Brandie Tarvin
@wannabewriter06.bsky.social
(she/her) Writer, DBA, Editor, and all around strange person. SFWA / HWA / IAMTW Member. Recent Pubs include Shadowrun: R.A.T.S. Tales!
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Advising writers not to turn over your precious words to random people on here who comment on your posts or DM you offers to beta read or edit. There's a lot of scambots on here now, so please be careful and try and recruit beta readers from people you know at least a little bit.
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Advising writers not to turn over your precious words to random people on here who comment on your posts or DM you offers to beta read or edit. There's a lot of scambots on here now, so please be careful and try and recruit beta readers from people you know at least a little bit.
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Just a thought. I.V.s are inserted into people's hands. And they can bruise said hands even if they don't blow out.
Wonder why no one else has thought of this. @jaketapper.bsky.social #orangeschrump
www.huffpost.com/entry/jake-t...
Wonder why no one else has thought of this. @jaketapper.bsky.social #orangeschrump
www.huffpost.com/entry/jake-t...
Jake Tapper Says Trump Has Health Issue That 'They're Not Telling Us' About
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the president wears bandages on the back of his hand because he's “literally constantly shaking hands.”
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December 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Just a thought. I.V.s are inserted into people's hands. And they can bruise said hands even if they don't blow out.
Wonder why no one else has thought of this. @jaketapper.bsky.social #orangeschrump
www.huffpost.com/entry/jake-t...
Wonder why no one else has thought of this. @jaketapper.bsky.social #orangeschrump
www.huffpost.com/entry/jake-t...
I'm having one of those days that I want to shave my head bald because my hair is giving me a migraine.
I hate days like this.
I hate days like this.
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm having one of those days that I want to shave my head bald because my hair is giving me a migraine.
I hate days like this.
I hate days like this.
Civil disobedience.
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Civil disobedience.
Welcome to the new scary. #security #AIhttps://maxproton.co.uk/blog/LLM_Vulnerability_lifecycle.html
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Welcome to the new scary. #security #AIhttps://maxproton.co.uk/blog/LLM_Vulnerability_lifecycle.html
For those interested in what property taxes in Florida have been doing in a not-quite-hot market (I.E., not Orlando, Tampa, Miami, etc.) This is what we've had to put up with. That's without homesteader exemption.
October 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For those interested in what property taxes in Florida have been doing in a not-quite-hot market (I.E., not Orlando, Tampa, Miami, etc.) This is what we've had to put up with. That's without homesteader exemption.
Working for a company w/ International employees, I need to know where people are to schedule meetings. But "where are you from" is such a fraught question given the implicit racism in it. Then I realized there was an easier way to get what I need without giving offense. "What time zone are you in?"
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Working for a company w/ International employees, I need to know where people are to schedule meetings. But "where are you from" is such a fraught question given the implicit racism in it. Then I realized there was an easier way to get what I need without giving offense. "What time zone are you in?"
Everyone knows the whole Jimmy Kimmel / Steven Colbert firings are all about getting network mergers approved by Shrump's disciples, right?
September 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Everyone knows the whole Jimmy Kimmel / Steven Colbert firings are all about getting network mergers approved by Shrump's disciples, right?
Went to Academy Sports a bit back and asked for a youth short bow. Salesperson pointed me to rack of compound bows. No. I want regular bow, 1 string. SP pointed me to recurve. No. I want ordinary bow. SP points to different colored bow behind counter. "We have them here, look at other aisle."
September 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Went to Academy Sports a bit back and asked for a youth short bow. Salesperson pointed me to rack of compound bows. No. I want regular bow, 1 string. SP pointed me to recurve. No. I want ordinary bow. SP points to different colored bow behind counter. "We have them here, look at other aisle."
Just saw a van with Destiny Prep Academy as the name and a phoenix as the logo and suddenly I want to write this magic academy story but I don't want the real DPA to get upset and sue me.
😅
😅
September 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just saw a van with Destiny Prep Academy as the name and a phoenix as the logo and suddenly I want to write this magic academy story but I don't want the real DPA to get upset and sue me.
😅
😅
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Interesting item about the whole "mortgage fraud" business striking politicians right now. It's not just them. When I bought a house for my parents, the mortgage company tried to push me into declaring it a primary residence for better interest rate. I refused exactly bcuz I worried about legality.
