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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 13h

It is haunted. I just know it.

Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 22h

Is this chair haunted???

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 19h

I had to look this up to help plot a speculative fiction series I'm working on. The things writers have to do. #WriteSky #WriterSky #SpecLit #SpecFic

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Limnic eruption - Wikipedia

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly my thought these days

Rothaí @rothaiocht.bsky.social · 2d

“I hope I live to see the Nuremberg for all this” is my new intrusive thought.

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 1d

I never thought an extraterrestrial-centered religion would give me an idea for a dystopian government, but here we are. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WriteSky #WriterSky #religion #alien #aliens #dystopian #dystopia

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Geniocracy - Wikipedia

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 2d

Note to all New Yorkers or anyone who believes in labor rights! Kickstarter United is now on strike. At stake: higher wages and a four-day workweek among others. #LaborRights #WorkersUnite #newyork #nyc

www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...

Kickstarter United strikes in New York City for fairer contract

The workers were joined on day one by elected officials and various union leaders.

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 2d

And that’s why you never underestimate the conniving creativity of a scammer. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #law

Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 2d

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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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 3d

Alert, everyone! If you're a published author and you think your book might be in the Anthropic settlement, you have a way to find out. Check the link below. #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #news #Lawsky #law

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Is Your Book in the Anthropic Settlement Class? Find Out and File a Claim - The Authors Guild

The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic on September 25, 2025, and you can now search the official Works List to confirm whether your books are part of the class...

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 3d

This is what writers do in the name of writer’s research. (And yes, my boyfriend was laughing at me when I told the photo.

#WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #food

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 4d

I still write the first draft of my stories by hand. And I still don't type a draft immediately.

(Do I really want to look at the pile of writing I need to type up on my desk right now?)

#AmWriting #AmDrafting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 5d

And then it proves to be a hit

~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine you're at a writers' retreat with the lads and you're all showing off a draft after dinner and then your mate's girlfriend goes here is the novel Frankenstein which I just wrote

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 5d

Definition of heroes. Shame on ICE.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 5d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Banned Books Week! Looks like I might have some books to buy. #BannedBooksWeek #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky #BookSky

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 5d

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

I’m sorry for your loss

NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Halloween! #HorrorLit

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 8d

the October horror shopping list is live! feat. new books from @tanyapell.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social @jennykiefer.com @richardkadrey.bsky.social @emotrophywife.bsky.social @carsonfaust.bsky.social @johnhornor.bsky.social @zefrrr.bsky.social @talkscaredpod.bsky.social & many more!

All the New Horror Books Coming in October 2025

October 2025’s new horror books, featuring titles from Joe Hill, Neil McRobert, Jewelle Gomez, Gemma Files, Caitlin Starling, Jenny Kiefer, Richard Kadrey, Tanya Pell, Brian Asman, Nuzo Onoh,…

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder, everyone, that cruelty is the point. Donate to freedom funds if you can.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

I once had to world build for how the super-rich in a fictional society lived. During my research, I came across this. I officially regret my life choices. #SpecFic #SpecLit #sff #WriteSky #WriterSky

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

It was more an idea in my head that I've had floating around for a while. Whoever created these hypothetical robots clearly was dedicated to deconstructing human reproduction and sexuality to the nth degree. I guess the most analogous depiction came from Bladerunner 2049.

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

It is admittedly a question of language. The crux of the hypothetical is that the only meaningful difference between humans and robots is their genesis. After their ancestors were created in a lab, robots reproduced just like humans.

(By the way, #MurderBot was awesome.)

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 7d

What if the robots were for all practical purposes the same as humans? They ear, sleep, and reproduce in all the same ways as humans. Does that change your answer?

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 8d

I didn’t even know this was a thing, and I don’t know how I feel about it

David Larkins @sirlarkins.bsky.social · 8d

New Unknown Armies character concept just dropped

The cover of a booklet by Zhuang Yunfei entitled "Anomancy: A Treatise on Reading the Folds and Wrinkles of the Anus". Yes, really.

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 8d

Biologically, it’s clearly a human by another name. But maybe sociologically speaking it still would be a robot.

NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 8d

I once had the weirdest shower thought, and it’s still in my wheelhouse as a potential story idea.

“If a robot can have reproductively viable children with a human, is it still a robot?”

If you have your own thoughts about it, I’m all ears. #sff #SpecLit #SpecFic #WritingCommunity #PhilSky

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 9d

I miss you already and we never even met. Rest in peace. #janegoodall

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 9d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t ask someone who writes speculative fiction and finds inspiration in politics what they think of the news. You’re asking for trouble. #news

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NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social · 10d

This should be interesting. If you live in the New York Metro Area and you read or write #sff, you might want to check this out. #SpecFic #SpecLit #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky #FantasyLit #BookSky #nyc

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-travel...

The Traveling Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival

Featuring Micaiah Johnson, Matthew Kressel, Yume Kitasei, Veronica Roth, and Julia Vee!

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