Nerdic | #TDST ⚡
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Writer, consultant, streamer with TDS. In love with indie games/fantasy novels. 18+ nerdic@nerdictranslator.com Free newsletter about indie games/writing:
I move that from now on, "Going to Khatovar" should mean, "I was trying to do one simple thing and I ran into SO MUCH BULLSHIT." Or, you know, and average day with ADHD. #GlenCook #BlackCompany #BookSky
Try to write just... The most annoyingly long fantasy series. Broken up into different arcs with different protagonists, or course. The Discworld model is one that I find reduces the sort of series fatigue I can get from following he same main characters for too long.
I semi-regularly share the Steam pages of games that look interesting to me. It'd be cool if you did that too. Just saying.
Okay... I have an idea for this one.
Should I do a review of the Hedgehog mouse? Would anyone want that?
If I haven't posted something already, then this is your automatic reminder that I am live on Twitch! What I'm doing: I'M WRITING VIDEO GAME QUESTS AHHHHHH! Category: Writing & Reading #vtuber #envtuber #gaming (maybe) #indiegames #writingStream (maybe)
Pink: You are beautiful, no matter what they say. Me: Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait... who's saying WHAT?!
Married to a theater kid, probably would have been one given the chance. Perfectly reasonable reaction.
#MythAugust #WritingCommunity #WriteSky The problem with having multiple, actual gods that come around to cause trouble is that basically every major religion is "correct." You have to be very powerful, or very brave indeed to be an atheist. One of the largest religions on The Accident is... 1/3
Writer here, and I'm just holding back, waiting until I've written at least a second novel before I go all, "HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOIT WRITING NOVELS. PLEASE WRITE SOME NOVELS SO I CAN READ THEM!" I find that, except for guys like the Vantablack dipshit, most artists like sharing.
This is Cori's last chance (for now, at least) to make partner. Come on by, chat, or just hit one of the single-point channel redeems and lurk at low volume, or like... go all in and become a huge Cori stan. It's up to you. But let's make this happen. She deserves this. Hell, I deserve this.
I've heard people complain about both Dragonball Z Abridged and Hellsing Ultimate Abridged, saying that the abridged versions overshadowed the brilliance of the originals, and they're mad that people form their opinions based on the abridged versions. NO ONE says that about SAO: Abridged.
Himbo's Inferno.
COME HELP CORI MAKE PARTNER! FOR SCIENCE! I'M NOT TIPSY, YOU'RE TIPSY! No but seriously, if ~45 of my 1K plus followers came to watch a great person play a fun game, that'd be great.
Update: we both like it.
Me, describing the plan for dinner to my wife: * Imitation carne al pastor made from soy * Rice * Spices chosen more or less at random << This is the part where she got really excited for some reason. * Veggies * The vegetarian chorizo we have in the fridge. It's Stir-Fryday, baby!
And then he sees the Cockatoo and the Cockatoo is all like, "I failed you all those years ago, but I've made a home for you to return to and it's okay if you want to kill me." And he's like, "That's a really strange way to say, 'Hi, good to see you, Polly want a hug.'"
I just found out there's a guy who asks AI if a YouTube video is worth watching before he watches it and like... Sometimes I really hate people.
I got to type "first." I have a mango flavored drink, a fluffy kitty in my lap, and I'm ready to type stuff in chat. Come join me.
Go watch! I'll join you all in the chat... As soon as I'm don't visiting with my wife's family. ... Could be a few hours.
Fighting the urge to search for every post on Bluesky where people are like, "My company doesn't use AI." and beg them to hire me.
Now THIS feels like something a coke-fueled 80s movie exec would greenlight. Is the world healing? Probably not, but I might get tipsy and watch this one day.
#AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky Well, there are some cultists planned for a future novel who probably deserve this title. Other than that... Well, I haven't actually written any particularly gullible main characters, as yet. Perhaps because I really don't like those plots that could be resolved...
And that's why it's so necessary to tell everyone that Recursed, the Epic Slice of Life fantasy novel by author N.T. Lator, is one of the best, most interesting, and most heartwarming novels of 2026. Everyone should buy it! Yeah, I need the money, so I might as well try, right?
No, but seriously, DON'T FUCKING ASK about Mrs. Cake.
#AwesomeCharacters Their presence. Like, their overall vibe. Characters take on a life of their own eventually, but like... First there's a joke, or a funny scene. There's a punchline. Then there's a character who basically fits into the scene, e.g. Elf Dad. Then they get more fleshed out later.
Daria has a lot of great episodes, but the episode about contact lenses has some fucking flawless writing.
I once told my (Mexican) wife, "The name Buttercup must sound weird if you don't know it's a flower." Her: "IT'S A FLOWER?!" Some years later we repeated the process with one of my characters, Bluebell: "I thought it was just a name they used for cows!" So... Some names don't translate well.