kalloway @kalloway@fedibird.com

When I was putting together my "Forgotten Greek and Roman Myths" manuscript, I was constantly told that it is not a sellable concept for a book - because "people want to read their favorite myths", and not unkown ones.

Now the reviews are trickling in, and every reviewer highlights how exciting it is to find unknown myths about the well-known gods and heroes.

🤷‍♀️

(Still looking for an English language publisher, btw.)

#mythology #books #bookstodon #storytelling #writing #publishing

This is why I have been trying to warn about BlueSky.

BlueSky has just been partially bought by a cryptocurrency company "Blockchain Capital" and appointed a blockchain / cryptocurrency expert to their board:

https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a

Their new board member is a bitcoin researcher who promotes NFTs.

BlueSky describe the tie-up with Blockchain Capital as a "natural partnership" and says that the blockchain company has "a uniquely deep understanding of our decentralized foundation".

(via @jwz)

#Cats #Cat #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #catsofthefediverse #CatsOfPixelfed #catsofthefediverse

American cemeteries are a paradox: Calm and comforting, but also disquieting, even spooky places. Their value is similarly mixed for wildlife. In some cities, they are the largest green spaces, and refuges for both common and endangered species. But the way we've buried our dead for the last century makes them a source of potentially dangerous pollution too.

My first piece for Sierra magazine looks at the complicated ecology of the American cemetery:

#nature #wildlife

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/complicated-ecology-cemeteries

Morgagni Family Tomb

(Those strange things in their palms are the souls of the dead.)

#foto #fotografie #photo #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #cemetery #graveyard #Mementomori #Milan #Italy

back in 2019, made a "cancelled resources" page for (kink)-artists and friends undergoing harassment campaigns for their art. re-linking here in case if it's useful; some of the info is more twitter-based but applicable still. www.kradeelav.com/cancelled-re...

via #WilWheaton on Tumblr
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/765179952022847489

#SciFi #WomenAuthors

デフォルメ判定ってどの辺だろ？ #私の命を助けると思って皆さんデフォルメ絵載せてください

I wasn't super inspired by this prompt, so I ended up a not very interesting interpretation. I do think it turned out pretty nice tho, I love these colors!

October 23rd 2024 #pixel_dailies - theme: #orbit
Palette: Comfort44s
#pixelart @pixel_dailies

I'm doing fic or treat but instead of fics, i'm giving out doodles, song recs, and opinions. Please feel free to request something, it will give me 1 serotonin 🐀👍

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Behold the most difficult bird in the world to photograph. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet. They are thumb-sized, hide away in the bushes, and only stay in one place for a fraction of a second. You can tell by this one's expression that he is a little sht.

#birds #birds #ontario

They have set-up a GoFundMe for Matthew Sweet's recovery (another sad commentary on US Healthcare):

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-matthew-sweets-stroke-recovery

#Music #MatthewSweet

My three favourite things are eating my family and not using commas.

Some autumn vibes for you! A small watercolor from 2017

they're waiting for their first customer of the day ✨ 🥐

#MastoArt #DigitalArt #illustration #Drawing #DigitalArt

#一次創作 #oc
左眼は義眼

Fellow game designers, there are only 12 days left to add one or several of your games to the Bundle for Ukrainian Hospitals.

https://itch.io/jam/bundle-for-ukrainian-hospitals

#ttrpg #gamedesign

Installed a new printer at work.
It's a bit cantankerous, but at least it doesn't require expensive inkjet cartridges.

#cats

I created a guide on how to format written works for online printers! I used my own experience of formatting my doujin of Pumpkin Scissors fanfic

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alt: http://pomnavi.tumblr.com/printbook

#Fanfiction #NaviBlogs