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Lisa Tirreno
@lisatirrenoauthor.bsky.social
Australian author: PRINCE OF FORTUNE out now with S&S. Represented by Jim McCarthy at DGB 🌈 she/her. https://linktr.ee/lisatirrenoauthor
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PRINCE OF FORTUNE IS OUT IN THE UK JUST SO YOU KNOW 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 #booksky #fantasy #YAbooks #lgbtBooks
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
PRINCE OF FORTUNE IS OUT IN THE UK JUST SO YOU KNOW 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 #booksky #fantasy #YAbooks #lgbtBooks
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I opened this app, and there was a picture of the BEST PIGEON and then the whole feed RELOADED and I will NEVER see that pigeon again will I 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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By my count there will only be one (1) trans character on all of the major networks and streaming services as of January 2026.
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
OH MY GOODNESS
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
OH MY GOD IT JUST UPDATED AND NOW THE HORRIBLE THING IS GONE WHAT THE HELL, DID THIS POST WORK??
Since the latest update, the obnoxious copilot logo now appears in every window of a microsoft product whether you have copilot turned off or not – and is even there if you’re using focus mode. Why. Why.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Since the latest update, the obnoxious copilot logo now appears in every window of a microsoft product whether you have copilot turned off or not – and is even there if you’re using focus mode. Why. Why.
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
EVERYONEEEEEEEEEE THE BOYFRIEND FROM #GHOSTSAUSTRALIA IS THE SPOONBOY FROM THE MATRIXXXXXXXX THIS IS AMAZINGGGGGG why is nobody TALKING ABOUT THISSSSSSS
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.

RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My favourite thing about the future is how if you google something, then try to click on a news article about it, you have to scroll through multiple ads and click to accept cookies before being told to log in and that news article is only available if you pay
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fiction writers! Would you find a podcast on grammar specifically for you helpful? Talking about nitty gritty stuff like hyphenating compound nouns and parenthetical commas? I get other writers messaging me a lot wanting to know why their editor wants something changed and I thought it might be 1/2
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Write something. Write it today. Write your heart out. Write something weird that only you would think of. Your enemies will not topple to your silence. Write your future and live it.
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Joy sparks joy
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The teenager who served me today at my local supermarket remembered me as the crazy chicken lady who was about to go pick up baby chicks last time she served me and demanded to know how they were and see photos and this is why self-checkouts just don’t suit everyone
October 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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This is a great piece from Mel Saward on some of the First Nations books that should have appeared on RN's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century.
The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’
Just three Aboriginal writers appeared in Radio National’s poll. There was little sense of the breadth and creativity of our First Nations writing scene.
theconversation.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Eternally trying to remind myself of this.
October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It is both the first birthday of Prince of Fortune AND the paperback release day so obviously, I had to make a cake #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Prince of Fortune hits the UK on November 7, and I'm very excited!!!!! #YAfantasy
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
You’re welcome!
Okay the kindle and paperback versions will be another couple of weeks, but: NEW QUEER YA NOVELLA.

I'm genuinely very proud of this one. Thank you to @erinkyan.bsky.social and @lisatirrenoauthor.bsky.social for saying such nice things about it. DOWNLOAD FOR FREE HERE: www.maryborsellino.com/girl/
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Aaaaand we have ten instances of the word Champagne. All have to go, since ... this world has no France and therefore no Champagne region. I love revising. It isn't annoying at all.
Really, really want to use the phrase "a stranger in a strange land" in this thing I'm writing but am forcing myself not to since that's decidedly biblical and this is second-world fantasy. Am I gritting my teeth? Who can say #writing
September 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Really, really want to use the phrase "a stranger in a strange land" in this thing I'm writing but am forcing myself not to since that's decidedly biblical and this is second-world fantasy. Am I gritting my teeth? Who can say #writing
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Can I please just be clear that I talked about hieroglyphs on rolling pins in THIS MONTH's newsletter: it isn't something I talk about ... every month. That would be a bit weird, I think. Also here are some cookies made with said rolling pin.
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Bloody solar panels, cluttering up the countryside and preventing desertification while providing clean energy and growing food.
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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September 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM