The Missing Link
@themissinglink97.bsky.social
Hi, I’m an ND sci fi/fantasy writer working on my debut novel
I like to talk about books, games, history, and whatever’s interesting at the moment.
Also I’m learning Japanese, so これを読めばこんにちはを言ってくれませんか
I like to talk about books, games, history, and whatever’s interesting at the moment.
Also I’m learning Japanese, so これを読めばこんにちはを言ってくれませんか
It’s Discworld time again!
I hope Rincewind gets more interesting this book than he was in the last two. I’m not expecting Vimes level writing, but…
#booksky
I hope Rincewind gets more interesting this book than he was in the last two. I’m not expecting Vimes level writing, but…
#booksky
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s Discworld time again!
I hope Rincewind gets more interesting this book than he was in the last two. I’m not expecting Vimes level writing, but…
#booksky
I hope Rincewind gets more interesting this book than he was in the last two. I’m not expecting Vimes level writing, but…
#booksky
I wrote a short story about a week ago, and I’m still really liking the final line, “The internet is dead, and humans have killed it.”
The readers seem to like it too, so happy that turned out well
#writingcommunity
The readers seem to like it too, so happy that turned out well
#writingcommunity
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I wrote a short story about a week ago, and I’m still really liking the final line, “The internet is dead, and humans have killed it.”
The readers seem to like it too, so happy that turned out well
#writingcommunity
The readers seem to like it too, so happy that turned out well
#writingcommunity
So I just ran across the take that you’re a class traitor if you ever pay full price for a video game… just…
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
So I just ran across the take that you’re a class traitor if you ever pay full price for a video game… just…
I have a common criticism of religions in fantasy books (that other people who studied history and religion usually share) that they make too much sense.
I don’t have this criticism for Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty. The gods there (based on ancient Chinese deities) feel more real
#booksky
I don’t have this criticism for Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty. The gods there (based on ancient Chinese deities) feel more real
#booksky
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I have a common criticism of religions in fantasy books (that other people who studied history and religion usually share) that they make too much sense.
I don’t have this criticism for Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty. The gods there (based on ancient Chinese deities) feel more real
#booksky
I don’t have this criticism for Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty. The gods there (based on ancient Chinese deities) feel more real
#booksky
So another fun Japanese thing I learned. When you hear someone say “nameru na” or a similar conjugation, it’s usually translated as don’t underestimate me (which is the meaning in context), but the literal translation of the verb 舐める is to lick, so they’re literally saying don’t lick me
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So another fun Japanese thing I learned. When you hear someone say “nameru na” or a similar conjugation, it’s usually translated as don’t underestimate me (which is the meaning in context), but the literal translation of the verb 舐める is to lick, so they’re literally saying don’t lick me
In a world where corporations can kill gods, and life is lived through implants, Sophia just wants answers. Answers for her parents’ death, for the voice calling itself god. With the help of strange allies, she seeks to infiltrate the entertainment world to find them
#WIPPIT #A #SF #DS
#WIPPIT #A #SF #DS
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
So with the Pokédex now complete in Pokémon Z-A… they need to rework player incentives around trading so badly. Unless you have friends to trade with, it’s actually impossible to get your trade evolutions because the only thing anyone online cares about is shinies
#gaming
#gaming
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
So with the Pokédex now complete in Pokémon Z-A… they need to rework player incentives around trading so badly. Unless you have friends to trade with, it’s actually impossible to get your trade evolutions because the only thing anyone online cares about is shinies
#gaming
#gaming
Starting book 3 of the Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu
That is definitely the longest dramatis personae I’ve ever seen. It really shows how many characters are involved when your story is retelling history
It takes 15 minutes for the audiobook narrator to read a list of major characters
#booksky
That is definitely the longest dramatis personae I’ve ever seen. It really shows how many characters are involved when your story is retelling history
It takes 15 minutes for the audiobook narrator to read a list of major characters
#booksky
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Starting book 3 of the Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu
That is definitely the longest dramatis personae I’ve ever seen. It really shows how many characters are involved when your story is retelling history
It takes 15 minutes for the audiobook narrator to read a list of major characters
#booksky
That is definitely the longest dramatis personae I’ve ever seen. It really shows how many characters are involved when your story is retelling history
It takes 15 minutes for the audiobook narrator to read a list of major characters
#booksky
So genuinely why is Tales of Berseria getting a remaster at this point? It looks the same as the original, and there wasn’t a ton of qol changes the original needed
#gaming
#gaming
