Finn Cresswell
@storieswalking.bsky.social
Empowering children and young people through arts and culture | Co-creator of The Wyrd Side | Freelance writer, actor and sound engineer, open for work | He/They |
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Heya, I should probably introduce myself!
I'm Finn, co-creator of The Wyrd Side, an ongoing folk horror supernatural audio drama, creator of the New Weird Regency TTRPG Seance and Sensibility and a freelance writer and actor. I'm currently open for collaborative creative work so do get in touch!
I'm Finn, co-creator of The Wyrd Side, an ongoing folk horror supernatural audio drama, creator of the New Weird Regency TTRPG Seance and Sensibility and a freelance writer and actor. I'm currently open for collaborative creative work so do get in touch!
Actually having a little time over the bank holiday weekend has lead down the deeply humbling road of trying to remaster and remix the first few episodes of @thewyrdside.bsky.social and gosh, have we learned a thing or two since we put those out!
April 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Actually having a little time over the bank holiday weekend has lead down the deeply humbling road of trying to remaster and remix the first few episodes of @thewyrdside.bsky.social and gosh, have we learned a thing or two since we put those out!
When the hyperfixation hits and you deep dive into the medieval portry of Cwmru and end up writing several poems and parts of stories in awdl for the Wyrd Side-whilst also setting an in universe rule of speeh which will be interesting to have to deal with in future seasons!
January 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
When the hyperfixation hits and you deep dive into the medieval portry of Cwmru and end up writing several poems and parts of stories in awdl for the Wyrd Side-whilst also setting an in universe rule of speeh which will be interesting to have to deal with in future seasons!
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My Soul? Operated.
My Heart? In a Dungeon.
My Bonds? Forged.
My World? Gone Wrong.
My Woods? Hallowed.
My Monologues? In the Attic.
My Boat? Paddled.
My Tales? Not Told.
My Heart? In a Dungeon.
My Bonds? Forged.
My World? Gone Wrong.
My Woods? Hallowed.
My Monologues? In the Attic.
My Boat? Paddled.
My Tales? Not Told.
January 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My Soul? Operated.
My Heart? In a Dungeon.
My Bonds? Forged.
My World? Gone Wrong.
My Woods? Hallowed.
My Monologues? In the Attic.
My Boat? Paddled.
My Tales? Not Told.
My Heart? In a Dungeon.
My Bonds? Forged.
My World? Gone Wrong.
My Woods? Hallowed.
My Monologues? In the Attic.
My Boat? Paddled.
My Tales? Not Told.
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You'll have to forgive me but it drives me a little mad to see somebody talk about collaborative story-telling in creative industries I deeply care about, while loudly championing a tool that is anti-collaboration, anti-artist and anti-planet.
Also your alt-text sucks shit.
Also your alt-text sucks shit.
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
You'll have to forgive me but it drives me a little mad to see somebody talk about collaborative story-telling in creative industries I deeply care about, while loudly championing a tool that is anti-collaboration, anti-artist and anti-planet.
Also your alt-text sucks shit.
Also your alt-text sucks shit.
Oh! Still so sad I couldn't make it to the live show, I'm so excited to be able to listen now though!
The recording of our live show is OUT NOW on our feed! You can now listen to the Jacobs family move into their looooovely new home in Ethics!
pod.link/1692156584
pod.link/1692156584
December 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Oh! Still so sad I couldn't make it to the live show, I'm so excited to be able to listen now though!
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Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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December 18, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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If you're wondering what to write, this EXCELLENT article from Ed Newton Rex describes in-depth the issues with their proposed model.
Insist that artists rights to their work should not be sidestepped for the benefit of billion dollar corporations!
ed.newtonrex.com/optouts
Insist that artists rights to their work should not be sidestepped for the benefit of billion dollar corporations!
ed.newtonrex.com/optouts
Opt-outs — Ed Newton-Rex
ed.newtonrex.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:34 PM
If you're wondering what to write, this EXCELLENT article from Ed Newton Rex describes in-depth the issues with their proposed model.
