Aly
@techwitch-aly.bsky.social
Software and DevOps Architect by day; writer, forever DM, and PC gamer by night. Proud LGBTQ+
Current project(s): Dark Fantasy novel and a Sci-Fi/Fantasy mashup
Current project(s): Dark Fantasy novel and a Sci-Fi/Fantasy mashup
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Aly
@techwitch-aly.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Guess I should do an about me post!
- Lesbian 🏳️🌈
- Gamer 🖥️
- Author 📚
- Software Dev/DevOps consultant
- D&D is life 🎲
- Cat mom 😻
- Chicago 🏙️
- Lesbian 🏳️🌈
- Gamer 🖥️
- Author 📚
- Software Dev/DevOps consultant
- D&D is life 🎲
- Cat mom 😻
- Chicago 🏙️
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Is it harder to write a slow burn romance or to read one?
I just want my FMCs to kiss already...
#booksky #writing #romantasy
I just want my FMCs to kiss already...
#booksky #writing #romantasy
April 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Is it harder to write a slow burn romance or to read one?
I just want my FMCs to kiss already...
#booksky #writing #romantasy
I just want my FMCs to kiss already...
#booksky #writing #romantasy
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if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean
April 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean
I think I finally figured out my pen name for my novels. Probably going to create a separate profile on the socials for that name!
April 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think I finally figured out my pen name for my novels. Probably going to create a separate profile on the socials for that name!
Work has been busy, so progress has slowed a bit... But! 14,000 words unlocked in a week of writing!
Really just focusing on getting something, anything down on the page. Trying to avoid my usual pitfall of editing Chapter 1 before writing Chapter 2.
Really just focusing on getting something, anything down on the page. Trying to avoid my usual pitfall of editing Chapter 1 before writing Chapter 2.
April 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Work has been busy, so progress has slowed a bit... But! 14,000 words unlocked in a week of writing!
Really just focusing on getting something, anything down on the page. Trying to avoid my usual pitfall of editing Chapter 1 before writing Chapter 2.
Really just focusing on getting something, anything down on the page. Trying to avoid my usual pitfall of editing Chapter 1 before writing Chapter 2.
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Omg and like static window clings for your window????!!
April 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Omg and like static window clings for your window????!!
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The urge to make a stained glass looking window for each bg3 companion is so real…
April 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The urge to make a stained glass looking window for each bg3 companion is so real…
I think I might start to post my favorite line of the day as I write this new novel. Today's edition:
I’ve stolen crowns, burned cities, and slit a dozen throats for less than what he offered me to fetch his daughter. Which meant she was either dangerous, or worth loving, maybe both.
I’ve stolen crowns, burned cities, and slit a dozen throats for less than what he offered me to fetch his daughter. Which meant she was either dangerous, or worth loving, maybe both.
April 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I think I might start to post my favorite line of the day as I write this new novel. Today's edition:
I’ve stolen crowns, burned cities, and slit a dozen throats for less than what he offered me to fetch his daughter. Which meant she was either dangerous, or worth loving, maybe both.
I’ve stolen crowns, burned cities, and slit a dozen throats for less than what he offered me to fetch his daughter. Which meant she was either dangerous, or worth loving, maybe both.
Loving this burst of inspiration after shelving the generic YA fantasy novel and starting a sapphic romance instead. Over 4,000 words written in two days.
April 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Loving this burst of inspiration after shelving the generic YA fantasy novel and starting a sapphic romance instead. Over 4,000 words written in two days.
I stalled a bit on writing my fantasy novel over the past few months... I think I finally realized that instead of writing a generic YA fantasy novel, I want to be writing a sapphic romance novel.
Time to chase that thread down for a bit!
Time to chase that thread down for a bit!
April 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I stalled a bit on writing my fantasy novel over the past few months... I think I finally realized that instead of writing a generic YA fantasy novel, I want to be writing a sapphic romance novel.
Time to chase that thread down for a bit!
Time to chase that thread down for a bit!
Critical Role Live time!
April 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Critical Role Live time!
This morning I had to say goodbye to my sweet angel baby. Kit Kat developed sudden issues with her hind legs and couldn't get around any more. I will love her forever and miss her dearly... 😿😿😿
March 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This morning I had to say goodbye to my sweet angel baby. Kit Kat developed sudden issues with her hind legs and couldn't get around any more. I will love her forever and miss her dearly... 😿😿😿
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90% of writing happens away from the keyboard. In the shower. On a walk. In the car. Wherever you & your thoughts are alone together, that's when writing happens.
If you find yourself stuck, staring at a blinking cursor, unable to find the words, don't be afraid to step away & find somewhere quiet.
If you find yourself stuck, staring at a blinking cursor, unable to find the words, don't be afraid to step away & find somewhere quiet.
March 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
90% of writing happens away from the keyboard. In the shower. On a walk. In the car. Wherever you & your thoughts are alone together, that's when writing happens.
If you find yourself stuck, staring at a blinking cursor, unable to find the words, don't be afraid to step away & find somewhere quiet.
If you find yourself stuck, staring at a blinking cursor, unable to find the words, don't be afraid to step away & find somewhere quiet.
I remember in the post-9/11 world when "we don't negotiate with terrorists" was literally *the* position.
The Dems that voted for the CR need to remember that the current mantra is "we don't negotiate with fascists".
You can't "both sides" your way out of a coup. They're complicit or ignorant.
The Dems that voted for the CR need to remember that the current mantra is "we don't negotiate with fascists".
You can't "both sides" your way out of a coup. They're complicit or ignorant.
March 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I remember in the post-9/11 world when "we don't negotiate with terrorists" was literally *the* position.
The Dems that voted for the CR need to remember that the current mantra is "we don't negotiate with fascists".
You can't "both sides" your way out of a coup. They're complicit or ignorant.
The Dems that voted for the CR need to remember that the current mantra is "we don't negotiate with fascists".
You can't "both sides" your way out of a coup. They're complicit or ignorant.
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
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“Stronger footing” you mean feckless resistance theatre
Schumer: "Now we can move on into areas where we have stronger footing."
March 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Stronger footing” you mean feckless resistance theatre
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
Seeing the skyline like this always reminds me I made the right call moving to the city after my divorce...
March 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Seeing the skyline like this always reminds me I made the right call moving to the city after my divorce...