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LA! Writers! Come to my interactive workshop at Ripped Bodice. LOVE IN A TIME OF DYSTOPIA: Explore what happens when love emerges from darkness. Exercises, Q&A, & book signing.

Tickets include a $20 credit towards Write a Romantasy or Write a Dystopian Novel. www.therippedbodice.com/events-and-t...

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Just got my author copy of WRITE A HORROR NOVEL. If you want to write a scary story (in any medium), the prompts in this book will help you.

Re ongoing AI conversation, please see my AMERICAN PSYCHO RULE (second photo).

Comes out May 26. Pre-order now! www.simonandschuster.com/series/Promp...

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43 days until my new book of HORROR writing prompts comes out. Go pre-order it and write something scary!

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Large mergers are virtually always awful for consumers and the employees. Because of their size and their political weight they shut down other smaller companies in the industry. They decrease creativity and increase costs. They only people they benefit are the greedy few megalomaniacs at the top.

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Any way you do the math, it’s egregious.

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It’s absolutely insane. It will make it impossible for 99% of members to earn those bonus quarters that keep us feeling safe with health care in between gigs.

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The health plan changes are bad bad bad, especially in current climate where it’s harder than ever to sell anything, but wouldn’t it be 4 years of making 200k to qualify for one year of extended benefits? Or did I totally read the contract wrong??? (Even at four years only elite few would qualify.)

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Los Angeles, come write with me at this workshop at the wonderful Ripped Bodice in Culver City! e.sparxo.com/Love-in-time...

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47 days until Write a Horror Novel: 99 Writing Prompts to Craft a Tale of Terror and Darkness comes out! Pre-order it now, and then write something scary. xx

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Write a Horror Novel: 99 Writing Prompts to Craft a Tale of Terror and Darkness (Prompts for Writers) It’s time to craft a haunting and heart-pounding story! helps take the fear out of the writing process with 99 creative prompts, horror writing exercises, and tips for creating characters, settings...

48 Days until the release of my new HORROR writing prompts book. Pre-order it here: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1507... it will get you writing scary stories! #writersky

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So do it. Please do it.

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Dear every company: STOP AUTOMATICALLY ADDING AI TO UPDATES. I don't want you to suggest text replies when I'm texting. I don't want you to suggest email responses. I don't want any of it. I want to use my brain, it's a good brain. Just STOP it. None of us want this crap.

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Writers! #WriterSky! My new book of writing prompts comes out in *71 days* -- help me spread the word!

Wanna write a scary movie/book/story!?!? Pre-order WRITE A HORROR NOVEL: 99 Writing Prompts to Craft a Tale of Terror and Darkness now.

www.amazon.com/Write-Horror...

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Someone please help this is driving me crazy and I can't figure out from googling -- I have a new laptop & newly installed Microsoft Word. Every time use a different program, then go back to my word file...the word file is suddenly full screen. How can I change setting so it doesn't resize?!!?

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Someone asked me "why write a dystopian novel when you can just read the news" and my answer is that the best dystopian fiction helps us makes sense of the world around us, and there's A LOT we need help making sense of right now. #writersky

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This is tomorrow night, Sacramento!! #Writersky

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Angelinos! Come to my Romantasy Writing Workshop at the Ripped Bodice. This will be interactive so bring something to write with. We’ll do writing prompts, Q&A, and I’ll sign Write a Romantasy. Grab ticket now (includes book), this will sell out! #CulverCity www.therippedbodice.com/events-and-t...

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Sacramento! Come to my Romantasy Writing Workshop at Knotty Novels/Capital Books. This will be interactive so bring something to write with. We’ll do writing prompts, Q&A, & I’ll sign Write a Romantasy. Grab tix now (includes book), this will sell out! #Sacramento www.eventbrite.com/e/romantasy-...

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Sacramento! Come to my Romantasy Writing Workshop at Knotty Novels/Capital Books. This will be interactive so bring something to write with. We’ll do writing prompts, Q&A, & I’ll sign Write a Romantasy. Grab tix now (includes book), this will sell out! #Sacramento www.eventbrite.com/e/romantasy-...

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Angelinos! Come to my Romantasy Writing Workshop at the Ripped Bodice. This will be interactive so bring something to write with. We’ll do writing prompts, Q&A, and I’ll sign Write a Romantasy. Grab ticket now (includes book), this will sell out! #CulverCity www.therippedbodice.com/events-and-t...

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(1) Bad Bunny halftime show was a beautiful statement of love & unity and incredibly entertaining. (2) Everyone in the files should be arrested/prosecuted to fullest extent. 20 years ago, neither statement would have been controversial. They would have been right then, they’re right now.

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If you hate AI like I do, consider gifting creative friends my fiction prompt books. My books don't write for you; they help you tap into your creativity. Exercises for writers of all experience levels. WRITE A ROMANTASY & WRITE A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL. #giftguide www.simonandschuster.com/series/Promp...

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I wish I could have a list on my TV of all the shows I'm watching across streamer platforms. I won't open a streamer for awhile, then I'll forget about a show entirely. Is there a function on Apple TV I'm not aware of, or a way to create cross-streaming platforms list of shows a la old school TIVO?

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Friday nights at Largo in the mid 90s were the best.

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If you hate AI like I do, consider gifting creative friends my fiction prompt books. My books don't write for you; they help you tap into your creativity. Exercises for writers of all experience levels. WRITE A ROMANTASY & WRITE A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL. #giftguide www.simonandschuster.com/series/Promp...

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Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool.

1. Walt Disney would hate this. 2. They’ve always had the money to pay artists fairly, they just never wanted to. 3. Anything made by AI is, and always will be, complete and utter slop.

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3 Anxiety-Inducing Dystopian Writing Prompts Erik Patterson, the author of the book on writing a dystopian novel, shares three original, anxiety-inducing dystopian writing prompts writing prompts.

I got to write about my new book for @writersdigest.bsky.social! www.writersdigest.com/3-anxiety-in...

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I love playing with these people. Check out COLLEGE TOWN!

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New COLLEGE TOWN! Feat. Lyndsey Frank & @erikpatterson.bsky.social!

Hosted by Jan & Beebo (me & Seth Morris!) Clones! Confessions! Sandwiches! More!

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