Danielle Linder
@daniellejlinder.bsky.social
Author, storyteller, gamer, gardener, cat parent, ...
https://www.daniellelinder.com
https://www.daniellelinder.com
..and we have 🔥 close enough to necessitate evacuating to parents' place in town. we are safe, the cats are safe (if anxious), and with luck the house will _stay_ safe but not taking chances. #fireseason #Australia
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
..and we have 🔥 close enough to necessitate evacuating to parents' place in town. we are safe, the cats are safe (if anxious), and with luck the house will _stay_ safe but not taking chances. #fireseason #Australia
Ah, Australia in summer. The sky is a washed-out, ashy grey, and the air smells of smoke. Humidity is near 60% after yesterday's thunderstorm, and fire-engine sirens wail in the distance. The closest front is 6km away, but the wind is blowing away from us for now. #currentlysafe #Australiangothic
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ah, Australia in summer. The sky is a washed-out, ashy grey, and the air smells of smoke. Humidity is near 60% after yesterday's thunderstorm, and fire-engine sirens wail in the distance. The closest front is 6km away, but the wind is blowing away from us for now. #currentlysafe #Australiangothic
places with stories in them <3
December 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
places with stories in them <3
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
For all my Australian friends & family annoyed by the new age verification popups on your social media, i can recommend proton.me 's vpn. endorsed by the EFF, easy to use, non US based company
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
For all my Australian friends & family annoyed by the new age verification popups on your social media, i can recommend proton.me 's vpn. endorsed by the EFF, easy to use, non US based company
visited the local book exchange on Friday, may have achieved nothing (well, 320 pages, a philosophical discussion, and - unrelated - made cheesecake, but no writing) since then. not sad about it though, I'm loving Singer From The Sea
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
visited the local book exchange on Friday, may have achieved nothing (well, 320 pages, a philosophical discussion, and - unrelated - made cheesecake, but no writing) since then. not sad about it though, I'm loving Singer From The Sea
Reposted by Danielle Linder
“Just think: right now the new Santa is flexing his ovipositor so he can leave eggs inside every chimney”
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
“Just think: right now the new Santa is flexing his ovipositor so he can leave eggs inside every chimney”
Reposted by Danielle Linder
I started writing a book on lions.
It turned out to be quite tricky and, frankly, damn dangerous, so I went back to regular paper.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
It turned out to be quite tricky and, frankly, damn dangerous, so I went back to regular paper.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I started writing a book on lions.
It turned out to be quite tricky and, frankly, damn dangerous, so I went back to regular paper.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
It turned out to be quite tricky and, frankly, damn dangerous, so I went back to regular paper.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Buy a book.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
Dan Robinson (@bookmandan.bsky.social)
Retired. Interested in just about everything. Avid reader.
bookmandan.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Buy a book.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
Any book, it doesn't matter which. The one you've been looking forward to, the one with the title that made you laugh, the weighty award-winner you've been meaning to get to. Whatever.
Treat yourself. Step away from it all. In this time of gross ignorance & madness, read something.
heh. we've all had this thought while writing.
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
heh. we've all had this thought while writing.
Just cat things :)
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Just cat things :)
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Brad is trying to sober Steve up before work....
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Brad is trying to sober Steve up before work....
be careful out there, friends. self-publishing can be very effective, as can traditional publishing, but the world is full of scammers these days
Another great article on scams targeting authors. Though it's Australia-focused, the scams are aimed at author worldwide.
#marketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor
theconversation.com/a-global-...
#marketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor
theconversation.com/a-global-...
A global publishing scam assisted by AI has targeted Australia. Here are 5 tips to avoid scammers
Aspiring authors in Australia are among those who have been scammed by a network of publishing houses using cloned websites and AI tools.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
be careful out there, friends. self-publishing can be very effective, as can traditional publishing, but the world is full of scammers these days
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Some people are very good at writing sex and some people are good at believing that they are good at writing sex, the first is a tremendously impressive skill and the second is what makes for deeply uncomfortable author presentations at science fiction conventions
There's nothing wrong with literary porn, but some of the crap those guys wrote was "Have you actuallly ever HAD sex?"
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some people are very good at writing sex and some people are good at believing that they are good at writing sex, the first is a tremendously impressive skill and the second is what makes for deeply uncomfortable author presentations at science fiction conventions
Reposted by Danielle Linder
In a way, reality has become much more like a horror movie lately. Everyone is on edge, no one really knows how things are going to go in the future and of course, the werewolves.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In a way, reality has become much more like a horror movie lately. Everyone is on edge, no one really knows how things are going to go in the future and of course, the werewolves.
