Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)

Rich, fascinating stories, board game designs, and random thoughts, graciously provided by David Dawkins.
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Location: Tasmania
Pronouns: He/Him
Writing: Desolation

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2026-10-01 08:48:26 GMT

It's like they know me.
#language #english #writing
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2026-09-24 11:27:39 GMT

#WordWeavers
If your MC were to make a grand entrance, what song would accompany them?
Sword of Hadoor (previously untitled magic sword alt history Vienna lightning punk thing)
Arla: Mozart, Requiem Dies Irae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwUOFhs-5J8
Tammy: Been Caught Stealing, Jane's Addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjM1-kzMs8A
Behsaa: Adventures in Instanbul, Byzantine Time Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q95hEl3XAGw
LIttle Kat: La Dalle, LEJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaK8HLqMPA8
#music #writing

2026-09-24 01:18:51 GMT

Do you include some things just because they're cool, or because they are all absolutely necessary to the plot? Asking for a friend.
#writing #writers #WritingCommunity #philosophy #BattleTech #SciFi #Plato
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2026-09-23 23:34:49 GMT

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Unusual for a Stefan Feld game, but very good if you get into it. His games often have some small aspect of disaster mitigation (Notre Dame, Hamburg, etc) while you build your engine. This is disaster mitigation steroids, with maybe some points scoring if you can be bothered. I love it.

2026-09-23 12:05:33 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
Choose a noun that is representative of you as a creative person.
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Angry.

2026-09-19 22:13:23 GMT

What are the real origins of your world's religions?
#WorldBuilding #religion #Sunday #writing #ttrpg #GameDev
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2026-09-18 07:04:30 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
Change one word in the title of a famous book, a movie, a song, and a play to create four new titles.
Book: Lord of the Ringtones
Movie: Eternal Ringtone of the Spotless Mind
Song: Eine Kleine Nacht Ringtone
Play: Much Ado about Ringtones
That's one word for all four, which it now occurs to me is not what you meant.

2026-09-17 22:28:29 GMT

#WordWeavers
By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?
I'm not really into torturing my MCs, but Hetch has it rough. There are a couple of major injuries, but nothing permanent.

2026-09-16 08:02:46 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
Create a poll listing 2-3 objects that have featured in your work and one that hasn't.
Have at it, people

2026-09-16 06:56:02 GMT

#WordWeavers
If your MC was elected mayor of your own town, would you stay or move? Why?
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Arla: This town might be a little too well run.
Tammy: This town would be a shit show, but in a fun way.
Behsaa: Oh, yeah. This would be a great town., plenty of trade and excellent justice.
Kat: Even more fun, but perhaps a less pleasant place to actually live.
#SwordOfHadoor (previously Magic-Sword, Alt-History-Vienna thing).

2026-09-14 23:30:44 GMT

#WordWeavers
Your characters get one completely ordinary day with no villains, quests, murders, wars, prophecies, romantic disasters, or impending apocalypses. How do they spend it?
OMG, they would get so bored! Well, Arla wouldn't as she's a Traitor and it's her job to go around and stir things up. Tammy would just find something to steal, Behsaa would spend some time with his sister.

2026-09-12 03:01:29 GMT

#WordWeavers
What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?
Arla believes she will always be alone.
Tammy believes she knows all the tricks.
Behsaa believes being forced into the Irregulars (German Foreign Legion) is the worst thing that will happen to him.
Katrienne believes she is the most powerful force for evil in the world.
(Magic sword, alt history thing, working title)
#books #writing

2026-09-10 23:27:13 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
Our next featured creator is an acronym. Do you use any acronyms in your writing?
The Authority Sector Police leaned into their acronym by having their helmets look like snake heads, with the information projectors looking like two little fangs hanging down the front.

2026-09-10 22:20:35 GMT

Whenever you create a "people" or country for your world, remember that folk within that group will vary widely.
(Goth guide, by James Mellor)
#goth #gothic #writing #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev
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2026-09-10 01:49:01 GMT

#WordWeavers
What secret would cause the most damage if it were revealed in your story right now?
The actual location of the village of Grimalda. It's a whole thing.

2026-09-08 22:55:20 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
Gauge?
You can feel when the jars are running low on lightning by the power response from the carriage. An actual indicator might prove useful. I shall look into it.

2026-09-05 22:08:44 GMT

#WordWeavers
What seemingly insignificant object in your story carries a lot of weight?
Weird Magic Sword Alt-History novel:
"It had always been a cane. Ask anyone there. A simple cane of beautiful craftsmanship. A shop-keep's bit of finery, or a banker's favourite old walker. Could be carried to church by a carpenter or councilman."

2026-09-05 22:05:19 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
From a purely aesthetic standpoint, what is your favourite colour of ice cream?
Mint choc-chip. It's the contrast between the little dark dots within the vibrant, neon mint.
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2026-09-02 02:50:12 GMT

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It's nice. I'm enjoying all the walking trails. I just miss that density of activity.

2026-09-02 02:47:19 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
How do you think where you live affects your creative work?
During the pandemic, I lost my flat and all my work in London, moved in with my parents who live in rural Tasmania, on the other side of the planet.
There's a distinct lack of acting work in rural Tasmania. So, I started writing more seriously as an outlet. I'm still in Tasmania, and kind of want to move somewhere more stimulating, but two books and five novellas later, it's been great for my writing.#books

2026-08-05 06:58:36 GMT

#ScribesAndMakers
What book are you currently reading, or have you finished most recently?
Just finished: The Killing Moon, NK Jemison
(re)Reading: Mort, Terry Pratchett.
I like some variety, and these are both excellent, and about as varied as you can get.

2026-07-26 21:58:23 GMT

How influential is religion in your world? How influential would it like to be?
#WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #dnd #ttrpg #GameDev #religion
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2026-07-25 21:56:18 GMT

Your characters burst into a room and accidentally see something they shouldn't.
#WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cthulhu #WritingCommunity
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2026-07-23 23:09:13 GMT

How active a role do the gods (if any) play in your world?
#WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #GameDev
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2026-07-20 23:46:26 GMT

Do you employ dramatic irony in your work?
#writing #AmWriting #cycling #Bike #irony #WritingCommunity.
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2026-07-16 23:14:35 GMT

Overused tropes. Finishing each other's sentences is not the only sign that two people get along, or know each other well. What other indications can you think of?
#CatsOfMastodon #cats #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Character #funny
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2026-07-10 22:29:45 GMT

Art is bought and sold at many levels across a society. Who's buying art in your world?
#WritingTips #WorldBuilding #art #writing #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev #WritingCommunity
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2026-07-07 22:18:22 GMT

Your characters don't have to start out cool. They can be ordinary people who end up doing really cool things. My Desolation series starts with a shrimp diver going to the library. To understand why that's already cool, you should check out my latest #Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-the-hollow-drum
#books #writing #WritingCommunity #reading #SciFi #steampunk #aliens
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2026-06-29 00:17:23 GMT

New standard for measuring pocket size just dropped.
#makers #sewing #feminism #dnd #ttrpg #gaming
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2026-06-26 09:55:16 GMT

What's your pet grammar peeve? That one rule you learned but everyone else still gets wrong?
#WritingCommunity #writing #AmWriting #reading #books
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2026-06-15 22:21:13 GMT

Your characters are banned, from a place, or engaging in a certain activity. What clever work around do they find?
#Pride #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev
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2026-06-05 22:26:28 GMT

It's #Pride #PrideMonth, so time to roll out these classics.
#humour #funny
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2026-05-29 11:21:19 GMT

"My roomba just escaped."
"What?"
"My roomba. I left the front door open. It got out."
"So what?"
"Don't you understand? It has no natural predators. It could run rampant in the wild."
"Nah. Don't worry. It won't last long. Nature abhors a vacuum."
#MircroFiction #writing #humour #funny

2026-05-20 02:54:01 GMT

Your character is a minor celebrity amongst a small fanbase. At what point does that get annoying?
#WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity
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2026-05-15 22:38:40 GMT

More #BoardGames this weekend! Are there some games you don't like playing? Or some types of people you don't like playing with?
I'm pretty much up for anything except straight out wargames, but even then, if I'm in the mood...
#TabletopGames #Brettspiel #games #gaming
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2026-05-11 11:22:53 GMT

Same, plant.
Same.
#Art #writing #life
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2026-05-06 09:44:00 GMT

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Love this game. Such a great filler. Especially if you put on some airs and graces.

