Iarann O'Rourke
@yarann.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Escaped cybersecurity engineer. Nomad. Semipro voidshouter
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sometimes you need just enough Dunning-Kruger to get up in the morning
March 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
sometimes you need just enough Dunning-Kruger to get up in the morning
Reposted by Iarann O'Rourke
nothing goes viral on bsky so I can say that safely
July 17, 2024 at 12:53 PM
nothing goes viral on bsky so I can say that safely
Stupid game played. Stupid prize won. Time for NG+
April 29, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Stupid game played. Stupid prize won. Time for NG+
Ask not for whom the ring tones. Instead, turn it off, we're trying to think over here.
April 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Ask not for whom the ring tones. Instead, turn it off, we're trying to think over here.
I thought the rapture had finally come, but it was just seven Canadian geese.
April 27, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I thought the rapture had finally come, but it was just seven Canadian geese.
I heard a white-winged dove for the first time today. I thought Stevie Nicks made those up.
April 12, 2024 at 3:17 AM
I heard a white-winged dove for the first time today. I thought Stevie Nicks made those up.
The vorpal feed went swiper-slack
March 8, 2024 at 4:29 AM
The vorpal feed went swiper-slack
I'd like to see Brendan Frasier in the role of the Crow.
March 1, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I'd like to see Brendan Frasier in the role of the Crow.
Protection Racket: a scheme of organized crime where a group guarantees protection from threats in return for money. See also: Health Insurance.
December 6, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Protection Racket: a scheme of organized crime where a group guarantees protection from threats in return for money. See also: Health Insurance.
Writing guides, such as the Author Training Manual, suggest you should have a platform, even as a fiction author, to get published.
How does one create a platform if the reason anyone would follow an author is their writing, which, because they are unpublished, people won't know about?
How does one create a platform if the reason anyone would follow an author is their writing, which, because they are unpublished, people won't know about?
December 3, 2023 at 6:16 PM
Writing guides, such as the Author Training Manual, suggest you should have a platform, even as a fiction author, to get published.
How does one create a platform if the reason anyone would follow an author is their writing, which, because they are unpublished, people won't know about?
How does one create a platform if the reason anyone would follow an author is their writing, which, because they are unpublished, people won't know about?
Cloudflare is annoying. How many times do I have to click yes I'm human? At least there is no puzzle to solve, but what is the point, other than to discourage me from using whatever website is defended by these super hack-blocking powers.
December 2, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Cloudflare is annoying. How many times do I have to click yes I'm human? At least there is no puzzle to solve, but what is the point, other than to discourage me from using whatever website is defended by these super hack-blocking powers.
#HorrorWritersChat
This year's nano I am doing The Murderbot Diaries meets the Barbie movie.
An evil doll won a tournament and became human. She is now the star attraction at a cafe where the baristas dress as sexy maids, but when she and her coworkers are mistreated, she becomes a vigilante.
This year's nano I am doing The Murderbot Diaries meets the Barbie movie.
An evil doll won a tournament and became human. She is now the star attraction at a cafe where the baristas dress as sexy maids, but when she and her coworkers are mistreated, she becomes a vigilante.
Here we go with question one #HorrorWritersChat
Tell us who you are and what you write. If you’re doing NaNoWriMo this year, tell us about your project! If not, do you have any writing goals for November?
Quote post and don't forget the tag!
Tell us who you are and what you write. If you’re doing NaNoWriMo this year, tell us about your project! If not, do you have any writing goals for November?
Quote post and don't forget the tag!
November 1, 2023 at 8:45 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
This year's nano I am doing The Murderbot Diaries meets the Barbie movie.
An evil doll won a tournament and became human. She is now the star attraction at a cafe where the baristas dress as sexy maids, but when she and her coworkers are mistreated, she becomes a vigilante.
This year's nano I am doing The Murderbot Diaries meets the Barbie movie.
An evil doll won a tournament and became human. She is now the star attraction at a cafe where the baristas dress as sexy maids, but when she and her coworkers are mistreated, she becomes a vigilante.
One more #pitdark before it closes:
Podcast the Demons Out is an origin story: Constantine meets The Good Place.
When I watched Paranormal Activity, I was curious about the lore behind the haunting, so I wrote this story. Ian and hacker girlfriend Fallon uncover the lore & gain a demonic audience.
Podcast the Demons Out is an origin story: Constantine meets The Good Place.
When I watched Paranormal Activity, I was curious about the lore behind the haunting, so I wrote this story. Ian and hacker girlfriend Fallon uncover the lore & gain a demonic audience.
October 26, 2023 at 11:48 PM
One more #pitdark before it closes:
Podcast the Demons Out is an origin story: Constantine meets The Good Place.
When I watched Paranormal Activity, I was curious about the lore behind the haunting, so I wrote this story. Ian and hacker girlfriend Fallon uncover the lore & gain a demonic audience.
Podcast the Demons Out is an origin story: Constantine meets The Good Place.
When I watched Paranormal Activity, I was curious about the lore behind the haunting, so I wrote this story. Ian and hacker girlfriend Fallon uncover the lore & gain a demonic audience.
#pitdark #PNH An excommunicated divinity student starts a horror movie podcast, but it draws a demonic audience.
