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Fantasy Author, board and Roleplay gamer, all around cool nerd

This may be controversial but I kind of hope #dungeonsanddragons does another 4E with this OGL thing and takes away some of its popularity.

I got into RPGs in 2011/12 and because D&D wasn’t popular the groups I went to played interesting and different games. It was a great time to be a GM.

Ever since 5E every group has gone back to “we only play D&D and nothing else”. It’s kind of depressing. I feel RPGs are actually better when D&D isn’t popular

#roleplaying #ttrpg

I feel I’ve gotten the #Poetry bug. Every new idea I have seems to be for a poem.

It seems the natural #Writing format for me. It’s a way to get my feelings and thoughts out in a nice way, without having to come up with characters and drama and arcs for it. I can just talk about the thing itself (in nicer language of course)

But it does feel like the audience for poetry is even less than novels…so that feels a bit heartbreaking.

I was all raring to go with my #Writing this week. I had started on the first scene and now I’ve been struck down by an illness and my brain can’t really focus that much.

I guess it happens but I was truly feeling a bit more of a passionate energy with it, so it’s a bit of a shame that’s been broken.

#WritingCommunity

Finally got around to watching Ms Marvel, and honestly, I had so many emotions around despite it being glib at times. The Partition story was particularly moving for me as my own family escaped from Bangladesh.

The Pakistani family portrayed was no different to my Indian family (without superpowers of course). All the music and language references were amazing. #RepresentationMatters #Marvel #MsMarvel

Just submitted my #ShortStory to a magazine. It’s actually the first time I’ve sent my #Writing to a magazine. Quite nervous but also excited I’ve gone on this step.

I also have realised I want to write more short stories over the Christmas period, especially stuff that captures some of my favourite sci fi tv shows like #StarTrek

Maybe they to could be submitted to magazines…

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

I never cease to be amazed by reviews which are just people complaining about things being "political". Whenever I see those, I usually just assume that they're written by some weird little cishet white guy who doesn't like being reminded that he isn't the centre of the Universe.

First we heard a growling tiger
Then saw the glint of shining chrome
A black and silver beast snaked through
Our car park now a hippodrome

Dad hopped off in leather and shades
We crowded round in awe
Feeling the warm black leather
Vibrations of power raw

#VerseThursday #Poetry #Poem

Hey #WritingCommunity has anyone uploaded videos of short stories on #Youtube and had success?

I ask because I sometimes follow how to be a YouTuber content and one of the suggestions was short stories. But I was wondering how that works and how you do well in search.

One thing I’ve come to realise about the internet is that it favours non fiction content because that’s easier to SEO and that.

But I’d love it if i could use my #Writing ability in different formats.

Finished #Writing my #Fantasy outline. But because Christmas is quite soon I’ve decided to write some short stories and try to get them in publications.

Surprisingly I felt anxious and felt my writing was bad suddenly.

But in a weird way I think this is a good thing. I’m pushing myself and that means I’m uncomfortable. Too much I feel eh about writing which I don’t think is good in the long run.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Pro-tip: Face to your audience.

Especially if you write fiction, readers want to know what your next book is, when it will be out, and maybe what you're reading.

Your blog and newsletter are good places to recommend books you think they might like.

It gives them something to read until your next one drops and keeps them coming back to learn more.

Showing how the word-sausage gets made really isn't that interesting except to other sausage makers.

#SelfPublishing