2026-04-29 02:11:32 GMT

Your heroes set out to right the wrongs of the world. How exactly will they do that?
#WritingTips #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev
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2026-04-25 22:35:46 GMT

Are you doing a religious thing this Sunday, or spending the day on the internet? (or something else, reply below.)
#meme #Sunday #SundayThoughts #religion #philosophy
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2026-04-19 11:06:42 GMT

I mean. Technically it's the Massive Attack beetle. Or the Fat of the Land crab.
#music #cartoon
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2026-04-16 22:07:38 GMT

I mean, I like digging into pre-history when designing monsters, but seriously. Hallucigenia is a a 5cm (2inch) worm with legs and spikes. If reality could just fuck off and stop being more creative than me, that would be great.
#WritingTips #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #dnd
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2026-04-10 02:09:33 GMT

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Well, hello there.
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2026-04-09 21:37:57 GMT

Has your character ever tried to re-invent themselves? If they did, what might they try and become?
#WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity
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2026-04-04 23:18:16 GMT

What do you hope people will learn from your work, if anything?
#writing #AmWriting #art #WritingCommunity #PillowFort
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2026-04-02 22:11:28 GMT

Artemis flight has some tough deprivations ahead. Here's to a successful trip. Also enjoying the fact I get to pull out all my space memes.
#Artemis #ArtemisII #Moon #meme #funny #Aliens #SciFi
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2026-03-25 09:57:45 GMT

Do your characters ever question anything? Why? Why not?
#writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #philosophy
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2026-03-24 00:54:16 GMT

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I find most Western cakes are saturated with so much sugar! Way too sweet. There's a lovely Hungarian walnut cake I used to get in a little shop in London. Been trying to find something like it ever since I moved to Tasmania.

2026-03-19 03:07:51 GMT

#WritersCoffeeClub
Do you need to finish a work before starting another? Why (or why not)?
Two works ongoing. Other bits pop up.
Ideas don't necessarily come in order, on demand. Writing about one thing will trigger a realisation about something else. A lot of that is just junk, but it's hard to tell in the moment what's junk and what's useful, so I write it all down.
#writing #AmWriting

2026-03-18 21:06:59 GMT

I do not use AI at all, at any stage of writing my books. I have the &udm=14 code in my search engine so I don't even use it for research.
#AI #creative #writing #ttrpg #rpg #GameDev #art #artist
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2026-03-16 22:27:50 GMT

Remember. Every object in your world has a history, some of them more interesting than people. What random thing might take on more significance if characters learned about its past?
#WritingTips #WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev
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2026-03-11 00:59:21 GMT

We definitely follow the Japanese method, here.
#books #reading #tsundoku #bookstodon
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2026-03-09 23:49:46 GMT

Yes, but what female scifi (NOT fantasy) authors would you recommend?
I'd say Ryka Aoki Light from Uncommon Stars, The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley, and Margaret Killjoy's The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion.
#books #reading #scifi #bookstodon

2026-03-03 22:07:06 GMT

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What does this have to do with Trump? Israel wants war in the Middle East, Israel owns pictures of Trump being a dirty little child rapist, so Trump and his gang of paedophiles are just doing what they're told.

2026-02-24 02:15:58 GMT

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And private equity owns your news channel.

2026-02-19 00:17:38 GMT

Child boarding plane announces to mother, "I liked flying but I will barf."
#life #travel #writing

2026-02-01 23:40:37 GMT

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The colours are really interesting. Love that orangey-red.

2026-01-22 23:10:08 GMT

I remember, way back when, the daemon used to scream when we used it to summon the internet. It's all safely hidden behind wires and shiny boxes, now. But the daemon is still there, screaming so high-pitched we can't even hear it anymore.
Maybe it was trying to warn us about something...
#MicroFiction #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #books #reading

2026-01-12 21:16:53 GMT

A friend of mine has a theory that there is a strong correlation between liking Durian and eating Strong Blue Cheese.
A quick poll
#food #durian #cheese #poll

2026-01-05 06:42:27 GMT

Your character's mode of transportation may be closely related to their personality, enhancing and emphasising certain aspects. Or it might be a stark contrast, revealing some inner life, or hidden aspect.
#writingTips #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #GameDev
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2025-12-28 09:12:58 GMT

Looking forward to another insecure year. What's peeking over the horizon for the rest of you?
#writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersCoffeeClub #PennedPossibilities
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2025-12-18 00:00:19 GMT

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This looks really interesting. How does it play?

