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Liza Olmsted

@shinylizard.bsky.social
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Publisher & editor at Thinking Ink Press, fiber artist, writer, hiker, software QA manager emeritum. Neurospicy. They/them. Co-editor of The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters. Buy it now at neurodiversiverse.com!

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Authors & artists! The submission due date for NEURODIVERSIVERSE: BRIDGING WORLDS is extended, due to technical difficulties. The new submission due date is Oct 3. The submission guidelines are on Google Docs: bit.ly/ndv2-call-fo... Submit now using this form: bit.ly/ndv2-submiss...
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NEURODIVERSIVERSE: BRIDGING WORLDS Call for Submissions - Thinking Ink Press
Hi folks! Thinking Ink Press is having technical issues with our website. To that end, we’re extending the submission window until at least two days after website access is restored, and are also prov...
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Neurodivergent writer & artist friends (and yet-to-be friends), I want to consider your stories, poetry, and art for my new anthology THE NEURODIVERSIVERSE: BRIDGING WORLDS 🛸 co-edited with Anthony Francis @xenotaur.bsky.social. Submission deadline is Oct 1, so you have plenty of time.
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Alvin Lu @alvinlu.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Interesting article in @publisherswkly.bsky.social on publishing collectives, featuring Joanna Ruocco of @fictioncollective2.bsky.social, as well as as Ulysses Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social City Works Press @akpress.org www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Collective and Co-op Publishers Find Strength in Numbers
Indie collectives and co-ops are creating their own definitions of success—and finding their people.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
if you aren't already following derek guy, here's your opportunity to find out if you should be. here his history lesson on how attractiveness has changed over time, and how many different definitions there are, especially in the context of clothing.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
NEW VIDEO: Trump’s masked Gestapo brutally beating an unarmed day laborer in SANTA ANA, CA The constitution in shreds. 🇺🇸 Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DLLIdku...
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I'm not suggesting anyone should get off of there, and I follow many accounts there. I'm saying IF you need a new platform, don't go to the effort of switching only to have to switch in a few years when shit gets worse. Here's my source, which I find credible: www.the-reframe.com/questions-fo...
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Questions for Substack
Follow-up questions about Nazi "ideas" for Substack's founders, and contemplating the future of The Reframe.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Thanks! I did see Alt Natl Parks say it on social media. I was hoping to see a press release on the Indivisible website or the Hands Off website (or anywhere), and they don't seem to have posted one since before the West Coast protests peaked. 🤔
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Oh, I misunderstood the question! I 100% believe the 3.5% number! I thought the previous person was asking about the 5 million number, which I've been trying to find a second source for. Thanks for replying! 💖
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Did the link change? That's taking me to an opinion piece from 2017. 😕
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Substack actively and intentionally gives a platform to n*zis. If you're going to switch somewhere, I wouldn't pick them.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Steampunk anthology on sale! It's full of fun stories! Go check it out!
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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hey, it’s Hugo and Nebula awards season, and Thinking Ink published a science fiction anthology with loads of wonderful (and eligible!) stories you should consider! Check them out here: www.thinkinginkpress.com/2025/02/tip/... #HugoAwards #NebulaAwards #SFF #anthology #ShortStories
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SFF Awards Eligibility Post | Thinking Ink Press
Hello, science fiction fans! It’s awards season in the science fiction community, in which the Hugo, Nebula, and other awards collect eligible works for consideration – generally, stories and novels p...
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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
If you're interested in learning to write short stories with me, my 2025 online workshop runs Jan/Feb. Still some room and scholarships available. www.catrambo.com/2024/12/05/s...
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Short Story Workshop for 2025 | The World of Cat Rambo
I will be offering 6 weekly sessions of my writing short stories workshop on Saturdays, 9:30 AM-12 PM Eastern time, starting January 4, 2025.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I relate. I've taken to treating my emotions like the weather: It won't be like this forever and it doesn't mean anything about me personally, but I should still wear a raincoat when I need one. Where "raincoat" is whatever it is that I need to feel human while I experience what I'm experiencing.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I Want You To Be Yourself, and To Be Gentle with Yourself. Read more in the blog post on the Insecure Writer's Support Group: www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/2024/11/i-wa...
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I Want You To Be Yourself, and To Be Gentle with Yourself
Hi writers! I'm Liza Olmsted, a writer, editor, and publisher at Thinking Ink Press. I'm also neurodivergent* and I have invisible disabilit...
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
ok, it's called a "feed", and it's on both! I think if you "pin" this, you'll have it for yourself: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
squeee!
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I found a filter (is that what they're called?) called OnlyPosts, that only shows posts (from people I follow). It still includes quote posts, but not the nothing-added reposts. It's much better. If that's something you aren't already aware of, I can try to figure out where I found it 😅
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
These are very good things to know.
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Ada Hoffmann @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Well, shit.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
The book I edited is out now! Go take a look, it's full of fun, thoughtful stories about aliens and neurodivergent people. And some neurodivergent aliens. It's really good, you'll like it.
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
Looks like you were right on a second count, too :)
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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 19/06/2024
Educating yourself about Juneteenth is great, but giving material support to Black people is even better, so let’s get a thread going. If you’re Black, post your payment links below (venmo, paypal, ko-fi, gofundme, etc). 👇 Everyone else, pick someone to support and repost. 💛
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
The neurodiversity-themed sci fi anthology I'm editing hit its Kickstarter goal, I'm so glad! There's still time to back it and help us reach some stretch goals! Have a look at Neurodiversiverse.com
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The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters - A Sci-Fi Anthology
A diverse, hopeful anthology of empowering neurodiverse sci-fi stories, poetry, and art by and for neurodivergent folks
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Liza Olmsted @shinylizard.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
Spoiler alert, it will be a stretch goal. 💖
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