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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean)

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Novelist, author of sci-fi action series Architects Of The Illusion (and others to come!). Canadian. Find my media-analysis articles, novels and other links: https://thegamerslookingglass.com/?page_id=398

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · Nov 19

www.amazon.com/dp/B09FF7XY66 My #scifi action/adventure epic Architects Of The Illusion is right here in physical & digital! Sweeping battles, derelict stations, emotionally compromised space birds and cosmic entities who are making life more metaphysically complex than said space birds would like.

Architects Of The Illusion

Visit Amazon's Architects Of The Illusion Page and shop for all Architects Of The Illusion books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Architects Of The Illusion

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 11h

This is Kalayaan from @talesofthebatala.bsky.social, who comes to learn that she can do horrifying things with her blood when under extreme emotional duress, like crafting bespoke weaponry of her own blood and bone. After years of slavery she knows just who to use this on. (Witch-adjacent enough?)

Black and white sketch of Kalayaan from Tales Of The Ba'tala, an anthropomorphic heroine with a metaspecies mix of vixen, raccoon, lizard and falcon, though due to her outfit you can only see the first two on display.

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 17h

Within four days I ordered, received and read Hour Of The Pumpkin Queen (which I only found out about while doing final edits on this) and edited in a section on it in this article. I guess the Looking Glass is doing free DLC drops now

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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 22h

don't feed the trolls (official US government information outlets)

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 1d

With great [follower counts and being a creator of media] there comes great [oh god if I move one step out of line they'll dogpile me like football]

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 1d

Asmongold is like all those disgusting trivia things you get in Banjo-Kazooie about how gross Gruntilda is, coalesced into an actual person.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2d

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 154:
Feed your writing daily. Feed it with fiction, non-fiction, news, games, theatre, films, art. Feed it with conversation. Feed it with experience. Feed it with curiosity. Don't expect to get anything out unless you also keep putting in.

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 2d

This was a validating read, to say the least.

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 3d

Every creator whose work changed someone's life, or gave them a space to vibe, or just put something from the heart into the world to be enjoyed, started out exactly where this person is saying to discourage them from trying.

I wish that person exactly whatever they wish upon new artists.

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 3d

Eva (chara in my pfp) has this damned-if-you-do-or-don't complex going on where she wants to be the one laying out the plan and being the tip of the spear...but also gets gutted by guilt over the consequences of stretching herself thin and holding herself responsible for everything.

Charlie Delta (has been a ghost this whole time! 👻) @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How is your character at taking orders?

Do they prefer that someone else make the decisions? Are they a rebel? Do they avoid the whole situation whenever possible? Would they rather be giving the orders?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 3d

Over the past five years or so I've noticed a lot fewer "here's the first of your [three or whatever] free articles, sub to support us if you like it :)" and a lot more "you will not receive a single sodden word until you pay us immediately, you unworthy SWINE" and idk I think this is a problem

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 3d

Talk about getting hosed

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 3d

Becoming increasingly wild-eyed as I painstakingly explain the complete timeline of the Ayreon Cinemusical Universe to people

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this is the kind of statement that if posted in a popular discord would definitely cause one of those SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING... moments

A snippet from my article about The Nightmare Before Christmas sequels where I call Jack Skellington the Super Mario of scenegoth

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 4d

For spooky month I've got a new article looking at a couple of the Nightmare Before Christmas sequels in various formats, and we ask ourselves the question: how does its medium impact a sequel's focus? 🎶 This is analysis, this is analysis 🎶 thegamerslookingglass.com?p=1028

Beyond The Forest: The Nightmare Before Christmas Sequels And The Adaptation Iris – The Gamer's Looking Glass

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Cashew @mintcashew.bsky.social · 4d

DOGGI MART

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 5d

I'm glad I found media and groups in my teens that funneled & encouraged me toward creating, but I feel the Hellaverse would have done the very same if it'd been around when I was a teen. I'd have fronted as a hellhound fursona with art and everything, & the fanfics I'd make would have been insane 😂

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 6d

Was at a friend's kid's birthday party and one of his relatives made a bespoke cake of @realgdt.bsky.social's Pacific Rim (everything one-of-a-kind handmade save for the figures). Talk about destructible art. 😀

Photo of a birthday cake themed around the movie Pacific Rim, with non-edible Kaiju and Jaeger figures atop an edible destroyed city of various chocolate. It's epic

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 7d

Media "discourse" is a tire fire nowadays because so many people have become allergic to parsing the extremely important difference between 'it's terrible' and 'it's not for me'.

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 7d

I legit didn't know this. It always confused me how Wins was so honestly passionate and far more media literate. I thought Sins was just a video creator making thoughtless, cynical trash despite being capable of so much more. But this makes so much more sense.

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 8d

Man. That is beautiful. The universe is fucking lit (literal, but also)

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 8d

I sincerely hope that when it happens, I find out via the Destiel meme

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 8d

Friend of mine has two kids, 4 and 1, and I am lowkey terrified of accidentally giving them a detrimental core memory like this lmao

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8d

These freaks keep getting on TV talking about opposing antifa and how they believe antifa wants to destroy them, and not a single person in mainstream media has asked or commented on what is the opposite of antifascism and who is threatened by antifascists

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 8d

Those first few nights after the weather turns and it's cold enough to finally put that extra layer back on your bed and you tuck in like HNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH YES

Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 8d

"Give our strongman the Nobel Peace Prize OR WE'LL FUCKING KILL YOU" sure is a stance