Ah sorry, I'm not an avid Bluesky user. Am keeping up on Discord for current gig and that's challenging enough!

My Kids Fight My Bosses Sometimes, you need to recruit an eight-year-old to take down a nasty fight, you know?

My first Crossplay piece was published today!

I don't often get to write about my kids and because @crossplayblog.bsky.social is a community at the intersection of parenting and games, it's such a lovely way to blend my personal and professional life.

www.crossplay.news/p/my-kids-fi...

Thank you so much! Sorry for the late reply. Too many channels for me!

Deborah Chantson - Scavenger Hunt Tutorial YouTube video by Full Indie

My “Scavenger Hunt Tutorial: Applying Game Design Fundamentals” talk for Full Indie is now live if you wanna watch. Momming meets game development.

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It’s 12 minutes long!

The 2025 Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction Spring Thing is an annual online festival celebrating new interactive fiction from all kinds of people.

My friend Alex Carey and I made a game!

Have you ever woken up shivering after kicking off your covers in the middle of the night? “As the Fire Dies” is a text-based fantastical adventure through a dream world that feels the effect of a “real life” fire.

20-30 min!

springthing.net/2025/play.ht...

How a Racially Diverse Team Was the Key to My Best Work   | Canada Media Fund Currently based in Vancouver, Canada, Deborah Chantson is the Writer/Narrative Designer on Rooster and the newest unannounced title at Sticky Brain Studios.…

Many thanks to the Canada Media Fund's Now & Next for giving me the platform to say what I wanted to say.

If my GDC talk proposal had been accepted, this is the gist of it, originally titled "Achievement Unlocked: Diversity Success".

#EconomicBenefit #TeamGrowth #DEIA

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LOL thanks! Husband was crunching 9-9, 6 days a week when I was pregnant with 2nd child and morning sickness was horrible. Only thing I could keep down was dill pickle chips and white grape juice. So ... memories.

North of North | Shows | CBC Gem A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.

If you’re Canadian and/or have access to CBC Gem, North of North is the most fantastic series!!!

North of North gem.cbc.ca/north-of-north

A bouquet of white flowers stands behind a stack of 4 books, the novel "Past Perfect Vacation" by Deborah Chantson.

My author copies arrived today. I think my kids believe me when I say that I wrote a book now. 😄

Purchase details are on my website at DebChantson.com under Book.

The eBook is only $5 USD / $7 CDN.

Thank you to those who have already purchased - especially multiple copies/both formats!

Many thanks to @kimikimi-more.bsky.social for this beautiful photo shoot of my book!! She is the bestest!!

It looks GORG y’all!! Get the book! #aapi

Past Perfect Vacation Claudia Lee, 40, is pregnant with her third child, unhappy in her marriage, job, life, body. In the aftermath of a last straw moment that convinces...

The official launch day is tomorrow! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Past-P...

Shoutout to @kimikimi-more.bsky.social for being a darling friend and so fittingly the first person to video chat me to show me her print copy had arrived early at her place!

#ChickLit #PastPerfectVacation #RomanceBook

TONIGHT @ 6pm PST! Join our fireside chat with @debchantson.bsky.social, writer/narrative designer of Rooster by @stickybrainstudios.bsky.social!

🗓️RSVP on YouTube: bit.ly/3WRZW8V

Deb will answer Q’s live in the comments!

Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/4jFEtts

#aapiingaming #aapi #gaming #lunarnewyear

I'm speaking at this event about my best tips for funding applications.

Join us Monday 2/10 @ 6pm PST in this fireside chat with the writer/narrative designer of Rooster! 🐓🧧

🗓️RSVP on YouTube: bit.ly/3WRZW8V

@debchantson.bsky.social of @stickybrainstudios.bsky.social will answer Q’s live in the comments!

✨Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/4jFEtts

#aapiingaming #aapi #gaming

Past Perfect Vacation Claudia Lee, 40, is pregnant with her third child, unhappy in her marriage, job, life, body. In the aftermath of a last straw moment that convinces...

My debut novel, Past Perfect Vacation, is available for ebook preorders for Valentine's Day! It's currently priced at $4.99 USD.

Paperback preorders will be available soon.

#ChickLit #MomLife #PastPerfectVacation #EasyReading #AAPIReads #TimeTravelRomance

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Past-P...

All you need is love … and good public policy.

Any time I see horseradish accompanying a steak, I think, "Ah, white people wasabi".

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: With a thick navy blue banner, the image is a square with the text: Publishers Marketplace Deal Report PAST PERFECT VACATION By Deborah Chantson Imprint: Omnific Deborah Chantson's PAST PERFECT VACATION, in which an exhausted, pregnant, 40-year-old working mom of soon-to-be three kids magically time slips into her 20-year-old goddess-like body and gets a chance to relive her college life doing all the things she can't in the future and couldn't in the past, to Omnific, in a nice deal (world). publisher@omnificpublishing.com Digital: Fiction: Romance January 11, 2025

I'm delighted to announce that the novel I wrote in three months will be published!

Omnific Publishing, LLC has been so lovely to work with and I look forward to sharing more details soon.

#PastPerfectVacation #MagicalRomance #SecondChances #RomanceReads #ChickLit #MomLife #DiverseBooks

Such a full-circle moment to see #Rooster’s Asian debut flourish on Heybox, the top Steam community in China - ranking as the 3rd most popular post of the day!

A big thank you to the kind and supportive players in China and the lovely folks at @stickybrainstudios.bsky.social for making this happen!

I've been in the insurance industry for 15+ years. Tip for anyone thinking they might get evacuated:

Take a video walking through every room in your home. It'll help you catalogue your belongings if you need to make a claim and be helpful for the adjuster to get things processed quickly.

Just thinking that back in the day when we had Lamb Chop's Play-Along, it would be like if Bluey had a spinoff show about horses and it was named Gluey.

Awkward.

Thank you!

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Oren's Way' Director Keika Lee "You don't need to change yourself in order to change the world; you just have to be yourself," says director Keika Lee about the idea behind her Oscar-qualified short 'Oren's Way.'

LOOK AT MY SAN FRANCISCO BESTIE Keika Lee of Greyscale Animation featured in Cartoon Brew!!!
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#KeikaLee #OrensWay #GreyscaleAnimation #AsianAmericanFilmmaker #Oscars2025 #ShortFilm #AnimatedShorts

Rooster on Steam A heartfelt, story-rich casual puzzle adventure celebrating the best of ancient Chinese culture. Explore an exquisitely hand-drawn world with delightful surprises, from cooking, finding hidden objects...

I figured I had to write my first Bluesky post at some point. This is Rooster. I'm the Writer/Narrative Designer. This point-and-click narrative adventure has a lot of my heart and soul in it. Demo available. #PlayRooster
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