Julian was a complete surprise, but I'm glad he exists, because he shows another side of Titus. I will be exploring more of Anne and Titus's first lives, along with choices Julian made in different worlds, and this is also why I started writing a future life for him. #TheLockwoods

If you want to read the Lockwoods as it's being posted the best place to do that is Patreon, because you'll be emailed every time (for now - I will change that out when I'm posted more, but until that happens I think this is how it works best). My current follower goal is 10. #TheLockwoods

Due to the transition from SimsLit to webnovels I needed to find a beginning - and this led me to another Titus Lockwood (Patreon link below), who travelled from Earth to an entirely new world, after the end of everything we knew. He also has a brother, Orion, who stayed on Earth. #TheLockwoods

First financial goal - although I don't like doing this I know how fast things move here, and how hard it can be to see what's posted, so I'll be posting more often with this. #TheLockwoods

If you're enjoying the Lockwoods, and have the means to help me write more I do have a Ko-fi with one offs and memberships. Shares are also appreciated, of either specific arcs (especially if you have a favourite) or just the Lockwoods in general. #TheLockwoods

🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 Income 🕯 🕯 from the 🕯 🕯 Lockwoods 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯

Before, when the Lockwoods was SimsLit, the setting was Glimmerbrook, but now we're in Marren Vale, part of the entirely new world I'm in the process of creating. One of the best parts about this is I now don't need to shoehorn certain elements in I actually didn't like all that much. #TheLockwoods

If you posted something more than an hour ago and i don’t have post notifications on for you, sorry i will probably never see it 😝

The reason for everything is Anne. This has been explored a little more in the story (albeit the SimsLit part), which makes this less spoilery than it was, although there are those of you who may not have read that part. I do have a lore post. www.thelockwoods.me.uk/anne-the-hea... #TheLockwoods

Sending you some purrsitive energy to start the week 🐾🤍

There was always a reason for the ritual. From the beginning that was the focus, but I didn't understand why it existed exactly, although I knew Gregor Tyrell 'attempted' it. Having the Fitzgeralds involved was a necessity, due to numbers, and then everything started coming together. #TheLockwoods

(Patreon link.) Why did I start when I did? I've mentioned this before, but this was meant to be a quick prequel, so I tried to logic out the best timing for it based on what the original story would be. When I started writing I knew I was focusing on the Lockwoods - nothing else. #TheLockwoods

This week will be a reconnect with Lockwoods' arcs already in progress before I start posting again next week. First we have the main arc. (Link to Patreon.) I'll be continuing this, focusing on 2012, while also starting webnovelling what was meant to be a short flashback. #TheLockwoods

Life is full of violence and horrors right now but there are still things worth living for. Enjoy the little things on your life, watch your favourite movie, cook your favourite dish, try that new hobby, love your friends, take care of yourself and maybe tomorrow will be a brighter day.

Just trying to live, man..

Normally I'd feel some kind of disappointment/sadness when I lose a ghostwriting client, but that happened a couple of days ago and all I felt was relief. Ghosting's such an energy suck for so little reward now. The first Lockwood's goal is below, to begin building up an income. #TheLockwoods

Good morning everyone It's only the 3rd day of the year so it's okay if you haven't completed any artwork yet. The year is just beginning and the holidays were long. It's okay to take some time to relax. You don't need to hit the ground running. Rest is important too. 💙✨

What I'm Reading 2026

You know... It's finally dawning on me why I can't get anything fucking done. In what reality does a person wake up to FUCKING BATSHIT NEWS *every* fucking morning and want to do anything but numb the hell out just to try and make it through the day. In what fucking reality.

Reading on the web is reading. Reading has never been so varied in the way we access it. Young people are growing up in an entirely different reading environment to the one people my age knew a generation ago.

I see what's happening, and, as much as I keep up with the news, one of the most important things to me is that I focus on what makes life a little easier. We always need something to take our minds off the worst of life, so I'll keep writing and posting, no matter what. #TheLockwoods

Sometimes I feel like all I do is post about the Lockwoods, but there's more to me than just my writing. I'm a voracious reader, and, if I don't ration myself, I can easily read a book a night. At the moment I'm reading How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow, by Bonnie Quinn.

