A Writers’ Guide to Mastodon (with Dark Side tricks)

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Previously, I recommended authors shift from Twitter to Mastodon. In this post, I am going to give some hints and tips for how to get the most out of Mastodon as a writer. First, some notes Here is a poll of what Mastodon users love most about Mastodon. Here is […]

New initiative launches to give trans people a voice in the UK publishing industry [Pink News] 2 Comments

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Pink News is reporting a new initiative in UK publishing to give trans people a voice. Trans author Harry Nicholas has launched a networking space to “bring together experiences and voices” of trans creatives and allies in book publishing. New initiative launches to give trans people a voice in the […]

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Sir Salman Rushdie says he is physically “more or less OK” nearly a year after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in New York.

However the 76-year-old told the BBC he was still processing the incident, which left him blind in one eye.

“I have a very good therapist who has a lot of work to do,” said the novelist. “I have crazy dreams.”

Sir Salman Rushdie says he has ‘crazy dreams’ about attack in New York, BBC News

Read the full report on the BBC News website.

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Everything you need to know about being a UK author (according to ChatGPT)

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Recently I grilled ChatGPT about what it would take to be a full-time author and writer in the UK. A lot of what the AI said was common sense. It sounded right although you should probably do your own homework as ChatGPT is very good at being confidently wrong. My […]