Reposted by Danielle Linder
If folks haven't read it, I recommend @annaleen.bsky.social's Stories are Weapons, which is unfortunately more and more relevant during this administration. When I started it, I thought, "yeah yeah, I know this." But each chapter was 🤯; well researched analysis of these tactics, recent & historical.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If folks haven't read it, I recommend @annaleen.bsky.social's Stories are Weapons, which is unfortunately more and more relevant during this administration. When I started it, I thought, "yeah yeah, I know this." But each chapter was 🤯; well researched analysis of these tactics, recent & historical.
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Here's an excellent article that was just shared with me about the latest scams aimed at writers. Read on, "great author"...
#aspiringwriter #authorlife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
annerallen.com/2025/11/update...
#aspiringwriter #authorlife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
annerallen.com/2025/11/update...
Update on those flattering AI book marketing scams
Those AI book marketing scams are proliferating like Tribbles. Here are the new variations authors are getting now.
annerallen.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here's an excellent article that was just shared with me about the latest scams aimed at writers. Read on, "great author"...
#aspiringwriter #authorlife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
annerallen.com/2025/11/update...
#aspiringwriter #authorlife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
annerallen.com/2025/11/update...
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Here is a picture of a baby otter for no good reason.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here is a picture of a baby otter for no good reason.
Reposted by Danielle Linder
Algorithmic face scans are “dangerous, whether used to estimate our age, our name, or other demographics,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @PCMag.com. EFF favors “a ban on government use of this technology, and strict regulation… for corporate use.” www.pcmag.com/explainers/...
Give Us Your Face or Lose Your Account: AI Age Verification Is Here, and Experts Are Worried
From Spotify to YouTube, platforms now demand biometric proof of age. Experts warn that you could lose access—and your privacy—if the algorithms get it wrong.
www.pcmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Algorithmic face scans are “dangerous, whether used to estimate our age, our name, or other demographics,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @PCMag.com. EFF favors “a ban on government use of this technology, and strict regulation… for corporate use.” www.pcmag.com/explainers/...
Reposted by Danielle Linder
I'll never forget my dad's last words: "It's way past Halloween. Why's this caution tape still on the elevator?"
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'll never forget my dad's last words: "It's way past Halloween. Why's this caution tape still on the elevator?"
"Conference" aka the incredibly poor taste Great Gatsby themed party showcasing conspicuous consumption while SNAP benefits for thousands of underpriveleged Americans were cancelled? Bet our tax dollars paid for her ticket, too :( Hanson's actions, words, and opinions do not represent Australia.
Pauline Hanson skips parliament to speak at $25k-a-head conservative conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Pauline Hanson skips parliament to speak at $25k-a-head conservative conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
One Nation leader also seen with Gina Rinehart – and many of her talking points align with mining magnate
*
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Pauline Hanson skipped parliament this week to speak at a $25,000-a-head conservative conference at Donald Trump’s luxury resort in Florida, where she was pictured alongside Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman.
The One Nation leader, who resided at Mar-a-Lago ahead of her address at the multi-day event run by the Conservative Political Action Conference, lambasted both major parties in Australia during the speech while praising the US administration for deporting immigrants, bombing drug cartel boats and supercharging mining projects. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Conference" aka the incredibly poor taste Great Gatsby themed party showcasing conspicuous consumption while SNAP benefits for thousands of underpriveleged Americans were cancelled? Bet our tax dollars paid for her ticket, too :( Hanson's actions, words, and opinions do not represent Australia.
kitties appreciating Dali. Or at least appreciating the first warm summer day, in front of artwork :)
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
kitties appreciating Dali. Or at least appreciating the first warm summer day, in front of artwork :)
ok, i should really be telling everyone i know to go support my Cats of Ulthar campaign on kickstarter (please do! it's gonna be awesome) but i just found this on backerkit and it looks like so much fun, it would be a real shame if it didn't make its funding goal: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...
Dracula vs. Hitler and Chaos & Chrome Project Update: Pulp Meets Play
At the heart of both Dracula vs. Hitler and Chaos & Chrome is a shared set of rules that make storytelling fast, cinematic, and full of tension. This system is built to capt...
www.backerkit.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
ok, i should really be telling everyone i know to go support my Cats of Ulthar campaign on kickstarter (please do! it's gonna be awesome) but i just found this on backerkit and it looks like so much fun, it would be a real shame if it didn't make its funding goal: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...
Reposted by Danielle Linder
A fuzzy paw to start Friday.
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A fuzzy paw to start Friday.