Grace Knight
@grace-knight.co.uk
Glasgow based writer with credits across film, TV, audio drama, and theatre. www.grace-knight.co.uk. Current project for Choice of Games:https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/magic-at-the-masthead-by-grace-knight-wip-thread-60k-word-demo/178096 🏳️🌈🚲📺🪡🎮🏕🫖🚀🐀🥔
My hilarious and super talented friend Danni is doing a gig at the Fringe! Go check her out!!
Danni Rowan@dannirowan.bsky.social · yesterdaySo excited about my first gig at the Edinburgh Fringe! The Not-So Royal Variety Show Extra Venue: The Manahatta, 28 Rose Street, Edinburgh Date: 8 August Time: 8:30pm Price: Pay What
New(s)letter for this weekend! In which I attempt to create a social hierarchy that is just the right amount of classist! magicatthemasthead.tumblr.com/post/8237281...
Wheat Googling #7: how do I create a *slightly* less classist naval hierarchy?
Good morning! Over the last few weeks of googling, the crew of the ship in my game has changed massively. I had originally imagined it as being roughly the same as the crew of the Endymion (the ship.....
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New(s)letter out today! In which I learn about modern field hospitals, the surprisingly impressive survival rate of Nelson's sickbay, and decide how many crewmembers I can allocate to the one in my game. www.grace-knight.co.uk/wheatgooglin...
Wheat Googling #6: how do I turn a ship’s sick bay into a proper field hospital? — Grace Knight: Writer
Hello! Over the last few letters, I’ve been trying to work out what the crew of my fictional ship will need in order to be happy. Today, I want to focus on medical care. Of the five negative feelings...
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Oh, have I not told this one here? Okay. So Grandma had The Charisma.
Hipster Viking Amy@lasrina.bsky.social · 4w agoSummoning @tkingfisher.com to tell the story of her grandma getting like five marriages annulled.
New(s) letter out today! In which I decide to invent a whole new command role for the ship in my game, via research into happiness! www.grace-knight.co.uk/wheatgooglin...
Wheat Googling #5: What makes people happy? — Grace Knight: Writer
Hello, me again. Last time, I was telling you about what the best evidence is for what makes a successful, happy society. Today, I think we should look at what makes people happy on an individual bas...
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Heads up, Yorkshire based screenwriters and playwrights. The Kay Mellor Fellowship award is now open for submissions. Working alongside Leeds Playhouse and Rollem films you’ll develop scripts for stage/screen. Closing date: 10th August. Bursary: £10,000. www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/job/the-kay-...
The Kay Mellor Fellowship - Leeds Playhouse
The Kay Mellor Fellowship is a year-long paid opportunity for a writer based in Yorkshire and the Humber to develop their writing for stage and screen. The Kay Mellor Fellow 2027 will spend twelve mon...
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Wacom recently asked me to talk about why I make queer comics, and given there are multiple bills right now floating around in congress that are effectively "we will kill your livelihood if we get a sniff of queer" I had some pretty strong, simply feelings to relay.
Pro tip, putting tin foil on your windows actually really helps - much more than I thought it would.
My very talented best mate has released a demo for an epic fantasy seafaring choose your own adventure game, with incredibly detailed world building and creative character design. Do check it out! ⚓⛵☸️
Grace Knight@grace-knight.co.uk · last mo.I worked out how to use Itch just for you. Playable demo for my game now up! gracierocket.itch.io/magic-at-the...
I worked out how to use Itch just for you. Playable demo for my game now up! gracierocket.itch.io/magic-at-the...
Magic at the Masthead - WIP - 60K word demo by Grace Knight
LGBTQ+ inclusive tall ships game of adventure, magic, and romance.
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I have created a **playable demo** for my choose your own adventure game! I would love love love your feedback! forum.choiceofgames.com/t/magic-at-t...
Magic at the Masthead by Grace Knight WIP thread + 60K word demo
Hello! Welcome to my shiny new development thread for Magic at the Masthead, an LGBTQ+ inclusive tall ships game of adventure, magic, and romance. Demo You can play the demo of the first two chapter...
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Stahmer only now releasing what the three witches meant when they told him he would be Prime Minster only until Burnham would move to Downing Street.
"I am part of multiple rapidly expanding global networks of people & communities who are resisting AI & objecting to the power of the big tech companies. Within these resistance networks, women are leading the way" a must-read from my colleague Jennie Stephens www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Do women have an AI problem?
While big tech has been strategically investing to promote a positive narrative around AI, many rapidly expanding global networks of people and communities are resisting AI tools, writes Jennie C Step...
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New newsletter is up! This one is about how merchant ships managed to reduce the number of people needed to sail them down to like 13 in the 19th Century. gracecknight.joyful.to/wheat-googli...
Wheat Googling #3: How do I reduce the number of sailors required to sail a frigate? - Wheat Googling: speeding up your research one fanatical deep dive at a time
Wheat Googling #2: How do I reduce the number of sailors required to sail a frigate?
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Stewart Lee was brilliant tonight: "If you're unsure of which toilets you can use feel free to shit in a bag and mail it to Graham Linehan, he sorts through them by hand"
Omg this tool makes it so easy, I was only clicking to check and it's done, might do it again later with some personal tweaks just to underline it
Dr Joby Razzelliot@jobium.bsky.social · 2mo agoWestminster MPs have until the end of the month to reject the proposed anti-trans guidance. If you haven’t written to your MP yet, here’s a good template for you to use. writetheletter.bimini.workers.dev
Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
When we say “tax the super‑rich”, people sometimes think we mean them. But unless you're very lucky— we really don't. The Wealth Tax we're advocating would be on assets over £10 Million. Who has that kind of money? Just 0.4% of the country.
I lied, because “it is a stereotype that gender critical people are nasty bastards” is actually written into this code and sorry you can’t legislate to make people like you
“A rapidly expanding network of organisations campaigning against trans rights is shaping media coverage and political debate across the UK, while trans people are increasingly excluded from reporting about their own lives.” Powerful conservative groups orchestrate much of our transphobic politics.
Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis reveals
Amnesty’s analysis exposes scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps rapid rise of anti-trans organisations
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Friends! I have started a newsletter about research and history and writing and worldbuilding. First post is up! gracecknight.joyful.to
Wheat Googling - Joyful
Speeding up your research one fanatical deep dive at a time.
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My opinion about that Guardian books list is that they should have had run-off voting.
Yes correct and it should be 90% people weighing up decisions in rooms.
Hank Green@hankgreen.bsky.social · 3mo agoThere should be a Star Trek movie every two years and they should have indie film budgets and no explosions and almost everyone should hate them.
