Amy-Leigh Shaw
@diveamydive.bsky.social
Loud Whisperer • Dragon Fanatic • 🍬Award-Winning Writer and Narrative Designer @ Sweet Baby Inc🍬 • Previously @ Rocksteady Games • ✨Limit Break Mentor✨ • She/Her 💖💛💙 🏳️🌈
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Amy-Leigh Shaw
@diveamydive.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hey! 👋 I’m Amy-Leigh, and I’m a Writer & Narrative Designer at Sweet Baby Inc. 🍬 I like nature, bad jokes and weird stories, and I’ve heard I’m pretty friendly 👀 so if that sounds like your vibe, you came to the right place! 💛
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„Hello sir do you have a moment to talk about horses in your game? Sir? SIR! Don‘t run from the horses you‘ll thank me!“
February 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
„Hello sir do you have a moment to talk about horses in your game? Sir? SIR! Don‘t run from the horses you‘ll thank me!“
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"If y'all don't like it, then make your own games."
"Bet!"
Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Launches Feb 17th on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, & Mobile
"Bet!"
Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Launches Feb 17th on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, & Mobile
February 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"If y'all don't like it, then make your own games."
"Bet!"
Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Launches Feb 17th on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, & Mobile
"Bet!"
Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Launches Feb 17th on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, & Mobile
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once in a while I’ll see or hear about something like the linked blog and I realize if nothing else I do not have the mental fortitude to be a writer in games, where everyone thinks they could do your job despite not understanding it at all. The sheer frustration. sprints for fucking writers lol
For more on this, vide Michet 2024 blog.lauramichet.com/why-you-shou...
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
once in a while I’ll see or hear about something like the linked blog and I realize if nothing else I do not have the mental fortitude to be a writer in games, where everyone thinks they could do your job despite not understanding it at all. The sheer frustration. sprints for fucking writers lol
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Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says
The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brother Gregor is concerned
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Brother Gregor is concerned
DAYS after a flight with an unpopped ear 😭 I’ve had sweets, I’ve pinched my nose and blown, I’ve yawned and yawned and yawned and YAWNED
February 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
DAYS after a flight with an unpopped ear 😭 I’ve had sweets, I’ve pinched my nose and blown, I’ve yawned and yawned and yawned and YAWNED
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The Ancient War continues
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The Ancient War continues
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i am fundraising for the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund at the link below! should be live all day 🐋
twitch.tv/shaun_vids
twitch.tv/shaun_vids
shaun_vids - Twitch
hello everyone https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ6o36XL0CpYb6U5dNBiXHQ
twitch.tv
February 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
i am fundraising for the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund at the link below! should be live all day 🐋
twitch.tv/shaun_vids
twitch.tv/shaun_vids
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Absolutely shocked that scottish newspapers decide to post anti trans front page on the day they decided it probably wasn't worth reporting that JK Rowling was in the Esptein files inviting him to dinner in 2018. "Defending women"
That's Labour kicking off Scotland's 2026 anti-trans election in the paper that campaigned to keep Section 28.
February 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Absolutely shocked that scottish newspapers decide to post anti trans front page on the day they decided it probably wasn't worth reporting that JK Rowling was in the Esptein files inviting him to dinner in 2018. "Defending women"
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Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
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Thank you to the *surprisingly numerous* amount of gamers at the gay bar tonight who were… so excited to hype me up and give me detailed compliments on my work? What an out of body experience 😅
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Thank you to the *surprisingly numerous* amount of gamers at the gay bar tonight who were… so excited to hype me up and give me detailed compliments on my work? What an out of body experience 😅
Thank you to the *surprisingly numerous* amount of gamers at the gay bar tonight who were… so excited to hype me up and give me detailed compliments on my work? What an out of body experience 😅
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Thank you to the *surprisingly numerous* amount of gamers at the gay bar tonight who were… so excited to hype me up and give me detailed compliments on my work? What an out of body experience 😅
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a good way to combat this (although not fool proof because the algorithm really does suck ass) is to write extremely insightful takes on games if you’re leaving a positive review - i think people are often not inclined to list a positive review as helpful because they’re rarely detailed anyways
Even on hugely popular games with 95%+ Steam user review scores, you will almost always see some interminable, essay-length negative rant flagged as the 'most useful' and put front and center on the store page.
Part of it is Steam's upvoting system being busted. Part is human nature being stupid.
Part of it is Steam's upvoting system being busted. Part is human nature being stupid.
One negative review killed Pendragon. It was posted within hours of release: a detailed "objective" explanation of why they didn't connect with it.
But it's ticked as helpful by passing people *who have not played the game*. This keeps it pinned to the top.
It's longer than our description text.
But it's ticked as helpful by passing people *who have not played the game*. This keeps it pinned to the top.
It's longer than our description text.
