Have just dropped The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic on my bare toe, corner first.

Lee is terrific at creative collaboration, which is one of those make-or-break things you won't find out until you're deep in a project.

June 5-7th @cymerafestival.co.uk is back & once again I've helped curate our exciting #Games strand, to sign up to play shorturl.at/FEOrc (I'm running 2 games!) shorturl.at/ob2EC has the Workshops & #game related events. Free/low priced ticket options for most, message me if price a barrier. #TTRPG

The cat's out of the bag! Wait, that's no cat...

Research is important, of course. But I did not expect to need the Glossary of Horse Vocalisations: opensanctuary.org/glossary-of-...

Join renowned author Ben Aaronovitch and line editor for Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game, Lynne Hardy. Ben and Lynne will showcase how to design mysteries, and talk about taking the Folly to the tabletop! See you at UKGE!

Just back from Edinburgh's big annual book sale. Picked up a Belgian timeline of early ecclesiastical writers from the estate of a bishop. And a Jack Reacher.

The Ukrainian RPG industry is hosting a three-day online convention at the start of May, ROLEPLAY UKRAINE 2026, and you are invited to come and play with them, and help to fund a relief caravan of medical supplies for those suffering in the ongoing war. Check it out. warhorn.net/events/rolep...

66% OFF ALL BOOKS! There's just over one month left until we close our creaking doors for good, so head to our website and grab yourself a scarily good 66% off all our books. Use code at checkout: HAUNT66 www.hauntpublishing.com/books #Gothic #Horror #DarkFiction #GothicLiterature #HorrorBooks

Rabea Rogge, die erste deutsche Frau im All, hat einfach einen W20 mit rauf genommen. #PNPDE #Spaaace

Some days, writing is about easing into the flow and then getting wrecked doing unanticipated research about Victorian hat labels.

The sentence that kills me from this article is: 'Emily is autistic, and she described how she “always assumes that surely people will see the common sense in things”.'

Big news for people who like cassette players in the woods

You've got @gavininglis.bsky.social to thank for this caper!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

Century of Sounds: the album is out now! This free/pay-what-you-like album brings together some of the highlights from our partnership with @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social, bringing together musical styles from all over the world: citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/a-cent...

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Any UCU members here that just received their election ballots -- I can recommend Gillian Jack @drgillhistory.bsky.social as someone who puts their heart and soul into the union on a daily basis.

Cleaning an old fountain pen which belonged to my dad. It's had thirty scoosh-throughs and four warm water soaks and this sucker is still producing squid-like quantities of ink.

Ok, I could *really* do with a vague idea of how many people might be interested in this event, otherwise finding a suitable venue is a nonsense. I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc... If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!

New to the #SoloRPG List: Alone Against the Flames by @gavininglis.bsky.social An Introductory Solitaire Adventure for Call of Cthulhu. A horror story set in the 1920s. CLICKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...

I am not really into Christmas. However I just ate a bunch of different cheeses then fell asleep on the sofa in front of a Sean Connery film. So maybe I have the basic skills.

Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊

Just found some interactive fiction from 1945 in a local bookshop -- Treasure Hunt by 'Alan George'. Digital version here: bookwise.io/alan-george/...

Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻 Enter if you dare...🚪

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999: It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

One step beyond

“Ah you’re struggling to find pleasure in reading? Have you considered making it stressful? Maybe adding a pass/fail element into the mix?”

We made a long drive to play this and it was totally worth it. Some real head-twisting, impactful moments. Ideal for a convention game.

If you're going to @tabletopscot.bsky.social this year, booking just opened for my Sunday morning RPG, Disco Ambulance: tabletopscotland.co.uk/product/spir... Don't snooze if you want a seat.

This week was a good one for gigs. Bookended by King Diamond (Monday) and Zombina and the Skeletones (Friday).

This is really well done. Worth a watch if the news is getting you down.

SHOOGLY IS IN THE OED LET'S GOOOO

Possibly unwise life choices, item 2746:

Secret project.

Noisy building works next door, so I'm playing heavy rain sounds while I work. Makes every scene seem really ominous.

Sorry to see Frederick Forsyth has died. I learned a lot about story structure from reading his thrillers.

Fifteen times a day, for the last three years, a guy called 'Eric' has hit my contact form claiming to have 'just discovered' my website and offering 'sales leads'. I never read beyond the first line. Keep trying, man; maybe tomorrow will be that special day when I finally respond.

Peter Pan: The Graphic Novel, the 10th Anniversary Special Edition, is now LIVE on Kickstarter! From Stref (Stephen White), myself and @comicscene.bsky.social Faithful to the original, an all-ages book that was a real labour of love for us! Check it out here www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

I look for the implied story in stock photos. Here I think she's supposed to be a student, delighted with her new personal feedback from the AI. In fact she's from a stock photo called "Trendy young business woman" and has previously been used for marketing recruitment.

Terrific weekend at @conpulsion.bsky.social meeting hordes of creative, positive people. Here's our unwatchable art house movie from the Kaleidoscope game. Find it on all good file sharing services under the filename 'SlugsWig.mov'.

3 DAYS UNTIL CONPULSION 2025 Talks - Workshops - TTRPGs - LARPs - & More Check out our talks and displays happening : conpulsion.org/programme/ta... Pleasance, Edinburgh Booking link in bio #ttrpg #gamedev #indiegaming

Great to see @radiophrenia.bsky.social is live again for two weeks of audio curiosities: radiophrenia.scot Have just listened to a Brazilian forest. My exploration of how lockdown affected one Glasgow psychic is on at 4pm.

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Gavin Inglis is a writer and teacher based in Edinburgh, with a background in tech and music. He writes for Chaosium, including the Call of Cthulhu solo ‘Alone Against The Flames’. He recently won a Gold ENNIE for ‘The Domestic’, his introduction to the Rivers of London RPG.

Munkidori holo, Twilight Masquerade; Causewayside, Edinburgh. #cardsinstreet

We're looking to hire a mid-level or senior Writer and Narrative Designer to work on Fallen London. Full time, permanent, remote! Full spec and details of how to apply: www.failbettergames.com/jobs/writer-...

Five of Diamonds, generic red back; Market Street, St. Andrews. #cardsinstreet

Proudly, we and @magpiegames.bsky.social present the quickstart guide for Fallen London: The Roleplaying Game! The Kickstarter for the full book will launch on the 11th of February at 10am Eastern time. magpiegames.com/pages/fallen...

I went to a panel and networking event last night and afterwards someone asked me 'why did you take so many notes?' This tapped into something that has really surprised me recently. One of your most precious (if not THE most precious) resources/commodities you have is time. Thread -

At GROGMEET, Gavin Inglis @gavininglis.bsky.social was presented with a GOLD ENNIE for The Domestic for @chaosium.bsky.social Rivers of London - The Best Free Game/Product. Paul Fricker had brought it safely from GenCON ‘24. Congratulations!