Barry Ryerson

Especially when, as has happened to me twice on the same day, they not only "find" your book and are amazed by it, but they also can't name the book correctly, nor mention any details that aren't in the blurb.

I have heard there are some who use AI to make realistic-looking fake websites.

kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below

🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...

[ #booksky ]

That's some gorgeous artwork! 😻

This one is from The Child of Fire and Earth.

Poor Hew, our hero, is trying to be brave and face off against a bog monster, but it doesn't quite go the way he planned it to.

Out on #KU, ebook, print, and #Audible

Art by my wife.

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#KidsLit #fantasy #WritingCommunity

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Let's rerun an old favorite today:

Show me your awesome characters!

Do you have art of them? Please share it so we can all appreciate them!

No art? Feel free to describe them instead! Help me picture them!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Jar with a label that reads: The Curious Curds Company, Strawberry Daiquiri

Got this a while ago and absolutely loving it.

It's essentially lemon curd, but instead of lemon, it's strawberry and rum.

Works wonders mixed up in my porridge.

You might recall this thread about a slop book scam website from last month.

Today I got a fake invitation to do a radio interview which claimed the station was in partnership with the very same slop website.

I was at the back end of the house when my cat grabbed my attention.

He then walked off, looking back to make sure I followed.

Followed him all through to the front of the house, where he sat next to the front door, waiting to go out.

I wouldn't mind, but I was originally by his open catflap.

Once had a landlord check the place over when we left and said it was fine.

Then, a few days later, his wife got in touch and said they wouldn't return the deposit because it was "dirty" and they'd need to hire someone to fix it.

Turned out, she was hiring her dad to repaint the place.

Randomly discovered Salt 2: Shores of Gold, and damn it's a good game. Gives a real sense of exploration, with light crafting and survival, and a good bit of tongue-in-cheek humour.

That's great news!

Totally forgot I'd got Bramble: The Mountain King on PC, so gave it a try today.

And, damn, that game is dark.

Gorgeous graphics, interactive story set in Scandi folklore.

You get to save little gnomes with their cute hats and giggles.

Then watch a troll viciously stamp them.

Gruesome gfx, too.

Ah, like iPhones missing a headphone jack, but you can buy an adapter from them.

Has anyone ever learned why Windows 11 decided that people don't print anymore, so they'll remove the CTRL+P shortcut and hide the print menu command under a second layer of popup menu?

Because whoever did it has booked themselves their own entire circle of hell.

Paperback mock-ups of the four books of the Augment Saga and a tablet mock-up of The God Sun on a Mars background with book retailer logos below

New month, new books! Spring into adventure! ... and all those other advertising clichés, blah blah blah. 🌼 🌱

You know what's good to do in March? Read sci-fi books. Specifically these ones. Go go go

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💙📚🪐 #SFF 📢📚

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Well. Had not one but TWO "book club" scam emails today.

What amused me was how they both used the same wrong name for my book.

He is, but he's also a bit useless, too 🤣 He's quite young and inexperienced, but has been trained to kill without remorse.

Doesn't stop him making mistakes, like falling hopelessly in love with one of his targets.

Beth is warm and friendly, and doesn't really do enemies.

Yevgeny is a ruthless assassin and spy, so he's much more prone to making enemies, particularly with ex-friends.

Wikus has one friend: the AI he wrote. Everyone else are just tools, so he makes enemies everywhere.

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Oh, yeah! 2nd day of the month and I'm raking it in! 🤣

Seriously, though, whoever has read a few pages of my books these last few days: you're a superstar.

Ooh, this has brought back memories.

A lockable disk box, full of 5.25" floppy disks? Was the source of pure joy as a kid, for me.

Especially as loading from disk was far faster and stable than cassette.

Been trying some great PC game demos recently.

Atmosfar is a fun twist on craft/explore, flying a tiny chopper through floating islands.

Will: Follow the Light has sailing and practical puzzles.

Map Map is a cozy cartographer's dream.

And Windrose is just a brilliant pirate/explore/craft game.

Front and back paperback mockup of The Re-Emergence on the left with SFINCS finalist badge in the bottom left corner of the book, on a space background of a reddish/orange nebula. A blueish light shines around the book. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “A sci-fi made by, and for, sci-fi geeks”, “A well-written, imaginative and original space sci-fi”, and “Dell’s world-building talent really makes everything come to life”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Read free on Kobo Plus”.

After warning its makers of the return of a long-forgotten foe, an ancient satellite consciousness embarks on a galactic adventure when it is downloaded by the plucky crew of the imperial flagship.

THE RE-EMERGENCE
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💙📚🪐 | #SFF | 🤏📚

Been playing the Windrose demo on Steam and it's so good.

As a demo, it's huge, but just as a game, it's fantastic.

Wow, this cold has only just started and already it's beating me up with my ME and POTS.

Even walking to the loo takes it out of me.

Just hoping my immune system will be this focused on getting rid of the cold rather than attacking me.

...there are two spins, that roughly align with sexual preference. These spins make a glow that only someone else aligned with that spin can see.

What's more, this entire magic system is only on one layer. There are higher and lower planes, too, each with their own attributes. 2/2

The Magic Circle has a multi-layered system.

There are north and south magic poles, which create leylines that magicians can tap into.

North pole magic makes energy-based magic possible; energy fields, light, messing with minds.

South-pole is physical, creating objects.

Yet, for each pole... 1/2

Just saw a video elsewhere showing how Musk got annoyed that a tweet Biden did got more likes than his, so he called up 80 engineers at 2am to make sure his post get better traction.

And then made the algo show his tweets to people, even if they click they don't want to.

Glad I've left there.

Gentle hugs. It's absolutely horrible to go through.

My youngest has come down with a cold, and I can feel I'm starting to get it, too.

My eldest has a Uni audition early next week, though, so we're all going into Covid-mode to make sure she doesn't get ill.

Had a good at the demo of Map Map, a cosy cartography game, and it's genuinely so cool and chilled.

Can't wait for them to finish making the full game.