Notices by Robert Kingett (weirdwriter@caneandable.social)

A one click method to follow public lists of accounts, or to register to a server with a set number of people you follow, like, BSky has it where you can register to the platform instantly following everyone in a particular starter packs. Instances could do their own version too. Users can opt in to the starter packs for their instances. @meejah @mekkaokereke

Seriously, more people should use #WebDav to connect to OneDrive and others so you don't have to deal with their bloated, inaccessible, syncing apps. Below is a good how to on using WebDav so you never have to install the OneDrive app again. Plus, far more accessible too!

https://winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_microsoft_onedrive

#TechTip #FediTips #OneDrive

Yikes! Other authors, be very careful and make sure you, or your agent, keeps an eye on contracts! Because mine is more experienced, he spotted the below right away, but keep an eye out for the below.

1. Do not give publishers permission to train their AI on your work, even internally. WTF? A publisher tried to sneak this in!

2. Despite what publishers tell you, demand your audiobook should be done by humans and your cover should be done by humans. Publishers love AI despite what they tell you!

3. Do not let publishers dictate giving you a lower advance *because* you don't have a platform. This is bullshit, especially since they have all the PR connections.

4. Do not let them say anything about how many hours you should spend promoting your book. Make this low as possible or even eliminate it altogether. They have all the PR connections. You don't. Make it their fault you don't make back their advance, not you, because they can decline to publish you in the future and you won't have numbers to prove they failed in PR.

5. Don't let publishers tell you virtual book tours don't generate returns on investment and isn't worth having their publicist do. No, fuck that shit! Because my agent is experienced, he said fuck that straight away! If you want your releases to be virtual, say so!

And finally,

6. Do not let them give you a low advance. A lower advance says they don't have to invest in you as much to get back that investment. They should do the bulk of the publishing work, not you, so always ask for higher advances, always! Even if you don't think you'll make back that advance. Go higher. This will force them to do something about their investment in you!

#Publishing

My podcast has event recordings, article readings by the community, audiobook examples, and stream highlights! The RSS feed is https://pinecast.com/feed/weirdwritings #RSS #Podcast #Podcasts

@annika @cwebber Do you mind if I use this in one of my romance novels? :)

Hi new #Twitter people. I haven't seen this tip come up in a while so I'm gonna share it here. Long links don't count to your character limit. This means you don't need link shorteners. In fact, many here, including me, won't click on shortened links with link shorteners because I wanna know where the link goes. Plus, you don't need to know I clicked it. You really don't. If I like your link enough, I will tell you. That's better than a number! #FediTips #FediTip

I’m using the #BlueSky bridge so does anyone know how to follow hashtags over there? I would like to follow Publishing and RomanceLandia without making an account over there.

So you want to be my pen pal? https://robertkingett.com/posts/6662/ #Blog #Blogs #Blogging #IndieWeb #NoPaywall

For now, let’s enjoy this win and toast to the continued consolidation of power and capital. https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/ #Journalism

if I were the onion, I would immediately turn this loose on the community, minorities, and say, make your own satire website, and we will help you promote it under our brand! This is just amazing! Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families | AP News https://apnews.com/article/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9 #Journalism #Business

This was sent to me bysomeone that asked me, hey, why is blue sky adding content warnings? I genuinely can’t wait to see how people will complain about content warnings over there. I doubt anybody will use them seriously but I quote, Bluesky: "📢 App Version 1.93 is rolling out now (1/5) This release includes the thread composer, improved tooling for adding content warnings to your own posts, and other improvements and fixes. Open this thread for more details. 🧵" — Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3lahjxmqajk2p #Bluesky

Is there a YouTube channel or podcast that reads things from the leopards ate my face subreddit? Nobody describes their screenshots and it’s too much work to go through on my mobile device where those things can be OCR’d easily

I #CanHelpWith small technical writing projects such as a short one page tutorial but I can also help with editing your cover letter/ resume/ other letters you need. I can do more after the new year. Can't help with research right now but that is something I am very skilled in, research.

Artificial Divide is a multi genre anthology featuring blind and visually impaired authors. The stories range from Braille in Fantasy worlds to a rogue screen reader helping a performer improve her craft and more! https://robertkingett.com/posts/4305/
#FediBookFair

Someone recommended me a #Friendica instance a few weeks ago but I lost it. Can you all recommend some English instances to try? #Fediverse

This gets at the point of #AntiWork. If you work hard with no bonus but your company makes a crap ton of money? Why put in more work effort when you're *not* getting paid for it https://beckyisj.substack.com/p/the-corporate-letdown #Capitalism #Work

More free stuff to read after 6 anthologies by Disabled authors.. Get all my free stuff here. https://robertkingett.com/free/ #Free #DRMFree