Oh god accountability
@mervmackintosh.bsky.social
Repurposed account to talk about how much I'm writing or not. Ironically the character of Merv Mackintosh is not much of a writer, but I'm not changing the handle. MINORS STAY OUT
40289 words down! Will I break 50k before the end of the month? Who can say?
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM
40289 words down! Will I break 50k before the end of the month? Who can say?
What he said. The book is making some nice progress to be clear, even though I keep thinking of whole new pieces to slot in that means it's going to be further still to completion. I feel like nobody but myself will be into it, but I at least have a guaranteed audience of One
I am in a fucking mood tonight and not sure why. I think I will set the writing aside tonight and just watch some of my youtube backlog
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What he said. The book is making some nice progress to be clear, even though I keep thinking of whole new pieces to slot in that means it's going to be further still to completion. I feel like nobody but myself will be into it, but I at least have a guaranteed audience of One
Ooh I gotta keep track of these updates. 29589 words, now I'm gonna focus on chapter revision instead!
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Ooh I gotta keep track of these updates. 29589 words, now I'm gonna focus on chapter revision instead!
22831 words completed at close of business tonight. Kind of all over the place, but eh
January 15, 2026 at 8:35 PM
22831 words completed at close of business tonight. Kind of all over the place, but eh
Today's update: 18778 words and The Broken-Horned God
You would not believe me if I told you what I based this design (which I am calling The Broken-Horned God) on
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Today's update: 18778 words and The Broken-Horned God
17501 words. I love this book so much but the realisation that I better make their ears and tails emote is a little daunting
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
17501 words. I love this book so much but the realisation that I better make their ears and tails emote is a little daunting
Guess who crawled out of bed to say he had 13448 words?
January 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Guess who crawled out of bed to say he had 13448 words?
12430! Okay now I really gotta go to bed
January 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
12430! Okay now I really gotta go to bed
Damn I forgot to update this last night. We're officially on 10955 words, however words are still happening and have happened since that count was taken. How many words have we now? Stay tuned (this does not count towards the words)
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Damn I forgot to update this last night. We're officially on 10955 words, however words are still happening and have happened since that count was taken. How many words have we now? Stay tuned (this does not count towards the words)
Number of words? 8360!
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of words? 8360!
Oh I nearly forgot! Up to 5607 words now. Also in one of those situations where I know about 80,000 songs but can't pick one appropriate lyric for this chapter's subtitle
January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Oh I nearly forgot! Up to 5607 words now. Also in one of those situations where I know about 80,000 songs but can't pick one appropriate lyric for this chapter's subtitle
4,315 words at the end of Day 3. I am excited by how this is starting out. Long term I really want all the chapters of the novel to have at least a first draft, though I am aware my tendency to go back and redraft is a bad habit that holds me up at times
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
4,315 words at the end of Day 3. I am excited by how this is starting out. Long term I really want all the chapters of the novel to have at least a first draft, though I am aware my tendency to go back and redraft is a bad habit that holds me up at times
Oh damn sometimes I forget when I'm already logged into this account. Anyway, wordcount at the end of Day 2: 2832! Gamifying the writing process like this has its tradeoffs, because wordcount does not correlate to the quality or clarity of the work. BUT it gives me raw material to work with
January 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Oh damn sometimes I forget when I'm already logged into this account. Anyway, wordcount at the end of Day 2: 2832! Gamifying the writing process like this has its tradeoffs, because wordcount does not correlate to the quality or clarity of the work. BUT it gives me raw material to work with
Making a serious effort to write at least 1,000 words every day in January. Ticked off 1,195 yesterday. We'll see how we do today!
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Making a serious effort to write at least 1,000 words every day in January. Ticked off 1,195 yesterday. We'll see how we do today!