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
So genuinely why is Tales of Berseria getting a remaster at this point? It looks the same as the original, and there wasn’t a ton of qol changes the original needed
#gaming
#gaming
All art is political, and my art’s politics are humanism
So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
All art is political, and my art’s politics are humanism
It ran away before I could take a picture, but there was a squirrel hanging from a post to stretch, and it was really cute
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It ran away before I could take a picture, but there was a squirrel hanging from a post to stretch, and it was really cute
Why is it whenever neurodivergent people talk about their problems that neurotypical people feel entitled to immediately jump in and dismiss them? “Oh we have problems too” shut the fuck up
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Why is it whenever neurodivergent people talk about their problems that neurotypical people feel entitled to immediately jump in and dismiss them? “Oh we have problems too” shut the fuck up
If anyone was thinking #ADHD was all positives for some reason, I just missed the deadline for the JET program to teach English in Japan next year because rejection sensitivity made me not want to contact teachers I had positive experiences with for letters of recommendation, so I’m stuck in the US
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If anyone was thinking #ADHD was all positives for some reason, I just missed the deadline for the JET program to teach English in Japan next year because rejection sensitivity made me not want to contact teachers I had positive experiences with for letters of recommendation, so I’m stuck in the US
#ADHD has me in a weird space right now where I could theoretically be free of the U.S. for a year, but executive dysfunction and anxiety have me procrastinating emailing professors I got on well with for the required letters of resignation
What you want is never really the thing in the way
What you want is never really the thing in the way
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
#ADHD has me in a weird space right now where I could theoretically be free of the U.S. for a year, but executive dysfunction and anxiety have me procrastinating emailing professors I got on well with for the required letters of resignation
What you want is never really the thing in the way
What you want is never really the thing in the way
It’s crazy the pace the New York Times speedran the transition from paper of record to toilet rag
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It’s crazy the pace the New York Times speedran the transition from paper of record to toilet rag
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Has YouTube been forcing more and longer ads into everything? Because it feels like they have. Watching YouTube on my phone now is just suffering
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Has YouTube been forcing more and longer ads into everything? Because it feels like they have. Watching YouTube on my phone now is just suffering
So I finally started the new Pokémon game. The new battle system is fun, but I don’t love the structure of laddering in the tournament. It makes trainer battles feel like a grind instead of obstacles
I hope there are new mons/forms and not just new megas, but please mega flygon, exist
#gaming
I hope there are new mons/forms and not just new megas, but please mega flygon, exist
#gaming
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
So I finally started the new Pokémon game. The new battle system is fun, but I don’t love the structure of laddering in the tournament. It makes trainer battles feel like a grind instead of obstacles
I hope there are new mons/forms and not just new megas, but please mega flygon, exist
#gaming
I hope there are new mons/forms and not just new megas, but please mega flygon, exist
#gaming
Lovely to get good news for once
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Lovely to get good news for once
So next on the reading list while I wait for the library to give me the next Discworld book is Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan.
My fantasy writing ideas tend to fall into settings with guns, so it seemed like a good idea to read.
First 2 chapters give me FF Tactics vibes
#booksky
My fantasy writing ideas tend to fall into settings with guns, so it seemed like a good idea to read.
First 2 chapters give me FF Tactics vibes
#booksky
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
So next on the reading list while I wait for the library to give me the next Discworld book is Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan.
My fantasy writing ideas tend to fall into settings with guns, so it seemed like a good idea to read.
First 2 chapters give me FF Tactics vibes
#booksky
My fantasy writing ideas tend to fall into settings with guns, so it seemed like a good idea to read.
First 2 chapters give me FF Tactics vibes
#booksky
Finished the last ending of Silent Hill f. Lost in the fog difficulty was a mistake, but that was a really cool final boss tying together really strong character arcs for a really satisfying conclusion.
Definitely my game of the year. Ryukishi07 has done it again
#gaming
Definitely my game of the year. Ryukishi07 has done it again
#gaming
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Finished the last ending of Silent Hill f. Lost in the fog difficulty was a mistake, but that was a really cool final boss tying together really strong character arcs for a really satisfying conclusion.
Definitely my game of the year. Ryukishi07 has done it again
#gaming
Definitely my game of the year. Ryukishi07 has done it again
#gaming
Drop some transformations
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Drop some transformations