4 - HOWL #MÖRKTOBER #MÖRKBORG #TTRPG words by @radicaledward.bsky.social

4 - Howl Art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social and words by me #Morktober

Twilight of the Wolves: Writing Diary – 24 On a recent podcast appearance, I brought up Patrick Rothfuss a few times. More than that, I mentioned that I'm making a study of his two novels. There are reasons that go into this beyond the writing of a novel that I may get into someday, but much of…

3 - DAGGERS #MÖRKTOBER #MÖRKBORG #TTRPG words by @radicaledward.bsky.social

3 - Daggers Art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social and words by me #Morktober

MÖRKTOBER: 3 - Daggers art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social and words by me. #Morktober

#MÖRKTOBER day 3: DAGGERS "DARLDREG, CHAMPION OF MAW'S FIGHTING CAGES. She has won her last twelve bouts against the things from within the maw, and she grows rich from her exploits." Writing by @loottheroom.bsky.social Art by me

Oh ho, a great review of a great novella by Grahan of @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

I don't know. We should fault people for not knowing the history of a topic they're writing about. If someone wrote, "Slavery isn't an issue in the US so why do people talk about it?" you'd probably have a pretty big reaction, yeah? Professional writers should be ashamed for not knowing history.

#mörktober day 2: Maw

2 - MAW #MÖRKTOBER #MÖRKBORG #TTRPG words by @radicaledward.bsky.social

Maw - art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social and words by me. #Morktober

(2/2) Sharpen yer knives, boys! Learn killin’s joys, boys! Off to the night Sing the cairn rite Deathdraped delight So ends the fight #morktober #TTRPG #Frog

01 - FROG Big as the moon Its croaks a tune That’ll make you swoon Leave you dead too soon Sharpen yer knives, boys! Learn killin’s joys, boys! Come gather round See what we’ve found Stab out the sound Make a corpse mound (1/2)

So begins #mörktober … this year I’m collaborating with @radicaledward.bsky.social, a writer who will be conjuring with the art of the word, as I too create… with the school of images.

Twilight of the Wolves: Writing Diary – 23 And so we're back at it, discovering little holes here and there where wind whistles through. Part of my writing process is dropping little seeds here and there, somewhat chaotically, somewhat randomly, and so only just now did I realize that I planted a…

Frog - art by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social and words by me. #Morktober

MÖRKTOBER! Art by @tonytranrpg

Interviewed one of my favorite boardgame designers, Dan Hallagan of Kayenta Games! We talk about his game Obsession and how he made a game into Victorian Literature. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

A few years ago, @joemowens.bsky.social and I talked about this and I said that all these games are just Metroids. I think it was in this episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The September 2025 issue of S&SM, no. 164, is now live for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! swordsandsorcerymagazine.com

IT...IS DONE Thank you so much to everybody who backed and shared NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY NOVELLAS! This will let us really step up our game as a publisher, and build toward ever more exciting new works for you to enjoy. Proper campaign update coming soon. For now? Meatball sub -> beer -> SLEEP.

Since #morktober is almost here, come revisit my conversation with @nohr.se from earlier this summer! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

False Starting Stories and other updates Between mid August and early September, I wrote about 30,000 words of short stories set in two separate Sword & Sorcery worlds of my own creation. I have some other stories planned in both of those worlds as well, and then I'll turn them into two short…

That's me, Oliver!

Twilight of the Wolves: Writing Diary – 22 There is a benefit to rereading your novel as you go. For example, late last night I discovered the perfect spot to seed some information. Bits of worldbuilding and so on. But the fun part of writing is discovery. For example, I haven't yet added this…

Twilight of the Wolves: Writing Diary – 21 Something Charles Dickens does extremely well is use stock characters in complex ways. The usefulness of a stock character is that it makes them immediately pop off the page and stick in your eyes and ears. Stock characters get a bad reputation because…

Every time I heard Obama say things like this, I always wonder how different today would have been had he enforced antitrust instead of midwifed an acceleration of monopolization.

The increasing willingness of people to cut people out of their lives entirely over disagreements and/or politics has eroded people's ability to have and be friends. There's nothing transactional about having a 20+ year friendship. And if you don't have any of those, it may be worth asking why.

