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Sterling
@sterliewrites.bsky.social
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JRPG enthusiast and writer.
ITA/ENG

PfP by Kuzunue

https://sterling92.carrd.co
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Sterling @sterliewrites.bsky.social · Oct 19

Hi, I’m Sterling! Aspiring writer with a head full of original characters (FAR TOO MANY EVEN).
Huge JRPGs (FF, Xeno, Tales, FE and more) and Devil May Cry fan.
Always dreaming up new stories and worlds!
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Just a Vagrant
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xxnuj.bsky.social
The holidays are over and the shop is open again ❗
(although shipping will resume on January 12)

For the entire month of January only, use the code “HNY26” to get a 10% discount on your order
(no minimum purchase required)
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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sterliewrites.bsky.social
Happy 24th Birthday, DMC1

Art by Polaric_Pie from Twitter (I miss them ;;)
August 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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pusacheng.bsky.social
#SIGNALIS
January 3, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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moboolyedits.bsky.social
Sonic Heroes |'ソニックヒーローズ
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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xxnuj.bsky.social
v I hate people, I really do. It seems like life before AI didn't exist. You're no longer even capable of existing without an AI telling you how. The truth is, it's not that you don't know how to do it, it's that you don't want to.
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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lostcitymagic.bsky.social
A message for you all to carry through the year
Image is a popular astronaut meme. An astronaut is looking at the earth from space saying wait, I am worthy of love? An astronaut is behind him holding up flowers and saying always have been
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
sterliewrites.bsky.social
My New Year’s resolutions are evil, by the way 😌
January 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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astersatdawn.bsky.social
Now serving the preview of the fic I wrote for @talesfanzine.bsky.social 🍽️

Preorders are open until Jan 30th! Be sure to place your order for some delectable treats before time runs out! ♥
A preview of a fic for Secret Recipe: A Tales Of Food Zine, titled "The Warmth of Carrot Hearts and Dark Hearths," featuring art, by Miya, of Emil and Marta from Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World. The preview text reads: He still held the knife in one hand, but he hadn't done any work since the conversation began. But unlike before, he saw—and, now that he was paying attention—felt the tremors running through him at irregular intervals. Something brushed against his side. Emil looked to see Tenebrae nudging against his leg, pushing him away from his workstation. "Rest, Lord Emil." As if sensing his hesitation, he pressed on. "You cannot protect Lady Marta as a Knight of Ratatosk should you not take care of yourself." "Please rest, Emil," Marta murmured, and the second he looked at her soft, tired, yet pleading eyes, Emil's resolve crumbled. "Okay." He nodded, setting the knife down. Yet, even so, he didn't step away. "But... what are we gonna do about dinner?"
December 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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crescendotto.com
ko-fi.com/Post/WIP-Fia...
Wrote one last post for my Ko-Fi members and shared an important WIP, but since I wrote a bit about the music and art I’ve made this year I made the text public on here (and on my Telegram channel! t.me/crescendotto)
Contrary to popular opinion (whose?), I haven't forgotten about Fiamme Eterne and it consumes a small part of my brain constantly, like a neurological disease. Have I done some actual work on it this year? Heavens, no. Except for a couple of things that might've been tossed into the trash, including this piece. You might recall I got the chance to meet (and greet) Nobuo Uematsu and his terrific band Kon-Tiki, and I gifted him a copy of a one-of-a-kind copy of a Crimson Revolution single. What you might not know, however, is that... that was my back-up plan, in case I couldn't compose anything new that could really speak of myself in terms I thought he'd feel close to his experience and how I came to love his works. I had him sign my copy of Fantasian, so I thought "I want him to listen to the main theme of Fiamme Eterne, the RPG I want to make with the games he worked on in my heart!". You can sort of hear the influences, I think, but I ended up overall unsatisfied and consider this draft not worth being orchestrated or further expanded. Overall, I think there's not enough of me in it, and I perfectly know why! I was a wreck when I made it. "Suffering makes art great"? As if! I've always made my best works out of love, and I won't ever stop doing it. Despite it all, I still think it might be worth sharing. I don't exactly dislike the beginning, but the section from 0:25 to 0:58 feels boring, and the reprisal of "Fintanto che sei al mio fianco" sounds cheap. I like how it connects to the last section at 1:26, and how that one pushes the energy forward and brings out a feeling of courage and determination... but is this really Fiamme Eterne? The more I think about it, the more I feel it's distant from what I'd like to convey. Even just coming up with a main theme was something I did for the sake of having Nobuo Uematsu hear it... not in service of the story I wanted to tell, or as a way to express myself. A loud buzz with no more meaning than wanting to be noticed, but surely never remembered. I think I might save a part of it for the real main theme, if there will be any, or just for a whole different track. Music is never truly thrown away, only reborn! Earworms are too hard to kill. I found it fitting to end the year with a track that was a symptom of my struggles for the past months, as a promise to my future self to put the care in my art that it truly deserves, and maybe be a bit more blunt and open about it too. Looking forward to this coming 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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vgcartography.bsky.social
PARASITE EVE - first emergence of Eve at Carnegie Hall, December 24 1997...
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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vgcartography.bsky.social
RESIDENT EVILLLLLL... 2002 🗺️
perspective illustrated maps of spencer mansion and residence from REmake
December 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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vgcartography.bsky.social
KINGDOM HEARTS - Traverse Town 🗺️
January 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
sterliewrites.bsky.social
Happy new year 🥰
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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alamhigo.bsky.social
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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nekujohn.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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arimiadev.com
as a reminder about all of my game jams and steam festivals....

