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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · 3d

Another exceptional, thought-provoking piece of writing from #themanchestermill.

This is exactly the kind of journalism we should be seeing after events like last week's heinous attack.

manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-mus...

Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story

‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’

manchestermill.co.uk

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 29

Another one I'm looking to work through out of time 😅 At this rate, I'll be doing more social media responding than actual editing

Prof Emily but Spoopier Now @professoremily.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey there #WritingCommunity!
Next month I'll be hosting #MythAugust, a worldbuilding prompt game.

Have a fantasy religion you really want to yap about?

Want to build a fantasy religion but don't know where to start?

Either way, this game is for you! Hope you'll join in ☺️
#Writers #Writesky

List of prompts for #MythAugust, presented by @professoremily.bsky.social.

Prompts are listed by weekly topics over a background painting of shiny Thor going ham(mer) on a bunch of unfortunate dudes.

WEEK ONE: BASICS
8/1 - Type of religion
8/2 - Major gods
8/3 - Moral alignment
8/4 - Factions of gods
8/5 - Hierarchy/minor deities
8/6 - Relationship to mortals
8/7 - Gods' home

WEEK TWO: PICK A GOD
8/8 - Introduce this god
8/9 - What do they represent?
8/10 - Appearance
8/11 - Powers
8/12 - Symbols
8/13 - Interactions with mortals
8/14 - Myth(s) about god

WEEK THREE: FOLLOWERS
8/15 - What kinds of followers?
8/16 - Reason(s) for worship
8/17 - Authority figures
8/18 - Religious sects
8/19 - Values & sins
8/20 - Beliefs about the afterlife
8/21 - End of the world

WEEK FOUR: TRADITIONS
8/22 - Places of worship
8/23 - Sacred texts
8/24 - Blessings & curses
8/25 - Holidays
8/26 - Initiation rites
8/27 - Gods' role in major life events
8/28 - Everyday life

WRAP-UP:
8/29 - Were you inspired by any real world religions?
8/30 - Role of mythology/religion in your story?
8/31 - Freebie/How did you expand your worldbuilding?

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm super late to the game but I'm really intrigued by this! I hope you don't mind me working through this a little later

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 14

Absolutely STUNNING article from Lucy Warm in the Manchester Mill yesterday. This publication has single-handedly rekindled my faith in journalism!

manchestermill.co.uk/the-big-dyke...

#journalismdonewell #manchestermill #lgbtqia+ #queer

The big dyke takeover

On the rise and rise of Diesel Dyke Club

manchestermill.co.uk

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hell yes, Hiria!! Excited to do #pretendpanel again (late, as always), so I'm dropping it here for the ease of future me

Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · Jul 30

August #pretendpanel is here, friends! Tell me all about where your writing and reading align... and where they don't!

#pretendpanel
a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social

AUGUST - WRITER/READER THEME
August 1st: Do you read in the same genre/s or market/s you write in?
August 2nd: How much wider do you read compared to what you write?
August 8th: Do you have favourite genres to read and/or write?
August 9th: Do you think in tropes for what you read and/or write?
August 15th: Do you monitor trends for what to read and/or write?
August 16th: Are you a better reader than you are a writer?
August 22nd: Do you write reviews of what you read?
August 23rd: Have/would you ever read reviews of your own works?
August 29th: Do you ever DNF when reading? Have you been DNFed?
August 30th: Freebie Saturday - post whatever!

Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts
New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 12

I'm looking to get back into teaching and would love to learn from anyone who has attended a creative writing course, class or workshop:

What were some of the most and least useful aspects of those sessions, for you?

#writing #learning #teaching #workshopping #writer #author

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yus, this exactly! If we always stick to our comfort zone, the zone never grows 💜

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Aug 10

I now have so many changes I'd like to make to my manuscript, it's probably going to be unrecognisable once I'm done.

Actually #editingmynovel is a steep ass learning curve!

#writer #fantasywriting #queerwriting #neurodivergentwriting

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jul 26

Any #adhd, #autistic and #audhd #creatives got any hints and tips for being #productive?

I need a schedule to stay on track (and limit hyperfixation), but to make a schedule I must schedule time for making the schedule, which requires a working schedule. So I've been playing Cyberpunk 2077 instead.

Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jul 26

Poor David. Now knowing what it's like to fill a house with that much smoke, I can't help but feel even more sympathy for him. He may come on a little strong, but he tryin! Now maybe if he tried paying more attention to what's going on around him...

Reposted by Emrys Francys

FelineFero @felinefero.bsky.social · Apr 18

I made these comics for Uni and they feel especially relevant for what's happening in the UK

I'm a trans person, we do so many other things than peacefully use public toilets but when that's all they focus on, they can't see that we're people

#transrights #lgbtqcomic #comic #art #lgbtq #webcomic

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jul 26

Can't get over how moody you look XD It's that concentration frustration. Damn I just love your work tho

Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jul 26

Too pretty for his own good. Your lines always kill me

Reposted by Emrys Francys

vinny @vinny.vinesauce.com · Jun 3

If you like surreal, short, bizarre walking sim type games, I collaborated with Freshly Baked Games to make a game based on some Red Vox stuff. They did a really amazing job with it. Plus, it's free!

store.steampowered.com/app/3692660/...

