Lin Codega
@lincodega.com
author, journalist, game writer—PASHA THE STORM out now | co-founder @rascal.news, editor @fansplaining.bsky.social | WRA TVL S3—🏳️⚧️ they/them—a bit of a killjoy—there's a hugo here somewhere
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Today is the last day! You can get access to all of our past and future articles for less than a dollar a week!
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Celebrating Six Months of Fansplaining: The Publication!
In October, we’re marking the half a year since we launched with a special sale.
fansplaining.com
October 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Today is the last day! You can get access to all of our past and future articles for less than a dollar a week!
don't let the cute hed fool you, this is a cut down version of a much, much longer article that took nearly 6 months to report out.
Two years ago, Eldritch Automata successfully crowdfunded production of its core book, plus patches and dice. Last week, it did it again. The journey the game -- and its author -- went on to bring E//A to life spans five years, two companies, and dozens of unanswered emails.
Eldritch Automata rises from the wreckage
After Gehenna Gaming failed to deliver on the author’s original crowdfunding campaign, Nick Francia has launched a rescue campaign.
www.rascal.news
October 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
don't let the cute hed fool you, this is a cut down version of a much, much longer article that took nearly 6 months to report out.
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I could not explain to you why I, a person who was in Buffy fandom while the show was airing in the 90s, had never seen The Lost Boys until a few weeks ago, but don't worry—this has been rectified. Delightful conversation with @lincodega.com!!!
Just in time for Halloween, our October special episode is live! 🧛🏼 @lincodega.com joins @elizabethminkel.bsky.social to discuss themes of masculinity, homoeroticism, and vampires in Joel Schumacher's 1987 classic "The Lost Boys."
As always, all episodes have show notes and full transcripts:
As always, all episodes have show notes and full transcripts:
Special Episode 41: The Lost Boys
(Vampire) boys will be boys…
fansplaining.com
October 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I could not explain to you why I, a person who was in Buffy fandom while the show was airing in the 90s, had never seen The Lost Boys until a few weeks ago, but don't worry—this has been rectified. Delightful conversation with @lincodega.com!!!
what's mayor mamdani going to do about this!!!
[update] Identified: We estimate that service restoration for #AO3 will take around 2 weeks but it could be up to 4 weeks. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring the site back up in a degraded state sooner. If that does happen, there may be times when the site has ...
AO3 Down for Maintenance
We estimate that service restoration for #AO3 will take around 2 weeks but it could be up to 4 weeks. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring the site back up in a degraded state sooner. If that does happen, there may be times when the site has ...
stspg.io
October 30, 2026 at 1:18 AM
what's mayor mamdani going to do about this!!!
bad year for some of the greats
October 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
bad year for some of the greats
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"Tropes represent a shared cultural language, but in my most cynical moments, it can feel like they’re the only words people are saying to each other."
this is excellent and does a great job of capturing what's new (and what isn't) about the tropeification of pro-publishing.
this is excellent and does a great job of capturing what's new (and what isn't) about the tropeification of pro-publishing.
Our latest is live! ✨ Almost exactly 10 years after our big fanfiction tropes survey, @elizabethminkel.bsky.social looked back at the results—and was struck by just how much has changed around tropes since then. Featuring interviews with the brilliant @oliviawaite.com and @dianapho.bsky.social:
Every Trope Everywhere All At Once
A decade after our big survey on fanfiction tropes, they’ve spread, evolved, and been co-opted by capitalism.
fansplaining.com
October 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"Tropes represent a shared cultural language, but in my most cynical moments, it can feel like they’re the only words people are saying to each other."
this is excellent and does a great job of capturing what's new (and what isn't) about the tropeification of pro-publishing.
this is excellent and does a great job of capturing what's new (and what isn't) about the tropeification of pro-publishing.
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Really loved the conversation I had with @elizabethminkel.bsky.social about the use of tropes in SFF and returning to my love of fanfic. 📚
It's been 10 years & 1 day since @flourishklink.com and I published the results of our big survey on fanfic tropes. Revisiting it, I started to think about the tropefication of the past decade—what it's done to fic, romance, and SFF. Featuring the wisdom of @oliviawaite.com & @dianapho.bsky.social!
