Busy Busy

I may have been contacted by another scammer on Bluesky, but I'm recognising the pattern now.

Step 1: Alleged fellow author contacts me
Step 2: We talk shop for a bit
Step 3: They mention their amazing friend who's a marketing expert and will for sure help people notice my books
Step 4: They provide a contact detail for their amazing friend
Step 5: If pushed, they provide some proof of their prowess that might pass cursory inspection by someone who doesn't have a lot of time

Unfortunately for them, I have a lot of time. And I was able to really question the proof I was given. A professional-looking website with not a lot of information and exactly six testimonials allegedly by authors who used their services. The site looked brand new. Some of the authors have been doing their business since the 1970's.

I doubt this brand new publicist was working with people who've been working almost longer than I've been alive.

Then I took a closer look at their logo and...

AI ARTEFACTS

yeah this was for sure a scam. Fuck that shit.

So I called out the original contact about it and thoroughly expect them and their account to vanish shortly thereafter.

Patreon posts until I have to launch for Experts, and the rest of the nonsense when I get back from the shopping expedition on the way back. I have a metric fuckbunch of things to stock up on.

Onwards, ever onwards.

The writing contest has an extra week, so the group has gathered together to bullshit at each other for a while.

I have a story to read, a story to write, a video to edit, the memes and doodl to contribute to the temple of notes.

Now that I have a starting point to return to, I can hope that the puzzle part of Pseuducku becomes a thing today.

I might even be able to publish an alpha version that's nominally function

We need stuff. We've run out of some stuff. And I only have so many hours in which to do everything.

I might have to go shopping tomorrow.

I'll try to get things done in time, but... no guarantees.

Costco opens at 10. Let's see how much can be done.

I have starter in the incubator because Chaos has discovered the magic of pan-fried bread. Looks like I'll be making bread on a weekly basis. Maybe even bi-weekly. I aim to finish one chapter of ADT this week, and I want to make some significant progress on Pseuducku.

Then there's the usual daily offerings, the video production, and maybe even some time for myself.

I also have a catio to clean, which I will be getting to the instant this blog is

Things on my list:

• Adding text to my short story video so that I know I can
• Making bread
• Shopping

The good news is that I can multitask on that. I only have a few things to fetch at the shops, so I should be able to get them before the starter's done incubating.

Which I need to do pretty close to now.

Offerings after I get that done. See you later.

I owe some stuff to Patreon. I owe some offerings to y'all today. I should be recording five more chapters and that should be going up on Patreon too. I should be focussing on all of that but the allure of relax time is calling me.

I can resist. I hope.

On the plus side, Mum has her seasonal chocolate and a half-dozen eggs, a fix to her tech, and refreshes supplies. Yay.

I have no idea what I'm going to doodle

I have a physio appointment today, so my priority is getting things organised (tm) before it's time to skedaddle to that.

I have chapters to read and record, the usual offerings, and maybe catching up with Weird Writer Wednesday.

At least I've made a start on the recordings.

Let's see how far I can go.

The cats need food, the fam needs protein, flavour, and little things. I have a bit of a Leyland's Tour ahead of me, which will commence as soon as the group's done with the backup reads. I have five stops this time and I can only hope I have enough money to cover our needs.

I'm good at juggling finances.

When I get back, that's when my offerings shall occur. Which means I can focus on being Prepared(tm) for social time