The New Flesh on Steam

Explore the strange world within the screen in this ambient exploration experience featuring the music of Red Vox.

store.steampowered.com

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Reposted by Emrys Francys

FelineFero @felinefero.bsky.social · Jun 5

🏳️‍⚧️ New comic posted 🏳️‍🌈
(Available on both Webtoon & Tapas)

My poor guy really goes through it on work days.
RIP in peace, Delta's sleep schedule 🥲

www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/th...

#lgbtqcomics #lgbtqart #queer #art #comic #thenightshift #supernaturalcomics #happypride #webcomic

The Night Shift - Day in the Life: Delta #5

(LGBTQ+) Delta is a fan of the night, he usually spends it up and enjoying the surreal feeling of 'being the only person in the world'. However, being an adult is tough, bills need paying and the only...

www.webtoons.com

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jul 26

Excuse me, that "thing" is a complex character: at times, a fresh and delightful sunflower (who resents your tone, btw); at others, a void.

The shadowed shape of a house cat (features indiscernible) looms towards the camera, dominating the frame. The feral beast (note: he is only feral when he wants pets, such as now) is silhouetted by barred beams of a streetlight pouring in between the blinds of the living room window, and a rainbow-lit keyboard (because the human inhabitants of the house are gay af).

Reposted by Emrys Francys

FelineFero @felinefero.bsky.social · Jul 5

I have two cats in my house. One is elegant, the other is whatever the fuck this thing is. They're both arseholes.

I love them both equally 🖤
#cats #blackcat #housepanthers

Black cat wearing a cone. He has hayfever, so the flower cone is to stop his scratching his face.

Black cat. She has a curly tail? Always has, we thought she'd broken it as a kitten but no, as she got older it just got curlier and curlier

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jul 26

Ikr? What a palaver! The only petition I saw was to stop it coming in. I, too, would be interested in knowing if there is one to shove it back out

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Apr 26

I FINISHED THE FIRST DRAFT

I finished the first draft

Now to ignore it for a couple of weeks before I start ✨ e d i t i n g ✨

#fantasy #queerwriter #novel #writing #editing

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Mar 7

Update: Nothing. But also something.

I have received no answer, despite a couple of resends and waiting a respectable period between each. I think we can safely say we're not going to get anything back.

Which means that sadly I will have to move my work away from this app.

Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Jan 20

For those who don't know, Quietly is currently on hiatus due to data-scraping concerns. In the interest of getting it back up ASAP, I have just sent an email to the site I was posting it to, asking a few questions about their AI policies and toolkit.

Concerns about Artificial Intelligence Data-scraping and Protecting Your Creators

From: Emrys Francys (there is a photo of Emrys with one of their two black cats in the foreground)
To: feedback@tapas.io (and various other addresses)

Hello Tapas,

I am unsure which is the right place to send this, so I am copying in the addresses I've found related to the subject of my inquiry.

Some information on me: I have, previously, uploaded parts of my novel onto Tapas but, due to my concerns about this issue, I have taken it down until I am confident that my work will be protected.

Recently, AI data-scraping and deep learning have developed at a staggering and unwieldy rate. I and countless fellow creators have increasing concerns regarding its use. Tapas' Content and Community Guidelines state, "AI generated content is not allowed on Tapas". We commend this statement but we would also like to know:

1. What tools are you using to identify AI works?
2. How accurate are these tools?
3. How are you enforcing this rule?

Additionally, the security of intellectual properties hosted on your platform is (obviously) a priority to us and, we hope, to you. As such, we would also like to

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Additionally, the security of intellectual properties hosted on your platform is (obviously) a priority to us and, we hope, to you. As such, we would also like to know:

4. How are you protecting creators' work from data-scraping and deep-learning tools?
5. Do you utilise or promote technologies such as Glaze, Mist, or Nightshade to protect comics?
6. Do you have a statement anywhere on the site which prohibits data-scraping of written work?

Yours is a large platform, with a vast quantity of intellectual property stemming from a huge number of creators. The size of your platform means you have a big responsibility to protect your creators from IP theft. Any and all information that you can feasibly share with us regarding how you are working to do this would be greatly appreciated.

If this is the wrong place to send this email, and you cannot see the correct place in the list of recipient emails, please inform me of the address I need to send it to. Otherwise, if it would be quicker for you to forward it on, please feel free to do so.

Thank you for your time!

Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Feb 26

Ctrl + f "that", "was", "were" and "had been". Really interrogate whether those words are necessary. Sometimes they will be. Often they won't, and you can reword the sentences / clauses to shorter, snappier versions.

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Feb 25

The prospect of marketing makes my toes curl

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Feb 25

I don't care if I'm basically a fan account at this point, this painting is gorgeous. The details on those tattoos is chef's kiss. I am in love

FelineFero @felinefero.bsky.social · Feb 24

So, I never really work with paints anymore, so I'm a bit out of practice, but I painted this!
It's very thin washes of gouache (cus thick paint is hard).
Another OC, his name is Sakurai, he's a merman 🏳️‍🌈

#lgbtqart #art #painting #gouache #illustration #queerartist #tattoos #irezumi

A shirtless fellow with a bunch of tattoos, painting them was the best part and now I want to look for a tattoo apprenticeship again haha... ah...

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Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Feb 23

How interesting!! I'll be on the lookout for this from now on

Emrys Francys @ryaloren.bsky.social · Feb 19

I think I've cracked it. I think the reason I'm having such difficulty writing this bit is because it's the end. Endings have always caused me issues

#writers #writingcommunity #audhd

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