Pen Dragon
@thependrake.bsky.social
Author of The Fire Bearers trilogy, Koa of the Drowned Kingdom
California ♥ Married to Jakebe ♥ Weightlifter ♥ Queer af
he/him
California ♥ Married to Jakebe ♥ Weightlifter ♥ Queer af
he/him
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Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
Bunnies get way more excited when you pick flowers for them than boyfriends do
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Bunnies get way more excited when you pick flowers for them than boyfriends do
Aspiring writers are always so worried that someone is going to "steal their idea" and I'm like my friend, my colleague, my spring hatchling, that is like leaving cans of paint on your porch and worrying that someone will paint your house
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Aspiring writers are always so worried that someone is going to "steal their idea" and I'm like my friend, my colleague, my spring hatchling, that is like leaving cans of paint on your porch and worrying that someone will paint your house
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Nobody asked, but:
I think the biggest pitfall of sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, especially for worldbuilders, in the infodump.
You're (rightfully) just so proud of all the work you put into creating a cohesive setting that you just wanna PUKE it all over readers/watchers on page one.
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I think the biggest pitfall of sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, especially for worldbuilders, in the infodump.
You're (rightfully) just so proud of all the work you put into creating a cohesive setting that you just wanna PUKE it all over readers/watchers on page one.
(thread)
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Nobody asked, but:
I think the biggest pitfall of sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, especially for worldbuilders, in the infodump.
You're (rightfully) just so proud of all the work you put into creating a cohesive setting that you just wanna PUKE it all over readers/watchers on page one.
(thread)
I think the biggest pitfall of sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, especially for worldbuilders, in the infodump.
You're (rightfully) just so proud of all the work you put into creating a cohesive setting that you just wanna PUKE it all over readers/watchers on page one.
(thread)
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Bloomburrow (2024)
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Bloomburrow (2024)
Remember the Brady Bunch Movie? That was 26 years after the initial air date of The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch movie was 30 years ago
The Brady Bunch movie was 30 years ago
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Remember the Brady Bunch Movie? That was 26 years after the initial air date of The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch movie was 30 years ago
The Brady Bunch movie was 30 years ago
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
And that's when you really start making art
I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And that's when you really start making art
One huge eyeopener for me has been how many people apparently believe everyone else would excuse sex trafficking if someone they liked committed it
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One huge eyeopener for me has been how many people apparently believe everyone else would excuse sex trafficking if someone they liked committed it
How come nothing ever disappears into fat air
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
How come nothing ever disappears into fat air
This is the best goddamn advice I've ever seen
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is the best goddamn advice I've ever seen
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Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
Better to remain offline and be thought a fool than to tweet and remove all doubt
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Better to remain offline and be thought a fool than to tweet and remove all doubt
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once again thinking about Dr. Gay Hitler
Lots of those Hitlers stretch back to the early 1800s. Also, one of those Hitlers gave us an incredible rap name www.circlevilleherald.com/news/hitlers...
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
once again thinking about Dr. Gay Hitler
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did not expect the site of Thomas Beckett’s murder to be memorialized in a fashion that is quite so fucking metal
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
did not expect the site of Thomas Beckett’s murder to be memorialized in a fashion that is quite so fucking metal
Started Critical Role Campaign 4 (I haven't finished 2 yet, haven't touched 3) and I gotta say it is a CHOICE to open the campaign with everyone grieving and weepy
Liam O'Brien straight-up looks like a hobbit at the END of an adventure
Liam O'Brien straight-up looks like a hobbit at the END of an adventure
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Started Critical Role Campaign 4 (I haven't finished 2 yet, haven't touched 3) and I gotta say it is a CHOICE to open the campaign with everyone grieving and weepy
Liam O'Brien straight-up looks like a hobbit at the END of an adventure
Liam O'Brien straight-up looks like a hobbit at the END of an adventure
A thought from yesterday: maybe I should start writing again
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A thought from yesterday: maybe I should start writing again
Consider what a difference it would make to everyone if this was inverted
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Consider what a difference it would make to everyone if this was inverted