobook list.
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TUMBLEWEIRD @tumbleweird.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Is your teen stuck in a high school that doesn’t work for them? by Elizabeth Hales Narrated by @shaestrongvo.bsky.social tumbleweird.org/is-your-teen-stuck/ #TriCitiesWA #WAedu #PublicEducation #HighSchoolOptions #SchoolChoice #TriTech #DeltaHighSchool #RunningStart #AlternativeEducation
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Is your teen stuck in a high school that doesn’t work for them? Now’s the time to fix that!
“Every student has the opportunity to find a place where they will fit in and find their niche.”
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Just finishing up a great fantasy series and I'm in the mood for some sci-fi now. Who's got a new release this month?
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Bot test in progress. Comment with a GIF that represents how your day is going to participate. 😄
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
There is so much junk out there spamming the hashtags. I really want to find folks in indie publishing who want to connect with other actual people and build community. If any #indieauthors are down for this, hit me up. People first, you know?
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Now Available! For the first time in audio, the collection of correspondence and journal entries from beloved author Louisa May Alcott, edited by Ednah D. Cheney. Available worldwide, "Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals," will surprise & delight you. louisamayalcott.audiobookish.com
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This article I narrated is a critical component of the conversation around invisible disabilities. This speaks volumes: "Throughout my life, whenever chronic illness held me outside the bounds of acceptable human frailty, I was made to feel that I was at fault."
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Rebecca H. Lee 📚 🎤 @beckcentric.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals Written by Louisa May Alcott and edited by Ednah D. Cheney Narrated by @shaestrongvo.bsky.social, Rebecca H. Lee, and Dave Arlington Pre-order now on Chirp, Libro.FM, Audiobooks.com, Google Books, and more! Releases Aug 18 on Audible.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
In audio for the first time, narrated by Shae Strong, @beckcentric.bsky.social, & Dave Arlington: Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, & Journals By Louisa M. Alcott & Ednah D. Cheney Preorder on @libro.fm & Google Books for 15%-40% off (Linktree in bio). #audiobooksky #LouisaMayAlcott
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Oh, I love this! I was planning to write up an audition prep guide for indie authors, but I found this one at AuditionO which covers a lot of what I wanted to share. This is the type of stuff you don't find explained well in the ACX help guide. auditiono.com/guides/prepa...
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Preparing your audition listing: a pre-flight guide for Rights Holders | Auditiono
What to have ready before posting an audiobook casting call: book basics, description, audition passage, deal structure, deadlines, and the listing commitment.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Pro Tip for authors on Audible: You can release your audiobook in up to three different categories. You choose the first category when entering book details. Then email ACX support with the additional 2 categories.
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Justin Fife - Narrator @justinfife.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It was such fun having you! We loved hearing your narration this week—always a blast to collaborate with you.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This week I was asked to guest narrate once again on Whiskey Wednesday! Thank you @justinfife.bsky.social for inviting me, it's ALWAYS a blast to duet with you. youtu.be/f9qFRojWdaM?... #duetnarration #audiobook
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Romance : Where I Left You by Ophelia Blake Duet with Shae Strong
YouTube video by Justin Fife | 4 Fife 6 Studios
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Happy audiobook release day to Shayla Hale and Crime & Compassion Inc.! Today marks the debut of Unbound Ink: Of Mercy and Madness on Audible, Amazon, and Apple Books. Many thanks to my co-narrator Justin Fife for such a great collaboration! I feel honored to have been entrusted with this audiobook.
Announcement graphic for the audiobook version of Unbound Ink: Of Mercy and Madness, Vol. 1, narrated by Shae Strong and Justin Fife. Available now on Apple Books and Audible.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"Verify your age" You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Ooooh, authors with audiobooks, I just learned about a cool opportunity! There's a Stuff Your Earbuds promo event planned for August that's open to *all fiction genres*, not just the flirty one. If you are marketing wide, you want to check this out. indieaudiobookdeals.com/Wide-Author-...
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Wide Author Promos
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Does anyone here Stack their Subs? I just shared the incredible story **behind** the story of our upcoming release. Find out why the audiobook Unbound Ink: Of Mercy and Madness, Vol. 1 is so special. Read about it (not behind a paywall): substack.com/@shaestrong/...
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Shae Strong (@shaestrong)
I am honored to have been entrusted with producing the first audiobook that arose from this program. Coming soon: Unbound Ink: Of Mercy and Madness, Vol 1. 💜
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I just looked around my living room and realized that my decor is almost entirely books and cat beds. 😆
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
UPDATE! Someone from @navavoices.org reached out to them about their Terms of Service. They reworked it and have a much more agreeable agreement. Both the Ownership and AI Policy sections look good to me.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Ugh. Narrator beware. These are terrible Terms. Don't upload your voice or script to a tool with Terms like these. This is for PromptVO.com, which sounds great on the surface but unrestricted and transferrable rights to my voice and the script? NO.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Narrator friends, do you want to contribute to an upcoming art show? YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS is a show that seeks to explore the nuance of a society that often chooses not to listen to the voices of people who are systematically ignored, abused, or even killed.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I think we have the technology for high fidelity streaming audio in our audiobooks. Why isn't someone doing this? Y'all, I'm telling you...it sounds so much better before compression.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I see it as an opportunity when someone misgenders me. An opportunity to send them this. 😄
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The Good Place
Alt: Gif from "The Good Place" showing Janet saying, "Not a girl."