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
a good way to combat this (although not fool proof because the algorithm really does suck ass) is to write extremely insightful takes on games if you’re leaving a positive review - i think people are often not inclined to list a positive review as helpful because they’re rarely detailed anyways
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I hang out with so many game devs and marketeers that I always (mistakenly) assume this is common knowledge. If you want to do a gamedev a gigantic favor that costs you literally nothing but 3min of your time, write them a Steam review. ESPECIALLY if they have less than 500 or so.
RE that RT.. it’s wild how steam reviews are still so damn important to getting visibility. If you play and like indie games, the most generous and helpful thing you can do is spend an hour popping positive reviews onto anything you like with <500 or so reviews.
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I hang out with so many game devs and marketeers that I always (mistakenly) assume this is common knowledge. If you want to do a gamedev a gigantic favor that costs you literally nothing but 3min of your time, write them a Steam review. ESPECIALLY if they have less than 500 or so.
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ok there are some pretty interesting conversations happening that I don’t want to miss because I caught a ban so you can all use your imaginations about what might be reasonable consequences for the people embedded in these networks of influence and power
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 AM
ok there are some pretty interesting conversations happening that I don’t want to miss because I caught a ban so you can all use your imaginations about what might be reasonable consequences for the people embedded in these networks of influence and power
Bin workers do some of the most fundamental work there is and they should be safe and well compensated in that work!
Before Gorton and Denton today - an early morning start with the bin strikers in Birmingham on the picket line.
Solidarity. ✊🏼
Solidarity. ✊🏼
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Bin workers do some of the most fundamental work there is and they should be safe and well compensated in that work!
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It baffles me that this doesn't get more coverage. Bin workers have been on strike in Birmingham for *A YEAR.*
I don't understand why this hasn't been dealt with. They are one of the most essential services, and will be experiencing extreme poverty by now.
I don't understand why this hasn't been dealt with. They are one of the most essential services, and will be experiencing extreme poverty by now.
Before Gorton and Denton today - an early morning start with the bin strikers in Birmingham on the picket line.
Solidarity. ✊🏼
Solidarity. ✊🏼
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It baffles me that this doesn't get more coverage. Bin workers have been on strike in Birmingham for *A YEAR.*
I don't understand why this hasn't been dealt with. They are one of the most essential services, and will be experiencing extreme poverty by now.
I don't understand why this hasn't been dealt with. They are one of the most essential services, and will be experiencing extreme poverty by now.
Do you know anybody with a really lovely voice? In the literary sense, like a pleasant, consistent character and value set to the way they speak?
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Do you know anybody with a really lovely voice? In the literary sense, like a pleasant, consistent character and value set to the way they speak?
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Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
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I drew a few pictures for @stoutstoat.co.uk's new book Carved in Stone (www.stoutstoat.co.uk/products/car...) it's probably the best-researched project I ever worked on, and also it looks beautiful. Lots of amazing artists worked on this! Anyway here are some pictish vignettes
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I drew a few pictures for @stoutstoat.co.uk's new book Carved in Stone (www.stoutstoat.co.uk/products/car...) it's probably the best-researched project I ever worked on, and also it looks beautiful. Lots of amazing artists worked on this! Anyway here are some pictish vignettes
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The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
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👴🏻"We're arresting journalists now?! Journalists?! Fascism has come to America! This is not the America I know! This is a dangerous new escalation! Not 1, but 2 journalists!"🤡
There were 60 journalists arrested in 2020.
There were 238 press freedom violations, more than 75% happened covering BLM.
There were 60 journalists arrested in 2020.
There were 238 press freedom violations, more than 75% happened covering BLM.
Journalists face record attacks during Black Lives Matter protests
Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media.
www.rcfp.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
👴🏻"We're arresting journalists now?! Journalists?! Fascism has come to America! This is not the America I know! This is a dangerous new escalation! Not 1, but 2 journalists!"🤡
There were 60 journalists arrested in 2020.
There were 238 press freedom violations, more than 75% happened covering BLM.
There were 60 journalists arrested in 2020.
There were 238 press freedom violations, more than 75% happened covering BLM.
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Remember Kimmel? Remember how yall went up for him. Stephen, Jimmy (the other one lol, yall can't get enough of white guys named Jimmy or Chris) all of 'em went up for him.
Made so much noise. Not that long ago too.
Show us that you intend your commitment to be sticky, not just for white folk.
Made so much noise. Not that long ago too.
Show us that you intend your commitment to be sticky, not just for white folk.
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Remember Kimmel? Remember how yall went up for him. Stephen, Jimmy (the other one lol, yall can't get enough of white guys named Jimmy or Chris) all of 'em went up for him.
Made so much noise. Not that long ago too.
Show us that you intend your commitment to be sticky, not just for white folk.
Made so much noise. Not that long ago too.
Show us that you intend your commitment to be sticky, not just for white folk.
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do y’all remember how NFTs were going to revolutionize games and print money for every studio forever
anyway no idea why I’m thinking about that today
anyway no idea why I’m thinking about that today
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
do y’all remember how NFTs were going to revolutionize games and print money for every studio forever
anyway no idea why I’m thinking about that today
anyway no idea why I’m thinking about that today