Philip Harris
@solitarymindset.com
Game Director and writer. By day, I develop video games. By night, I write urban fantasy and horror novels and screenplays. He/him. Co-chair of Greater Vancouver Chapter of HWA. All opinions my own. http://www.solitarymindset.com
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Philip Harris
@solitarymindset.com
· Feb 10
Serial Killer Z
Amazon.com: Serial Killer Z eBook : Harris, Philip: Kindle Store
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Welcome new followers!
I’m a video game developer and horror writer, sometimes at the same time. I mostly post about horror, video games, and cats.
The first book in my serial killer vs zombies series, Serial Killer Z, is currently on sale for 0.99c. www.amazon.com/dp/B075ZXJM14 #booksky
I’m a video game developer and horror writer, sometimes at the same time. I mostly post about horror, video games, and cats.
The first book in my serial killer vs zombies series, Serial Killer Z, is currently on sale for 0.99c. www.amazon.com/dp/B075ZXJM14 #booksky
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Hello, new followers! I'm Cynthia. I write horror and other spec fic; I love themes of revenge, retribution, and resistance. You can get my ACAB horror collection and pre-order my sapphic Gothic witch novel at cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com.
CYNTHIA GÓMEZ
Latine horror.
cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Hello, new followers! I'm Cynthia. I write horror and other spec fic; I love themes of revenge, retribution, and resistance. You can get my ACAB horror collection and pre-order my sapphic Gothic witch novel at cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com.
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For those following the Red Ogre Review saga, he has made good on his promise to change his licensing terms...by doubling down.
On left: the original (awful) license. On right: the new license, mostly the same as the old license, but with some additions that I've circled in red.
On left: the original (awful) license. On right: the new license, mostly the same as the old license, but with some additions that I've circled in red.
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
For those following the Red Ogre Review saga, he has made good on his promise to change his licensing terms...by doubling down.
On left: the original (awful) license. On right: the new license, mostly the same as the old license, but with some additions that I've circled in red.
On left: the original (awful) license. On right: the new license, mostly the same as the old license, but with some additions that I've circled in red.
Excellent video on the AI bubble.
Introducing the “AI-BOROS”: the few companies at the ‘top’ of the economy handing each other billions of (debt-ridden) dollars for a product that both doesn’t exist AND doesn’t make any money.
and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!!
youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...
and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!!
youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...
The Entire Tech Industry is Screwed
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Excellent video on the AI bubble.
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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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Horror writer Cullen Bunn is launching The Midnight Lantern Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting families in need through the power of genre storytelling.
Horror Writer Cullen Bunn Launches Nonprofit The Midnight Lantern Foundation
Horror writer Cullen Bunn is launching The Midnight Lantern Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting families in need through the power of genre storytelling.
dlvr.it
February 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Horror writer Cullen Bunn is launching The Midnight Lantern Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting families in need through the power of genre storytelling.
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Folks, I'm going to be incredibly annoying for the next, say, 24 hours - because the Australia Did It previews are live (with tremendous thanks to @mysticforgeinc.bsky.social & their PR teams doing incredible work arranging all the previews and interviews, because sheesh!)
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Folks, I'm going to be incredibly annoying for the next, say, 24 hours - because the Australia Did It previews are live (with tremendous thanks to @mysticforgeinc.bsky.social & their PR teams doing incredible work arranging all the previews and interviews, because sheesh!)
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Delighted to announce that Rats, the third part of the Castaways saga, is available now! This was a blast to work on, and I hope you enjoy it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMJSLDW7
Rats
Amazon.com: Rats (Castaways Book 3) eBook : Schaefer, Craig: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Delighted to announce that Rats, the third part of the Castaways saga, is available now! This was a blast to work on, and I hope you enjoy it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMJSLDW7
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Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Thanks to @aplante.com for the awesome prints and stickers, they're perfect.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Thanks to @aplante.com for the awesome prints and stickers, they're perfect.
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My wife, the photographer, would straight up murder me if I was responsible for doing this to her and not a jury in the world would fucking convict her.
February 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
My wife, the photographer, would straight up murder me if I was responsible for doing this to her and not a jury in the world would fucking convict her.
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WAKE UP, HOSERS
NEW PETITION JUST DROPPED
Petition e-7148 calls to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.
NEW PETITION JUST DROPPED
Petition e-7148 calls to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
WAKE UP, HOSERS
NEW PETITION JUST DROPPED
Petition e-7148 calls to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.
NEW PETITION JUST DROPPED
Petition e-7148 calls to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.
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I don't have a solution beyond reminding folks to buy books they want to see more of, to reject the work of anyone peddling slop, and for all of us who are arts to hold the line as much as possible, have solidarity and lift one another up, and push back against this grift.
February 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I don't have a solution beyond reminding folks to buy books they want to see more of, to reject the work of anyone peddling slop, and for all of us who are arts to hold the line as much as possible, have solidarity and lift one another up, and push back against this grift.
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This article is incredible. It says everything us actual authors have been saying for years, but with a smile on its face.
“If you hide that there’s A.I., it sells just fine,” she said.
Uh huh? Tell me more. Like how you published 19 novels to sell 20,000 copies. An average of 1000 copies a title.
“If you hide that there’s A.I., it sells just fine,” she said.
Uh huh? Tell me more. Like how you published 19 novels to sell 20,000 copies. An average of 1000 copies a title.
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This article is incredible. It says everything us actual authors have been saying for years, but with a smile on its face.