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The submission period is over for the free audio promos! Thanks to everyone who submitted, I'm thoroughly enjoying the scenes you sent. 💜 Next up: Science fiction! #indieauthors stay tuned.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Halloooo #queerlit authors! In addition to #pridemonth, we are also celebrating #humanvoices on June 26th! This will be a great way to show your support and post alongside folks working in the #audiobook space. 🚫🤖
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I’m offering a free Audio Promo Offer for QueerLit: open till June 7th! You give me 200 words of a scene and I'll send you an mp3 performance. Let's celebrate our community together! shaestrong.fillout.com/freeaudiopromo #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters #queerlit #lgbtauthor #pridemonth
Text reads "Pride Audio Promo" overlaid on a colorful background of rainbow dust shaped into a heart.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
There's a big thing on the horizon for folks who are sick of #acx. Step 1 in getting off the platform is for auditions to happen elsewhere. #audiobook #narrators should check out AuditionO.com. I'm not affiliated, I just want this to fly! Share, share, share, everywhere!
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Auditiono — an audiobook casting platform
Authors find narrators. Narrators find work. No commissions, no subscription fees, no marketplace skim. Auditiono is Royal Wave Media's audiobook casting platform.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is my vibe today.
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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
May the Fourth be with you! (Happy Star Wars Day.)
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
One of my recent narrated short stories came out recently on Tumbleweird! Read or listen for free below.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I really appreciate that Garbage Day and Lawnmower Day coincide. But I have an audition that I'd like to submit, so here's me waiting...
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a man is walking down a snowy hill with a camera .
ALT: a man is walking down a snowy hill with a camera .
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A portal to OZ opened up in Seattle today and I missed it! imgur.com/a/seattle-wa...
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Seattle water spout
Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and ...
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
TFW the publisher emails you such a beautiful thank you message that you can't see through the tears to type a proper reply. 🥹😭
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I met @losttheplotbooks.bsky.social tonight at Old Stove Gardens and came away with some goodies. Mobile bookstores FTW!
Photo of a bookmark with text that reads "I don't care how you were raised, unlearn that shit."Hardcover book titled, When The Tides Held The Moon by Vanessa Vida Kelly.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Another entry in the Scam Chronicles: supposedly, Hugh Howey is interested in working with "talented voice artists" for an "active audiobook project" and wants my rates and services. Yep. Definitely sounds like an author. 🙄
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I just wrapped up recording a new nonfiction audiobook that I'm really excited to see (hear?) this spring. In recording this, I learned that my perceptions of a renowned classic literature author were really wrong! I love being wrong and learning new things in the process. :D
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Trans Rights Visibility Day is coming up at the end of this month! If you've been feeling like you want to DO A THING, there is a great opportunity called the Trans Rights Readathon. Participate and donate here: actionnetwork.org/forms/2026-t... #booksky #bookish
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2026 Trans Rights Readathon (March 17 - 31)
Thank you for your interest in the Trans Rights Readathon! Please fill out this participation survey if you are interested in reading, donating, or participating in your own special way. The Trans Ri...
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Two years ago I started a volunteer narration project for a Washington publication called Tumbleweird (@tumbleweird.bsky.social). Part of the joy of doing this is meeting some amazing narrators, and I want you to know them too! Here's a starter pack of everyone who's on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/6UeuxZh
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How do you post AI content without being held accountable for posting AI content? Criticize it. Or ask what people think about it. I see what you're doing folks.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
This is fascinating! While I was able to understand a smattering of words throughout the early years, it wasn't until the speech in the 1600s that I understood full sentences. youtu.be/842OX2_vCic?...
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From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue
YouTube video by Simon Roper
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
The @tumbleweird.bsky.social narrators wrote in with their own stories and told us about holiday dessert recipes that hold a special place in their hearts. Compiled here are three mouth-watering & heart-warming stories that will make you hungry for sweets or hugs or both. youtu.be/OjYXaZB5TW0
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Food Brings Us Together
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
If you have an amazing speculative fiction story in the can and you're looking for a magazine to publish in, check out the SWFA market report for a list of options! #sffwriters www.sfwa.org/2025/12/10/s...
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SFWA Market Report For December - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Welcome to the December 2025 Market Report, which includes SFF market openings, closures, & other changes of note for SFF creators on the submission trail.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
You can mark me as safe! The floods are not at my place.
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I'm loving that I've been growing my Spanish skills for this long. But I also wish I was 22 again and could do a Spanish immersion program. 😊
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𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 🆅🅾 @shaestrongvo.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This could be subtitled, "Voice actors bring popcorn to Amazon's hard fail." We'll say it again. And again. And again. #HumanVoicesOnly www.ign.com/articles/ama...
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Amazon Removes English Dub Featuring AI Voices For Popular Anime Banana Fish After Audience Backlash - IGN
Amazon appears to have removed an English dub track that featured AI voices from the anime series Banana Fish after fans spotted that there was an “AI beta” of an English dub included in the ‘Audio La...
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