A.M. Weald

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Check out these 63 books for $60, all of them featuring different queer representations.

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Authors Guild Expands ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program The program, which launched in beta for Guild members in 2025 and certifies titles as written by humans and not AI, is now open to any author whose books are published in the United States.

No offense to the AG--I'm a member & it does valuable work. But I am irritated by initiatives (this isn't the only one) that purport to authenticate human authorship but when you dig into them really just boil down to an assumption of participants' good faith www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Comic. [Two people looking at a board with apparent formula (3.1.3.1)/(3.1.2.1)] PERSON: Do mammologists think these are hard? I mean, this one just evaluates to 3/2. [caption] Mathematicians encounter dental formulas

Dental Formulas

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Actually, fuck it, I've gone ahead and made a moderation list from it

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a woman is standing in front of a kitchen counter . ALT: a woman is standing in front of a kitchen counter .

i love being a United States citizen yet full-time resident of France because now that i pay all my social security contributions to FR, i owe the US exactly NOTHING in taxes.
NOTHING.
you get NOTHING and you SHOULD get NOTHING.

i've been shot down by a migraine, so i'm finally watching "reality check: inside america's next top model" (quietly), a docu about a show i never watched, but i'm here for the drama.

I really should continue writing that first one though bc it's the only one that's fully developed. Second one is half developed (unless I keep it a novella). Third one is a total rewrite and restructuring.

Having multiple writing projects is great because if I'm feeling a sapphic emotional romance with chronic illness and cats, or a messy bi4bi erotic secret millionaire romance, or an epic SFF chosen one series, I can just switch off and work on whatever.

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a woman in a blue and white floral shirt is holding a purse Alt: a woman in a blue and white floral dress is holding a purse then putting it on her head covering it while looking distressed

sometimes you need to just take a mental health day bc

This is the end goal of one of the most prevalent AI-driven scams right now. Such a cynical ripoff.

The Department of War regretfully informs you your husband has died lethalitymaxxing in Operation Epic Furry

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash Microsoft blocks the word Microslop on its Copilot Discord, bans users, and locks channels after backlash, showing tensions around its AI push

Microsoft doesn't want you to call it "microslop." www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/m... #microslop

i finally finally FINALLY got to eat at the reservations-only hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant in town. ✨

I forgot I had an eARC for Emily Austin's "Is This a Cry for Help?" and wow 👀 sorry I'm late to the party (it released a month ago) but um I need to buy this audiobook immediately.

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A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

CALL. YOUR. REPS.

SAPPHIC SHELF EXPLOSION 💖

Check out these sapphic stories across all genres, each of them only 99c.

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February 24, 2026 Time to Pick Your New Books! Just a couple of reminders here, the 2nd Annual Sapphic Shelf Explosion is on 2/26/26, if you are viewing the pages before bookmark the pages, or make a list for shopping on Thursday! I have heard rumor some of the books are already marked down. All books should be marked to either $.99 or Free, but sometimes mistakes happen, make sure to check the prices before purchasing. Now…… On to the Books! We have broken them into different categories, here are the links to them all. Romance Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery Erotica Contemporary Horror/Psychological/Thriller Sci-Fi/Paranormal Young Adult

Sapphic book explosion!
Thursday you can find loads of free or $0.99 books with sapphic rep here:
yearofqueerlit.com
Browse & fill up your ereader with sapphic books😁

Romance
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Erotica
Contemporary
Horror/Psychological/Thriller
Sci-Fi/Paranormal
Young Adult
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sometimes i really hate being a mood reader.

a month ago i couldn't stand reading a particular book. now i'm very into it. it's always the same with me.

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it took me weeks, but i've finally settled on a name for my WIP's MC. sometimes character names burst onto the scene like HEY HERE I AM BITCHES but this one was a struggle. i'd say this is a sign of character personality trait, but one of my meekest characters ever told me his name instantly, so...😄

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.

“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”

Oh my!

Sabina inspired me, because this new story is, in part, about severe medical issues (very personal ones to me, as was the case with Broken) and the support we get from those who love us. and now I've gone and typed up the notes for the whole darn third act. 💪 2/2

finally finishing @nordqvistbooks.bsky.social's It's All In Your Head 🥺💕 and it's inspired me. as my coffee was brewing, I imagined a scene for my in-development sapphic feral cat mom dramatic romance: the sequal-but-not-really to Even If We're Broken.... 1/2

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Thank you to those who have randomly bought my books this month 🥹

IN THIS ISSUE:

Just got an official email from @draft2digital.bsky.social.

"Distribution of mainstream erotica titles to Bookshop. org is expected by the end of the second quarter, 2026."

All ebooks are DRM free and all paperbacks are ordered through my distributor, Draft2Digital, which uses Ingram to print, my only alternative to print books from Amazon. Though Amazon offers the highest royalties, I obviously want to provide an alternative to readers. 💜

My books are on BookShop.Org! 📚💙

All four of my books are available at BookShop where you can support your favorite participating indie bookstore OR add to the pool of support for all participating book stores.

(Note that my ebooks are DRM-free from all vendors now.)

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GET OFF SUBSTACK

Added to my Hustlers moderation list: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Screenshot of the Indie Voices profile, at meta reelz dot com. There are only 3 posts made (and a lot of reposts). The top post reads: Indie authors don't need permission anymore. Hey need placement. They need visibility. They need a platform that actually works. That's Indie Author Net dot com. List your book. Free plan included.

Screenshot of clear sky dot app, showing the Indie Voices BlueSky profile and who they are blocking. Only 3 accounts are blocked, namely Victoria Strauss, Tessa Hastjarjanto, and Book Spotlight

Ah, yes, when an "indie voices" profile/promotion website has both @victoriastrauss.com & @bookspotlight.bsky.social blocked, that's totally not sus at all 😒
The fact that one of the biggest indie book event hosts is also blocked, @tessahastjarjanto.com, is also not sus😒
Beware of @metareelz.com 📚💙