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#Scotland
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Two jagged, dog-toothed mountains almost completely enveloped in mist with lower, softer green-covered hills and a lake/pond reflecting them.

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Megacorp execs were interviewed about the #WGA strike & were quoted saying their goal was to "break the WGA," and to drag things out "until #union members start losing their apartments and homes"

After corporate counsel reminded the execs of *labor laws*, an update was released saying that actually the execs did not want to make workers homeless in retaliation for exercising labor rights because that would violate #labor laws so its all a big misunderstanding

https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/

Receiving positive feedback from Wall Street since the WGA went on strike May 2, Warner Bros Discovery, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Paramount and others have become determined to “break the WGA,” as one studio exec blatantly put it.

To do so, the studios and the AMPTP believe that by October most writers will be running out of money after five months on the picket lines and no work.

“The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” a studio executive told Deadline. Acknowledging the cold-as-ice approach, several other sources reiterated the statement. One insider called it “a cruel but necessary evil.”

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Amazing to see #TheMimickingOfKnownSuccesses on this list and with such a fabulous review ⬇️
"The colony on Jupiter is perfectly drawn, and completely unlike any other interstellar story I can recall reading. I’m so delighted that this is just the start of a new series from Older! New readers will find themselves drawn in, and my fellow fans of The Centenal Cycle will be astonished by the breadth of Older’s range."

https://bookriot.com/best-books-of-2023-so-far/

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In some parts of Shropshire, it was said to be very lucky for a Black cat to follow a person or to voluntarily join a household. Indeed, a black cat was seen to be a sign of good times ahead.

#Folklore #Shropshire #Animals #Animalfolklore

An image of a black cat staring at the camera

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Listening to @samitbasu talking about #writing and #procrastination:

"I am currently avoiding a novel, and avoiding it very well."

Words to live by. This man is an inspiration.

Only three of us at my writing group last night so we found and read some stuff me and another group member wrote when we were in our early teens (12-13). Extremely funny and actually I'm kinda impressed with how good we were doing considering

#writer #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #sff #writing #writingcommunity

@wendyparciak hurts every time however much you rationalise and know it's part of the process! I'm sorry! Good luck for getting it back out there!

Katya gets shortchanged on #caturday pics because she's shy and doesn't do as many silly things to photograph but she is beauty, she is grace, she always has her paws perfectly in place

A black cat is curled up on a blue velveteen sofa cushion with a a wooly grey rug behind her. Her head is tucked in and her eyes are closed and her paws are bundled neatly together in front of her with her tail wrapped around them

Pumpkin likes to sit at the table like a person and try to steal food. It's both adorable and infuriating. Not pictured is the adorable way his nose looks when he's sniffing for food which makes it hard to be mad until he snatches your halloumi. An upside of having to move back with my parents (who I love deeply don't get me wrong I just liked being an independent adult) is living with the cats again

#caturday

A cat who is mostly ginger on top and white underneath is sitting on a picnic bench next to a a woman in a white t-shirt whose face is out of frame. There's a tea towel and plates on the table and he is sniffing over the table in the desperate hope that he will be able to steal food.

Definitely not making the (admittedly ridiculous) target I set myself for writing this piece in 3 days. Brain feels like mush. Will I learn from this? Probably not

#writer #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #fantasy #sff #writingcommunity #writing

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If you come upon a post with a hopeful and positive message about the world or our future, why don't you take a moment to consider these things before you post a negative comment about why people should be afraid and anxious:

What is my motivation? Why do I want to add negativity to this post?

Am I assuming people don't already understand the information I'm adding? Most people are well aware of the issues facing the world, having hope doesn't mean they are hiding their head in the sand, good things exist along with the bad.

Would this be better as a post sent from my own account?

Do I have any helpful solutions people can actually engage in, that they aren't already, or am I just being a Doomsayer?

I know it's scary out there right now, and it's easy to lean towards the negative. People without hope and joy have nothing to fight for. That doesn't mean they don't care, but no one should spend all their time in the darkness, we need light to thrive.

@abetterjulie oooof that made me feel some things!!

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Want me to crit your manuscript? The Uncanny Kickstarter has manuscript critiques from an amazing list of writers and editors! 1st come 1st choice!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynnemthomas/uncanny-magazine-year-10-a-decade-of-delightful-defiance?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=uncanny

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I'm so grateful that my personal essay "Horror and Hope in Climate Fiction" is nominated for this year's #UtopiaAward in nonfiction!

The Utopia Awards are decided by public vote, so be sure to check out all the nominees and vote for your picks by August 6th.

https://www.clificon.com/nominees-voting

You can read my essay at Strange Horizons here: http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/horror-and-hope-in-climate-fiction/

On an outer space background: "Nominees for Utopian Nonfiction"
The Ethics of Extractivism in Science Fiction, Emaa Johanna Puranen (Strange Horizons)
Homegoings and Repasts, DW McKinney (Deadlands Magazine)
Horror and Hope in Climate Fiction, Sarena Ulibarri (Strange Horizons)
Wildfire, Hellfire: The Case for Siberian Globeflowers, Sofia Ezdina (Reckoning)
Solarpunk is a Hothouse Tomato, Michael J Deluca (Solarpunk Mag)
Ghost of a Chance: A Trans Girl Tries to Live, Amber Fox (Reckoning)

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PHOENIX is a brand new imprint at Ouida Books, a Nigerian publisher, launched by me and author Lola Shoneyin for fresh #africanfuturism and #africanjujuism (science fiction & fantasy) by writers of African descent worldwide. 🌍✍🏾

Here are the submission guidelines: https://ouidabooks.com/submissions-guidelines/

@whale getting a peak into people's sketchbooks feels so special! Thanks for sharing 😃 these are gorgeous

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Hopefully everyone isn’t too tired of this page of my #sketchbook. I think this bluegill is the last addition. #MastoArt #Watercolor #QTSOTDchallenge day 6

Sketchbook page of aquatic animals including smallmouth bass, minnows, crayfish, hellgrammite, and a bluegill all painted with watercolor.

@aliettedb so exciting!! Congratulations!!

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A scholar, betrayed and left for dead, returns in disguise for revenge. She plans to bring the entire opulent, decadent society of the habitats crashing down.

Falling in love wasn't part of the plan.

A FIRE BORN OF EXILE, my sapphic Nirvana in Fire in space, is now up for request on Netgalley! Request now: 50 copies up for grabs

https://www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/295558

Cover art: Alyssa Winans

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