For those interested in such things, I wrote a short post about learning to write by reading bad books.![Learning Writing From Reading](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/8939)
Learning Writing From Reading "Bad" Books
Recently a young writer posted on Reddit about the advice from Stephen King to augment your writing journey by learning what not do via reading bad books. Alanadmin (Jake Kerr)
Here's a one minute sample of the full cast audio drama podcast of my book The Thieves Guild. I hope you like it! https://youtube.com/shorts/OjZTfrmhpYw?si=HzLnW2bv_b_DNYj_![Thieves Guild scene-of-the-week! #shorts #podcast #pulp #book #fantasyauthor #audiobook](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/8933)
Thieves Guild scene-of-the-week! #shorts #podcast #pulp #book #fantasyauthor #audiobook
A scene from this week's Thieves Guild podcast brought to you by @broadswordbooks.YouTube
Radio legend Jaye Albright: My Personal Trans Hero. https://jakekerr.com/blog/2023/09/09/jaye-albright-my-personal-trans-hero/![Jaye Albright, My Personal Trans Hero](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/8929)
Jaye Albright, My Personal Trans Hero
Back in the nineties, I was the Alternative Music editor for Radio & Records , an industry publication that was inluential with radio music directors and pradmin (Jake Kerr)
Super excited that my fantasy series The Thieves Guild is now available for pre-order in all major bookstores. https://books2read.com/thievesguild
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Congratulations to my screenwriter/director daughter Zoe, who has signed with Russell Hollander at Fourth Wall Management!
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Glad I mowed the lawn in 102 degree weather yesterday, as it's 105 today. :/
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I will never get tired of reactions to Ram Jam's "Black Betty." https://youtu.be/cjO7CMFx4Q0![Ram Jam](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/8128)
Ram Jam "Black Betty" Best of Reactions Compilation
Compilation of Reactions to Black Betty by Ram JamSUPPORT THE CHANNEL HEREhttps://www.paypal.me/DBrooksEditsIf you enjoyed the video, hit the like button. If...YouTube
Still processing Sinead O'Connor's death. She was disarmingly open. Stunningly brave. Seemingly fragile. Yet ferocious. She survived the dark side and decided to let her light shine. And how it shined!
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So let's try this out. I enabled the Friendica connection to Bluesky and am posting this from Friendica. It will be really cool to unify these two social networks. For those that don't know: Friendica is built on the same platform as Mastodon (ActivityPub), so I can post to Mastodon, too. Federated unity!
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Old hard drive had nothing really new. Past Jake was smart enough to migrate past Jake files to newer storage.
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Found an 11-year old hard drive in storage. Currently wondering if there is anything of interest on it. Will report back.
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Have the tentative schedule for my participation at the Cascade Writers Workshop, and I'm on four panels, all of which sound extremely fun and educational. I can't wait!
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This video is a fascinating deconstruction of genius. An extremely strong guitar player breaks down an Eddie Van Halen riff that is nearly impossible to play. Just when he succeeds, he looks deeper and discovers a level of virtuosity that seems unattainable to mortals.![This Van Halen Riff is IMPOSSIBLE](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/7115)
This Van Halen Riff is IMPOSSIBLE
Snag your official SHRED TILL YOU'RE UNDEAD merch here!!!! https://vonkowen.threadless.com/collections/ben-ellerDownloadable practice tracks, bonus guitar le...YouTube
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June critique contest ends in 24 hours. A free critique of your fiction or notes on your screenplay for free. Details here: https://jakekerr.com/blog/2023/06/01/jakes-june-critique-contest-is-now-live/![Jake's June Critique Contest Is Now Live](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/7113)
Jake's June Critique Contest Is Now Live
Add your email to enter below! 1 winner Value: Priceless! Prize: A critique from Jake Jake's June Critique Giveaway A critique from Jake Priceless! A critiadmin (Jake Kerr)
Just had an ambient track I created and went to upload to an album for distribution flagged for explicit lyrics. An instrumental track. Flagged for explicit lyrics. 🤦
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I mean, clearly the words were so dirty you couldn’t even say them. So it should be flagged! 🙃
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Just tried a sample of the new Starbucks olive oil drink and it’s just as god awful as you think it is.
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My June Critique Contest is Now Live
Whether you have a screenplay, a novel chapter, a short story, or a TV Pilot, enter this month's contest to get a free critique from me. Signup and link to the FAQ is here. #jakescritiquelab![Jake's June Critique Contest Is Now Live](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/6901)
Jake's June Critique Contest Is Now Live
Add your email to enter below! 1 winner Value: Priceless! Prize: A critique from Jake Jake's June Critique Giveaway A critique from Jake Priceless! A critiadmin (Jake Kerr)
It's now official... I'll be teaching at the Cascade Writers Workshop this July! As a former participant, I'm so excited at being part of the group that gets to share knowledge and nurture writers. http://cascadewriters.com/2023-three-day-critique-workshop/#jake-kerr
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Lost Places comes out tomorrow and it's a pick of the week at Publishers Weekly!
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/92145-pw-picks-books-of-the-week-may-1-2023.html
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/92145-pw-picks-books-of-the-week-may-1-2023.html
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Holy shit! That SO AMAZING. YOU TOTALLY DESERVE THIS, TOO! OMIGOD. OMIGOD. So happy for your, Sarah!! Wait, you need more exclamation marks! Yes!!!!!! Go you!!!!
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congratulations! I just zapped the whole list to my teen sitting two feet away. They’ll love these!
After 14 years. After doing some deal connections with Ev WIlliams and Biz Stone. After being one of the earliest cheerleaders... I have deactivated my Twitter account.
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My new #SmallBeerPress collection comes out a month from now, on Tuesday May 2. Here's the info for the #Baltimore launch! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sarah-pinsker-book-launch-lost-places-tickets-539296368957![Sarah Pinsker Book Launch: Lost Places](https://kerr.social/photo/preview/640/4853)
Sarah Pinsker Book Launch: Lost Places
Join us for a celebration of widely beloved writer Sarah Pinsker and her latest collection of short stories, LOST PLACES!Eventbrite
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How did it take me this long to discover Krita? WAY better than Gimp. I love it.
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From what I can tell, the only downside is it doesn't export to PDF. The UX is absolutely amazing.
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