Jade Wildy Wordsmith
@jadewildy.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction, sci fi, fantasy and horror. www.jadewildywordsmith.com 📚💙
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Support your local bookstore, friends.
There was an article in The Guardian a few weeks back about how Gen Z find bookshops preferable to online shopping, and a key factor was that an algorithm will offer you 6000 books identical to the one you just finished whereas a bookseller will offer you three that are different but meet the vibe.
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Support your local bookstore, friends.
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Every word of this thread rings so true and is my experience too. It's also part of the reason I do some of my own publishing, because why not? Hybrid is becoming ever more common, and mostly for the reasons in this thread.
I think one of the hardest things about being a career writer in traditional publishing is that writing attracts the neurodivergent brain while the variable reinforcement schedule punishes it. We are all the rat at the water bottle, waiting for the hit of cocaine. You get one win, and you need MORE.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Every word of this thread rings so true and is my experience too. It's also part of the reason I do some of my own publishing, because why not? Hybrid is becoming ever more common, and mostly for the reasons in this thread.
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Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
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This is the thread I needed to hear today. Publishing is in the darkest moment I've seen in 14 years. I'm struggling, my friends are struggling, the industry is struggling. When writers gather together, we whisper our fears. All we want is to keep publishing, but there are no guarantees, these days.
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is the thread I needed to hear today. Publishing is in the darkest moment I've seen in 14 years. I'm struggling, my friends are struggling, the industry is struggling. When writers gather together, we whisper our fears. All we want is to keep publishing, but there are no guarantees, these days.
"I have written a Million Words of Crap and probably a Million More of Meh."
- N.K. Jemisin
- N.K. Jemisin
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"I have written a Million Words of Crap and probably a Million More of Meh."
- N.K. Jemisin
- N.K. Jemisin
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Here's another piece of writing advice, that's particularly apposite on this website: Be bored.
Ignore your phone, step away from the computer, go for a walk, do some gardening, just stare out the fucking window. Quiet your brain and let your imagination free.
Ignore your phone, step away from the computer, go for a walk, do some gardening, just stare out the fucking window. Quiet your brain and let your imagination free.
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Here's another piece of writing advice, that's particularly apposite on this website: Be bored.
Ignore your phone, step away from the computer, go for a walk, do some gardening, just stare out the fucking window. Quiet your brain and let your imagination free.
Ignore your phone, step away from the computer, go for a walk, do some gardening, just stare out the fucking window. Quiet your brain and let your imagination free.
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✨Augustus in colour✨
The Prima Porta Augustus is one of the most famous sculptures of ancient Rome. Earlier depictions of the sculpture noted the remnants of colour but the craze for cleaned statuary meant much detail was lost to the casual gaze.
#AncientRome #History
The Prima Porta Augustus is one of the most famous sculptures of ancient Rome. Earlier depictions of the sculpture noted the remnants of colour but the craze for cleaned statuary meant much detail was lost to the casual gaze.
#AncientRome #History
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
✨Augustus in colour✨
The Prima Porta Augustus is one of the most famous sculptures of ancient Rome. Earlier depictions of the sculpture noted the remnants of colour but the craze for cleaned statuary meant much detail was lost to the casual gaze.
#AncientRome #History
The Prima Porta Augustus is one of the most famous sculptures of ancient Rome. Earlier depictions of the sculpture noted the remnants of colour but the craze for cleaned statuary meant much detail was lost to the casual gaze.
#AncientRome #History
The thing about being a secondhand bookseller is you get tiny snippets of people's lives from the birthday cards or photos used as bookmarks, the selection they had and the inscriptions from others in the front cover.
I don't know who you were Woj, but I hope you beat it in the end. 💜
I don't know who you were Woj, but I hope you beat it in the end. 💜
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The thing about being a secondhand bookseller is you get tiny snippets of people's lives from the birthday cards or photos used as bookmarks, the selection they had and the inscriptions from others in the front cover.
I don't know who you were Woj, but I hope you beat it in the end. 💜
I don't know who you were Woj, but I hope you beat it in the end. 💜
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LET'S GO!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
LET'S GO!
Go read The Gulp and The Fall. Now you're ready for February.
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Go read The Gulp and The Fall. Now you're ready for February.
Convincing you to read my novel by sharing the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(From Missing Blood)
(From Missing Blood)
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Convincing you to read my novel by sharing the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(From Missing Blood)
(From Missing Blood)
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Queen.
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Queen.
I dunno who Dorothy is but I like the spurrs on her boots!
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I dunno who Dorothy is but I like the spurrs on her boots!
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
Book is the 1937 edition of 'They Died with their Boots On' by Thomas Ripley.
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If you're in this business long enough you'll see:
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you're in this business long enough you'll see:
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
- People you don't like seeing success
- People who annoy the shit out of you seeing success
- People who are successful despite incredible mediocrity (in your opinion)
You know what? Everyone deserves their success. Just keep working on your own.
I said what I said.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I said what I said.
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While at FAN EXPO recently, horror legend, John Carpenter, confirmed that he is currently working on a sequel to his classic 1982 movie, The Thing.
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
While at FAN EXPO recently, horror legend, John Carpenter, confirmed that he is currently working on a sequel to his classic 1982 movie, The Thing.
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
"We're working on it now," he said.
😯🤯
What's it going to be called? I'm voting for:
And Another Thing
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your moment of calm, if you deserve it
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
your moment of calm, if you deserve it
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Ursula K Le Guin's schedule - an inspiration to us all.
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ursula K Le Guin's schedule - an inspiration to us all.
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Misty Halloween moon...
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Misty Halloween moon...
So much this.
Reminder that not answering the phone is not rude, it's an entirely normal and healthy personal boundary. Just because someone can reach you 24/7 does not mean you're obligated to respond. Leave a message.
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
So much this.
So far I have made my family watch Mars Attacks, Annihilation, and Plan 9 From Out of Space for movie night.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
So far I have made my family watch Mars Attacks, Annihilation, and Plan 9 From Out of Space for movie night.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
On the basis of sheer weird randomness, I'm pretty sure I'm either going to get banned from recommendations, or they are going to get weirder in their movie tastes... Possibly both.
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The AI-response "Everything can be faked" discourse interests me partly by how much it leaves out of "everything."
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The AI-response "Everything can be faked" discourse interests me partly by how much it leaves out of "everything."
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
AI might be able to fake a picture of a meal or video of a football match, but it can't fake the experience of eating or playing.
Being embodied seems like a kind of resistance.
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Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...
The Next 'Murderbot' Novel Finally Has a Release Date
Alexander Skarsgård's Apple TV series based on Martha Wells' hit 'Murderbot Diaries' books also has a second season on the way.
gizmodo.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...