IT'S TIME! The Far-Fetched Animated Pilot Kickstarter has officially LAUNCHED! To kick things off, here's a first look at our fully animated series opening! Consider donating, spread the word, and help us bring this beast to life! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...

Howdy! 🤠 A new role at my Ravensburger dayjob finds me responsible for our new family, light strategy, and strategy board games. So if you’re… * A game designer seeking a publisher * A publisher seeking a distributor * Attending Gen Con or Essen and wanna set up an intro/meeting Let’s yeehaw! 🐎

Just found out that O Captain is nominated for an @igdn-official.bsky.social Indie Groundbreaker award!! I'm so proud of our team, and so honored to be included among these amazing games and designers. Congratulations to all the nominees! www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers

MOONBEAM IS LIVE!! An entirely new approach to live streaming and social media is here!! www.moonbeam.stream Spread the word! THE REBELLION GROWS!

OH MY GOD

Oakley Introduces Line Of Sunglasses For Front Of Head http://theonion.com/...

Cover real!! My next book (and first prose novel!) SCARLET MORNING is coming to you September 23 from HarperCollins! 🏴‍☠️🩸🌅⚔️ people.com/nimona-creat...

Better pictures coming soon! Two tarot deck boxes are nearly done!

I’m hiring an Editorial Assistant. Want to work in licensed #publishing? Come join a great place to learn/grow working on amazing books with better people. Full details at the link: jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

Our little dragon is getting a SERIES!!! This has been quite the secret to keep! "The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake" comes out 10/7 of this year! 🍰

Here’s your Monday reminder to preorder my magic school book!

BLOOM is on sale for only $2.99 today! www.amazon.com/Bloom-Delila... Please pick up a copy, buy one for a friend, tell everybody!

Let's work together this year! I'm here to support you. ❤️ Reach out at [email protected] if you need a writer, editor, educator, or mentor for your project/dream/goal! #writingcommunity #ttrpg #writersofbluesky

UK FOLKS! I know of two full-time salaried roles in tabletop that will soon be open for: - Editor - Games Developer Ideally based in/willing to move to Nottingham, UK. And I've been asked for recommendations! I'll be prioritising marginalised folks, so please: DM me for details, comment and tag!

Erin In The Morning is hiring! Earlier this month, I made the decision to hire my first full time writer. I'm currently considering candidates. That said, if you or anyone in your network has experience writing and covering LGBTQ+ legislation, science, and more, please send in your resume!

It’s #portfolioDay! I will be scrolling. Illustrators, I’m an executive art director at Scholastic who oversees picture books and beginning readers (www.brianlarossa.com/work/scholas...). Interested in working together? I’ve created a contact form just for you! 🤗 ⬇️✨ bit.ly/LaRossa_Illu...

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

My latest book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, is $3.99 on ebook TODAY ONLY at your favorite digital store: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason...

Hey y'all—MONSTER SOULS 5E is today's Deal of the Day on DriveThruRPG! If you want to capture the souls of monsters and craft them into one of 170+ new magic items, follow the link below and get it 50% off—today only! legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4364...

I just found out there's a new Philomena Cunk series coming out next week and my heart is beating in anticipation much like the thumping beat of Belgium dance band Technotronic's 1989 hit single Pump Up The Jam

We beat Astro Bot together last night! Absolutely wonderful game and the kid's come really far playing it.

Deal alert! The hardcover of SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is half-off on Barnes & Noble's year end sale! Do you need a book about a monster *accidentally* falling in love with the lady who's hunting her? www.barnesandnoble.com/w/someone-yo...

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

me: [carefully placing a baby on my boss’s desk] my boss: and the other one me: [pauses, then unstraps an ankle holster that cradles a smaller, but just as deadly baby]

Time for another map! This one was done for Ghostfire Gaming, their Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse setting. It was fun to work on this one, mostly consists of an aether sea and islands. 🌊⚓

I've been threatening to do this for a while now.

On July 11, It Begins. Superman - Only in Theaters 2025 #Superman #FilmedForIMAX youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY

Okay, this is VERY COOL! Hachette is doing a massive holiday ebook sale on recent releases, including top books. RED SONJA CONSUMED is included, you can get it for @AmazonKindle @kobo or other e-readers for just $9.99 right now! SONJA CLAUS! tinyurl.com/yvxwv2w7 tinyurl.com/yvxwv2w7

My son has beaten the Spyro Reignited Trilogy so now we're getting into Astro Bot together. Feeling like a proud gamer dad that he's four and starting to master platformers 🥹

Jingle bells corpses smell the alien laid an egg Oh what fun it is to chop off your victim's leg! * The marketing thing, the bookselling. Am I-- Am I doing it right??

Moonbeam Mobile App (Alpha) Launch Let's goooooo!!! moonbeam.beehiiv.com/p/moonbeam-a...

We ran this Humble Bundle last year and it was so popular it's been brought back for a three-day encore. If you want to grab a bunch of my novels AND support a nifty charity (First Book, which gives books to kids), come get it! www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s...

I have 214.6K followers, and I figure at least some of them are looking to gift books this holiday season, so: HEY AUTHORS OF BLUESKY: In the comments to this post, tell us (briefly!) about your most recent book, and put in a link to where people can learn more and/or buy the book in question. Go!

Today I got a job offer! For a good job, with a REAL big raise and a bunch of perks. And it was a scam! That really blows.

MOM SAYS SHE IS PROUD OF BOTH OF US EQUALLY

Putting this out into the aether: I’d like to write on another animated show in 2025. My recent credits are Scavengers Reign and Blade Runner: Black Lotus and my agent or I are happy to send samples ✌🏼 I’m best at character-driven thriller work

Cover illustration for Tusk Love, a Critical Role novel by Thea Guanzon and published by Penguin Random House. AD: Ella Laytham and David Stevenson

Attempting to render??? Let's hope I don't give up halfway through

Here it is. After many years of work, playtesting, and silly memories, I present Rockets Underground: a framework for Blades in the Dark where you play as members of Team Rocket: scrappy grunts in Goldenrod City looking for their next meal. Steal Pokemon for Profit. Defy the Odds. Hail Giovanni!

Okay, a thread on writing IP! That means intellectual property, and it's writing in someone else's world. First of all, here's a thread I wrote on how to go about getting IP jobs: www.whimsydark.com/blog/2020/8/... But to answer the questions posted here...

LOS ANGELES!!!!!! The short film I wrote and directed, JUST THE JANITOR, is playing in one week at the Culver City Film Festival at Regal LA Live!!! We're featured in Block OO on Wednesday night at 7:30PM! Tix available here: www.culvercityfilmfestival.com/tickets Hope to see y'all there!!!!!!

Y'all, I think the audiobook of Bloom is on sale for under $2. That is insane. If you've been waiting to listen to my girl/girl cottagecore Hannibal, now might be the time. www.amazon.com/Audible-Bloo...

Bookish people, we're hiring a freelance reader at @ldlainc.bsky.social! It's part-time and remote. We want someone sharp, with a good critical eye, who enjoys commercial fiction (both adult and kids). And a good written communicator, because, well...reader reports. Info at: ldlainc.com/jobs

Hey friends! I'm taking early applications to my February mentorship right now - 3 slots gone already. Check it out if you're interested in being taught by me early next year! www.masteringimaginativerealism.com I'll attach some work by my students in the replies! 🔽

Cover reveal! RIDE OR DIE is my next middle grade Horror, and it's up for preorder now! Can anyone guess what it's about??

I've been very quiet here, but here's a great thing that happened recently: Theatre Studies at the U. of Glasgow has launched a *free* online introduction to playwriting in partnership with Playwrights' Studio, Scotland! www.futurelearn.com/courses/an-i... Do pass on to anybody interested!

By the way if any of you are looking for a sapphic space to interact and post art in here‘s a reminder I own a little community over on discord ❤️ discord.gg/hwQhjAukuH

So I watched Netflix's Spellbound today expecting a fun family adventure with my son but it is NOT that, it is a stealth bomber designed to wreck me specifically. Very glad my son was engaged enough to not notice me openly weeping