Arcade
@arcadethewriter.bsky.social
Just a guy trying to write books inspired by the games, movies, tv shows and, books I consumed as a kid (and still an adult).
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Arcade
@arcadethewriter.bsky.social
· Jan 22
a cartoon dog says squirrel while looking at a man
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First post, guess I should introduce myself. Just a guy trying to write a book and make writing his full time job. Unlike previous attempts, I’m going to publicly journal my adventure and hopefully not succumb to the same woes as before. Hopefully the squirrels don’t work against me.
Last two months, not been great. Fighting with insurance to get a scan done to see what’s causing these headaches.
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Last two months, not been great. Fighting with insurance to get a scan done to see what’s causing these headaches.
Cooking adventure of the day: trying to figure out what to do with ten pounds of slow roasted shredded pork. Wife wanted pulled pork for supper and I’m stuck figuring out what to do with it.
#cooking
#cooking
May 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Cooking adventure of the day: trying to figure out what to do with ten pounds of slow roasted shredded pork. Wife wanted pulled pork for supper and I’m stuck figuring out what to do with it.
#cooking
#cooking
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I just want to remind you that you do a LOT of things that count as work.
You might be like, why am I so tired? I didn't work at all yesterday.
Housework is work. Cooking is work. Laundry is work. Yardwork is work.
And if you're a writer, if you're doing admin or marketing tasks, still work.
You might be like, why am I so tired? I didn't work at all yesterday.
Housework is work. Cooking is work. Laundry is work. Yardwork is work.
And if you're a writer, if you're doing admin or marketing tasks, still work.
May 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I just want to remind you that you do a LOT of things that count as work.
You might be like, why am I so tired? I didn't work at all yesterday.
Housework is work. Cooking is work. Laundry is work. Yardwork is work.
And if you're a writer, if you're doing admin or marketing tasks, still work.
You might be like, why am I so tired? I didn't work at all yesterday.
Housework is work. Cooking is work. Laundry is work. Yardwork is work.
And if you're a writer, if you're doing admin or marketing tasks, still work.
Day 20: bit of a lull, not for a lack of trying either. Bout another thousand words. Mostly side tracked world building as I realized I needed some things fleshed out.
May 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Day 20: bit of a lull, not for a lack of trying either. Bout another thousand words. Mostly side tracked world building as I realized I needed some things fleshed out.
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omg wait what about Muppet Hellraiser and the only human is Pedro Pascal as Larry Cotton 😯
Someone said a Pedro Pascal Muppet movie would be amazing and I couldn't agree more. What about a rework of Carpenter's classic In The Mouth Of Madness, with Pascal in the Sam Neill role and all the rest as Muppets?
May 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
omg wait what about Muppet Hellraiser and the only human is Pedro Pascal as Larry Cotton 😯
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Writing science fiction set in the foreseeable future is difficult because about the furthest I can foresee right now is less than a week
April 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Writing science fiction set in the foreseeable future is difficult because about the furthest I can foresee right now is less than a week
Day 14: only about 500 words. Hit mental road block.
April 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Day 14: only about 500 words. Hit mental road block.
Day 10: looking forward to this weekend. Just hope the contractors are done by Friday night. I want my house and my office back.
April 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Day 10: looking forward to this weekend. Just hope the contractors are done by Friday night. I want my house and my office back.
Day 9: house is a disaster. Can’t even get to my computer, so many walls of plastic. Thankfully I have four uninterrupted days to catch up, hoping to get 10k put aiming for 20.
April 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Day 9: house is a disaster. Can’t even get to my computer, so many walls of plastic. Thankfully I have four uninterrupted days to catch up, hoping to get 10k put aiming for 20.
Day 8: hoping this rain goes away. Ruining my vibe for writing.
April 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Day 8: hoping this rain goes away. Ruining my vibe for writing.
Day 4: another 500 words. Would be more but a furry menace wanted to harass the gangs of squirrels outside.
April 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Day 4: another 500 words. Would be more but a furry menace wanted to harass the gangs of squirrels outside.
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It's incredible how often I look up a great, old book with an incredible cover I remember only to find the new version is ... shit.
April 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's incredible how often I look up a great, old book with an incredible cover I remember only to find the new version is ... shit.
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Why is it when I don't make it to the gym for a few days (been sick all week) I instantly feel as if my body has turned into a garbage bag full of mashed potatoes
April 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Why is it when I don't make it to the gym for a few days (been sick all week) I instantly feel as if my body has turned into a garbage bag full of mashed potatoes
Wish I could find that gif from futurama. Want to keep writing tonight but extremely sore from the gym.
April 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Wish I could find that gif from futurama. Want to keep writing tonight but extremely sore from the gym.
Day 3: might have ti a typewriter at this rate. Computer crashed. Only ever acts up on “light work” too. Still, doubled my word count to 1200 today so that’s something.
#writing
#writing
April 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Day 3: might have ti a typewriter at this rate. Computer crashed. Only ever acts up on “light work” too. Still, doubled my word count to 1200 today so that’s something.
#writing
#writing
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When I say I've been working on my next novella for something like 7 years, what I really mean is that I wrote 1/3rd of it, let it sit for years, wrote another 1/3rd of it, erased that, rewrote that, erased it again, started it again from the beginning, and now I literally don't even know what it is
April 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When I say I've been working on my next novella for something like 7 years, what I really mean is that I wrote 1/3rd of it, let it sit for years, wrote another 1/3rd of it, erased that, rewrote that, erased it again, started it again from the beginning, and now I literally don't even know what it is
April 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Day 1: restarting the count. Funeral knocked things off rail plus I had time to reflect. Just going to pants it! 400 words in already!
April 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Day 1: restarting the count. Funeral knocked things off rail plus I had time to reflect. Just going to pants it! 400 words in already!
Unfortunate hiatus, has a funeral. Debating if I restart the count.
April 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Unfortunate hiatus, has a funeral. Debating if I restart the count.
Day 59: after an unfortunate small hiatus, was able to get back work. Did a thousand words in about 45 minutes. Hopefully can do loads more this weekend.
#writing
#writing
March 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Day 59: after an unfortunate small hiatus, was able to get back work. Did a thousand words in about 45 minutes. Hopefully can do loads more this weekend.
#writing
#writing
Day 55: some words wrote. Fingers too cold after a walk to be effective.
March 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Day 55: some words wrote. Fingers too cold after a walk to be effective.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. #16140:
Don't assume that your desk is where all your writing happens. 90% of the process of creation happens elsewhere. Use whatever time you have. Thinking time; dreaming time; observing time; analyzing time. All this time can be part of your work. Don't waste it.
Don't assume that your desk is where all your writing happens. 90% of the process of creation happens elsewhere. Use whatever time you have. Thinking time; dreaming time; observing time; analyzing time. All this time can be part of your work. Don't waste it.
March 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. #16140:
Don't assume that your desk is where all your writing happens. 90% of the process of creation happens elsewhere. Use whatever time you have. Thinking time; dreaming time; observing time; analyzing time. All this time can be part of your work. Don't waste it.
Don't assume that your desk is where all your writing happens. 90% of the process of creation happens elsewhere. Use whatever time you have. Thinking time; dreaming time; observing time; analyzing time. All this time can be part of your work. Don't waste it.
Day 54: mostly having to do food prep due to losing power. Have to essentially redo a weeks worth of meal planning all over again.
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Day 54: mostly having to do food prep due to losing power. Have to essentially redo a weeks worth of meal planning all over again.
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I really tried to have a good driving day on my way into work and motherfuckers ruined it.
March 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I really tried to have a good driving day on my way into work and motherfuckers ruined it.