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<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news, <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is up.<br>Publishing: An International Conundrum.<br><a href="https://buff.ly/6naXRp2" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/6naXRp2</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>

<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is now up on my free Substack.<br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/who-owns-your-ideas?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/who-owns-your-ideas?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/maureenc</span><span class="invisible">risp/p/who-owns-your-ideas?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a><br><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>

<p>The trailer for Season 2 of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! I’m ridiculously proud of the guest list I’ve curated for us to try to make sense of the 21st century together – where we’ve been, where we’ve ended up, and where we’re going – all through the lens of art. Find out who’s joining me next and hear about the upgrades coming to this podcast. I&#x27;d love to have you as a listener!</p><p><a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/screenwriting/" rel="tag">#screenwriting</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#writinglife</a> </p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trailer-5am-storytalk-podcast-season-2/id1807437928?i=1000723893841" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trailer-5am-storytalk-podcast-season-2/id1807437928?i=1000723893841"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">trailer-5am-storytalk-podcast-season-2/id1807437928?i=1000723893841</span></a></p>

<p>Promo&#x27;d my Substack yesterday w <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#YouTube</a> link. Oops. Now Real One</p><p><a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> wants a military parade to feel adequate. Sorry, Don, no d*k measuring in democracy. David Shuster&#x27;s fab video on Trumper Denialism. NYT Pitchbot on Maureen Dowd &amp; Signalgate 2. READ (SUB!) to our NEW Blue Amp Substack! </p><p><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-161966209" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="substack.com/home/post/p-161966209"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/home/post/p-16196</span><span class="invisible">6209</span></a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/poliltics/" rel="tag">#poliltics</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/writerscoffeeclub/" rel="tag">#WritersCoffeeClub</a> How’s your writing progress so far this year?</p><p>Working on the 11th novel of the series, Silhouette of Ravens, which has taken some turns I did not expect, but interesting ones. I have not been as productive in writing this past month, a bit more focussed on visuals. I have some illustration and artwork to do, and that always gives me a clearer view of the story in the end. Like this new cover design for 11.</p><p><a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a></p>

<p>IndieAuthors.social is a Mastodon server for independent self-published authors to discuss writing and support each other. Fans of their work are also welcome.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://indieauthors.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>indieauthors.social</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://indieauthors.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>indieauthors.social/about</a> or contact the admin accounts <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@admin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>admin</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieauthors.social/@steaphan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>steaphan</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthors/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthors</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/selfpublishing/" rel="tag">#SelfPublishing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>

<p>&quot;Pirro, along with Pam Bondi, sought to crucify Mr. Dunn because he had the audacity to make their sacred uniformed enforcers look ridiculous</p><p>On Jan 6th, their feral disciples beat police officers w flagpoles, fire extinguishers &amp; bear spray. On <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> ’s first day in office he pardoned every one of them&quot; </p><p><a href="https://blueamp.substack.com/p/the-sandwich-rebellion-and-the-tin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blueamp.substack.com/p/the-sandwich-rebellion-and-the-tin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blueamp.substack.com/p/the-san</span><span class="invisible">dwich-rebellion-and-the-tin</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#alaska</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#substack</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#dc</a></p>

<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is now up on Substack. Snacking on Publishers<br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/snacking-on-publishers?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/snacking-on-publishers?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/maureenc</span><span class="invisible">risp/p/snacking-on-publishers?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a></p>

<p>WRITERS!</p><p>Submissions are invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry &amp; prose in English, Gaelic, &amp; Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!</p><p>@writingcommunity </p><p>Submit free via Submittable 👇</p><p><a href="https://nws.submittable.com/submit" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>nws.submittable.com/submit</a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/iamwriting/" rel="tag">#IAmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/shortfiction/" rel="tag">#shortfiction</a> <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#shortstories</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/scotslanguage/" rel="tag">#Scotslanguage</a> <a href="/tags/gaelic/" rel="tag">#Gaelic</a> <a href="/tags/gaidhlig/" rel="tag">#Gaidhlig</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s my pleasure to announce <a href="https://storyseedlibrary.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>storyseedlibrary.org/</a> - a <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a> of <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> and story seeds to help you imagine a better <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> future!</p><p>Huge thanks to all the artists who shared their art under various <a href="/tags/creativecommons/" rel="tag">#creativeCommons</a> licenses, including <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@the_lemonaut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>the_lemonaut</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@NiwlCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NiwlCraft</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@jacobcoffin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jacobcoffin</span></a></span> ! No AI will replace handcrafted art!</p><p>If you liked our <span class="h-card"><a href="https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SolarpunkPrompts</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> , the Story Seeds are expanding its concept - soon with more, unpublished ones!</p><p><a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climateChange</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#illustration</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

<p>Green Queer Erotic Love Magic is the sometimes poetic and sometimes discursive imagination of a green queer erotic love-based anarchy. It discusses the meanings of green, queer, erotic and love and argues for the imagination to create &quot;anarchy&quot;. </p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/gqelm-c" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.org/details/gqelm-c</a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/green/" rel="tag">#green</a> <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> <a href="/tags/erotic/" rel="tag">#erotic</a> <a href="/tags/love/" rel="tag">#love</a> <a href="/tags/anarchy/" rel="tag">#anarchy</a> <a href="/tags/magic/" rel="tag">#magic</a> <a href="/tags/imagination/" rel="tag">#imagination</a> <a href="/tags/pagan/" rel="tag">#pagan</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is up now on Substack. Trying Not To Be Political. <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/trying-not-to-be-political?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/trying-not-to-be-political?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/maureenc</span><span class="invisible">risp/p/trying-not-to-be-political?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a><br><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> Republicans &amp; Their Billionaires Are WHY <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#America</a> Isn&#x27;t The Greatest Nation--Not Even Close </p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/p/maga-republicans-and-their-billionaires?r=j0lyx&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/p/maga-republicans-and-their-billionaires?r=j0lyx&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/</span><span class="invisible">p/maga-republicans-and-their-billionaires?r=j0lyx&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#substack</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a></p>

<p>Are you one of those people who say &quot;I&#x27;d rather read your crappy original writing than something generated by AI?&quot; Now&#x27;s the time to put your money where your mouth is!</p><p>I, without any previous experience, wrote 100 different short stories, around 1,000 words each, for a total of over 105,000 words! Find them on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>, or don&#x27;t; it&#x27;s a free country!</p><p><a href="http://maxalmonte.com/blog/i-wrote-fiction-for-100-days-straight-and-heres-what-happened/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="maxalmonte.com/blog/i-wrote-fiction-for-100-days-straight-and-heres-what-happened/"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">maxalmonte.com/blog/i-wrote-fi</span><span class="invisible">ction-for-100-days-straight-and-heres-what-happened/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amWriting</a> <a href="/tags/fedifiction/" rel="tag">#fedifiction</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#writersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingCommunity</a></p>

<p>My latest <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> is available in <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#eBook</a> format!! 💫 </p><p>It&#x27;s about two women undercover agents who find themselves in need of a new pilot in order to complete their mission.</p><p>It is set in universe of empire and <a href="/tags/colonialism/" rel="tag">#colonialism</a> and the dispossessing of indigenous people. </p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bWa70q" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/u/bWa70q</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/selfpublishing/" rel="tag">#SelfPublishing</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#Scifi</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#Resistance</a></p>

<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is now up, free on Substack. Creator Imposter Syndrome.<br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/creator-imposter-syndrome?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/creator-imposter-syndrome?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/maureenc</span><span class="invisible">risp/p/creator-imposter-syndrome?r=8opd8&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a><br><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a><br><a href="/tags/bookindustrynews/" rel="tag">#BookIndustryNews</a></p>

<p>Pues me dio por traducir lo mejor que supe uno de mis relatos al inglés y lo mandé a <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#shortstories</a> y me olvidé del asunto y lo han publicado en su web! Me acaban de mandar un email, me voy a la cama más contento 🤗🤗</p><p><a href="https://short-stories.co/@imigueldiaz/empty-room-wojz872pklp4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="short-stories.co/@imigueldiaz/empty-room-wojz872pklp4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">short-stories.co/@imigueldiaz/</span><span class="invisible">empty-room-wojz872pklp4</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/stories/" rel="tag">#stories</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#writer</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/writephant/" rel="tag">#writephant</a> Q2 What writing goals are you excited to dive into this summer?</p><p><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a></p>

<p>&quot;I am an administrator at New York University, responsible for helping faculty adapt to digital tools. Since the arrival of generative AI, I have spent much of the last two years talking with professors and students to try to understand what is going on in their classrooms. In those conversations, faculty have been variously vexed, curious, angry, or excited about AI, but as last year was winding down, for the first time one of the frequently expressed emotions was sadness. This came from faculty who were, by their account, adopting the strategies my colleagues and I have recommended: emphasizing the connection between effort and learning, responding to AI-generated work by offering a second chance rather than simply grading down, and so on. Those faculty were telling us our recommended strategies were not working as well as we’d hoped, and they were saying it with real distress.</p><p>Earlier this semester, an NYU professor told me how he had AI-proofed his assignments, only to have the students complain that the work was too hard. When he told them those were standard assignments, just worded so current AI would fail to answer them, they said he was interfering with their “learning styles.” A student asked for an extension, on the grounds that ChatGPT was down the day the assignment was due. Another said, about work on a problem set, “You’re asking me to go from point A to point B, why wouldn’t I use a car to get there?” And another, when asked about their largely AI-written work, replied, “Everyone is doing it.” Those are stories from a 15-minute conversation with a single professor.</p><p>We are also hearing a growing sense of sadness from our students about AI use. One of my colleagues reports students being “deeply conflicted” about AI use, originally adopting it as an aid to studying but persisting with a mix of justification and unease.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-ai-enhancing-education-or-replacing-it" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.chronicle.com/article/is-ai-enhancing-education-or-replacing-it"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.chronicle.com/article/is-a</span><span class="invisible">i-enhancing-education-or-replacing-it</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/universities/" rel="tag">#Universities</a> <a href="/tags/highered/" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a></p>

<p>Okay, mastodon. I need a poll to resolve a conflict with my writing coach. It&#x27;s about a particular literary reference that they don&#x27;t get, but that I hope most people will. Here&#x27;s the Scenario:<br>Char1: Give me X.<br>Char2: Okay, here&#x27;s X.<br>Char 1: Thanks. Now give me Y.<br>Char 2: Geez, give a mouse a cookie...</p><p>(It&#x27;s my first poll ever, so apologies in advance if I screw it up._<br><a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#amwriting</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="6 votes">55%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">I get it! Leave it in and buy your coach a copy.</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">18%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">I get it, but consider removing it.</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="3 votes">27%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Not a clue. Stop being an arsehole.</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">11 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 134d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>My first novel has been sent off for copy edit! Feels amazing to reach this milestone.</p><p>Looking forward to a break from the grind, but also dreading what comes next: self-promotion. 🤮</p><p>Follow for updates! Website and cover art coming soon!</p><p><a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writerslife/" rel="tag">#WritersLife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#SelfPromo</a></p>

<p>Do you like hedgehogs? Artist <span class="h-card"><a href="https://socel.net/@KarenKasparArt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarenKasparArt</span></a></span> and I certainly do! We have created two designs of <a href="/tags/haikuart/" rel="tag">#haikuart</a> with them, from T-shirts and throw pillows to cards and prints. Now with a 25% discount at Redbubble!</p><p>For Europe: <br><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Hedgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Hedgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/He</span><span class="invisible">dgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pill</span><span class="invisible">ow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&amp;size=45x60&amp;var2=0&amp;var3=2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&amp;size=45x60&amp;var2=0&amp;var3=2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel</span><span class="invisible">-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&amp;size=45x60&amp;var2=0&amp;var3=2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-</span><span class="invisible">Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230</span></a></p><p>For ao The US :<br><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur</span><span class="invisible">ed/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> <a href="/tags/haikuart/" rel="tag">#haikuart</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#ayearforart</a> <a href="/tags/faa/" rel="tag">#FAA</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/hedgehog/" rel="tag">#hedgehog</a> <a href="/tags/hedgehogs/" rel="tag">#hedgehogs</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a></p>

<p>NEW SUBSTACK! &quot; <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> Seditionist Mike Lee Pushes Porn Ban; So He Plans to Ban Republicans??&quot;</p><p>Porn. Repubs are hate it! Family values! ..except Trump, Cruz Hastert, Gingrich, MTG, Boebert, Musk, Ailes, Giuliani, O’Reilly, Falwell Jr, Noem, Lewandowski, Hegseth....</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/gop-seditionist-mike-lee-pushes-porn" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/gop-seditionist-mike-lee-pushes-porn"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/gop-seditioni</span><span class="invisible">st-mike-lee-pushes-porn</span></a> <a href="/tags/porn/" rel="tag">#porn</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#utah</a> <a href="/tags/mikelee/" rel="tag">#mikelee</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a></p>

<p>My weekly roundup of <a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> news <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> craft tips and <a href="/tags/bookmarketing/" rel="tag">#bookmarketing</a> links is up.<br>Standing Up.<br><a href="https://buff.ly/RrOdoCN" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/RrOdoCN</a> <br><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a></p>

<p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bPAjVA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/u/bPAjVA</a></p><p>What if the map *were* the territory? In the Imperium, map keepers make it so, drawing the realm into shape one map at a time. Follow Jali as her destiny takes her from her family inn to the Great Keep of map makers, the wilds of the steppes, and the imperial palace.</p><p>Now available as ebook or paperback (B&amp;N).</p><p><a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>