Lauri Shore the Author

Even if they *did* get shadowbanned, once the censorship figures out the new term, that’ll get censored too. Renaming things may work short-term, but long-term the old issues will just carry over as long as the system doesn’t change and keeps necessitating new words.

If you write ‘unalive’ in prose or character dialogue, in your NOVEL - which I have seen TWICE NOW - I will immediately wince and full body cringe. The TikTokification of words has to stop. Your character almost DIED or was KILLED in your novel. They were not almost ‘unalived’.

the rift A reflection on what feels like creative burnout, the tension between imagination and reality, and the desperate ache of wanting more from life. There’s a rift between reality and the world inside …

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#writing #amwriting #writersky #imagination #reality

All because dumb fucks can't figure out how to keep their kids offline.
Not to mention this has NOTHING to do with children's safety, & everything to do with government control.

1984, anyone??

Gahh.

"EU gives platforms 12 months to deploy 'strict' age verification." Some platforms are already getting hit.

Pardon my language.

A friend from Asia asked me to confirm if the age verification rumors hitting Europeans other than UK citizens was true.

Logged back in, and... Yea this is absolute horseshit.
At a time when scammers run rampant, we're required to start verifying our ages??

Literally none of the time you spent calling Visa/MasterCard this week will matter if this shit passes

Yes it's exhausting to have more calls to make

But this *is* life or death

Censorship is the first stage of removing marginalized people from public life, and then from life itself

Cover tease for Sydney Scott's Down Memory Lane. Title written in pink and everything else is covered with black paper scraps.

Happy Monday! I'm so excited to announce the release of book three in my Applewood series from @evernightpub.bsky.social, Down Memory Lane. Check back tomorrow to see the full cover and get information on ARCs and preorders. Blurb below.

💙📚 🌶️📚 #romancelandia #booksky

If you loved an author’s book, tell them! They will completely ignore it because they’re fixated forever on the anonymous person who once gave them two stars on goodreads but it’s probably good for your karma

close to the shore, far from the world How to explain what freshwater of a lake feels like to someone who has never experienced it? As I wade into the shallows and the water surrounds my pale calves, as my gaze darts across the rippling…

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#writing #amwriting #writersky #prose #memoir #summer #finland #swimming

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News 'No More Copyright Protection For Anyone': Author David Baldacci Rips Big Tech Over AI Copyright

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Stack of books - hardcovers of ‘Born of an Iron Storm’ by Anthony Ryan

Author copies of Born of an Iron Storm are here. If you’d like to win a signed one, I’ll be running a mailing list giveaway in August. #BookSky
Sign up here:

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Been quiet here as I've been trying to survive through a heatwave (Finnish homes REALLY need to start installing proper AC.... without upping the rent more...) & playing #PGR (Punishing Gray Raven) before the #DMC collab drops... & working, of course...
Haven't been #writing much tbh & it feels bad.

Personally torn about getting kids.
On one hand, I'd like the family line to continue.
On the other, the world is on fire & it's hard to find financial stability for long term.
I grew up poor, I don't want to transfer that burden to yet another generation.
Let alone endanger them with world events..

Book Launch for THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! B&N Union Square -- Tuesday, July 15 at 6pm -- Sarah Beth Durst, in conversation with Jennifer K. Lambert -- Tickets Available Now!

Only 6 more days until the book launch of THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE at the gorgeous, four-story Barnes & Noble flagship store in Union Square, NYC!!! This is a dream-come-true, bucket-list-level event for me, and I can't wait! Please come join me! Tickets: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

Finally found the settings to disable DMs here 😅
Was accepting DMs from people I follow, but the amount of times it was just bots or a sales service was disheartening. Not to mention typing longer message convos on my phone (primary use of this app) is tedious.😅

Hopefully everyone's doing alright!

An Air Force veteran speaking out & giving a heartfelt & powerful message

#AirForce #Military #Constitution #Oath #ForeignAndDomesticEnemies

To all the artists creating in these times: thank you. It’s not easy to make beauty, truth, or meaning when the world feels chaotic. Whether it helps you breathe or comforts others, your work matters.

Art doesn’t need to fix the world to be meaningful, sometimes it just needs to exist.

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GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking.

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The cover of TO WONDER AND STARSHINE by Jendia Gammon against a teal blue background with a dark gold starburst pattern. A review quote reads: "You'll be left believing in goodness and wonder in the world." - Jesse Reid, author of Bran Finds His Feathers by Nebula & BSFA Award finalist Jendia Gammon July 25, 2025 via Trepidatio

“You’ll be left believing in goodness and wonder in the world.” Part of a lovely review quote from @jessereidcreates.bsky.social! Preorder my new short story collection, TO WONDER AND STARSHINE, out July 25 via Trepidatio Publishing.
#fantasy #scifi #books

YouTube video by Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - The Finnish Defence Forces Resilient Air Power – Allies Together

Did you know that some of parts of our highways are widened so that planes & jets can make emergency landings? ✨

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EU CITIZEN

Please sign the "Stop Killing Games" petition!!

stopkillinggames.com !

This initiative calls to require publishers that sell or license #videogames to consumers to leave said games in a functional (playable) state. To prevent the remote disabling of games before ensuring continuity.

Adorable!

All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos Amazon.com: All the King's Bastards: A Succession of Chaos eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design, Warren: Kindle Store

#NewRelease!
January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards $4.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic
#Booksky 📚💙📚💙
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A Starred Booklist review! KILLER ON THE ROAD/THE BABYSITTER LIVES by @sgj.bsky.social is a Saga Double, or flip-book, the first of its kind at Saga Press! Don't miss out on this one of a kind reading experience from one of the best horror writers of our generation.

Out 7/15!

Thanks Becky!

That time I asked my kids to come up with ads for my books. 😅

(There are friends to lovers, though. And talking skeletons. And a ronin. And tea. So much tea.)

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Front cover of Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - Dragons of Deceit (Finnish translation).

Finished #reading - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman - Dragons of Deceit (Finnish translation). Been ages since I read a #Dragonlance novel, & tbh I was slightly disappointed. 🥲 The main character especially was mehh. 🙈

#books #booksky #fiction #fantasy #dungeonsanddragons

A front cover of George Orwell's 1984, mostly white cover with a blue eye.

Just finished #reading George Orwell - 1984.
What can I say. 😬

#books #booksky

Congratulations screen for completing Devil May Cry 3 on normal difficulty, showing all the bosses & the text "I do hate being considered normal..."

🥹 Finished #DMC3 on normal difficulty.
At first it felt easy enough, then I struggled, then I got a better hang of it. 🤓

#videogames #gaming #games #DevilMayCry

😬 Chilling indeed.

Reading this book at the moment 😬