Hot take: "overnight success" is not a thing.

Someone recently discovered my books and said "How had I never heard of you?"

I dunno, dude. I been shouting for thirty years, where you been? #writing

I'm never sure I've done the steps right to release a new title until I spot it lurking in the online wild with all the other books, you know?

My new audiobook (a sweet SF romance w/chosen-family vibes) finally went live on its first site today.

Yay, Libro.fm! There's a pre-order button & everything!

There are 30+ other vendors to go, but it's up on one, so I can say confidently that it's REAL!

So happy right now.

https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781945745195

#Writing #SelfPublishing #Audio

Weaving In The Ends Audiobook on Libro.fm

Knitting, Romance, & Dangerous Men: a sweet near-future comfort read that starts with a summer fling and ends on Winter Solstice with true love...and a comedic brawl.Felicity Chen isn't looking for love.

^Libro.fm

The mob boss
enters the kitchen
in the morning
all dressed in black

He looks into his pantry
and chooses between
Cheerios and Cap'n Crunch

#Poetry #Microfiction #Writing #MastoArt #Art

I'm not new here, but my old #introduction no longer fits, so here we are.

I'm a wizened (and withering) game dev since 2004, with credits on Warhawk, Starhawk, LEGO Brawls, and Destiny 2. I mainly do design, but I've also got a tech background and I don't shy away from engineering.

I'm currently exploring more writing and linear storytelling, which were my original passions before I fell into games and got hella burned out. 😭

#gamedev #gamedesign #tech #burnout #writing #storytelling

Hi, #SocialCoop 👋 I'm Rhys, a journalist, writer and community organizer. I co-founded @thegazettecoop, a co-op local newspaper in #Leicester, UK.

Expect toots on #Hiking #Veganism #Gaming #Writing #Druidry #Gardening #Coops #OpenSource #Solarpunk #Politics #Permaculture #IndyMedia #OffGrid #Leicester #SoarValley.

#introduction

An onion relish so good it IS illegal!

Proofreading: it matters!

#food #sandwich #onions #caramelized #humor #humour #writing #proofreading

What if the robot that asks you
“are you a robot?” is only trying
to find its family.

#MastoArt #Art #Writing

The small aliens frolicked in the waves that were far too acidic for my own skin. Nearby, a larger alien paddled about keeping a close eye on the smaller ones, and two even larger ones, my exchange family, cooked meat or set a table with precooked food and drinks.

"Suvuv, are you okay over there?" the grilling one called to me.

I gave a 'thumbs-up', as the humans called it, then resumed constructing the sand-building with the smallest human.

#TootFic #MicroFiction #Writing #TerylsTales #SciFi

I have a new short story called ‘An Inheritance of Ghosts’ in the forthcoming volume of the Los Angeles Press.

This one is based firmly in the real world! You can pre-order a copy here:

https://thelosangelespress.com/pre-order-volume-10-of-the-los-angeles-press/

#writing #fiction #shortstory #shortstories #amwriting

What makes your hero a hero?

#WritingCommunity #writing #AmWriting

Petition to ban the use of so-called AI-detectors in education. https://chng.it/k22JSrpG92

#AI #Education #Writing @edutooters

Ban AI Writing Detection Software for Evaluating Student Work

^{Tim Dasey (Change.org)}

Why decide
when the decision is so hard to make

Why decide
when the fear of decision holds my soul back from life

Why decide
when the way out is so unclear

Why decide
when the consequences deprive me of the air that keeps me alive

Why decide
take back a decision that I made myself
a long time ago

si_irini

#youWinAgainSi
#writing #poem #thoughts #life #love #prose #poetry #lyric #writers #writersofmastodon #fediverse #mastodon

April 1, and sadly not a joke: Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com get acquired:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ixl-learning-acquires-dictionary-com-121500032.html

April 12: The entire team of lexicographers at Dictionary.com gets laid off.
https://bsky.app/profile/korystamper.bsky.social/post/3kpxgzhx7eo2l

#dictionaries #writing #words

WRITERS:
I've worked as an editor for some years now, both in traditional publishing and freelance. There are five questions to ask if you are worried about getting scammed in the publishing industry.

