Mathew Gallagher is Querying!

My problem with things like these is that working-class writing ends up being literary stories about how dreary it is being working class. They're not interested in examining the working class through the lens of fantasy, for example.

Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching.

Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.

GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.

ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately

Popes - Bears - Woods - Catholics.

Come on @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social

We need your help!

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The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable.

Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below.

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‘Hello calling from sexy literally. I’m just calling to confirm you can still attend your appointment with us tomorrow’

Phone now sends me transcriptions of voicemails. Very confused by this one until I listened to it. Turns out ‘sexy literally’ is in fact ‘Specsavers Bletchley’

- Y'shtola, Night's Blessed - Final Fantasy XIV x MTG
One of the best things to arrive in my inbox : a commission to paint Y’shtola. I loved each minute of the process.
Thank you AD Stephanie Cheung. <3

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

YouTube video by BeneG. Lost but still Loved | FFXIV Animated

Lost but still Loved

Bread guy voiced by @eggmanflow.bsky.social
#ffxiv
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A samurai of Doma.

#ff14 #ffxiv

Microsoft need to realise that, as a professional author, I do not need an Ai to ruin my work. I can do that all by myself, thank you.

Old cartoon from years back.

Thank you for this 🙏

(Not sure if it matters, but claimed the one from the last link).

Radical publishing notion, right here: if your publishers are making a living from publishing and selling your books, then you, the author, should be making a living from writing them.

Them: ‘So what’s your book marketing strategy?’

Me:

Don’t think I’ve ever bought a book from a blurb, but if I see an author talking/posting about one, I’d be more likely to take a peek.
Plus, it feels like in some circles that the same names blurb each other (in a who you know sort of way).

Promotional image featuring the cover art for the book The Thirteenth Hour: Book One in The Cruel Gods series by Trudie Skies. The text says: Fantasy of Bad Manners, Tea, & Naughty Words - Birthday Freebie!Cruel gods demand worship from their mortal subjects in this gaslamp fantasy featuring magical portals, gothic cosmic deities, quaint Britishisms, and steampunk vibes. Free for today!

The Thirteenth Hour ebook is currently FREE today for no reason whatsoever. If you don't own it yet, why not?

UK and US only, but message me if you want a copy outside those: mybook.to/TheThirteent...

Thanks! Sounds good ☺️

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Cover for Brigands & Breadknives, depicting a campfire scene with an elven adventurer, a rattkin writing letters in the back of a wagon, surprised by a goblin in a patchwork coat brandishing a breadknife, with a demon chicken on their head. Okay, so it's hard to describe.

Oh, hi there! It's cover reveal day for Brigands & Breadknives, with art yet again by the amazing @emberwickart.bsky.social-
I love it so ❤️
Coming Nov 11 '25 from @torbooks.bsky.social-

Bakery in Denmark starts selling bright orange Donald Trump ‘moron’ cakes A bakery in Denmark has started selling bright orange Donald Trump 'moron' cakes.

Stealing ‘moron cake’ as an insult. I’ll have a box 😂

You know they would #art #ff7

Picture of a knight helmet that was modeled after a wolfhead.

Because it's popular to share sources to build your own refs outside of A/ ridden platforms, here's my drive of pictures I took at armor exhibitions. I took these with my phone, some of them suck but they are pretty detailed. You're welcome to use them as ref.
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Thank you to everyone who reposted my pitch. It means a lot 🥹

Top left: A figure plays a violin in a dark room. The image is shot in such a way that only the violin and one of the player's hands is visible. Center left: A man stands in darkness; his head is on fire. Bottom left: A wireframe of a dragon against a bright orange background Top/mid center: Alphonse Mucha's Emerald, featuring a woman staring intensely at the viewer as she leans against the head of a snarling serpent. A white line is drawn straight through the image to neatly divide the woman's head from the serpent's. Bottom center: The Lovers, from the Art Nouveau Tarot deck, featuring a couple just about to kiss. The card is lying on a white space, surrounded by red/white roses. Top right: A figure in white robes wanders through a very green forest. Center right: A bolt of lightning arcs above a mountain range in a very violet sky. Bottom right: A black hole swirls in a sea of violet stars and nebulae.

GIDEON THE NINTHxFFXIV
When magicless Mick agrees to be an adventuring partner for Eleanor, his mage best friend (and crush), a mishap turns him into a dragon and binds him to the gods' dead adversary. Now they're rushing to break his curse before his existence triggers a war. #2025pit #F #R #A

Collage featuring six items: a brow frock coat, a silver hand and a half sword, a shelf of leather books, a bowled dulcimer, a violet cloak, and a silver crossbow.

KINGS OF THE WYLD × THE SWORD DEFIANT × ANCIENT MAGUS BRIDE

Learning his talking sword is an imprisoned Fey impels Roderick Bonamy to seek out her captor to free her. But will his wits be enough to keep a magicless human like him alive in a world of hostile magic-users?

#2025Pit #A #F #HA

A collage featuring a hooded figure standing in an underground tunnel that has the four elements on the walls and floor.

LEGENDBORN X AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

When fighters start disappearing from an underground elemental tournament, a sixteen-year-old participant with wind powers must uncover the tournament’s secrets before she loses a match and shares their fate.

#2025Pit #YA #F #Jewish

#2025pit

THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN X 1910s "ISTANBUL"

When magicians Kisanna and Avam discover two of their friends were kidnapped, their search leads them right in to the crosshairs of a grand conspiracy. Nobles are vying to become vampires and they'll sacrifice anyone to see it come true. #F #A

A fantasy map

WHEN PHOENIX AND DRAGON AWOKE

Four strangers with dangerous powers forbidden under penalty of death must master their abilities and confront personal demons while evading capture by law enforcement and a corrupt empress.

🔥Tortured heroes
🪵Found family
🌊East Asia
⚙️Betrayals+secrets
#2025pit #A #F