In today’s Get Rec’d post, we featured Stars Die by Jenny Schwartz, which is part of a series that many readers, including folks in our community, enjoyed very much. Unfortunately, we were alerted in the comments that the cover is AI-generated. I downloaded the cover and ran it through several different scanners. The result: +98% likely it was AI-generated. The cover art is credited to Canva, which offers generative AI to users. I really dislike generative … Continue reading A Short Comment About Generative AI →
Are we ready to Cover Snark? Tara: Have we done this one yet? Amanda: definitely not… I feel like we should have seen a butt crack by now. Carrie: That jaguar is so done with this shit Lara: Maybe it’s the angle, but the curvature of that spine seems a bit off? It’s vaguely C-shaped. Also, which one is the assassin? Maya: Totally, I’m like hey girl can I refer you to a chiropractor? Sarah: … Continue reading Cover Snark: Sometimes, Diagrams Are Necessary →
Back in 2011, Carina Press released A Clockwork Christmas: A Steampunk Christmas Anthology. This anthology contains Crime Wave in a Corset by Stacy Gail, This Winter Heart by PG Forte, Wanted: One Scoundrel by Jenny Schwartz, and Far from Broken by JK Coi. I was surprised that there isn't that much talk of Christmas (or any other holiday) in the novellas. Crime Wave is the most Christmas-y book, with This Winter Heart coming in second. … Continue reading A Clockwork Christmas: A Steampunk Christmas Anthology - A Guest Review by CarrieS →
