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@codablue.bsky.social
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💅🏾 Narrative Designer | Illustrator | Voice Actor | Creative Consultant 💋 Menacing woman in games 🪚 Neo-Luddite (🚫"GenAI", "web3") 🗯️ Born 1995 + Not for kids 🔗 coda-blue.carrd.co

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Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Need a fast-paced horror thriller to liven up the middle of your week? THE DEVOURING is an edge-of-your-seat novel about a married couple who uncover an occult conspiracy at the heart of their city—and the malevolent god lurking beyond its veil. Get your copy! amshilling.com/books #booksky 💙📚
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Horror April 9, 2026 Future Projects The Heart Is a Weapon — third draft in-progress What the Iron Gave Us — first draft in-progress These Woods Have Teeth — on hold Mage WIP &#82…
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evan dahm @evandahm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
it is kind of wild how 'ai' was a perfectly useful term for decades in talking about npc behavior in video games and now you cant use it without seeming like youre flagging allegiance to the death cult
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Wolfborg (Chaplin) ❄️☕️ @wolfborg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I have been pressured into playing Shaq Fu for the SNES now before we end tonight, get in here!!!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
That's instantly become a favorite mechanic of mine in this style of RPG ever since I first came across it playing Shin Megami Tensei II. So let me just wishlist this real quick lmao
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You're a heartbreaker 😭
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Is that a natural log in your coin earnings 😭
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Humbly carrying "I got this [dies]" Wolfborg to victory
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This stream was an absolute Hall of Famer and I pray for the fate of the VOD lmfaooo
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Only for gambla hehehe lemme flip them channel points baybee 🤑
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Oh I'm bouta have an early dinner Thursday, b
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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
There are no video games without video game developers. Trillionaire corporations will continue to treat devs as line items on a balance sheet unless we fight back. Join us on August 18th to #SaveGameWorkers, as we rally across nine studios in the US and Canada. More location details to come soon.
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
2/2) Marg & her wife are also affordable freelance editors at Otherlands Editing & are taking clients If you're an indie fiction author or game dev & need professional help with your story, check them out! Please share both posts. Thank you for helping if you can. 🙏🏽
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Fiction Services - Otherlands Editing
Fiction Services Outlining Services If you are in the early stages of your project and have your characters, worldbuilding, and major plot points planned, Margaret can help break down your project int...
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
1/2) For my bday today, I wanna help a local indie: @ivyquinnauthor13.bsky.social Marg suddenly lost ALL federal student aid in a OBBB/HR1 update, leaving her, her wife & 2 pets in a freefall Sending even $5 to her $1.6k crowdfund goes to keep them housed 1 month more while they figure this out. +
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Donate to Help Grad Student who Lost FAFSA Funds Avoid Eviction, organized by Margaret Bates
My name is Margaret Bates. I am a third-year graduate student… Margaret Bates needs your support for Help Grad Student who Lost FAFSA Funds Avoid Eviction
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miseri @miseri.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
hm, what to say...what to say... #screenshotsaturday #otome
girl named Eros says, "Gabriel, dude, I gotta say..." in front of an aspiring high school dropout standing in a graveyard. her choices are "Respectfully, you're an asshole"; "I'm pretty sure you're an asshole"; and "You're an effing asshole."
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I looove how you do watercolors 😩 If you ever, the day you open up shop for commissions and the day I have extra cash like that, I'm buying something 🙏🏾
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
(God, I was gonna crosspost what I threw up on Tumblr here too some weeks ago, but I was literally like "What if I just save time and take a screenshot so I can get back to writing" lmfao. I was genuinely going to do THIS like a LUNATIC, instead of just idk linking the damn post or uploading here:)
Screenshot of a post from my coda-blue Tumblr blog (https://www.tumblr.com/coda-blue/821044454669582336/to-all-my-fans).

Post is titled "VGen Soft Launch" in spaced out, all capital letters typewriter font, and the following text reads:

"I'm soft launching my VGen for character art. [hyperlink: https://vgen.co/CodaBlue] I've got an upcoming cost to pay, so anybody who wants to comm me for some (1) $$-$$$ fully-custom digital character art, (2) weirdness and freedom with a Surprise Me/Skeb-style piece, or (3) just or tip me $5 for a silly doodle, head on over and take a look.

"I will be adding new services soon-ish as well, (YCH, ref sheets, short story writing commissions, etc...) so be sure to follow my VGen if you have an account and want to be notified."

