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HD Beird
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Human shaped Form who try write #book good.

Likes himself some of those #movies and #videogames too.

Also facial hair enthusiast.

#indie #scifi #fantasy #horror

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#HorrorWritersChat

Thanks Gree_

I'll leave all my books here

Whichever one you choose, you'll have good time

Bleak, but good

NO HEROICS, ONLY HORRORS

NO REASON, ONLY RECKONING

NO SAVIOURS, ONLY SYSTEMS

WELCOME TO THE COLONIES OF THE TWAINEARTH

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January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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The fens shiver. Baleful green fires sprout out of the burial mound. Hand-shaped roots crawl through the earth.

You emerge, a shadow in the entrance, a burning dagger, and a burning head, in your hands.

Your vengeance continues… next week.

#HorrorWritersChat
Art by Nele Diel, a German artist. They’re depicting a burial mound entrance socketed into an old, mossy hill. The entrance is made of stone, and above it, a gnarly-looking skull can be seen. Two more such skulls are on plinths in front of the entrance. Image Text: The fens shiver. Baleful green fires sprout out of the burial mound. Hand-shaped roots crawl through the earth. You emerge, a shadow in the entrance, a burning dagger, and a burning head, in your hands. Have you answered the questions? Got something to share? Promote below & share each others’ posts! Your vengeance continues… next week. #HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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A great swell of terror rose up within me so palpable I could taste it

But then, acceptance flowed over me like a gentle breeze

For I was not alone

As they say, the longer you stare into the abyss

The more it stares back
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Gnarled hands grasp the thrumming earth around you. Void-coloured eyes behold you.

“Embrace me, and my power, you shall have.”

You grasp the dagger in the skull. You do not waver.

“They killed your kindness,” your darkness whispered. “And now, all you have is me.” Continue it.

#HorrorWritersChat
Art by Nele Diel, a German artist. They’re depicting a burial mound entrance socketed into an old, mossy hill. The entrance is made of stone, and above it, a gnarly-looking skull can be seen. Two more such skulls are on plinths in front of the entrance. Image Text: Question 4: Gnarled hands grasp the thrumming earth around you. Void-coloured eyes behold you. “They killed your kindness,” your darkness whispered. “And now, all you have is me.” Continue it. No links, covers, or self promo! Leave that for the end. Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

They accomplish self-actualization, and maybe achieve some sort of salvation

Doesn't mean it ends well for them, but at least they go out on their own terms

A metaphysical middle finger to the tormentors!
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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All the abuse. All the manipulation. All the tyranny. Blistering scabs on your soul. Your breaths rumble in the mound.

Your eyes lock with the god in front of you.

How changed do your characters become if they embrace their darkest parts? Do things change around them?

#HorrorWritersChat
Art by Nele Diel, a German artist. They’re depicting a burial mound entrance socketed into an old, mossy hill. The entrance is made of stone, and above it, a gnarly-looking skull can be seen. Two more such skulls are on plinths in front of the entrance. Image Text: Question Three: All the abuse. All the manipulation. All the tyranny. Your eyes lock with the god in front of you. How changed do your characters become if they embrace their darkest parts? Do certain things change as consequence? (change of perspective, supernatural events, etc.) No links, covers, or self promo! Leave that for the end. Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Oh my characters are at war with their Shadow all the time

The ones who do embrace them tend to do better, while those who don't . . .

Well they end up fucking things up for everyone else, but hate themselves the most

I make the happy books!
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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You lob the sack onto the slab. The human spills out of it – battered and broken, your dagger lodged in their skull still.

Their face. You remember everything they’ve done.

The eyes glimmer at your contempt.

What are your characters’ darkest parts? Do they embrace them?

#HorrorWritersChat
Art by Nele Diel, a German artist. They’re depicting a burial mound entrance socketed into an old, mossy hill. The entrance is made of stone, and above it, a gnarly-looking skull can be seen. Two more such skulls are on plinths in front of the entrance. Image Text: You lob the sack onto the slab. The human spills out of it – battered and broken. You remember everything they’ve done. The eyes glimmer at your contempt. What are your characters’ darkest parts? Do they embrace them? No links, covers, or self promo! Leave that for the end. Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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I'm HD Beird, and that's why I drink

Researchers tell me HD stands for Harbinger of Dumb

😐

That's just rude

I write science fiction horror with lashings of mystery, comedy and smut

I consider the back of my eyes to be the darkest part of me

Never seen 'em!
January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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The mound’s warm innards thrum as you descend. A huge, stone slab is ahead, shining with portent.

