#CoverReveal? Yes, cover reveal! Baconstrap's done an amazing job on this cover for my upcoming dark fantasy novel. And the folks at Podium have been a joy to work with in getting this cover to where it is now.

Krypto The real star of the new Superman Movie 😀

If there's something to be taken from the Superman movie, it's how accurate its depiction of the outrage machine really is.

Decided on some home-made decorations as I prepare to change up some rooms in my home.

Bram Stoker’s Butthole.

Pup enjoying the heat wave.

My son had a father - son day celebration at kindergarten yesterday, for Father's Day. I was supposed to attend but got swamped at work due to my contractors being 2 hours late (I was 2.5 hours away by car). Planned my whole day to be on time for my son's event... but some people move slow.

"If you don't follow back within X amount of time of when I followed you, I will unfollow and block" Could you just... block directly? I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

Holy crap... I've finished 3 books of my angry sorceress story. Feels a bit surreal, but that word count doesn't lie. 450K words... and we're barely past the halfway point.

I've been a Soul Reaver 2 fan since 2001. It's in my Top 5 games of all time. But even so, I have to admit that Soul Reaver 1 is the better game of the two. By quite a bit. Like with many old games, I can only wonder how amazing this game would have been if the devs could've achieved their vision.

I miss only one thing about being a wage slave... and that's getting to be excited for Friday. Freelance work pretty much blends days together. But this complaint is so fucking small compared to the overall joy of not dealing with any level of management. I'm not complaining. I'm bragging.

A reminder I found online. Together we are strong. Now we just have to hang together, so that no one is hanged separately.

Finishing writing a book is such a rush. Equal parts elation and terror. I'm on the final chapter of Book 3 of Tallah. Had to throw out the first draft of the chapter as it didn't flow as I wanted it. Second attempt is on-going. Three volumes down. Three to go.

I have reached a much expected point in my life as a dad. I've started reading The Hobbit to my son. And he's enjoying it and asking questions. Reading to him has been one of the greatest things I've ever done as a dad, and seeing him so excited for every new book just floors me.

The one time article 5 of the NATO charter was invoked was post 9/11. It lead to the UK & other countries going to war in Afghanistan and Iraq supporting the US. You now have to question if that was actually worth anything now, or did we all just waste our time, money & the lives of our soldiers.

33 times Zelensky thanked Americans and US leaders — a number counted by CNN journalists over the course of the full-scale war. This comes amid accusations from Trump and Vance that Zelensky has shown “insufficient gratitude” toward the US.

Didn't have on my 2025 bingo card that I'd lose my job first thing in the year due to corporate dickery... but here we are. Taking it as a sign to shake up this year and my long-term goals. Time to take some control over how I apply my skill set, and start that second writing project.

Feels strange to reach a point in the writing journey where the next words no longer seem uncertain. I can sit down, lock in to write... and just do it. I cannot recommend writing sprints enough to others who have struggled, or are struggling with their motivation and productivity.

Nothing does quite as much for the writing inspiration as an early morning walk in the park with the assorted canine companion.

Decided on sharing the various pieces of artwork I've had commissioned for my story over time.

If I watch The Polar Express one more time, I may scream. My son's watched back to back about 10 times now.

What’s your favorite Christmas movie? And why is it Klaus?

What’s your favorite Christmas movie? And why is it Klaus?

There's very little quite as satisfying as finally writing that scene that's been sloshing around your head for the past 2-3 years. I don't write out of sequence so I had to wait for the overall story to catch up before finally penning this. It's so much fun to finally do it.

Why are little boys so hard to keep alive?! It's like my son goes out of his way to find particular methods of hurting himself.

Patreon's hit a pretty decent number of advanced chapters. Still adding more as I get to write. Been a slow week at the moment, but that's going to change with the vacation time coming up.

Working I a warehouse with my client. There are forklifts. They have horns. Someone here is honking out the melody to Jingle Bells.

Just had a reader blitz my entire story in 3 days... I know there are some fast readers out there, but my man here was on the story for 12 hours straight. I'm terrified of such voracious readers, utterly impressed, and happy they've enjoyed the story enough for this. Random reader, thank you!

One of those photos that just screams '90s former soviet block. This old thermal station was our old playground area in the mid-90s.

I've started listening to Nightwish in 2002. I still feel giddy every time they release a new song and I get to listen to it for the first time. Beautiful work as always.

New cook book has arrived. My kid’s about to be a very spoiled 5yo getting home made cakes.

Patreon page is back up and running. I aim to fill it with content very soon as I'm heading into the holiday period and I aim to write, write, write. www.patreon.com/c/CMAntal

I've had an excellent gaming year. Maybe the best I've ever enjoyed. I know the SR Remaster isn't out yet, but it will be up there regardless. SR 2 is Top 5 all time games for me for a reason. To have played (and replayed) such games this year has reminded me how enjoyable gaming can be.

I've read quite a few great novels these years, but these 9 stood head and shoulders above the rest in 2024. What were your favorite reads of the year?

I'm actually really happy to see AstroBot winning GOTY this year. Watching my son play this was like looking back at myself in 1995, playing Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, and all the other bundled games for the first time on a NES. We need more games like Astro Bot, not more wallet guzzlers.

DIE. RESPAWN. REPEAT. is now on KU and Audible! I contemplated shitposting instead of announcing but I should probably announce. Bsky summary: Local man dies a lot. A bird teaches him how to fight better. Time loops??? Amazon: www.amazon.com/Die-Respawn-... Audible: www.audible.com/pd/Die-Respa...

SR 2 is my favorite game of all time. System Shock 2 and Bloodborne gave it a run for its money, but the throne is still unchallenged. I can't wait to dive into these remasters tonight.

Here's hoping this is true to the fan's expectations. It's been a long time coming.

Today on Transliterated: The gang gets into Isekai Tech Support. www.royalroad.com/fiction/chap... #writing #fantasy #xenofiction #webserial #webnovel #transformation

5yo put down the gamepad, walked over to where I was writing, and just asked for a hug. He got a hug, then went back to enjoying his goat game. Life's good.

Advent calendar day 7.

If you see this show 4 of your favourite games 🎮

I'm an old fart gamer at heart... but Tomb Raider 3 kicked my ass when I was a wee lad. It was a game that managed to put me off 3rd person adventure titles for a long, long time. Coming back to the series with the Remastered edition and fresh control has allowed me to see the treasure hidden under

sky veil 🌙☀️💫

every time I see this video I have to repost it, that's the rules

Gotta say, a Marsupilami themed coffee shop wasn't what I expected to find on my trip to Greece. Coffee was great tho.