Joy Demorra
@joydemorra.bsky.social
Scottish international bestselling author & disability advocate. she/her neurodivergent hEDS/MCAS/POTSβΏπ³οΈβπ
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It's ADHD Awareness Month! Do you know where your phone is?
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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And that's why we need our editors π
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
And that's why we need our editors π
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You get money from a book you published on a date you can't predict. it will be a sum you can't predict. you will never know if the ranch is saved or not. Everyone makes interest off your royalties before you do, and you're probably not making *any* interest at all
And you don't have dental.
And you don't have dental.
No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow"
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
August 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You get money from a book you published on a date you can't predict. it will be a sum you can't predict. you will never know if the ranch is saved or not. Everyone makes interest off your royalties before you do, and you're probably not making *any* interest at all
And you don't have dental.
And you don't have dental.
Thank you for the ear worm.
August 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thank you for the ear worm.
I know not everyone will understand or like the idea. But again, it doesn't matter to me. I will do it to say thank you to those people. Thatβs all that matters to me π
August 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I know not everyone will understand or like the idea. But again, it doesn't matter to me. I will do it to say thank you to those people. Thatβs all that matters to me π
Thank you for taking the time to read! And yes, exactly! It wasnβt something I did expecting it to be the norm or anything else. It was purely done for my very small readership. And then the story took off and no one was more shocked than me π
August 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thank you for taking the time to read! And yes, exactly! It wasnβt something I did expecting it to be the norm or anything else. It was purely done for my very small readership. And then the story took off and no one was more shocked than me π
Itβs okay! I did laugh when you said I didn't speak French though π€£
August 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Itβs okay! I did laugh when you said I didn't speak French though π€£
(sorry for the long long reply!!)
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
(sorry for the long long reply!!)
Ultinately, I did not think the story would become popular and go outside of my little sphere. I do not do it for anyone else. Its for the people who kept me alive. if other people enjoy it, cool. But it was juat for MY readers. And I do not mind what anyone else thinks of that π
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ultinately, I did not think the story would become popular and go outside of my little sphere. I do not do it for anyone else. Its for the people who kept me alive. if other people enjoy it, cool. But it was juat for MY readers. And I do not mind what anyone else thinks of that π
Who had their entire accounts removed from publishing platforms for including content warnings in their books (queer books are targeted harder. laughably the less sex version of my book almost got banned on Amazon because I tried to write in the descriptor that it was less sexy π€£.)
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Who had their entire accounts removed from publishing platforms for including content warnings in their books (queer books are targeted harder. laughably the less sex version of my book almost got banned on Amazon because I tried to write in the descriptor that it was less sexy π€£.)
When I got better and it was time to publish the work outside patreon I made both available to purchase because again, people asked. As for why I didn't use content warnings: back when we went to print, I was not sure how Amazon and other distributors would handle such a thing. I had author friends
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
When I got better and it was time to publish the work outside patreon I made both available to purchase because again, people asked. As for why I didn't use content warnings: back when we went to print, I was not sure how Amazon and other distributors would handle such a thing. I had author friends
Where the sex scenes were swapped out for more relationship stuff that wasnβt sex or didn't have heavy emphasis on it.
People were very happy with it and appreciated the effort that they still got whole chapters of content instead of less to read.
People were very happy with it and appreciated the effort that they still got whole chapters of content instead of less to read.
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Where the sex scenes were swapped out for more relationship stuff that wasnβt sex or didn't have heavy emphasis on it.
People were very happy with it and appreciated the effort that they still got whole chapters of content instead of less to read.
People were very happy with it and appreciated the effort that they still got whole chapters of content instead of less to read.
Because I was dying at the time I was writing the book, and people were keeping me alive by funding my patreon so I could go to the doctor. And many of them said they were happy to support me but would not read the book because of sex scenes. I felt bad, so I decided to write another version
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Because I was dying at the time I was writing the book, and people were keeping me alive by funding my patreon so I could go to the doctor. And many of them said they were happy to support me but would not read the book because of sex scenes. I felt bad, so I decided to write another version
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August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Its okay! People are allowed their opinions. And thank you for switching to English, I appreciate it greatly. Honestly there are multiple reasons: I actually have a very long post on my blog explaining it which I will link. But primarily?
