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Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: An Update for Authors - Writer Beware BACKGROUND A year ago, a group of authors filed suit against AI company Anthropic over its creation of an enormous library of digitized books to train its Claude LLMs, arguing that because Anthropic…

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SFWA reported a settlement with LibGen and PiMiLi. If your book was fed into these AI machines, add your info for the class action:
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...

It's estimated to have a payout of $3k per discovered pirated book

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Today is Black Indie Author Day!

I write horror, sci fi and fantasy and my current book out is a YA dark fantasy horror novel called "The Harlequin"

Read a snippet of it below, available everywhere books, ebooks and audiobooks are sold or borrowed

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WriteHive Annual Conference – Largest Digital Writing Conference WriteHive Annual Conference - Largest Digital Writing Conference

I am currently in the WriteHive Con discord 👍🏿

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WriteHive 2025 is Here!
July 11 -13, 2025, Online
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WriteHive is back again, all free & all online! Here are my panels:

Sat:
How to Recognize AI in Cover Commissions

Sun:
How to Transform Your Books Into Audiobooks

Breaking into Bookstores: The Self-Published Way

#BookSky

If you're part of Black Girl Gamers, there's a month of digital fun in store for you! On Juneteenth, I will have a reading of my newest book "The Harlequin" at 7 PM EST on the BGG Discord

I already attended the Dead By Daylight kickback yesterday, it was great (tho my Steamdeck died mid-match)

I'm getting more book event requests, that's great!

But keep in mind: No alcohol related (and ESPECIALLY nothing worse) events

That stuff is triggering for me so I am deeply adverse to it. Sober spaces only, no exceptions

(Plus, I want young ppl to be there, not ppl who keep my therapists paid)

Join us at Charm City Books for this free event on Sunday, March 30th @ 3PM. Signed books will be available!

If you got a copy of The Harlequin today, first of all, thank you!

Second of all, when it becomes night for you, look up at the moon.

Happy reading!

Out now! Get a copy of this new spec fic #anthology, Yemoja Tears, focused on the issues of water access. All proceeds goes to Water Aid & Water For People.

Read my sci-fi roman a clef story "Stalwart" about when a city is too dysfunctional to run a clean water system

Small book tour for "The Harlequin", ahoy. I will be at Charm City Books & the CityLit Festival in Baltimore, MD and The Bottom in Knoxville, TN. Remember, "The Harlequin" is out Mar 14.
#BookTour

Win a copy of my new upcoming YA dark fantasy horror novel, The Harlequin at The Storygraph (@thestorygraph.com). Signed with a glass pen in frosty, shimmering ink with sprayed edges, a "Welcome to New Tulsa" bookmark and a forest filled page holder. #Giveaway ends 3/18!

MultiMind - Indie Story Geek Writing books that are fairly Black, usually queer, and very much embedded in the world of Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Also keeping two cats from fighting.

All my books are now listed on Indie Story Geek, for indie readers. A review copy of my upcoming book "The Harlequin" is also available on Indie Story Geek for all verified bloggers
https://indiestorygeek.com/user/MultiMind #Booksky

New YA Dark Fantasy Novel releasing 3.14.25, "The Harlequin"!

Quiet & bookish Rosalyn meets the adoring & fanciful Harlequin. He showers her with pretties as his "midnight maiden" but much more lurks under the whimsy - and Rosalyn can't keep up.
#BookSky

2 Days Left! Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Auction ends Feb 14! Support literacy for all and help restock LA schools affected by the fires. bit.ly/lkbfauction25

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It's that time again! Peruse and bid on the countless items at the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival auction. All proceeds go towards making this book festival happen and, for this year, providing new books for schools impacted by the LA fires.

Ends on Valentines Day! bit.ly/lkbfauction25

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Today I learned that Caran d'Ache's Cosmic Black ink does *not* stand up to water - it will smear when rain touches it 🙃 Profoundly.

#FountainPens

SNOOOOOOO

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I do aspire to make works that can eventually even unsettle John Waters (or just make him go "this is too queer, even for me"). Instead of me just popping up in front of him with an over-cheery "HI!😃😃😃", which both times have made him jump with fright 🙃

I was trying to be nice ... ;_;''''

One big reason why I like having content warnings in my books:

I'm from the same city as John Waters, the exact same one that killed Edgar Allen Poe. Are you *seriously* going to expect me to tone anything down? No. At least you got a warning

Dominant Industry has come to save us all with their new lines of scented fountain pen inks ;_; I was waiting for an ink maker of color to do it, yay. And now it is here

My Herbin scented ink reminds me of Westin hotel's lotion

#FountainPen

Today I learned that Caran d'Ache's Cosmic Black ink does *not* stand up to water - it will smear when rain touches it 🙃 Profoundly.

#FountainPens

It's a NA/YA dark fantasy horror btw

'Das all for now! The cover for the new book, The Harlequin (March 2025) is currently being worked on. That'll be shown when it's ready.

What's it about?
Rosalyn loves to live inside her head. When The Harlequin comes along, he sweeps her off her feet and gives her a fantasy she’ll never forget

Showing my covers. They're all by Edge (artofedge.com). Available everywhere, sold or borrowed, in audio, print or ebook

What's it about?
Rock singer Mars can make glass after a terrible accident but that's not all that's new about him - and that's exactly what worries everyone around him

Showing my covers. They're all by Edge (artofedge.com). Available everywhere, sold or borrowed, in audio, print or ebook

What's it about?
Ava grew up with her doting twin brother Tyrone. He always said they were special. Now she has a choice: either join him or become another one of his victims

Showing my covers. They're all made by Edge (artofedge.com). Available everywhere, sold or borrowed, in audio, print or ebook

What's it about?
Vera always had dreams that come alive, it runs in the family. But this time, her dreams are trying to kill her

Showing my covers. They're all made by Edge (artofedge.com). Available everywhere, sold or borrowed, in audio, print or ebook

What's it about?
Recent college grad gets summoned to a different world through mistaken identity by someone with little patience & looking for a friend on the run

(Didn't do this earlier)
SNOOOOOOO
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Now time to deal with the slew of people will wish me Merry Christmas despite the fact they know I'm Pagan and celebrate Solstice instead 🙃

Seasonal reminder: Other religions exist

I feel like this describes my writing style (and reception of my books 🙃) pretty well. I just add gothic literary devices and themes, apparently

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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(Happy Solstice Eve, everyone)