Rachel • Sacaran Nights

Author. YouTuber. Ex-neuroscientist.
Where science meets fantasy.
Borderline-obsessive lover of nature.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

My debut novel is finally out! It’s about love, lies and memory thieves. Thanks to all who helped make it possible! Last Memoria probably isn’t like anything you’ve read before, so prepare for something gripping, dark and all kinds of twisted fun! #bookbuzz #indiepub #darkfantasy

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@authorjla I shall henceforth read your tweets about Scottish independence as you verily venting your verbose vengeance upon the venal villains on your verge.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@patricksamphire Patrick Samphire, are you calling me precocious? You flatterer.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@patricksamphire Need I say more?

https://t.co/9OVc3kRCct

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@authorjla @orbitbooks @argonaut_books Amazing to see this happening! And with a beautiful new cover too!

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@Behindthepages1 I’m hoping you’ll like the plot device I’ve got going on in the prequel I’m working on now too… 😉

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@patricksamphire @morgankbell @Mike_Rayne It’s not the ghost writing I’m objecting to, it’s the illusion it creates, since it creates an unrealistic expectation of what an author can achieve solo.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

Am I the only author doing this these days? What with all the AI talk going on, every time I figure out something cool and unexpected for my stories, I glare at my laptop, thinking, beat that AI. 😏

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@patricksamphire @morgankbell @Mike_Rayne But isn’t it the same as has been happening for ages with ghost writers? Popular authors using them and appearing to achieve incredible feats of writing that makes the normal seem slow.
The problem isn’t the tool (ai/ghost writers), it’s the lack of regulation allowing the lie.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@patricksamphire @KrystleMatar @RoboftheHayes @TrudieSkies @Mike_Rayne My partner has a beard. It’s a very nice beard 🤔 I would like his beard.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@triempery @Mike_Rayne @patricksamphire My question is has Amazon inserted a clause about data usage for AI yet in their T&Cs? Because you know when that one goes in, the writing industry’s in trouble.
I actually wrote a short about it 7yrs ago. Alexa-generated bespoke audiobooks. Was somehow funny at the time…

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@patricksamphire @Mike_Rayne I think it would suit me for sure!

Beard aside though, I reached the same conclusion, only I call them Jazz authors because they’re not broad appeal enough to be mainstream, but captivating enough to support a niche industry, with fans who will go the extra mile in appreciation.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@authorjla @EsmeWeatherwax8 Where do I order?

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

@Behindthepages1 @hannaford_jenny @Cat_Rector Sounds like you’re in for an emotionally charged month! ❤️

[Wraithmarked Creative @Wraithmarked]

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[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

… you can add to the list. Obviously, this isn’t an attempt to twist the focus away from the damage inequality does to women. I just wonder if a new generation of feminism needs to emerge that draws a clearer narrative between equality for women equalling equality for men too.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

How much more success would recent feminist movements have had by maintaining a stronger narrative of improving opportunity, choice and quality of life for men? Eg.

1) Reduction in male suicide through decreased pressure on men to be the providers for the family.

[Rachel • Sacaran Nights @RachelEmma_Shaw]

… female relations suffer the effects of inequality in our society (sexual assault, domestic violence, murder to name but a few).

4) Fewer men going unsupported when they and their partner experiences a miscarriage/loss of a child.

I’m sure there are plenty more examples…

[K Matar is drafting Ash & Stone @KrystleMatar]

Today is the day! Prepare the tissue box, prepare your heart! #TheAlchemyOfSorrow is now available in print, ebook, and audiobook from all major retailers! https://t.co/r4sxboRhiq