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Speculative fiction/horror author. Artist.πŸ“TX https://linktr.ee/marlenadutch CAMPFIRE AT THE CROSSROADS out now! 🚫NO AI🚫

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a baby girl is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and making a funny face . Alt: a baby girl collapses onto a couch, looking like she's exhausted and about to cry
02.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, I'm a horror writer. Would love to be included. 🫢🏻

01.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A thing about me is that I hate cooking.

01.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Check ebay later. People who get the crate sell off things they don't want. It's a good way to find one or two items without buying the whole box.

01.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And as always, the best place to find me is Instagram, but please feel free to follow me here or on Tumblr. 🫢🏻

01.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU to everyone who attended our panel this morning at Citrus Con! Any questions can be directed to me or @gmgray.bsky.social!

01.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of a capybara with a yuzu on its head in a hot spring in the middle of winder. It says Citrus Con First Winter February 27-March 1, 2026

A picture of a capybara with a yuzu on its head in a hot spring in the middle of winder. It says Citrus Con First Winter February 27-March 1, 2026

Filing off the Serial Numbers: The History and Current Considerations of Turning Fan Fiction into an Original Work
Sun 9:00am - 10:00am ET
Orange level space, Fan Panel, Catboy Cabin
Host: G.M. Gray (they/them) and Marlena Dutch (she/her)

This presentation will cover the history of fan fiction, how attitudes toward fan fiction have shifted over the past few decades, an overview of US copyright, and considerations an author may want to keep in mind when turning an AU fanfic into original fiction.

Filing off the Serial Numbers: The History and Current Considerations of Turning Fan Fiction into an Original Work Sun 9:00am - 10:00am ET Orange level space, Fan Panel, Catboy Cabin Host: G.M. Gray (they/them) and Marlena Dutch (she/her) This presentation will cover the history of fan fiction, how attitudes toward fan fiction have shifted over the past few decades, an overview of US copyright, and considerations an author may want to keep in mind when turning an AU fanfic into original fiction.

Last chance to get a (free!) ticket for Citrus Con 2026! @marlenadutch.bsky.social and I will be talking about the history of creating original works from fanfiction (and some of the current legal and ethical considerations) on Sunday at 9am EST! Hope to see y'all there!

www.citruscon.com/about

26.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image is the Citrus Con 2026 themed banner featuring a capybara with a lemon on its head in an outdoor onsen. At the top of the banner there is red text added reading:

SALE
50% OFF!!!
50% x $0 = 
$ZERO DOLLARS 
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Image is the Citrus Con 2026 themed banner featuring a capybara with a lemon on its head in an outdoor onsen. At the top of the banner there is red text added reading: SALE 50% OFF!!! 50% x $0 = $ZERO DOLLARS πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘

This is the πŸ‹LAST WEEKπŸ‹ to get tickets for Citrus Con 2026! Registration will close EOD Friday Feb 26 (Eastern time).

23.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 10
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#Booksky Member of LA Con or Seattle Worldcon? You can nominate works for the Hugo Awards ballot! Know what we, a press in Minneapolis, published? A Hugo Award-eligible series! Please consider nominating the Astreiant Series by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett! queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...

22.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you were personally affected by Hedone Books/Dark Lit Press and CM's latest behavior, I want to talk to you. It can be on background or off the record, but I want to hear your story. DM's are open.

21.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Of course it's hard to miss the fact that Hedone Books has shut down, leaving authors completely screwed over.

If you're one of their authors please feel free to reach out as Cloaked Press, LLC will be willing to look at books and hopefully offer new homes.

21.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Hedone was run by perpetual non-payer Caitlin Marceau. Avoid this editor when they inevitably launch their next project.

To all Hedone authors affected, you have my sympathies and I’m sorry this is happening to you.

20.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Being offline for a few days at a time is good for you.

06.02.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do the readers who want chapter titles understand how hard it is to think of ONE title, for the book?

31.01.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another AEW show? OMG yay! Have fun!

22.01.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If anyone needs me, I'll be preparing for the snow/ice we'll be getting this weekend that may or may not take down the whole TX grid. Ted Cruz has been seen at the airport, which is not a good sign for the rest of us.

22.01.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly right.
#DavidLynch

17.01.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals BUFFY Spinoff’s Official Title Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed the official title of the upcoming BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER spinoff series, in which she'll guest star.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed the official title of the upcoming BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER spinoff series, in which she'll guest star.

08.01.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

Yay!!! Have fun!

28.12.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#TwinPeaks mural (ya desaparecido) de Phillip Jeffries (Febrero 2018) -Moreno esquina YapeyΓΊ, General San MartΓ­n, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. #DavidBowie

16.12.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt

24.12.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 7752 πŸ” 5599 πŸ’¬ 122 πŸ“Œ 984

You should absolutely commission Kato, and this is a steal (he should be charging way more in general for his skills)!!!

25.12.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know who may need to hear this, but:

Not every story needs to adhere to The Hero’s Journey template, which is not, in fact, universal, and the quality/value of a story shouldn’t be judged by how successfully it follows that template.

There’s no cheat code. Sorry!

25.12.2025 08:09 πŸ‘ 669 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I found a pour over thingy I forgot we had, so crisis averted? I'm staying home. I'm sick with a cold and I can't breathe through my nose and I don't want to go anywhere! 😭

24.12.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FUCK

24.12.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THE COFFEE MAKER BROKE SO NOW I GOTTA GO TO THE STORE ON CHRISTMAS EVE

24.12.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Symbolic Light I’m a great believer in symbolism.Β  I have made a number of symbolic gestures in my life, whether anybody notices or not.Β  Today is the winter solstice, a day of great symbolic importance…

steveawiggins.com/2025/12/21/s... #solstice

21.12.2025 11:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That scammers copied my name years after I made my BookSpotlight pages on here, Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Tumblr and I'm now getting put onto blocklists when I had this name first really is so bogus :(

For the fifty millionth time - I DO NOT CHARAGE AND NEVER HAVEEEEEEEEEEEE

19.12.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

@marlenadutch.bsky.social asked for more Ragnar and my partner wanted to know if Colin was a gamer so I wrote Bad Access as a twofer 😁

19.12.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0