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[dragonmun]

This month's newsletter, that kind of shows how I take things in stride: http://news.dragonmun.com (photo by AYourgal Photography)

[dandelion-network]

If you don't use your library's Libby and Hoopla collections, you run the risk of losing that access. Your library will see the low numbers and think "no one is using this service and we need to save money so let's get rid of it". I am saying this because at the library I work at, the collections team reduced the number of books you can check out each month for Hoopla. They reduced the amount by more than half - 25 to 10 - all because people weren't using it at the same capacity they were during lockdown.

Digital collections are expensive yes but when libraries are able to show the library board or city that their services are highly sought after and used in large numbers, that aids in arguing for increasing the budget - or at least keeping the budget where it's at.

Whatever your opinion on pirating is, you are doing not a single person favors by not using library resources just because you have a misunderstanding in how it actually works.

[deehellcat]

USE. YOUR. LIBRARY. RESOURCES.

[pnfpn]

“I have all these OCs! But no story…”

bruh

make a fighting game

[k8katbloggity]

But what if half your ocs are softys and not made for fighting?

[combinecremator]

dating sim

[clonedroids]

this post changed the game

[luckycaricature]

Hey btw if you don’t know how to program, you should check out [novelty], which is a free Visual Novel creation software. Absolutely no programming required, and it’s super easy to use, I played with it some when I was a teen but the only reason I didn’t do much with it is cuz I made my story complicated and had like 5000 different branching routes that kept spawning new routes and made myself confused LMAO

But yeah, it’s a WYSIWYG with a really straight-forward GUI, if I remember correctly.

It even comes with some free backgrounds and characters and stuff, and this is what it looks like:

Did I mention it’s super duper free? It hasn’t been updated since 2010, but it has basically all you’d need to make a simple visual novel.

Just make sure your DirectX runtime is updated, cuz it can act buggy if it’s outdated, but this program is so old that I doubt it’d even be an issue lol

[pixel-cat-1]

holy shit

[becausedragonage]

This is so cool? Can you imagine fanfic in this format?

[scripturient-manipulator]

YO

[shoothisisanemptyblog-deactivat]

@becausedragonage @ashidoodle can I recommend Choice Script? It’s like a choose your own adventure coding program. The finished product looks like this, where every option sends you down a different path:

They are literally books you can play. You can even insert your own character’s name and pronouns and that would make writing reader inserts so much easier And as a writer who can not art, writing and making dating sims and games is more convenient.

The coding is also super simple and easy to learn and all it requires other than the program files is a text editor. And just like that you can start typing up like you would your own fanfics or stories. Plus it’s very versatile so you can make your game/book as simple or as complicated as you want, and even implement stats and inventory systems.

AND CHOICE SCRIPT IS ALSO SUPER DUPER FREE. THE COMPANY EVEN PUBLISHES YOUR FINISHED GAME FOR YOU AND GIVES YOU ROYALTIES IF YOU CHOOSE TO SELL IT. THE PROGRAM STILL GETS UPDATED AND  THE COMPANY PUBLISHES BOOKS EVERY MONTH INCLUDING THE FANMADE ONES. THERE’S ALSO A FORUM FOR PEOPLE TO POST WIPS AND TALK ABOUT CHOICE SCRIPT AND GET HELP.

[star-the-honeybun]

And there’s Ren'py, also for visual novels!

[theawesomeraccoon]

@raimeyl @mexicanesecat 👀

[theinvisiblespoon]

Holy shit

[dragonmun]

If you want to support this Indie Author on this Cyber Monday , without feeding the evil empire, you can do so at dragonmun.com/books 🥰

[dragonmun]

In exactly one week, I'll be vending at my last in-person event for the year. Come visit the Bloom market in beautiful downtown DeLand!

https://www.dragonmun.com/post/bloom-endeavors-winter-wonder-market-dec-7th-2024

[dragonmun]

Today kicks off small business week!

I don't have any specific discounts going for it, but I always offer free shipping after $60/two poster prints! If you want to support an indie author/artist, you can do so at shop.dragonmun.com 🥰

[dragonmun]

You don't have to be an Icelander to celebrate this. Might I recommend some books for it? 😉

dragonmun.com/books

[dragonmun]

Not saying that I can provide a hundred hours of entertainment... But I'm getting there. 😁

dragonmun.com/books

[dragonmun]

I used this planner to remind myself to post about... this planner. This is the perfect time of year to buy this! We're all planning for next year already and this this was made to optimize organization your way! It's also just really pretty!

Get yours at https://tinyurl.com/DragonmunPlanner

[dragonmun]

All set up at the Melbourne Oddities and Curiosities Market! We're here until 5 today and I have the coolest neighbor today! Kaze, the tortoise!

Info @ https://tinyurl.com/MelbourneOddities

[dragonmun]

This month's newsletter, where I word about words: http://news.dragonmun.com

[dragonmun]

All set up for the Lakeland Art Crawl! Im in twnt 24, which is right at the intersection of Lake Wire Dr. and W. Pine St!

I'll be working on my Patreon painting for the month, so if you want to preview something normally not seen by the general public, come on by! 🥰

https://www.dragonmun.com/post/art-crawl-lakeland

[dragonmun]

Eeee!!! The Lakeland Art Crawl is tomorrow! I'll be in spot 24!🥳

Deets @ https://www.dragonmun.com/post/art-crawl-lakeland

[dragonmun]

[dragonmun]

While some of us are trick-or-treating, others are getting ready to write our butts off this #NovelNovember!

I've slapped together some resources to make this more fun, which can be accessed at https://www.dragonmun.com/post/novelnovember

Happy writing y'all!

[dragonmun]

In one week, I'll be set up at the Art Crawl in Lakeland! This is bound to be a lot of fun, so come check it out at https://artcrawlfl.com/

[dragonmun]

I want to say that I left the house for this... but I didn't. 😅