Andy Best
@andybest.bsky.social
Writer and musician. Current thing: fantasy novel Aertelis is live and 'wide', including all library services. UBL: https://books2read.com/u/bz9BOE
Blog: write.as/aertelis/
My stuff is at andrewbest.net
Blog: write.as/aertelis/
My stuff is at andrewbest.net
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Andy Best
@andybest.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Do you want a character-driven adventure echoing classic Sword & Sorcery film and TRPGs, but also the literary style, worldbuilding and themes of the New Wave writers like Moorcock and Le Guin?
I've got you covered. And it's wide + available to libraries.
UBL: books2read.com/u/bz9BOE
#booksky
📚💙
I've got you covered. And it's wide + available to libraries.
UBL: books2read.com/u/bz9BOE
#booksky
📚💙
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The article makes it clear that this is about monetizing the technology so I think the headline should be:
IF YOUR DEAD GRANDMA COULD TELL YOU TO PAY THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION OR SHE WILL DIE AGAIN, WOULD YOU?
IF YOUR DEAD GRANDMA COULD TELL YOU TO PAY THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION OR SHE WILL DIE AGAIN, WOULD YOU?
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The article makes it clear that this is about monetizing the technology so I think the headline should be:
IF YOUR DEAD GRANDMA COULD TELL YOU TO PAY THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION OR SHE WILL DIE AGAIN, WOULD YOU?
IF YOUR DEAD GRANDMA COULD TELL YOU TO PAY THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION OR SHE WILL DIE AGAIN, WOULD YOU?
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I just figured out the tech bro master plan. They already have Sam Altman in place. Now they just need to establish Sam Ctrlman and Sam Delman in positions of power. Then all the pieces will be in place for the Great Reset!
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I just figured out the tech bro master plan. They already have Sam Altman in place. Now they just need to establish Sam Ctrlman and Sam Delman in positions of power. Then all the pieces will be in place for the Great Reset!
The shoot for Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin (film length 1hr45, god-tier filmmaking) was just 3 weeks on a budget a fraction of a McD's ad campaign. The self-reporting is off the charts with these idiots.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The shoot for Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin (film length 1hr45, god-tier filmmaking) was just 3 weeks on a budget a fraction of a McD's ad campaign. The self-reporting is off the charts with these idiots.
Follow up post: ironically despite a life long love of maps in fantasy books, I did not put one in Aertelis (pinned post). I have detailed maps of the entire world, created over years, but made a snap decision to hold off. But see the post below for a book with a great map.
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Follow up post: ironically despite a life long love of maps in fantasy books, I did not put one in Aertelis (pinned post). I have detailed maps of the entire world, created over years, but made a snap decision to hold off. But see the post below for a book with a great map.
Great indie fantasy rec, and maps! Sounds cheesy, but seeing maps and old school illustrations in D&D and FF books is half of what inspired me to write and create fantasy in the first place.
If you love maps, check this whole thread - some stunning work within 😍
THE WINGSPAN OF TREASON is full of maps I drew for the series ... more are cooking for the next book 😊
THE WINGSPAN OF TREASON is full of maps I drew for the series ... more are cooking for the next book 😊
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Great indie fantasy rec, and maps! Sounds cheesy, but seeing maps and old school illustrations in D&D and FF books is half of what inspired me to write and create fantasy in the first place.
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🗺️Calling all indie book readers!🗺️ #booksky
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
The Wingspan of Treason by L.N. Bayen
YouTube video by Willow Wraith Press
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🗺️Calling all indie book readers!🗺️ #booksky
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
Got another mini indie book rec for you, The Wingspan of Treason by @inknest.bsky.social
- Mapmaker MC
- political schemes
- magical artifacts
- cute animal companions
- slow-build, epic to the max!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DlH...
Context for the last post: me shortly before the lockdown put a hammer to my weight and knees.
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Context for the last post: me shortly before the lockdown put a hammer to my weight and knees.
Posting here about it is probably pointless but Ginwoo Onedera is basically Tony Hawk Pro Skater come to life, it's also mind blowing to see a 15 year old have that much composure under pressure.
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Posting here about it is probably pointless but Ginwoo Onedera is basically Tony Hawk Pro Skater come to life, it's also mind blowing to see a 15 year old have that much composure under pressure.
