vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Authors, what is the most work you have done before even starting your first page of your first draft? I am about to make an entire RPG board game before writing a single letter of my first draft #writing #authors #authorquestions 220
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Been reading dungeon crawler Carl and it has inspired me to work on a roguelike crawler. No idea if I will finish it, but this is a quick preview of the progress 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Trying to look at objects and stuff and break them down into shapes while learning to draw. Honestly pretty proud of joltik and the gnome. If you told me I would actually be happy with something I drew just a week ago, I would have laughed you out of the room #drawing #learningtodraw 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I am starting my journey into drawing. And while I am terrible at it, even the bad illustrations are better than anything AI could create. Hoping to be able to share the project I am working on in a few months, it is going to be awesome #drawing #fuckai 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I absolutely hate when people brush stuff off and say “it was a different time” when referencing things from decades ago. We are all human. We have always been human. I don’t care what social norms were previously. Compassion isn’t new. Empathy isn’t some shiny new concept. It’s always been 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 12/02/2026If you use one of those randomly generated passwords from google, the chances of your cat running across your keyboard and typing the password correctly is higher than if you came up with a password from a known word or phrase. Google is run by cats who want to hack your accounts. #conspiracy 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 12/02/2026What are your go-to movie soundtracks? I love having tavern music in the background when hosting game nights, tho I never thought to use them while writing. Definitely going to try that, thanks! 100
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I do have an iPhone and had no idea about the background sound widget, thank you so much for that info! I will definitely look into that 110
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Rain is such a good, calming background, I like it! What kind of noise cancelling headphones do you have? I have only used ones that were more earbuds, which never worked well. The over the head ones are always a bit pricey for me to want to try out without knowing if they are good. 110
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Question to all the writers on bluesky: do you listen to music while you write? And if so, what kind of music? I have been trying to find a good background to get me in the mood and maybe be a similar tone for the piece I am writing. #writingcommunity #booksky #writing 240
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 01/02/2026First drafts don't need to be perfect. They just need to exist. #writing #sundaymotivation #writingcommunity 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Just had a 3 hour long session of heroscape with a group of guys I met through the heroscape subreddit. I have really bad social anxiety, but pushed through it and had an absolute blast, and hoping to be a regular at their game nights. You can do anything. You deserve everything. 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Only visual I have are piercing blue eyes for the dentist, and of course straight, white teeth But for the mother and sister, no ideas, will most likely keep it ambiguous since the dentist only cares about baby teeth 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Is Melania’s movie going to be so bad and cringe that we will find a new respect for Gal Gadot? Probably not, but it gives us a new contender for worst actress ever 000
Reposted by vanikin3Jeff Galvin @docgalvin64.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I truly cannot think of any movie I would care less to see than this waste of celluloid. 12264689466
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I am still trying to figure out a good motivation for the dentist and why he collects teeth, might watch a few Criminal Minds episodes for inspiration lol Currently I only have the dentist, his next victim, and the victim's sister, where the dentist and victim meet through online dating D: 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Forcing myself to write 2 minutes for every 1 minute I doomscroll. Which I have found has helped me put my phone down and stop catastrophizing, and have helped me write more! How about you? 120
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 27/01/2026There was a submission shared by Authors Publishing for horror, where the subject is teeth and they are looking for creepy and eerie, not gory. So I am writing about a dentist who preys on single moms of toddlers and collects baby teeth. It definitely gives me the creeps just thinking about it lol 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 26/01/2026My toxic trait is thinking that I could be able to make enough money as a writer to survive, even though I have not had any work published. Confident? Yeah. Arrogant? Probably. Hubris? Most definitely. 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The insecure make it everyone’s problem. #sixwordstory #writing #6wordstory 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The fact that ICE has now murdered two people in broad daylight (who the two people were in no way threatening the ICE agents who pulled the trigger) and there are no disciplinary actions on the agents is bat shit insane. How do you peacefully protest a regime that is hellbent on killing? 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 25/01/2026That is a great question, and hoping to discover a definitive answer after I submit a few pieces. Currently my answer is that the writing has been edited and proof read two or three times. But I am sure there are a lot more intricacies that I will find along the way. 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Authors of bluesky, what tips do you have for someone who is looking to get published in a literary magazine? My goal for 2026 is to get a single work published, doesn’t matter if I am paid or not, I just want to see a work of mine with a collection of others. #writing #writingcommunity #booksky 030
