I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.

it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know

I'm not asking you to read our books (but I think they're awesome) or respect how we write (but you don't need to tell me to my face that you have bad taste), but I am asking you to think about us as colleagues who are going to get hit by the shit first, and to give a fuck when it happens to us.

The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?

You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.

It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.

You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.

Big Tech is offering you a Faustian bargain. It promises to remove all the friction from life, to keep you from having to think or study, and the result is your brain will become pudding, you’ll become incapable of creativity or communication. They want to make you a non-person.

GENRE FICTION IS GREAT ON ITS OWN AND DOESN'T NEED AN INTERVENTION BECAUSE SOME READERS ARE EMBARRASSED ABOUT LIKING IT.

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