Kate Rookery
@katerookery.bsky.social
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The Master Thread of What I've Been Reading! 🎊🎊🎊
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
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Some awards exist to glorify the organisers. This one exists to honour poets. Facilitated by @AlanParry83.bsky.social, but funded #ByWritersForWriters. If we hit £5,000, we make history. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Some awards exist to glorify the organisers. This one exists to honour poets. Facilitated by @AlanParry83.bsky.social, but funded #ByWritersForWriters. If we hit £5,000, we make history. 🔗
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Imagine actually making Misery, or The Princess Bride.
Imagine the same person making This Is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men.
Imagine in your whole career making a hit as resonant as Ghosts of Mississippi, or When Harry Met Sally, or Stand By Me. You'd weep if you made just one thing that good.
Imagine the same person making This Is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men.
Imagine in your whole career making a hit as resonant as Ghosts of Mississippi, or When Harry Met Sally, or Stand By Me. You'd weep if you made just one thing that good.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Imagine actually making Misery, or The Princess Bride.
Imagine the same person making This Is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men.
Imagine in your whole career making a hit as resonant as Ghosts of Mississippi, or When Harry Met Sally, or Stand By Me. You'd weep if you made just one thing that good.
Imagine the same person making This Is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men.
Imagine in your whole career making a hit as resonant as Ghosts of Mississippi, or When Harry Met Sally, or Stand By Me. You'd weep if you made just one thing that good.
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Just seven hours left to grab this amazing deal!! And we're almost at the official sale goal too 👀👀 we just need one more person to buy it in support of #IndieBooks
Looking to stock up on books to get you through the winter months? Want to support #IndieAuthors & #IndieBooks?
Grab the Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle on Itch to get my Moonshadow's Guardian + 63 other incredible stories for just $45! That's over $200 in savings! itch.io/b/3409/end-o...
Grab the Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle on Itch to get my Moonshadow's Guardian + 63 other incredible stories for just $45! That's over $200 in savings! itch.io/b/3409/end-o...
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Just seven hours left to grab this amazing deal!! And we're almost at the official sale goal too 👀👀 we just need one more person to buy it in support of #IndieBooks
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Amazon PSA: Zon is now feeding Kindle ebooks into to a gen ai chatbot without author's consent.
Indie authors; the only way to opt out at this time is pulling your books from Zon
If you missed it, the Recap feature also involves feeding your book to gen ai: www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-a...
Indie authors; the only way to opt out at this time is pulling your books from Zon
If you missed it, the Recap feature also involves feeding your book to gen ai: www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-a...
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...
writerbeware.blog
December 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Amazon PSA: Zon is now feeding Kindle ebooks into to a gen ai chatbot without author's consent.
Indie authors; the only way to opt out at this time is pulling your books from Zon
If you missed it, the Recap feature also involves feeding your book to gen ai: www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-a...
Indie authors; the only way to opt out at this time is pulling your books from Zon
If you missed it, the Recap feature also involves feeding your book to gen ai: www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-a...
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I have come to terms with the Thing I Hate not being made for me, and have moved on to two splendid pastimes: enjoying Other Things with my time, and being happy that other people enjoy Their Thing.
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I have come to terms with the Thing I Hate not being made for me, and have moved on to two splendid pastimes: enjoying Other Things with my time, and being happy that other people enjoy Their Thing.
Walking into 2026 like
December 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Walking into 2026 like
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Need something for the anime fan in your life or maybe a gift for yourself?
Then how about the Light Novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter. Inspired by Anime and RPGs of the 80's and 90's, follow Lamya Cade and crew on their legendary journey!
Paper Back: $11.99
eBook: $4.99
#BookSky
a.co/d/bUkFWbM
Then how about the Light Novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter. Inspired by Anime and RPGs of the 80's and 90's, follow Lamya Cade and crew on their legendary journey!
Paper Back: $11.99
eBook: $4.99
#BookSky
a.co/d/bUkFWbM
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Need something for the anime fan in your life or maybe a gift for yourself?
Then how about the Light Novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter. Inspired by Anime and RPGs of the 80's and 90's, follow Lamya Cade and crew on their legendary journey!
Paper Back: $11.99
eBook: $4.99
#BookSky
a.co/d/bUkFWbM
Then how about the Light Novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter. Inspired by Anime and RPGs of the 80's and 90's, follow Lamya Cade and crew on their legendary journey!
Paper Back: $11.99
eBook: $4.99
#BookSky
a.co/d/bUkFWbM
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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your character speak English? Or another real language?
Do they speak a fictional language transcribed as another for the sake of the reader?
Are language barriers ever a problem in the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your character speak English? Or another real language?
Do they speak a fictional language transcribed as another for the sake of the reader?
Are language barriers ever a problem in the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your character speak English? Or another real language?
Do they speak a fictional language transcribed as another for the sake of the reader?
Are language barriers ever a problem in the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your character speak English? Or another real language?
Do they speak a fictional language transcribed as another for the sake of the reader?
Are language barriers ever a problem in the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
New books have been acquired from Kinokuniya after a day in the city playing Pokemon Go. 💙📚
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
New books have been acquired from Kinokuniya after a day in the city playing Pokemon Go. 💙📚
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It's been too long since I've done a #PoemsAbout. Here's my #YouShouldntHave entry. It has a bit or cliché. And, well, comes from something not so happy.
