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I feel this. Cons are simultaneously exhausting and wonderful.

Yes, glad to be connected again. I hope you enjoyed your time at Worldcon and have enough time to recover. And happy birthday to your kiddo! 🎉

@emmypax.bsky.social Hi Emily, it was so great to meet you today at Worldcon. Sorry to bother you in the autograph line! But thank you for your insights on writing ensembles (and for the bookmark!).

@clairejiawen.bsky.social I loved the panel about world building at Worldcon. Congrats on your first panel!

I’ll see if I can find you today. The Saturday schedule is packed!

@anniecarlauthor.bsky.social Good to see you on a panel at #Worldcon2025 today! I wish I could have said hi but I had to run to the next session. Miss seeing you at your bookstore but I am glad to see you are doing well!

@rsagarcia.bsky.social Thank you so much for talking about the complexity of the Superman character in today’s virtual discussion. I argue this point all the time!

#Worldcon2025

Writing Contest Seattle Worldcon 2025 held a short story writing contest with adult and young adult entry categories. The winners in each category will be recognized at the convention, receive free memberships to…

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Seattle Worldcon 2025 Short Story Writing Contest!

Youth category: “The Dream Terminal” by Michelle J. Diaz
Adult category: “Follow for More: Captain Garvey Fights the Space Junk!” by Sarah Darbee

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I love this! Today I will be focusing on a dev edit that I need to be wrapping up soon.

It went great today. I was able to focus on one task, which is what I’ve been struggling with lately. Thank you for hosting!

I'm in today. I'll be working on a developmental edit. I'm not sure how far I hope to get. My goal is to focus on it for the whole sprint!

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I keep hammering this point. GenAI doesn't save time, it just kicks that time/work down the road, usually to someone else who now has to deal with it.

Well done! I got through a couple of chapters so I’m feeling pretty good about that. Thanks for hosting this sprint!

I’m working on a developmental edit for a new client. :)

#2 and #4 work best for me!

That's wonderful - the timeouts are killers!

This morning’s #stetwalk

It's Not Just March. Other Months Have 'Ides' Too! Are You on the Pig's Back Today? Podcast Episode · Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing · 03/11/2021 · 11m

Today is the Ides of February! You'll hear about the Ides of March next month, but on the Roman calendar, every month had an ides.

You can hear the whole story in this classic Grammar Girl podcast:

Getting back into a routine

In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.

ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.

I would be mad too. Miso soup is delicious. 😄

The Atlantic Did Me Dirty Early this summer I was interviewed by Rose Horowitch, an editor for The Atlantic. She told me that she had heard from a university professor that incoming students were struggling to keep up with the...

If you were horrified or outraged by that Atlantic article last week saying college kids can't read whole books anymore, this new piece by one of the teachers who was profiled is a must-read.

Banned Books World Tour: Uncensored (ROCK) | Bonfire Raising funds to provide new youth books for the Meridian Library District!. This year, the Meridian Library Foundation is raising $50,000 to enhance the Youth Collection...

I can't wait to get this Banned Books sweatshirt! Proceeds will go toward providing new children's books for the Meridian Library District. Please check out this great fundraising campaign!

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Congrats to the winners and nominees at this year's Nebula Awards! nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2...

Edifix is my best friend this week. #AmEditing

New-to-me term: nomophobia - fear of being without access to a working cell phone.

#AmEditing

This is so not the day I need MS Word to crash on me.

#AmEditing #OnADeadline

Brown bunny is a grassy yard in front of a fence.

So glad I went for a StetWalk this morning and met this little bun!

#stetwalk