I shared Milan's post directly, but Smith also makes many great points.
Also...while we're in an "extremely feminized arm of publishing," a large portion of us are happy to give a hand up to someone instead of trampling over them.
That's why I love being a romance author and editor.
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
...But we should make the settings geek themed for as much distraction as possible.
06.02.2025 15:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Agreed. But yet I'm at my desk with the MS open. The Muse waits for...nothing. She is not patient at all, and I suppose I deserve that. LOL.
06.02.2025 15:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
05.02.2025 16:19 — 👍 37224 🔁 5728 💬 1026 📌 289WE 👏🏻 NEED 👏🏻 THIS 👏🏻 ENERGY 👏🏻 all the time! Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. Nothing the regime wants should be easy for them. If it's bull$hit, we need to fight like hell.
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👇🏻 We need more of this from our elected officials.
04.02.2025 04:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Let's check in on Senate Dems today and see how the whole fighter thing is going.
First, the good news:🔥 Every Dem voted NO on Vought's motion to proceed and on cloture on Bondi.
But there's bad news. 8 Dems just rubber-stamped Wright for Energy. 🚨
Y'all, it's just not that hard.
TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
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We need to speak loudly for trans youth and their right to healthcare.
We also need to stop the madness and ignore illegal executive orders.
Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.
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Totally following your lead, friends.
04.02.2025 04:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Right now we’re witnessing the difference between authority and power.
Elon Musk does not have the legal authority to do any of the things he is doing. He is not authorized to shut down USAID. He is not authorized to take over OPM. He has no legal authority to access all our data and payments.
Just emailed my senators.
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WATCH: We received tons of emails from federal workers and many who are affected by the mass confusion created by Elon Musk's initiatives at government agencies. @samsteindc.bsky.social shares insights from viewers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlsJ...
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I just found out about this deal! 🤩
ONE IN A MILLION, book 2 in the series, is out Mar 18, so this is a great (cheap) time to try TOKEN. 😊
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PS-Nate is a genuinely wonderful tech billionaire. I wrote this before they became persona non grata
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If you're wondering whether you should promote your book or your latest publication now with all the chaos, the answer is yes. We need your words. We need to flood the channels with art and literature. So go for it, friends.
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SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health.
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This is the vibe we need from leaders.
04.02.2025 03:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Friends--if you work on scientific grant awards, this might be a valuable list.
04.02.2025 03:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Trans people's access to passports have been threatened, with those who had applied for passports having both their passports and the supporting documents held in limbo with no word of how and when they will be allowed to leave the country.
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It very much is. Every word should be scrutinized to ensure the author's intended vibe--their original voice--is present and tells the story of the author's heart.
And, oh yeah...make sure that's clear from the get-go.
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
