Writer-dude and Space Cowboy

Francis, writer of sci-fi, maker of films and enjoyer of caffine. Early 20s. Always open for a chat or Tag Games. No. 1 Nanao Bullet Train Fan. Feel free to stick around! (He/Him)

[saltysupercomputer]

Welcome to my humble blog!

Hi y'all! I'm Francis!

I'm a writer and rookie filmmaker from nothern Germany. On this blog, I'll post snippets from my writing (should I get around to actually translating them), experiences from my filming and the occasional piece of fanart for whatever I'm interested in at the moment. I'm very open to Tag Games or just being tagged in writing in general! Tumblr is a big free library of great authors and it's always fun to read everyone's stuff on here! :)

I am an adult and I occasionally post stuff that might not be stuff suitable for children, as I am a big fan of horror media and darker subject matters in whatever I read and write. Rest assured, though - everything that's not suitable for minors WILL be labled as adult content. I do swear a lot, though. Consider my blog to have a 13+ rating.

As for what I write - that depends. My favorite genres are urban Sci-Fi and horror, though that doesn't mean I don't stray from that just to experiment occasionally. I also love to challenge myself so you might see me work on a challenge from time to time. If you wanna know what I'm working on at the moment, please shoot me an ask!

Also, this blog is not a pure-writing blog. I will post a lot of stuff about media I'm interested in the moment (which currently is the assasins-series by Kotaro Isaka and Deltarune!), so if you wanna see me post about my writing, check out the #Writing tag and if you wanna read about my adventures in film or half-baked film-criticism, try the #film stuff tag! :)

[shittysawtraps]

can i be a big hater about something unrelated for a second

[shittysawtraps]

ok awesome

so i have finished a psychological thriller novel, and have begun the process of doing research so i can prepare to query agents. now, my novel has some pretty intense triggers in it, so i am aware it’s a bit of a hard sell– that being said, many agents have a “do not send me your novel if it has these things” list, so that’s what I’m looking for so i don’t accidentally trigger someone.

so i’m going down this list, and i find this agent. their “do not send me” list includes the following: non-consent/sexual violence, age gaps, teacher/student relationships, stalkers, cheating, everyone dies at the end, miscarriage/pregnancy, and abuse masked as love.

okay, cool! everyone has different tolerances for stuff, and it’s perfectly reasonable to not want to be involved with a story that has stuff you’re uncomfortable with. not the agent for me, but good on them for defining their boundaries.

but then i scroll back up and they’re requesting for gothic horror.

excuse me?????????

gothic horror without pregnancy or miscarriage? gothic horror without cheating? without stalking? gothic horror without major character deaths? GOTHIC HORROR WITHOUT ABUSE BEING FRAMED AS LOVE AND THE INTERROGATION OF THAT DYNAMIC?????

HEY CAN I GET A GOTHIC HORROR WITH NOTHING???

THAT’S JUST A STORY ABOUT A BIG HOUSE

[mikkeneko]

[ourdramaqueen]

All of us @ that agent using the term "gothic horror":

[amandapostman]

Joke’s on my book, though. 3 rejections and counting!

[shittysawtraps]

I decided to make an author blog to promote the psychological thriller novel that inspired this post, Blood Relations! The book is about a rich college student being kidnapped by his cousin, whom he blinded in one eye when they were children. Please note that the book contains themes of incest, sexual assault, graphic violence, kidnapping, and bullying. Take care of yourself and steer clear if any of that is triggering to you, but if you’re not put off, come join me and find out whether it’s too fucked up to be published traditionally!

[5typesoftrash]

does anyone else think about bullet train (2022)? no, just me? okay

[a-feral-coffee-enthusiast]

Nanao is so funny his chapters are always like: wow I really suck as an assassin and I'm not skilled at anything. Eveyrone even calls me a bug because they hate me that bad. I'm sure the others will be able to take me down so easily, I should probably mind my own buisness so we don't have any issues. Sigh, I wish I wasn't so unlucky, I overcomplicate everything.

