Toot Sweet Ink
@tootsweetink.bsky.social
Independent publisher of SFF, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction, publishing original voices one book at a time. Women-owned. Est. 2014.
#NoAI
https://tootsweet.ink/books
#NoAI
https://tootsweet.ink/books
Slop is now eligible for the Nebula Awards? What?
Astonishing decision by @sfwa.org, a professional organization for writers whose creative work was used without license or consent (stolen) to “train” LLMs to be able to spew out similar content.
Astonishing decision by @sfwa.org, a professional organization for writers whose creative work was used without license or consent (stolen) to “train” LLMs to be able to spew out similar content.
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Slop is now eligible for the Nebula Awards? What?
Astonishing decision by @sfwa.org, a professional organization for writers whose creative work was used without license or consent (stolen) to “train” LLMs to be able to spew out similar content.
Astonishing decision by @sfwa.org, a professional organization for writers whose creative work was used without license or consent (stolen) to “train” LLMs to be able to spew out similar content.
Small publishing 🧵 worth reading 📚
#Booksky 1/? Going to say a few things about small press publishing economics in the U.S. in general. 1. $$ for book purchases (other than our own website) can arrive anywhere from monthly to bimonthly to quarterly to annually to never. 2. PayPal and Square have upped their fees.
March 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Small publishing 🧵 worth reading 📚
Looked at our website, thinking updating thoughts—noticed it has a link to an ancient FB page that basically points back to the website. Just seeing that icon is ugh. We don’t ever look there. If only long covid would cut us a break so we can spare the three breaths to fix that.
January 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Looked at our website, thinking updating thoughts—noticed it has a link to an ancient FB page that basically points back to the website. Just seeing that icon is ugh. We don’t ever look there. If only long covid would cut us a break so we can spare the three breaths to fix that.
Covid joined us for the holidays, fun fun, but we’re on the mend, back at it. @katelore.bsky.social continues work on the Yamabuki novels. COLD TRAIL is coming! And more! (Heartfelt thanks to all who’ve inquired!)
If you’re among the many who don’t know Yamabuki or Kate’s work, it all starts here:
If you’re among the many who don’t know Yamabuki or Kate’s work, it all starts here:
Cold Blood: Yamabuki vs. the Sword Master
Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book One
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January 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Covid joined us for the holidays, fun fun, but we’re on the mend, back at it. @katelore.bsky.social continues work on the Yamabuki novels. COLD TRAIL is coming! And more! (Heartfelt thanks to all who’ve inquired!)
If you’re among the many who don’t know Yamabuki or Kate’s work, it all starts here:
If you’re among the many who don’t know Yamabuki or Kate’s work, it all starts here:
“How do you pronounce that?” On challenges and limitations translating across writing systems, a fascinating 🧵
Transliteration is hard.
No, I mean *really* hard.
Transliteration is rendering a given language in a writing system other than the one primarily or (typically) exclusively used by speakers of the language.
I have to say "typically" because there are a handful of languages that use more than one…
No, I mean *really* hard.
Transliteration is rendering a given language in a writing system other than the one primarily or (typically) exclusively used by speakers of the language.
I have to say "typically" because there are a handful of languages that use more than one…
November 28, 2024 at 2:19 PM
“How do you pronounce that?” On challenges and limitations translating across writing systems, a fascinating 🧵
Sharing this for, oh, no particular reason 👺
In #JapaneseFolklore, tengu are a type of #yokai with bird-like features, often dwelling in forests and mountainous areas. Karasu (crow) tengu are said to be particularly vicious and have been known to perch in tall trees, waiting to swoop at unsuspecting passers-by.
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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November 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Sharing this for, oh, no particular reason 👺
Social media note: Our ex-birdsite account is long-since dormant, as is our FB page. No plans to go back.
We are on Mastodon but will be moving our account to another Fediverse instance bc the current one’s TLD is “.ai”—which, um, sends the wrong message.
And we’re here!
We are on Mastodon but will be moving our account to another Fediverse instance bc the current one’s TLD is “.ai”—which, um, sends the wrong message.
And we’re here!
November 7, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Social media note: Our ex-birdsite account is long-since dormant, as is our FB page. No plans to go back.
We are on Mastodon but will be moving our account to another Fediverse instance bc the current one’s TLD is “.ai”—which, um, sends the wrong message.
And we’re here!
We are on Mastodon but will be moving our account to another Fediverse instance bc the current one’s TLD is “.ai”—which, um, sends the wrong message.
And we’re here!
btw SWORD OF THE TAKA SAMURAI author @katelore.bsky.social is on bsky!
Over here in our obscure unlisted corner of the blue sky, we want to reassure those who’ve emailed us (and those who haven’t) that
yes! COLD TRAIL is indeed coming!
And more to be announced.
The pandemic has tried us, but we persevere. Thank you for your patience and support!
yes! COLD TRAIL is indeed coming!
And more to be announced.
The pandemic has tried us, but we persevere. Thank you for your patience and support!
September 15, 2024 at 3:02 PM
btw SWORD OF THE TAKA SAMURAI author @katelore.bsky.social is on bsky!
Reposted by Toot Sweet Ink
I've added some new drawings to the Art for Sale section of my website: www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale
September 13, 2024 at 9:47 AM
I've added some new drawings to the Art for Sale section of my website: www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale
Over here in our obscure unlisted corner of the blue sky, we want to reassure those who’ve emailed us (and those who haven’t) that
yes! COLD TRAIL is indeed coming!
And more to be announced.
The pandemic has tried us, but we persevere. Thank you for your patience and support!
yes! COLD TRAIL is indeed coming!
And more to be announced.
The pandemic has tried us, but we persevere. Thank you for your patience and support!
September 12, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Over here in our obscure unlisted corner of the blue sky, we want to reassure those who’ve emailed us (and those who haven’t) that
yes! COLD TRAIL is indeed coming!
And more to be announced.
The pandemic has tried us, but we persevere. Thank you for your patience and support!
yes! COLD TRAIL is indeed coming!
And more to be announced.
The pandemic has tried us, but we persevere. Thank you for your patience and support!
We’re back and busy
*waves*
*waves*
May 18, 2024 at 4:13 PM
We’re back and busy
*waves*
*waves*