Every Trope Everywhere All At Once
A decade after our big survey on fanfiction tropes, they’ve spread, evolved, and been co-opted by capitalism.
fansplaining.com
October 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Really loved the conversation I had with @elizabethminkel.bsky.social about the use of tropes in SFF and returning to my love of fanfic. 📚
are you ever casually on social media and see someone recommend the erotica you wrote while attempting to disassociate for 30-45 minutes a day? surely not... just me.... right...
We're in the final days of our six-month anniversary sale—50% off six months of your subscription—and we're unlocking one more archival piece to celebrate: our very own @lincodega.com with our launch piece, on Pitt fanfiction.
Read or listen to an audience version, then take advantage of the sale!
Read or listen to an audience version, then take advantage of the sale!
The Pitt Fandom Phenomenon
The three things you need to build a juggernaut fanfic community: popularity, modularity, and intimacy.
fansplaining.com
October 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
are you ever casually on social media and see someone recommend the erotica you wrote while attempting to disassociate for 30-45 minutes a day? surely not... just me.... right...
dan ayoub really "developing our people" but the people are union busters is really a great start to his tenure as wotc/d&d prez
NLRB filings reveal that WOTC has employed the "union avoidance firm" Fisher Phillips to represent itself. The legal firm was previously involved in WOTC's attempt to push back against the MTG Arena unionization earlier this year. www.wargamer.com/dnd/union-ne...
WotC rehires "union avoidance" firm as D&D and MTG workers prepare for November vote
As Wizards of the Coast staff prepare for a union vote on November 10, the D&D creator appears to be fighting the attempt.
www.wargamer.com
October 29, 2026 at 2:36 AM
dan ayoub really "developing our people" but the people are union busters is really a great start to his tenure as wotc/d&d prez
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Some little indie rag wrote about #iHunt? NBD but you should check this out.
‘iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy’ Film Adaptation Set; Lilly Wachowski Among Exec Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
'iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy,' a book series and tabletop RPG, is getting a feature film adaptation directed by Scott Glosserman.
variety.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Some little indie rag wrote about #iHunt? NBD but you should check this out.
WICKER was so sexy that people literally walked out during a sex scene I've never been happier
October 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
WICKER was so sexy that people literally walked out during a sex scene I've never been happier
dog keeps catching squirrels.
October 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
dog keeps catching squirrels.
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This week's @fansplaining.bsky.social feature is a thorny, fascinating one: @kalaichik.bsky.social reports on the complicated tensions within global danmei fandom, where domestic threats to writers make the stakes feel higher for international fans—and translators wind up on the front lines:
The Growing Pains of Global Danmei Fandom
As danmei's popularity skyrockets outside China, translators are getting caught in the crosshairs.
fansplaining.com
October 21, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This week's @fansplaining.bsky.social feature is a thorny, fascinating one: @kalaichik.bsky.social reports on the complicated tensions within global danmei fandom, where domestic threats to writers make the stakes feel higher for international fans—and translators wind up on the front lines:
none of the sex scenes in the new book are plot relevant. i'm writing erotica for the love of the game.
October 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
none of the sex scenes in the new book are plot relevant. i'm writing erotica for the love of the game.
hey that's my favorite dirtbag mythmaker/rebel/dipshit/Bad Mom
Finished Pasha the Storm by extremely good human @lincodega.com yesterday. Brilliantly funny, smart, horny story about pirates, the stories they tell about themselves and who's actually writing them.
(Link is for bookshop.org. Other vendors work better for you)
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/pash...
(Link is for bookshop.org. Other vendors work better for you)
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/pash...
Pasha the Storm
Moby-Dick meets The Bone Shard Daughter in this swashbuckling queer fantasy adventure packed with piracy, political intrigue, and the eternal souls of the drowned, for fans of The Adventures of Amina ...
uk.bookshop.org
October 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
hey that's my favorite dirtbag mythmaker/rebel/dipshit/Bad Mom
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Hellboy (2004): steampunk, a Rasputin who won't stay dead, and a love triangle that needed better 2004 casting. Lin Codega (@lincodega.com) joins @pmiscove.bsky.social and @emilystjams.bsky.social to keep the del Toro run going. Out now. 🔗 in profile.
