@RaymondPierreL3 I once read an article that nowadays, for every freshly published real book you can find #ASlop and #AIScam with nearly or the same title on #Amazon, often connected with fake biographies of the real authors. And even big #publishers are losing a lot of money due to more invisibility ... but they don't talk about it. (Can't refind the article).
Slowly, some voices are becoming louder: https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/at-frankfurt-french-publishers-face-ai-and-second-hand-book-threats/
#authors
What's On Your Reading List For 2026?
I'm back on the train to readersville.
Next stop Murakami.
You can never have enough books and I'm bound to acquire more books as the year goes on, or even in the next five minutes...
But just for now here's my reading list for 2026.
#authors #bookstodon #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity #WhatToRead #Writing #nowreading
Thursday Spelling Bee #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb #hivemind #Writers #Words #WordGames #Puzzles #Authors #WritingCommunity #writersky #poetrysky #booksky #artsky #creativesky @nytgames.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
Authors born on February 5:
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804)
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848)
William S. Burroughs (1914)
Margaret Millar (1915)
Elizabeth Swados (1951)
Write Now with Seema Yasmin
Today's Write Now interview features Dr. Seema Yasmin, author of THE TRUE STORY OF MAYSOON ZAYID. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/write-now-with-seema-yasmin-47902ceadf0
We asked people to share books that changed their life. Here are 12 top reads.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/12-life-changing-books-according-to-readers-ex1
Wednesday Spelling Bee #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb #hivemind #Writers #Words #WordGames #Puzzles #Authors #WritingCommunity #writersky #poetrysky #booksky #artsky #creativesky @nytgames.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
Authors born on February 4:
MacKinlay Kantor (1904)
Uys Krige (1910)
Betty Friedan (1921)
Russell Hoban (1925)
Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959)
Siobhan Dowd (1960)
@Firlefanz Well done. Unfortunately, these #scammers are flooding also social media platforms like Insta, Youtube, and Tiktok. There are even "influencers" for how to make #marketing for #AISlop books/websites. Amazon has plenty of fake books. We need controls where books are distributed and sold. We need better laws to protect #authors.
#bookstodon #writingCommunity #scam #chatgpt #selfPublisher #writers
Hi friends! I have a new #essay out in this anthology, White Coats, Human Hearts, which launched today, put together by my friend Kim Downey, PT, founder of Stand Up for Doctors. I’m honored to have it included along with some amazing #healthcare #authors and advocates, who are my personal heroes!
#MedMastodon #books #bookstodon #booklaunch #mentalhealthmatters #breathe #youareenough
(Sorry to link to the bad place but right now only available on Amazon):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ7CF7QC/
Hi friends! I have a new #essay out in this anthology, White Coats, Human Hearts, which launched today, put together by my friend Kim Downey, PT, founder of Stand Up for Doctors. I’m honored to have it included along with some amazing #healthcare #authors and advocates, who are my personal heroes!
#MedMastodon #books #bookstodon #booklaunch #mentalhealthmatters #breathe #youareenough
(Sorry to link to the bad place but right now only available on Amazon):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ7CF7QC/
Do you blog? Want a simple step-by-step to end AI scrapers once and for all? Gotcha covered, fam.
https://inkican.com/scraping-the-wordpress-ai-scrapers/
#Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteLife #WriterLife #Indie #SelfPub #TradPub #AmDrafting #AmEditing #AmRevising #AmQuerying #OnSub #Published #
If I've got any #Bookstodon followers in central #NorthCarolina (#triangleNC) and tailgating isn't your thing, drop by Fortnight Brewing in Cary this Sunday to check out some great books, drink some good brews, and chat with me and a bunch of local #authors! You might find your next read or a new favorite!
#Editors who work with #authors who speak and write in more than one #language (as my authors do), it’s important that you read this Substack post by Cristina Lozano Argüelles. https://open.substack.com/pub/crislozano/p/the-myth-of-the-native-speaker
Art Question #25:
What are your favorite tropes?
#writingcommunity #books #storytelling #artists #artcommunity #authors #question #qna #artistsonmastodon #writersofmastodon #bookstodon
The 3 Things I Wish I’d Learned Before Writing My First Book
Writing a book isn't one heroic act. It's a series of manageable moves. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/the-3-things-i-wish-id-learned-before-writing-my-first-book-a46d7821c7a
The 3 Things I Wish I’d Learned Before Writing My First Book
Writing a book isn't one heroic act. It's a series of manageable moves. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/the-3-things-i-wish-id-learned-before-writing-my-first-book-a46d7821c7a
Here I go again, whispering into the void. This time, it's a post about pitching a non-fiction book proposal. Enjoy!
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