Below is a thumbnail grid of commissioned and original illustrations done by me in the past 3 years, presented here in unfortunately shrunken size and low resolution, and surely crunched further by Bluesky compression, lol

From left to right, top to bottom: A witch in a hat (fan art of @foleso.bsky.social's OC); A man in white with an albino peacock; A badly-cropped art of a daimyo (fan art of @wolfborg.bsky.social); Two men in pjs and love (fan art of "Of Sense and Soul" for @forsythiaprod.bsky.social); A woman and man watch something while eating Christmas treats (birthday gift for @mikeyoungvo.bsky.social); A ghoulish Pokemon Trainer cooks curry for an Eiscue (for @baiyu.tofu.rocks); Gekko from Valorant commission; Man in pansexual pride colors with his cat (promo art of "Something's Wrong with Sunny Day Jack" for @snaccpopstudios.bsky.social); Doodle of a guy in a t-shirt that reads in all caps "I'm a performative male and you can see me perform at the Booty Bar Dec 16-18 @ 8:40"
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Separately, an update: My little fee hiccup has long since been sorted out thanks to doing some paid writing last month. 🎉 This doesn't mean you can't throw me an art comm if you still want to (or can; I know for many the job market is hella buns rn)! It just means urgency is no longer relevant. 😌🙌🏽
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Last month's devlog will be two weeks late because I love creating more than telling you that I do lmao I'll get it up once I pull away from everything else. On my own, I've got the drive to do one single thing at a time lol
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What is this, a pregnancy? How come I'm 9 months late?! 😭 It's time I have a listen and see if you're doing more!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
(Is this how I find out there's a solar eclipse?!) Happy Birthday to Yuu! And her wicked transformation! ✌🏾😈
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Steph 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | Editor 🦦✍️ @ottersediting.com · 11/08/2026
I've been trying to keep track of them in this moderation list and you can block them all in one go. I got some new ones added today as well. Tell me if you spot one as well!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
😩 Every element of this is fantastic. I have plenty here to look at and marvel. Even in the flattest plane of color, his skin, you leave something subtle and perceptual to enjoy. Someone else said it: those textures!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Very useful! One point: The ex. of the 3 cats where the one in red is meant to be standout doesn't quite land as the dark brown cat in light green is of more striking contrast than the other 2. I noticed lefty first! It still supports their point on surrounding colors, just differently!
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Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It's officially my birthday! 37 years means I get 37 wishes, right? jk jk I do not need or want anything, but if you're feeling up for it, a kind word about my book would go a long way—such as a rec to a friend/family member, a review on Goodreads or StoryGraph, or a repost of the ongoing sale. ❤️
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Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's my birthday this week! To celebrate, the eBook of THE DEVOURING is on sale for $0.99 between August 3-9. If you've been thinking of buying it but haven't had a chance yet, now's the perfect time! 💙📚 Links to buy are on my website: amshilling.com/books/the-devouring/
BIRTHDAY WEEK SALE
AUGUST 3-9

To celebrate my 37th birthday, THE DEVOURING eBook is only $0.99.

THE DEVOURING
A. M. SHILLING

married villain protagonists
unreliable narrators
a dangerous criminal underworld
occult conspiracies
an incomprehensible eldritch god
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I know this is right up your alley, @just-write-studios.itch.io
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miseri @miseri.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
~1 MORE WEEK BEFORE THE DEADLINE CLOSES! Thanks to all who auditioned! Im here a bit early to say that I only received a small number of submissions for Josephine and Briar. So if you or anyone you know might be interested, come give it a shot 💋 (and a voice director has been found, btw!)
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miseri @miseri.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
💋 UNPAID CASTING CALL (1M, 2F, 1Any) Deadline -- August 5th at 11:59PM EDT/UTC-4 Looking for volunteers to help provide FULL voice acting for short romcom VN, Hello Counsel 💋 POC VAs are strongly encouraged to apply! I'm also in search of voice directors! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Hello Counsel 💋 - Casting Call
━━━━━━━━━━ ⋆ ˚。 ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚。 ⋆ ━━━━━━━━━━ Hello there! My name is Miseri, and thank you for your interest in the casting call for the romcom visual novel, Hello Counsel 💋! This is an UNPAID casting call ...
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
1) Well your clips sold me on your demo! 😂 2) Totally agree. I hope this reminds folks to think simultaneously as a dev & player 3) Oh trust: your care and joy shine through & does not go unnoticed nor unappreciated. I don't think anyone can overdo it on charm. I'd rather more of it than less! 💁🏾‍♂️
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ooo you let your people know they have it good, lol I've never heard of a kouign-amann before! But with the recipe you posted below, I'm determined to try it for myself. Thanks for sharing!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
To those engaging in vns in good faith: Find excitement in art across different mediums in general! Your imagination grows when you feed it. Animation & storyboards, film & photography, video, theater, comics, etc. Your internal visualization from novels, radio, etc. Explore and call upon it all.
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Something else that I just want to touch on overall is that I find your direction so engaging because you are /not/ afraid to be /fun/. Yes, it's a lot of programming work with all that sprite and camera movement. But you /want/ the cinema, the whimsy, the creativity, the rapture. So you push it. +
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So I need to play "Where the Day Springs Red" as well! Your "Balance" section I love especially. You acknowledge that the player comes with their own intuition and expectations, and your respect for our intelligence & agency is in your planning. The caption for Marshall falling exemplifies this. +
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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
OK by a little something I meant a 35-page guide to some scene direction stuff complete with video examples. It covers some basics for working with sprites, framing and balancing scenes, shifting focus, and translating actions. I hope it's OK! #visualnovel #vndev www.patreon.com/just_a_carro...
A collage-style image of visual novel screenshots around a Tomodachi Life screenshot with an arm directing a character. The text says "Scene Direction in Visual Novels."
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Woah woah woah Don't cut the line, man
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labyrinthe.exe | COMMS OPEN @labyrinthe-exe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
hi! have to move pretty abruptly, so i'm doing some ko-fi skeb comms in a pwyw format in order to afford it. goal is 3k but reposting and sharing is really appreciated! thank you <3 ko-fi.com/labyrintheex...
Commission Sheet with purple gingham flower borders with a ko-fi link 
https://ko-fi.com/labyrintheexe/commissions

