Let’s be clear about some stuff. Submission fees? Classist. Super expensive conferences in fancy hotels that don’t offer scholarships, don’t have interpreters, and completely ignore accessibility? Classist and ableist. Asking writers to write? Neither of those things.

maybe you should just write that unhinged little novel you want to see in the world

A former Stoopid Buddy animator speaks on the union-busting documents circulated recently:

The rise of Generative AI bots constantly scraping the web for training data is going to shut down a lot of smaller websites that can't afford the traffic costs. It's not just an OpenAI problem it's all of them, multiple scrapes by many AI companies desperate for new data.

Domestic violence has no place in society and for top female athletes, it is becoming increasingly fatal especially with jealous partners. Rebecca Cheptegei (Uganda 🇺🇬) now joins two Kenyans Agnes Tirop (2021) and Damaris Mutua (2022) who were killed by partners in Iten, Kenya.

Will Ferrell and his close friend, former head writer at SNL, Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip together after Harper comes out as a trans woman in the documentary film, WILL & HARPER. In select theaters this September and on Netflix September 27.

If you're looking for a new book to explore this autumn, why not try something from this list of excellent indie and small press reads? There are spooky tales to chill your bones and cosy stories to warm your soul. Perfect for dark fall nights 🍂📚#WritingCommunity #Autumnvibes

The twist that the moon was actually the space station had child me HOOKED. The way this was so seamlessly done with so many moving parts and details in 2002 was unfathomable to me

LOVECRAFTxARCANE After being kidnapped by the horrific Undead, a girl is forced into becoming necromancer to raise an army to destroy the kingdom of her beloved brother. As whispers of a cosmic being floods her mind, her blood rots into something unnatural. #YouDeservepIt #wip #a

The issues we care about most are on the ballot this year — but you can’t make your voice heard in this election if you aren’t registered to vote. Head to WhenWeAllVote.org now to check your voter registration status before your state’s deadline.

New landmark study just dropped dismantling the AI fair use argument🔥 "As a closer look at the technology of generative AI models reveals, the training of such models is not a case of text and data mining. It is a case of copyright infringement." urheber.info/diskurs/ai-tra…

Continuing the gravity falls fanart train... it's grunkle stan's turn now here's a few drawings of Mr Mystery 🎱

REDWALL x BONE x TAILCHASER'S SONG Two faun siblings must journey from the safety of their herd to track down a satyr thief and a magical lute while facing deadly beasts, rotting magic, and a dark secret hidden in an ancient forest.🐐✨ #YouDeservepIt #WritingCommunity #MG #Q

“My name is Mike, this is Emily, and in the role of Chester Bennington this afternoon is each of you. Are you ready to sing with us?”🥹❤️ #LinkinPark

If anyone wants to help with the moving funds, please do so here! Thank you!! The animation industry is full of good people trying to make the best out of a truly dire, sometimes sinister system that keeps people desperate and only a few thriving. venmo.com/u/Morghan-Prude

Leaving this here. 👇🏾

Yo, not calling out a particular show. This is something I’ve seen a lot and heard from friends, when u write scripts that are many pages too long, u are contributing to the abuse of story artists. We’re already strapped. If we have to do extra pages, that’s more work on top. ☠️