I think my #PaxAus costume may have been too subtle. #books #writing #Murderbot #SciFi

Something about your character changes. Who is the first to notice? (if anyone). #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #medieval #art

Everything ready to rock on the Kickstarter fulfilment. Should get most of it done next week. Looking forward to having my latest book in the hands of my readers. #books #reading #SciFi #bugs #Kickstarter #booksky

Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar? -Confucius . You'll note this is posed as a question. This is the answer: #friends #travel #WritersLife #PAXAus #BoardGames

More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN

SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 2d ago

Gill O'Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social reviews Claudia Monpere's stunning @claudiamonpere.bsky.social collection The Periodic Family at SmokeLong. Out soon! SmokeLong book celebration on Oct 18! More info soon! www.smokelong.com/review-claud...

Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar? -Confucius . You'll note this is posed as a question. This is the answer: #friends #travel #WritersLife #PAXAus #BoardGames

Wandering around #Melbourne today. Apparently the friendliest capital in the world, according to some poll.

Kids protesting to stop the collapse of public education really gives a sense of what Walter Benjamin meant when he described revolution as less the engine than the emergency break.

as this is a lesbian day, please consider enjoying this story of mine about a giant lesbian!

Did you know? In the Victorian era, a notorious grave robber in Ohio, became so feared that parents used him as a bogeyman to frighten their children? His name was William Cunningham, but he was better known as “Old Man Dead,” and “Old Cunny." #Victorian #history #Halloween

“We determined that the best way forward was a clean start with total rebranding, and in the 90 minutes of its existence, the new Tompkins University has had an absolutely pristine record when it comes to handling sexual misconduct.” — Michael Kotlikoff, university president

Cornell Tries Going By Different Name

ITHACA, NY—In an aggressive attempt to distance itself from an alleged sexual assault at one of its fraternity houses, Cornell University hastily announced Thursday that it was now going by a differen...

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Yes, this is true - the 2P rules were made by the developer as an errata after they printed the boxes. The North Pac reprint had so many weird decisions - like marketing a 5 minute filler as an hour long dry Train Game - & I was kept out of the loop during essentially the whole process.

@erik-eliason.bsky.social · 3d ago

I think I remember hearing this happen with Amabel Holland's game, Northern Pacific, but she didn't make up the 2 player rules, it was someone else at Rio Grande who never took credit because they were rough lol

Great fun at TTGDA meet-up yesterday! Got t play a couple of unpublished games and contributed some ideas. It's nice to feel useful. I'll be testing my own game at #PAXAus on Sunday. Please feel free to hunt me down. #BoardGames #GameDev #TabletopGames

Many of my early designs were playtested on a very small table that kept getting groceries pushed onto it, in a house with three cats ergo: most of my games had a small footprint and played in an hour or less

Dael Kingsmill@dailydael.bsky.social · 6d ago

How big do board game designers think tables are? Have they seen tables?

Melbourne, I am in you! Kicking around for most of the weekend. Attending PAX and catching up with folkes. #writing #BoardGameDev #GameDev #WritingCommunity

Melbourne, I am in you! Kicking around for most of the weekend. Attending PAX and catching up with folkes. #writing #BoardGameDev #GameDev #WritingCommunity

Maybe you have a creative block because you've been sitting there like a lump? Why the creative brain feeds on movement Movement and creativity go hand in hand. Scientists are working to discover why www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... #writing #art #creativity #science

Some guy on BGG wants to know why Christian missionaries increase the demand for opium in An Infamous Traffic. Me: Hey, I'm a professor of Christian history! I can answer this! Guy: I don't like your answer. I don't believe it. Those missionaries wouldn't have done that. ... okey dokey

Ex senior CIA official who was arrested in May with hundreds of gold bars worth over $45 million in his home pleads guilty to fraud. While at the CIA, David Rush allegedly created a fictitious classified program to obtain government funds and then used them for his personal benefit u.afp.com/S9tU

Hmm I’d probably pronounce Vh-Uee as “Vee-Yoo” but I feel like I’m probably wrong. What inspired you to come up with that name though?

Vh Uee is definitely giving mysterious fantasy character I’d probably pronounce it vuh ee but I’m curious if you have a specific pronunciation in mind as for the silliest name I’ve used I feel like I’ve come up with some ridiculous ones when brainstorming characters what inspired Vh Uee?

Now I'm working a fantasy, I call a character Vh-Uee. How would you pronounce that? What's the silliest name you've ever used? #writing #characters #AmWriting #fantasy

Maybe you have a creative block because you've been sitting there like a lump? Why the creative brain feeds on movement Movement and creativity go hand in hand. Scientists are working to discover why www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... #writing #art #creativity #science

What little details can you add that show your character's true nature, without having to tediously scrawl out their entire inner monologue? #writing #AmWriting #masculinity #WritingCommunity #Authodons

Random career tidbits: I have two out-of-print published games (won't say which) that went from initial concept meeting to "files to the printer" in less than a week. Quarriors was turned down by 5 publishers before Wizkids took it. I've still designed more TCG content than any other type of game