Tavon
@gatling.xyz
(Tavon Gatling) 💍 @BusyBlu // he/him 🏳️🌈 ♊ // ⚡️ THUNDERFANG (Starforged #TTRPG Actual Play Fiction)
Fuck AI.
Aspiring SFF/mystery writer.
https://gatling.xyz
https://thunderfang.com
Fuck AI.
Aspiring SFF/mystery writer.
https://gatling.xyz
https://thunderfang.com
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Tavon
@gatling.xyz
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I'm writing a book
At least, that's what I'm going to try to spend my 2026 doing.
Without going into too much detail, things changed for me towards the end of last year—a true case of "be careful what you wish for." I ...
www.gatling.xyz
www.gatling.xyz/im-writing-a-book/
Sure. Made it official with a blog post. Because why not.
#bvm #blackbooksky #fantasywriter #amwriting #writers #fiction
Sure. Made it official with a blog post. Because why not.
#bvm #blackbooksky #fantasywriter #amwriting #writers #fiction
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shoutout to @amazingthew.bsky.social for the actual answer to discord adult verification
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
shoutout to @amazingthew.bsky.social for the actual answer to discord adult verification
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So, while Discord is simply caving on the issue of having some kind of age verification, it's not like this was their idea or the only place this has been happening. Various countries, states, and other jurisdictions have either implemented these requirements or are dancing around doing so. 1/2
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
So, while Discord is simply caving on the issue of having some kind of age verification, it's not like this was their idea or the only place this has been happening. Various countries, states, and other jurisdictions have either implemented these requirements or are dancing around doing so. 1/2
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The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
This year's Bloggies Nominees
Over 90+ blog posts. And a surprise category for 2026.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Bloggies Nominees are here!
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
We are 1 week away from voting, so I need everyone's help spreading the word. Congrats to all the nominees and blogs submitted—this last year was incredible. Forming the lists was equal parts rewarding and painful.
www.explorersdesign.com/this-years-b...
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If you use AI to write or to make your covers or to make cute little animations advertising your books I will block you and what's more I will feel good about it. #horrorbooks
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
If you use AI to write or to make your covers or to make cute little animations advertising your books I will block you and what's more I will feel good about it. #horrorbooks
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Feels like a good day to remind everyone that there's tons of human-made public domain art available for free. Perfect for TTRPGs and board games!
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
Public domain art resources
Using public domain art in tabletop game design
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Feels like a good day to remind everyone that there's tons of human-made public domain art available for free. Perfect for TTRPGs and board games!
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
Where can you find it?
Right here!
Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom...
Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi...
#ttrpg
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#writesky #writingcommunity
My debut novel (age 77) in the hands of an editor and I'm now casting about for cover design. DM me if you are experienced, and include samples and rates.
My debut novel (age 77) in the hands of an editor and I'm now casting about for cover design. DM me if you are experienced, and include samples and rates.
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
#writesky #writingcommunity
My debut novel (age 77) in the hands of an editor and I'm now casting about for cover design. DM me if you are experienced, and include samples and rates.
My debut novel (age 77) in the hands of an editor and I'm now casting about for cover design. DM me if you are experienced, and include samples and rates.
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Literally this guy appeared under your post on my feed…. @gatling.xyz
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Literally this guy appeared under your post on my feed…. @gatling.xyz
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This shot still gets me
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM
This shot still gets me
I am currently reading "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert" and it's fucking great. Nice history lesson, too.
it’s black history month 💜 make sure your february tbr reflects it!
#booksky
#booksky
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I am currently reading "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert" and it's fucking great. Nice history lesson, too.
www.gatling.xyz/im-writing-a-book/
Sure. Made it official with a blog post. Because why not.
#bvm #blackbooksky #fantasywriter #amwriting #writers #fiction
Sure. Made it official with a blog post. Because why not.
#bvm #blackbooksky #fantasywriter #amwriting #writers #fiction
I'm writing a book
At least, that's what I'm going to try to spend my 2026 doing.
Without going into too much detail, things changed for me towards the end of last year—a true case of "be careful what you wish for." I ...
www.gatling.xyz
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
www.gatling.xyz/im-writing-a-book/
Sure. Made it official with a blog post. Because why not.