games have been releasing for years before chatgpt became popular. you can still release games without using ai-generated assets. using ai-generated assets is a choice.
Crystal Game Works 1 minute ago "it proved impossible to finish the novel without using AI-generated art" This is not true. Any game can be completed without using AI-generated assets. Games have been released for months, for years before Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT and the like came into the public. Your game could have been completed without AI-generated assets. You could have (and still can): cut out the sections that didn't have finished artwork used premade assets from sites like itch.io (right here) that weren't AI-generated used placeholder assets Using AI-generated assets is a choice, and that was the choice you made. We don't accept games that use AI generation.
December 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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hansfaffing.bsky.social
I need you to look at art. Even on your phone. Like really look at it. Like make it full screen on your phone and don’t tap away for a little. See the whole thing, then the brush strokes, then slowly back out. Someone spent at least an hour. Maybe dozens; More. Give it a moment.
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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macrosmic.bsky.social
#phaidei The demigod of ruining the moment
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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histoftech.bsky.social
Futurama Slurm Factory meme: THAT'S THE META AI. YOU CAN ASK IT ANYTHING says Slurm tour leader. ASK IT TO FUCK OFF says Prof Farnsworth.
December 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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sociohat.bsky.social
the secret to overcoming writer's block is to despair for a few hours and then eventually write for 15 minutes
December 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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andoryuanzuru.bsky.social
Soraya Saga, writer of Xenogears, Xenosaga series, Soma Bringer announced her retirement from writing Video game story due to Family health.

Many new fans will never understand how her writing is the basic building block for Monolith Soft games. Credit to Takahashi when due but Without the love-
December 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
sterliewrites.bsky.social
Oh hi, Sterling back with one more game you should play!
What if Shakespeare wrote a JRPG with a cool combat system, intense mechanics and a cool, deep story?
VAGRANT STORY! Insane atmosphere, amazing characters and some monsters that will make you CRY
December 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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cherrymida.bsky.social
Also, this fanart I did of PkmnxToumayhem (a fantastic VN you should play too!! Check on @crescendotto.com page)
Fanart picturing characters from Pokémon and Toumayhem games. In the center: Yuki Kourei and Akito Ikeda, surrounded by Pokémon. Litwick and Gengar, Cacnea, and Slakoth
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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uof1052237.bsky.social
#Arknights #明日方舟 #アークナイツ
December 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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monmilo9.bsky.social
Noah and Mio art I drew last year for the Xenoblade fanbook - MEET
December 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM