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a sustained heartache and a dark fever
L Savich. SFFH author. 1/2 of the team behind Mortal Machine: www.mortalmachine.net (currently on hiatus). Industrial wasteland appreciator, recorder of liminal spaces. Saves all his proofreading for manuscripts.
L Savich. SFFH author. 1/2 of the team behind Mortal Machine: www.mortalmachine.net (currently on hiatus). Industrial wasteland appreciator, recorder of liminal spaces. Saves all his proofreading for manuscripts.
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Just realized that every story I write can be summed up by: "underdog uses magic to end a world for the better"
I was genuinely too young to remember this. I still have a "book" I "wrote" when I was ~3, which is 100% v scribbly drawings but I know had some kind of kid-narrative at the time. I think the answer is that I'm insane and have always had too many stories in my head to contain by mere daydreams.
With all this awful news going on i wanna ask this question once again to fellow artists and general creatives. What got YOU into art? what sparked that motivation to start writing? what made you wanna pick up a camera and start taking pics? Like share with us your reasons.
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I was genuinely too young to remember this. I still have a "book" I "wrote" when I was ~3, which is 100% v scribbly drawings but I know had some kind of kid-narrative at the time. I think the answer is that I'm insane and have always had too many stories in my head to contain by mere daydreams.
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it is INCREDIBLY fucked up that we’re trying to make writers look hot on camera. every writer i know is like “please leave me in the same clothes i’ve been wearing all week that are covered in crumbs i will shower after my deadline” they should not be on tiktok
it was I think better when there were ways for people who hate being on screen to make a creative living
I don’t think it’s an improvement that we’re creating a culture where everyone creative also has to be hot
I don’t think it’s an improvement that we’re creating a culture where everyone creative also has to be hot
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
it is INCREDIBLY fucked up that we’re trying to make writers look hot on camera. every writer i know is like “please leave me in the same clothes i’ve been wearing all week that are covered in crumbs i will shower after my deadline” they should not be on tiktok
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One I saw last night
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One I saw last night
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local wildlife
December 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
local wildlife
god it would be nice if I could have one road trip that didn't somehow contain dull burning nerve pain in my arms/hands from the wonky shoulders problem
I KNOW I sit weird at computers all day and driving posture exacerbates it but come on :(
I KNOW I sit weird at computers all day and driving posture exacerbates it but come on :(
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
god it would be nice if I could have one road trip that didn't somehow contain dull burning nerve pain in my arms/hands from the wonky shoulders problem
I KNOW I sit weird at computers all day and driving posture exacerbates it but come on :(
I KNOW I sit weird at computers all day and driving posture exacerbates it but come on :(
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eternal life
from earthly vacation
from earthly vacation
December 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
eternal life
from earthly vacation
from earthly vacation
Today's noise:
youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/confli...
youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/confli...
CONFLICT DLC, by HEALTH
12 track album
youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Today's noise:
youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/confli...
youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/confli...
today's noise is attempting to embrace the stupid fucking seasonal depression: youtu.be/F-jZHMX-CJ0?...
Right Where It Belongs
YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails - Topic
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
today's noise is attempting to embrace the stupid fucking seasonal depression: youtu.be/F-jZHMX-CJ0?...
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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free mini prints w every order placed this week <3 link in bio/comments
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
free mini prints w every order placed this week <3 link in bio/comments
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Image that entered my brain spontaneously and wouldn't leave until I made it
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Image that entered my brain spontaneously and wouldn't leave until I made it
the frequency of the peripheral hallucinations has been increasing over the last year or so
hm
will i do anything about this? probably not
hm
will i do anything about this? probably not
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
the frequency of the peripheral hallucinations has been increasing over the last year or so
hm
will i do anything about this? probably not
hm
will i do anything about this? probably not
today's noise is extremely relatable: royb0t.bandcamp.com/track/moving...
Moving Sucks, by royb0t
from the album Cyburbia
royb0t.bandcamp.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
today's noise is extremely relatable: royb0t.bandcamp.com/track/moving...
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L'esprit de l'escalier
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
L'esprit de l'escalier
hmmm what if instead of reading the zillion books on me tbr shelves come January, I respected my steam account and forced my decade-old desktop to play Still Wakes The Deep? >.>
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
hmmm what if instead of reading the zillion books on me tbr shelves come January, I respected my steam account and forced my decade-old desktop to play Still Wakes The Deep? >.>
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i know it's trite but: most science fiction is not trying to predict the future.
i keep seeing people stumbling over this. "well, it wouldn't be plausible to have--" okay but maybe the author wasn't trying for "plausible." usually they aren't.
what other goals might the author have had?
i keep seeing people stumbling over this. "well, it wouldn't be plausible to have--" okay but maybe the author wasn't trying for "plausible." usually they aren't.
what other goals might the author have had?
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
i know it's trite but: most science fiction is not trying to predict the future.
i keep seeing people stumbling over this. "well, it wouldn't be plausible to have--" okay but maybe the author wasn't trying for "plausible." usually they aren't.
what other goals might the author have had?
i keep seeing people stumbling over this. "well, it wouldn't be plausible to have--" okay but maybe the author wasn't trying for "plausible." usually they aren't.
what other goals might the author have had?
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does anyone know if we have to today
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
does anyone know if we have to today
today's noise is (technically) a repeat, but we're back on "how long can I keep this on repeat before I get sick of it", apparently: thief-official.bandcamp.com/track/dead-c...
Dead Coyote Dreams, by Thief
from the album Bleed, Memory (Deluxe Edition)
thief-official.bandcamp.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
today's noise is (technically) a repeat, but we're back on "how long can I keep this on repeat before I get sick of it", apparently: thief-official.bandcamp.com/track/dead-c...
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maybe silly long arms?
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
maybe silly long arms?
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
woke up with a head cold despite literally not having seen anyone in person for a week and masking all three places I've been since. the world is cruel and unjust. :(
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
woke up with a head cold despite literally not having seen anyone in person for a week and masking all three places I've been since. the world is cruel and unjust. :(
Also you can always *reuse* a really cool idea of you want. It'll look different in each story, I promise
It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
WRITING TIP, something simple but it catches many of us out: if you have a great/fun idea for your story, *use it now*.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Also you can always *reuse* a really cool idea of you want. It'll look different in each story, I promise