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@sffchat.bsky.social
· Apr 12
Welcome to the new #SFFChat! Every Thursday, alternating mornings and evenings EST, I'll post a new set of questions that anyone can answer! It's chiefly for writers, but if you're a fan of SFF literature, please feel welcome to hop into the space and discuss your favourite writers as well!
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#SFFChat (yes I know I'm late to it but it's TDR and I'm trans with trans characters so DEAL)
Hi! I'm M. Nyx, and I write SFF/horror! Obsidian Games has a bit of a stranglehold on my writing inspiration. The frank moral discussions of KOTOR II, the dilemmas of the Pillars of Eternity series...
Hi! I'm M. Nyx, and I write SFF/horror! Obsidian Games has a bit of a stranglehold on my writing inspiration. The frank moral discussions of KOTOR II, the dilemmas of the Pillars of Eternity series...
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#SFFChat (yes I know I'm late to it but it's TDR and I'm trans with trans characters so DEAL)
Hi! I'm M. Nyx, and I write SFF/horror! Obsidian Games has a bit of a stranglehold on my writing inspiration. The frank moral discussions of KOTOR II, the dilemmas of the Pillars of Eternity series...
Hi! I'm M. Nyx, and I write SFF/horror! Obsidian Games has a bit of a stranglehold on my writing inspiration. The frank moral discussions of KOTOR II, the dilemmas of the Pillars of Eternity series...
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#SFFChat A1
I made this graphic earlier in the week ft. my trans characters (that I've drawn so far). Narok is the Main Character and who I yap about the most. He is a binary trans man who is god's favorite so that means he gets to suffer the most.
I made this graphic earlier in the week ft. my trans characters (that I've drawn so far). Narok is the Main Character and who I yap about the most. He is a binary trans man who is god's favorite so that means he gets to suffer the most.
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#SFFChat A1
I made this graphic earlier in the week ft. my trans characters (that I've drawn so far). Narok is the Main Character and who I yap about the most. He is a binary trans man who is god's favorite so that means he gets to suffer the most.
I made this graphic earlier in the week ft. my trans characters (that I've drawn so far). Narok is the Main Character and who I yap about the most. He is a binary trans man who is god's favorite so that means he gets to suffer the most.
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I'm Fox. I think the original Final Fantasy was a significant factor in building my love of fantasy in general. Later games in the series, where all the characters have signature weapons, helped me see how underrated non-sword weapons are in fantasy.
I'm Fox. I think the original Final Fantasy was a significant factor in building my love of fantasy in general. Later games in the series, where all the characters have signature weapons, helped me see how underrated non-sword weapons are in fantasy.
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#SFFChat
I'm Fox. I think the original Final Fantasy was a significant factor in building my love of fantasy in general. Later games in the series, where all the characters have signature weapons, helped me see how underrated non-sword weapons are in fantasy.
I'm Fox. I think the original Final Fantasy was a significant factor in building my love of fantasy in general. Later games in the series, where all the characters have signature weapons, helped me see how underrated non-sword weapons are in fantasy.
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#SFFChat Q3
Endless shout outs to @clericofthevoid.bsky.social
I legitimately think Name Her Holy rewired my brain. Not anything fundamental or identity shifting, but just wow, I absolutely loved it
the-hallowed.carrd.co
Endless shout outs to @clericofthevoid.bsky.social
I legitimately think Name Her Holy rewired my brain. Not anything fundamental or identity shifting, but just wow, I absolutely loved it
the-hallowed.carrd.co
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#SFFChat Q3
Endless shout outs to @clericofthevoid.bsky.social
I legitimately think Name Her Holy rewired my brain. Not anything fundamental or identity shifting, but just wow, I absolutely loved it
the-hallowed.carrd.co
Endless shout outs to @clericofthevoid.bsky.social
I legitimately think Name Her Holy rewired my brain. Not anything fundamental or identity shifting, but just wow, I absolutely loved it
the-hallowed.carrd.co
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November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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I mean... most of my follow list???
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
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But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I mean... most of my follow list???
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
But big love to @verati404.bsky.social trans author writing trans characters.
Love you bud ❤️🔥
#SFFChat
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#SFFChat Q4: Sabbat choosing his name, from Chasing Moonlight, Catching the Tide (the short story where he runs away from 'home')
( saranadosfiction.com/2021/02/13/c... )
( saranadosfiction.com/2021/02/13/c... )
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#SFFChat Q4: Sabbat choosing his name, from Chasing Moonlight, Catching the Tide (the short story where he runs away from 'home')
( saranadosfiction.com/2021/02/13/c... )
( saranadosfiction.com/2021/02/13/c... )
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November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Yoho, Jeannie/Jay here, garden hag and educator scribbling queer, nature-infested (/complimentary) SFFH! 🍃👋
I was influenced by sword&sorcery games like Wizardry 7 or quest-ish stuff like Tomb Raider.
Problem-solving and skill-honing is definitely still a theme in my stories
#SFFChat
I was influenced by sword&sorcery games like Wizardry 7 or quest-ish stuff like Tomb Raider.
Problem-solving and skill-honing is definitely still a theme in my stories
#SFFChat
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yoho, Jeannie/Jay here, garden hag and educator scribbling queer, nature-infested (/complimentary) SFFH! 🍃👋
I was influenced by sword&sorcery games like Wizardry 7 or quest-ish stuff like Tomb Raider.
Problem-solving and skill-honing is definitely still a theme in my stories
#SFFChat
I was influenced by sword&sorcery games like Wizardry 7 or quest-ish stuff like Tomb Raider.
Problem-solving and skill-honing is definitely still a theme in my stories
#SFFChat
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#SFFChat Q3. On this day, I won't give a shout out to anyone in particular, but instead I'll shout out every single trans writer and artist out there—our host, a good friend I have on another platform who posted a beautiful and raw poem today, and every other one of you still creating, still (1/2)
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#SFFChat Q3. On this day, I won't give a shout out to anyone in particular, but instead I'll shout out every single trans writer and artist out there—our host, a good friend I have on another platform who posted a beautiful and raw poem today, and every other one of you still creating, still (1/2)
Hellooooo
For a really old school game, Legends of Kyrandia. Also FFX, Shadows of Colossus, and more recently Clair Obscur. Looking at all these together, I've really been inspired by atmospheric games with high drama and tragic narratives.
For a really old school game, Legends of Kyrandia. Also FFX, Shadows of Colossus, and more recently Clair Obscur. Looking at all these together, I've really been inspired by atmospheric games with high drama and tragic narratives.
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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#SFFChat Q1. Ah, I couldn't, of course, talk about anyone other than my beloved trans demon, Ashrah 🥰
Born as a genderless, asexual demon, she wove a second skin for herself based on Indonesian women before she even knew what "woman" or "gender" was. As she learnt (Book 2), she ended up (1/2)
Born as a genderless, asexual demon, she wove a second skin for herself based on Indonesian women before she even knew what "woman" or "gender" was. As she learnt (Book 2), she ended up (1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#SFFChat Q1. Ah, I couldn't, of course, talk about anyone other than my beloved trans demon, Ashrah 🥰
Born as a genderless, asexual demon, she wove a second skin for herself based on Indonesian women before she even knew what "woman" or "gender" was. As she learnt (Book 2), she ended up (1/2)
Born as a genderless, asexual demon, she wove a second skin for herself based on Indonesian women before she even knew what "woman" or "gender" was. As she learnt (Book 2), she ended up (1/2)
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#SFFChat
It's not good. The society in my world mirrors our own, so people are generally unaccepting of anything not conforming to the norm. So, naturally, most of my main cast are outcasts of sorts 😄
It's not good. The society in my world mirrors our own, so people are generally unaccepting of anything not conforming to the norm. So, naturally, most of my main cast are outcasts of sorts 😄
#SFFChat Q2: What is the status of trans and gender nonconforming people in your world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, use this moment to reflect!
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#SFFChat
It's not good. The society in my world mirrors our own, so people are generally unaccepting of anything not conforming to the norm. So, naturally, most of my main cast are outcasts of sorts 😄
It's not good. The society in my world mirrors our own, so people are generally unaccepting of anything not conforming to the norm. So, naturally, most of my main cast are outcasts of sorts 😄
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#SFFChat Q3: There are genuinely too many to name!!
Dani Finn is a fantastic writer whose work it took me way too long to get to, but who's just a skilled writer period. They write captivating romances, engrossing fantasies, and truly unique worlds!
Dani Finn is a fantastic writer whose work it took me way too long to get to, but who's just a skilled writer period. They write captivating romances, engrossing fantasies, and truly unique worlds!
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#SFFChat Q3: There are genuinely too many to name!!
Dani Finn is a fantastic writer whose work it took me way too long to get to, but who's just a skilled writer period. They write captivating romances, engrossing fantasies, and truly unique worlds!
Dani Finn is a fantastic writer whose work it took me way too long to get to, but who's just a skilled writer period. They write captivating romances, engrossing fantasies, and truly unique worlds!
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There are a couple of non-binary side characters like Yanine and Zabulikki (shown in the picture).
The main character Sandrin (later Sandrine) comes out as trans during the story.
There are a couple of non-binary side characters like Yanine and Zabulikki (shown in the picture).
The main character Sandrin (later Sandrine) comes out as trans during the story.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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There are a couple of non-binary side characters like Yanine and Zabulikki (shown in the picture).
The main character Sandrin (later Sandrine) comes out as trans during the story.
There are a couple of non-binary side characters like Yanine and Zabulikki (shown in the picture).
The main character Sandrin (later Sandrine) comes out as trans during the story.
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Hahahahaahhh.... well... the start of the series is set in 2011. So.... not great.
