B.Y. Valentine
@writingbyvalentine.com
Literary & Speculative SFF Editor, founder of @valiantediting.com. Artist learning to draw.
🚫 No AI/NFT nonsense supported here, now or ever.
🚫 No AI/NFT nonsense supported here, now or ever.
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B.Y. Valentine
@writingbyvalentine.com
· Dec 27
Phew, it's been a long day. Closed down the other social, rebranded on the others, and now I feel good.
Have got lofty plans for 2026 which includes writing the first draft of my novel and making significant progress in my art journey. Can't express how excited I am!
Have got lofty plans for 2026 which includes writing the first draft of my novel and making significant progress in my art journey. Can't express how excited I am!
I can confirm - I joined this server two days ago and have been met with nothing but kind, creative people who want nothing more than to honestly their craft and talk with other creatives.
I've found someone who I'm beta reading for in there and I'm having such a blast.
I've found someone who I'm beta reading for in there and I'm having such a blast.
The indie community Discord has now passed 1300 members! Come join the fun! Authors, artists, reviewers, bloggers, musicians, fanficers and podcasters all welcome!
Gen AI is ✨ banned without exception ✨
Invite link in my profile! 🔗📚
Gen AI is ✨ banned without exception ✨
Invite link in my profile! 🔗📚
August 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I can confirm - I joined this server two days ago and have been met with nothing but kind, creative people who want nothing more than to honestly their craft and talk with other creatives.
I've found someone who I'm beta reading for in there and I'm having such a blast.
I've found someone who I'm beta reading for in there and I'm having such a blast.
My first ever #SecretLair. I can't get enough of how beautiful the art is.
July 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My first ever #SecretLair. I can't get enough of how beautiful the art is.
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A24 is issuing takedowns for all sorts of backrooms content on social media, as well as merch elsewhere right now, that have nothing to do with the movie.
I feel like a lot of people were afraid this would happen. They just... own the backrooms concept now I guess. Frustrating
I feel like a lot of people were afraid this would happen. They just... own the backrooms concept now I guess. Frustrating
July 16, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A24 is issuing takedowns for all sorts of backrooms content on social media, as well as merch elsewhere right now, that have nothing to do with the movie.
I feel like a lot of people were afraid this would happen. They just... own the backrooms concept now I guess. Frustrating
I feel like a lot of people were afraid this would happen. They just... own the backrooms concept now I guess. Frustrating
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Healing my burnout one squirrel at a time (wip)
July 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Healing my burnout one squirrel at a time (wip)
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Answer your soul’s call to be creative.
Being fulfilled artistically is also a life priority.
Being fulfilled artistically is also a life priority.
June 26, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Answer your soul’s call to be creative.
Being fulfilled artistically is also a life priority.
Being fulfilled artistically is also a life priority.
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Dear Santa,
This year for Prime Day I want the breakup of Amazon as a corporate conglomerate monopoly, with Kindle and Audible being nationalized into a sort of publicly owned internet library funded by a progressive tax on the hyper-rich and an annual stipend for authors.
This year for Prime Day I want the breakup of Amazon as a corporate conglomerate monopoly, with Kindle and Audible being nationalized into a sort of publicly owned internet library funded by a progressive tax on the hyper-rich and an annual stipend for authors.
June 24, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Dear Santa,
This year for Prime Day I want the breakup of Amazon as a corporate conglomerate monopoly, with Kindle and Audible being nationalized into a sort of publicly owned internet library funded by a progressive tax on the hyper-rich and an annual stipend for authors.
This year for Prime Day I want the breakup of Amazon as a corporate conglomerate monopoly, with Kindle and Audible being nationalized into a sort of publicly owned internet library funded by a progressive tax on the hyper-rich and an annual stipend for authors.
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Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected.
From this day forward, we have a union!
From this day forward, we have a union!
June 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected.
From this day forward, we have a union!
From this day forward, we have a union!
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the 90s were a horrifying time, you couldn’t trust anyone. Somebody would tell you something and you’d listen to them and then the person would yell “NOT!” in your face and everyone would laugh. They would laugh!
June 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
the 90s were a horrifying time, you couldn’t trust anyone. Somebody would tell you something and you’d listen to them and then the person would yell “NOT!” in your face and everyone would laugh. They would laugh!
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i think what saddens me the most about all these studios closing is looking at Silksong and Mina the Hollower the real magic happens when a team stays together for years and you can grow your skills and evolve instead of destroying the medium for shareholder yacht #3847
June 15, 2026 at 11:24 PM
i think what saddens me the most about all these studios closing is looking at Silksong and Mina the Hollower the real magic happens when a team stays together for years and you can grow your skills and evolve instead of destroying the medium for shareholder yacht #3847
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I've got 10 short short fiction stories to kick off your speculative summer!
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction — May 2026 - Reactor
Treat yourself to ten short reads to kick off the summer!
reactormag.com
June 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I've got 10 short short fiction stories to kick off your speculative summer!
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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Spyro reignited concept art carousel! I really like that we have the option to post like this
June 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Spyro reignited concept art carousel! I really like that we have the option to post like this
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South of Midnight’s dialogue is a masterclass in laying down words that leave you raw but opens up the world in return.
@zeestermeester.bsky.social and @epistellar.bsky.social helped make that happen. Follow their work and hire their expertise. You’ll receive an evocative story as a result.
@zeestermeester.bsky.social and @epistellar.bsky.social helped make that happen. Follow their work and hire their expertise. You’ll receive an evocative story as a result.
If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games.
I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.
I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.
June 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
South of Midnight’s dialogue is a masterclass in laying down words that leave you raw but opens up the world in return.
@zeestermeester.bsky.social and @epistellar.bsky.social helped make that happen. Follow their work and hire their expertise. You’ll receive an evocative story as a result.
@zeestermeester.bsky.social and @epistellar.bsky.social helped make that happen. Follow their work and hire their expertise. You’ll receive an evocative story as a result.
Not Compulsion Games, man. I started playing South of Midnight when it came out before work took over. That game is so special 😭
June 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Not Compulsion Games, man. I started playing South of Midnight when it came out before work took over. That game is so special 😭
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Art of the day
Guim Tió Zarraluki
Guim Tió Zarraluki
June 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Art of the day
Guim Tió Zarraluki
Guim Tió Zarraluki
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"fog is teeming with so much life that the researchers liken it to a vast aquatic ecosystem unto itself."
::makes book note::
futurism.com/science-ener...
::makes book note::
futurism.com/science-ener...
There's Something Living Inside Fog, Scientists Find
New research found that fog is rife with so much life that it's comparable to an ocean to an entire ocean in density.
futurism.com
June 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"fog is teeming with so much life that the researchers liken it to a vast aquatic ecosystem unto itself."
::makes book note::
futurism.com/science-ener...
::makes book note::
futurism.com/science-ener...
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I'm Kim, a fantasy illustrator looking for work/commissions. So if you want a banger mage come to me~!
Portfolio: www.kstramat.com
Email: [email protected]
Bi-Monthly Newsletter: www.kstramat.com/newsletter
Support me: patreon.com/kstramat or ko-fi.com/kstramat
Portfolio: www.kstramat.com
Email: [email protected]
Bi-Monthly Newsletter: www.kstramat.com/newsletter
Support me: patreon.com/kstramat or ko-fi.com/kstramat
September 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I'm Kim, a fantasy illustrator looking for work/commissions. So if you want a banger mage come to me~!
Portfolio: www.kstramat.com
Email: [email protected]
Bi-Monthly Newsletter: www.kstramat.com/newsletter
Support me: patreon.com/kstramat or ko-fi.com/kstramat
Portfolio: www.kstramat.com
Email: [email protected]
Bi-Monthly Newsletter: www.kstramat.com/newsletter
Support me: patreon.com/kstramat or ko-fi.com/kstramat
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the girl with the dragon boy
May 29, 2026 at 10:38 PM
the girl with the dragon boy
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So this is just to remind you that anything you get done under this evil regime is a miracle. That anything you do to push back against this regime is heroic. And that anything you do to preserve your safety and security and the safety and security of your loved ones and community is also heroic.
May 30, 2026 at 3:34 AM
So this is just to remind you that anything you get done under this evil regime is a miracle. That anything you do to push back against this regime is heroic. And that anything you do to preserve your safety and security and the safety and security of your loved ones and community is also heroic.
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Because “Reduce your Carbon Footprint”, while still a worthwhile effort, was essentially an astroturfed advertising campaign by BP to have individuals reduce their personal emissions through lifestyle choices while the oil industry continued to expand fossil fuel extraction infinitives.
how did we go from “reduce your carbon footprint” to building data centers everywhere
May 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Because “Reduce your Carbon Footprint”, while still a worthwhile effort, was essentially an astroturfed advertising campaign by BP to have individuals reduce their personal emissions through lifestyle choices while the oil industry continued to expand fossil fuel extraction infinitives.
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Happy Public Domain Day, gang! Nancy Drew, The Shadow, Japanese superhero Golden Bat, and Betty Boop (dog version) have all just had their copyrights expire.
Go nuts!
Go nuts!
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Happy Public Domain Day, gang! Nancy Drew, The Shadow, Japanese superhero Golden Bat, and Betty Boop (dog version) have all just had their copyrights expire.
Go nuts!
Go nuts!
Signed up to @gywo.bsky.social for 2026 with the goal to write 300k words! While it isn't the highest tier, it's still quite lofty for me as I want to make sure I'm balancing my time with learning to draw.
But I'm so excited to get my novel draft done and for so many other projects! #amwriting
But I'm so excited to get my novel draft done and for so many other projects! #amwriting
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Signed up to @gywo.bsky.social for 2026 with the goal to write 300k words! While it isn't the highest tier, it's still quite lofty for me as I want to make sure I'm balancing my time with learning to draw.
But I'm so excited to get my novel draft done and for so many other projects! #amwriting
But I'm so excited to get my novel draft done and for so many other projects! #amwriting
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everyone loves flying whales, right? 💙🐋
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
everyone loves flying whales, right? 💙🐋