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I saw this from a former member on Facebook. Watch out! :rolleyes: 😵 ;)

Today is... Since this time of year seems to call for cookies, what's your favorite? ;)

From The Writing Workshop at Authors Publish: Micro Craft for Sentences That Sing: A Field Guide to Crafting Sentences Rhythm, Surprise, and Emotion. Free pdf (second download goes to save; the first one opens online and then save) 😊

I pray each of you will give thanks and praise to the Lord whether you are sharing the day with someone or are by yourself.

To all you dear veterans who served this country so well, we thank you! 🥰 👍 👏

I almost missed it!

183 million accounts have been breached, getting email addresses and passwords from Gmail. Please change your password if you use Gmail. For further info and how to check if your name is included, go here.

Jerry Jenkins has a free workshop, 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Self-Publishing Your Book. Oct. 27, 1:00 pm or 8:00 pm EDT.

I thought we might all share some of the best writing sites that are really helpful. There are two off the top of my head, mainly because they were former members. KM Weiland: Helping Writers Become Authors *her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KMWeiland Oh, great! Now I can't...

An article from Creative Law Center: The Atlantic has been investigating whose work tech companies are using to train their generative-AI models. I searched the names of members of the Creative Law Center and many, if not all, of their titles appeared in the dataset used by the AI companies to...

Thomas Umstattd of AuthorMedia interviewed Joe Walter, the founder of the Independent Book Review and author of The Truth About Book Reviews: An Insider’s Guide to Getting and Using Reviews to Grow Your Readership. Book reviews sell books, but the number of stars isn’t nearly as important as...

David Chesson of Kindlepreneur is offering a full, step-by-step course on all aspects of self-publishing with over 7 hours of videos, etc. It's $99. Check it out here.

KDP has a growing amount of complaints against it. And they keep terminating authors. Check this out.

From TheCyberGuy: A new cybersecurity warning reveals how hackers briefly weaponized ChatGPT’s Deep Research tool. The attack, called ShadowLeak, allowed them to steal Gmail data through a single invisible prompt, no clicks, no downloads, and no user action required. Finish reading here.

My husband will have surgery tomorrow at 8:00am for bladder tumors and tests to see if they are cancerous. He is rather anxious about this one (as I am a little bit as well but don't tell him. No negativity from me!), because the doctor told him he had a 50-50 chance of making it. His heart...

It's been ages since we discussed body parts acting on their own. Here's an article from a former member C. S. Lakin. Even though it's old, it still hold true... "This month our editors are tackling Fatal Flaw #10 – Description Deficiencies. Too many manuscripts are lacking essential...

I missed it yesterday. Snoopy is 75! Yay! I've been masquerading as Snoopy for years. Ever since I joined here! 😅

Writer Beware has an article that every writer/author needs to read about AI training on books and copyright.

I wasn't going to post this, but I changed my mind. This is the post for my newsletter of last Wednesday. Jesus, fill this room! A shot rang out. Those in the large crowd hunkered down and ran. A body fell to the floor under the canopy. On hearing the news of the assassination of Charlie...