August 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interesting item about the whole "mortgage fraud" business striking politicians right now. It's not just them. When I bought a house for my parents, the mortgage company tried to push me into declaring it a primary residence for better interest rate. I refused exactly bcuz I worried about legality.
OMG. My kid is finally into Greek mythology after years of trying to interest him. We finally found the book that he couldn't put down.
#parenting #happy
#parenting #happy
August 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
OMG. My kid is finally into Greek mythology after years of trying to interest him. We finally found the book that he couldn't put down.
#parenting #happy
#parenting #happy
I've spent years trying to get my third sale at pro rates to upgrade to a full #SFWA membership. After selling R.A.T.S. Tales! I found @sfwa.bsky.social's membership requirements have changed. It's no longer specific cents per word, but $1000 in sales. In 3 stories, I'm at $1075. WHOO!
August 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I've spent years trying to get my third sale at pro rates to upgrade to a full #SFWA membership. After selling R.A.T.S. Tales! I found @sfwa.bsky.social's membership requirements have changed. It's no longer specific cents per word, but $1000 in sales. In 3 stories, I'm at $1075. WHOO!
I'm published again! WHOO HOO! #Shadowrun #WriteSky Free fiction. Check it out! store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/sha...
Shadowrun: R.A.T.S.Tales! (A Shadowrun Short Story) by Brandie Tarvin
A LEGEND UNCOVERED… Roger Soaring Owl is just that, a legend among legends. Thought long dead, he was recently discovered commanding the Recon and Advance Tactical Strikeforce during the Shadow War ag...
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August 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm published again! WHOO HOO! #Shadowrun #WriteSky Free fiction. Check it out! store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/sha...
YAY! The contract is back. Signed and everything.
Sometime this month, I shall have a new #Shadowrun story published.
Details to come!
Sometime this month, I shall have a new #Shadowrun story published.
Details to come!
August 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
YAY! The contract is back. Signed and everything.
Sometime this month, I shall have a new #Shadowrun story published.
Details to come!
Sometime this month, I shall have a new #Shadowrun story published.
Details to come!
Hello, my peeps. If you are a #writer or #creative, become a part of a class action lawsuit!
#SFWA @sfwa.bsky.social FYI
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#SFWA @sfwa.bsky.social FYI
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
arstechnica.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hello, my peeps. If you are a #writer or #creative, become a part of a class action lawsuit!
#SFWA @sfwa.bsky.social FYI
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
#SFWA @sfwa.bsky.social FYI
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Horoscopes on @theonion.com are a riot. I really need to incorporate stuff like this on my #writing. 😸
July 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Horoscopes on @theonion.com are a riot. I really need to incorporate stuff like this on my #writing. 😸
Just spent several hours yesterday and today writing up my story bible. Even if the other property writers don't use anything I created, I will have something other than incomplete sentences to base future stories off of if I'm allowed to play more in this sandbox. #Writing #WriteSky
July 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
To log into account A, I need a MFA that is sent to account B, which in turn needs an MFA, if I'm lucky, from account C and NOT account A. Because if I set it up wrong and B uses A and A uses B... I'm never going to be able to log into my accounts ever again.
😬😅😂😬
#TechTroubles #MFA #Security
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#TechTroubles #MFA #Security
July 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
To log into account A, I need a MFA that is sent to account B, which in turn needs an MFA, if I'm lucky, from account C and NOT account A. Because if I set it up wrong and B uses A and A uses B... I'm never going to be able to log into my accounts ever again.
😬😅😂😬
#TechTroubles #MFA #Security
😬😅😂😬
#TechTroubles #MFA #Security
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Finally watched #Spiderman No Way Home this week (first time seeing it) and walked away gutted. Thoroughly, completely flattened by the ending.
Yeah, I liked it. I can see all the heart string moments from prev movies coming together to rip it out. Need to adapt this technique for my own #writing.
Yeah, I liked it. I can see all the heart string moments from prev movies coming together to rip it out. Need to adapt this technique for my own #writing.
July 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Finally watched #Spiderman No Way Home this week (first time seeing it) and walked away gutted. Thoroughly, completely flattened by the ending.
Yeah, I liked it. I can see all the heart string moments from prev movies coming together to rip it out. Need to adapt this technique for my own #writing.
Yeah, I liked it. I can see all the heart string moments from prev movies coming together to rip it out. Need to adapt this technique for my own #writing.