Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!

Write down a "thing you did the most" from every company that sent you their version of a year-end Unwrapped post, on separate slips of paper. Draw 2 at random and roll a D6. At the next social gathering you attend, you must....

Scare-on Lim 林家丰 @ PAX Aus@ehronlime.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I need everyone to make a shitpost game that fits into at most 3 posts on here before the end of the year otherwise thr sun will not rise again

1. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway 2. Silent Night - The Temptations 3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross

Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 10mo ago

What are your top 3 absolutely essential, feels-like-Christmas songs? Mine are: 1. Sleigh Ride (orchestral) - Leroy Anderson 2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams 3. Somewhere in My Memory (Theme from Home Alone) - John Williams

I named my fists Rhythm and Blues, 'cause I'm always ready to dance.

Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass

Oh NFL, how I have missed you.

Talking about writing with smart people is such a freaking delight.

My desire to see fun people is currently winning out over my general fear of the internet, which is a long way of saying - hey y'all, I'm at Gen Con!

IT'S TIME! Here's the ConCurrent panel schedule, threaded. Schedule, registration, and donation links all at the end of the thread. Oh yeah, and registration is now open. 1/

a man with long hair is wearing a white shirt with a blue collar and looking at the camera .

Alt: a man with long hair is wearing a white shirt with a blue collar and looking at the camera, saying "It's time."

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What a night! My heart is full. Congratulations to all the Nebula winners, finalists, staff, and volunteers for creating an amazing moment, night, and story.

It's almost time, y'all! I can't wait to celebrate all of these incredible writers with you!

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association@sfwa.bsky.social · last yr.

And don't forget: Today's the BIG DAY! 🎉🎉 Our 60th Anniversary Nebula Awards Ceremony starts at 8 PM CT. Join Toastmaster Erin Roberts to celebrate another thrilling year in SFF. Set your YouTube reminders now! #Nebulas2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=33h7... @nirele.bsky.social

I still can't quite believe it, but it's true - I will be hosting the 60th(!) annual Nebula Awards!!

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association@sfwa.bsky.social · last yr.

SFWA is thrilled to announce Erin Roberts as Toastmaster for our 2025 Nebula Awards Ceremony, to be held June 7 in Kansas City, MO, and online. Learn more about Erin Roberts' storytelling here! nebulas.sfwa.org/announcing-t...

Hi there, tabletop RPG designers! I'm opening up the first Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant. I'm looking to award up to 5 designers $250 to help create their games and/or set up their businesses. Applications open today and run through the end of the month. Enter here! bannerless.games/grant

Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant

Hi there! My name is Ken Lowery, and I'm an award-winning tabletop RPG designer who operates under the name Bannerless Games. If you've heard of me at all, it's likely for my solo games: Lighthouse at...

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I had such a wonderful time reading and listening last night! Check out the recording for an hour of storytelling around a virtual campfire.

Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our first Story Hour on YouTube felt like a great housewarming party! Effie Seiberg read a sweet, funny story and Erin Roberts read a beautiful, heartbreaking one, and we couldn't be happier. You can still watch! @effies.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social #Booksky www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8f8...

Breaking: Cory Booker has officially delivered the longest Senate floor speech in US history, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.

Want to hear a story about art and isolation and many many (many) shades of gray? You're in luck! Wednesday night at 7 PM PDT I'll be making my Story Hour debut alongside the amazing Effie Seiberg and sharing a story that's out of print but still of my heart. Join us! www.storyhour2020.com

Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 2y ago

Story Hour moves to YouTube this week, but we still have awesome guests. Like Effie Seiberg, who’s read for us many times—and Erin Roberts, making her Story Hour debut! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! The things that matter stay the same. @effies.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Want to know the difference between writing a character hiding the truth from the reader and one hiding the truth from themselves? Wondering how to let your readers know what's true when your narrator can't stop lying? Let's get into it this Monday with a deep dive on writing unreliable narrators!

Mary Robinette Kowal@maryrobinettekowal.com · 2y ago

On Monday, March 31, @nirele.bsky.social will be teaching a class on unreliable narrators to the members of my Patreon at the Classes tier. She is a brilliant instructor, and I love this topic. Sign up for a 7-day free trial to join: patreon.com/maryrobinette

Calling poets, prose writers, & essayists to submit to the AfroSurrealist Special Issue of @strangehorizons.bsky.social! Eds. @yvettel.bsky.social & Shingai Njeri Kagunda are seeking worlds that slip b/t mundane, uncanny, ghostly, & futuristic. Submissions window is April 15 to April 30.

Afrosurrealism Special Issue: Submissions Call

The editors for the AfroSurrealism Special invite you to submit fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

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Games I may one day make when I have time #247: The Creek Keeps Rising Gameplay: Struggling to get basic things done as the world goes downhill around you. You know it's the end(ish) times but you still gotta plan Davita's birthday. Genre: Mundane Survival

See a smile, quote a smile!

Erin Brown@babblewocky.bsky.social · 2y ago

See a smile, quote a smile! I hate being photographed, but business is booming and the brand is growing. Gotta get over it and CHEESE!

Heartfelt shout out to the amazing strangers and conductor on my DC to Philly train who helped as I tried to get my stuck bag out of the storage rack before the doors closed and the train headed to the next station. Pretty sure I lost my headphones in the process, but my heart is full.

It's almost time for #PaxUnplugged and I'm psyched to see everyone! Come by the Foundry booth (4310) to say hello, check out the demos, and maybe walk away with some swag! And if anyone knows of fun shenanigans going on in the evenings, lmk!

Foundry Virtual Tabletop@foundryvtt.bsky.social · 2y ago

We will be at #PAXUnplugged this coming weekend with an official booth! For Foundry VTT license owners or Ember backers, we have some brand new tee-shirt designs to give away! Come for the swag but stick around to try out new V13 features, the first ever Ember demo, and more!

Hey y'all - did you know that Divine Mysteries is out from Pathfinder? I got to write for this book about the gods and worked on profiles for three of them - Embaral, Obari, and Norgorber - so here's a little thread with something I love about each one.

Paizo@paizo.com · 2y ago

Lost Omens Divine Mysteries is available now. But wait, there's more! There are so many gods that we ran out of room in the book, so our psychopomp friend Yivali put together this amazing web supplement that features them all! https://buff.ly/4fPFeh6

This is basically everything I want in a game. I cannot wait.

Compulsion Games@compulsiongames.bsky.social · 2y ago

As we embark on our new journey here on Bluesky, we look forward to sharing more news about South of Midnight, our upcoming single-player, third-person action-adventure and 'modern folktale' set in the Deep South.

Finding the right balance between rhythm and story for one project and turning Mad Libs into game mechanics for another.

FIYAH Literary Magazine@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Good morning y'all ☕ Writers, what we accomplishing this week?

Within every career is a moment of kindness from someone who had nothing to gain in the doing. Remember to pay it forward when your turn comes.

We are a group of autonomous writers, artists, educators and translators coming together to offer online courses and workshops to raise money for people in Gaza 🥀🥀🥀

Why do the Bengals hate my blood pressure so much?

One of my favorite things about being one of the @writingexcuses.bsky.social podcast hosts is that my co-hosts are willing to go along with so many of my shenanigans, like the time I somehow invented a completely new POV. (If you can figure out how it works, let me know!)

What is fifth person perspective?

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Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they're dealing with.

OboeLauren🔜PAXUnplugged@lauren-urban.com · 2y ago

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.

Not sure what it says about my current mindset that my new solo journaling game idea has gone from "make your way through a fun holiday romcom" to "reckon with the feeling of being trapped in a narrative you never asked for but must live through" in about 24 hours.