he/him. Husband. Fur dad. Writer. https://escapewindow.com/ Writing Mastodon: https://writing.exchange/@aki General Mastodon: https://mas.to/@escapewindowhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3mlkdwbdog22sI can't stop watching this. youtu.be/5foEJ4oD8Cs Bumblefoot - The Thread featuring f'n mindblowing fretted and fretless guitar wizardry https://youtu.be/5foEJ4oD8Cs11 May 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkdwbdog22shttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3m2rnejtvis2bThis new personal project of ours has grown as complex as any I've dealt with in my career.09 Oct 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rnejtvis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lxqfvkr3222jMy August in writing, wherein I face rewriting an arguably broken draft. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-08-31-august-in-writing/ #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #DevelopmentalEditing #WritingCommunity01 Sep 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqfvkr3222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lvtgz4l7is2qIt's a good sign when I tear up while planning a side character's arc. #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #DarkEpicFantasy #WritingCommunity07 Aug 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtgz4l7is2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lve4ohd5uc2uQuick July in Writing blog post, where I received my developmental edit and continued planning my draft 6. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-08-01-july-in-writing/ #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity01 Aug 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lve4ohd5uc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lsudxvlfb224Based on beta reader feedback, I've started to completely refactor my 1st POV outline again. But I'm close! https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-06-30-june-in-writing/ #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity #AmEditing30 Jun 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsudxvlfb224https://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lqj3zjd4ts2jI blogged about finishing my #FifthDraft, submitting the manuscript for a #DevelopmentalEdit, and fleshing out future books in the series. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-05-31-may-in-writing/ #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity01 Jun 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqj3zjd4ts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lpwoi6jtpc2n"Participants who lacked control were more likely to perceive a variety of illusory patterns, including seeing images in noise, forming illusory correlations in stock market information, perceiving conspiracies, and developing superstitions." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18832647/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18832647/24 May 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwoi6jtpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lo2sllgr322fI blogged about my April in Writing, in which I found a #DevelopmentalEditor to send my manuscript out to :) https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-04-30-april-in-writing/ #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AmWritingFantasy30 Apr 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2sllgr322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lm5uigg3ks2ihttps://github.com/prosegrinder/pandoc-templates is a godsend, doing all the heavy lifting converting markdown chapters into editor submission-format docx. #tooling #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity06 Apr 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5uigg3ks2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3llpmgtqjo22oI blogged about my fourth draft progress, tooling, and developmental editing. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-03-31-march-in-writing/ #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #WritingCommunity #DevelopmentalEditing01 Apr 2025 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3llpmgtqjo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3llh5a3qpas2aComing up with the live parts to Just Like You Imagined from The Fragile. youtu.be/qPvs73OQTAU https://youtu.be/qPvs73OQTAU28 Mar 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3llh5a3qpas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3llgu5zpte22a"[M]aybe we should be thinking in terms of the quality of our reading rather than the quantity." [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgu5zpte22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3ljkvgq7bmk2vI was severely sleep deprived yesterday, so I worked on one of my websites and started converting my ad-hoc scripts into a real python tool. (Reinforces my belief that I need less focus and headspace to work on tech than creativity.)04 Mar 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkvgq7bmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3ljgobiu4mk2jHandwritten notes on pdfs take a lot of disk. I had to split my wip into chunks to avoid Github's 100mb limit.03 Mar 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljgobiu4mk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3ljbtqwly2c2aI blogged about my February in Writing, where I: - finished my third draft, - began reading the book in chapter order for the first time, and - did a lot of research on developmental editing services. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-02-28-february-in-writing/ #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #AmEditing #WritingCommunity01 Mar 2025 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbtqwly2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3liwu5jlo7c2bPushed hard to finish the initial 3rd draft pass yesterday, and today I'm drained. I think I'll work on technical things today: document conversion and formatting, website work.24 Feb 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwu5jlo7c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lhw6udtugd2bFinished the initial rough 3rd draft pass of the 2nd POV. 18 more scenes to go. I want to fix a number of issues and polish before I declare the 3rd draft done, but if I hit a scene per day, I'll have all of March for that. #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #AmEditing #WritingCommunity11 Feb 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhw6udtugd2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lh3hvpsvb22aI published my January in Writing blog post, in which I introduce you to our new puppy, Maple. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-01-31-january-in-writing/ #DogsOfBluesky #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #AmEditing #WritingCommunity01 Feb 2025 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3hvpsvb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/escapewindow.com/post/3lgwdottfps27Installed Arch+Hyprland on my ancient Macbook Air 11". Trying to convince myself this is saving old hardware and will be a productivity boost, not a huge distraction. We'll see.30 Jan 2025 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:t3e5umaxtij3jxwytojkme5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwdottfps27