Don Bisdorf

@dbisdorf.bsky.social

Writer, game designer, software developer. Find some of my stuff at dbisdorf.itch.io.

I'm selling off a large collection of mostly unpainted Baccus 6mm scale historical miniatures. I've got: - Early Hoplite Greek - Sassanid Persian - Western Hunnic - Late Imperial Roman - Frankish Tribes DM me if interested. RTs appreciated. 🙏🏻 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Baccus 6mm Miniatures for Sale

Baccus 6mm Miniatures for Sale Miniatures are unpainted white metal, unless otherwise noted. Multiples before each code are the number of strips of 6mm miniatures; infantry come 4 to a 20mm wide stri...

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When I open a fortune cookie, what I expect--what I *want*--is cheap paper, cheap ink, and 50-year-old typography. What I do *not* expect is this slick, glossy thing with a full-color ambulance-chaser ad on the back.

A fortune cookie slip, which reads "A lending hand will help you through difficult times."The back of a fortune cookie slip, with a lawyer's ad and a QR code.

Why do I keep seeing TV shows and movies doing the "poke a tube in the patient's chest so they can breathe" improvised surgery thing? What's so special about this one procedure?

Another day, another rejection letter. This one was for a story I wrote explicitly for an anthology. I'm honestly not sure what to do with it now; hopefully I can find another publication that will be right for this story's tone and genre.

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

Artists: whenever I sit down to practice sketching, I find myself tensing up. Anxiety about my art is an obstacle to practicing more often. Had anyone else experienced this?

I am interested in talking to anyone who has both: + Created a novel, comic, video game, etc + Loves playing DnD, Pathfinder, or another TTRPG about the impact tabletop gaming has had on your creative process. Let me know if you are interested in talking about it with me.

Does anyone know folks that I can commission to code a custom Roll20 character sheet for an indie TTRPG system? A friend asked for some recommendations so I’ll pass your name along.

Well, we tried to stop the portal, but it looks like it’s opening anyway. Oh well. We open for submissions at midnight. Ish. Horror. Up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints: you may submit one of each. Don’t agonise over your cover letter. Just send us a brilliant story.