Andrew Cain
@acain.bsky.social
Indie writer, TTRPG designer for Tree and Tower Press.
A Foul Light Shines preview available on our Kofi.
https://ko-fi.com/tntpress
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A Foul Light Shines preview available on our Kofi.
https://ko-fi.com/tntpress
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrew-Cain/author/B07SPVDS53?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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Andrew Cain
@acain.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hey everyone new! Thought I'd do a little introduction for all the new #writingcommunity folks. I'm Andrew, author of A Foul Light Shines. Available as a weekly story on #Royalroad and a fully edited book on amazon. Comp, pitch, and info below!
Quick comp: Vox Machina, but far more wholesome.
Quick comp: Vox Machina, but far more wholesome.
@anotherindiewriter.com they stealth dropped path of radiance onto the switch twos GameCube library. Good bye my free time.
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
@anotherindiewriter.com they stealth dropped path of radiance onto the switch twos GameCube library. Good bye my free time.
It's been so on fire.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
It's been so on fire.
*sees stocks doing well, looks up why stocks are up* "good jobs report"... Ah, so we're just making shit up I see. As last time I checked, 50k is half of the low end to meet demand of new folks aging into the employment market. Looks even worse when you look at the whole year...
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
*sees stocks doing well, looks up why stocks are up* "good jobs report"... Ah, so we're just making shit up I see. As last time I checked, 50k is half of the low end to meet demand of new folks aging into the employment market. Looks even worse when you look at the whole year...
It was most technically a pathfinder one e game. So I played a shield wizard. As mithril bucklers are op.
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It was most technically a pathfinder one e game. So I played a shield wizard. As mithril bucklers are op.
Hoc and Sarbie both strong supporting characters from AFLS
January 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Hoc and Sarbie both strong supporting characters from AFLS
Ah yes, the first image of the cheese acolytes. Illaria on the left should be tallest. A Foul Light Shines crew.
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Ah yes, the first image of the cheese acolytes. Illaria on the left should be tallest. A Foul Light Shines crew.
Common theme. The animals love me. Freya, Nyx, and Opal.
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Common theme. The animals love me. Freya, Nyx, and Opal.
Hey, how about some high fantasy escapism? I've got like 300k free. D&D game turned story.
I played Alvec the tiefling abjuration wizard.
My wife played Naya and Echo. To no one's surprise she was effectively a ranger with a wolf companion
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
I played Alvec the tiefling abjuration wizard.
My wife played Naya and Echo. To no one's surprise she was effectively a ranger with a wolf companion
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
1: Of Nightmares and Celebrations - A Foul Light Shines
Of Nightmares and Celebrations
A teenager in a threadbare gray nightgown walked through the woods. Her eyes are closed, and her footsteps are unsteady across the soft, now crunched beneath her bare ...
www.royalroad.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Hey, how about some high fantasy escapism? I've got like 300k free. D&D game turned story.
I played Alvec the tiefling abjuration wizard.
My wife played Naya and Echo. To no one's surprise she was effectively a ranger with a wolf companion
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
I played Alvec the tiefling abjuration wizard.
My wife played Naya and Echo. To no one's surprise she was effectively a ranger with a wolf companion
www.royalroad.com/fiction/8244...
Reposted by Andrew Cain
LFG people! They went up 4% already!
Hey all, thanks to Blue Sky alone, it went from 50% to 54% within 48 hours. It's nothing dramatic, but at least it shows that if there is to be a miracle, Blue Sky is likely the only place willing to really push for it. So thank you for the effort, everyone. <3
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
LFG people! They went up 4% already!
Reposted by Andrew Cain
Want to support a wonderful indie game's sequel and help a very queer, very BIPOC driven game succeed? There are 5 days left. If you can help fund this visual novel, please do so. I upped my pledge the best I could within what I can afford. Please consider helping Women of Xal II become real.
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Want to support a wonderful indie game's sequel and help a very queer, very BIPOC driven game succeed? There are 5 days left. If you can help fund this visual novel, please do so. I upped my pledge the best I could within what I can afford. Please consider helping Women of Xal II become real.
