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Red knitted cap with tassel and folder brim.

My wife just finished knitting my resistance knitted cap based on the WW2 Norwegian one

Sister Maeve rests her head on her brother Moxie’s stomach while they curl up together on the couch, a top a quilt.

Just when I thought Maeve and Moxie couldn’t get any cuter #cats #catsofbluesky

Text on a desert background: Gods of Sky and Dust Shannon Rampe An amnesiac robot A psychic scoundrel A scholar out to change her world

GODS of SKY and DUST
Now on submission!

A jaded treasure-hunter is offered a chance at personal redemption when he and a scholar-friend discover an ancient, sentient robot that may be key to unlocking the secrets of an ancient civilization.

#WSPit #OS #A #SF #F

Learn more: www.shannonrampe.com

Download full size 3K: www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/54371099685/sizes/o/ Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY Mission: ESA Mars Express North is approx on the left Instrument: HRSC Orbit: 26003 Time: 2024-08-06T23:43:32 Release Date: 2025-03-01 Raw Data from: ode.rsl.wustl.edu/ File Name/ID: HQ003_000_ND3.IMG HQ003_0000_GR3.IMG HQ003_0000_BL3.IMG Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY Feel free to share, giving the appropriate credit as stated above and providing a link to the original media: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mars, Olympus Mons near the terminator - ESA Mars Express - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qQA6Fc

Such a classic music video that showed a wonderful diversity of girls and women, young and old.

Exactly RE: whales and probable crash both. The other issue is the long-standing one of publishing over emphasizing best-sellers and letting the midlist die, and then banking on best-sellers to cover their “spaghetti against the wall” publishing approach.

It’s dismaying to see a vocal minority dominate book discussion.

My own experience is that most readers will read either 1st or 3rd, provided it works. The same for past tense vs present. If it doesn’t work, that’s when they notice.

I hate this thief of time.

Coming soon: The Changeling Chronicles 10th Anniversary Special Editions Special hardcover editions of Books 1-3 in the international bestselling Changeling Chronicles urban fantasy series.

Whee, surpassed 50 followers on the Changeling Chronicles 10th Anniversary Kickstarter campaign. 😁 (Launching March 31st!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/emm...

a picture of a woman with the words daylight saving time Alt: a picture Captain Catherine Janeway from Star Trek Voyager looking very tired with the words daylight saving time.

The thief of time has struck again #daylightsaving

RIP Rosie 💙

White kitty with brown chin, dark brown ears, a few black spots, and striped tail lays on stripped multi-colored rug next to brown carpet, with three cat toy balls beside her abdomen, and another by her forepaws, next to a cat puzzle toy box.

Maeve, doing her best to claim all the toys she can #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky

Jamais Cascio discusses the alternative narrative and framing we need to succeed in our new, complex Brittle-Anxious-Nonlinear-Incomprehensible future.

Watch more at the Love Letters to the Future podcast on Substack, Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

I just saw your post today, while at Rainforest Writers Retreat (Session 3) and it hit home. I’m still dealing with the aftermath of pushing myself to write faster and over emphasizing word count. I attended an excellent presentation yesterday on better gauging what works for each of us.

"Write every day."

No. Being a writer is about a lot more than a word count. When I am working on a rough draft novel, yes, I'll push to a goal, but most days are occupied by heavy research, reading, revisions, or searching for small markets.

#SpoonieAuthChat

This presentation at Rainforest today did indeed rock. It gave us plenty of insight and tools to build sustainable writing habits.

To paraphrase Le Guin: fantasy is escapist, and we must take as many with us as possible.

There is no greater feeling than knowing something I wrote helped another soul escape during difficulties. I’ve been through many hospital visits with many books, myself. 💙💚💜

What Not Reading Does to Your Writing More thoughts on "TV brain prose" and why reading is, yes, useful for your writing.

What Not Reading Does to Your Writing
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Same here. Glassholes 2.0, the 2026 edition.

A crow perches on a sign near the shore of Lake Quinault.

I’m working on my fourth mystery while @patrickswenson.bsky.social’s Rainforest writers retreat, Session 3, and there can be no more inspiring image than this crow stand-in this morning for the iconic mystery symbol of the Raven #writing #writitingcommunity #mystery

Hollywood To Homeless: One Horror Screenwriter’s Nightmare How the writer behind several genre favorites found himself living in his car.

It could happen to any of us, especially we writers, but anyone who isn't ultra rich:

www.fangoria.com/hollywood-to...

Same here. I woke up at 3AM and went to my writing office to look at the sky. We were completely socked in. To be fair, the forecast called for clouds.

A night sky clouded in all the way to the horizon

No lunar eclipse viewing for me, alas

Procrastination is a bugbear for many writers, including myself. This morning at TKZ Sue Coletta writers about how to deal with it, with tips on mindfulness #writing #writingcommunity #procrastination

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DS Harriet March's latest investigation sees her spending the night in a 'haunted' manor house. But that's OK, Harriet doesn't believe in ghosts...

UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHZN9F1L
USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHZN9F1L

#CozyMystery #Audiobook #KindleUnlimited

A bright halo surrounds the nearly full Moon tonight. Banks of cloud are to the left and below the Moon, with a pine tree directly below the Moon’s position in the sky.

45 degree halo around the Moon tonight here, with the faint image of a 22 degree halo closer in, thanks to ice crystals high in the atmosphere #Moon #Halo #astronomy #astrophotography

This is such an exciting day for me, with the premiere of the film made about my 17 years rewilding an Irish Atlantic rainforest (also the film's title).

What a surreal moment in my life it'll be to see the ecosystem I know and love so well on a big cinema screen!!

Structure of a creative breakthrough. 1. Clarify problem 2. Do massive research on problem. Gives you information to use and keeps your conscious mind occupied. 3. Brainstorm every answer you can come up with. 4. When you have reached the absolute limit to what you can come up with, take a complete break. Do something else: exercise, see a movie, nap, etc. When your conscious mind is totally pre-occupied with another task the A-ga moment will occur.

How to design an ‘Ah-ha’ moment #creativity #writingcommunity

“Florida Man Goes Orwellian.”