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AI spam email: I especially loved [choose one: the charm of the talking toys in Toy Shop Nights / the whimsical tension with the faerie folk / the cozy chaos of The Sleigh Crash of ’74]
I know spam emails are so common for all of us authors right now and we all know they're AI-written, so I thought I couldn't be surprised any more by them. Nope. I got a choose-your-own spam AI email.
From "Green Eggs and Vance"
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
So did I, and I couldn't figure out what she'd done.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured...the first thought forbidden...the first freedom denied – chains us all, irrevocably."
Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete. - Rod Serling
2026 Writer Goals: Finish Book 2. Write Book 3. Send emails to my list. Write 5 short stories. Publish 2 books. @marymckenna.bsky.social
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support human artists.
support human writers.
support human musicians.
support humans.
Pot stirrer?
As a general rule, even bad contracts usually get the parties clause right, because it's a gimme. To have a red flag there is so bad and such a sign of what is to come.
Be good to yourselves and your work, and don't ever sign a contract like this.
I think that sounds like a great idea.
Is this one of this reading slumps that you just have to wait out? Those suck.
I have that edition, and now my son is "borrowing" it. Who knows when I'll get it back?
Banner image for the daily challenge of day 30. The image has the regular banner with the dragon and cat, and there's the text of the challenge, same as in the post: All Time Favourite - Which book is your all-time favorite indie and why should everyone read it?
Today is our last daily challenge for A Month of Rain and Reads, and it's the big one, with a BIG prize! So let's get to it:
Daily Challenge 30: All Time Favourite - Which book is your all-time favorite indie and why should everyone read it?
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for the Gravesong Bonus Challenge. The text of the challenge is: SING FOR ME! What song is most "fantasy" to you? Feel free to share a link.
3-DAY BONUS CHALLENGE (Day 2):
What song is most "fantasy" to you? Feel free to share a link.
Take part for a chance to win the complete Singer of Terandria series by @thewanderinginn.bsky.social audiobook.
Quote Repost with the tag #GraveSinger
Check back tomorrow for Challenge 3
Banner image for our day 29 giveaway challenge. Includes the text of the challenge: HERE BE DRAGONS! What's your favourite type of dragon?
Daily Challenge 29: HERE BE DRAGONS!
Tell us about your favourite dragon or type of dragon.
QRP with the tag #AMoRaR
#BookSky
Banner image for our Gravesinger Bonus Challenge. Includes the regular banner with the book dragon and the ghost cat. The text reads: ARISE MINIONS Name an indie book featuring ghosts, necromancers, or the undead.
3-DAY BONUS CHALLENGE:
Name an indie book featuring ghosts, necromancers, or the undead.
Take part for a chance to win the complete Singer of Terandria series by @thewanderinginn.bsky.social , on audio.
Quote Repost with these tags: #AMoRaR #GraveSinger
Check back tomorrow for Challenge 2!
Banner image for the daily challenge of day 28. The image has the regular banner with the dragon and cat, and there's the text of the challenge, same as in the post: Start Them Young - share a Middle Grade or Young Adult Indie book.
Daily Challenge 28: Start Them Young!
Suggest a Middle Grade or Young Adult indie book
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for today's giveaway with the challenge: Menty B - Share a book with mental health rep.
Daily Challenge 27: Menty B - Share an indie book with mental health rep.
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for today's giveaway with the challenge: Fae or Vampire - Would you rather be kidnapped by the Fae or a vampire coven?
Daily Challenge 25: Fae or Vampire - Would you rather be kidnapped by the Fae or a vampire coven?
Can you recommend an indie book featuring Fae or Vampires?
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for today's giveaway with the challenge: Swords or Sorcery - Would you rather fight with a sword or use magic?
Daily Challenge 24: Swords or Sorcery - Would you rather fight with a sword or use magic? Which are your favorite sword and sorcery indie books?
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for today's giveaway with the challenge: That's Epic! - Share your favorite epic fantasy.
Daily Challenge 21: That's Epic! - Share your favorite epic fantasy. Indie and self-published books only of course!
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Banner image for today's giveaway. It has the text Fluff or feathers and asks you to name your favourite animal companion.
Daily Challenge: 17: Fluff or Feathers?
Who's your favourite animal companion and why? What book are they in?
Note: This is intended to be about fictional animal companions, but if you accidentally "forget" that part and post a picture of your cat/dog/panda instead, that's okay.
#AMoRaR #BookSky
An image displaying today's challenge, along with the drawing of the AMoRaR logo. The challenge is: Light or Dark - Choose between cozy or (grim)dark books and explain your choice.
Daily Challenge 16: Light or Dark - Choose between cozy or (grim)dark books and explain your choice. Recommend your favourite indie in these categories!
#AMoRaR #BookSky
An image displaying today's challenge, along with the drawing of the AMoRaR logo. The challenge is: Seasonal Love - What's your favourite season and why?
Daily Challenge 15: Seasonal Love - What's your favourite season and why?
Are there any indie books that represent your favourite season?
#AMoRaR #BookSky
An image displaying today's challenge, along with the drawing of the AMoRaR logo. The challenge is: Share your favourite book with a contemporary setting.
Daily Challenge 14: Hidden Worlds
Tell us about your favourite contemporary SFF setting (from an indie book).
Is the fantastic hidden behind a masquerade of the mundane, or is it out in the open? What do you like about it?
#AMoRaR #BookSky
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Morning all! Today we're celebrating the launch of Wavelord by @authornikki.bsky.social, the third book in the Daughter of Vanris series which began with Wave Dancer and shares the same world as YA fantasy The Warden’s Son.
Check it out: www.readindiefantasy.com/a-spotlight-... #AMoRaR
A picture showing today's challenge with the text: Blood ≠ Love - Share your favorite found family.
Daily Challenge 13: Blood ≠ Love - Share your favorite found family from an indie book!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
I really enjoy Aylfenhame, from Charlotte English's Tales of Aylfenhame series. It's like Faerie, except with a heavy dash of Wonderland, and oh, there are goblins too.
#AMoRaR
A picture showing today's challenge with the text: Your Ticket Out Of Here - Tell us about your favourite setting.
Daily Challenge 11: Your Ticket Out Of Here - Tell us about your favourite setting from an indie book!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
A picture showing today's challenge with the text: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read!
Daily Challenge 10: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read! Remember, this can be a self-published SFF author or small press!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
