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Andrew Cain
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Indie writer, TTRPG designer for Tree and Tower Press.

A Foul Light Shines preview available on our Kofi.

https://ko-fi.com/tntpress

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrew-Cain/author/B07SPVDS53?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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Hey everyone new! Thought I'd do a little introduction for all the new #writingcommunity folks. I'm Andrew, author of A Foul Light Shines. Available as a weekly story on #Royalroad and a fully edited book on amazon. Comp, pitch, and info below!

Quick comp: Vox Machina, but far more wholesome.
I wish I could draw even bad art... making these silly A Foul Light Shines magic cards is fun. Maybe I'll make a whole set (and maybe try to make it somewhat balanced?, because the game designer in me wants it to be balanced.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
So. Dispatch, the telltale game esq game about a super hero call center... is absolutely phenomenal. It was the absolute breath of fresh air that I needed after the utter disappointment of bloodlines 2. Some folk are complaining about it being "too short"... but dude, its 30 dollars for 8 hours of
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ok. End of the year going into next year writing thoughts.

1. Its about time to get the final act of AFLS over for editing.
2. I need to finish the rewrite, and edits of Dog Walker.
3. Need to finish the rewrites and edits of Praise the Moon. I've been away from my urban fantasy for too long.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I started with pizza but, because of its nights and weekend shifts. When they didn't give a raise I switched to a grocery store. After college the job market sucked, so I stayed in retail moving up the ladder. Till they closed down the branch I managed. Got a job at a credit union after that.
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Free is free. Check it out.
A reminder that all my stuff is free.

It's on the blog: ddwardiswriting.blogspot.com.

It's on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/ddwardiswrit....

And it's on my webpage: ddwardiswriting.com.

No pay wall. No sign up required. Like my stuff? Read my stuff.
D.D. Ward is Writing | Patreon
Various salacious fiction
www.patreon.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.

So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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for the afternoon folks
It's my birthday. Please preorder my novella today.

Thread celebrating friend books later today.

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guitar-con...
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Glad to be considered a friend! If you can support any of these fine folks, please do. They've all got some great stories to tell.
Alright. Today is my birthday (and tbh it has sucked so far). But. I promised a thread of books by friends. And I am going to make good on that.

Please consider buying books from friends today. Thread below. Storefronts may vary. I'm just linking where I know the books are.
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reason #1 why "no cell phone policies" are bad at work. Member passes out and hits her head as she lands... no need to fuss about, just out with the phone, and 911 here we go.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I sometimes forget how good of a cook I am. This pork burrito bowl is fucking bomb.
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ya'll... fuck google's A.I. Overview. It convinced one of my members today that she could legally close her savings account. Which isn't possible, because its the share that holds the entire membership open.

Don't take legal advice from A.I. Just don't. Talk to a real human.
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Wife... sincerely what the fuck was up with the lightning in this second photo? Nyx looking like "Halp, my owner's part devil" with her dead pan look directly into the camera.
My puppy Nyx distracting me from my writing. She is my love bug and a big sweetie just like her sisters <3
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Still thinking about VtMB2... and the absolute disrespect that parent company Paradox published.

It was a shell of a game, that tossed around multiple terms never defined, with no characters or quests linked to its core concepts. Ultimately a letdown years in the making.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's a little strange how much attention is given to how many players are still playing a game. Especially story driven games. No shit 90+ percent of players have stopped playing. They beat the story...
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Nobody saw this because democratic establishment sucks, so posting again.
Two part post, but trust me it's good. I'm at my wife's grandmother's. Look here, normal bathroom. Aquatic picture, flowers, butterflys. Normal stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Two part post, but trust me it's good. I'm at my wife's grandmother's. Look here, normal bathroom. Aquatic picture, flowers, butterflys. Normal stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Two part post, but trust me it's good. I'm at my wife's grandmother's. Look here, normal bathroom. Aquatic picture, flowers, butterflys. Normal stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hey #maine did you know that Angus King plans to vote to reopen the government and damn the aca premiums fight? Think this is bullshit? Give him a call and an email. We should fight for a better tomorrow, not the fascist bullshit.
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Pelosi retiring. Yes please. Let's get some fresh faces here
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fuck yes, they just projected no one wins here in Maine. Fuck all ya'll conservatives trying to limit free and fair elections! Dirigo, as Maine goes, so does the nation.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Most days I wish I had millions of dollars so I could support my friends' writing and art. Today I wish I had millions of dollars so that I could just hire the Teen Vogue politics staff and let them keep writing.
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Weird ad 1 of 31 (yes, there'll be 31 despite it being a 30 day month) is up. Please help my trans self-discovery novella get to 69 preorders
The weird ads begin today. Whatever could this egg have to do with my book?📚💙💕

Maybe preorder Opus please? 🌈🚀💫 #BookSky 🌈📚

Signed copy: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon & get me a pretty banner: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Everywhere else: books2read.com/opus
November 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I have zero spoons left. Lots of knives and forks though. Hyundai has been perhaps the worst auto company to work with in any capacity.

If you wish to do a small act of kindness for me, go read any of my free stories or buy a book. Dead Mage Walking is free on itch, and AFLS on Royal Road.
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I did not enjoy "nobody sleeps in the woods tonight". Zero character focus. Lots of "artsy" shots. A pace that made frozen molasses seem fast. And the inexplicable choice to give an in depth explanation for the monsters origin that somehow still boiled down to magic space rock.
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM