2026-08-21T18:28:21Z https://nostr.now Stephen Cox "Preorder Terror!!" https://nostr.now/npub1tt05k0xr9cph7r69ymygzx3t6afjnnrd34qxkv65wjajrw6d4hvqygvzug https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/238/156/original/48174f8ae496d476.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/238/156/original/48174f8ae496d476.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduz6hwpqeyjc79lyt93dxk9xngxks6j5nnvtkv6kfamlujhueywgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasy2va58 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdz9gz0mvvumzfg6rpvr4str7st28t30de5mdphxm0ku56c2ggapc0yd6kf'>nevent1q…d6kf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>SpaceX not in SP500 for a year<br/><br/><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/elon-musks-spacex-wont-fast-163102681.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/elon-musks-spacex-wont-fast-163102681.html</a> 2026-06-09T17:43:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9zur4yf75qzy74pw24nfxtllslew6pv7z2zmc37w3xarsjkak0szypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkas8p44zk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2jdv6dhf8lkypxlc3kdg64lda3rg2exc053y63fj6ryhz92ky0qcs96tf'>nevent1q…96tf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Glad, but not convinced Google ordinaire could not have got you there. 2026-05-09T09:03:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv9lkte938jh26wx7nnu4u5du8e7r2dv2ylmnzwyw0f0a4sm46ppczypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasd8zxas #SelfPromoSaturday! My spooky sapphic Victorian #mystery sees two dodgy con artists trying to stop an MP murdering his wife.<br/><br/>&#34;...a gripping mystery with fraudulent medium, immersive locations and sense of time and a twist we never expected.&#34; <br/><br/>&#34;absolute perfection&#34;<br/><br/>#indieauthor #WomenSleuths #murdermysteryReaders #amreading #booksky <br/><br/><a href="https://stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming/">https://stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/871/250/395/990/027/original/19cb0c246f7456be.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-10T14:23:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrsfrh4s8f82gda4manj72d4cpxryn8y2nsdn26kqhywqeksrz28czypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasll5ecm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw32h9r05w87g7sw2dtd6pg3ur50w7auln7g7mqgq95p2fuucxnkge35jxw'>nevent1q…5jxw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Authors say their books have been taken. They say that because their books ***have*** been taken. <br/><br/>#bookstodon 2025-04-04T10:16:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszludpl59jx5dx0zhs6fk3pjpfg2t98jq8ykdqz5zkq0ndj4d76yqzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasqpfjvf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrv7gcs6d8p3990p5mvs8txs53lvg8gr4dvp38gduvd9ceumx48qz2w8hc'>nevent1q…w8hc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know people who see the world of Anarres as delightful and they would move there tomorrow. It&#39;s a society which aims to be poor to be equal. It has its own ways of persecuting dissidents. It is a great intellectual effort but doesn&#39;t appeal to all of is - I have seen other societies more immediately appealing. 2025-03-21T16:22:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspgu2ncf25jz6q5skffaqkn5tghf3255ftfu9g055fy2pcdz8d3uszypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkas79zqnr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdqgxn0shjf5kyswhkyyh59sm4rv53sxywctk3cf88zaqwcnl29vgss53t8'>nevent1q…53t8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;best&#34; is arbitrary - many candidates. What about the splendid second hand charity shops, the weird specialisms, the biggest - which has a cafe and a restaurant (Waterstones Piccadilly), the community run, the radical and weird... 2025-03-10T14:23:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtx4wpw6ntt8u7gy8rflepv7xckqdaudsl4wt8ygjjea55phj8ggzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasasw3zr #fedi #askmastodon <br/><br/>so what&#39;s the email newsletter equivalent? for the fediverse?<br/><br/>Im not happy with Substack, I know i will probably have to pay something for the newsletter I do at some point, I don&#39;t want to code and it needs to be really user friendly for recipients. and not look rubbish.<br/><br/>ghost.io and beehiiv have been suggested. <br/><br/>#amwriting #newsletter #loveemail 2025-02-25T22:42:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4vwvkr3rf585p4n9d0j2s33gnr2ds53fq9rv77xvqwqguxt09rgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkas6q6t85 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygrecn8pnz038r50kq39drmnldqa9xvmqjtj5faaxul9wp5stahseaczvr'>nevent1q…czvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I stayed, many people I know tried Masto and bounced off it. Being lectured was the usual complaint, and this from Twitter oldies. As a small creative, occasional low key promo of my work is essential and I got irritating blowback. I&#39;m glad its here but difficult days 2025-02-05T08:24:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5mlzn4nl2qss36tp9nalrkynlttzenf070l0hjel7lcnr3w3vhqzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasndt8m3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4u73hdfzh6p3tyd05kml3ff0qudj4rj8wjphhjh3rkn5k7uegkgvfxcq6'>nevent1q…xcq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m a small creative myself, but two people in indie publishing have assured me that audiobook readers are paid for the job and won&#39;t be affected, thank goodness. 