Hot dang Foundation season 3 was good!

As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead! So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.

I saw someone comment "Privatize the profits, socialize the losses" and my word, what a fantastic title that would be for a @rageagainst.bsky.social song

Just the wrote the end to the "boss fight" chapter of this story/game I've been working, and damn. I tend to put pieces of myself into what I write, but this was an abnormally emotional one for me. I hope I get to share it some day. #indiedev #indieauthor #amwriting

I haven't seen the movie, but I just finished reading #AmericanPsycho for the first time, and.... wtf is this book? Extremely gruesome and graphic murder scenes, mixed with a constant drone of restaurant reservations, and random album reviews? Plot goes nowhere? I'm surprised by all this.

This game I've been working on is releasing TODAY! It's been very fun being a lot closer to the dev process than I am otherwise. Can't wait to see what players get up to! #indiegamedev #indiegame #VR

Love it when comes to snuggle in close like this 🥰

“At first it feels like exploration. Then it feels like entrapment.” — @_robynreadsbooks Today’s the last day to get Reaching Out FREE! 🕯 Get it before it’s gone → natchaistappers.com/short-stories/ (Or get it free anytime by joining my mailing list) #FreeBook #SciFiHorror #BookPromo 🩸📚🪐📚💙

There's a show on Flemish tv @vrtnws.be called "This is not a murder mystery", which is a murder mystery involving Dalì, Magritte, Man, Ernst and more, and it's SO good. Really appreciating the additional docu to the show as well

“Not just sci-fi horror — a story about love and grief.” — @sci_fi_gem Reaching Out is FREE until Nov 3, across all major platforms. 📖 Get it or join my mailing list here: natchaistappers.com/short-stories/ 💙📚🪐📚🩸 #FreeBook #ShortStory #SciFiHorror #IndieAuthor #BookRecommendation #AmReading

Does Spotify have settings, like Pinterest, where you can choose to opt out of AI music? I just got catfished hard, and I can't stand it.

Step sideways into another dimension where time, memory, and grief blur into something far more terrifying. 🎃 Get it free on all platforms → natchaistappers.com/short-stories/ Or sign up for my mailing list to get it 🩸📚🪐 💙📚 #SciFiHorror #ShortStory #FreeBook #IndieAuthor #HalloweenReads

Practically crushed my finger in the door today, so that's the current excuse why my writing is slow. #indieauthor #amwriting #scifihorror

Just trying to invoke some cozy horror vibes from my neck of the woods. #indieauthor

I'm writing a story that I'm turning into a video game, and it's been so fun to do. Seeing early concept arts come back that show you the vision of your words in someone else's mind, reading that the story has brought folks who'll be working on the game to tears... Let's hope we can make this real

Motherfuckers want to make our night sky a subscription service.

I only started Skate. today - and one of the most glaring things to me is how they've tried to make corporate and city council 'cool'? What's all that about? And the flippin' AI bug? The skating itself feels good so far, but I'm thrown off by the corporatism. Skate used to rep the culture better

Not to be a cynic, but how long do you think it'll take before the cease-fire breaks because now Israel has nothing to lose?

Today!

Another great review for 'Reaching Out', this time by _robynreadsbooks! I love it when people appreciate the atmosphere and "vibe" of my writing. Makes me feel tingly inside. I'm also thrilled that readers enjoy my blend of sci-fi horror. #indieauthor #scifihorror 🩸📚🪐

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ by @sci_fi_gem for 'Reaching Out'! Really loved this review, and was pleasantly surprised she called out 'Lonely Nights on High Rooftops' again as a must read too 🥰 #indieauthor 🩸📚🪐 #toberead

Sonder-44 is my new project. Here's a big thread of art & info. Part scrapbook, part narrative, part worldbuilding, Sonder-44 follows The Photographer, a photojournalist participating in the D-Day landings, finds himself suddenly transported to an alternate 1944 where time and space has broken.