Here's to 2026. I hope to make many more weird music snippet uploads to youtube, and to continue telling the tales of my city full of raincoat perverts
December 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Here's to 2026. I hope to make many more weird music snippet uploads to youtube, and to continue telling the tales of my city full of raincoat perverts
Currently fine-tuning the spelling on chapter 1 of my novel. I want to share it around a few people, which I may have said before, to encourage myself to keep up the work
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Currently fine-tuning the spelling on chapter 1 of my novel. I want to share it around a few people, which I may have said before, to encourage myself to keep up the work
After a lot of faffing and dithering, I feel like Chapter 1 of my novel is in a reasonable state to share with some people. So I am going to do that soon, I think, in the hopes it'll chivvy me along to continue working on the thing. Who wants to read about the cucky moles?
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
After a lot of faffing and dithering, I feel like Chapter 1 of my novel is in a reasonable state to share with some people. So I am going to do that soon, I think, in the hopes it'll chivvy me along to continue working on the thing. Who wants to read about the cucky moles?
Jeez I haven't posted over here in a while huh? Rest assured I am still writing smutty stories and making horrible noises in between regular solo performance art routines with my hand
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Jeez I haven't posted over here in a while huh? Rest assured I am still writing smutty stories and making horrible noises in between regular solo performance art routines with my hand
I'm going all in on my FA gallery at this point. I'm not just uploading everything, I'm gonna start scouring metadata and the like so I can provide dates for all the artwork. We're getting FANCY
September 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I'm going all in on my FA gallery at this point. I'm not just uploading everything, I'm gonna start scouring metadata and the like so I can provide dates for all the artwork. We're getting FANCY
Writin' about moles, cuckoldy moles, and the bunny that makes that descriptor happen
August 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Writin' about moles, cuckoldy moles, and the bunny that makes that descriptor happen
Tentatively working on the novel again after some time off. I am eager for you to get to meet these moles and their rabbit friend one of these days
Here is the art I got for 420, from @rousseausmutte.bsky.social. I haven't publicly talked about these guys because I'm stiil writing their book, but the moles are Sam and Samantha Habentot, a loving couple who're into cuckoldry. The rabbit's Buster, one of their regular bulls
July 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Tentatively working on the novel again after some time off. I am eager for you to get to meet these moles and their rabbit friend one of these days
At some point the Splodgy Fish title cards are going to evolve into some kind of experimental word-art-novella of their own, probably very 'Blood Electric' inspired
A song I pulled off download dot com back when it still offered mp3 hosting, late 2000s. This might be the only documentation of this on the internet, you can imagine "D'n'A" and "Que Sera Sera" both generate countless false positives
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqy3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqy3...
D'n'A UK - Que Sera Sera
YouTube video by A Splodgy Fish
www.youtube.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
At some point the Splodgy Fish title cards are going to evolve into some kind of experimental word-art-novella of their own, probably very 'Blood Electric' inspired
My sincere intention for this bleeter account or whatever is to post at least something creative I did that day, to keep me motivated, but I confess I haven't had much juice lately. Partly the heat, partly other factors. I know there's no duty to make something every day but it still bugs me
July 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My sincere intention for this bleeter account or whatever is to post at least something creative I did that day, to keep me motivated, but I confess I haven't had much juice lately. Partly the heat, partly other factors. I know there's no duty to make something every day but it still bugs me
Made a funny thing today! I was worried this would be a grind to make, but it was actually quite a fluid process. A little annoyed I whiffed Hannelore's hair, but proud of that piss splashing in the glass
July 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Made a funny thing today! I was worried this would be a grind to make, but it was actually quite a fluid process. A little annoyed I whiffed Hannelore's hair, but proud of that piss splashing in the glass
Thinking about the fake videogame project again. Often my fictional essays grow out of trying to describe a thing just so that I know what I'm writing about. This time I'm trying to just write the bulletpoints and attack the essay later
July 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thinking about the fake videogame project again. Often my fictional essays grow out of trying to describe a thing just so that I know what I'm writing about. This time I'm trying to just write the bulletpoints and attack the essay later