Hey John, thanks for the superb advice! I hope you don't mind, but I shared it with my fellow 40k fanfic writers over at @coldopenstories.bsky.social! (Including the newsletter sign-up link.)

John French@johnfrench.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm sending out an email on how to create characters with depth in fiction, and how it's easier than you think. I'm sending it out tomorrow, so if you sign up now, you'll get it within a virtual eyeblink. Click the link to sign up: john-french.com#mailchimp-po...

🚨 SEVEN New stories have launched from our Original Worlds imprint! Now available at www.coldopenstories.com they're going to live rent-free in my head for months! Check out all the releases, and leave a comment on which story you'll be checking out first.

My story, My Name Is Roboute, is on here. 😍 I'm so proud of that little story, and the audio version of it exceeded all my expectations. I will forever be grateful to @coldopenstories.bsky.social for making it happen. Go and listen to some stories.

❄️ Cold Open Stories@coldopenstories.bsky.social · 5mo ago

And check out *all* our audiobooks on the NEW site experience: 40k.coldopenstories.com/audio-books/ which lets you browse the full catalog

Did you miss entering the competition? Well never fear, the NEW Fast Fiction XXVI is NOW OPEN: 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writ...

🧿 Open your third eye - the winners of the longest-running Warhammer 40,000 writing contest are here! 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction... Thank you to everyone who entered!!

Hi @remedygames.com, been a fan of your works since Death Rally! I'm currently enjoying the absolute blast that is Alan Wake 2 and I was wondering: have you considered doing a DLSS 4.5 patch for the game? Looking forward to Control Resonant!

An absolute pleasure bringing your story to life! And thank you @loganraposo.bsky.social for being an incredible co-star! 🩵

dlood@dlood.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My very first original (and not fanfic) story, The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold has been audiobook-ified by the marvelous Colyn of @coldopenstories.bsky.social and a team of talented voice actors! I'd like to tag them all, but I only have @stephswanquills.bsky.social on my list. #Booksky

My very first original (and not fanfic) story, The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold has been audiobook-ified by the marvelous Colyn of @coldopenstories.bsky.social and a team of talented voice actors! I'd like to tag them all, but I only have @stephswanquills.bsky.social on my list. #Booksky

The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold - Original Worlds Audiobook

YouTube video by Cold Open Stories

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It's been awhile and I completely forget to post it here, but my #Warhammer40k T'au noir det'ect'ive series recently had its 11th Chapter released (the 10th was a hiatus notice). "Shooting Stars" features combat and intrigue, as well as ama'sec.

The Aliens Among Us - Chapter 11 - dlood - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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A bit late to the party, but the final episodes of The Young Sheldon (especially S7E13) caught me off guard. A painful, but satisfying conclusion to a series I really enjoyed watching. I was dabbing at my eyes with my hoodie the whole time. 🥲

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Greetings fellow #TrenchCrusade fans! I'd like to invite you on a fanfictional journey across the Great War ravaged Europa. Jonathan Monroe, the World Gazetteer's young correspondent travels to Europa to report on the Great War, but no trip is without dangers! archiveofourown.org/works/78220901

Hang on… Does this mean… …the FIFA Peace Prize was bollocks AFTER ALL?!

Since the Trench Crusade rulebook arrived, I checked the publication of Uncanny Resemblance, my Trench Crusade fanfic - April, 2022. The next TC fanfic to appear on AO3 is in May, 2024. I was way ahead of the times there. :D Sure, much if it is no longer lore compliant, but the vibe's there.

IT HAS ARRIVED! PRAISE THE METACHRIST! #TrenchCrusade

Guess which courier service got so totally overwhelmed it even appeared in the news? That's right, the one that's delivering my Trench Crusade rulebook! I suspect the Cult of the Black Grail is behind this foul treachery!

Happy to have my story in this collection! Considering it was a last minute idea in the middle of a very busy season, I'm glad it came out the way it did.

Lex Incarnate - Cold Open Stories | 40k

Warhammer 40,000 Short Fiction Anthology: Tragic, harrowing, and bittersweet tales set in the 41st Millennium.

40k.coldopenstories.com

❄️ Cold Open Stories@coldopenstories.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Seasons greetings! Santa Colyn is here to tell you that ‘The Enemy Within’ winners have been revealed!! 📚 To all who entered: thank you for daring to explore the depths of the 41st Millennium once again. Find the winners at 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction...

🔴 For 5+ years, we’ve proudly supported new and aspiring authors - offering editorial guidance and a platform for original storytelling. To account for the busy holiday season, we’ve extended our call for submissions! We look forward to meeting you 😌 coldopenstories.com

🧿 The internet’s longest-running Warhammer fanfiction contest returns with The Mind’s Eye. 🧿 Explore telepathic warfare, psychic intrusions, and dangerous powers waged in silence. Mind over matter isn’t metaphor here - it’s lethal. Enter ➡️ 40k.coldopenstories.com

Trench Crusade physical rulebook is on its way apparently! Will refreshing the package tracking site make it arrive faster? I've no idea, but I'm about to find it.

a black cat is playing with a laptop that says refresh on it

ALT: a black cat is playing with a laptop that says refresh on it

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Trench Crusade physical book by the end of November?

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Finally watched Nosferatu (2024). I am still under its spell. It was absolutely perfect, the acting, the cinematography, the sound design, everything! Rarely do I come across a horror that doesn't miss a beat and delivers not just up to, but even beyond my wildest expectations. Bravo!

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

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Here's a spoopy poem I wrote. Performed by the awesome Marchand. 💚 😈💀 youtu.be/3dDrlUQ9knQ

The Scratching in the Walls - Warhammer 40k Horror Short

YouTube video by Altered State Adventures

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Some phenomenal photography of some phenomenal cosplay!

Geofftogtaphy@geofftography.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Trench Crusade group looked amazing! It really is a fun AU world to do creative builds & photos. Glad to be able to shoot with them. @mortisfever (IG) @shadinski_cosplay (IG) @cossmidora (IG) @notsoparanoid (IG @firstname.bunchofnumbers (IG @that_laird_guy (IG) #trenchcrusade #cosplay #paxaus

It is very much a NIN day. Commence depression! Full speed ahead!

#Wizzair -rel Nizzába utazni olyan volt, mint sajtreszelővel rejszolni. Enyhén szórakoztató, de leginkább fájdalmas. Oda-vissza több késés jött össze, mint levegőben töltött idő.

Nightbound - a dark tale of unending night, shapeshifting horrors and the promise of dawn. Produced by one & only @coldopenstories.bsky.social and performed by the talented @stephswanquills.bsky.social! (And written by me.) #booksky #audiobook #halloween

Nightbound - Original Worlds Audiobook

YouTube video by Cold Open Stories

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To your keyboards! Halloween is just around the corner and that's your deadline to submit your Warhammer Fast Fiction story with the Prompt the Enemy Within! The link is posted in the OG post! Check out details on the website!

Gen Writes 🇨🇦@genl.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I just submitted my flash fiction for the Warhammer "The Enemy within" fast fiction contest that closes on the 31st of October. What faction are you writing for the contest? Feel free to comment below. Don't forget to submit! Details: 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writ... #Warhammercommunity

Hollywood agencies looking to sign an AI actor - says the news headline. People keep wondering how stupid things can get, and the Universe is mandated to answer the question each and every time. Stop asking for more!

This is but a silent shout into the empty void, yet it needs to be said: Negativity farming has become the social media norm, and it's exhausting. Every site wants me to be outraged all day, every day. Ad revenue has overwritten our right to peace of mind. Mankind deserves better than this.