Wrote it just before bed last night.
Thank you, @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk!
#tistheseason #poetry #poems #childhoodfun
Wrote it just before bed last night.
Thank you, @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk!
#tistheseason #poetry #poems #childhoodfun
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's been too long since I've done a #PoemsAbout. Here's my #YouShouldntHave entry. It has a bit or cliché. And, well, comes from something not so happy.
Wrote it just before bed last night.
Thank you, @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk!
#tistheseason #poetry #poems #childhoodfun
Wrote it just before bed last night.
Thank you, @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk!
#tistheseason #poetry #poems #childhoodfun
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Hi! So I have a thing about buying books from Indie/Self Published authors. My main genres are: Murder Mysteries/Thrillers, Fantasy, and Horror. Drop your books on this pin and I promise at some point I'll get to it. And yes trad pub are totally able to drop their links here as well.
February 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Hi! So I have a thing about buying books from Indie/Self Published authors. My main genres are: Murder Mysteries/Thrillers, Fantasy, and Horror. Drop your books on this pin and I promise at some point I'll get to it. And yes trad pub are totally able to drop their links here as well.
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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your character go by anything other than their name?
Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?
Do they like it, or prefer their name?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your character go by anything other than their name?
Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?
Do they like it, or prefer their name?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Does your character go by anything other than their name?
Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?
Do they like it, or prefer their name?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Does your character go by anything other than their name?
Do they have a nickname, a pseudonym, or a title people use for them? Or earn one over the course of the story?
Do they like it, or prefer their name?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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They’re loose: #PoemsAbout #Imps is live.
From now ‘til Thursday, write your chaos.
Use Alt Text. Tag your post.
#TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché
Read, repost, reply to 3+.
Krampus is watching.
Inbox prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
From now ‘til Thursday, write your chaos.
Use Alt Text. Tag your post.
#TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché
Read, repost, reply to 3+.
Krampus is watching.
Inbox prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
They’re loose: #PoemsAbout #Imps is live.
From now ‘til Thursday, write your chaos.
Use Alt Text. Tag your post.
#TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché
Read, repost, reply to 3+.
Krampus is watching.
Inbox prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
From now ‘til Thursday, write your chaos.
Use Alt Text. Tag your post.
#TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché
Read, repost, reply to 3+.
Krampus is watching.
Inbox prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Still kiiiind of crook, but getting better? Mostly it seems to have transitioned into my ears so I get woozy if I turn too fast. At least reading means I can sit still, so let's do that, shall we?
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Still kiiiind of crook, but getting better? Mostly it seems to have transitioned into my ears so I get woozy if I turn too fast. At least reading means I can sit still, so let's do that, shall we?
Insert a movie into another movie:
THE PAGEMASTER AND COMMANDER
THE PAGEMASTER AND COMMANDER
Insert a movie into another movie:
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WAYNE’S WORLD
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WAYNE’S WORLD
Insert a movie into another movie:
THE BOURNE IDENTITY THIEF
THE BOURNE IDENTITY THIEF
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Insert a movie into another movie:
THE PAGEMASTER AND COMMANDER
THE PAGEMASTER AND COMMANDER
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You matter. Survival is not a small thing, especially today.
December 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You matter. Survival is not a small thing, especially today.
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Which kinds of stories do you enjoy the most?
I love the ones where I get to know the characters so well that I can anticipate how they'll react to things. I find stories most rewarding when I can anticipate the next step of the plot from the foreshadowing -especially when I'm wrong! (SFF 😉)
🌈📚🪐📚💙
I love the ones where I get to know the characters so well that I can anticipate how they'll react to things. I find stories most rewarding when I can anticipate the next step of the plot from the foreshadowing -especially when I'm wrong! (SFF 😉)
🌈📚🪐📚💙
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Which kinds of stories do you enjoy the most?
I love the ones where I get to know the characters so well that I can anticipate how they'll react to things. I find stories most rewarding when I can anticipate the next step of the plot from the foreshadowing -especially when I'm wrong! (SFF 😉)
🌈📚🪐📚💙
I love the ones where I get to know the characters so well that I can anticipate how they'll react to things. I find stories most rewarding when I can anticipate the next step of the plot from the foreshadowing -especially when I'm wrong! (SFF 😉)
🌈📚🪐📚💙
The Master Thread of What I've Been Reading! 🎊🎊🎊
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The Master Thread of What I've Been Reading! 🎊🎊🎊
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Happy Holidays from #Infernulls! I hope you have a great December, and a Happy New Year!
Gunna use this image for promotion post also, but this post I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched and made me feel at home here. I hope we continue to be friends. Thank you!
Art by Ishida1694
Gunna use this image for promotion post also, but this post I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched and made me feel at home here. I hope we continue to be friends. Thank you!
Art by Ishida1694
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Happy Holidays from #Infernulls! I hope you have a great December, and a Happy New Year!
Gunna use this image for promotion post also, but this post I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched and made me feel at home here. I hope we continue to be friends. Thank you!
Art by Ishida1694
Gunna use this image for promotion post also, but this post I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched and made me feel at home here. I hope we continue to be friends. Thank you!
Art by Ishida1694
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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
When do you consider a side character to have earned a name?
Is it when they speak a line of dialogue? Have a certain amount of importance to the story? When it is confusing to describe the scene otherwise?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts