Writer. Birdwatcher. Photographer. Tibet activist. Could happily eat momos all day long. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Lesbian. Retired Librarian. Crocheter of birdees. Living on Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul lands 🌈 #writing #BirdNerd #FreeTibet #Hiking #Bushwalking #Camping #Travel #Crocheting Alt Text for Avatar: a side profile of an older white woman wearing a beanie. Her face is illuminated by sunlight while the rest of the room is in darkness. The photo is of me.
Getting out and about
I'm in the middle of getting myself organised for my final Pride author event of the year. I'll be joining a fabulous bunch of Sapphic authors at Loud and Proud Logan for what promises to be a fantastic day of fun selling, signing and chatting about our books. The first time I ever had an author stall at a Pride event was way back in 2012 at Brisbane Pride's Perry Park Fair Day.
https://elldeewrites.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/getting-out-and-about/
Kathleen Butler "Godmother of #SydneyHarbourBridge". She project managed international tendering process, saved her boss's job in the process (he always gave her credit for her work!) & set up #London offices @ Dorman Long. Described in The Women Engineer as "1st #Australian woman to take a practical interest in #Engineering enterprise". d. #OTD 19 Jul 1972 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_M._Butler
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Blue whales are falling silent from hunger. The krill are gone. The sea is too warm. Their songs fade away.
This is no anomaly. Humanity is deaf to a symphony of grief and warnings.
Blue whales are going eerily silent—& scientists say it’s a warning sign
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ocean-heat-wave-blob-whale-songs
Anti AI? You betcha!
I've been reading - and participating in - a lot of debates about the use of generative AI (GenAI) in creative fields lately, and I am just going to put it out there right now that I am dead-set against the use of GenAI anywhere. Quite apart from its massive environmental impacts - consuming huge amounts of water and electricity - which should be argument enough against its proliferation, GenAI is trained on the stolen creative output of authors, artists, and musicians.
https://elldeewrites.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/anti-ai-you-betcha/
My first lesbian romance, Deadline To Love, is now available in all formats!
@MsDropbear42 I do! Still 2 weeks to go until publication day, but it finally feels real and that it’s actually happening!
@DropBear Yes, I'm aware of this trend. Unfortunately, it also has the effect of dragging leftwing parties to the right with them
@DropBear That went well then, didn't it
It's a rainy Friday morning in Ipswich. Perfect for a day of writing
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Not me trawling through my manuscript looking for teasers to send to my publisher in readiness for the release of Deadline To Love next month
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Well, this is exciting. I have just discovered that the publication date for Deadline to Love has been brought forward a month! Now being released on 15 May. Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?
@LifeTimeCooking Yes, we came through unscathed, losing only a dead tree that we had been meaning to cut down anyway.
@MsDropbear42 I hadn't really thought about it, but I guess it's a separated world. By excluding specific events, I maintain a certain 'timelessness' with my stories. They are happening 'now' for the reader, not anchored to a particular point in time
Lipstick Powderhorn lichen (Cladonia macilenta) among moss
Woo hoo! Just hit the 10,000 word mark in my latest WIP. Only another 60,000 to go... #WritingComunity #WritingLife #LesFicRomance
@MsDropbear42 Possibly, although people generally create them to share online afaik
@MsDropbear42 They're a thing I've just recently heard about. Like an infographic promoting one's books. Listing the tropes, themes etc
