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Destiny Howell

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MFA Grad at USF. ENNIE Award winning TTRPG Writer. Writer for One Shot Wonders and Perils & Princesses. Author of High Score and Second to None. destinyhowell.com 💜🖤🤍 Rep: Emily Mitchell (Wernick & Pratt)

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Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hey, I'm Destiny! I'm a middle grade novelist as well as a writer for TTRPGs and audio dramas!

I'm also never talking about theme parks as much as I want or playing as many TTRPGs! I always want to be talking to/working with more cool and creative people so feel free to drop a message in my DMs!

The cover of the TTRPG adventure Sweet Revenge.

The cover of the TTRPG adventure book One-Shot Wonders.

The cover of the audio drama podcast Absolutely No Adventures.

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 7h

We hit 91% overnight! We're into the single digits y'all! Almost there!

And today's fun fact is about an NPC originally from the OG version of the Hexwell Student tier one-shot perk who became an actual character in season 2!

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Morrigan (Bea's annoying Direbeak classmate from season 2) is named after a Direbeak NPC from a Hexwell one-shot I wrote for my friends on a trip (which is one of the crowdfunding perks!). When I had to name her i thought, "You already made up the perfect evil name. Just use it again."

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Trevor Fraley @illustrevor.bsky.social · 1d

Bringing back the blacktober classic. #kingdomhearts

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

I need to know what Bob Hoskins said to Princess Diana in front of Roger Rabbit at the London premiere of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988).

Bob Hoskins meets Princess Diana as a full size Roger Rabbit costumed character stands next to them.

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Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 1d

I want to see the Goosebumps musical an amount that would be embarassing if that were the sort of thing that embarassed me. More effort went into that soundtrack than I would have expected.

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 2d

We hit 80% yesterday so we are truly in the homestretch now! We also happen to be in the homestretch wrt putting the finishing touches on the Mazed and Confused special. Want to listen to it early? If you pledge at the Hexwell Chronomancer tier, you can!

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When I was first writing ANA, I made a big list of all the classis fantasy stories/tropes I wanted to ref (eg: Magic School, Wizard of Oz, Sword in the Stone) and The Chronicles of Narnia was on the list because that was one of my biggest gateways to fantasy! But I couldn't work it into season 1 so I made sure to get it into the wedding special.

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Paper Sword Games @paperswordgames.bsky.social · 2d

Saveseeker is in Steam Next Fest this week!

In our demo, you can explore the seasonally appropriate Badwoods and recruit the first ex-boss to your party, Taum Clawber 😼💥

Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 2d

I did this program! Jarod was my thesis advisor! You have so much flexibility to do cool, non-traditional stuff! My thesis was a visual novel fairy tale retelling I made in RenPy! If you're thinking about getting your CRW MFA, USF is worth checking out!

Jarod Roselló @jarodrosello.bsky.social · 2d

It’s application season! Come make comics with us in the MFA program in Creative Writing at USF.

For cartoonists and comics writers!
3-year program with no tuition, an annual stipend, health insurance, and teaching opportunities.

Questions? Email me at [email protected].

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 3d

It's #AudioDramaSunday and I'm blown away to announce that we leapfrogged over 75% last night. Less than a quarter to go before we fund--we're almost there y'all!

Today's fun fact is about our last special, which should get you hyped about our upcoming special, Mazed and Confused!

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In the wedding special, Ana's name is a double reference. First off, it's the abbreviation for the show which I thought was fun. But mainly, she's named that as a reference to Anastasia, giving a hint to her origins.

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 3d

Hey friends!!
I’m participating in a free Spooky Book Giveaway where you enter for a chance to win six spooky books, including a copy of my graphic novel THE GHOSTKEEPER!!

The winner will be selected on October 14th! 👻

Enter here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Spooky October Giveaway!

Hi there! This is a free giveaway for several awesome spooky books. The entry period for the giveaway is 10/1/25 to 10/14/25, at which point we'll select one lucky winner to receive the free bundle. Y...

