Antony Johnston

Antony Johnston

@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

Atomic Blonde, Can You Solve the Murder, The Dog Sitter Detective, The Exphoria Code, The Organised Writer, Resident Evil Village, etc. I write all the things. Reps: http://antonyjohnston.com/contact

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Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

There is nothing quite like thinking, "I should make a document detailing [thing] before it all gets too unwieldy to remember", opening my docs ready to do so, and… discovering that I already made it six months ago, and all I need to do now is update it 😁

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Jesse Thorn
@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

So we're doing "first 5 RPGs I played", is it. In order: 1. Middle Earth Role Playing (original version) 2. Dungeons & Dragons (basic & advanced) 3. Tunnels & Trolls 4. Traveller 5. Advanced Fighting Fantasy …it was England in the mid-1980s, there weren't a whole lot of RPGs one *could* play…! 😂🎲

Iain McAllister@giantbrain.co.uk

First 5 TTRPGs I played (well mostly ran) 1) Advanced Fighting Fantasy (at school) 2) Deadlands (university from here on) 3) WFRP 2nd Edition 4) 7th Sea 5) Dogs in the Vineyard (actually a player in this)

Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

I should add that I didn't play any of these for very long, mostly because I swiftly realised I didn't like overly crunchy rules, and also thought I could do better. Story of my life 😂 So my friends and I moved on to other games, and for years I also used to write and run my own systems.

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The Lever
@levernews.com

You asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️

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Tony Sindelar
@tonysindelar.bsky.social

I have exactly 7 days left on my kickstart campaign for my self published RPG adventure! The campaign has been going great which has allowed me to commission art to really enhance things. Check out this sweet cover art by Fred Zinn: These dapper goblins need a... favor? Interior art coming soon!

Tony Sindelar@tonysindelar.bsky.social

I'm doing a thing! I'm crowdfunding $$ to self publish a little RPG adventure I wrote. More info at: tonypartykill.com

tonypartykill.comTony Sindelar presents: Tag O’Keene’s Final RestA spooky adventure by Tony Sindelar from the Total Party Kill actual play podcast.
Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

The AAA industry continues on its path towards becoming SSS: sports, sequels, and shooters. And some of those games are good, sure. But when they're all that remains in the big-budget space, it's no wonder most of the interesting work these days is being created by indie studios.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

BREAKING: Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs and shutting down BioWare, the legendary development studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comElectronic Arts to Cut 400 Jobs, Shut Down BioWareThe next ‘Mass Effect’ will be canceled as part of the layoffs
Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

I get a dozen AI-generated scam emails every day, as do most authors I know. It's hard to see how they can possibly be profitable… until you read a piece like this. Truly eye-opening.

Oisín McGann@oisinmcgann.bsky.social

If you’re an author who’s been receiving verbose AI scam emails on a daily basis, and you’re wondering how gullible and ego-driven people think you are, this article helps to explain them. Sadly, they are successful enough to have been built into a big business. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

thedial.worldThe Lucrative World of Literary Scams — The DialWhy writers are the perfect target.
Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

A new NAP COMIX collection! I backed this the moment I got the alert in my inbox. The first book was wonderful, I can't wait for this one.

Rachael Smith@rachaelsmith.bsky.social

Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! The Kickstarter campaign for NAP COMIX: FIRST STEPS, the newest volume collecting the Nap Comix webcomics in beautiful paperback book form, IS HERE! tinyurl.com/firststepsbook I'm so excited!

Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

One of the best things about being a writer is that reading is legitimately an important part of the job… including one's own work. Currently proofreading the galleys of The Dog Sitter Detective Bites Back, making notes and annotations as I go. Not too many, thank goodness 😅🐶🔍

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Rob Manuel
@robmanuel.b3ta.com

My finest ever work. I wrote it on a treadmill in a gym, recording each title, as I thought of them, into the notes app.

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Prince Charles Cinema
@princecharlescinema.com

The Prince Charles Cinema Secures its Future The Prince Charles Cinema is thrilled to announce that we have signed a new 25-year lease with no break clause, ensuring our projectors will keep rolling for years to come. #YouSavedthePCC

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allsee
@allsees.online

transport a corpse through obstacles in the Victorian streets in the dark-humor co-op game Fallbearers

Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

Heading home after hosting Can You Solve the Murder? Live last night for a packed house at the Fatal Shore festival. What a great crowd, and what a great festival overall: lively, interesting, and smoothly run. Highly recommended.

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Kevin J. Kircher
@kevinjkircher.com

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

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Dave Jones
@popzeus.bsky.social

I genuinely had no idea that Jules Verne has the world's most metal grave

Coffin Boffin@coffinboffin.bsky.social

JULES VERNE'S TOMB (1907) The monument, created by sculptor Albert Roze, shows the writer as a #revenant or returner from beyond the grave, reaching towards the sky. Its face was modelled on his death mask. Image: Amiens, France. #WyrdWednesday

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Why Don't YouTube?
@whydontyoutube.bsky.social

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: "'ello!" The first of forty visits to the cellar of the monster's castle that features The Trap Door, by association the glory of a Willie Rushton voiceover, and the stop-motion skill of future Wallace & Gromit co-director Steve Box.

youtube.comThe Trapdoor - Breakfast TimeWatch more Cartoons here :https://bit.ly/37L30II Berk is busy preparing his master's breakfast - from worms and other vile concoctions, when a strange yellow creature comes out of the trap door in the kitchen floor and eats the breakfast, closely followed by a large Big Red Thing which chases Berk u

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Mo Ryan
@moryan.bsky.social

20 years ago today, #BattlestarGalactica aired Occupation & Precipice, Emmy-nominated episodes that kicked off its S3 New Caprica arc. I've posted a long 2006 #BSG interview with Ron Moore in honor of that anniversary. Some mo' New Caprica intel embedded within 👀🚀 www.moryan.com/battlestar-g...

moryan.comBattlestar Galactica Rewind: Ron Moore Talks 'Occupation,' 'Precipice' and the politically charged New Caprica arcA 2006 interview with Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ron Moore, who talks about the drama's acclaimed New Caprica arc and much more.
Antony Johnston
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Aaaaaand there it is. Rough draft of Can You Solve the Murder? book 3 finished at last. Now I’ve got a month to polish, rewrite, and edit all 90,000 words (!) before it’s due to my editor. But for now, a short break… 😴

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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here!
@scriblit.bsky.social

The UK Arts & Ents industry contributes over £10bn to the UK economy a year & one of these days our politicians might even realise that instead writing it off as icky girlie flouncing bc you can't do a photoshoot in a hard hat & hi-vis gilet at the national theatre without looking like a tit

Danielle Blake@abradacabla.bsky.social

I mean for one thing Neil, if you guys invested in the arts at all you’d have come up with a less embarrassing riff on the Bayeux Tapestry than that AI slop

Antony Johnston
@antonyjohnston.bsky.social

Marcia's on holiday and I've been away for a few days, so empty house + almost-empty fridge = prawn and soy chicken stir fry in an improvised hoisin + soy sauce. Very nice, but tomorrow = grocery shopping 😅

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Adam Sharp
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For those wondering what "Batman's Aff His Nut" sounds like in a proper Glaswegian accent, here's Robert Florence, who penned it, reciting it over a Batman teaser...