My blog post about the troubles at TouchPoint Press, with many updates. A reminder that a publisher doesn't have to be an intentional fraud to damage writers and their careers. writerbeware.blog/2023/06/30/s...

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

Going on a trip soon, what books should I download onto my kindle? I read mostly genre fiction - fantasy, horror, and scifi

Someone should do a secret Santa style exchange only it's in October and it's called Secret Satan and instead of random gifts we all trade our gently used horror books Hmm 🤔

You enter the divine chamber of the woman who ruined your life. What do you do? Play Ode for free on any device: maethefinch.itch.io/ode-prototype

Some art I’ve made for table top games

The Art

Made a version with dark lines, I think I like this more but I'm proud of myself for trying something different!

A little process video on my new character art for Meg, the protagonist in my indie game

Challenge your Will, Wonder, and Wiles in Ode: Prototype! Play for free on itch: maethefinch.itch.io/ode-prototype

Challenge your Will, Wonder, and Wiles in Ode: Prototype! Play for free on itch: maethefinch.itch.io/ode-prototype

Hear ye! Starting next month, submissions open for our second anthology: a collection of sorcerous tales. Give us high, low, urban or dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, magical realism - anything that crackles with magic and stretches the realm of the possible.

Driving along the North Cascades Highway, there's a spot where a fire broke out several years prior. All the trees were charred black, but green grasses and moss covered the ground around rocks that shone white. I loved this contrast and had to paint it. "Fire Swept Memories" #watercolor #gouache

Trying new art styles...how do we feel about anime Meg?

The real horror of Doki Doki Literature Club is forcing you to endure wildly contradictory literary critiques

My game was finally indexed! maethefinch.itch.io/ode-prototype

My little goblin girl is 8 today 🥲

How I made my game prototype for Ode: youtu.be/PFC00Lbitb0?... #indiegame #devlog

Watermelon Cramps 🥴

Hello World, we’d like to introduce ourselves. We the workers of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team have come together to unionize as United Wizards of the Coast - CWA! 🧵 unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/announcing-united-wizards-coast-cwa

I do not feel represented by my government. Just saying.

I'm giving Game Jolt a try after all my indexing woes with Itch. You can now play Ode on Game Jolt! gamejolt.com/games/ode-pr... #indiegame #gamejolt

🧠 Day 4 of posting my game art until itch.io indexes my game! ➡️ You can't find Ode via search or categories on itch until it's indexed, but you can still play Ode at: maethefinch.itch.io 📲 Free to play in browser on phone, tablet, and computer. #newgame #indiedev #videogames

#IndieGame Feature: Cozy Organizer Organize your entire life with calming music and cute visuals. Each level is unique from the last! YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFjg... Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3415240/...

a cave entrance pen study (2020) #ttrpg #sketchbook #art

⚔️ Day 3 of posting my game art until itch.io indexes my game! ➡️ You can't find Ode via search or categories on itch until it's indexed, but you can still play Ode at maethefinch.itch.io 📲 Free to play in browser on phone, tablet, and computer. #indiegame #visualnovel #gameart

Every social media and game publishing site is now run by 3 AI agents in a trench coat

When you fuck with a professional technical writer 💅

you can no longer read this. I've removed all the "public nudity" (sex words) and submitted it for review. So, as per Patreon, keep in mind: describing sex counts as public indecency. Yes, really. I hope I live to see the death of puritanism. This is hell.

💀 Day 1 of posting my game art until itch.io indexes my game. You can't find Ode on your own until then, but you can still play with a direct link: maethefinch.itch.io/ode-prototype 📲 Free to play in browser on any device. 🪽🦋🧵Put your Will, Wonder, and Wiles to the test against Fate herself.

Something's happening with my new game that's never happened to me before: Itch isn't indexing it I'm an established seller with 3 other indexed games. I've met all the quality guidelines they publicly share. My game isn't NSFW either. And yet it's been held for review I wouldn't care if not...

Something's happening with my new game that's never happened to me before: Itch isn't indexing it I'm an established seller with 3 other indexed games. I've met all the quality guidelines they publicly share. My game isn't NSFW either. And yet it's been held for review I wouldn't care if not...

I got to launch my prototype for my new indie game, Ode, at a showcase yesterday! It meant so much to me to see people interacting with my game in real time. You can play for free too on maethefinch.itch.io/ode-prototype #indiegame #newgame #visualnovel #interactivefiction

Noodly appendage fiddling with sliders and sending Morse signals : ✅ Half-way mark for the #LDjam compo : ✅ Tomorrow will be focused on feedbacking player's mistakes, and adding difficulty. #gamedev #gamejam #MadeWithFusion #indiedev #LudumDare #LudumDare59 #LD59 #pixelart

I'm launching a new game prototype in two days and I've done almost no promo...oh no

Hey it's #PortfolioDay ~ I'm Xeni, horse destroyer and hand monster. I have prints, shirts, and commercial licenses! 🔹 Prints 🔹 Shirts 🔹 Licensing (cheapest ones on Ko-Fi, please email for others) #DarkArt #B&WArt #horror

My piece for my very first artist showcase! Concept art, finished scenes, and quotes quite literally sewn together, all for my new indie game: Ode.

New Episode: Don't Tell Alice Part 1, Chapter 1: Oh, and One More Thing I'm back out on these roads all right. Listen here: www.nightvalepresents.com/aliceisntdead

Yeah so he is just going to keep doing the thing where we are in a constant state of uncertainty, confusion, stress, and tension because that is what abusive people do and the people who are in a position to address this are asleep at the switch.

The altar of a dead god. #wip #indiegameart #indiegame

Just submitted my first story in years...wish me luck

never known of anybody who wasn't cool with trans people that wasn't a huge fucking loser

Thank you for the art share! I'm not a visual artist, but rather a musical one 🎵 I have a decent selection of copyright-free tracks, the entire library of which can be accessed for a one-time payment of $15 🥰 ko-fi.com/s/c8fc7106ee

Day 26 of Women in Horror Month: the documentary 1000 Women in Horror is an informative and entertaining look at how women have shaped horror films for the past 100 years. It was written by our own @horrornonna.com, who also wrote the definitive book on the subject. The doc is on Shudder and AMC+.

Just started Fields of Mistria, already obsessed

Artists where do you find niche reference photos? I can just pose myself for some but I'm not sure where to look for more variety of body types. I also want to only use images intended for reference or creative use

Some quick notes about HireHumanArtists.com 1. If you want on it, apply using the link in the cover page 2. If you need to change something, use the other link in the cover page. Changes happen AFTER all applications are gone through

Chronic illness is out, incurable disease is in!

Announcing DARK SCROLLS from @doinksoft.bsky.social - an auto-scrolling action-platformer for one or two players, locally and online! 💥 Unique runs every time 🏹 Wildly different heroes 🥞 Stackable perk system 🪿 An irritable goose shopkeeper Coming to Nintendo Switch and PC pretty dang soon!