A possessed listener contacts him for help. It's the legions of hell vs a sorcerer with no apprenticeship, an exorcist with no Church. All he has are his wits… & his wittier girlfriend.
A possessed listener contacts him for help. It's the legions of hell vs a sorcerer with no apprenticeship, an exorcist with no Church. All he has are his wits… & his wittier girlfriend.
October 26, 2023 at 4:16 PM
If you are a writer, lamenting that #pitdark isn't happening here, post your pitch, even if you post elsewhere, too.
It might not have an impact today, but on the next cycle…
We can't overcome the network effects of twitter without a concerted effort. A little intransigence goes a long way.
It might not have an impact today, but on the next cycle…
We can't overcome the network effects of twitter without a concerted effort. A little intransigence goes a long way.
October 26, 2023 at 3:05 PM
If you are a writer, lamenting that #pitdark isn't happening here, post your pitch, even if you post elsewhere, too.
It might not have an impact today, but on the next cycle…
We can't overcome the network effects of twitter without a concerted effort. A little intransigence goes a long way.
It might not have an impact today, but on the next cycle…
We can't overcome the network effects of twitter without a concerted effort. A little intransigence goes a long way.
October 26, 2023 at 5:25 AM
I'm starting to get motivated!
maybe.
maybe.
October 21, 2023 at 7:35 PM
I'm starting to get motivated!
maybe.
maybe.
October 14, 2023 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Iarann O'Rourke
Demonifuge [dih-MON-ih-fyooj]
(n.)
- Anything believed to give protection against or exorcize demons/evil spirits
-Charm/protection against demons
"If Father Karras had used a more efficacious demonifuge, the movie would have been pretty darn anticlimactic."
Get my new book:
amzn.to/3R05mfJ
(n.)
- Anything believed to give protection against or exorcize demons/evil spirits
-Charm/protection against demons
"If Father Karras had used a more efficacious demonifuge, the movie would have been pretty darn anticlimactic."
Get my new book:
amzn.to/3R05mfJ
October 12, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Demonifuge [dih-MON-ih-fyooj]
(n.)
- Anything believed to give protection against or exorcize demons/evil spirits
-Charm/protection against demons
"If Father Karras had used a more efficacious demonifuge, the movie would have been pretty darn anticlimactic."
Get my new book:
amzn.to/3R05mfJ
(n.)
- Anything believed to give protection against or exorcize demons/evil spirits
-Charm/protection against demons
"If Father Karras had used a more efficacious demonifuge, the movie would have been pretty darn anticlimactic."
Get my new book:
amzn.to/3R05mfJ
Where has all the attention gone?
Despite having 8.7 million followers on Twitter, NPR says “the platform’s algorithm updates made it increasingly challenging to reach active users; you often saw a near-immediate drop-off in engagement after tweeting and users rarely left the platform.”
niemanreports.org/articles/npr...
niemanreports.org/articles/npr...
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic.
niemanreports.org
October 11, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Where has all the attention gone?
The moon in daytime always reminds me that we are in space.
October 7, 2023 at 5:38 PM
The moon in daytime always reminds me that we are in space.
One last camping trip in the smokies before they close for the season.
October 6, 2023 at 6:38 PM
One last camping trip in the smokies before they close for the season.
Create magic systems w/Latin spells? Roman empire
Decimate an army, yours or another's? Roman empire
Sow chaos in the Senate, galactic or otherwise? Roman empire
Read a Romance novel? Roman empire.
Crush the patriarchy? Roman empire
Decolonize your mind? Guess who's hiding in the dark…
Roman empire
Decimate an army, yours or another's? Roman empire
Sow chaos in the Senate, galactic or otherwise? Roman empire
Read a Romance novel? Roman empire.
Crush the patriarchy? Roman empire
Decolonize your mind? Guess who's hiding in the dark…
Roman empire
October 3, 2023 at 7:07 PM
Create magic systems w/Latin spells? Roman empire
Decimate an army, yours or another's? Roman empire
Sow chaos in the Senate, galactic or otherwise? Roman empire
Read a Romance novel? Roman empire.
Crush the patriarchy? Roman empire
Decolonize your mind? Guess who's hiding in the dark…
Roman empire
Decimate an army, yours or another's? Roman empire
Sow chaos in the Senate, galactic or otherwise? Roman empire
Read a Romance novel? Roman empire.
Crush the patriarchy? Roman empire
Decolonize your mind? Guess who's hiding in the dark…
Roman empire
baekdal.com/strategy/the... reminds me of the slate long tail article. Although this article focuses on journalism, novelists experience similar problems.
The end of tyrannical scale chasing would be a positive, but what new paradigm would best serve both readers and writers?
The end of tyrannical scale chasing would be a positive, but what new paradigm would best serve both readers and writers?
The future trend around not having social traffic at scale
Social media traffic has been at the center of most publishers' strategy for more than a decade... so what happens when it goes away?
baekdal.com
September 30, 2023 at 6:42 PM
baekdal.com/strategy/the... reminds me of the slate long tail article. Although this article focuses on journalism, novelists experience similar problems.
The end of tyrannical scale chasing would be a positive, but what new paradigm would best serve both readers and writers?
The end of tyrannical scale chasing would be a positive, but what new paradigm would best serve both readers and writers?
testing a #PitDark post
September 29, 2023 at 8:40 PM
testing a #PitDark post