by Mary E. Lowd
Written on Twitter for Threads, 12/21/2023
In a glade
As in a dream
Ice encrusted trees
Like columns, o’er a meeting rise
Of an otter queen
& mythic being Continue reading “The River Otter and the Unicorn”
Month: December 2023
Things You Don’t Need to Tell an Author
When my Entangled Universe trilogy came out from Aethon books, a number of people felt the need to pop up and tell me they wouldn’t be buying it, because that publisher only sells through Amazon, and they hated Amazon more than they cared about reading my fiction.
Now people are telling me they won’t read my fiction because of my stance on AI. Okay. No big deal. Continue reading “Things You Don’t Need to Tell an Author”
Always Loved Octopi
You don’t want to tangle with an octopus in a snowball fight. Unless you’re an octopus too, or maybe a spider or centipede or something, there’s NO WAY you have enough arms to keep up.
As someone who loves octopi so much that my mom let me skip a day of school as a teen to go to an aquarium and stare at a sleeping one for three hours in a wind tunnel while it twitched precisely once, it really means a lot to me how much better AI is getting at drawing them. Continue reading “Always Loved Octopi”
The River Otter at the Forest Ball
by Mary E. Lowd
Written on Twitter for Threads, 12/21/2023
Fancy and fine
In a gown so divine
This otter is floating
The lanterns are glowing Continue reading “The River Otter at the Forest Ball”
A Snowflake’s Point of View
by Mary E. Lowd
Written on Twitter for Threads, 12/21/2023
A single point in the universe
From its reference frame
The Earth comes rushing up
But not directly
It lists and leans
Rolling in a galaxy-sized wind Continue reading “A Snowflake’s Point of View”
Picking Myself Back Up
All of my previously published books that FurPlanet cancelled should be available again on Kindle by the morning, except for Jove Deadly’s Lunar Detective Agency. I need to talk to my co-author about that one.
Wide-distribution and paperbacks will be up next. Continue reading “Picking Myself Back Up”
Instant Turnaround on Re-Releases
In the last two days, I’ve made covers for 11 of the 12 books FurPlanet dropped.
All four Otters In Space books are already back on Kindle. Continue reading “Instant Turnaround on Re-Releases”
People Fear Change
The more I watch what’s happening and see the parallels to things that have happened in the past, the more it looks to me like the tumultuous, negative aspects of AI being introduced into the world of art and writing were unavoidable, because it’s about people fearing change. Continue reading “People Fear Change”
Professionals Steal Outright
by Mary E. Lowd
Artists making art
For the right reasons: Continue reading “Professionals Steal Outright”
Partings Ways with the FWG
I haven’t posted about this much, because in the scheme of things, it’s small. But I fought for The Furry Writers’ Guild to be a democracy years ago.
But this year, they’ve enacted an anti-AI policy without a vote and kicked me out summarily because of my stance on AI. Continue reading “Partings Ways with the FWG”