Kate
@katepreach.bsky.social
Finance and general purpose nerd. Reader, knitter, painter, cat person. #BLM #TLM. She/her. Ask about the fantasy book club
I'm all in favour of fanfic authors being able to make money
But I really wish it wasn't all Reylo and Dramione
1. Good girl / bad boy is really boring
2. Unless the writer is *really* good, filing the serial numbers off leaves it hopelessly bland
But I really wish it wasn't all Reylo and Dramione
1. Good girl / bad boy is really boring
2. Unless the writer is *really* good, filing the serial numbers off leaves it hopelessly bland
December 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I'm all in favour of fanfic authors being able to make money
But I really wish it wasn't all Reylo and Dramione
1. Good girl / bad boy is really boring
2. Unless the writer is *really* good, filing the serial numbers off leaves it hopelessly bland
But I really wish it wasn't all Reylo and Dramione
1. Good girl / bad boy is really boring
2. Unless the writer is *really* good, filing the serial numbers off leaves it hopelessly bland
Hello!
The Isle in the Silver Sea - Tasha Suri
It's narrativium and the power of stories, literalising how a nation's stories are also a means of social control
But this time the knight and the witch who are meant to die tragically together are both women, and they're working for a better ending
The Isle in the Silver Sea - Tasha Suri
It's narrativium and the power of stories, literalising how a nation's stories are also a means of social control
But this time the knight and the witch who are meant to die tragically together are both women, and they're working for a better ending
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Hello!
The Isle in the Silver Sea - Tasha Suri
It's narrativium and the power of stories, literalising how a nation's stories are also a means of social control
But this time the knight and the witch who are meant to die tragically together are both women, and they're working for a better ending
The Isle in the Silver Sea - Tasha Suri
It's narrativium and the power of stories, literalising how a nation's stories are also a means of social control
But this time the knight and the witch who are meant to die tragically together are both women, and they're working for a better ending
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
For the head, start with a square, sew D to D. Then do some darts like F to give the shape of the back of the head
Leave E open to join to the body
Leave E open to join to the body
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
For the head, start with a square, sew D to D. Then do some darts like F to give the shape of the back of the head
Leave E open to join to the body
Leave E open to join to the body
Cool!
Here's a diagram
For the tail, start with a long rectangle and cut it diagonally along the dotted line to give two triangles
Then turn it around so both A are on the same end. Sew B to B and C to C, leave A open to join to the body
Here's a diagram
For the tail, start with a long rectangle and cut it diagonally along the dotted line to give two triangles
Then turn it around so both A are on the same end. Sew B to B and C to C, leave A open to join to the body
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Cool!
Here's a diagram
For the tail, start with a long rectangle and cut it diagonally along the dotted line to give two triangles
Then turn it around so both A are on the same end. Sew B to B and C to C, leave A open to join to the body
Here's a diagram
For the tail, start with a long rectangle and cut it diagonally along the dotted line to give two triangles
Then turn it around so both A are on the same end. Sew B to B and C to C, leave A open to join to the body
Oh sure that's fine, which stage are you at?
Also: this is very exciting!
Also: this is very exciting!
December 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Oh sure that's fine, which stage are you at?
Also: this is very exciting!
Also: this is very exciting!
It's done very well. Like, I know where it's going but I'm enjoying the ride
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's done very well. Like, I know where it's going but I'm enjoying the ride
Hi! The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley, which is a fantasy version of a bantery romcom
He is an amoral charming git from the assassin gang, with an incurable disease. She is the best healer from the school of do-gooders, bribed and intrigued to research cures on him
He is an amoral charming git from the assassin gang, with an incurable disease. She is the best healer from the school of do-gooders, bribed and intrigued to research cures on him
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Hi! The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley, which is a fantasy version of a bantery romcom
He is an amoral charming git from the assassin gang, with an incurable disease. She is the best healer from the school of do-gooders, bribed and intrigued to research cures on him
He is an amoral charming git from the assassin gang, with an incurable disease. She is the best healer from the school of do-gooders, bribed and intrigued to research cures on him
I have now read it, I found it fine, not horrible but not spectacular
Nowhere near my favourite book by that author but that's a very high bar
Nowhere near my favourite book by that author but that's a very high bar
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I have now read it, I found it fine, not horrible but not spectacular
Nowhere near my favourite book by that author but that's a very high bar
Nowhere near my favourite book by that author but that's a very high bar
He and his sister Kiri were named for their loud mews!
