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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦

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That murder lady. Fantasy & horror books at https://authordiannagunn.com Creator of @WeeknightWriters.bsky.social Buy a murder or support my work at https://ko-fi.com/diannagunn She/her

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 2d

Did you miss the #ChoicesAnthology release party yesterday?

I've got good news: WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE THIS SUNDAY! Join us @weeknightwriters.bsky.social at 1-3PM EST for readings from @ahdavison.bsky.social, @elisescott.bsky.social & more of our incredible authors www.youtube.com/live/j5lYbBi...

RELEASE PARTY for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror

YouTube video by Weeknight Writers Virtual Events

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A.Z. Louise | T.O. Tate @azlouise.bsky.social · 22m

I'm almost to a big round number of BITTERBOUND sales so like.....if you enjoy romance starring sad wet men and tall women with knives.........

Bitterbound

Bitterbound [Louise, A.Z.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Bitterbound

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Wylder needs HELP @wylder.bsky.social · 3d

CORRECTED LINK!
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder

Other donation places:
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
linktr.ee/wylder

♿🏳️‍⚧️ Wylder needs HELP @wylder.bsky.social · 4d

Health took a dive yesterday afternoon (probably night before tbh).

Send healing energy, good wishes and, if m able, funds?

I need to continue the abscess treatment plan ASAP. Still only had the 1 root canal.
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/MousePounders
Cash.app/$WishMage
linktr.ee/wylder

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1h

i don't want my water and Internet to get shut off later tonight.
please send tips <3

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 3h

OH HEY I WROTE ONE OF THOSE

AND YOU CAN BUY IT AT books2read.com/u/mVBOkJ

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 12h

🧙 wild witches
🐦‍⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈‍⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨‍❤️‍👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Cover for ‘Enlil and Aris: The Complete Collection by Rebecca Crunden’. Cover is purple, yellow and orange with white font. Image shows two silhouettes of men with a crow above them, the sun behind.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 3h

Squatter nemesis sounds like Fiasco's nickname for the kitten

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 3h

Just a friendly reminder: my books are STILL up. Please do not purchase. Thank you.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 1d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 7h

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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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 8h

Looking for some gruesome horror to read in the lead-up to Halloween? How about some silly horror that will make you laugh AND cringe?

You'll find both in Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder, featuring 33 death scenes ranging from the humorous to the horrific books2read.com/u/bO9Ne9 #BookSky

Cover for Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder on one side of a red blood splatter image. The other side of the image features the words “Have you ever wanted to die… in fiction?

Dianna Gunn asked the Internet this question. Over 30 people said yes. These are their stories.

Sacrificed to demons, killed by velociraptors, hacked to pieces by axe murderers—these are just a few of the deaths you'll find within these pages. From the humorous to the horrific, this horror collection contains a murder for every reader.”

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 9h

Clarification: a progressive social media platform that isn't deeply obnoxious for non-techies to learn

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 10h

Siiiigh

The thing I hate most about all of this is that between the trans folks and the furries (and the trans furries) there's more than enough programming skill in progressive circles to build a truly progressive social media platform... but not enough resources

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 22h

It's banned books week and I promise you the only reason this book isn't banned is because they haven't heard of it yet

Because these are exactly the stories they don't want us telling #ChoicesAnthology

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

#ChoicesAnthology is the collective scream of people of marginalized genders facing the control and theft of our reproductive rights, filled with stories of terror, tragedy, resistance, and revenge

Grab your copy today books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q

Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa.

The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them.
These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”

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Jessica Yang 🍊 @jamteayang.bsky.social · 11d

A must-read 👇 The way the publishing industry prioritizes short term profits over long term sustainability is a train wreck in slow motion.

It's baffling to me that industry execs don't get that investing in writers, being pro-labor, and nurturing a healthy literary ecosystem is good for business.

Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 12d

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

thewalrus.ca

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19h

Yup

It only ends when people see sense and fight for better, and that often takes decades

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19h

I get that. It's honestly why I prefer shows for comfort watches... I can watch the same thing for weeks but not see the exact same scenes every day

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 20h

Fair on both counts

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 20h

Well, if the payment processors continue escalating their puritanical censorship bullshit... The books might still be read but they won't be purchased and the writers will starve

But hopefully we can keep the pressure up enough for them to reverse their shit or at least not get worse