No new post today! Got a project in the wings and have personally been struggling to consume new media. I might take a break for the holidays to get a backlog up and running so I'm not scrambling for a new review every week like I am 😅 (not set in stone on this yet though!)

Stayed up late because I just HAD to get this review out ASAP--read my absolutely glimmering review of the video game Dispatch! theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/b... #videogame #dispatch #adhocstudios #dispatchgame #criticalrole #critrole #review #gamereview #gamereviewer

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

Do you want to see what a scathing review looks like from me? This is it! Apologies to the creators of IXION but boy howdy do you need to invest in some quality of life improvements. theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/b... #review #gamereview #videogames #videogamereview

Happy Halloween! I know this may be a little late but here is this week's review. I love zombie media! theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/b... #bookreview #booksky #zombie #halloween #horror #horrorfiction

Short stories can often become novels, later. As you explore short story characters they will try to hijack your attention and offer you a new shiny. It can work, too. You may not know your current novel can be a series until you explore other characters. #writingcommunity #booksky #sidecharacters

No new post this week for busy life reasons, but I'm 🤞for next week! In the interim, here are some older posts that I would love for people to check out!

Note: when you sell a short story you are selling 'first rights only' - the contract should limit the purchaser to a specific use time and only one venue. Any other uses are additional negotiations for additional compensation. ALWAYS limit time of use (return of rights). #writingcommunity #booksky

Hi everyone, recently read a book that was a surprise hit for me! Here is my review on the Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley! theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/b... #booksky #bookreview #review #publishing #lgbt #lgbtfiction #fiction #historicalfiction

I thought I wouldn't be able to get a post up this week but I was wrong! Please enjoy my review of the indie video game Look Outside! And as always, quotes in the replies. theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/b... #indievideogames #reviews #videogamereviews #indie

My plans for big reviews fell through this week so instead I've written up a bunch of shorter reviews for things that, for one reason or another, I did not write a full review on. theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/l... #booksky #literature #indievideogames #independentcreators #manga #anime

I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers: NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints. and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.

The reality is that your novel needs to rest after you do your rough. It needs to visit stranger eyeballs. It needs a paid editor to give it a once over. It needs its rewrites. It needs the time to allow it to sweeten and mature. Don't steal its time. #writingcommunity #booksky #speedpublishing

If you are very tender to rejections, take steps to make things easier. Often a spouse, good friend or paid intern can manage your submission/rejection email account until contracts arrive. As contracts are not rejections, you should handle those. #writingcommunity #booksky #contracts #sales

Hey all, Derin Edala's "Time to Orbit: Unknown" Duology possessed me for a solid week and this review is what came from it! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE BOOKS!!! theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/b... #booksky #bookreview #indieauthor #indiecreators #selfpublished

SecUnit: "Just remember you're not alone here. I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are". Me: FACTS 😅 Network Effect. Book 5 of #Murderbot books by @marthawells.com 🥰 #booksky #books #crochet #craft

Under authoritarian regimes, the dictator often reaches out to restrict access to books. That is already happening. The push for years has been to encourage e-books, which can be erased from your devices at any point by those selling them to you. #writingcommunity #booksky #ebooks #writing #books

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This blog has been a long time coming, with a strong showing no less. I just posted a review on my website about Static Dread: The Lighthouse! I recommend checking out my other posts too. More to come! theorionsoapbox.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/b... #indiegames #horrorgame #gamereviews #StaticDread