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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 4h

I have the cover and description for my upcoming book. Now all I need is editing date and I can plan when to publish it. And maybe start letting people know what the book is about... 😀

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 5h

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason is currently only $0.99 everywhere. I haven't read it but have meant to, so I'm getting a copy for myself. www.amazon.com/How-Rory-Tho... #booksale #scifi #booksky

The cover of How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 6h

I got email from a service provider about a price hike that takes place in phases when the billing period is renewed. Mine happens in 2030, and my first thought was, why would I care about something that happens ten years from now. 😂

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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 10h

Spotted a confused, pear tree this morning, flowering on 1st October, when it should be preparing for a nice, dormant winter. 🧪 🌱 #plants #gardening #flowers #climatechange

Flowers in bloom on a pear tree in October

A weedy looking pear tree with a bunch of flowers, in autumn/fall

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Sam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026

GOAT OR BIRD????

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 8 copies of War For the Oaks, by Emma Bull, which I *have* and *have read* and *have enjoyed*. It was one of the first urban fantasy stories, and set the bar fairly high.

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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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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you're in the UK (or some parts of mainland Europe), today is your very last chance to snap up my award-winning fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen in ebook for just 99p! Grab it now: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step... #romancelandia

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Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis

Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis is the start of a delightful, funny and seductive romantasy trilogy, set in a gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres…

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth. I've already posted a few images of this stunning tricolored heron. But I like this one too. And besides, I only got out once to photograph birds this month. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #herons #conservation #nature #biodiversity

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Ann Michelle Harris @annmichelleharris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My long time love of Star Trek led to some personal nostalgia in my review of Star Trek: SNW Season 4. 60 Years of Star Trek wraps up with an unusual season of Strange New Worlds; posted today on @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social

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森川侑 @morikw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

「いっぱい拾う魔女の話」の今までのお話やイラストはpixivにまとめています☺︎ #いっぱい拾う魔女の話 www.pixiv.net/user/1981950...

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「いっぱい拾う魔女の話」/「森川侑」のシリーズ [pixiv]

人間の子供をたくさん拾った魔女と弟子の話まとめ

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森川侑 @morikw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

この数日Xで「 #いっぱい拾う魔女の話」の最初に載せたお話をたくさん見て頂いていたので、感謝のらくがきをしました☺︎

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ValeTer @valeter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Captured a marmot in its natural habitat, enjoying a leafy snack.🌿✨ #photography #wildlife #nature #landscape #Nikon #marmot #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #outdoors #animals

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Alice Wilkes @alicewilkes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ruby is a teddy bear. #cat #cats

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Daz James 🏳️‍🌈 @crewefox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nooooo....NOOOOOOOOO!!!! This feels like a Doctor Who plot where a bad AI takes control! This disrespects all actors and crew that's ever worked on the show in the last 60 years!

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Even one book a month would be quite a productive author if they genuinely wrote their own books. But there are those who publish for others on KDP too, so I guess it's limiting. Amazon reduces weekly KDP uploads from 10 to two per format www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...

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Amazon reduces weekly KDP uploads from 10 to two per format

The Bookseller is the incisive and independent source of news and analysis for the book trade and publishing industry. Get breaking news, in-depth features, author interviews and book charts. The Book...

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Camellia Tea Ceremony @camelliakyoto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

⛩️THE FROGS OF FUSHIMI🐸 Fushimi Inari (伏見稲荷大社) may be famed for its kitsune (狐 'foxes'), guardians of the god Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神), but there is another animal familiar hiding amongst the tens of thousands of vermillion gates... ...the humble frog. #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #伏見稲荷 #蛙

Shrine to Suehiro Okami (末廣大神) at Fushimi Inari. A pair of frog guardians flank the gate.

A frog guardian at the shrine to Suehiro Okami (末廣大神) in Fushimi Inari.

Fushimi Inari is famed for its thousands of vermilion torii gates.

Plinth beneath the frog statue at Suehiro Okami's shrine depicting a pair of mandarin ducks.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026

Posture Adjusted To Equally Incorrect Posture

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29/09/2026

It’s Launch Day, darling! This one is not cozy or for the faint of heart, please note the warnings, but it’s here at last! And while you should read in the way you like the best—dude, Neil Newbon’s narration knocks it out of the PARK. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813073...

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Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher: 9798217298594 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying—in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by award-winning author T. Kingfisher.....

