Helen Savore (she/her)
@paperninja.bsky.social
A recovering engineer unfolding legends in story, table, and paper.
Chronically ill writer when I can, playing Pathfinder and folding too many cranes otherwise.
Figuring it out.
https://helensavore.com/
Chronically ill writer when I can, playing Pathfinder and folding too many cranes otherwise.
Figuring it out.
https://helensavore.com/
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Authors: promote your books
you do a big thing. you post about big thing. people get excited about big thing. you assume everybody knows big thing. you feel weird continuing to talk about big thing because you don't want to be annoying.
then your friend comes in weeks later like "wait! you did big thing???" and it's nice.
then your friend comes in weeks later like "wait! you did big thing???" and it's nice.
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Authors: promote your books
I really hate that GenAI has ruined the word vibe.
I can't say anymore is this a good vibe? I'm getting good vibes from this. I just want a vibe check.
These morons are vibe coding or whatever and leaving slop all over the systems that run our fucking world.
I can't say anymore is this a good vibe? I'm getting good vibes from this. I just want a vibe check.
These morons are vibe coding or whatever and leaving slop all over the systems that run our fucking world.
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I really hate that GenAI has ruined the word vibe.
I can't say anymore is this a good vibe? I'm getting good vibes from this. I just want a vibe check.
These morons are vibe coding or whatever and leaving slop all over the systems that run our fucking world.
I can't say anymore is this a good vibe? I'm getting good vibes from this. I just want a vibe check.
These morons are vibe coding or whatever and leaving slop all over the systems that run our fucking world.
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stop spending money on live action remakes
start spending money on original animation and give me and my friends jobs again
start spending money on original animation and give me and my friends jobs again
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
stop spending money on live action remakes
start spending money on original animation and give me and my friends jobs again
start spending money on original animation and give me and my friends jobs again
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I love books but is reading really doing all that much for you if it hasn't taught you not to characterise systematic societal issues as personal moral failings
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I love books but is reading really doing all that much for you if it hasn't taught you not to characterise systematic societal issues as personal moral failings
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This bundle has been going well and we appreciate everyone who's purchased it! And if you haven't, you're missing out on 7 holiday themed stories featuring trans and nonbinary characters for only $3!
That's a lot for a little, check it out
itch.io/b/3419/trans...
That's a lot for a little, check it out
itch.io/b/3419/trans...
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This bundle has been going well and we appreciate everyone who's purchased it! And if you haven't, you're missing out on 7 holiday themed stories featuring trans and nonbinary characters for only $3!
That's a lot for a little, check it out
itch.io/b/3419/trans...
That's a lot for a little, check it out
itch.io/b/3419/trans...
Is it really a decision if you haven't agonized over it for 20 minutes?
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Is it really a decision if you haven't agonized over it for 20 minutes?
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Private equity needs to be removed from society.
Last month, Denny's was bought out by private equity in a $620 million deal.
Now the company is closing 150 locations.
It's the latest chain to be swallowed by private equity and see numerous workers lose their jobs.
Now the company is closing 150 locations.
It's the latest chain to be swallowed by private equity and see numerous workers lose their jobs.
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Private equity needs to be removed from society.
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Mystery stuff is the worst thing to us AI chatbots for like even if you accept they have a place somewhere (don't) like.. if you've played with them, you KNOW the thing they're horrible at is building and resolving mysteries. They're like JJ Abrams in a Box.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is interested in finding ways to incorporate AI chatbots into gameplay
He cites examples such as players interacting with in-game AI partners to solve cases in mystery games
automaton-media.com/en/news/drag...
He cites examples such as players interacting with in-game AI partners to solve cases in mystery games
automaton-media.com/en/news/drag...
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is interested in finding ways to incorporate AI chatbots into gameplay - AUTOMATON WEST
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii talks about his interest in using AI chatbot technology in mystery games.
automaton-media.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Mystery stuff is the worst thing to us AI chatbots for like even if you accept they have a place somewhere (don't) like.. if you've played with them, you KNOW the thing they're horrible at is building and resolving mysteries. They're like JJ Abrams in a Box.
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This guy looks like he’s about to give you finger guns and go “aaaaaay”
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This guy looks like he’s about to give you finger guns and go “aaaaaay”
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Not to be salty on a Saturday, but just listened to a podcast with a very famous SFF author exploring books he's loved & been inspired by. He said a couple of times how very widely he reads...
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Not to be salty on a Saturday, but just listened to a podcast with a very famous SFF author exploring books he's loved & been inspired by. He said a couple of times how very widely he reads...
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
In a sense I'm still recovering from my recent bout with (short) covid... so I try to sometimes just give myself a moment of quiet.
Allow myself to think without distractions.
But, I always fall asleep.
Allow myself to think without distractions.
But, I always fall asleep.
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In a sense I'm still recovering from my recent bout with (short) covid... so I try to sometimes just give myself a moment of quiet.
