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CreativeMaus
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A grainy image from the cartoon Scooby Doo, like it's being seen on an old tv. Velma is in some kind of blue hallway, dressed in her usual orange sweater and red skirt. She has no glasses on is crawling on the ground on her hands and knees in the classic gag where she has lost her specs. The caption reads 'my subtitles! i can't hear without my subtitles!' In the corner is the place where the original image is from- ifunny.co
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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My job- Amazing. Rewarding. Can't believe they pay me for this.

Also my job-
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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In the spirit of the spooky season, I'm playing this gem of a wii game. The second they introduced the button for a 180° turn, I knew it was going to be full of jump scares
#retrogaming #scary #ghost #nintendowii
The cover a wii game. In black and white, there is an ominous young girl holding a stuffed cat, and the name of the game is on top in blue and reads Calling. Both letter Ls and the letter I are slightly taller than each letter before, cleverly designed to look like cell phone signal bars.
October 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I made it to a neighboring city's comicon this weekend and added a new signature to my collection. John de Lancie has a great sense of humour.
#startrek #nextgen
A cropped photo of the cast of Star Trek The Next Generation. There are parts of other characters and autographs visible in the image, but front and center is Captain Picard. Written on his forehead in black sharpie is the letter Q. Across his chest is written 'Picard deserves it', and underneath that is the signature of John de Lancie.
October 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 30- Monthly Wrap-up

Thanks to one and all for following and playing along. And a big thank you to @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social and @l.v.russell_author for putting these events together every month.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 29- are you/MC introvert, or ambivert?

Mark is an extrovert. She likes people and she'll get energized by being around them.
Ryvus is an introvert. He finds people exhausting and when he's around them he feels constantly on guard.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 28- What Stage is Your WIP in?

A little past the beginning. I have a very, very old draft from before a lot if the ideas were refined in the first two books. And I have an experimental draft where I had condensed all four books into one. Now I have to plot a new draft.
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September 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 27- Saturday Snippet

Ryvus fucks up a spell

There wasn't enough time to carefully prepare the spell Ryvus was about to use. Tennicus was a master at its fine calculations. He tried to impart his knack for it to Ryvus, who had never been one for delicateness or details.
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September 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 26- Free Friday or Share Something You're Looking Forward To

Greatly looking forward to #firstdraftfall this year. For once, the start of a new project coincides with it, so I've been putting off the project a little until then :D
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September 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 25- What would be your MC's favorite subject in school?

Mark would probably sleep through most classes. She *might* stay awake for history.

Ryvus would have liked home-ec, though by now he could probably teach the class.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 24- Interesting Fact(s) from Your WIP's World History

During the Great War, there was supposed to be a prisoner exchange between the elves and humans. The human army shot and killed their own soldiers as they were brought to the exchange to make a point about capture.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember day 23- What Grammar Rule Catches You Out?

Uhhhhh....all of them? I used to read a lot, so I just go with what I'm used to seeing/what sounds right.
I, in fact, have no idea what I'm doing.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 22- What Type of Book Would Your MC Write?

Neither are avid readers, nor particularly creative, so I don't think either would be inclined to try, or be very good at it.
But Mark would probably write a memoir about the war.
Ryvus would likely write a sappy romance.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 21- Pass on Some Author Wisdom

You can fix bad writing.
You can't fix no writing.

So don't let the fear of falling short of perfection keep you from starting towards it.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 20: Saturday Snippet

Collin defends his involvement in illegal science and speaks of his mentor.

“Did you ever ask me how he died? Or why I started studying neurology?” he demanded loudly. “When he took me in he was already dying. His body was betraying him bit by bit."
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September 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 19: Free Friday or pet photos

Pet photos? That's easy!

Behold, Princess Lady the husky, and Grif the Maneater, the shepherd mix.
List for #fantasyindiesseptember Day 19: Free Friday or pet photos The background is cream and golden yellow. The illustrations that border the text consist of cups of latte, grapes, books, an ink bottle and quill pen, and a typewriter. Two dogs with their heads resting on the edge of a white mesh hammock. The one on the left with a grey and white husky with a white mask and blue eyes. The other is a shepherd mix. Sandy brown with a dark muzzle and really nice black eyeliner going on. Brown eyes. Both dogs have their mouths open and are smiling happily (because they want food)
September 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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#fantasyindiesseptember day 17- Power Hungry Characters in WIP

The only one that's really in it for power and ego is Fraccus, high priestess of the elven church. She loves the power and the devotion that her position commands and she'll do anything to keep it.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember day 17- Your Autumn TBR

First up is a beta read of my friend @danielaegan.bsky.social new book.

After that, I really should get around to reading the next book in The Expanse.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 16- Marketing Advice

You kidding? I don't have any. I assume a big part of it is actually telling people about your book.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember day 15- Where would your MC like to visit?

Neither Mark nor Ryvus are terribly interested in traveling. They did enough of that during the war.
But Mark might enjoy the capital city of the neighboring country, and Ryvus would probably like the coastal bluffs there.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 14: Your Favorite Books

The Lost Fleet books - Jack Campbell
The Lies of Locke Lamora - @scottlynch78.bsky.social
The Powder Mage books - Brian McClellan
Blood Drive books - @danielaegan.bsky.social
Ciaphas Cain books - Sandy Mitchell
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September 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 13- Saturday Snippet

When asked for help and insight to break up a cabal of scientists, Ryvus gets them up to speed.

"The Emperor and his scientists kept me locked in a cage. I was an animal to them. I wasn't privy to their staff meetings."
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September 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptember Day 12: Free Friday or books that remind you of autumn

Free Friday
On fall and the harvest, two of my characters are from farms. One's from a dairy, the other from a ranch.
Ryvus is a homesteader, so he grows most of his own food.
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September 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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#fantasyindiesseptenber day 11- Do You Know What Your Next WIP will be?

I have two old stories I'd like to work on next.

One's got some great and well thought out characters and settings, but shit all in the way of good story.

The other has a great magic system but little else going for it.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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#fantasyindiesseptember day 10- Does your MC Cover Knowledge or Power?

Both Mark and Ryvus covet power. In their world, knowledge is tied to evil and misery. They want power to stop knowledge from doing harm.

Danny covets knowledge. He sees it as an equalizer and a way to better life.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM