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Let me help you tell your story.
#EFA #ACES #PPN #CIEP #ETC
#amediting #copyediting #proofreading
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Use what tools you have while writing—but then hire an editor. Technology can only do so much.

[Renée, the Laughing Duck @RFHurteau]

Footsteps is not a word, but foksters is? What fresh hell is this? Go home, Word. You’re drunk.

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Cat-sitting. Can confirm that this is what that cat is saying.

[Jorts (and Jean) @JortsTheCat]

That’s not your pencil. It is her pencil

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@ayawrites @tjmaxx @BarefootBooks @triadaus How exciting!

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@BookishLex Concerned why your five-year-old is asking AI about a knife.

[Sasha Yanshin @sashayanshin]

First Adobe changed their Terms to give themselves a permanent license to any content you produce using their software.

Then they pretended it was a misunderstanding.

Then Adobe gaslit people who pointed out that they are full of BS.

Then they put out damage limitation statements that mean nothing.

I have cancelled Adobe and so should you if you are a creator who has a backbone.

Here is what I have done:

1. Premiere Pro -> Davinci Resolve

This is an upgrade. The software is less clunky and actually works better.

Integration with hardware is better.

No licences. No monthly payments.

I bought the Speed Editor Keyboard that comes with a Resolve license - absolute bargain of a deal.

2. Photoshop -> Affinity Photo

This is also an upgrade. After an hour of getting used to it, Affinity software actually works better.

Image editing and my YouTube workflow are better.

3. Illustrator -> Affinity Designer

Same as above - actually very good software.

***

In the last few years Adobe’s competitors have caught up with and overtaken Adobe.

I was blind to how good the alternatives have become, using Adobe stuff because I was a creature of habit.

Would very strongly recommend trying the alternatives out.

You might surprise yourself… And save a boatload of cash.

[Nathalie Vincent @awlilnatty]

The only perspective on AI that matters

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@ayesha_chari Sending you hugs if you want them.

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@klynnhanson Definitely 3, though I love the dress in 2.

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@mikepope Wait, we no longer need to take gadgets out?

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The last Saturday in April is Independent Bookstore Day. 📚 How are you celebrating?

https://t.co/IzOsYXMFNt

[caragh @ the masked queen ✨ @ephermeres_]

if you haven’t already seen this thread on the webtoons subreddit, check it out below and know your rights when it comes to publishing contracts!

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

*The social media girls got stranded with car problems this morning*

Us: hello, can we get a tow?

*the wrecker service guy:
Well I got ten toes (🦶) but none of em’ I can spare — AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Us: sir we need help 🥹🙂

Him: I know imma coming to get ya.

[S.Z. Estavillo @szestavillo]

Is A Call For Diversity In Publishing Real?

As a BIPOC author, I am biracial. That means I don't fit in one box. Being half-Puerto Rican & half-Korean, I've written both cultures in my books. What I find most discouraging about this industry is their call for BIPOC stories. However, no matter how well written, how good it is, or how interesting the premise might be - I still see the mega book deals given to non-BIPOC authors. There are still fewer ethnic stories getting acquired.

There is a call for BIPOC stories. I've written a Korean-themed thriller, and I can't tell you how many people thought the premise was "fantastic" and the writing was well done, but they're still passing. Regardless of who writes a story, yes, it still has to be executed well. However, when we give them diverse stories, BIPOC writers will often hear: "Sorry, we didn't connect with it."

So, as a biracial author, I must ask an honest question: Is it really the writing you don't connect with or the culture that isn't yours?

Here are the facts: institutional racism and subconscious racism still exist. This is evident in that 75-80% of big contracts are still given to non-BIPOC authors and their non-BIPOC stories. True diversity should go beyond exploitative marketing language.

#WritingCommunity #BIPOC #WOC #OWNVOICES

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@vonnestar @mschristinema Utterly wild that people don't think of these details.

(Also, coworker presented as a white woman, hence why I went with the generic names I did.)

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@vonnestar @mschristinema I had a coworker who had a hyphenated last name, but because somebody forgot to put the hyphen in on her child's birth certificate, he legally had a different last name than her.

Example
Her name = Jane Brown-Smith
His name = John Brown Smith, where Brown became his middle name

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@mschristinema That said, the situation still needs to be dealt with. Does this need to be a legal surname/family name? If not, you might have the least resistance by popping a hyphen at the end. (I would think, anyway, since hyphens are common in "last" names.)

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@mschristinema Let's acknowledge the bias in this form for disregarding cultures that don't have long names (or multiple names).

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@ericbowman87 @kagpt2023 @stoolpresidente @Hersheys My understanding is that the bones can splinter and cause your pet to choke.

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Great read!

[Priyanka Taslim (buy Always Be My Bibi!) 🇧🇩🍉✨ @bhootbabe]

In the meantime, my debut YA romcom, about the Elizabeth Darcy-esque daughter of working class Bangladeshi immigrants in NJ who thwarts her mother’s matchmaking attempts by entering into a fake dating scheme, is out in paperback NEXT WEEK!

Get your copy: https://t.co/J5aOfHtf5j

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I'll be honest—I've done this. 😅

[angela “turns pastors into poets” weiler-hammond @AngelaEWeiler]

They just called for “Jennifer” three times in the waiting room, and I have anxiety so there was a second where I wondered if my name was actually Jennifer