@cstross : it is already there.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built, from Becky Chambers, has a very ghastly backdrop (I mean, everyone is dead, civilisation has totally collapsed. It can’t be more dark than that) but, because the main character drinks tea, everyone seems to find that the book is "hopeful" and "inspiring".
— You choose Trump.
— I never supported Trump
— You are active on Twitter/X, which is a way to support his platform.
— I wanted to convince people there!
— With skewed algorithms? Seriously? Who are you kidding?
— I couldn’t leave, all my community was there.
— That’s what I said: not decreasing your followers count was more important than protecting democracy. You made that choice.
Hey #FediBookFair ,
I’m a SF writer writing in French published by @pvheditions . My books are under a CC By-SA license and available in every bookshop in France, Switzerland, Belgium.
My new novel, "Bikepunk" was released a few days ago (think Mad Max with bikes, written on an old typewriter).
See the #bikepunk hashtags and https://bikepunk.fr/
We are looking for partnership with #publishers in other countries to spread translations of the books.
Contact me or @ludomire
— We started another nuclear power plant to increase the computational power of our intelligent algorithm.
— That’s the third one, are you sure it’s a good idea?
— Well, according to all studies and analyses, it is beneficial for mankind.
— Wait… Where did you find those analyses?
— I simply asked our…
Both paused and stared at the screen on which an invite could be seen in a friendly green bubble: "Ask me your question."
Stop putting QR code on your posters in the city.
I don’t have my phone with me.
When I have it, I don’t want to open it.
When it is open, I don’t want to scan random stuff.
Just put the information on the posters. The date, the place, the price. Write them !
Add an URL to your website. One I could memorize, note down or even recognize later.
And no instagram/facebook. I want the information, not "follow".
You are not cool, you are simply losing a huge part of your potential audience.
