#Juniplwx #WriteSky Heroes literally are the stuff of legend... But every ne'er-do-well and thug in Kingsmount knows one thing: if you're going to make trouble at a bar, make sure it's not a Kicker* bar. There are many horror stories, but only two... * Stalwart Companion = Sidekick = Kicker. 1/3

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

Fuckit. Let's drop some hashtags. If you've enjoyed all the little tidbits about my #AwesomeCharacters (Ordan and Bluebell specifically) here on #WriteSky, my first book is... Right there. There's also a free version on Purrfiction and Royal Road, but that version has a lot more typos. #Writing

Ordan: Tries to do too much so Bluebell doesn't have to deal with the world at large. Bluebell: Yells at Ordan for being an idiot/trying to do too much and getting himself hurt. May or may not being secretly trying to make him immortal. #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky

I've started doing yoga again for my back. Did some this morning and suddenly it was like a yoga video, with cats getting ALL UP IN MY FACE.

#Juniplex #WriteSky Companions are usually chosen/trained with either a particular Hero or personality type in mind. There aren't that many Heroes, so ranks hardly matter. There is a certain seniority, of course, when a Companion survives and stays in the job long enough, but nothing official.

#PretendPanel #WritingCommunity It's rare to find either Hero or Companion who can find a proper work/life balance. Bluebell reads a lot, and studies magic in her spare time. Girls Night with the Halfling Coppersmith Griselda isnnew and interesting though. Young Ordan, however? He's just... 1/2

A teaser: many of those on the Hero Contingent's roster are a bit antisocial, for one reason or another. But what happens when a Hero is too social? Too commanding, too inspiring, and too damned likable for his own good? No, he's not a bard, and he's not The Tick... 1/2 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#PretendPanel #WritingCommunity It's rare to find either Hero or Companion who can find a proper work/life balance. Bluebell reads a lot, and studies magic in her spare time. Girls Night with the Halfling Coppersmith Griselda isnnew and interesting though. Young Ordan, however? He's just... 1/2

#Juniplex #WriteSky Companions are usually chosen/trained with either a particular Hero or personality type in mind. There aren't that many Heroes, so ranks hardly matter. There is a certain seniority, of course, when a Companion survives and stays in the job long enough, but nothing official.

#Juniplwx #WriteSky Heroes literally are the stuff of legend... But every ne'er-do-well and thug in Kingsmount knows one thing: if you're going to make trouble at a bar, make sure it's not a Kicker* bar. There are many horror stories, but only two... * Stalwart Companion = Sidekick = Kicker. 1/3

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I've got an online group job interview on Monday morning. I can't possibly convey how low my expectations are for any company that would do group interviews, but you gotta try anything and everything at some point, right?

#Juniplex #WritingCommunity #WriteSky If my world has had any such conflict, it happened halfway around the world from where my characters live, probably a long time ago, and it really doesn't have much to do with them.

Despite having written about video games for a few years in my past day jobs, I am ready and willing to ignore AAA games and any indies that use AI for the next 2-5 years, while they get their shit together. I can survive without giving them my money.

Well... that's complicated. If you asked a Stalwart Companion, "Who is the enemy?" they'd say, "The endlessly-spawning monsters, of course." If you asked them who gave them the most headaches, they'd say, "Our Heroes!" with "everyone else" coming in a close second. #Juniplex #WritingCommunity

#PretendPanel Joy? That's the little feeling I get when I get to slide a really silly joke into my work. Or when someone says they like my writing. I have severe ADHD so normal shit like, "the satisfaction of a job well done" is not something my brain knows how to do. #WritingPrompts #Authors

Unfortunately, it's smart advertising these days (well, depending on the demographic). Some people want to know exactly what they're getting in specific, and not just in general. It's a comfort reading thing, I think. Still a bit sad, though.

Just a quick pitch to the Street Fighter devs. Just think about it, alright?

#PretendPanel Joy? That's the little feeling I get when I get to slide a really silly joke into my work. Or when someone says they like my writing. I have severe ADHD so normal shit like, "the satisfaction of a job well done" is not something my brain knows how to do. #WritingPrompts #Authors

Well... that's complicated. If you asked a Stalwart Companion, "Who is the enemy?" they'd say, "The endlessly-spawning monsters, of course." If you asked them who gave them the most headaches, they'd say, "Our Heroes!" with "everyone else" coming in a close second. #Juniplex #WritingCommunity

Well, Bluebell's a Wizard. She's not going to dump out her purse every time she needs to find a spell component, and a bat-belt doesn't have nearly enough pouches. Doing the Where Did I Put My Pen Shuffle isn't going to cut it in combat situations. #AwesomeCharacters #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

A description of Bluebell's chosen outfits, from the writeup I did for my book's new cover artist.