Eyes, older than words, behold you from the darkness. A question emerges.

Tell us who you are, what do you write, and what part of yourself do you consider the darkest?

#HorrorWritersChat
Art by Nele Diel, a German artist. They’re depicting a burial mound entrance socketed into an old, mossy hill. The entrance is made of stone, and above it, a gnarly-looking skull can be seen. Two more such skulls are on plinths in front of the entrance. Image Text: Question One The mound’s warm innards thrum as you descend. A huge, stone slab is ahead, shining with portent. A question emerges. Tell us who you are, what do you write, and what part of yourself do you consider the darkest? No links, covers, or self promo! Leave that for the end. Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Handy for someone like me who never played a Fallout properly

#videogames

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Which FALLOUT should you begin with? | RedScotGaming
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January 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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You drag the sack behind you through rusted grass. The fens about you hum in anticipation under the leaden sky. Your breaths billow away in frozen mists.

There it is.

The burial mound. And its pitch-black entrance.

Your destination.

#HorrorWritersChat
Art by Nele Diel, a German artist. They’re depicting a burial mound entrance socketed into an old, mossy hill. The entrance is made of stone, and above it, a gnarly-looking skull can be seen. Two more such skulls are on plinths in front of the entrance. Image Text: Horror Writers Chat The burial mound awaits you… 7PM BST 2PM EST #HorrorWritersChat
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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#BoycottWorldCup
#BoycottFIFAWorldCup
#BoycottOlympics
#BoycottUSA
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#BoycottUSProducts
Tell them in the only language they know—DO NOT spend your money in America or buy American Made. #SayNOTOTrump
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January 25, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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ONE MILLION TIMES this! Do not come here for the World Cup. Fill up the stands in Canada and Mexico and leave ours empty.
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders

I'd an idea of ascribing Anatta, or No-Self, and having some asshole twist it into a military thing where they could basically go around and do what they wanted with whatever they wanted to get their goals done

Then I realised that's the Spectres from Mass Effect, so . . .
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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Hello, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! We're doing military/warfare week in our fictional worlds. Do any of your armies have a notable general or commander? Who are they and what are they like? Are they well-respected or feared by their soldiers? How strategic are they?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: Military/Warfare 24. Who are some notable generals or commanders in your world? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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#pretendpanel

#pretendpanel

Realising I was a pantser

That first draft is a pain but discovering the idea as I go feels more rewarding than planning everything out

It's not that I don't have notes or notions of where I want to go, but if I find something better along the way, I'll go there
January 24, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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#pretendpanel, once again, cannot wait to hear your answers to this one...

January 24th: Is there a significant change you can remember that was like a huge revelation for you? (whether in your process, or between drafts, whatever)

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 24th: Is there a significant change you can remember that was like a huge revelation for you? (whether in your process, or between drafts, whatever) Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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#pretendpanel, for me, it was learning how conflict elevates a story by showing the characters at their best and worst. Converse to what my peacemaking self believed, we actually like to see characters arguing their point, because when it's done well, we can see from both characters' points of view.
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#pretendpanel, once again, cannot wait to hear your answers to this one...

January 24th: Is there a significant change you can remember that was like a huge revelation for you? (whether in your process, or between drafts, whatever)

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 24th: Is there a significant change you can remember that was like a huge revelation for you? (whether in your process, or between drafts, whatever) Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
January 24, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders

There's loads of PMC and mercenary groups in my setting, so if they had to handle food they'd probably just scoff it all up during a bender

They are right shits, them lot
January 23, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders! Today's military/warfare related Q: How does your world's military handle food and medical care for its soldiers? Do they have MREs, or the medieval equivalent? Supply lines? Foraging off the land? What kind of skills do the medics have?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: Military/Warfare 23. How is food and medical care handled for soldiers? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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#pretendpanel

There was a time where I planned out every chapter in bullet points, and adhered to it as I wrote it

But it felt like work, so I became a pantser

Which has been great, but since this latest book has gone through tonnes of revisions from the ground up . . .

So I just live in regret
January 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Good evening #pretendpanel! Hope your January is going swimmingly. Today, let's discuss...

January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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#SFFChat Outro: Thanks for answering, everyone! Comment on someone else's work, then comment here with something you'd like shared.

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Next week, SFFChat will take place on Thursday evening 6-7pm EST.
A Khmer temple on a desert landscape with a purple alien sky behind it!
January 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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#SFFChat

Since I mentioned it earlier, here's a bit of setting explanation from Lost Witness

Hmm, some grammar mistakes in there

Shit, I published that a while ago

Bugger
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM