Melissa Stone

Chibi commissions are open! ko-fi.com/c/5dd3b7c4c6

Second free piece of character art, this time for @kqwatson.bsky.social Alt text edited from the alt for the reference.

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The Australian government is introducing legislation to allow AI companies to use authors’ work to build their models. This would apply to authors from anywhere in the world. Authors: To sign the US Author's Guild petition against (you don't need to be a member): authorsguild.org/news/austral...

Children of Wrath Stats - 2 years, 9 months, 12 days from idea to published - 103,266 words cover to cover - 2 professional edits - 5 version files - the second Akrodaxis story - 2 f-bombs - 13 uses of "strange" (iykyk) LAUNCHING TOMORROW!!! https://ubl.akairondragon.ca/cow 🪐📚

The first of my free character art is done and approved! I didn't catch her name, but she belongs to @trinncun

30K is absolutely life-changing. A bunch of years ago, we had our taxes re-assessed with Liam's autism diagnosis applied. The resulting 10K in back taxes had such a profound impact:. It gave us a buffer that lasted until our basement flooded in 2021.

So... if other publishers decide to go running off a cliff, you'd join them? Just because other people are making terrible decisions doesn't mean you need to follow along. Baa

Now, see, if you truly understood the 'depth of feelings', you wouldn't be pushing AI so hard. This is so utterly tone-deaf that it sidesteps into absurd.

Oh noes... The cake i bought for my birthday is something the rest of my family is uninterested in. Guess I have to eat it all by myself.....

Nothing quite says 'this was made by Canadians or with Canadians on the team' than hearing Home for a Rest by Spirit of the West in the background.

Today, I took my son to the bank so he could take care of some things. He actually spoke to the bank teller. That might not seem like such a big deal, but he's autistic and doesn't like to talk to people. I'm so proud of him!

This looks like a lot of fun!

@myriai.bsky.social You might like this

We need help to get through the week. I haven't had work in a while and our funds are nearly depleted as a result. Sample art can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/0RZ0R6J...

I mean, it's my job, so...

@krystlematar.bsky.social LOOK WHAT SHOWED UP TODAY!

Space opera with a religious crusade at the helm. Think starships, ancient grudges, and a heroine (?) whose faith shapes a galaxy. It's not your usual space tale. Preorder Children of Wrath, All Our Sins Book 2! https://ubl.akairondragon.ca/cow 🪐📚

I have published over a million words. I grant you, some of those words are duplicated due to the existence of the SoD Omnibus, but still!

Using suspicious meat to make burgers and performing sketchy autopsies.

ART GIVEAWAY! The characters shown in my samples are: Kalaanë @irondragonbooks Gamgam @theadamholcombe Samantha @mtzimny Rohan @joe_berne Nova @magicariot.com

This glorious beast showed up at my door this morning!

A band of indie authors are doing a cool speculative-fiction anthology that just went live on Kickstarter. There will be 34 stories in this book, and you have lots of options of how you want them - ebook, fancy hardcover, or a new story every day for all of December, holiday calendar style. (1/2)

I am absolutely delighted to be part of this anthology. We've got a mix of established names and publishing newbies across a wide range of genres. My story, 'A Ring of Bone', is set in the same world as 'Path of the Warrior', just a different time period. Back our project! buff.ly/v4rQ4gl

The Rings of Adventure anthology hasn't been live for very long, but it's nearly half-way funded! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rvb...

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if ai is supposedly so good why force it on people (i know why)

#cartaugust The last few posts I had for last week didn't schedule properly. So I'm playing catch up. Again. Huge shoutout to @imironwolf for his glorious map skills.

Fem Tintin! #theadventuresoftintin #tintin #art

Protest Pack. Get it now for FREE on Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/s/35f70280d9 #PoseRef #Poses #Protest

Report: Tim Curry's death to be investigated by suspicious group of eccentrics gathering at his house

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Back to school. ❤️

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It's cover reveal day for 'Children of Wrath' by Cheyenne Brammah @akairondragon.ca • Release Date: October 22, 2026 (self-published wide) • Dark spicy scifantasy • Cover artist: Jeff Brown jeffbrowngraphics.com • Preorder: buff.ly/KWvrmsJ • Goodreads: buff.ly/fW3JjEA

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Cover reveal for my amazing wife's second novel!

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M&Ms (The food company, not the candy.)

Aaaand we're all caught up. #cartaugust