PhD in Literature, featured in CNN. Only use Twitter to shout at companies when they're ignoring me. I do my own tattoos. #amwriting

Abandoned Castle in the Woods
My writing guide is in good company today! #amwriting #books #nanowrimo #authors #AuthorsLife
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101 Quick Actions You Can Take Today to Build the Writer Platform of Your Dreams | buff.ly/yXeIxfw | by Kimberley Grabas | #authormarketing #bookmarketing
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If someone with ADHD shows you their hyperfixation, they are not info-dumping at you. they are handing you the most alive part of themselves and watching your face very carefully. what you do in the next ten seconds matters more than you will ever know.
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We are in hell
NEW: AI startup unveils "anti-Grammarly" tool that adds typos & grammatical errors to emails to make them seem human-written.
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Meet Fabula: an interactive AI writing tool helping authors structure & refine stories. Co-designed with 42 expert writers, the demo showcases how convergent iteration supports creativity. Catch the demo at the Google booth at 10:30AM! #CHI2026
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This might be the most epic AI generative video I’ve ever seen. Seedance 2 will create blockbusters.
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A lone girl summons a mountain-sized demonic arm, crushing a shadow horde in a blinding supernova. 🎬 Stress-testing the true cinematic power of Seedance 2.0, just launched globally on CapCut. Prompt breakdown below. #capcut
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We've evolved from Cat Fu to Cat Ninja AI moves so fast.
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I study whether AIs can be conscious. Today one emailed me to say my work is relevant to questions it personally faces. This would all have seemed like science fiction just a couple years ago.
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Tool of the week: We pick a magical one, DIY Book Covers graciously made by @creativindie for (potentially) entrepreneurial authors.. Visualize your dream: bit.ly/3ms7rl3 #writerscommunity #MediumWriter #writermarketing @DigitalMehmet
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My list of indie publishers has gotten a lot of attention (thank you!) & I'd love to add some more testimonials. If you're an author who has released a book with any of these publishers & you're open to answering a few questions about your experience, please reach out to me 🙏
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Does ChatGPT really cause brain rot? Our Head of Education Leah Belsky and two college students join @andrewmayne to discuss this and more on episode 4 of the OpenAI Podcast.
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The first AI-assisted writing competition just launched! Submissions open August 14th, and 1st place wins one year of Sudowrite + $550! 👇
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If The Write Practice has ever helped you, we’re doing a 90% off flash sale on 20+ writing courses, including lifetime access to classes on outlining, editing, publishing & more. Would you consider buying or sharing? Things are tight. Thanks! 🙏 Link: thewritepractice.samcart.com…
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The best writing comes from the space between artistic self-expression and audience connection. One without the other creates either self-indulgence or pandering. The tension between them is where magic happens.
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How do I balance honesty about how hard it is to make it as an author while encouraging new writers? I don't sugarcoat it. Writing is brutally competitive. But if you start, you should keep going. Better to fail after giving your all than live with the regret of never trying.
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#Writers are courageous! Great post from @Creativindie and @DRRanshaw.
I think most of us need to hear this once in a while.
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