Maria Haskins

issue 1 is out 🥳🥳!! i'm so excited to be a part of this new, Canadian magazine 🥰🥰 my story "Redline" is live for all subscribers and will be free to read starting March 7th!
hope everyone gets a chance to check this issue out! it's amazing!
https://www.heartlines-spe...

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Issue 1

The first issue of Heartlines Spec contains the challenges, and joys, and frustrations that come from long-lasting connections. It’s a mother you never understood, a friendship that’s fierce but changing, the quiet gratitude of sipping champagne with someone you love. All the stories and poems withi..

12:43 PM - Feb 28, 2023

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Ellen Datlow

@EllenDatlow

New ebook edition of Supernatural Noir: https://openroadmedia.com/...

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Supernatural Noir by Nate Southard | Open Road Media

Sixteen tales that combine the otherworldly with hardboiled crime fiction—from Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Paul G. Tremblay, Melanie Tem, and others. Here are the femme fa

10:27 AM - Feb 28, 2023

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Ellen Datlow

@EllenDatlow

Screams From the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous (Tor Nightfire) is a finalist for the Stoker Award and I'm very happy. Congrats to all the nominees: https://www.thebramstokera...

10:15 AM - Feb 24, 2023

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Literally a response to someone who reviews books in the New York Times. That’s where we are with this policy.

It would be nice to be able to post links to a New York Times book review of a romance novel.

Nana of the Shire @Sunshines_Heart

I’m sorry you feel this is a place to discuss issues related to your “work” that some of us who prefer to keep our phones and devices family friendly find unsafe. I’m a first waver who voted against porn on this site. My grandchildren often play with my phone. Nothing personal to you or anyone.
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chanda

@chanda

Extremely disappointed with how Courtney Milan has been treated.

10:02 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Cecilia Tan

@ceciliatan

Hahaha, yes, the replies to my worries over how vague the terms of service are range from "you're perfectly safe here, quit over-reacting" to "you don't belong here because because my children might see it." I'm not particularly reassured by the email that came today. The proof will be in actions.

04:01 AM - Feb 21, 2023

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Zinnia Z

@ZinniaZ

The responses to the concerns about Spoutible’s content policy are evenly split between “OBVIOUSLY romance authors aren’t in violation, quit being hysterical” and “We don’t want smut-peddlers here, get your own app!” The policy is so vague even its defenders can’t agree on what it means.

06:27 PM - Feb 20, 2023

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Tyler Crook

@MrTylerCrook

This spout was removed because the account associated with it was suspended.

07:12 PM - Feb 20, 2023

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Dream Wilson

@dreamstaticsounds

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Thus ends my interest in having anything to do with ANYTHING this guy is a part of. #MeToo #victimblaming @cbouzy

11:45 PM - Feb 20, 2023

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Cecilia Tan

@ceciliatan

Continuing the ctan book cover tour. This is the first rough image of Black Feathers, my short story collection that came out from HarperCollins in 1998. Erotic short stories, many of them sf/f, and they published it as literary fiction. Yep, there's a "full figure" on there.

The wrap-around cover for Black Feathers

05:04 PM - Feb 20, 2023

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E.D.E. Bell

@edebell

My social media accounts created per day is currently higher than my book sales per day and I'm very tired. If you have money, please buy indie books. Here, I'll follow with two stand-alone books that I think are easy, compelling reads:

05:27 PM - Feb 20, 2023

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Amanda Makepeace

@amandamakepeace

Just a quick hello! I'm a pencil artist inspired by nature, magic and dark folklore. When I'm not in the studio, you'll probably find me wandering in the woods. 🌿🤎

Originals, Prints and more... https://amandamakepeace.co...

Crop of a large pencil drawing featuring an elf kneeling among ferns

10:18 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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chanda

@chanda

In response to chanda.

You and Courtney are having a disagreement about the impact of Spoutible’s policies. Pointing to her past traumatic experiences in lieu of a substantive rhetorical talking point about the issue at hand and suggesting that she as a victim has a sinister agenda isn’t simply inarticulate. It’s bad.