2025-01-16T07:49:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvj4qzv6shatyv6653cx5m0t6ultfrh7qz50jemlwmftkglwhru5czypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasd3s72y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5u6a5f0sm9enwerzhkxe42s7ldm6mdw0yx76gmsnfuy2l2wp3fq7s0dkt'>nevent1q…0dkt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>two people have assured me this means NG gets less royalties so it does hit him, which is good. 2025-01-15T23:43:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfum5zwp62mzzhjhk9lj4r4kjwg8wxq3kgymdw97gwfyjr42zp2ggzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasccgcqz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlwq79f6pyf5dk3zfspp47m5pgwwprdz0gl5hxjhlaw3nz8dsc3gm6ufj8'>nevent1q…ufj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s a bit weird, like the books are infectious. Who is hurt by this? Not NG. I hope not the audiobook narrators or other innocent parties. Who is helped by it? Not victims of assault, for sure. 2025-01-15T17:45:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8qxkl7xudpvdhsaxk2mre6ava0dkmppwhr4ln309jtrd3chgummgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasvc6jmv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8yke7xc4xga2fyygtchry3fyftkqy77jyf6lf98s3xz4tcjp8yygjgeaed'>nevent1q…eaed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some people think the multiple allegations about NG mean they want to give his books back.<br/><br/>I believe at least some of the allegations are true, although untested in court. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t myself intend to dispose of my one NG book. The Audible thing is an interesting corporate response, rather than a helpful one; 2025-01-15T16:29:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92vp8ntqxy8kej0uydr6d4a5faq4ln96y9gzfanf6jx5hg880dxgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkaseyajw9 Seen on Bluesky. <br/><br/>&#34;Just a heads up for peeps, if you bought a Neil Gaiman audiobook from Audible, they are allowing refunds for them with no questions asked and no matter how long ago you bought them. I don’t even have an active subscription and they gave me credits back for two titles purchased in 2020.&#34;<br/><br/>#amwriting #writingcommunity <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-15T11:49:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspj5aa0ccmfrp84qzaqu7jwtqwqcangfc6fydmp6cn7x3nlhhaq9szypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasavu5mx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyn9x5mqpxhh43kr398788vc2w5udd964tyd45pgjz8qagjxl2gzcdqgvwm'>nevent1q…gvwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and the Culture novels, and others 2025-01-12T11:35:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswrsrgrknylk0yk2609thh0fwcf9smq5lltjtr0xplzsrkr3pt8zgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkascvqkwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvhucqs3j09rgsg4u8daypunxs0n2asyl06dt8x80xky3ug5cxwse5c55c'>nevent1q…c55c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>good idea/ 2025-01-09T20:59:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswl7pygwpca954kjrsdj2s8smfrshp66n3atslw3w56fdcqhmcvcgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasxdzur4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggmnydz4ts6y30vdwf0lq2es3z6ccgtkl3a20y8z6c0a2fydj7rcgsnhya'>nevent1q…nhya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://udm14.com/">https://udm14.com/</a><br/>or the Web tab<br/><br/>hides the AI shit from google 2024-09-27T06:29:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0k6ae9dgkgx04g4t54qndcav9j6tutldfnud2z38kz0yref6cxwgzypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkasnul4ry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfr6qzv909w05u8000f8y0gph9lyh9ka9v22mt3sp4pteqtrstqgteck22'>nevent1q…ck22</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, she saw a market and met it, and provided a side hustle for writers with other ambitions. 2024-08-02T21:20:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2jcdy2l2rjr982djne3dtwczrmfyl95q6g65zsckjy9px3vl0cfszypdd7jeucvhqxlc0g5nv3qg690t4x2wvdkx5q6en236tkgdmfkkaslltugx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkh9kpmjc8r2wm3870vc44p2cafdqhuuecwt6uv4hpacqrkzv2vga9v6v9'>nevent1q…v6v9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>doesn&#39;t mention these books were largely ghostwritten to her formula. Nothing inherently wrong with that but no reason to be coy about it. 2024-08-02T17:26:00Z