But once we move to the future (2141), and the future future (2160), gender expression is very supported. There's bigger things dividing the world, like how you'll die.
#TPDox
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But once we move to the future (2141), and the future future (2160), gender expression is very supported. There's bigger things dividing the world, like how you'll die.
#TPDox
#SFFChat
#SFFChat Q2: What is the status of trans and gender nonconforming people in your world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, use this moment to reflect!
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#SFFChat Hey all, Nicole/Ashrah fresh out of bed here, and Happy Trans Day of Remembrance to all my fellow trans people out there (we've always existed and we always will, fuckers who try to exterminate us ⚔️)!
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
#SFFChat is here!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#SFFChat Hey all, Nicole/Ashrah fresh out of bed here, and Happy Trans Day of Remembrance to all my fellow trans people out there (we've always existed and we always will, fuckers who try to exterminate us ⚔️)!
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
So many games influenced me: God of War, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, The Last of Us, BG3...
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#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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#SFFChat A3:
So… to my knowledge, these are the two i can say definitively are trans authors whose work i’ve read and enjoyed
@doriandawes.bsky.social
@stevewestenra.bsky.social
So… to my knowledge, these are the two i can say definitively are trans authors whose work i’ve read and enjoyed
@doriandawes.bsky.social
@stevewestenra.bsky.social
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#SFFChat A3:
So… to my knowledge, these are the two i can say definitively are trans authors whose work i’ve read and enjoyed
@doriandawes.bsky.social
@stevewestenra.bsky.social
So… to my knowledge, these are the two i can say definitively are trans authors whose work i’ve read and enjoyed
@doriandawes.bsky.social
@stevewestenra.bsky.social
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#SFFChat Q3: Augh, too many people to name!
Okay, going to give a shout-out to @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com and @authorkaraj.bsky.social for being the trans authors I know whose (awesome) books I've read most recently (and to remind myself to get their next ones when they come out)
Okay, going to give a shout-out to @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com and @authorkaraj.bsky.social for being the trans authors I know whose (awesome) books I've read most recently (and to remind myself to get their next ones when they come out)
#SFFChat Q3: Shout out a trans writer or artist whose work you admire (or a trans character from a trans author's work!).
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
#SFFChat Q3: Augh, too many people to name!
Okay, going to give a shout-out to @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com and @authorkaraj.bsky.social for being the trans authors I know whose (awesome) books I've read most recently (and to remind myself to get their next ones when they come out)
Okay, going to give a shout-out to @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com and @authorkaraj.bsky.social for being the trans authors I know whose (awesome) books I've read most recently (and to remind myself to get their next ones when they come out)
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#SFFChat Agatha is a trans woman who is a side character in the Reanimator Mysteries and the MC in Flowers and Flourishing.
She's an artist who helps to run a gallery with her wife, Louisa. She has a daughter with her named Teresa. Agatha is bubbly and driven but sometimes easily crushed.
She's an artist who helps to run a gallery with her wife, Louisa. She has a daughter with her named Teresa. Agatha is bubbly and driven but sometimes easily crushed.
#SFFChat Q1: For the Trans Day of Remembrance, share a trans* (including nonbinary, Two-Spirit, or otherwise gender nonconforming) character from your work, OR, if you have none, share how one of your characters engages with gender!
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#SFFChat Agatha is a trans woman who is a side character in the Reanimator Mysteries and the MC in Flowers and Flourishing.
She's an artist who helps to run a gallery with her wife, Louisa. She has a daughter with her named Teresa. Agatha is bubbly and driven but sometimes easily crushed.
She's an artist who helps to run a gallery with her wife, Louisa. She has a daughter with her named Teresa. Agatha is bubbly and driven but sometimes easily crushed.
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A lot of video games inspired me when I started writing, but one that was crucial for my current WIP is Captain Claw.
I got the idea for a medallion that needed gemstones to be activated from this game 😄
A lot of video games inspired me when I started writing, but one that was crucial for my current WIP is Captain Claw.
I got the idea for a medallion that needed gemstones to be activated from this game 😄
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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A lot of video games inspired me when I started writing, but one that was crucial for my current WIP is Captain Claw.
I got the idea for a medallion that needed gemstones to be activated from this game 😄
A lot of video games inspired me when I started writing, but one that was crucial for my current WIP is Captain Claw.
I got the idea for a medallion that needed gemstones to be activated from this game 😄
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#SFFChat Within the Paranormal Society, trans, nonbinary, and gnc people are fairly common and accepted. Some may not get it or see them as eccentric since it's 1897, but they are accepted and loved as a whole. The outside world in 1897 is a different story, though many existed irl
#SFFChat Q2: What is the status of trans and gender nonconforming people in your world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, use this moment to reflect!
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#SFFChat Within the Paranormal Society, trans, nonbinary, and gnc people are fairly common and accepted. Some may not get it or see them as eccentric since it's 1897, but they are accepted and loved as a whole. The outside world in 1897 is a different story, though many existed irl