Nuremberg the entire administration as well and you have my enthusiastic vote.
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Nuremberg the entire administration as well and you have my enthusiastic vote.
Oh my God, that's so mortifying! Only saving grace is that is at least a very easy to understand how that typo happened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Oh my God, that's so mortifying! Only saving grace is that is at least a very easy to understand how that typo happened.
Probably, but do it again!
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Probably, but do it again!
If only there has been consequences for any of his crimes. What a week.
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
If only there has been consequences for any of his crimes. What a week.
Reposted by Andrew Cain
sharing again for morning folks
Hi everyone. The first game in this series is one of my favorite games of all time. The Kickstarter for the sequel is in a rough situation. If you can afford to do so, please consider pledging. If not, please share widely. I want to see them succeed.
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
January 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
sharing again for morning folks
Do words just not have meaning? What on earth do they think sapphic means?
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Do words just not have meaning? What on earth do they think sapphic means?
One more push, these folks seem cool, so let's try to help them hit goal.
Hi everyone. The first game in this series is one of my favorite games of all time. The Kickstarter for the sequel is in a rough situation. If you can afford to do so, please consider pledging. If not, please share widely. I want to see them succeed.
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
January 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
One more push, these folks seem cool, so let's try to help them hit goal.
The stock markets wild. So many bad trades and assumptions. Loving this for us. The coming meteoric crash is going to blindsided so many people.
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The stock markets wild. So many bad trades and assumptions. Loving this for us. The coming meteoric crash is going to blindsided so many people.
Brutus couldn't have made it any better. 10 of 10 for authenticity.
January 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Brutus couldn't have made it any better. 10 of 10 for authenticity.
Writing goal for 2026.
I want to sell 140 books, and maybe give away 300?
I'd also like to double readership on a foul light shines, and whatever the name of the new project will be named.
I want to sell 140 books, and maybe give away 300?
I'd also like to double readership on a foul light shines, and whatever the name of the new project will be named.
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Writing goal for 2026.
I want to sell 140 books, and maybe give away 300?
I'd also like to double readership on a foul light shines, and whatever the name of the new project will be named.
I want to sell 140 books, and maybe give away 300?
I'd also like to double readership on a foul light shines, and whatever the name of the new project will be named.
Help make this happen!
Alright. My 2026 goal is to sell 250 books this year. That's averaging just over 20 a month.
Want to support your local trans femme sci-fi author? Have I got some links for you!
payhip.com/anotherindie...
ko-fi.com/anotherindie...
anotherindiewriter.itch.io
www.kobo.com/us/en/author...
Want to support your local trans femme sci-fi author? Have I got some links for you!
payhip.com/anotherindie...
ko-fi.com/anotherindie...
anotherindiewriter.itch.io
www.kobo.com/us/en/author...
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Help make this happen!
I'm a big mood reader. Meaning I have two DNF piles. One for things I plan to go back to, and those I don't. I'll usually give it a good three to five chapters
Characters that fail to deliver emotional connection? If they don't care, why should I?
Characters that fail to deliver emotional connection? If they don't care, why should I?
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I'm a big mood reader. Meaning I have two DNF piles. One for things I plan to go back to, and those I don't. I'll usually give it a good three to five chapters
Characters that fail to deliver emotional connection? If they don't care, why should I?
Characters that fail to deliver emotional connection? If they don't care, why should I?
Reposted by Andrew Cain
A bit shy of 50% funded, and only 10 days left. Original game comes free, there's a demo for this sequel that's also free. But it's really, really frustrating fighting the algorithm. And getting this game to the right eyes. So I'm at a loss what to do. #SoTired
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A bit shy of 50% funded, and only 10 days left. Original game comes free, there's a demo for this sequel that's also free. But it's really, really frustrating fighting the algorithm. And getting this game to the right eyes. So I'm at a loss what to do. #SoTired
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Yeah. There aren't enough curses about today's events
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Yeah. There aren't enough curses about today's events