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Its okay! People are allowed their opinions. And thank you for switching to English, I appreciate it greatly. Honestly there are multiple reasons: I actually have a very long post on my blog explaining it which I will link. But primarily?
(désolé aussi si ma grammaire est mauvaise je n'ai pas écrit couramment en français depuis une dizaine d'années
August 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
(désolé aussi si ma grammaire est mauvaise je n'ai pas écrit couramment en français depuis une dizaine d'années
Malheureusement, si, lmao. Γa va, je m'en fiche. On peut m'aimer ou pas. Je sais que je suis apprΓ©ciΓ© par ceux qui voulaient une version plus douce du livre, avec des scΓ¨nes diffΓ©rentes. Je l'ai fait pour eux. Pas pour obtenir leur approbation.
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Malheureusement, si, lmao. Γa va, je m'en fiche. On peut m'aimer ou pas. Je sais que je suis apprΓ©ciΓ© par ceux qui voulaient une version plus douce du livre, avec des scΓ¨nes diffΓ©rentes. Je l'ai fait pour eux. Pas pour obtenir leur approbation.
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REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
July 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
Thatβs how it gets you
May 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thatβs how it gets you
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I don't post about AI in Word anymore because some day I'm going to go to jail for running over some stranger in my car. Because I've been a writer for 17 years and have a computer science degree, DO YOU THINK I HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVES TO WORD? π«
One of my new least-favorite things is when someone posts advice on how to get the AI shit out of your Word subscription
and someone immediately pops up to say, "Just don't use Word"
Come closer, and let me explain to you the expectations that my editors have of me
THAT INCLUDE USING WORD
and someone immediately pops up to say, "Just don't use Word"
Come closer, and let me explain to you the expectations that my editors have of me
THAT INCLUDE USING WORD
May 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I don't post about AI in Word anymore because some day I'm going to go to jail for running over some stranger in my car. Because I've been a writer for 17 years and have a computer science degree, DO YOU THINK I HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVES TO WORD? π«
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Vance going to meet the pope, the pope -immediately- dying, and the conclave then -immediately- electing a new pope whoβs pretty unknown except for tweets about how much he dislikes Vance, is some Shakespearean revenge drama and I am here for it
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Vance going to meet the pope, the pope -immediately- dying, and the conclave then -immediately- electing a new pope whoβs pretty unknown except for tweets about how much he dislikes Vance, is some Shakespearean revenge drama and I am here for it
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VICTORY, THEY FUCKING PROVED THE COVID/MAST CELL LINK IS THE SPIKE PROTEIN
I HAVE A CONCLUSIVE PAPER TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WHINE AT ME ABOUT MY FUCKING DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRE-VACCINE ADVICE NOW
I HAVE A CONCLUSIVE PAPER TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WHINE AT ME ABOUT MY FUCKING DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRE-VACCINE ADVICE NOW
May 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
VICTORY, THEY FUCKING PROVED THE COVID/MAST CELL LINK IS THE SPIKE PROTEIN
I HAVE A CONCLUSIVE PAPER TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WHINE AT ME ABOUT MY FUCKING DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRE-VACCINE ADVICE NOW
I HAVE A CONCLUSIVE PAPER TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WHINE AT ME ABOUT MY FUCKING DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRE-VACCINE ADVICE NOW
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Apple getting slapped for this is VERY GOOD for creatives along multiple vectors!!!
Huge news on Patreon! Because of the Apple v. Epic ruling, they are not only dropping the 30% Apple Store charge on the iOS app, they are also halting the move to subscription billing for all creators - which would have affected creators like me, who use a "per video" structure than monthly.
May 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Apple getting slapped for this is VERY GOOD for creatives along multiple vectors!!!