2025-12-16 23:37:48 GMT

When you're reading and someone assumes that means you're doing nothing and they can interrupt you.
#books #reading #writing
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2025-12-08 22:36:18 GMT

What is the hidden war raging underneath your world?
#WorldBuilding #Fantasy #SciFi #writing #AmWriting #ttrpg #DnD #GameDev
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2025-12-07 22:41:09 GMT

What's your favourite #cosplay? This old Obi Wan Kenobi cosplay discovered on the train one day is still one of my top ten.
#StarWars #ObiWanKenobi #humour #funny
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2025-12-05 21:37:18 GMT

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The big spider thingy is one of her Maman sculptures.

2025-12-05 21:35:54 GMT

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Also love me some Louise Bourgeois.

2025-11-30 23:00:18 GMT

#Writers from #Canada #UK and #Australia, What are your biggest book fairs? Where do you have the most success setting up a stall and selling? I'm looking to travel and combine it with some promo for my books. Please boost for reach.
#writing #books #WritingCommunity
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2025-11-22 05:19:43 GMT

Another 1500 words today. This story is just flowing out of me.
#writing #AmWriting #books #WritingCommunity #humour
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2025-11-16 22:10:47 GMT

Have you ever kept a typo? I tried to type ballroom and it came out Brawl Room. My autocorrect knows me too well. That was the start of the Desolation series and made for a fascinating opening to the first book.
#writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #books #reading
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2025-10-31 04:42:13 GMT

Happy Halloween, everyone!
#HappyHalloween #Halloween #SpookySeason #books
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2025-10-10 02:38:42 GMT

Anyone fancy some light-up baguettes?
#Art #ArtDay #Australia
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2025-09-28 06:26:33 GMT

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But you didn't tell us the interesting part. WHERE IS IT?

2025-09-26 23:47:30 GMT

This is the whole of academia in a nutshell.
#academia #writing #history #TooMuchInformation #TMI
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2025-09-21 22:43:47 GMT

Just had auto-correct change chevalier to Chevrolet. Again. Capitalisation and all. Do you have a word that the computer just can't seem to learn?
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #writing #autocorrect #DuckOff
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2025-09-16 23:36:41 GMT

There was a "Faces you have drawn" Challenge thing that just popped back up in my feed on another site. So I'm extending that here. Post up some faces you have drawn (or painted, whatever.) Then boost this.
#FacesYouHaveDrawn #Art #drawing #painting #face
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2025-09-08 06:24:27 GMT

How much care do you take in choosing your character's names? I'm currently digging through great women in history for my Desolation #SciFi series, as most of the characters are female. Do you have a naming scheme?
#AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #names #Roman
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2025-08-29 22:56:51 GMT

I'm sure this is the correct orientation for this table. Probably. What are your thoughts?
#hotel #travel #AmWriting #boardgames
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2025-08-22 22:47:54 GMT

#WordWeavers
If money wasn’t an issue, where would you arrange a #WordWeavers writing retreat?
In space.

2025-08-19 23:54:57 GMT

What prizes and awards exist in your world? Why might your characters want one, or reject one?
#WorldBuilding #writing #AmWriting #WritersCoffeeClub #PennedPossibilities #WritingCommunity
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2025-08-15 00:09:01 GMT

How do you stay current?
#WritingTips #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity?
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2025-08-07 00:10:41 GMT

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The Chinese ones are especially notorious for overestimating range. I have an Atto 3 premium and it merrily shows me 480km of range every time I charge it. I might get close to that driving carefully around town, but I live in rural Tasmania, so I'm mostly driving highways. I can get maybe 350km on a nice, summers day. More like 300km, which is enough to drive me down to Hobart from Deloraine, so no complaints.

2025-07-16 11:06:18 GMT

I mean, kind of. I like going out and doing stuff, because it enriches my life and gives me something to write about. But also, yeah.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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2025-07-11 00:19:45 GMT

Apparently Libre Office is free and contains no AI.
#AI #Microsoft #LibreOffice
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2025-06-25 12:51:53 GMT

#WritersCoffeeClub
How frequently do other languages (or conlangs) appear in your writing?
Cruel Provocations is set in a Steampunk southern France, and bits of French appear in that, along with English translations of specifically French phrases.
Somebody Keeps Callin' has our heroine encountering Polish criminals who speak their own language a bit.
Desolation: The Overdue Library is SciFi, but has some invented phrases specific to the planet and circumstances.
#Books #writing #AmWriting

2025-06-21 22:41:31 GMT

Oh, look. Someone set up a giant game of Mehen.
(Art from Bridies' Beach near Clonea)
#BoardGames #TabletopGames
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2025-06-20 22:06:39 GMT

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You need more white tiles with pretty pictures on them.

