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DJ Martin

@djmartinauthor.bsky.social

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A witch and a bitch with an herbal itch…and an overactive imagination. Award-winning author, coffeeholic, old lady, owned by cats. Http://www.authordjmartin.com

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · Jul 15

Amy's boss is an ogre - a real, smelly one. This series will (probably) make you feel better about *your* boss!
Amazon KU: https://www.azonlinks.com/B00B8FIVBQ
#urbanfantasy

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 6h

So, so sorry! *sending virtual hug*

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 6h

Keys can be used as good luck charms. It is also often the custom in a family to give a small gold key charm as a gift to a baby - to unlock good luck for the future. https://buff.ly/3rVUDF9

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 7h

Found this in my FB memories. Still holds true! *cringe* #WritingCommunity

A pie chart entitled, "The Writing Process." The majority of the pie is "surfing the internet," with progressively smaller slices entitled, "Binge Snacking, Reading for Inspiration, Actual Writing, and "Typing 'The' and deleting it."

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 22h

This is good news! Now, would someone bring back brick-and-mortar fabric stores?

The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 1d

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Jeff Bezos might have built a spaceship, but indie bookstores build and nurture whole communities and that is *way* more impressive and valuable.

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Lilith Dorsey @lilithdorsey.bsky.social · 1d

Edward P. Butler, PhD @epbutler.bsky.social · 1d

The Real World of Voodoo, Vodou, and African Traditional Religions with @lilithdorsey.bsky.social begins October 21 www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/th...

The Real World of Voodoo, Vodou, and African Traditional Religions, with Author and Priestess Lilith Dorsey MFA, Begins October 21 — Morbid Anatomy

Six Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom Tuesdays, October 21 - November 25, 2025 7 - 8:30 pm ET (NYC Time) $150 Paid Patreon Members / $175 General Admission PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be rec...

www.morbidanatomy.org

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Met my editor who is now a good friend. Prolly sold more than one book through it, too!

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 1d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 1d

Authors whose works are in the LibGen pirate database downloaded by Anthropic for AI training & now subject of a massive class action settlement: @sfwa.bsky.social has an online survey to gather data on the impact (you don't need to be a SFWA member to participate) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Author Experience Survey: Did Anthropic Downloads Include Your Work?

SFWA is gathering information to share with the larger genre and literary community about our specific experiences with the LibGen dataset download. Do you have a story you'd like to share? Was one o...

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VIBIN NEWS™ @vibinnews.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Cats Still Confusing - Petting your cat may lower stress - until it bites you mid-snuggle like you insulted its ancestors. Science says it’s normal. Cats say: You were warned. 🐾📰 #catsky #cats #catfacts #vibinnews

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 1d

#WednesdayWisdom

On a background of tall trees, a quote by Henry David Thoreau: I believe in the forest, and in the meadows, and in the night in which the corn grows.

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Uh…I admit to being an old fuddy-duddy but I never knew Rachel was a masculine name!

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Girrll…you’re definitely Southern. Boiled peanuts taste like salted cardboard. (But ❤️ you anyway!)

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 2d

It's the full moon today! Perfect time to remind you there's a werewolf in Amy's life. #UrbanFantasy
Free in KU! (Universal Link): https://www.azonlinks.com/B00B8FIVBQ

The cover of "Stressed! Ogre's Assistant Book One" on the left with the pull quote, "An ogre, a vampire, and a werewolf walk into a bar...Someone more creative than me could make a joke of my life."

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I was asked that before even my name when we first moved here to the sticks. My reply was that I attended the same church as before we moved. They thought I was driving 2+ hours every Sunday morning when in fact I walk outside my door.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent news for all Georgians! (If you didn’t know, the GA Pharmacists Assn was waiting for this. I would’ve had to go out of state to get stuck without a Rx even though I’m 65+.)

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 3d

CDC has finally adopted the recommendations its vaccine panel made Sept. 19. This should increase access to Covid vaccines somewhat — CVS and Walgreens had said once the recs were official, they'd offer the shots w/o Rx nationwide, and Vaccines for Children program also needed the official approval

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 3d

I had a thought this morning: as a semi-retired accountant *and* an author *and* an avid reader, all these years later, I'm still doin' readin', writin', and 'rithmatic.

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Smudge sticks may be used in and around the home to cleanse, energize, disperse negativity, and more. (They don't have to be white sage, either. I love my rosemary smudge sticks!) #herbs #MagicalHerbs

A white sage smudge stick (unlit) balanced on the top of a cast iron cauldron.

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Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · 6d

Still one of my favorite sentences from my own books. Plus, "Doctor Galaxy" is a Kindle Monthly Deal this October in the US and Canada, so if you haven't read it...

#scifi #booksky

Jenny Schwartz @jennyschwartz.bsky.social · Nov 23

As an author I love the "popular highlights" feature that Amazon sometimes adds to a book's page. From Doctor Galaxy: "Tiredness is a creature that chews on my bones till I feed it sugar and bad choices." #scifi #kindleunlimited
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B41C6GSC/

Doctor Galaxy (Pax Galactica Book 1)

Doctor Galaxy (Pax Galactica Book 1) - Kindle edition by Schwartz, Jenny. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Doctor Galaxy (Pax Galactica Book 1).

www.amazon.com

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Amusing. According to a “book marketing expert “ I have a *new* book out entitled “Peinventing Herself.” Scammer, you really ought to check your facts.

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Still can’t get stuck in GA without a Rx.

NPR @npr.org · 6d

Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers. n.pr/4mEZogt

The CDC still hasn't issued COVID vaccine guidelines, leaving access in limbo

Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers.

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DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Nitpicking here (and yes, I’m as pissed as every other rational person in the US) but it’s health INSURANCE we’re talking about, not health CARE.

DJ Martin @djmartinauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Or…to make it real, limburger cheese.