The very beginning of the Lockwoods, in webnovel form. Originally I started this as SimsLit, because I'd been inspired by other stories I'd seen, and changed this when EA announced the buyout by Saudi Arabia, among others. Now I'm rewriting the old, alongside starting some new arcs. #TheLockwoods

2026 is the year of the Lockwoods. After ghosting for over a decade I want to focus on something creative for me for the first time in far too long. The world is not how it was. GenAI has changed everything, but, as you all know, I'm very much against it. #TheLockwoods

심즈4 밥 맥키 셰어 WYS 드레스 (얼리액세스, 2026년 1월 21일 전체공개) (TS4 Bob Mackie-Cher WYS Dress) (EARLY ACCESS-Become public on Jan. 21. 2026 KST) 리트윗/좋아요 감사드려요! www.patreon.com/posts/lonely... #TheSims4 #Sims4Cc #1970s

If ai bros start flooding bsky the best thing to do is not respond to their posts. Just block. I've learned it's pointless to debate them. The best thing to do is suffocate them by ignoring. They are lazy and want instant gratification that's why they use ai..don't give the satisfaction.

this is my end of the year plea to storytellers to STOP letting other people dictate your stories and your posts—readers are meant to be disappointed sometimes. they can misunderstand or disagree and that’s okay. reading is an emotional experience but pleasing everyone isn’t why stories are told

looking for moots! 🐻🍁🍂 💗/🔃/🗨/ follows appreciated 🌻Stardew Valley 🌿Disney Dreamlight Valley 🍄Animal Crossing 🌞Baldurs Gate 3 🌼The Sims 🍃Travellers Rest 🍀Nintendo Games ☢️Fallout 🪐Starfield 👽Steam Deck Games 🌷Retro Gaming 🐲Spyro 🗡️Skyrim 📖Reading 🔮Vintage 🦊Antique ⚽️Pokemon 🦖Digimon 🎄Animals #promosky

It’s a shame that the people who criticise other adults for playing video games will never understand how much they have helped some people through difficult times.

You’re right, that is unpopular. And selfish. And greedy. And let’s so fucking for real - JKR was NEVER an indie author.

Humans > slop machine.

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I will say that "generative AI" has gotten so blurred as a term that things like the procedural generation that games have been using since forever (MINECRAFT, TERRARIA, DWARF FORTRESS, DAGGERFALL) are sometimes getting lumped in there, which is silly, but yes, technicalities aside, this.

Make friends for the sake of making friends, not to get ahead in your career. If the latter happens as a result, cool! If it doesn't, also cool. Either way, you have friends. And if they're good friends, they'll help you become a better and more well-rounded version of yourself. That's always good ❤️

No, we don't have to accept hallucinatory, ecosidic creative stealing LLMs. The genie not only can be put back in the bottle, we need to do so. Accepting this as the state of affairs that we have to accept and going forward is an enormous mistake. www.patreon.com/posts/ai-and...

These motherfuckers who shill AI keep saying 'the genie is out of the bottle'. You realise that stories are full of ways to trick the fucking genie back into the bottle, right? You keep using that metaphor but I do not think it means what you think it means.

Just to make it clear to everyone AI slop is BLOCK ON SIGHT.

Most creative advice assumes that if you're struggling, the problem is YOU. Try harder, more discipline, push through, etc. This is 100% wrong. Artistic pain doesn't mean 'lack of effort', it means applying attention at the wrong time or scale so the work feels tight. Heavy. Here's how I dodge that.

Okay, I didn't plan to make any posepack for you this year... but I got a little extras for you, because these balloons got released and I really wanted to make something with them! "Happy twothousandandsix" Now to find on my patreon and tumblr 🎆 And I promise this really was the last one!

A few days left! And there are MANY boxsets in the sale beyond the ones I've highlighted, including complete series--have a look!

Flare lace-up denim jeans coming in both low-waist and high-waist versions! 👖 Early access on my Patreon! ⬆ Public release: 10th January, 2026

On December 27th we enter the dark heart of liminal week, the one-week period from December 25th through January 1st during which no new venture can be started, rules are stubbornly difficult to follow, and trying to hold on to routine only squeezes it out through your fingers. Be safe out there.

I will not buy your AI book I will not give its text a look I will not share your AI art I will not share even a part I will not play your AI game I will not play it, feel some shame! Use your soul and heart and head And make us things to love, instead (With apologies to Dr. Seuss).

Indie author friends, you need to up your book prices a bit. I gifted my mom three ebooks for Christmas–three of my favorite reads this year–and barely paid five bucks. I would have happily paid ten or even fifteen. None of the books should have been priced at under 1€. You're worth more.

In 2026, I think artists should be proud to self-promo! 🥳 No more shame about selling your wares! No more shyness! In the age of AI, people are desperate for real art and want to see your shops and goodies!! 🎊

Who wanted a pony for Christmas?! 🤣 Here are two deco horses to work with NotSoOldMadCatLady's carriage! I know this is going to save me so much time & effort & I hope they're useful to other fantasy/historical storytellers too! Only one swatch (so far) but 4 poses! www.tumblr.com/herecirmsims...