So, I'm moving pretty abruptly because of some unfortunate circumstances. I really need the help to get on my feet and cover the costs that are way more expensive than I realized as I've never lived on my own before. So I'll be offering PWYW skeb sketch commissions on ko-fi! Sharing/Reposting is much appreciated! GOAL: $3000

Examples - $15+ PWYW Head Shots 
Icon 1 - purple haired girl with purple eyes and pale skin 
Icon 2 - mint green haired boy with black colored eyes, pale skin, and blood splatter on his face 
Icon 3 - pale boy with red eyes and facial piercings 

EXAMPLES - $30+ PWYW Half Body
Icon 1 - cropped torso of a boy wearing black vest, silver studded belt, fishnet shirt 
Icon 2 - cropped enby wearing striped shirt and graphic tee with ripped black shorts and patterned leggings
Icon 3 - cropped man in a silver glitter halter dress and silver earrings
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Studio Ephua 🦋 Play SOLOMANIA on Itch.io! @studioephua.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Are you a game developer? Do choices matter in your game? Sign ups for the 2026 edition of the successful Choose Wisely Festival and Showcase are now open! Join us in celebrating branching narrative games! Open globally to developers of all sizes. 📝 cutt.ly/CWF26DevSignUp #ChooseWiselyFestival
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Yeah, game jams are def another work commitment as well. BUT it's important to have a creative outlet for yourself too, especially when you're working so hard out of necessity. I really do hope you're able to find a balance soon, whatever you choose to do. There'll never /not/ be game jams!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
You can qualify further what you are or are doing if you feel the need (e.g. "hobbyist dev", "technical artist in games", "game design student", etc.) but like Do you /want/ to be a game dev?🤷🏾‍♀️ You might enjoy being in a game jam anyway if you wanna experience being part of a (hopefully solid) team!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The answer to every question on self-labelling is based on (1) whether you are doing the thing, and (2) if it's clearly in your intent to call yourself that. You're making games? You are a game dev. Doing something that contributes to its creation? You were part of the game development.
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
(Awful lmao the volume is a mess. I will do future tests and see if it's tied to my computer audio levels.) (... But he's lookin big. MMMMM he's lookin mean. WHOOO he's lookin hot. Oh yeah. Oh YEEHAW)
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
(Testing if pasting a video directly from screen capture works, volume and all.)
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Fuuuck, I'll have to beg my NY friend to see youuuu AUUUGH 🫸🏾😩🫷🏾
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Me during 4th of July
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Giving this Invincible plague meme away to all fandoms and group chats for free
Screenshots of scenes from season 4, episode 3 of the animated series Invincible.

Panel 1: Inside a space ship, Nolan/Omni-Man says with arms crossed and a frustrated expression, "I understand we're a plague"

Panel 2: But Nolan continues, stating resolutely, "To us, it was our duty." Standing beside him, his friend Allen the Alien stares in bewilderment.
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The way clowns and clown subtypes have invaded my year lmao #shitpost
Screenshots of scenes from season 4, episode 3 of the animated series Invincible.

Panel 1: Poorly painted over to look like he is cosplaying Pierrot from the 18+ horror yandere visual novel The Freak Circus (https://garula.itch.io/the-freak-circus), Nolan/Omni-Man says with arms crossed and a frustrated expression, "I understand we're a plague"

Panel 2: But Nolan-as-Pierrot continues, stating resolutely, "To us, it was our duty." Standing beside him, his friend Allen the Alien stares in bewilderment.
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I love following you.
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Prince Rosalium, Parfum Nostalgique Dev🌹✨️ @princerosalium.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
my free zine on how to make physical copies of your games priro.itch.io/holdingthebaby
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HOLDING THE BABY: how to make and distribute physical games in the age of digital download dominance by Priro.pro
A guide to making and distributing physical copies of your games!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yes! It's a big puzzle of possibilities! But your decisions look amazing in the end, and the person who commissioned this one has to be overjoyed ✌🏾 Thank you for sharing!
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Coda @codablue.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Damn, but this looks crazy cool! The challenge paid off! I especially love how you handled the cut of the gem, the cards collar, the recessed knee design, and the lil detail that one rose cuff is red and the other's black. You're making me wanna get back into Digimon 😩🤌🏾
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