October 20, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Hellboy (2004): steampunk, a Rasputin who won't stay dead, and a love triangle that needed better 2004 casting. Lin Codega (@lincodega.com) joins @pmiscove.bsky.social and @emilystjams.bsky.social to keep the del Toro run going. Out now. 🔗 in profile.
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the most shocking thing about You Can See Everything is the apparently deliberate withholding of the fact that BILLY EVANS AND ELIZABETH HOLMES ARE NOT MARRIED.
October 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
the most shocking thing about You Can See Everything is the apparently deliberate withholding of the fact that BILLY EVANS AND ELIZABETH HOLMES ARE NOT MARRIED.
Me and the woman I sat next to while watching You Can See Everything just had a spiritual bond as we simultaneously gasped, covered our faces and laughed nervously throughout the entire movie experience
October 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Me and the woman I sat next to while watching You Can See Everything just had a spiritual bond as we simultaneously gasped, covered our faces and laughed nervously throughout the entire movie experience
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Me when O/U was happening: Man I wish I had time for this.
Me after it ended: Man I wish I'd been part of that.
Me halfway through @lincodega.com's diaries: Man I'm glad I wasn't swept up in that.
Me after reading: I'm in love w roleplaying, the community & the world
www.rascal.news/over-under-d...
Me after it ended: Man I wish I'd been part of that.
Me halfway through @lincodega.com's diaries: Man I'm glad I wasn't swept up in that.
Me after reading: I'm in love w roleplaying, the community & the world
www.rascal.news/over-under-d...
Over/Under Diary: Day 01
Unrestrained, unmitigated, unfettered
www.rascal.news
October 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Me when O/U was happening: Man I wish I had time for this.
Me after it ended: Man I wish I'd been part of that.
Me halfway through @lincodega.com's diaries: Man I'm glad I wasn't swept up in that.
Me after reading: I'm in love w roleplaying, the community & the world
www.rascal.news/over-under-d...
Me after it ended: Man I wish I'd been part of that.
Me halfway through @lincodega.com's diaries: Man I'm glad I wasn't swept up in that.
Me after reading: I'm in love w roleplaying, the community & the world
www.rascal.news/over-under-d...
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Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
October 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
The over/underversary made me reread the first couple entries in my play by day diary and whew what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck
One year ago, today Rascal @lincodega.com joined #over/under, a play-by-post @mothership.bsky.social-inspired megagame. What was supposed to be a board control game turned into one of the most intense roleplaying experiences of their life.
And they kept a diary of every day.
And they kept a diary of every day.
Over/Under Diary: Day 01
Unrestrained, unmitigated, unfettered
www.rascal.news
October 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The over/underversary made me reread the first couple entries in my play by day diary and whew what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck
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For Fansplaining I wrote about Jane Austen fic, aka JAFF, and how a moderating decision 30 years ago set the tone for an entire fan culture of genre-shaming and gatekeeping around content.
Also don't forget Fansplaining is currently having a six-month sale with 50% off! Subscribe, read, and share!
Also don't forget Fansplaining is currently having a six-month sale with 50% off! Subscribe, read, and share!
Folks who look at fic often treat the big archives as wholly representative, but there are so many subcultures within our subculture. @bookshop.bsky.social reports a fascinating story about rigid content moderation, self-publishing, and what happens when the wide-open spaces of fic are constrained:
Pride and Prejudice in the Jane Austen Fanfic Community
A 30-year-old moderating decision still defines the Austen fic fandom’s identity.
fansplaining.com
October 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
For Fansplaining I wrote about Jane Austen fic, aka JAFF, and how a moderating decision 30 years ago set the tone for an entire fan culture of genre-shaming and gatekeeping around content.
Also don't forget Fansplaining is currently having a six-month sale with 50% off! Subscribe, read, and share!
Also don't forget Fansplaining is currently having a six-month sale with 50% off! Subscribe, read, and share!