Jeevani Charika

@JeevAuthor
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AKA Rhoda Baxter. Novelist, creative writing tutor and short person. Likes cake.
For Jeevani readerswww.jeevanicharika.com
For Rhoda Baxter readerswww.rhodabaxter.com

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at http://BlinkingGuy.com

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I found episodes of a crime show called Probe , which I loved as a teenager, on YouTube and started watching the terrible quality videos. I've just seen an episode where there's a dead body in a room with a radiation leak where they can't properly confirm the identity of the body because the room is sealed. I don't regret my blurry viewing at all.
The series was cowritten by Isaac Asimov. It is a special kind of geeky joy.

As I was privately babbling out my own diatribe on the FLI letter yesterday, I was honored to be pinged by @emilymbender and @timnitGebru about joining forces to put out coherent thoughts. Excited to be able to share it today.

There are clearly foreseeable long-term AI harms. To address them, regulatory efforts should focus on transparency, accountability and preventing exploitative labor practices.

https://www.dair-institute.org/blog/letter-statement-March2023

"Just because something is positive or uplifting doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have depth or seriousness," says Marian Keyes.

Yes! I've always subscribed to the notion that 'funny is not the opposite of serious' (Terry Pratchett). I completely agree.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/01/curtis-sittenfeld-and-marian-keyes-on-the-romcom-revival

‘We want to read about people falling in love’: Curtis Sittenfeld and Marian Keyes on the romcom revival

The American and Irish novelists discuss the joys of writing romantic comedy, standing up to the critics and why we’re in a ‘golden age’ for the menopause

The Guardian
My phone has done an update and the display is all the wrong size and moved about and it's making me cross. I don't need this on a Monday.
I'm reading my book for what feels like the eleventy billionth time. I love this book, but I'm also sick of the sight of it now.
#amWriting
If you've resolved to write a novel in 2023, you'll need a copy of this to help you through the process with friendly and encouraging advice from someone who's been there and knows the pitfalls and tricks that lie ahead. https://garethlpowell.com/about-writing/
About Writing | Gareth L. Powell

Shortlisted for the 2019 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Nonfiction Gareth L. Powell would be the first to tell you that he doesn't know everything about being a writer, or about getting published, or about life when your work is in a bookshelf. But his field-guide to publishing, About Writing, is absolutely here

Gareth L. Powell | Author
Needed a screwdriver. Went downstairs. Ate two biscuits and a handful of nuts. Came back upstairs.
Forgot to get the screwdriver.

RT @NasimiShabnam
“Afghan women with internet access will now be able to access over 1,200 free courses on the FutureLearn platform from the best of British higher education, for the duration of the Taliban’s ban on female higher education”

Please share widely 👆🏻📝 https://www.futurelearn.com/info/press-releases/afghanistan-free-education

Statement on Higher Education in Afghanistan - FutureLearn

FutureLearn will offer the women in Afghanistan free access to its premium digital learning platform for the duration of the Taliban’s ban on their participation in higher education.

FutureLearn
It's a beautiful day today and there are lots of birds in the garden. Good job I topped up the bird feeders.