2025-06-18 00:22:18 GMT

Kitty has a quest for you!
We're into the last ten days of the Kickstarter for Desolation: The Overdue Library where you can get the books cheaper than retail.
Jump on that good thing here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-book-one-the-overdue-library/dashboard
#SciFi #books #reading #kickstarter #Steampunk #bookstodon @npub1ny7…uv57
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2025-06-13 23:36:00 GMT

Is this a good day to post this quote? Asking for a friend.
#NoKings #protest
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2025-06-12 01:01:35 GMT

Most reviewers are so overwhelmed they are only reviewing authors they know, or asking for money. Are there any reviewers of indie books you folks recommend for the Sci-Fi Fantasy realm? Boost for reach if you would, please.
#WritingCommunity #writing #review #Bookstodon #books
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2025-06-02 22:55:11 GMT

Bubbling along with the kickstarter. If you like fun books with great characters and plenty of action and intrigue, jump along and check out Desolation: The Overdue Library-
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-book-one-the-overdue-library/
#books #bookstodon #reading #AmReading #SciFi #steampunk @npub1ny7…uv57
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2025-05-30 00:12:39 GMT

I promise my new book will only stomp on your heart once. ...maybe twice...
Kickstarter now open:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-book-one-the-overdue-library/
#books #reading #AmReading @npub1ny7…uv57 #scifi #Kickstarter
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2025-05-18 23:16:00 GMT

Going to be busy during winter. I'll be at Melbourne Comic Con on the Saturday, promoting the Kickstarter launch of my book, Desolation: The Overdue Library. Then at Supanova in Sydney, where I may stay on for a few days to do some board game stuff. Plus next weekend is our local board game club getaway! Fun, fun, fun.
#BoardGames #TabletopGames #Books #AmReading @npub1ny7…uv57
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2025-05-16 04:52:05 GMT

Happy to report the Sanctuary Moon stuff is fucking awesome! Now I want to see some WorldHoppers.
#Murderbot #TV @npub1ny7…uv57

2025-05-12 23:48:27 GMT

Or from Kickstarter!
I'm bouncing with excitement so much that I'm going to have to go for a walk to calm down.
Two weeks until the launch of my next book. You folkes are going to love this one. A series of Novellas set on an alien planet. A crashed spaceship reverting to steam power with remnants of technology and nothing is as it seems.
Join up below and please share this for exposure!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dharrigon/desolation-book-one-the-overdue-library
#books @npub1ny7…uv57 #reading #AmReading #SciFi #WritingCommunity
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2025-05-04 09:11:36 GMT

All franchises are created equal. But some are more equal than others.
#StarWars #MayThe4th #MayThe4thBeWithYou #SciFi #stories
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2025-04-13 23:01:26 GMT

Your world's economic system is horribly broken. How is that made apparent?
#WorldBuilding #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev
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2025-04-06 23:32:11 GMT

Just FYI. Cat owners beware.
#CatsOfMastodon #cats #pets #easter
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2025-03-27 09:57:19 GMT

@npub1ppe…qv2g So tell me, she who knows, I've got some bugs coming up in the next section of my series of novellas. What's a good documentary on ant behaviour, possibly bees, for me to steal some cool bits for my alien bugs? My characters will be literally crawling into the nest, so I need a good primer. A lecture recorded at a university might also work.
#SciFi #bugs #ants #AmWriting #writing
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2025-03-14 07:44:28 GMT

Yes, but what kind of paperback do you prefer. Let me know what you think.
https://youtu.be/4hKQ-ce8L60
#books #reading @npub1ny7…uv57 #paperback

2025-03-12 03:02:41 GMT

Have you ever made a mistake in your writing that turned into something great? Desolation started because I typed ballroom and auto-correct came up with brawl room. Then my brain went, oooo!
#writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #authodons
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