Insist that artists rights to their work should not be sidestepped for the benefit of billion dollar corporations!
ed.newtonrex.com/optouts
Insist that artists rights to their work should not be sidestepped for the benefit of billion dollar corporations!
ed.newtonrex.com/optouts
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UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:46 AM
UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Free League's newest The One Ring expansion feels like it was tailor made for the campaign I am running at the moment and I couldn't be more here for it! I'm so looking forward to seeing it in action and providing even more of a chance for my players to tell amazing stories.
December 10, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Free League's newest The One Ring expansion feels like it was tailor made for the campaign I am running at the moment and I couldn't be more here for it! I'm so looking forward to seeing it in action and providing even more of a chance for my players to tell amazing stories.
That moment when you see a local legend and folktale, take a deep dive into it, visit the location, and it all weaves into a character's story so perfectly.
December 8, 2024 at 1:36 PM
That moment when you see a local legend and folktale, take a deep dive into it, visit the location, and it all weaves into a character's story so perfectly.
Trying the best we can to get on with season two of the wyrd side as Alex and I are obsessed with the journey these characters are going on (read: trauma), both in this season and our plans for later ones. Roll on a fateful encounter in the woods and a character we can't wait for you to meet!
December 8, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Trying the best we can to get on with season two of the wyrd side as Alex and I are obsessed with the journey these characters are going on (read: trauma), both in this season and our plans for later ones. Roll on a fateful encounter in the woods and a character we can't wait for you to meet!
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It's true! We are having a £4 book sale*
Want a copy of Bear Season? We have a few 'wonky' copies hanging around. Pages are perfect & readable but it might have a minor printer flaw on the cover or incorrect pricing.
*only in the UK, £2 shipping
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/bear...
Want a copy of Bear Season? We have a few 'wonky' copies hanging around. Pages are perfect & readable but it might have a minor printer flaw on the cover or incorrect pricing.
*only in the UK, £2 shipping
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/bear...
December 2, 2024 at 1:19 PM
It's true! We are having a £4 book sale*
Want a copy of Bear Season? We have a few 'wonky' copies hanging around. Pages are perfect & readable but it might have a minor printer flaw on the cover or incorrect pricing.
*only in the UK, £2 shipping
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/bear...
Want a copy of Bear Season? We have a few 'wonky' copies hanging around. Pages are perfect & readable but it might have a minor printer flaw on the cover or incorrect pricing.
*only in the UK, £2 shipping
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/bear...
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Time for #audiodramasunday
@theluchadorpod.bsky.social
@radiooutcast.bsky.social
@thewyrdside.bsky.social
@thegrottopod.com
@themodusfiles.bsky.social
@thefringespod.bsky.social
@legendbones.bsky.social
@last-dance-media.bsky.social
@intothedepthspod.bsky.social
@morbidforest.bsky.social
@theluchadorpod.bsky.social
@radiooutcast.bsky.social
@thewyrdside.bsky.social
@thegrottopod.com
@themodusfiles.bsky.social
@thefringespod.bsky.social
@legendbones.bsky.social
@last-dance-media.bsky.social
@intothedepthspod.bsky.social
@morbidforest.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Anyone can make a great fiction podcast. All you need is a Blue Yeti, some friends who are willing to speak nonsense into the record, some free editing software, a willingness to enter into a Faustian bargain with the dark presence in the lands beyond the shadows, and the gumption to make min 6 eps.
December 1, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Anyone can make a great fiction podcast. All you need is a Blue Yeti, some friends who are willing to speak nonsense into the record, some free editing software, a willingness to enter into a Faustian bargain with the dark presence in the lands beyond the shadows, and the gumption to make min 6 eps.
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Creating NPCs to match PCs' themes is a must for me at this point when preparing a campaign.
It makes it more focused and helps underline what PCs' stories are about.
It makes it more focused and helps underline what PCs' stories are about.
Deepen your themes by mirroring them across characters.
Let one character embody ambition and another caution. Or have two characters approach love from opposite angles.
✨ Contrasting perspectives make your story richer and more layered.
TTRPGs means NPCs. Fun to voice!
#WritingCommunity #TTRPG
Let one character embody ambition and another caution. Or have two characters approach love from opposite angles.
✨ Contrasting perspectives make your story richer and more layered.
TTRPGs means NPCs. Fun to voice!
#WritingCommunity #TTRPG
November 27, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Creating NPCs to match PCs' themes is a must for me at this point when preparing a campaign.
It makes it more focused and helps underline what PCs' stories are about.
It makes it more focused and helps underline what PCs' stories are about.
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Hello! I'm Matt, he/him. I'm based in the UK and I do a few things in RPGs. This intro thread will tell you about them and me, and hopefully it'll both gain and lose me some followers. Curate your damn feed.
November 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Hello! I'm Matt, he/him. I'm based in the UK and I do a few things in RPGs. This intro thread will tell you about them and me, and hopefully it'll both gain and lose me some followers. Curate your damn feed.
Heya, I should probably introduce myself!
I'm Finn, co-creator of The Wyrd Side, an ongoing folk horror supernatural audio drama, creator of the New Weird Regency TTRPG Seance and Sensibility and a freelance writer and actor. I'm currently open for collaborative creative work so do get in touch!
I'm Finn, co-creator of The Wyrd Side, an ongoing folk horror supernatural audio drama, creator of the New Weird Regency TTRPG Seance and Sensibility and a freelance writer and actor. I'm currently open for collaborative creative work so do get in touch!
November 27, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Heya, I should probably introduce myself!
I'm Finn, co-creator of The Wyrd Side, an ongoing folk horror supernatural audio drama, creator of the New Weird Regency TTRPG Seance and Sensibility and a freelance writer and actor. I'm currently open for collaborative creative work so do get in touch!
I'm Finn, co-creator of The Wyrd Side, an ongoing folk horror supernatural audio drama, creator of the New Weird Regency TTRPG Seance and Sensibility and a freelance writer and actor. I'm currently open for collaborative creative work so do get in touch!
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Lots of new faces here, time for re-introductions!
We’re The Wyrd Side, a fictional podcast following two paranormal investigators as they uncover the truth lurking behind British folktales, from stories whispered around dying campfires, to the unease you feel as you cross that stone circle… (1/2)
We’re The Wyrd Side, a fictional podcast following two paranormal investigators as they uncover the truth lurking behind British folktales, from stories whispered around dying campfires, to the unease you feel as you cross that stone circle… (1/2)
November 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Lots of new faces here, time for re-introductions!
We’re The Wyrd Side, a fictional podcast following two paranormal investigators as they uncover the truth lurking behind British folktales, from stories whispered around dying campfires, to the unease you feel as you cross that stone circle… (1/2)
We’re The Wyrd Side, a fictional podcast following two paranormal investigators as they uncover the truth lurking behind British folktales, from stories whispered around dying campfires, to the unease you feel as you cross that stone circle… (1/2)
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This should be a much bigger story. This is insane.
Every writer who spent months walking around in a circle with a strike sign should be outraged.
Without your approval, you have been training the massive fleet of robots commissioned to assassinate you.
Every writer who spent months walking around in a circle with a strike sign should be outraged.
Without your approval, you have been training the massive fleet of robots commissioned to assassinate you.
Big Tech is training AI on thousands of TV/film scripts. I spoke to showrunners, IP and business affairs lawyers — as well as the programmer at The Atlantic who examined this data set — to find out what happens next
The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social
theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social
theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
TV Writers Found 139,000 of Their Scripts Trained AI. Hell Broke Loose
It's 'organized crime,' says one, as scribes from Shonda Rhimes to Robert King face a system where studio policy and law remain murky
theankler.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:52 AM
This should be a much bigger story. This is insane.
Every writer who spent months walking around in a circle with a strike sign should be outraged.
Without your approval, you have been training the massive fleet of robots commissioned to assassinate you.
Every writer who spent months walking around in a circle with a strike sign should be outraged.
Without your approval, you have been training the massive fleet of robots commissioned to assassinate you.
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ITS HERE! Across the month of November, we’re honoured to be hosting the first episode of Welcome to the Brass Eagle (@brasseaglepod) on our feed! Full of adventure, with rich soundscaping and compelling characters, if you liked The Wyrd Side you should definitely check them out!
November 1, 2024 at 6:03 PM
ITS HERE! Across the month of November, we’re honoured to be hosting the first episode of Welcome to the Brass Eagle (@brasseaglepod) on our feed! Full of adventure, with rich soundscaping and compelling characters, if you liked The Wyrd Side you should definitely check them out!