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by @alixeharrow.bsky.social, which I *have* but *have not yet read* (sheesh!), but have only heard really good things about. I'm assuming The 20,000 Doors of February is coming soon.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New book day. I only had two manga ARCs, so it's a short post. First up, When I Was Reincarnated in Another World, I Was a Heroine and He Was a Hero Vol. 1 by Mizunomoto. A delightful story that makes fun of all isekai and video game tropes. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #manga #bookreview

The cover of When I Was Reincarnated in Another World, I Was a Heroine and He Was a Hero Vol. 1 by Mizunomoto.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ICYM yesterday, my review of City of Others by Jared Poon. UF set in Singapore. susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/09/city... #bookreview #urbanfantasy #booksky

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City of Others by Jared Poon: review

City of Others by Jared Poon; a book review by Susanna Shore www.susannashore.com

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 KINDLE UK DAILY DEAL 🚨 Don't miss out! Grab @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's belovéd fantasy classic THE GOBLIN EMPEROR and enter the court of reluctant ruler Maia as he learns to navigate his distant father's complex realm and builds bridges along the way. Snap it up for only 99p! 👉️ buff.ly/dnkFJbc

Against a black and gold patterned background, an eReader with the UK cover for Katherine Addison's THE GOBLIN EMPEROR. White text: "Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal" 99p.

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Eren Angiolini @erenangiolini.com · 29/09/2026

It's my birthdaaaaay!🎊 As an artist, it's often difficult to acknowledge how much I work and how much I improve, so today I want to be nicer to myself and share some of my favourite pieces I made since my last bday.💙 If you'd like to share, it would be a lovely gift!🙏✨

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Jennifer Estep @jenniferestep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#FYI My publisher is doing another giveaway for QUEEN OF FOXES. Woot! Woot! Enter on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... The giveaway is U.S. only and runs through Oct. 14. Good luck, and thanks for reading! 😎 #books #authors #giveaways #romantasy #robinhood #bookgiveaway #romance

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Book giveaway for Queen of Foxes by Jennifer Estep Sep 15-Oct 14, 2026

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 15-Oct 14, 2026. HER ENEMIES TOOK EVERYTHING.IT’S TIME TO STEAL IT ALL BACK.Rinl...

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today, I need to tackle the description of my upcoming book. I wrote one yesterday, but my two-person critique group, aka my sisters, unanimously condemned it. 😭

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I review on my reading blog City of Others by Jared Poon, a delightful urban fantasy set in Singapore. susannashore.blogspot.com/2026/09/city... #bookreview #urbanfantasy #boosky

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City of Others by Jared Poon: review

City of Others by Jared Poon; a book review by Susanna Shore www.susannashore.com

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins is currently only $1.99. It's mind-blowingly weird and original contemporary fantasy about a group of adoptive siblings trying to figure out what happened to their father who has gone missing. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #booksale #fantasy #booksky

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The Library at Mount Char ebook by Scott Hawkins - Rakuten Kobo

Read "The Library at Mount Char A Novel" by Scott Hawkins available from Rakuten Kobo. “Wholly original . . . the work of the newest major talent in fantasy.”—The Wall Street Journal “Freakishly compe...

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'll take that over writing this stupid book description any day.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've done admin the whole morning, but I think I've finally caught up with everything I've postponed to finish my book. 💪 And I had to do unscheduled cleaning too, because the man who was supposed to fix the balcony glazing came to fix windows instead and I had to clear all window sills for him. 😀

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Kate @ Rouge Aerie @rougeaerie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So I found this, which seems to indicate that they trialled it last year to push people to their paid account tiers. No idea if it's actually being rolled out otherwise, though.

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3 Genius Ways to Bypass Facebook’s Link-Sharing Limit

Facebook’s link-sharing limit now restricts posts to two links. Learn who it affects and how to adapt your strategy to maintain traffic.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Has anyone here heard that FB is going to limit the number of links you're allowed to post per month to two on your page? There's talk of that on FB and I don't know if it's true. I haven't received any official mail at least. But two links per month is very low, so this would be annoying if true.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MailerLite informed me today that my credit card had declined. An extensive search on their site didn't yield a page where I can add card information. And then it turned out the subscription plan I'm on doesn't exist anymore. But instead of telling me that, they told me the card declined. 🙄

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Author Simulator. My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Author Simulator

Level 1: Get to desk and begin! (Platform video game-style image of an author jumping from a block onto a cloud with desk and computer) Result: success!

Level 2: Press on despite distractions! (Author typing as the desk/clod moves past a ghost and a spider) ) Result: success!

Level 3: Deliver manuscript to editor! (Author jumping over fire pit onto platform where editor waits) Result: success!

Level 4: Accept minor criticism! (Author lying ded in fronto of editors desk) Result: better luck next time!

Along the bottom are controls for:
Left right jump crouch read write nap coffee

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Buitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Living the best life.. 😊

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Outdoorsy day today. Fine weather to walk a nature trail.

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Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy Caturday! All kitty pics are welcome here.

photo.by.unsplach:

https://unsplash.com/photos/four-assorted-color-tabby-kittens-on-brown-basket-YCPkW_r_6uA

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Starra / Hannah @starra-rambles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Man. Reading manga in English is still a shitshow in 2026. You have no idea if you'll get a good translation or if the official translation will even be finished. Sometimes it's super slow too. And now there're the bullshit AI translations...

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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

'have you considered writing in a different genre' oh you like the trumpet do you, i bet you'd be good at the oboe. if you love football you'd be great at archery, im going to walk directly into the ocean

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