#bvm #blackbooksky #fantasywriter #amwriting #writers #fiction
Sure. Made it official with a blog post. Because why not.
#bvm #blackbooksky #fantasywriter #amwriting #writers #fiction
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one quick story for you. Our friend Marina was writing short stories. I told her...you really should think about doing a novel.
She brushed it off as nonsense.
Ten years later, she published her first novel, now into her 5th.
Never listen to limitations!!!
Good Luck!!!
She brushed it off as nonsense.
Ten years later, she published her first novel, now into her 5th.
Never listen to limitations!!!
Good Luck!!!
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
one quick story for you. Our friend Marina was writing short stories. I told her...you really should think about doing a novel.
She brushed it off as nonsense.
Ten years later, she published her first novel, now into her 5th.
Never listen to limitations!!!
Good Luck!!!
She brushed it off as nonsense.
Ten years later, she published her first novel, now into her 5th.
Never listen to limitations!!!
Good Luck!!!
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Gotham Writer's Workshop is very good. Not cheap, but very good. Teachers are all published authors:
www.writingclasses.com
Online and real world classes in NYC...
www.writingclasses.com
Online and real world classes in NYC...
Gotham Writers Workshop
Gotham Writers Workshop is a creative home in New York City and Online where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. We’ve been teaching creative writi...
www.writingclasses.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Gotham Writer's Workshop is very good. Not cheap, but very good. Teachers are all published authors:
www.writingclasses.com
Online and real world classes in NYC...
www.writingclasses.com
Online and real world classes in NYC...
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If you use the code BHM26, you can get 20% off The Payback and all the other great books in Bookshop’s Black History Month collection.
The Payback: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
If you use the code BHM26, you can get 20% off The Payback and all the other great books in Bookshop’s Black History Month collection.
I'm gonna have to get into a writing group at some point.
And, you know, actually talk about the fact that I'm trying to write a book. Keeping that to myself doesn't help me at all. lol
And, you know, actually talk about the fact that I'm trying to write a book. Keeping that to myself doesn't help me at all. lol
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I'm gonna have to get into a writing group at some point.
And, you know, actually talk about the fact that I'm trying to write a book. Keeping that to myself doesn't help me at all. lol
And, you know, actually talk about the fact that I'm trying to write a book. Keeping that to myself doesn't help me at all. lol
For context, 10 guys on a birthday trip, just hanging out. It's right after Thanksgiving, and there's a snow storm happening outside.
MC's name is Vernon, and this "cold" is present through (almost) the rest of the book.
#SFFChat
MC's name is Vernon, and this "cold" is present through (almost) the rest of the book.
#SFFChat
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For context, 10 guys on a birthday trip, just hanging out. It's right after Thanksgiving, and there's a snow storm happening outside.
MC's name is Vernon, and this "cold" is present through (almost) the rest of the book.
#SFFChat
MC's name is Vernon, and this "cold" is present through (almost) the rest of the book.
#SFFChat
painfully accurate.
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
painfully accurate.
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It's Friday, mellow sapients, and that means it's time for some flashbacking! Please today enjoy "The Anatomy of Miracles" by @filiphdz.bsky.social, and may the jellyfish endure.
Escape Pod 1031: The Anatomy of Miracles (Flashback Friday)
For half a song every evening, the sunsets reminded the miracle worker of home. The hills were reddish-brown in daylight, but when the two suns, one after the other, slipped below the horizon…
escapepod.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It's Friday, mellow sapients, and that means it's time for some flashbacking! Please today enjoy "The Anatomy of Miracles" by @filiphdz.bsky.social, and may the jellyfish endure.
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Want to read more dark fantasy by Black authors this Black History Month? #booksky #blackbooksky
THE MACABRE is
"a stand-alone dark fantasy about magical paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed"
it's on sale for $1.99!
shorturl.at/2x5tG
THE MACABRE is
"a stand-alone dark fantasy about magical paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed"
it's on sale for $1.99!
shorturl.at/2x5tG
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Want to read more dark fantasy by Black authors this Black History Month? #booksky #blackbooksky
THE MACABRE is
"a stand-alone dark fantasy about magical paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed"
it's on sale for $1.99!
shorturl.at/2x5tG
THE MACABRE is
"a stand-alone dark fantasy about magical paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed"
it's on sale for $1.99!
shorturl.at/2x5tG
Doing my best to not just splurge buy every TTRPG on KS/Backetkit that looks cool.