“If you hide that there’s A.I., it sells just fine,” she said.
Uh huh? Tell me more. Like how you published 19 novels to sell 20,000 copies. An average of 1000 copies a title.
“If you hide that there’s A.I., it sells just fine,” she said.
Uh huh? Tell me more. Like how you published 19 novels to sell 20,000 copies. An average of 1000 copies a title.
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it costs $0.00 to support an artist 🤗
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
it costs $0.00 to support an artist 🤗
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Who has a horror / horror adjacent book coming out in March? Drop a link to it here and I'll create a news round up aerticle to highlight them all
Supert bonus points if you also include an elevator pitch for it
Supert bonus points if you also include an elevator pitch for it
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Who has a horror / horror adjacent book coming out in March? Drop a link to it here and I'll create a news round up aerticle to highlight them all
Supert bonus points if you also include an elevator pitch for it
Supert bonus points if you also include an elevator pitch for it
The fact that every one of these grifters knows they have to lie to their readers says a lot about AI and these "writers."
I may not sell as many books as they do but at least I can be proud of what I created with the weird little ball of goop I call a brain.
I may not sell as many books as they do but at least I can be proud of what I created with the weird little ball of goop I call a brain.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The fact that every one of these grifters knows they have to lie to their readers says a lot about AI and these "writers."
I may not sell as many books as they do but at least I can be proud of what I created with the weird little ball of goop I call a brain.
I may not sell as many books as they do but at least I can be proud of what I created with the weird little ball of goop I call a brain.
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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To celebrate Bookshop.org (US) now selling paperbacks & ebooks from trad & indie authors (& profit sharing w. indie stores😉)...
Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.
(If your ebooks via D2D aren't on Bookshop yet, bookmark this 🧵& add them later!)
Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.
(If your ebooks via D2D aren't on Bookshop yet, bookmark this 🧵& add them later!)
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
To celebrate Bookshop.org (US) now selling paperbacks & ebooks from trad & indie authors (& profit sharing w. indie stores😉)...
Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.
(If your ebooks via D2D aren't on Bookshop yet, bookmark this 🧵& add them later!)
Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.
(If your ebooks via D2D aren't on Bookshop yet, bookmark this 🧵& add them later!)
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Throwback to something worth repeating.
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Throwback to something worth repeating.
Having just been through this on our latest game, I endorse this message.
General rule for all game-critical UI and text: if you personally think it's obnoxiously large, make it slighty larger than that.
Kids, if you're making a game and want to run it on a steamdeck or switch
your text size needs to be bigger
no, bigger
c'mon coward, bigger!
what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
your text size needs to be bigger
no, bigger
c'mon coward, bigger!
what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Having just been through this on our latest game, I endorse this message.
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I was at a recent signing where I noted that we suspect about 10 to 15 percent of sales for this book came purely from the cover, and someone in the signing line who heard the comment said "Oh thank god, I'm not alone," which I thought was pretty funny.
Bought this as a vacation read based solely on the cover photo
Has not disappointed
Has not disappointed
February 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I was at a recent signing where I noted that we suspect about 10 to 15 percent of sales for this book came purely from the cover, and someone in the signing line who heard the comment said "Oh thank god, I'm not alone," which I thought was pretty funny.
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As all these positive Mewgenics reviews come in, make sure you check out the BIG PREVIEW we did on noclip_2 last year which explores the design of the game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyxb...
And subscribe to noclip_2 to learn about the best new games before anyone else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyxb...
And subscribe to noclip_2 to learn about the best new games before anyone else.
Mewgenics - The BIG PREVIEW (Design, History, Interviews & Gameplay)
YouTube video by noclip_2
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
As all these positive Mewgenics reviews come in, make sure you check out the BIG PREVIEW we did on noclip_2 last year which explores the design of the game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyxb...
And subscribe to noclip_2 to learn about the best new games before anyone else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyxb...
And subscribe to noclip_2 to learn about the best new games before anyone else.
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This is a pretty good example why, even outside of creative, if I find out your business uses AI at any point in your workflow, I lose 90% confidence.
It’s not an ethical concern, it’s a competency one. I assume you’re an idiot if you think these things can work reliably in any critical role.
It’s not an ethical concern, it’s a competency one. I assume you’re an idiot if you think these things can work reliably in any critical role.
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
This is a pretty good example why, even outside of creative, if I find out your business uses AI at any point in your workflow, I lose 90% confidence.
It’s not an ethical concern, it’s a competency one. I assume you’re an idiot if you think these things can work reliably in any critical role.
It’s not an ethical concern, it’s a competency one. I assume you’re an idiot if you think these things can work reliably in any critical role.
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Always glad when people read the Miriam Black books, which are very close to the desiccated bird’s nest that was once my heart.
I started another book. When did Staircase in the Woods come out? Last April? Whenever, that was the last time I read a @chuckwendig.bsky.social book and it was too long ago. Reading this is like a breath of fresh air. #booksky #urbanfantasy #horrorbooks #fantasybooks
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Always glad when people read the Miriam Black books, which are very close to the desiccated bird’s nest that was once my heart.
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It’s Bandcamp Friday when 100% of all sales go to the artists.
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
February 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It’s Bandcamp Friday when 100% of all sales go to the artists.
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...
Here’s my first solo release as Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com/album/the-de...
And this is my first album with BC Smith from our band, A Demon In Fun City ademoninfuncity.bandcamp.com/album/welcom...