Jim Groom was a key figure in open source and 'edtech', and his work is more important than ever today. He's now left the college environment and runs specialized hosting and services for those who want an independent internet. Also see his long running Bava Tuesdays blog
Reclaim Hosting – Take Control of your Digital Identity
www.reclaimhosting.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Jim Groom was a key figure in open source and 'edtech', and his work is more important than ever today. He's now left the college environment and runs specialized hosting and services for those who want an independent internet. Also see his long running Bava Tuesdays blog
Loving The Mighty Nein and would love to check out people's thoughts, however the CR fandom relentlessly spoil every aspect in the posts and comments on the animated shows. Anyway, it's a good show.
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Loving The Mighty Nein and would love to check out people's thoughts, however the CR fandom relentlessly spoil every aspect in the posts and comments on the animated shows. Anyway, it's a good show.
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/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
/noclip's YouTube discovery has dropped off a cliff in 2025 so just gonna keep posting this as it's one of our most anticipated projects in years. Also we're really proud of it. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
Sometimes writing is creating new worlds and ideas, bringing dreams to life. Other times it's staring at bear/bore/borne for an hour, turning your brain into mush trying to gauge whether you are being expressive or forgetting your own language.
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Sometimes writing is creating new worlds and ideas, bringing dreams to life. Other times it's staring at bear/bore/borne for an hour, turning your brain into mush trying to gauge whether you are being expressive or forgetting your own language.
It's actually unhinged how many creators of games, music, art, film, and books, for the main industry, are barely getting by while the industry's CEOs are renting Venice.
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It's actually unhinged how many creators of games, music, art, film, and books, for the main industry, are barely getting by while the industry's CEOs are renting Venice.
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God I love Ursula K LeGuins writing so much.
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
God I love Ursula K LeGuins writing so much.
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
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OH. COME. ON.
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
OH. COME. ON.
Note to self: don't post about stuff that leads into news you don't want to see.
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Note to self: don't post about stuff that leads into news you don't want to see.
Did this era of a-list/prestige money productions of potboilers start proper with Gone Girl? And is the Harlan Coben/Netflix 14-book deal the apex? It's fine, nothing wrong, just fascinating. The full digital era needs endless 'content.'
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Did this era of a-list/prestige money productions of potboilers start proper with Gone Girl? And is the Harlan Coben/Netflix 14-book deal the apex? It's fine, nothing wrong, just fascinating. The full digital era needs endless 'content.'
Watching a show and discovering for the first time in my many years on this planet that some Americans call birdwatching 'birding.' Nothing wrong, just never discovered that one before.
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Watching a show and discovering for the first time in my many years on this planet that some Americans call birdwatching 'birding.' Nothing wrong, just never discovered that one before.
The Vox Machina show is great, I like it, I played D&D all my life, love animation, it's fine. But, for me personally, The Mighty Nein is such a huge step up, it's crazy. I always imagine my stories, past in the future Sword & Sorcery to have synth scores like this, it works so well.
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Vox Machina show is great, I like it, I played D&D all my life, love animation, it's fine. But, for me personally, The Mighty Nein is such a huge step up, it's crazy. I always imagine my stories, past in the future Sword & Sorcery to have synth scores like this, it works so well.
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
Big industry awards should both validate me and be ignored for being trash.
Nominating GTA 6 for an award for 'most anticipated game' is funny though.
Nominating GTA 6 for an award for 'most anticipated game' is funny though.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Big industry awards should both validate me and be ignored for being trash.
Nominating GTA 6 for an award for 'most anticipated game' is funny though.
Nominating GTA 6 for an award for 'most anticipated game' is funny though.
RE: my book post. If you like the genre but are wary of indie books, Aertelis has been through rigorous editing, got three full manuscript requests on sub, and was praised by SFF pub staff it reached - timing was off for a new author slot, unluckily, but it's for real.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
RE: my book post. If you like the genre but are wary of indie books, Aertelis has been through rigorous editing, got three full manuscript requests on sub, and was praised by SFF pub staff it reached - timing was off for a new author slot, unluckily, but it's for real.
FYI
Do you want a character-driven adventure echoing classic Sword & Sorcery film and TRPGs, but also the literary style, worldbuilding and themes of the New Wave writers like Moorcock and Le Guin?
I've got you covered. And it's wide + available to libraries.
UBL: books2read.com/u/bz9BOE
#booksky
📚💙
I've got you covered. And it's wide + available to libraries.
UBL: books2read.com/u/bz9BOE
#booksky
📚💙
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
FYI
On Tuesday, Shanghai will finally hit the true cold snap for winter temperatures, and it will be in the back end of November. It's nuts how much the world' leadership, of all types, DGAF about cooking the planet.
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
On Tuesday, Shanghai will finally hit the true cold snap for winter temperatures, and it will be in the back end of November. It's nuts how much the world' leadership, of all types, DGAF about cooking the planet.