Writer, consultant, streamer with TDS. In love with indie games/fantasy novels. 18+ https://nerdictranslator.com https://www.twitch.tv/nerdictranslator nerdic@nerdictranslator.com Free newsletter about indie games/writing: https://patreon.com/nerdichttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvt7wu7qpk2bSomeone on Tumblr, once upon a time, suggested the idea of a fic that's a slow burn, but written by someone who's impatient and frustrated with the characters for being idiots. And Dear God, I think I could write that so well.18 Sep 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvt7wu7qpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvol3oal5k2aIt's Mexican Independence Day. My writing is set in Fantasy Mexico, and half-off for the next month. What are you even waiting for? Grab a taco and a beer, and my novel and/or novella... then dig in. Maybe take a little dance break now and then. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Fantasy [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvol3oal5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvrn23xswc2cI mean, if you REALLY wanna be lazy about it, there's always the Rage 1 DLC Approach: just give the player a girlfriend as a reward for beating the DLC, with absolutely no warning or buildup. I will never stop laughing to myself about that. #gameDev #gameDesign #ForGodsSakeJustPayYourWriters [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrn23xswc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvrlyfmrdk27My wife just turned 43 but... She thought she was 43 all last year, and missed making all the Hitchhiker's Guide jokes. We've agreed that she's 42 this year so she doesn't have to miss out, and she'll go back to her regularly scheduled age next September.18 Sep 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrlyfmrdk27https://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvrl3xnwm227Even from a purely financial standpoint, the market for romance is vast and insatiable. There's never enough romance for those people who love it. Why would you leave that money on the table? I mean, I know why, BUT IT'S DUMB! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrl3xnwm227https://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvqlahlumc22And there's another point in the "never bother with publishers" column. Damn, they have become utterly useless. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqlahlumc22https://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvpqm7uqhs2cSame. But now I'm tempted to use that phrasing without any of the AI context be cause it's funnier that way. Need an actual writer? I am a writer! And not a crow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpqm7uqhs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvophtyk7j2fChekhov's Nail Hands [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvophtyk7j2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvol3oal5k2aIt's Mexican Independence Day. My writing is set in Fantasy Mexico, and half-off for the next month. What are you even waiting for? Grab a taco and a beer, and my novel and/or novella... then dig in. Maybe take a little dance break now and then. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Fantasy [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvol3oal5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvogfebupk2gI'm pretty sure a 50% woven basket is just what happens when someone with ADHD starts a new hobby. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvogfebupk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvobz4ok322sListen, if the E.U. starts letting in non-European countries like Canada, the funniest thing they could do (on several levels) is just call it The Union.16 Sep 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvobz4ok322shttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvobijzgks2sDamnit. I could do the perfect Mexican Independence Day stream... If only I'd bought myself Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot back when I had money. Mexico fucking LOVES Dragon Ball.16 Sep 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvobijzgks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvk2rbyl652kGet all my writing half-off* with my one-month-long It's Not Amazon Sale! - Recursed: sidekicks, gods, Halflings, unpredictable wizards - Justice al Pastor: tacos, football, ghosts, a Paladin grandma *See disclaimer below. #BookSky #Writing #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Comedy [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk2rbyl652khttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvmthbzcxl2cUnderspace coming in with another fantastic patch note that's even better with no context: "You can no longer sit on Ebezzio’s chairs full of dead people. Weirdo."16 Sep 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmthbzcxl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvmlamnc4c2hI don't read much in the way of romance, but if I ever started, and I got to the end and the main couple wasn't together? I'd feel ripped off, and pretty godsdamned pissed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmlamnc4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvmievdxtc2hThis. I haven't played either game or watched the show, so I don't get much involved in this sort of discourse. But I more or less know the story of both games when I first heard of Joel's death, I thought, "Well that's a massive 'fuck you' to the fans." Probably wasn't meant that way, but... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmievdxtc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvm2l2jhoc2vHere's me, wishing an early Happy (Mexican) Independence Day to you all! As a Mexican, I am contractually obligated to add, "SUCK IT, SPAIN!"16 Sep 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvm2l2jhoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvknwrrkk22n#Septopolis #WriteSky Well, all the various religions have their holidays, and so on. But something unique to Kingsmount is that whenever a Hero and Companion are sent beyond the walls on a formal Quest, everyone nearby will gather, give them a proper sendoff. For luck. And when they come back... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvknwrrkk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvknwrrkk22n#Septopolis #WriteSky Well, all the various religions have their holidays, and so on. But something unique to Kingsmount is that whenever a Hero and Companion are sent beyond the walls on a formal Quest, everyone nearby will gather, give them a proper sendoff. For luck. And when they come back... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvknwrrkk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvk2rbyl652kGet all my writing half-off* with my one-month-long It's Not Amazon Sale! - Recursed: sidekicks, gods, Halflings, unpredictable wizards - Justice al Pastor: tacos, football, ghosts, a Paladin grandma *See disclaimer below. #BookSky #Writing #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Comedy [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk2rbyl652khttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvjtarhl522vNever let anyone shit-talk you for having a large vocabulary. God wouldn't have let the French rub all of their most annoying words all over the English language if he didn't want us to use it. Or something.15 Sep 2026 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjtarhl522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvjhuc7m5c2hI should probably clarify, I am *still* VERY MUCH looking for steady work, and/or gig work. I can write for your review site, on your company blog, your video scripts, or your beginner-focused documentation. And, yes, I can write video games. #indieDev #gameDev #narrstiveDesign #writing [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjhuc7m5c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvjfq4qqsk2hIt's I-forgot-the-hashtags-time! #gameDev #indieDev #indieGames #ifYahtzeeReviewsItIWillJumpOffABridgeImNotReadyForThatScrutiny [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjfq4qqsk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvjfbddw4c2hI guess I can say it with my full chest. Though I'm pretty sure I've said it already... Just not so loudly. I have, somehow, become the main quest writer/narrative designer for Age of the Deep. And you know what? For it being my first game and all, I'm damn proud of some of the stuff I've written. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjfbddw4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvj5f43bnc2lHehehe. TDM and permanent PVE incoming. Alright Crucible players, were so back! Now I just need Shaxx yelling in my ear. Meanwhile, hi there fellow Strike playlist junkies! We're getting Destiny 3 the hard way, looks like. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj5f43bnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nerdictranslator.com/post/3mvj4amc55c2lLol. Well of course the guy selling shovels doesn't want anyone to take a break from digging. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:vprbq2ibpeuvvb5bk3hwu7kk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj4amc55c2l