I'm going to be so for real; this novelette/game I'm writing the story for is the best thing I've ever written. Can't wait to get it into your hands - be it in a book or through a game! #indieauthor #writing #gamedev

Goodreads: 16 ratings | 10 reviews | 4.44 ⭐ StoryGraph: 9 reviews | 4.31 ⭐ Thank you so much for reading and leaving reviews! ❤️

Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

A wonderful 4.5 ⭐️ review from @adperfectamconsilium over on bookstagram 🥰 What did you think about 'Reaching Out'? #indieauthors 🩸📚🪐

Looking for a high-octane roguelite FPS fix? @galacticvault.bsky.social is it! 🔥 A colleague of mine worked on this and it is a banger of a game. Last time I played I had a lot of fun, very addictive. Check it out, because it is Chef's Kiss! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq9p...

iiiiiiiiiiiiiin case you missed it: Submissions are now OPEN for Day of the Devs: @thegameawards.com Digital Showcase 2025! Submit your game here, then join us LIVE Wednesday, December 10th for the digital showcase! Video Games!!!! dayofthedevs.org/submit

If ever there was an image that showed you why my heart is the way it is.

Bad Omens just continue to knock it out the park. I love that they're not beholden to the genre, and are taking the songs where they instinctually feel they should go www.youtube.com/watch?v=pebU...

I smudged my house with sage, for the first time ever since moving, to get bad juju out. 2 hours later, I crack off a piece of my tooth filling. Chat; am I the bad juju? Horror plot; I cleansed myself and now my body is falling apart.

Happy to report that this is my first video game writing out in the wild 🤖

"You tried to patch me out, but all you did was unbind me." 🤖👾⚔️ #VRForever

As much as I enjoy Bluey, I am constantly looking forward to watching more Hilda with my little guy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCoj... I love the message, I love the folklore-inspired creatures that aren't evil, all of it. I love this show.

Don't hold back.

What is up with @ticketmasterben.bsky.social charging nearly €60 for metal band concerts? I like @badomensofficial.bsky.social , I like Dayseeker, but pricing the lowest tickets at nearly €60 is just exclusionary to any young fans wanting to go, and will not grow the fanbase of these growing bands?

I like writing the visual beauty in horrific things. This paragraph was like a massage for my brain. Have you read 'Reaching Out' yet? Be sure to rate/review! Get it for free on my website by signing up for the email at the bottom, or buy it. 🩸📚 #booksky #bookrecommendations 💙📚 #Quote

I'm playing Oxenfree II through netflix on my ipad. And while I'm loving the story, as I did the first, the constant crashes and frame jitters kinda throw me off, ngl.

I have deep respect for Hermen Hulst, but I don't understand how you can equate the success of Astro Bot, as well as failing early and cheaply, with "intentional creation of massive IP's" ?

I just really liked writing that. Excerpt from 'Reaching Out' natchaistappers.com/short-stories/ 🩸📚 #booksky #bookrecommendations 💙📚 #Quote

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BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really. Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are. This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

I enjoyed #OpeningNightLive, but one thing I noticed - and that I've been noticing - is that Horror games mostly tend to be...samey. I'm not an expert in the genre, by far, so excuse me if I'm ignorant. But the vast majority are the same clichés over and over, where gore and eldritchism reign.

🪂 Forefront 🔫 Open 🚁 Alpha 🧨 Launches 💥 TODAY 🤯 Massive multiplayer battles in VR. PC & Quest. Explosions assured. VRGS trailer: buff.ly/iCpfR1V | Discord sign-ups: buff.ly/sEYOBzE GO GO GO

Its been fun getting to this point, let the chaos now reign 😁🤪

Tonight's the night! You won't want to miss this! 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Op...

For the folks suggesting I'm promoting science fiction works from this millennium because I want an extra sale or two 1. I assure you I am doing fine, thanks for your concern 2. Otherwise FUCK YES support currently living/working writers please and thank you, they need to eat and live in a house

It's comforting that the one true constant in gaming remains - gamers hate change.

For me, probably @thecrew.ubisoft.com cause I was young and still somewhat naive. And then @destinythegame.bungie.net cause I was already jaded, but found a full company that made me feel safe and seen.

My short story 'Reaching Out' is now available for pre-order! Grab your copy from your favorite store here: natchaistappers.com/short-stories/ I really think it's a great sample of my voice, and it's a story I love so much I'm writing a bigger novel out of it. 🩸📚 💙📚 🪐 #writingcommunity #writesky