@inkbitspixels

The Author Website Guy. Manager of #socialmedia and #newsletters. Member @EFAFreelancer he/him

 building stuff
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Joined February 2010
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Hey everyone, If anyone needs help with their website or with other tech,  I have time in my schedule and I could use the work. Thanks, Nate
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You're getting a beat down if you think I'm going to give you any of my books.
Dzintra - Author@DzintraSullivan11h
Too early? I don't care. What's my gift?
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One problem with flying to conferences is that I inevitably end up with even more books than I started with. This is bad because then I have to carry them back to the airport. THIS TIME AROUND, I DIDN'T EVEN VISIT ANY BOOKSTORES, AND IT STILL HAPPENED, FOR PETE'S SAKE.
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Here are a few reasons why you shouldn't worry too much about this week's PHP news. 1, that issue needs to be solved on the server level by hosting companies. It's not something that a website can fix too fix.
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2, it is such a serious issue that almost every hosting company dealt with it in a few hours. 3, even in a worst case scenario, so long as you took basic steps like making sure you have daily backups of your website, it is really not that hard to de-hack your website.
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Yes, I am taking this seriously, but given how many times I've had to deal with hacked websites, I'm not panicking.
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Weekly News: 19th October 2026 buff.ly/FqX5aKE

Weekly News: 19th October 2026 - Author Help

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

authorhelp.uk
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Calibre now has decent sounding text to speech functions. buff.ly/5xXOeOd

Calibre can now read ebooks aloud without sounding like a robot - OMG! Ubuntu

A new update to the Calibre ebook manager is out and it brings more natural sounding text-to-speech (TTS) voices, as well as AVIF image support and better

omgubuntu.co.uk
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AI isn't all bad - someone used it to clone and release Photoshop. buff.ly/nbZ2WoJ

Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word...

It's a protest now.

tomshardware.com
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Someone didn't think this sign through.
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Doyle Calhoun points out that most if not all of the high profile accusations about writers using AI have been aimed at minority writers. buff.ly/j08VJpO

Opinion | When Black Writers Are Guilty Until Proved Human (Gift Article)

The recent scandals around A.I. in fiction seem driven less by questions of literary merit than by the workings of anti-woke vigilante activists.

nytimes.com
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Josh Heath wrote an explainer post about writing for hire. buff.ly/hW2IrOM

Who Owns the Rights to the Work?

by Josh Heath. Writing in the games industry often means Work for Hire. Learn what kinds of agreements, rights, and limitations writers can expect to encounter when contracting with games companies.

sfwa.org
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Don't use AI to make art. Use childhood trauma like a real artist.
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The Walrus questions whether readers can actually detect AI writing. buff.ly/PL6k3gq

Readers Think They Can Spot AI Writing. They’re Wrong | The Walrus

Every polished sentence isn’t evidence for the prosecution

thewalrus.ca
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Spritz has released a new version of the Readme! speed reading app: buff.ly/zuw5T42

ReadMe! — EVERY BOOK. EVERY READER.

12 years in the making. The focused speed-reading mode that made ReadMe! different is back, rebuilt for v2.

v2.readmei.com
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Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blogs Posts of the Week 10/12/26-10/16/26 buff.ly/O2FEqSM
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Okay, now this is annoying. This morning I was filling out my profile in Whova in anticipation of going to WFC later this week. A few minutes ago I went back in the app to discover that Whova decided unilaterally to scrape my LinkedIn profile and add a bunch of shit.
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I did not give Whova a link to my profile, nor did I ask for this. I have to assume this is an example of an AI being left alone to run amuck. That is annoying, but what really sucks is that Whova is otherwise a fairly shitty app.
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There are bunches of ways the developers could have improved the interface or other functionality, but no, Whova decided to add AI.
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Weekly News: 12th October 2026 buff.ly/uIMOO51

Weekly News: 12th October 2026 - Author Help

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

authorhelp.uk
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Sally Rooney pulled from sale in UK over support for Palestine Action (This week in books) buff.ly/lGD1ApI

Sally Rooney pulled from sale in UK over support for Palestine Action (This week in books)

This week! Books! Sally Rooney Says Her Novels Will No Longer Be Sold in U.K. (gift link) – Stephen Castle, New York Times – In a truly preposterous and chilling turn of events, Sally Rooney’s books...

nathanbransford.com
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