Allow myself to think without distractions.
But, I always fall asleep.
Allow myself to think without distractions.
But, I always fall asleep.
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It's not our fault the whole scene is A MESS. If you are an artist too you aren't failing. The whole industry is getting messed up right now!!
I know a lot of the times I feel like "why am I not good enough?"
We are good enough. they are trying to hire NOBODY
I know a lot of the times I feel like "why am I not good enough?"
We are good enough. they are trying to hire NOBODY
For those not in those circles, I just need to remind you that losing a job to AI is not a vibes based idea. We are being told explicitly by art directors that we are being weighed against AI for jobs, people on teams fighting against the AD and you. It sucks. It’s demoralizing.
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It's not our fault the whole scene is A MESS. If you are an artist too you aren't failing. The whole industry is getting messed up right now!!
I know a lot of the times I feel like "why am I not good enough?"
We are good enough. they are trying to hire NOBODY
I know a lot of the times I feel like "why am I not good enough?"
We are good enough. they are trying to hire NOBODY
Two wrongs don't make a right.
But three rights do make a left.
But three rights do make a left.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Two wrongs don't make a right.
But three rights do make a left.
But three rights do make a left.
Tmw you hit that point in a series and you gotta ask, are we the bad guys?
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tmw you hit that point in a series and you gotta ask, are we the bad guys?
Is it just me or does Moonrise have flashbacks within flashbacks?
Isn't your favorite book The Hero and the Crown?
Touche.
Isn't your favorite book The Hero and the Crown?
Touche.
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Is it just me or does Moonrise have flashbacks within flashbacks?
Isn't your favorite book The Hero and the Crown?
Touche.
Isn't your favorite book The Hero and the Crown?
Touche.
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Lot of Right Wingers talk about the dangers of Empathy including Elon Musk.
In the movie Downfall about Hitler's final days he says "Compassion is a primal sin"
When we compare the modern Republican party to Nazi's ; it is not hyperbole.
In the movie Downfall about Hitler's final days he says "Compassion is a primal sin"
When we compare the modern Republican party to Nazi's ; it is not hyperbole.
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Lot of Right Wingers talk about the dangers of Empathy including Elon Musk.
In the movie Downfall about Hitler's final days he says "Compassion is a primal sin"
When we compare the modern Republican party to Nazi's ; it is not hyperbole.
In the movie Downfall about Hitler's final days he says "Compassion is a primal sin"
When we compare the modern Republican party to Nazi's ; it is not hyperbole.
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Shopping small is meaningful!
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Shopping small is meaningful!
You know, could the electric company take the money they're funneling into their monthly "tips and tricks" newsletter also filled with "boo hoo, this is why energy hard and profits aren't supposed to cover upgrades, additional fees are!" into lowering our rates?
Profits are for CEOs of course!!!
Profits are for CEOs of course!!!
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
You know, could the electric company take the money they're funneling into their monthly "tips and tricks" newsletter also filled with "boo hoo, this is why energy hard and profits aren't supposed to cover upgrades, additional fees are!" into lowering our rates?
Profits are for CEOs of course!!!
Profits are for CEOs of course!!!
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Aloe Leshy
Did you know I illustrated over 60 leshy monsters+ancestries for a ttrpg book? XD
For 2e and 5e!
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404658/the-botanical-bestiary
Did you know I illustrated over 60 leshy monsters+ancestries for a ttrpg book? XD
For 2e and 5e!
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404658/the-botanical-bestiary
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Aloe Leshy
Did you know I illustrated over 60 leshy monsters+ancestries for a ttrpg book? XD
For 2e and 5e!
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404658/the-botanical-bestiary
Did you know I illustrated over 60 leshy monsters+ancestries for a ttrpg book? XD
For 2e and 5e!
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404658/the-botanical-bestiary
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It's interesting the amount of time given to hypothetical inequality by people who entirely ignore actual inequality and abuse.
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
It's interesting the amount of time given to hypothetical inequality by people who entirely ignore actual inequality and abuse.
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I remember when “what’s your zombie apocalypse plan?” Was like a quirky conversation starter on dates. And you’d be judged a bit for being unprepared.
Turns out everyone would actually pretend the zombies didn’t exist, weren’t that bad, zombies do zombies!
Turns out everyone would actually pretend the zombies didn’t exist, weren’t that bad, zombies do zombies!
There are so many colds and bugs flying around and so few people masking that I can’t help but think a majority of folks would be the person who hides their zombie bite from the other survivors in a zombie apocalypse.
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I remember when “what’s your zombie apocalypse plan?” Was like a quirky conversation starter on dates. And you’d be judged a bit for being unprepared.
Turns out everyone would actually pretend the zombies didn’t exist, weren’t that bad, zombies do zombies!
Turns out everyone would actually pretend the zombies didn’t exist, weren’t that bad, zombies do zombies!
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