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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14h

Ah I see the JCO coin flip has landed on "no" today

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 10h

For me, it’s a good developmental editor who understands my genre deeply and can tell me when I’m on track and call me out when I’m including too much meandering plot clutter. It’s so hard to see in my own work because I’m too close to it and everything seems important.

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 10h

Is anyone I know on here planning to go to World Fantasy Con?

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Hagai Palevsky (he/him) @dialhforhagai.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Wile E. Coyote, despaired, takes a bucket of paint and a brush and paints a beautiful two-bedroom house on a mountainside. He paints a beautiful coyote wife in the window, and two adorable coyote kids running around in the yard. He tries to enter this new coyote life, but it is inaccessible to him

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tune Messiah

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Smut and Sensibility @smutandsensibility.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If only we could make everyone see this point of view... But we will be out here, fighting the good fight, until then. Thanks for being here with us 💜 #booksky #authorsky #romancelandia #romancebooks #equality #feminism #goals

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sex scenes are so hard to write well. There is so much finesse involved in choosing just the right combination and description of actions: not enough & readers can't picture what's happening, but too much = boring and mechanical. It helps to lean on the sensations those actions evoke. #amediting

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My goal is to make your book better, and I take that job very seriously. Also, if you get your edits back from me and I tell you I think a sex scene needs to be "fleshed out 😏," that pun is 100% intended. #amediting

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Lorelai Tarlow, Author @lorelaitarlow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I spoke with romance author Alyssa Jarrett about her latest release, Love Like No One's Watching, ending a series, representation in romance, and much more.

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Author Alyssa Pulls Out All the Stops In Series Finale

Love Like No One’s Watching caps her Glam Fam series

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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Well dang, should’ve just memed it in the first place

An illustration by Gustave Dore for Dante’s Divine Comedy that shows two silhouetted figures standing on a tall summit gazing up at a great celestial conflagration of souls in heaven. Text reads “We already had free art for people who are broke or bad at designing things. It’s called the PUBLIC DOMAIN”

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Many authors don't know this"—Jan stood and stretched—"but em dashes are used to set off actions that interrupt dialogue." "Yes," said Jon, "and they're placed outside the—" "Have you seen my pet rock?" Joe said, cutting Jon off and necessitating an em dash inside the quotation marks. #writingtips

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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wrote about 700 words today, but it was 94 degrees so I think they should count double #amwriting #noAC #FML

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hello, I would like to lodge a complaint. Two weeks ago I was wearing socks and long sleeves to bed, and today it was ninety-four (94) degrees. This is unacceptable and I demand immediate recompense.

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This isn't a simple case of incoherent messaging, it's slamming every button on the console at once in desperation as they realize how egregiously they've overspent on this relative to what it can return financially. In six more months they'll be promising it regrows your hair.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The people with the most power in the world are targeting the people with the least, and I think they should all burn in hell.

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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 09/09/2026

NEW: In one of the most horrifying stories I've ever reported, I found that Facebook is hosting huge quantities of AI-generated videos of violent child abuse -- kids being beaten, burned, and far more But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care futurism.com/artificial-i...

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> Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending to Care About Taking Them Down

> Facebook is filled with AI-generated videos of children being beaten, burned, and bludgeoned with heavy objects. Meta doesn't seem to care.

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are so many stories lately about people who died by suicide after falling into emotionally manipulative patterns with chatbots. We rarely get to hear how the people who loved them are coping after an unimaginable, senseless loss. This is one of their stories: www.404media.co/austin-gordo...

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'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI

After allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened.

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This would probably be a whole chapter in a book about me entitled “Why Are You Like This”

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026

If AI doesn't do the stuff the hypesters claim, it sucks because it is sucking up all the oxygen in the room and turning it into carbon dioxide.

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Gabriel Hargrave (he/him) @ghargravewrites.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The rest of my year is still open for clients. My phone, electric, and rent are all overdue, so I could use some bookings, like, yesterday. My rates are reasonable, and my work is stellar.

Looking for an editor? I have openings, and I want to edit your short story, novella, or novel. DM me for more information!

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My writing group and I got into a lively debate the other week about when it’s appropriate to use “it” vs “they” or a gendered pronoun for animals. Opinions varied and seemed largely vibes-based. No consensus was reached. I found it fascinating. What’s your rule, if you have one? #amwriting

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 06/09/2026

If you're wondering why authors are getting so rabid here: First Anthropic stole our books. Then we got denied compensation because of US unjust copyright law and publishers failing to meet their contractual obligations. Then publishers and agents apparently claimed author shares. Now this.

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Alicia Stoller @aliciastoller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

PSA for parents & folks who love giving books to kids! 📚 There are amazing HP alternatives! You won't sacrifice a child's love of reading or exposure to empowering characters by leaving Rowling behind. I promise. tinyurl.com/Alternatives... tinyurl.com/LeaveHogwart... tinyurl.com/BestHPFantas...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/09/2026

Hi! Anthropic Q&A re:rights reversion and publisher claims. This is not legal advice; I can't give you legal advice. What I can do is tell you what I would do under certain circumstances.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/09/2026

New Q: what do you do if your publisher claims 100% of the proceeds rather than just their 50%? First of all: yuck, gross. Second: PLEASE report this to @victoriastrauss because she is collecting data and this will help show a pattern and practice of behavior.

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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We Are Hiring! We're looking for a Content and Community Assistant. This is a paid, part time remote position from Nov. 1 through June 1 2027, for a US-based person who is as into romance & discussion as they are into details & organization. You can find all the info here: bit.ly/SBTBTemp

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Hoff Crab is neither a crab nor is it David Hasselhoff. It is a Yeti Crab, which is neither a Yeti nor a Crab but a sub-group of Squat Lobsters, which are not lobsters, they're Anomurans, like Mole Crabs, which are neither moles, nor crabs.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I made a little template for use by cool small businesses! Enjoy!

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Kendra, normal version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just almost had an absolute panic attack because my (client!!) document formatting went all fucky for no reason. Huge margins, weird spacing, WTF. But no, it was just Immersive Reader. JFC #amediting

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 25/08/2026

One of the all time great tweets.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Some of us have our shit together, and some of us forgot to add the parcooked potatoes to the chicken pie filling last night Guess which one I am

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

TFW you get a rewrite back from a client and he took all your notes and made something really magical with them and your chest swells with pride and it's like when your kid gets an A on a test and you're aware this is a grown-ass adult and not your child but you don't care you're so proud #amediting

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I am a very bad gardener and I don’t even care. Look at that glorious, unruly tangle of sweet peas. It’s fun to stand under them and breathe in their scent as I eat cherry tomatoes straight off the vine in my pajamas.

An extremely overgrown raised-bed vegetable garden surrounded on two sides by a house’s white wooden exterior walls. The ground is covered by river pebbles.

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Also, frankly, if you don't wanna talk to me but you want to support @celestepewter.bsky.social, then bid on my item. I won't force you to AMA. We can pretend it was awesome & go about our business.

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just got mine on Kobo. What are you waiting for? Premier’s writing is gorgeous.

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m all booked up this fall, but Steph has open spots!

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today's #romance #editing tip: just like overusing a variety of fancy dialogue tags when "said" will do, just pick a term for penis and stick with it. Don't make your readers bounce from "phallus" to "member" to "penis" to "cock." It will thrust them right out of the story.

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's back to school night at middle kid's high school, and they're doing something beforehand called "Technology Happy Hour." Very disappointed to find out that they will not be serving reduced-priced cocktails and apps, only teaching parents about the technology platforms the school uses.

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