Mai🫧🎐
@maimotif.bsky.social
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writer, editor, fantasy enthusiast
FFXIV DC: aether
writer, editor, fantasy enthusiast
FFXIV DC: aether
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it’s not safe out there take this with you
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM
it’s not safe out there take this with you
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The more things I've made, the less I've been interested in publicly criticizing the things that other people make, because once you make a few things you start to understand what a miracle it is that anything gets made at all
August 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The more things I've made, the less I've been interested in publicly criticizing the things that other people make, because once you make a few things you start to understand what a miracle it is that anything gets made at all
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how I feel since 2016 or so
July 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
how I feel since 2016 or so
Found a nice xp-pen tablet, refurbished, for a good price— excited but nervous to challenge my perfectionism and stick with a new hobby! 🙂↕️
July 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Found a nice xp-pen tablet, refurbished, for a good price— excited but nervous to challenge my perfectionism and stick with a new hobby! 🙂↕️
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keep fucking creating dude, don't let those fuckers hold you down
KEEP. FUCKING. GOING 💥⚡
KEEP. FUCKING. GOING 💥⚡
July 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
keep fucking creating dude, don't let those fuckers hold you down
KEEP. FUCKING. GOING 💥⚡
KEEP. FUCKING. GOING 💥⚡
who knew that a whole week of traveling would cause me to fall ill. Alas, I stay comfy and continue the art journey.
July 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
who knew that a whole week of traveling would cause me to fall ill. Alas, I stay comfy and continue the art journey.
Since starting my art journey again (5 days ago?) I continually want to design my ff character and make a pfp. Then I realize I only have a pencil and sketchbook 🫠
July 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Since starting my art journey again (5 days ago?) I continually want to design my ff character and make a pfp. Then I realize I only have a pencil and sketchbook 🫠
On my flight home, I half listened to my current audiobook and half watched Wicked from the screen of the person in front of me. ‘Twas wonderful
July 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On my flight home, I half listened to my current audiobook and half watched Wicked from the screen of the person in front of me. ‘Twas wonderful
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Writing is such a liminal process, like having conversations with the shadow that lives in the fireplace. Sometimes, you understand perfectly. Other times, it takes months to piece together what it all means.
June 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Writing is such a liminal process, like having conversations with the shadow that lives in the fireplace. Sometimes, you understand perfectly. Other times, it takes months to piece together what it all means.
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Things about mainstream publishing I wish more people knew:
1) The NY Times Bestseller List is a marketing list, not an accurate list of the best-selling books for that period.
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1) The NY Times Bestseller List is a marketing list, not an accurate list of the best-selling books for that period.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Things about mainstream publishing I wish more people knew:
1) The NY Times Bestseller List is a marketing list, not an accurate list of the best-selling books for that period.
🧵
1) The NY Times Bestseller List is a marketing list, not an accurate list of the best-selling books for that period.
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As I begin planning my outfit for the Ren faire in a few weeks, I see people have a gripe with fairies being a common theme—as if fairies aren’t mentioned often in Renaissance literature and art.
But also who cares!! Embrace the whimsy, embrace the turkey leg.
But also who cares!! Embrace the whimsy, embrace the turkey leg.
July 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
As I begin planning my outfit for the Ren faire in a few weeks, I see people have a gripe with fairies being a common theme—as if fairies aren’t mentioned often in Renaissance literature and art.
But also who cares!! Embrace the whimsy, embrace the turkey leg.
But also who cares!! Embrace the whimsy, embrace the turkey leg.
I would do most things for a large wawa iced latte right now.
Throw in a sub, too
Throw in a sub, too
July 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I would do most things for a large wawa iced latte right now.
Throw in a sub, too
Throw in a sub, too
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So glad I woke up to see this. Signed. Immediately and without hesitation.
‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’
To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...
‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’
To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...
June 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So glad I woke up to see this. Signed. Immediately and without hesitation.
‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’
To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...
‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’
To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...
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If you use AI to create your art, your story, your whatever, I immediately know you don’t care about making things — you only care about selling them.
June 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you use AI to create your art, your story, your whatever, I immediately know you don’t care about making things — you only care about selling them.
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Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.
January 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.
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therapy isn’t enough I need to sail across the heavens as a star with a Silmaril upon my brow
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
therapy isn’t enough I need to sail across the heavens as a star with a Silmaril upon my brow