Leila enjoying the early morning sun.

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky

#WritersCoffeeClub Do you consciously work with syllabic stress to create rhythm?

Like most I had to look this up. So consciously, no.

#WritersCoffeeClub What do you borrow from other fiction (or nonfiction!) genres?

All of it! Everything you read bubbles away in your brain and seeps into your work.

#writing

I love this photo of astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Artemis II.

She's the first woman to see the full sphere of our beautiful planet.

Welcome home to the crew, and thank you for reminding us of all we can discover together.

Suryia, the orangutan who learned to bottle-feed orphaned tiger cubs by watching humans

elmo says burn it all down in front of a fire ALT: elmo says burn it all down in front of a fire

The 7 Stages of Learning InDesign

- It looks complicated, but I got this
- This isn't so bad
- Cool but how do I do ANYTHING?
- Ok, weird, but ok, I learned Scrivener, I can do this
- I AM A GOD
- Oops. Ok, no problem, I'll just insert a page here...
- 🤔🥺😭😭😭😭😭

#indiepub #selfpub #WritingCommunity

To those still complaining about Artemis 2:

We spend 100× more on killing people for oil profits, but yeah, NASA’s the problem. 🤦🏽‍♀️

NASA: $25B
Defense: $901B
That’s 36 NASAs.

Space programs have driven major advancements in science, medicine, and technology, real benefits for humanity.

Frosty seeks illumination…

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky

#WritersCoffeeClub 5 Apr: How can the physical form of the writing become part of the storytelling?

How can it not?

- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
- Slow Horses, Mick Herron
- Charlie & Lola, Lauren Child
- The Dream Weaver, Jane Yolan

#Books #Writing #WritingCommunity

Yum

#WritersCoffeeClub Mar. 30: What got in the way of your writing this month?

Being out of routine and ho hum storyline.

a bifurcation yet integration... a fork in the road… a two-pronged approach...

Tell me this cat’s name is Herne…

Writing wise this year, not so great. Keep working away 👩‍💻.

#ducks #pond #lake

Notepad that says “#WeeknightWriters Introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going!”

Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too

If you don’t kiss your pets on top of their stupid little heads I don’t trust you.

257K views · 5.7K reactions | She’s done it again 😂 The Weekly — Stream now on ABC iview. | ABC iview She’s done it again 😂 The Weekly — Stream now on ABC iview.

Remember this the next time you are locked out of your house… 🔑🤣
#humour #comedy #tv

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I've since parted ways with my literary agent, but no, I did not spend $25,000 to query. Nobody spends $25k to query. Yes, there is gatekeeping. Yes, there are unfair hurdles, especially for underrepresented authors. But the best way to get an agent is still to write a good book.

#WritingCommunity

Leaked business lobby plan pushed redefining copyright to let AI companies train without paying The Business Council of Australia proposed, then ditched, a plan to amend the Copyright Act so AI training on copyrighted work is no longer considered infringement.

After the government ruled out a copyright exception for AI training, the business lobby devised a plan to redefine what copyright covers to allow AI companies to train on Australian creative work without a licence. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/12/a...

Call me old fashioned, but at some point you just have to do the work and develop your own, unique voice.

Turn the device off (not the smart phone!), walk outside, read a book, speak to a human.

Some days I need to schedule those things in with my kids 🙃

AI writing is on the rise — can you tell between a human and a bot? As hundreds of millions of people turn to the same large language models for ideas, scientists warn humanity is becoming more predictable and less imaginative

#writing #ai #creative #imagine #diversity

AI may make individuals more productive, but groups become less inventive. Exploration and individuality flattens.

www.thetimes.com/article/b7c7...

#morning #beach #ocean #northernnsw #hastingspoint
Morning walk. Nice way to ground yourself after a crazy week at work.

Miss Willow. 🪟🐈

Photography by Simon Gradwell [FB]

#photography #black-and-white #windows #cats #caturday

A four panel cartoon. Panel one: Brain: Falling asleep? Panel two: Person: <sleeping> Yes, shut up. Panel three: Brain: There's a plot hole in your book. Panel four: Person: <Wide awake>.

I'm currently on twelve years of no sleep.

I'm writing in Palatino and I don't care what you think.
#amwriting #WriteSky #WIP #WritingCommunity

Muriwai Beach #nz #westcoast

Pauline Hanson’s racist rhetoric cast a shadow over my childhood. Here we are again | Zoya Patel As a first generation immigrant, it is gutting to see Australians falling for One Nation’s anti-immigration rhetoric 30 years on from Hanson’s initial rise

As a first generation immigrant, it is gutting to see Australians falling for One Nation’s anti-immigration rhetoric 30 years on from Hanson’s initial rise. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#WritersCoffeeClub 7/2: Share a pair of lines.

Opps

“We need the letter.” Bridget insisted.

“Yes, I can see that now but… not possible” Kit braced himself.

“We are out of time, Kit! Why not?” Bridget’s voice squeaked up an octave.

“Because I gave it to your Father, three days ago.”

Jeff Bezos replaces The Washington Post with ‘The Washington News Fulfilment Centre’

“In this new age of media, the remaining workers will be ready to rush out many articles as fast as possible, or they will be fired.” chaser.com.au/business/jef...