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Hiya, I would like some assistance to a question.
Do you know of a #linux journal or website that accepts #writing submissions? I just finished the first draft of my “Linux Gaming in 2026” and what a long way we’ve come.
I’m looking to get it #published somewhere but do not know where to submit to. So if you have a website you read that takes online submissions, I’d love to know! Boosts welcome!
All of this to say, mostly I'm happy if they want to read my work or enjoy my art but I'm hesitant to actually involve my social circle in my writing because it gives me more freedom to not imagine them as future readers.
I do however write lots of letters and have written things with loved ones as the intended audience. I enjoy sharing my creativity with them but I like having some work where I don't feel that pressure.
#WritersCoffeeClub Mar 25
What do you feel when a loved one reads your work?
Nerves.
I rarely write my own work with my friends or loved ones in mind as future readers. Mainly because both of my parents were harsh (and knowlegable) critics so I know that personal relationships can be muddied by critique.
I do have an extremely supportive aunt who is an enthusiastic fan and I've grown comfortable over the years sharing my work with her and her spouse. But, she's a wonderful exception.
oof with this shit
Reading a thread on reddit where the account that posted is 9 years old, at one point users/bots start accusing the poster of being a chatbot because instead of being rude, the account said, "you're not wrong to point this out".
AI really is this ultimate chaos agent. People searching for any clue of deception while trying to use simple heuristics to do so. Meanwhile dehumanizing themselves and others in the process.
That is the losing game. It is built to mimic real people
That #Grammarly even thought this was worth implementing underscores how much our social needs have been hijacked for profit: https://www.wired.com/story/grammarly-is-facing-a-class-action-lawsuit-over-its-ai-expert-review-feature/
The class action lawsuit: https://prf-law.com/current-cases/class-action-alleges-that-grammarly-misappropriated-the-names-of-journalists-and-authors-through-its-expert-review
Actually being engaged within a community, actually joining writing and professional groups, these activities build skill and confidence but are hard to build and keep equitable.
*edit a typo
For folks who might be having a rough time, here's some #cats
I will note that its just one cat in the shot.
#WritersCoffeeClub 12/27. How can we as writers support one another?
By remembering that we need a large community of writers & readers. Not as individuals building a fandom but as people who want storytelling to exist.
We each build our own corners of knowledge but we reside in the same broader community & it remains vitally important to support each other, to support readers & to make our community a place of refuge for those who nurture it rather than uplifting a few successful tyrants.
#ScribesAndMakers 08 Oct Why do you think some people don't see value in creativity?
Typically because someone broke it in them while they were children.
Kids are silly and creative. Often in ways that trigger a pain in some adults that those adults flail in response to.
Adults demonstrate in hundreds of ways that creativity isn't valuable and some kids grow up to snuff out that inner light within and seek to snuff it out in others.
#ScribesAndMakers 23Sep—Shameless someone-else promotion day. Boost away
I love seeing @TheWeeOwl pop up in my feed. Although I covet many of their pieces, I would love for others to buy their work so they can keep making more 💖
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