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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries

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Award-winning #author of crockpot PNR romances & cozy mysteries. I like putting characters in hot water to see how strong they are. Like teabags, only deadlier. She/her https://linktr.ee/McKenna_Dean

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · Mar 13

I know some people want to support indie authors but don't want to buy from certain platforms. You'll find links to all my books on all available platforms below. You can also ask your local library to stock them! #indieauthor #cozymystery #paranormalromance

mckennadeanromance.com/books

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Redclaw Origins: The year is 1955. Rebel without a Cause and The Seven Year Itch are playing in the movie theaters. The Chevy Bel Air is the most popular car in America. Gas is 25 cents a gal…

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2h

I'm not doing a very good job of this, I admit. I've decided that when I get overwhelmed by doomscrolling, I must seek out at least one person or one area where I can make a difference, even if it is only a small one.

It's the only way I can deal.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · Dec 19

I’m trying to strike a balance between staying informed and keeping my sanity.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 7h

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 3h

I hope all those people who said, "No, this will NEVER happen!" like torches and pitchforks.

404 Media @404media.co · 2d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11h

#October #Halloween #lipsync

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11h

You'd think I'd say Agatha Christie (and she's right up there) but it's Barbara Mertz, who wrote as Elizabeth Peters.

I want to bring that same energy to my works: unforgettable characters bickering & bantering toward love while solving crimes with humor and suspense in balance. #pretendpanel

Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · 15h

#pretendpanel I can't wait to catch up with your responses! Life is super busy here - I'm at a fundraising dinner right now - but let me know...

October 11th: Is there a deceased author, writer, or poet that you've really connected with?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

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A prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social
October 11th: Is there a deceased author, writer, or poet that you've really connected with?
~ please support your fellow #pretendpanelists with replies, likes and reposts ~
New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 13h

stop thinking right now

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11h

NARF, indeed! 😆

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 11h

I always get asked what i'm going to do on my day off. This is my response! 😆

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 20h

What's a quote from a show that lives rent-free in your head?

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 21h

It's Freaky Friday! Time for a psychic mystery. Have you read Mind Over Murder by Allison Kingsley? cozymystery.com/links/mind-o...

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Amelia Votes Blue @ameliavotesblue.bsky.social · 21h

Rules! and lords did I need this!

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 1d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 23h

It strikes me that if you crib your relationship responses from A.I. then you learn nothing. You have not developed emotional maturity. You're faking it.

If you get the right answer on a math equation but can't show the work, it doesn't count.

He'll never want to argue in person again, either.

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 23h

The other day the local radio station was discussing the fact that a woman was upset when she found out her partner had been using chatgpt to frame a text argument with her.

She thought he was being calm & reasoned. He was c&p his responses.

Female callers were pissed. Male callers took his side.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 23h

#cozymystery ##mysterywriter #booksky

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 23h

NTS: You're going to see more and more requests for aid from strangers on the internet. Your feed is full of them. It's going to feel overwhelming and depressing because it is.

You can not help them all but you can help some. Choose wisely. Remember to look for the local people you know to help too

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 23h

That's a terrific pic!

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 1d

Indie Authors,
I know we're not fond of marketing, but whether you're new to it or looking to extend your efforts; read this blog. @daxaeterna.ink is thorough, and provides many service recommendations along the way.
Read over multiple sessions if needed. Its worth it.

Marketing Your Books During Lulls - What To Do When You Do Not Have an Upcoming or New Release

This post is dedicated to Ladz, author of one of my newest favorites, Cradle of Eternal Night. They asked over on BlueSky about marketi...

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Jenna Moquin @jennamoquin.bsky.social · 1d

Free webinar discussion about the Anthropic settlement-what authors should know about their rights and how to prepare and submit claim forms.

authorsguild.org/event/anthro...

Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild

Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-...

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Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · 1d

There's quite literally a section in my book about women who've been excluded from Nobels - they even tried to do it to Marie Curie!
www.infinite-women.com/books/

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so sorry. Just seeing this now. What a handsome boy. So clearly loved. I know he will be greatly missed.

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 1d

If I were Norway, I'd tell him he won the Noble Piece Prize. He'd never know.

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 3d

A gem of a story, Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman is a charming whodunnit with roots in Murder on the Orient Express, from @titanbooks.bsky.social #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/death...

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

#cozymystery #mysterywriter #booksky

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