Update: Meta backed down on training their gen ai on any website shared on their platforms. Public backlash for the win!

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Friendly reminder that beta readers are not editors. They aren't professionals and aren't supposed to be paid. Beta readers are *readers*, they can have opinions and provide feedback, but not *edit*. If beta readers want money, they're scammers. #writing #writingcommunity

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A big clompy horse with feathery legs and a nice attitude, just for riding about the lanes on. Maybe a cart for him, too.

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I must say, if I was a publisher, watching this, I would be thinking that I would very much like NOT to have this level of anger focused on me. And for the moment, that seems not to be an issue for them.

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All right, look, snark aside, here’s the thing: what weapon, exactly, is the SoA bringing to this knife fight? Would we strike if they asked us to? Would the WGGB and the WGA and the AG come too? If they sound weak, it may be because they have no idea, and nor does anyone else.

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