Wanted to support the new Mutants & Masterminds 4e, but I remembered I literally never touched 3e outside of building a character because it's too complicated to run solo.
Wanted to support the new Mutants & Masterminds 4e, but I remembered I literally never touched 3e outside of building a character because it's too complicated to run solo.
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Doing my best to not just splurge buy every TTRPG on KS/Backetkit that looks cool.
Wanted to support the new Mutants & Masterminds 4e, but I remembered I literally never touched 3e outside of building a character because it's too complicated to run solo.
Wanted to support the new Mutants & Masterminds 4e, but I remembered I literally never touched 3e outside of building a character because it's too complicated to run solo.
Finished "The Disappearance of Rachel Price" last night. Got to the Bel yelling at her mom and couldn't put it down from there. I "knew" so many of the reveals, but not the GRAVITY of them.
Well done.
Well done.
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Finished "The Disappearance of Rachel Price" last night. Got to the Bel yelling at her mom and couldn't put it down from there. I "knew" so many of the reveals, but not the GRAVITY of them.
Well done.
Well done.
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The Dragon has six hit points.
So do you.
SIX HP DUNGEON, the dungeon where everything has six hit points and every attack does 1d6 damage, demo available now!
Learn how your equipment works against different monsters to advance in the dungeon.
aryxymaraki.itch.io/six-hp-dungeon
So do you.
SIX HP DUNGEON, the dungeon where everything has six hit points and every attack does 1d6 damage, demo available now!
Learn how your equipment works against different monsters to advance in the dungeon.
aryxymaraki.itch.io/six-hp-dungeon
Six HP Dungeon by Aryxymaraki
where everything has six hit points
aryxymaraki.itch.io
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The Dragon has six hit points.
So do you.
SIX HP DUNGEON, the dungeon where everything has six hit points and every attack does 1d6 damage, demo available now!
Learn how your equipment works against different monsters to advance in the dungeon.
aryxymaraki.itch.io/six-hp-dungeon
So do you.
SIX HP DUNGEON, the dungeon where everything has six hit points and every attack does 1d6 damage, demo available now!
Learn how your equipment works against different monsters to advance in the dungeon.
aryxymaraki.itch.io/six-hp-dungeon
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Ryan over on @theweeklyscroll.com and I were talking about how some folks promote themselves like cheap door-to-door salesmen.
As someone trained in branding, there's another way that's more rewarding and more fun. The approach I'm trying to get better at👇
www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-promo...
As someone trained in branding, there's another way that's more rewarding and more fun. The approach I'm trying to get better at👇
www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-promo...
How to Promote Your Work
How to reach out to blogs, pods, and media outlets, and the 5 things creators can do to promote their work while building community.
www.explorersdesign.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ryan over on @theweeklyscroll.com and I were talking about how some folks promote themselves like cheap door-to-door salesmen.
As someone trained in branding, there's another way that's more rewarding and more fun. The approach I'm trying to get better at👇
www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-promo...
As someone trained in branding, there's another way that's more rewarding and more fun. The approach I'm trying to get better at👇
www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-promo...
Up to 38k words. This first draft is gonna be short, I can feel it, but I know I need to flesh out descriptions of people and places more which will help the count.
Until then, we march on! Hoping to have this first draft done by the end of the month.
#WritingCommunity
Until then, we march on! Hoping to have this first draft done by the end of the month.
#WritingCommunity
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Up to 38k words. This first draft is gonna be short, I can feel it, but I know I need to flesh out descriptions of people and places more which will help the count.
Until then, we march on! Hoping to have this first draft done by the end of the month.
#WritingCommunity
Until then, we march on! Hoping to have this first draft done by the end of the month.
#WritingCommunity
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I can't believe they just stopped making new Eevees like what did we do to deeserve that 😭
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I can't believe they just stopped making new Eevees like what did we do to deeserve that 😭