NylaWoethief

@NylaWoethief@writing.exchange

I write fantasy under free culture licences and try my hand at drawing. I also love #FreeSoftware and #Decentralization.
#Fantasy #Art #FreeCulture #Writing #fedi22

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smallcircles, to random
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As alternative to that many feel has negative connotation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_your_own_dog_food

Not liking other alternatives, such as "Icecreaming" (too vague), "Drink your own champaign" (too posh), and "Eat the food you cook" (too long).

A definition may be:

> Self Delivery is a continual improvement method whereby the creator of a solution is also a client that uses it, gaining insight in how the solution conforms to stated needs, that are fed back into the design proces.

NylaWoethief,

@smallcircles Guideline 11 of the Make TT Software section of #TrivialTechnology (https://trivial.technology/guidelines) captures a similar idea.
> Only add the features you personally use. Instead of adding all the features, simply leave open points into which one may add features themselves. If you do not use a feature, you do not know how one might want to use it, so instead empower them to add it themselves, for their own fork.

NylaWoethief,

@smallcircles @toast I shared information about Trivial Technology with an author at Damaged Earth Catalog (https://damaged.bleu255.com/) too. It seems like there can be lots of mental cross-pollination between free software advocates, digital minimalists, and environmental activists.

nantucketebooks, to random
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Attention authors: I'd love to see what you're working on. Come December, send me an email about your latest work, I'd like to help you share it with the world. njb@nantucketebooks.com

NylaWoethief,

@nantucketebooks @weirdwriter The insight and critiques I got during the editing phase of The Woethief were valuable and definitely made my story better.

nantucketebooks, to random
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A new book has been added to the Harlan Ellison directory: Paingod and Other Delusions. This short story collection centers on the theme of human pain and anguish. The title story is like the opposite of @NylaWoethief's Woethief novel. Instead of Nyla Woethief, who takes away pain, Trente is tasked with giving pain to the universe. https://www.ndhfilms.com/other/ellison/#paingodAndOtherDelusions

NylaWoethief,

@nantucketebooks On a related note, I have pondered having WoeNyl face a villain that is a joythief. Rather than taking pain, the villain is like a happiness leech.

sfwrtr, to Prompt
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Time for another #FabulousFirstLineFriday not a #DarkandStormNight #prompt!

Write a fabulous first line for a story that is guaranteed to catch /your/ interest and would make you read the story.

Criteria

  • Fiction, non-fiction, doesn't matter. A good led is as inspiring as a hook.
  • Doesn't matter if you would actually write the story, but bonus points is you report you did!
  • Aim for less than 200 characters or 50 words, but a good sentence overrides all other factors!
  • Reply to this thread and boost if you take the challenge. (Use both hashtags if you post solo.)

Here's my entry:

I was 11 years old when my dad crashed the chevy and I learned that taking an airbag to the face would have been safer than teleporting into a field of corn at 25 miles per hour.

#BoostingIsSharing
#fiction #nonfiction #journalism #fantasy #mystery #romance #horror #sf #sff #sciencefiction #writing #writer #writers #author #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon

NylaWoethief,

@sfwrtr "We last died eighty-seven days earlier. As we clutched our baton, its silk-wrapped hilt grounded us in our environment."
You can read the whole story for free at https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/SethPatterson/woethief/.
I modeled the opener after The Old Man and the Sea.

kde, to kde
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Krita artist and contributor, David Revoy, gets massive exhibition in mall

@davidrevoy, creator of the popular Pepper and Carrot webcomic (https://www.peppercarrot.com/), has been honored with an exhibition of his work in a French mall. Massive murals with images from his comics are displayed all over the shopping center at Plérin, Brittany.

David is an active @Krita contributor, and will be signing copies of his work at the mall on Saturday, the 4th of November.

https://www.davidrevoy.com/article992/large-exhibition-in-plerin-france

@kde

A massive floor poster showing Pepper and Carrot.

NylaWoethief,

@nantucketebooks @kde @davidrevoy @krita @kde @DiosYubi David's assets and tutorials helped us a lot with making comics with Krita.

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True Love's Kiss is a short story by @NylaWoethief, author of the upcoming novel The Woethief. An outstanding read ahead of The Woethief's publication. Cover art by @DiosYubi

Patterson describes True Love's Kiss as asking "What if an orc were good?" I would add that it also works as a dark fantasy retelling of The Frog Prince. https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/RileyDuffield/true-loves-kiss/

NylaWoethief,

@nantucketebooks @DiosYubi I wrote the story as a response to The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald and J. R. R. Tolkien' portrayal of orcs and goblins.
In fantasy, some types of people are portrayed as irredeemably evil and others, like elves, are portrayed as innately good. I wanted to explore a world where redemption and depravity are possibilities for all types of people.

nantucketebooks, to random
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A big announcement from Nantucket E-Books. On October 20, I will be publishing a new novel by Seth Patterson. It's called The Woethief, and it's the best fantasy novel you'll read this year. Read about it in my latest blog post: https://nantucketebooks.com/blog/2023/10/2023-10-01_introducing_the_year%E2%80%99s_best_fantasy_novel.html

NylaWoethief,

@nantucketebooks I'm excited for this collaboration with Nantucket E-Books. I'm grateful for the help with editing the story and publishing it.

NylaWoethief, to fantasy

I am almost done with #Woethief. @nantucketebooks has been helping with the editing process.
Stay tuned for more information about the book's release. It features illustrations and a map by @DiosYubi.
The book and its illustrations were made with love and free software.
#fantasy #writing

NylaWoethief, to cyberpunk

@DiosYubi and I just made a city block generator for #cyberpunk #tabletop games.
https://nylawoethief.itch.io/wallet-cyber-block
We based it on Wallet Stations (https://awkwardturtle.itch.io/wallet-stations) by @AwkwardTurtle and @brstf.
#CreativeCommons #Inkscape

The Tower's size indicates surveillance capacity; sum the value of all connected dice for contents. - N/A: Police Robots Patrol - One Five-Sided Die: SigInt Hub - Even: Artificial Intelligence Monitor - Odd: Cyborg Analysts - Two Five-Sided Dice: BioScanners - Even: Experimental Thought Scanner - Odd: Mandatory Vitals Bracelets - Three or More Five-Sided Dice: "Faultless" Predictor - Even: Preemptive Arrests - Odd: Holographic Branding Inspired by AwkwardTurtle and Brian Stauffer. Riley Duffield and DiosYubi CC-BY-SA-4.0

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