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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2025.10.11 — Have you ever written an unlikable protagonist?

I learned this lesson the hard way. Buying editors won't tolerate an initially unlikable protagonist, no matter how wonderful their transformative arc, or the ending—unless you have a brand name or a fan following, or at least a recently profitable track record. I'm needing to rewrite a trilogy and a standalone novel for penance for my hubris.

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Thank you so much again to @_elena !

#Italian #filmmaker, #photographer and #writer based in #Paris, #France who ❤️ #FOSS 🎬 #Director of: The #Illusionists #documentary + a #Fediverse #promotional #video

#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/21bC2eX9wvznPCcda5wPbA
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/elena-rossini
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Do we have Book Editors here?
Please make yourself known!

My friend is looking for one and I would like to help them find where all of the editors hang out these days! (I am hoping the answer is Fedi)

Also - NO "editors" who use AI and just shove writing into LLM. Real human workers only!!

#writing #books #editor #editing #bookediting #proofread #storyedit #copyedit #writer #bookstordon #fedihelp

Do we have Book Editors here?
Please make yourself known!

My friend is looking for one and I would like to help them find where all of the editors hang out these days! (I am hoping the answer is Fedi)

Also - NO "editors" who use AI and just shove writing into LLM. Real human workers only!!

#writing #books #editor #editing #bookediting #proofread #storyedit #copyedit #writer #bookstordon #fedihelp

Thank you so much again to @_elena !

#Italian #filmmaker, #photographer and #writer based in #Paris, #France who ❤️ #FOSS 🎬 #Director of: The #Illusionists #documentary + a #Fediverse #promotional #video

#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/21bC2eX9wvznPCcda5wPbA
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/elena-rossini
#Youtube - youtube.com/@btfree_org

Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 47 starts NOW!

#Special #Guest: @_elena

#Italian #filmmaker, #photographer and #writer based in #Paris, #France who ❤️ #FOSS

🎬 #Director of: The #Illusionists #documentary + a #Fediverse #promotional #video (news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/)

Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

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If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!

Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 47 starts NOW!

#Special #Guest: @_elena

#Italian #filmmaker, #photographer and #writer based in #Paris, #France who ❤️ #FOSS

🎬 #Director of: The #Illusionists #documentary + a #Fediverse #promotional #video (news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/)

Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

#stream #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease #fedizen #btfree #bigTechFree #nonprofit #signup #tubeFree

If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!

Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 47 starts NOW!

#Special #Guest: @_elena

#Italian #filmmaker, #photographer and #writer based in #Paris, #France who ❤️ #FOSS

🎬 #Director of: The #Illusionists #documentary + a #Fediverse #promotional #video (news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/)

Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org

All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live

#stream #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease #fedizen #btfree #bigTechFree #nonprofit #signup #tubeFree

If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!

Today in Labor History October 9, 1936: A lettuce strike had recently ended in Salinas, California. However, when red flags went up throughout town, the authorities feared communist agitators had returned and removed the red flags, only to find out later that they were part of a traffic check being done by the state highway division.

The first effective organizing in the Salinas Valley began in 1933, with the mostly female lettuce trimmers demanding equal pay to the men. The Filipino field workers supported the women’s demands. In 1934, members of the Filipino Labor Union (FLU) struck the lettuce farms. So, the farmers brought in Mexican and Anglo scabs. They used vigilante mobs and the cops to violently attack the strikers and arrested their leaders. When the Filipino Labor Union and the Mexican Labor Union joined forces, a mob of vigilantes burned their labor camp down and drove 800 Filipinos out of the Salinas Valley at gunpoint. The 1934 strike ended soon after, with the growers recognizing the FLU and offering a small raise. This violence inspired John Steinbeck to write “In Dubious Battle” and “Grapes of Wrath,” for which he won both Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.

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Today in Labor History October 9, 1936: A lettuce strike had recently ended in Salinas, California. However, when red flags went up throughout town, the authorities feared communist agitators had returned and removed the red flags, only to find out later that they were part of a traffic check being done by the state highway division.

The first effective organizing in the Salinas Valley began in 1933, with the mostly female lettuce trimmers demanding equal pay to the men. The Filipino field workers supported the women’s demands. In 1934, members of the Filipino Labor Union (FLU) struck the lettuce farms. So, the farmers brought in Mexican and Anglo scabs. They used vigilante mobs and the cops to violently attack the strikers and arrested their leaders. When the Filipino Labor Union and the Mexican Labor Union joined forces, a mob of vigilantes burned their labor camp down and drove 800 Filipinos out of the Salinas Valley at gunpoint. The 1934 strike ended soon after, with the growers recognizing the FLU and offering a small raise. This violence inspired John Steinbeck to write “In Dubious Battle” and “Grapes of Wrath,” for which he won both Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #salinas #union #strike #filipino #mexican #racism #communism #police #policebrutality #vigilante #author #books #writer #johnsteinbeck #novel #fiction #novelprize #pulitzer @bookstadon

Well, by accident I spotted a 1998 file named Greg Bear's Pep Talk.doc in Time Machine on my Mac and decided to use #Finder to find it.

Nope.

After plenty research on how-to, some Apple, some Stack Exchange etc., I've come to the conclusion that Finder #Search is broken. It won't find the file even if it is the default directory for the search, and certainly not when searching This Mac.

I found a tip to use Spotlight (I have Tahoe installed). #Spotlight actually works like a charm, finding by the time I typed the b in Greg Bear. What gives, #Apple? Are you abandoning Finder Search?

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Last day for the Itch Short Story Bundle! Soooo many stories from 20 different authors! All kinds of types to keep you on your toes. And best of all, it's freeeeeee. Get yours here: https://itch.io/b/3272/free-short-story-bundle

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Last day for the Itch Short Story Bundle! Soooo many stories from 20 different authors! All kinds of types to keep you on your toes. And best of all, it's freeeeeee. Get yours here: https://itch.io/b/3272/free-short-story-bundle

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Yesterday, someone impersonating a well-known author rated my second book (not the first) and requested to connect with me on Goodreads. The account was clearly fake, so I ignored it.

Today, that rating is gone and—as far as I know—so is the account.

Be safe out there, friends. 💚 Scammers are becoming more ruthless by the day.

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