Let's say you have an offer from a publisher, who says they want to publish your book...

1) Are they asking for money? Then it's definitely a scam.

2) Are they contacting you before reading your manuscript? Then it's definitely a scam.

3) Do they want you to sign a contract before they have read any of your manuscript? Then it's definitely a scam.

4) Have they approached you out of the blue on social media, and messaged you in your DMs? Then it's definitely a scam.

But mostly...

5) Does it feel like a scam? Then it's definitely a scam.

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Publishing #WriterBeware #Writing #GettingPublished #SelfPublishing #Scams #Scammers #ConArtists #PublishingScams #Scam #TraditionalPublishers #VanityPress #HybridPress #TraditionalPublishing

https://writerbeware.blog/scam-archive/?fbclid=IwAR1IsHXkYC1RPJWFNl9uxmoLTyxwRJL2D8xy6U76wRgzkXe-drmbZ1U6_YU

Overseas Scams - Writer Beware

Publishing/Marketing/Fake Literary Agency Scam List READ THIS FIRST Below is Writer Beware’s most up-to-date list of publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams operating mostly out of the Philippines, and to a lesser degree India and Pakistan, d…

^{Writer Beware}

Your character is uncertain of their role.

#WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity

Big news in the world of editing: On May 29, the Associated Press Stylebook is switching to Merriam-Webster as its primary dictionary, after using Webster's New World College Dictionary for decades.

https://www.nhpr.org/2024-04-09/springfield-based-merriam-webster-wins-ap-stylebook-affiliation-over-rival-dictionary

Even though I’m no longer working as a writer or editor, I maintain my online subscription; I still find it useful even in more casual writing.

#editing #writing

Springfield-based Merriam-Webster wins AP Stylebook affiliation over rival dictionary

Merriam-Webster is poised to have greater influence over language decisions made by news reporters and editors across the country.

^{Sam Hudzik (NHPR)}

#introduction #pngtube #writing

Greetings from the Runestone Grove! I'm the River Willow Druid, or RD if you prefer. I run storytelling circles on Twitch where I tell the best short stories and poetry I can find!

If you're a writer/poet then I invite you to submit your work for me to tell live on stream. If you're a musician or fellow storyteller then I may welcome you to the stream to perform! My hope is to foster a community of artists and entertainers, giving them a stage to shine!

One of the weird things I find with writing Fantasy is that it takes sooooooo long to get anywhere. This is a series of maps showing the time it used to take to travel across America from New York. Days to get anywhere, even with installed roads, in 1800, then down to weeks to reach Chicago.

How would this affect the way you draw your maps?

#AmWriting #writing #fantasy

How to say "thanks for your email" in increasingly erotic ways:

(adapted from a much longer list, written in 1512)

Your brief note refreshed my spirits.

I was singularly delighted by your epistle.

Your lines conveyed to me the greatest joy.

In these letters I found a wonderful kind of delectation.

As a result of your letter, I was suffused by an unfamiliar gladness.

I was in no small measure refreshed in spirit by your grace’s hand.

Your brief missive flooded me with inexpressible Joy.

From your affectionate letter I received unbelievable pleasure.

Your communication poured vials of joy on my head.

(credit to https://www.futilitycloset.com/2024/03/29/turns-of-phrase/ )

#list #writing #writers #historical #history #erasmus #email #quotations #quotes

What kind of weirdo makes a little picture for their fan fiction? Turns out, the same kind of weirdo who writes Doctor Who / Detectorists fanfic!

EDIT: …and what kind of weirdo FORGETS TO POST THE LINK TO SAID FANFIC??

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54789346

#writing #fanfic #ao3 #DoctorWho #Detectorists #Crossover