10:04 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Paul Weimer

@Princejvstin

Asking for clarifications of TOS is just sensible, after all.

09:21 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Paul Weimer

@Princejvstin

I think Courtney Milan and Olivia Waite's concerns about the TOS here (among others in Romancelandia) should be aired and discussed.

10:48 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Ellethevillain

@Ellethevillain

Lol maybe the death of social media is fine.

01:03 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Vajra Chandrasekera

@vajra

This was the official response to someone qualified pointing out that the Terms of Service lack clarity in ways that could potentially affect a lot of writers and artists, and offering to help make them clear. This is ridiculous.

Christopher Bouzy @cbouzy

No, but @courtneymilan is more than welcome to start a social media platform and write the terms of service and policies however she likes. But the policy isn't changing, nor is it being rewritten. Spoutible will not please everyone, but thankfully there are other options for those who aren't happy.
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Annika Barranti Klein

@noirbettie

Welp, I’m a queer romance writer so I guess I’m not safe on this site. It’s really too bad — it was feeling pretty cozy for a minute.

10:44 PM - Feb 19, 2023

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Cecilia Tan

@ceciliatan

Literally in 1992 if you went thru the entire Writers Market, Small Press Writers Guide, etc etc... you could find magazines and markets that accepted sf/f stories OR that accepted stories with sex in them, but not both. There wasn't ONE place I could sell my stories to. So I had to self publish.

The cover of Telepaths Don't Need Safewords by Cecilia Tan

10:47 PM - Feb 19, 2023

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All I’m asking people to understand is that you can prohibit adult content with clear language where the answer to someone’s question of “can I post this?” is not “just post it and see if you end up getting banned!”

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Just to be clear: I’m pretty sure that posting links to romance novels that contain sex scenes violates this policy.

Adult Nudity & Sexual Content
Spoutible prohibits the posting or sharing of any sexually explicit content.
Examples of Adult Nudity & Sexual Content may include:
Sharing or posting sexually explicit images or videos, including nudity, sexual acts, and pornography.
Engaging in sexually suggestive or explicit language in posts, comments, or private messages.
Sharing or posting sexually suggestive or explicit content, including images, videos, and text, that are not sexually explicit but still violate the community guidelines.
Sharing or posting links to sexually explicit websites or content.
Posting sexually explicit comments or messages on public profiles or pages.
Engaging in non-consensual sharing or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos, also known as revenge porn.
Exceptions may be made for medical, health, educational or artistic content.
If you come across a post, account, or any other content that you believe violates this policy, please report it to us. Spoutible wi...

09:17 AM - Feb 19, 2023

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Alan Baxter

@AlanBaxter

Elon Musk buys Twitter

04:30 PM - Feb 19, 2023

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Catherine Lundoff

@Clundoff

Looking for #ValentinesDay reads of a #Sapphic nature? Queen of Swords Press has you covered! Avoiding romantic tales and looking for #aromantic protagonists or just plain fun stories with minimal romantic context? We got that too! #QueenofSwordsPress #smallpress https://weightlessbooks.co...

11:40 AM - Feb 14, 2023

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Whatever you think of adult content on this site directly, this is not good language, it’s not good policy, and it is extremely fixable. @cbouzy I am happy to help try to come up with a policy that provides clear guidance, meets general aims of external bodies, while preserving necessary discussion.

11:55 AM - Feb 19, 2023

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Hailey Piper

@haileypiperfights

The ink is fresh and pink 🥰

04:14 PM - Feb 18, 2023

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Preeti Chhibber

@runwithskizzers

What video game music makes you THE MOST anxious when you hear it?

I think mine is a tie between Battle of Hoth from Star Wars N64, the BONG BONG Dawn of the Final Day from Majora's Mask, or the Guardians music from Breath of the Wild.

Special mention for Skyward Sword Silent Realm music tho

09:31 PM - Feb 18, 2023

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Holley Cornetto

@Holley_Cornetto