A starred review! My Gatsby ghosts got a starred review in Library Journal! 💫💫💫 "Brilliant, bloody, and achingly tender." In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts will be out on 9.15.26 from Creature Publishing!
Andrea Blythe
@andreablythe.bsky.social
Game writer, poet, and lover of the fantastical, horrifying, and weird. TND alum. She/her Games: VAUNTED (Lost Lake Games), MONOCHROME HEIGHTS (Steam), and more Poetry: TWELVE and NECESSARY POISONS (Interstellar Flight Press) https://linktr.ee/andreablythe
Hey, gunna do some dev streaming for a little bit of the afternoon. www.twitch.tv/m3m3x Stop by and chat if you want to see me figure out some more systems stuff in godot & ink.
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Game Designer, Technical Narrative Designer, Artist, and Educator working in Godot, Ink, and Blender.
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You know what I just realised? CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? turns five years old the week before Worldcon. I kinda want to do something to celebrate that, but I don't know what. 🤔
I had the pleasure of working with @monolithfiji.bsky.social our friend Molly and my son on a game jam which we just wrapped up, super proud of it, check it out: magooster1000.itch.io/hyperdebtswap
HYPER DEBT SWAP by Magooster1000
Match-3 your way to finally paying off your debt in this arcade puzzle game!
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Complexities - A little update on writing and despair, inspired by a sentence in @slhuang.com's acknowledgments for the wonderful Language of Liars. www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/07/comp...
Complexities
Lisa Eckstein blogs about reading, writing, and revising.
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Some FAQs from the Poetry Hugo website in advance of the vote to ratify the #poetryhugo: What Works Are Available for Nomination?
My body decided to force me to take a break. Here I am achy and feverish watching Project Hail Mary.
Refereshing perspective. And I agree. Human art — even when shitty — has an intentionality that AI can't have. www.gamespot.com/articles/sla...
Slay The Spire 2 Is Choosing "Shit" Art Over Generative AI
Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano spoke with GameSpot about why Slay the Spire 2 refuses to use generative AI for placeholders and the importance of "garbage" ar…
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Last year, we successfully passed a vote for a permanent Hugo Award for Best Poem -- but the job isn't done! To go into effect, the amendment needs to be ratified this year (the current Hugo is a Special Award and therefore temporary). Details here: www.poetryhugo.com
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?
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Our senior writer roles are still open and accepting applications but may not be for long! If you were thinking about applying, get those resumes in 🦾 www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2217...
CD PROJEKT RED | Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGs
As the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers.
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Fantastic interview with Nessa, and I love her perspective on jumping in and making little (scope-friendly) games. Also, embrace your inner freak.
inkle@inkle.co · 3w agoNew Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @nessathewriter.bsky.social (Borderlands 4) talks about how writing fast, scrappy Twine games can build your skills and your portfolio at the same time. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... for the ep, or subscribe in your favourite podcast app!
Man, if this isn't in Horizon 3...
Philip K. Allan - Author@philipkallan.bsky.social · last mo.The wreck of the cruise ship MS World Discoverer, slowly being taken over by nature. She struck an uncharted reef in the Solomon Islands in 2000 and has remained there ever since. #Cruiseships #Shipwrecks #Pacific
Was in the midst of my sister's wedding last week, so I forgot to share that my Culture Consumption is up, with all the books, movies, TV, and games I enjoyed last month. andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/culture-co... #books #games
Culture Consumption: June 2026
All the books, movies, television, and games I enjoyed over the last month
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From Narrative News: "The relatively newly formed direct-join union United Videogame Workers has created a Hardship Fund that impacted workers can apply to for financial support. If you’d like to contribute, just become a member of the union. The fund comes from membership dues." uvw-cwa.org
UVW-CWA
United Videogame Workers, a game industry-wide union for North America!
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New post! Looking at the last month, featuring games by @lcbgamestudio.bsky.social, Angela He, a nod to @andreablythe.bsky.social, and why I'm reducing my use of Bluesky/social media for the foreseeable future. www.ctrl-the-narrative.com/july-2026/
July 2026
Welcome to the third edition of this newsletter! At the time of writing, the men's World Cup has reached the quarter final stage, and the expanded tournament has been relentless in taking up airspace....
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Shout out to my fellow @thenarrativemill.bsky.social alum @andreablythe.bsky.social for pointing out that accumulating games can be positive, representing POTENTIAL, much like the practice of Tsundoku (積ん読).
ENTRY-LVL@entrylvldev.bsky.social · 4w agoThis week, our writer @jisaacgadient.bsky.social confronts the monster lurking in every Steam library: the backlog. Σ(°□°˶)!! From playing for research to playing for fun, they explore why keeping up can feel impossible + how to make peace with your unfinished games. 🔗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗬𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗦
Could the suits who keep buying up and then closing game studios just shift to buying up all the AI companies? And shutter them instead?
Still looking for pitches! You do not have to be a SFWA member to submit!
Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · last mo.If you are interested in speculative poetry, I have been helping coordinate a series with the @sfwa.bsky.social online magazine! We are always looking for pitches and it pays $: sfwa.org/planetside/h...
A single mosquito made its way into my sister’s house. I now have four very itchy bug bites (three on my forehead). No one else in the household was attacked.
Bundle of Joy is on sale AGAIN as part of the Steam Summer Sale starting today! There's been so much wonderful recent support for my Dad-simulator minigame project & it's great to see it find new audiences. Thanks for sharing and leave a review if you can! store.steampowered.com/app/3138370/...
My latest newsletter explores this year's early successes, a recent downturn in creative expression due to life's business, and watching the clouds, listening to the birds, and finding joy in small moments andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/finding-jo...
Watching the Clouds, Listening to the Birds, and Finding Joy in Small Moments
On being too busy to write, needing solitude, and finding comfort in small moments.
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publications and self-pub authors: DO NOT DO THIS
Yorgos Cotronis@cotronis.bsky.social · last mo.A nightmare scenario I didn't quite expect: I get clients that say they already have the "art" ready (AI generated), they just want it re-done by a human. So they want to essentially "wash" the AI generated trash so they don't get any flack for it.
Hey, you. It's been a terrible day for gaming news. Play a great game to boost your spirits. Slay the Princess is a great game.
Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess@blacktabbygames.com · last mo.Whatever horrors you may find in these dark spaces, have heart and see them through. There are no premature endings. There are no wrong decisions. There are only fresh perspectives and new beginnings. This is a love story. For the first time EVER, Slay the Princess is 50% off on Steam!
My latest newsletter explores this year's early successes, a recent downturn in creative expression due to life's business, and watching the clouds, listening to the birds, and finding joy in small moments andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/finding-jo...
Watching the Clouds, Listening to the Birds, and Finding Joy in Small Moments
On being too busy to write, needing solitude, and finding comfort in small moments.
andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com
I totally forgot to post that my games are on sale as part of the @itch.io Summer Sale. It's the best deal I've had on either of my commercial games! essaygames.itch.io/ne9jwnt7tk Itch takes only 10% of sales compared to Steam's 30%, so now's the perfect time to support Essay Games!
Summer Sale 2026 by Essay Games
A bundle by Essay Games, $5.00 for The Last Survey, Bundle of Joy
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