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Orders are ephemeral, decisions are permanent. #sixwordstory #writing #6wordstory 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Why is it so hard to write natural, flowing dialogue? I have discovered that I am a terrible conversationalist. I would like to apologize to my girlfriend, exes, all of my friends, and those who I have been on a date with. I’m boring as hell. #writingcommunity #booksky #writing 050
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 22/01/2026“I’m dreaming, right?” He pinched himself. #sixwordstory #writing #6wordstory 020
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Not sure how much you are into heavier music, but Landmvrks, Bury Tomorrow and Currents are 3 super good and underrated bands 110
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Bloggers of bluesky, how often do you revisit your older blog posts to edit and update them? Or do you treat those posts as final once they are published? #blogging 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 21/01/2026While the weather in the southwest can be volatile, knowing that Ted Cruz is leaving the state before a storm hits has me worried for the outcome. Stocking up on blankets, food, books and candles to get through the worst of it 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 20/01/2026My goal for February is to start with one word written in my novel and double it every day. I should be able to complete it by the end of the month with over a million words 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Working through cancelling subscriptions and creating a tight budget for the new year due to job insecurity. Why is living so damn expensive? Money is fake, shareholders provide no value. Let us live free and happy 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Persuading Your Coworkers Through Authentic Interactions Have you ever needed to ask someone for assistance? Or reach out to a higher up you have never spoken to? Leverage these five strategies to help manage the anxiety of the conversations and have positive outcomes.vanikin3.comPersuading Your Coworkers Through Authentic InteractionsHave you ever needed to ask someone for assistance? Or reach out to a higher up you have never spoken to? Leverage these five strategies to help manage the anxiety of the conversations and have positive outcomes. 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I started playing Fallout: New Vegas again, and hot damn what a good game. The environment, characters, weapons, it feels so good running around the Mojave #videogames #fallout 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 16/01/2026It's Here. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a Unique and Astounding Entry to the Series vanikin3.com/2026/01/16/i... 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 15/01/202628 Years Later: The Bone Temple is incredible. Such an amazing follow-up to 28 Years Later, I have not been this excited for a franchise in a while. Highly recommend everyone who loved 28 Years Later to get out to theaters or to pirate the movie, it is absolutely worth every second. #movie 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I am going to be watching 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple in less than an hour. I am so fucking excited!! Been waiting for this movie since 28 Years Later finished, I absolutely adore the world being built in these movies 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Instead of writing anything today, I scrolled bluesky and saw all of the other writers talk abut their works, how much they wrote today, what they are about to publish, etc. Which for some reason made me feel productive. Am I doing this right? #writing #booksky 030
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Writer’s block is the dumbest thing. I had the drive to write tonight, but nothing came out. I rewrote the same 3 lines about a dozen times over the course of an hour before calling it quits. Maybe tomorrow will be a more fruitful day #writing #writingcommunity 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Watched Sinners last night, and wow, what a fantastic movie. Incredible story, phenomenal acting, amazing music. This movie is an absolute must see #moviesky 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 10/01/2026I have the next week off from work. I am hoping to be super productive and write a bunch. But most likely I will doomscroll and disassociate :( 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Dont get me wrong, I think baby dick Trump was always going to cause a mess on the world stage due to being a pawn for Putin. But the fact that it has escalated so fast to distract us from the Epstein files is insane. What the fuck is this timeline? Let me out 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 07/01/2026A Match Made In Heaven by Architects Downfall by Architects Both off the same, incredible album, highly recommend 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I absolutely LOVED 28 years later and I am so excited for The Bone Temple to come out next week. Glad to hear you are enjoying it! 040
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Pokemon trainers of bluesky, what is one of your favorite Pokemon that you wish got more love? Be it in official merch, or just within the community as a whole. For me it would be Galvantula. I know it has some love, but I want official merch outside of the plush. Gimme a tshirt! #pokemon 010
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 07/01/2026What do you do when you feel super burned out? I’ve had no energy to do anything after work recently and I am kicking myself for not writing more. I know I should cut myself some slack, and it can take years to recover from burnout, but I don’t have years unfortunately. I got a week lol 000
vanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Not a lot of things make me feel out of touch with how time progresses. But Rogue One’s 10th anniversary?!? I feel like I saw that movie in theaters just yesterday 130