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ToastyGhostey @toastyghostey.newgrounds.com · 4d

"The heroes defeat the king and stop the dragon."
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#art #design #deltarune

A purple and black worn out book. The text reads...
Hometown Publishing Classics
Gerson Boom
Lord of the Hammer
Book 1
The March of the Dark King
Edited by Annoying Dog
With Foreword by Alvin Boom

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Tiff 🔆 @tippanyakii.bsky.social · 3d

Finally finished my panel!!! Behold Her 🔥🗽

a picture of a stained glass window looking like a torch: parts are coloref green, orange, yellow, and clear

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Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 3d

Tiiiiiiiif!!! It looks so good!

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Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 3d

Hmm, do not care for that one bit!

Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 4d

Is that not how your pronounce beastiary???

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 4d

With 70% locked in, here's a fun fact about ANA's resident knight, Isadora, which also serves as a look into my writing process!

We're so close to our next big milestone (75%!) so if you like what we're doing here and have some cash to throw our way, we'd really appreciate it!

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I had a really solid plan for certain beats of Season 1 but I didn't plan for Isadora to have a whole wedding arc until I was writing it and then I was like, "Oh duh. What did you learn in your Shakespere class? Comedies end in weddings!" It was a great way to bring everything full circle and also give Sig a big exciting project to work on. It also meant I got to write the wedding special which is my favorite episode of the series!

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Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com · 4d

It’s Saturday here, so I am once again tapping the sign to remind you that my DMs are open to all new comics creators looking for feedback or advice on writing, art or the industry at large!

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Becca/Ari -✨Dawntrail ✨💖🐾🏳️‍🌈 @arianwen44.bsky.social · 11d

Day Four - Sphynx - you’re in her garden, of course she wants to ask you riddles. She’s got a whole book of them she’s been dying to try out! #MonsterMonth #MonsterMonth2025 #Octoberartchallenge #legend #mythology #sphynx #sphinx

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 5d

We are at 65% of our goal and today's fun fact is about my favorite joke in the entirety of ANA. Help us get funded for more very long walks to hyperspecific punchlines!

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I don't think I've ever taken a longer walk to get to a joke than revealing the origin of Sig's name in episode 9 and it's my favorite joke in the entire series. From the concept to the title of the episode, it all came to me in one burst while I was riding the bus to work and then I shaped the entire season to get there. I don't know if I'll ever be that funny ever again.

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JAYKALD!✨ @jaykald.bsky.social · 6d

KPop Demon Hunters 🥰 #HUNTR/X

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CrystalBeastie @crystalbeastie.bsky.social · Jun 27

#kpopdemonhunters

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Ryan Lynch @outridercreative.bsky.social · 5d

Cheese dungeon is starting to take shape. Usually I try and ground my location designs in real spaces but cheese dungeon begs to be gonzo, so going through every single room and trying to make it more weird. Is definitely a fun challenge.

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 6d

More of my IRL baked good adventures for today's fun fact! And now I wish I had some kouign amann! Or at least some bricohe. Man this show makes me hungry, lol.

Help us make more episodes to make everyone hungry! Support our crowd fund!

igg.me/at/anas3

Even though I lived in NYC for three years, I've never actually had a cronut--let alone an official one from Dominique Ansel's bakery. I have had his kouign amanns though and they're sooooo good.

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Mihgasper @mihgasper.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cinderella is the world most popular fairy tale for a reason. Enjoy vintage illustrations from the story by various artists:

#cinderella
#vintageillustration
#grimmsfairytales
#vintageart

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cinderella illustration robert anning bell

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Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone should let Blythe play more villains! She's great at it! Instantly got the camp to sincereity ratio down perfectly.

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 7d

We hit 60% yesterday! That's more than halfway there!

And you can check out the update on our crowdfundng page for an update with sneak peeks of the titles for the first two episodes of Season 3!

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Jack Malban, who plays Sterling, actually makes two appearances in ANA before he appears as Sterling--Once as the knight in the trailer and again in the post credits of Episode 6 as the mailmain that Luxe mugs!

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