Everyone in their chapters talking about him: yeah he's new to the buisness but he's so tough and fast. Don't underestimate that guy even though he doesn't look like much. I respect the hell out of that guy. Also we all call him "Ladybug" because his name is 7 and that's super lucky so it's a fun play on that, isn't that cool? Wow

[saltysupercomputer]

The small remaining group of assasins that was formerly the six: Woah, the guy we're up against is Ladybird. The Ladybird who is so haughty he only takes on the best of the best jobs and who also survived the Shinkansen-incident. He must be pretty strong and insanely lucky too. We really need to watch out if we want to face him!

Nanao on the next page, literaly on the verge of tears: I am the most unlucky bastard in the world. There is no point in repeating that, though, because I know how much I suck. I should always prepare for the worst because I just suck this bad. No matter what happens here, this is gonna turn out bad for me either way :(

[saltysupercomputer]

Happy WBW! What is the music like in your world? What are the styles or genres like? Are there cool or common instruments?

Happy WBW!

(And sorry for forgetting about the last ones. I've been busy with college. I'll catch up eventually)

Since Starchaser takes place in a Solar System far away from earth, most of the music was very... alien for a long time. The Feline Folk don't have any music and the Lizardfolk usually losten to drone/noise music, so there was that.

However, since one of the humans coming to this Solar System was a musichian, they started slowly adapting to that, too - specifically old Pop-Rock and stuff like that.

[mackonfire]

Aroace Ryland Grace 🤤

[whygaia]

nothing will ever match Barbenheimer but the release of the Project Hail Mary movie and the Artemis II mission happening pretty much at the same time is just as important to me personally

[pastelispunx]

My emotions about space travel, and the history of, are strong today.

[questions-about-blorbos]

What’s the one thing in canon that you would change about your Blorbo if you could? Reblog with your thoughts

[hadleysawsomethingheliked]

I finished reading Bullet Train! I know the fandom is dead so I don’t expect an immediate response in 2026, but I do want to talk about the book and film very much, so just letting this float out there in public.

[questions-about-blorbos]

Does your Blorbo have a specific number associated with them?

Yes

No

Voting ended onMar 21

Every poll on this blog is about fictional characters only. This request was sent to us and we made a poll in response to it. Send any Blorbo-related question you want to our inbox and we’ll make a poll on which people can vote with their own Blorbos in minds

[cykelops]

I don’t want to hear any writing advice from Stephen king not because I think there would be no value in it but because whatever works for Stephen king is between him and god and that demon he made a pact with that lets him write 3000 words in one sitting daily.

[cykelops]

HE HAS BEEN SOBER AND STILL WRITING FOR 30 FUCKING YEARS!!!

[crushpdf]

[saltysupercomputer]

Happy WBW! I have returned from the land of the dead (February depression). So let's talk about death and afterlife and stuff like that today? What does that look like in your world? Is it religious? Scientific? Social?

Happy WBW and welcome back! ^^

I've been working on a new, more worldbuiling heavy project recently - about a dead city of Mars that, after the humans have moved on to a different solar system, is now inhabited by sentient robots.

Now, mind you, the robots CAN eventually die - the story is a murder mystery, of course they can. But in regards to a 'natural' death? Each of them has a little, inner clock so they kind of... Know when they'll die. They don't treat it as seriously as humans do therefore - but nonetheless, the deaths are still treated seriously by close friends, especially when due to non-natural causes.

[angelbabymikaa]

[wuuruvu]

[kindly-whisper-norbury]

[shadowen]

This is an anti-despair checkpoint! You must share something you're looking forward to before scrolling on.

[rocambolesystem]

not to ship war but queentenna > spamtenna times billion

[saltysupercomputer]

Heey, I just wanna say sorry for the lack of writing-related content rn. I'm currently in the middle of finals and while I've been writing some things here and there, I definetly haven't had the time to translate any of it into English. More cool stuff will come soon, hopefully