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I have finished the 1st draft of my debut fiction book 🎉🎉🎉 Induction: Tapeworld Book I is coming, soon. Cyberpunk, romance, action, thinly veiled social commentary.

Happy Batman Day. This is the defining Batman comic book page for me. Symbolism, father-son relationship, dying to live, horror. Batman Year One - Frank Miller

28 pages read of The Matrix Illuminated on KU yesterday, I hope whoever it is is enjoying this fanboy's work.

Finally watched Cypher in the new 4K edition, absolutely wonderful job on the mastering. Vincenzo Natali created such a gorgeous looking film. THE cyberpunk spy thriller.

96k words. Edited another scene. Six scenes left to finish the 1st draft!

Productive afternoon. I'm at 95k words in order, 51 scenes that I'm so happy with. Ended up merging a couple of scenes and I've got 7 left to re-read, edit, fill in the blanks, and some completely write from scratch. So close.

Wrote 1200 words more for Induction: Tapeworld Book I. Really enjoying this right now, so happy with the progress I'm doing. There's some 5 scenes left to edit and 5 scenes left to write for this 1st draft to be complete. Every character is just speaking directly into the page.

Wrote another 1200 words today. Really lovely scene that I’ve been building up to for a while. The whole time I was just “I love these characters so much”.

Motivation, inspiration successfully forced out, wrote another 600 words. Very happy with this result. This next scene wasn't on my outline but it revealed itself necessary. Hence it not being complete yet. Will see what the mind conjures to fill it up in due time, but not now. Now I'm just happy.

I watched a video where someone made the case for being bored more often. Just sitting still, without checking your socials, or your work, or your project, and suddenly ideas will form, thoughts will occur, you'll make decisions, move forward. He suggested going to the gym without headphones.

Took me an hour to write 500 words, but they were the right 500 words, and this scene is now complete. #writingcommunity

What I feel after walking and running on the treadmill for 20 minutes, 6 times in the last two weeks: - easier to climb stairs, less pain - can stand at my desk for longer - can run 7 mins broken throughout - knee pain is improved but I still need to do the specific exercises

78000 words read and put in an order I'm happy with. 17000 words left to rearrange and make work, plus another couple of chapters in a different doc that I need to slot in the right place. #writingcommunity

Wrote more Tapeworld last night. I can see the different types of writing I do looking at all the words. Sometimes it's very descriptive, wordy, lovely to reread, other times it's more clipped, dialogue, an emotion, and off you go. Stuff to wash in the revisions.

Back in 2018 I started writing a cyberpunk novel, a proper effort at writing a book. Around 2023 it got to a really exciting state, but it would take a little longer before I fully wrapped my head around what I wanted to achieve. But I'm feeling there now.

Nailed it

I put all my old favourites on my SteamDeck, but never cracked Deus Ex. UI resolution was too small. Need to correct this, someone surely found a way.

Cat in Hand. Freya likes cuddles when she's picked in the daydream moments after she wakes up. Other times? She'll slink away asap.

Take down technofascist cyberpunk CEOs with roguelike match-3 tactical combat in Torment Hexus #TormentHexus #IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming

Feeling good about Tapeworld and Induction. This revision is going well, moving some long overdue chunks around. It's been the hardest part for me, having written things out of order, to put it in a good order. I had bigger plans for third act but decided to save that for the sequel, hence reorging.

Feeling good about Tapeworld and Induction. This revision is going well, moving some long overdue chunks around. It's been the hardest part for me, having written things out of order, to put it in a good order. I had bigger plans for third act but decided to save that for the sequel, hence reorging.

It's that kind of evening. Winamp, Deus Ex soundtracks, and writing my cyberpunk debut novel.

Absolutely gorgeous Deus Ex version of the iconic The Matrix poster, no idea who made it though or if there's a higher res available.

Freya looking wistful atop her Kallax bed. One of her many sleeping zones.

Of the different series I'm collecting from Rob Liefeld's Extreme universe (from 1993!), Bloodstrike is my absolute favorite. Undead mercs who can't die, shoot point-blank, and have existential crises🫠 They all are so badass. And it gets incredibly gory at times.

One of my hobbies is collecting underrated comics from the 90s. Freya helped me sort out all these ones on my desk, she's got a nose for action packed issues.

Enjoying Tiberian Sun, the original X-COM, and not pictured, Jagged Alliance 2.

Open X-COM, Jagged Alliance 2 Straciatella, Command & Conquer Net Tiberian Sun, what else am I missing? Reliving the tactical past...

this was always the endgame, the complete erasure of trans people from public life and - if these people get their way - from existence entirely it is a genocidal campaign and it has no place in a moral society fuck your "just asking questions" about sports

Freya the cat looking down on us lovingly and / or ready to pounce from a high shelf. Cameo by Matt Berry on book cover.

It's time to enter the mansion. Dead Take is out now. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/... Epic Games Store: store.epicgames.com/p/dead-take-...

Matrix vibes from the track Herald Today, Gone Tomorrow from the #FantasticFour soundtrack.

That feeling when you find the exclusive McFarlane Fallout figures for pre-order after being on the fence for too long that it sold out in most places

I really liked #FantasticFour. Really well put together script. I didn't think it was rushed, I did want to see more. Some things I was fine if they weren't there but all good. I felt the emotions and loved the visuals, but CGI has some uneven moments. The theme is stuck in my head!

Evidence of cat!

Dead Take. 31 July, 2025. Starring: Ben Starr @benstarr.bsky.social Neil Newbon @neilnewbon.bsky.social Jane Perry Alanah Pearce @charalanahzard.bsky.social youtu.be/aXhJB9ICvfc

Love is comforting your meowing cat at 4 am (yes your human parents are alive!), then wondering why the cat's quiet at 7 am... Then you realise the cat's asleep on your bedroom cat tree, finally 🫶🐱

Speaking bluntly? AI is killing gaming. Games are being cancelled and studios are shutting down, not because they were unprofitable, but because investors bought into AI being the next big thing and potentially more profitable, which it won't be because it's a bullshit factory predicated on lies.

I'm still early in DS2, but I'm convinced the Death Stranding series are the most important AAA games right now. Just an earnest call for ecological reform and a plea to stop burning this world to the ground.

Another solid couple of hours with the Tapeworld. I've lived with these characters on and off for more than five years now, and can't wait for people to meet them. It's not that it's a giant book, I'm just bad at consistency. I'm not in a hurry though. I want the satisfaction to say "done".

Feeling on a brainwave about Tapeworld, there is energy to finish this book in me 💥

More words added to this Tapeworld of mine. I'm more than halfway into this edit, but I know the ending needs work. I keep telling myself finished is better than perfect! Always in love with the cover. No AI used, I hired an excellent cover artist from Reedsy who really captured my ideas, JakeC!

seeing people hit by the layoffs today who have worked in the industry for DECADES. one guy had worked on fucking STAR WARS GAMES FOR THE SNES, another had been at blizzard since starcraft. that kind of continual experience in the industry is like gold dust, and MS are just throwing it in the bin

Important to note; Japan has way stricter laws around laying people off. Actual protections from its government that force companies to do things like have execs take pay cuts before doing a mass layoff. The solution to this problem is not a “good” CEO. It’s systemic and complete reform.

More words added to this Tapeworld of mine. I'm more than halfway into this edit, but I know the ending needs work. I keep telling myself finished is better than perfect! Always in love with the cover. No AI used, I hired an excellent cover artist from Reedsy who really captured my ideas, JakeC!