I would really love to get a big ol' chunk of free time to work on a literary hypertext.
Posts by Gavin Inglis
I am a bit hazy about it, but I think I spent a lot of time there too.
Sounds good! My big tip is: budget. Decide how many entries you want to write, then break your story down into scenes/sections, each with an estimated number of entries. It scales your ambition and prevents the overgrowth that can kill these projects.
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I enjoy having an Ogre Mk III and an Ogre Mk V available in Vatican colours: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16...
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We badly need more information about those sea serpents.
Rabea Rogge, die erste deutsche Frau im All, hat einfach einen W20 mit rauf genommen. #PNPDE #Spaaace
Love those layout lines for the inscription.
Bullseye.
That could make a rather dashing hat.
Some days, writing is about easing into the flow and then getting wrecked doing unanticipated research about Victorian hat labels.
The sentence that kills me from this article is: 'Emily is autistic, and she described how she “always assumes that surely people will see the common sense in things”.'
Big news for people who like cassette players in the woods
You've got @gavininglis.bsky.social to thank for this caper!
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!
Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.
… AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.
Century of Sounds: the album is out now! This free/pay-what-you-like album brings together some of the highlights from our partnership with @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social, bringing together musical styles from all over the world: citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/a-cent...
Ach! Sorry Sarah. What a character she looks in that photo.
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
Obsidian. You'll never look back.
Any UCU members here that just received their election ballots -- I can recommend Gillian Jack @drgillhistory.bsky.social as someone who puts their heart and soul into the union on a daily basis.
That cap was actually mine! Still hoping to get it back.
This might not be the answer you want, but LibreOffice works fine, is free, and can load and save Word files: www.libreoffice.org
Cleaning an old fountain pen which belonged to my dad. It's had thirty scoosh-throughs and four warm water soaks and this sucker is still producing squid-like quantities of ink.
Ok, I could *really* do with a vague idea of how many people might be interested in this event, otherwise finding a suitable venue is a nonsense.
I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc...
If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!
Cover for the Solo TTRPG: Call of Cthulhu - Alone Against the Flames - a solo adventure for the call of cthulhu 7th edition Quick Start Rules. Illustration of a man in silhouette running out of a building that is very much on fire
New to the #SoloRPG List: Alone Against the Flames by @gavininglis.bsky.social
An Introductory Solitaire Adventure for Call of Cthulhu. A horror story set in the 1920s.
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You may know this already, but Sunday Drivers was later renamed to Crash City. There is one reasonably priced on Ebay right now with the maps you're missing.
I am not really into Christmas. However I just ate a bunch of different cheeses then fell asleep on the sofa in front of a Sean Connery film. So maybe I have the basic skills.
I'm up for it if you are.