Today I came across one (1) job ad for a writer on LinkedIn where they said, in so many words, "No AI. To hell with AI. If you use AI, we don't want you." They're in India so they probably won't hire me, but I loved seeing that. A couple of months ago, you'd almost never have seen an ad like that.

#Juniplex The Fourth, Esquire: I do need to come up with logos for the Hero Contingent and Companions one of these days... they do have badges, after all. If I wanted to be ironic about it, I could always make the symbol of the Companions a carrot, and the symbol of the Heroes a stick. #WriteSky

#Juniplex 3, Tokyo Drift: The unofficial motto of The Stalwart Companions is “With you, while we yet draw breath.” And that's the gist of it. While I haven't written out the actual Oath yet, both the Oath and the handbook state that a Companion's duty is to look after their Hero... 1/3 #WriteSky

More #Juniplex catchup. It's complicated. The Stalwart Companions exist because the Hero Contingent exists; someone needs to interface between the very maladjusted and overpowered Heroes and everyone else. The Hero Contingent exists because the city of Kingsmount is built on: #WriteSky 1/4

Alright, #Juniplex catchup time. The organization: The Stalwart Companions Location: the city-state of Kingsmount My goal: ... have some fun talking about my fictional world to people who might actually be interested? And probably make up some new lore about the organization as I go along.

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Well, Bluebell's a Wizard. She's not going to dump out her purse every time she needs to find a spell component, and a bat-belt doesn't have nearly enough pouches. Doing the Where Did I Put My Pen Shuffle isn't going to cut it in combat situations. #AwesomeCharacters #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

A description of Bluebell's chosen outfits, from the writeup I did for my book's new cover artist.

Vampire rpg indie game 🧛‍♂️

Alright. Make me suffer for your enjoyment.

Bluebell: *If she happens to be wearing the Pointy Hat, she'll point to it* Ordan: "On a good day? Nothing much. Usually I take long walks with Bluebell and we kill any monsters we find." Karle: "I use the science of deduction to determine, with reasonable... 1/? #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky

I have a super cool game idea for the olds that we can build with the help of AI (aged individuals). VC people gimme your money.

Alright. Make me suffer for your enjoyment.

... Alright brain, we already got everything working with Hugo. We don't need to switch static site generators. But the name IS hilarious, so we do need to look.

Bluebell: *If she happens to be wearing the Pointy Hat, she'll point to it* Ordan: "On a good day? Nothing much. Usually I take long walks with Bluebell and we kill any monsters we find." Karle: "I use the science of deduction to determine, with reasonable... 1/? #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky

So the electric company is, quite without my prior consent, "upgrading" us to a new, fancy, Bluetooth-capable electric meter. Aside from the inconvenience of waking up without power, all they're doing is making the meters even more hackable. Dunno what the point is.

So... the Zig programming language project has introduced a strict no-AI, no-LLM policy. That's cool as hell. ziglang.org/code-of-cond...

So I intentionally made Ordan a pretty normal guy, in many respects. Normal-ish childhood, no grand destiny, two living parents, cousins, friends. His hometown never burned down. So he has reasonably healthy relationships in general. He does sometimes wish... #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Well... It's nice to see a good thing happening in the world.

Both Ordan and Bluebell take on Griselda's Quest... mostly because she asked nicely. The fact that Bluebell had been involved in an incident where a local noble got folded up into positions that Humans aren't supposed to be in just the day before? Coincidence. #AwesomeCharacters #WritingCommunity

So I don't use Liquid Web for hosting, but I'm looking at it for work reasons and... yeah, they switched to a no-refunds policy not that long ago. Enshittification everywhere, man.

Life tip: if you ever see a deal on underwear made of bamboo fabric, GET IT. The really good stuff is like swaddling your nethers in a more affordable and breathable alternative to silk.

Let's get philosophical: Actions are louder than words? Nah, fuck that. Speaking, putting your words into the world is an action. It's sometimes the right action, and quite often the wrong one. And of course, the words you choose can contradict your other actions. But that's a matter of choice.

Well, we do live a good old fashioned crazy bastard, sometimes.

High drama implies the existence of sober drama.