Swordtember: Eight For those just joining, here are the prompts I’m using: One here and one here. The Faceless Guardian / Concealed Deep beneath the LukiyamiHides the beautiful botruchyWith hide like iron and claws glassyShe prowls the tomb of Horumi Queen of night with treasures brightHorumi’s…

📑FREE 'ZINE FOR ALL NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY NOVELLA BACKERS???🤯 Yes, but only if we unlock our first stretch goal - a 17,000 word S&S novelette in the Acid Gothic tradition! Learn & see more in our latest update: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Swordtember: Seven For those just joining, here are the prompts I’m using: One here and one here. And on we go writing poems by the handful. I'd like to say it gets easier, and a bit it does. I'm working on not working so hard on this. And so if you're reading these and thinking that they sure do…

Twilight of the Wolves: Writing Diary – 20 It's been over a month since I looked at my novel. I stepped away to write some short stories--one of which has already been accepted and will be published soon--and then a whole lot of other things happened in my September. But I'm back at it and I'm…

Swordtember: Six For those just joining, here are the prompts I’m using: One here and one here. The Fallen Star Wishing doesn’t make it true,But every word I said to youWas born of love yet light as dewBut strong and supple as the yewThat grew so high between us twoAnd bound me ever to only you.

🔥 Hot dang 🔥, we are less than $300 - less than 2% - from funding four hot new Sword & Sorcery novellas! And at 100% we'll reveal the creative team behind our first stretch goal, a half-novella length S&S 'zine free reward for all backers! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

October 25th I'll be giving a talk for this year's Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club among an absolutely stacked speaker lineup. I'll be talking about Oath and what happens when you apply roguelike procgen conventions to tabletop games and the sorts of strange stories that follow.

Swordtember: Five For those just joining, here are the prompts I’m using: One here and one here. Well, this month has really gotten away from me! If it's not obvious, I'm currently making the fifth daily post of the month on the 23rd day of the month, and my goal to write a poem per day has…

So, a while back, I was asked if I could make a graphic design concept for Free League's upcoming Invincible RPG. I'm not really a big superhero fan, and I wasn't too familiar with the franchise, but the little I knew seemed interesting. After some research, however, I was sold. And now, here it is.

Consolidation is one of the biggest threats to free speech. They're the same fight.

Yes sir and ma'am! It IS, in fact, another second Monday, so of course it's that time again! Come join @radicaledward.bsky.social and I chat about @joeabercrombie.com's newest book, THE DEVILS [part 3 of 4*], in episode 15 of the @fantasypod.bsky.social of The N̷i̷n̷e̷ Devils!! 🧛‍♂️😈🐺

🖌️ ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🎨 Luis Melo ( @partyinthefront.bsky.social ) blew you away with his cover for NESS #7, and we're proud to say he'll be returning for intergalactic interior illustration duty on THE BARBARIAN AT DREAM'S END! See more & claim your copy here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

I'll likely talk about it more after the crowdfund ends; for now I'll just say this feels like something of a Final Boss for everything we've been doing with Brackenbury Books since the start, so it's heartening to see the strong response. Thank you very much for backing & sharing.

Please enjoy this interview with SUPLEX & SORCERY author @breadsonja.bsky.social, conducted by @radicaledward.bsky.social! They talk wrestling, Sword & Sorcery, and all points between. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

and he was right!

In "Thorncandle House", by Sandra Unerman, we hear about how hard it can be to leave home. Back The Best of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Vol. 1 to get this and 13 other fantastic stories, with illustrations. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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It's another second Monday, so I know you know the drill! Come join @radicaledward.bsky.social and I chat about @joeabercrombie.com's newest book, THE DEVILS [part 2 of 4] in episode 14 of @fantasypod.bsky.social of The N̷i̷n̷e̷ Devils!! 🧛‍♂️😈🐺

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Swordtember: Four For those just joining, here are the prompts I’m using: One here and one here. Devoured by the Mountain / Scale Long we lived in Mount Mercy’s shadeAmong the glens and moors she madeThere dwells the fiery DrakeNamed Scale whose steps make the earth quake A voice like thunderHe…