What a strange year 2025 has been. My career has been a rollercoaster that is still ongoing, I moved back in with my parents (again), became an aunt and published another book. Weird to think it all happened in 365 days. But now we go again! Happy New year everyone! May 2026 be awesome for you all.

Today has been wild.

Love watching my train slowly arrive later and later in the evening. At least I can think about storytelling while I wait.

Turns out building a consistent marketing programme is still quite difficult. Who'd have thunk?

So I've finally, finally finished Hades 2 main story (I still have one thread to pull on for a character)... What a weird but beautiful experience. Apart for one (pretty major, imo) trip up there is some really beautiful storytelling in this game and it's hammered a place into my heart... 1/2

I have a lot of thoughts about Dispatch. All positive. I kind of want to write an article about it but a) I don't know where to put them these days b) I'm not done with the first playthrough yet and c) I have absolutely no idea where to start at the moment. Such a good game though. Really enjoying!

I had an absolutely amazing time going to see Linkin Park, supported by JPEGMAFIA and Spiritbox, at Wembley yesterday evening. A whole afternoon of great music, so many good new memories ☺️

One of the best strategy games currently on the market! (If I do say so myself...)

I cannot state this strongly enough: If you are upset about the way this government is treating trans people and immigrants, and you have a Labour MP, for God sake write to them.

And just so we're extra clear, yes, this court case was backed and partially funded by JK. Next time, buy a Terry Pratchett book.

I feel the need to put my last post in some context. Today the Supreme Court in the UK ruled that according to the Equalities Act, trans women are not legally classified as women, which is determined by biological sex. This was after extensive lobbying by women's rights groups 1/x

Rosie Duffield once again completely misunderstanding the assignment...

Parliament, not the Supreme Court should have decided today. I've written about why that's so problematic and why I fear today's judgment will be used to further delegitimise trans people, even though that is not what the Court intends. goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/why-i-worr...

Split Fiction is a masterpiece.

‘International law? Screw it.’ ‘International institutions? Screw it.’ ‘Multilateral agreements? Screw it.’ @lewisgoodall.com thinks Donald Trump is the first post-war president to misunderstand what US power is for and warns, ‘we can’t trust this guy.’

Noooo. That's fucking heart breaking. Wayne June burned himself into my memory forever with the iconic voiceover provided to Darkest Dungeon and DDII. I would not have picked the first game up if it was not for his execution on the writing. This is just... so sad.

An Open Letter to Meta www.outmaking.games/meta-open-le...

Yep! It's pretty good. Kingdoms has all the shades of gameplay that's easy to learn and difficult to master. Hero movement across the map is definitely key; I've already found myself tunnel-visioning on an objective and being caught out. It is scratching the XCOM itch.

If you need me for the next few hours, you'll find me in the Kingdom, getting beaten to a pulp by the new Darkest Dungeon II update 😆😆😆 Welcome home, such as it is.

I recently found this survey for a work thing (www.womeningames.org/wp-content/u...). With how popular The Witcher is now compared to 10 or 15 years ago, The Witcher 4 is a great opportunity to improve the representation of women in games, if done well.

I hope y'all are having a good week, followers!😊And I hope you have a good weekend ahead!

"Three things a Prince should never do if they mean to prosper: Anger the Brujah. Embarrass the Ventrue. Ignore the Nosferatu." - 📝 an old Kindred's wisdom

He may be a villain, but I love him anyway. Or maybe I love to hate him. He is certainly a very fun character to write and "play" when I run the scenes from the books in my mind. The finale for book 2 is shaping up to be one of my favourites yet... 🤐😁

Tasha is, very deliberately, a very two-sided character, which proves a little tricky to write in quick-pace scenes with a lot of interactions with other characters. It would be super fun (and a lot of work, I'm sure) to make those scenes in a TV show, making her appear to some but not others.

The dust has settled on Arcane and I think I've got my thoughts in order now. It is very, very good. Not perfect; the sheer amount going on means a couple of character arcs really tail off or never quite hit the highs of the main focus. But the story and the craft will stay with me. That is certain.

Oh, Cara. Cara, Cara, Cara. She's a very fun character and takes a really interesting role in the upcoming second part in the story. One scene particularly, I hope will be really memorable 😁 🍰

Okay, everyone. I need you all to follow these steps: a) Go give @racheljwilkinson.bsky.social a follow! b) Go here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-QW... c) Enjoy the next... 3 and a half hours of your life over 10 episodes of a truly, truly awesome audio drama. d) share it with everyone you know!

I need some more cool creatives to follow here: Writers, streamers, musicians, artists, from any discipline, really. If anyone has any recommendations, let me know!

In the list of characters whose storylines I am excited to explore (which... is a lot of them, to be fair), Rubens is perhaps the most challenging. It's kind of a Fall and Rise arc that I've not really done before, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it really changes him.

Fun fact. Most CoN characters started life in different forms, many from a previous book of mine that won't see the light of day. Tyra was a character I created in order to play Thousand Year Old Vampire, a solo RPG. She has basically not changed at all, but as a Ventrue she is far more successful!

Leyla ended up being a bit of a tricky character to use in the marketing for World of Darkness -- trickier than I thought. The eagle-eyed among you who have read the book will probably notice that this quote is never to be seen in it. Wonder why that could be... 👀🕵️‍♀️

The next character to introduce from The Chronicles of Nottingham is the Baron's enforcer, a Banu Haqim by the name of Dariush. He has spent many years crafting a very specific reputation and is always prepared for a fight... #vampirestories #vampirethemasquerade #fiction #ttrpg #fantasy

Linkin Park's new album, From Zero, dropped today. The first thing I did this morning was give it a listen. Tremendous. It took me straight back to listening to Hybrid Theory for the first time but also managed to stay fresh. They hit the full range of their very unique style. Really love it.

Without giving too much away, I think if more and more people pick Chronicles up, Isolde is the kind of character that will split opinion. I'm actually quite excited to get to the crux of her story, no matter how abrasive her attitude gets.

My lunchtime viewing of Cinema Therapy's latest video on Paul and Chani's relationship from Dune: Part 2 makes me think at some point I'm going to have to string my thoughts together into an essay on why Dune's storytelling fills me with utter anxiety (but also why that might be a good thing)...

Saoirse is somewhat of a guiding light for this entire book series. For as long as she has existed, I've always known how her story is going to end and let that guide the direction of the books that are to come. She is one of my all-time favourite characters. #vampirestories #vtm #fiction

The first three episodes of Arcane S2 were way more convincing than *any* of the trailers. Without spoilers: This character development makes me sad. And excited for the next 2 weeks! Bring it on.

Our next character introduction is for Valentine, the friendly neighbourhood Nosferatu who works as a spy and scout for the local Baron. She also survived of the Fall of London, something she never wants to see again. #vampirethemasquerade #vampirestories #darkfantasy #fiction #ttrpg

Repost with your creator goals for 2025 🧛‍♀️ Release Book 2 of The Chronicles of Nottingham 🐺 Continue exploring a new concept for a supernatural drama 📚 Read more and listen to more audiobooks 🕵️‍♀️ Learn the delicate art of writing a proper mystery

Our second character introduction comes from Shakir, a Brujah Anarch who acts as somewhat of a welcoming party for Alethea. And happens to be a close confidant of the Baron. #vampirethemasquerade #vampirestories #darkfantasy #fiction #ttrpg

Always 💖 Don't make me tap the sign

ICYMI, The Chronicles of Nottingham is now here on bluesky and over the next few days will be showing off the amazing artwork of the characters from Enthralledyet Illustrations! The first -- Alethea -- dropped late yesterday.

As well as being an avid writer and consumer of stories, I spend a lot of my free time #crossstitching! This project has been keeping me busy for the last 8 months and is very nearly done. As you can see, my line work leaves something to be desired but I do feel like I'm slowly getting better at it!

All of the artwork for The Chronicles of Nottingham is provided by the wonderful enthralledyet, who sadly doesn't use this platform. Please visit her here enthralledyet-illustration.myshopify.com and give her all the support you can!

As with many characters in this series, Alethea started life in a completely different universe. That universe had vampires, but not clans, so it was a hard choice which one to have her belong to. In the end, it was thinking about her sire that decided it. #WriterInsights #vampirestories #vampires

Came across this & think it encapsulates my feelings atm very well indeed.

On the 24th May, 2024, the first book in The Chronicles of Nottingham - World of Darkness - became available to all on the Storytellers Vault. www.storytellersvault.com/product/4813... Over the next couple of days, characters will be reintroduced here on Bluesky!

Hi, everyone! I'm Lorraine. For those who don't know me: I make games and write stories. Those stories tend to be supernatural fantasy with a dark and intriguing undercurrent. I'm a particularly big fan of vampires! Here, I'll also talk about trans issues and politics. You have been warned...😆