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
He and his sister Kiri were named for their loud mews!
There's a copy in my mum's Christmas stocking!
Bonus: she has a fluffy ginger cat called Caruso, after the singer
Bonus: she has a fluffy ginger cat called Caruso, after the singer
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There's a copy in my mum's Christmas stocking!
Bonus: she has a fluffy ginger cat called Caruso, after the singer
Bonus: she has a fluffy ginger cat called Caruso, after the singer
Someone my age could easily be the grandmother of a 10 year old, without any teen pregnancies even
And Pink Floyd had recorded three albums before I was born
And Pink Floyd had recorded three albums before I was born
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Someone my age could easily be the grandmother of a 10 year old, without any teen pregnancies even
And Pink Floyd had recorded three albums before I was born
And Pink Floyd had recorded three albums before I was born
I have a First in English and an MA in Medieval Studies and would still have to take a wild stab
(I specialised in late medieval but that just illustrates how silly it is. Ask 20 people at the pub and half of them won't have heard of it)
(I specialised in late medieval but that just illustrates how silly it is. Ask 20 people at the pub and half of them won't have heard of it)
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I have a First in English and an MA in Medieval Studies and would still have to take a wild stab
(I specialised in late medieval but that just illustrates how silly it is. Ask 20 people at the pub and half of them won't have heard of it)
(I specialised in late medieval but that just illustrates how silly it is. Ask 20 people at the pub and half of them won't have heard of it)
Reposted by Kate
If they aren’t a registered charity and they aren’t registered with the Fundraising Regulator (example logo below), it’s probably one of these scammy orgs where the ‘profit’ is a tiny fraction of the money you handed over and some bastard gets rich on your good intentions. Give to a real charity.
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If they aren’t a registered charity and they aren’t registered with the Fundraising Regulator (example logo below), it’s probably one of these scammy orgs where the ‘profit’ is a tiny fraction of the money you handed over and some bastard gets rich on your good intentions. Give to a real charity.
Oh no if it's the one I'm thinking of, third in a series?
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Oh no if it's the one I'm thinking of, third in a series?
I get that with paintings
I can't paint, why the hell did I think I could do this, etc
I can't paint, why the hell did I think I could do this, etc
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I get that with paintings
I can't paint, why the hell did I think I could do this, etc
I can't paint, why the hell did I think I could do this, etc
Proof of cats
Neither of them can read but if they could I am sure they would be fans
Neither of them can read but if they could I am sure they would be fans
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Proof of cats
Neither of them can read but if they could I am sure they would be fans
Neither of them can read but if they could I am sure they would be fans
Morning,
I'm reading The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow, which I have been really looking forward to
Lady knight! The cost of heroism! Myth making! Time shenanigans!
I'm reading The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow, which I have been really looking forward to
Lady knight! The cost of heroism! Myth making! Time shenanigans!
December 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Morning,
I'm reading The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow, which I have been really looking forward to
Lady knight! The cost of heroism! Myth making! Time shenanigans!
I'm reading The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow, which I have been really looking forward to
Lady knight! The cost of heroism! Myth making! Time shenanigans!
Not taking anything away from @cstross.bsky.social 's no doubt great triumph here
But also not at all surprised by the white male dominance of Andreessen's taste
But also not at all surprised by the white male dominance of Andreessen's taste
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Not taking anything away from @cstross.bsky.social 's no doubt great triumph here
But also not at all surprised by the white male dominance of Andreessen's taste
But also not at all surprised by the white male dominance of Andreessen's taste
Hello!
Just started Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi, a paranormal romance / romantasy / southern gothic
Galilee, superpowered daughter of a matriarchal Black family in the deep south US, meets Lucifer, apparently the enforcer for a crime boss, but actually actual Lucifer...
Just started Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi, a paranormal romance / romantasy / southern gothic
Galilee, superpowered daughter of a matriarchal Black family in the deep south US, meets Lucifer, apparently the enforcer for a crime boss, but actually actual Lucifer...
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hello!
Just started Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi, a paranormal romance / romantasy / southern gothic
Galilee, superpowered daughter of a matriarchal Black family in the deep south US, meets Lucifer, apparently the enforcer for a crime boss, but actually actual Lucifer...
Just started Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi, a paranormal romance / romantasy / southern gothic
Galilee, superpowered daughter of a matriarchal Black family in the deep south US, meets Lucifer, apparently the enforcer for a crime boss, but actually actual Lucifer...