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Sam Vimes

@reaper-man.bsky.social

Fantasy/Sci-fi enthusiast and aspiring novelist. Fairly competent guitarist. Huge Discworld fan. Pen Name. Believes in you, always. Halfway home. A feed of my writing samples: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zop5c23rj5kkvja4x7eie6n2/feed/aaakrqwzltzhi

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Yesss, I somehow suspect you're really good at sculpting stuff.

05.03.2026 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best of luck for your exams! I'm sure you'll crush em. πŸ‘

πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ Super Secret Project eh? Can we guess? It's either gonna be a ✨BOOK COVER✨ or maybe like an official wedding portrait, or maybe something for an art gallery? Hrmmm...

Duck sculpture.

05.03.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hullo Nush! I've been good. Busy busy busy haha.

How art thou, Nushie Duck? I'll have to catch up on your art.

05.03.2026 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Carly, I ADORE shrimp (and prawns and crabs and lobsters, I could go on...)

Also you need to have a fried egg, you're missing out!

(I've been off and on bsky for a bit, sorry for being tardy!)

05.03.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Airborne Shrimp Debacle is right up my alley!

An alt universe action-comedy (because that's all I know how to write apparently) with a group of skydiving shrimps who are in free-fall when they suddenly enter an alternate reality where they're... food?! For humans? How will they escape?!

05.03.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember this! The final product was so pretty with the fireflies and everything. β™₯️

Stellar work as always!

05.03.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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comm wip for @kayleighdiaz.com !!

03.03.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Hopefully they figure it out before it happens again! πŸ‘€πŸ˜…

28.02.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aaaaand I'm listening to it right now. Love it!

28.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These are probably the best friends one will ever have!

28.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love the messianic imagery, Kay! I can picture it so clearly in my mind too.

Those men are about to get microwaved, aren't they. πŸ˜… It's always fun when the tables turn, and the Shrimp cooks *you* instead.

28.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips | walk

Before Shrimp Boy had a proper name (but is weird all the same πŸ˜…).

From my post-apocalyptic #WIP featuring a misfit trio of kids.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #amwriting

28.02.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Mmm looks delish, Bunnypants!

28.02.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#PretendPanel

I'm selfishly using this to mention that starting tomorrow, I'll be running a worldbuilding prompt game focused around a specific item's supply chain in your world called #Marchistics.

My pinned post has a better breakdown of what to expect. 😁

Happy building. βš’οΈ

28.02.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love the deconstruction and subsequent analysis of something we take for granted every day.

And, of course, the footnotes! 😁

28.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
It required some translation on the part of Manayka and Atosho to convey the issue: They couldn’t see how to make a gasoline engine be efficient at varying speeds. An engine that worked for walking speed would be horribly wasteful at highway velocity. How could β€˜cars’ possibly be practical?

I could tell they thought they’d found a genuine technical inconsistency. Atosho had gotten even more reserved.

β€œAnd when you stop?” Nerugo glared. β€œEh-na-gee-na must turn. All etomokeh. Or else fail.” She was nearly as good as the gynologists at dumbing down her vocabulary.

I held up a hand. β€œCan me show-doh? Inside-doh of haikuhchee?”

Saloro drew a crude picture of the guts of one of their vehicles. I finally grasped the problem–they had an electric motor for each wheel.[1]
β€œI see. I see,” I blurted, somewhat desperately.[2] β€œβ€˜Engine’ has…” Crap. I didn’t know the word. I grabbed a β€˜pencil’ and sketched a couple of meshing gears. β€œβ€¦β€˜gears.’ Different size for different… fastness.” A burst of insight. β€œAlso, β€˜neutral.’” I mimed pulling my hands apart. β€œNot… touch. Engine just turn, not make β€˜car’ go. β€˜Idle.’” I moved one hand in a circle, kept the other one still.

[1] In fact, the motors are built into the wheels. The β€˜tire’ (which is of course not rubber, but I don’t understand what it is made of; best I can gather, it’s a flexible ceramic?) is like a half-shell around the motor, and can be replaced separately.

[2] The actual word was β€œvabihgeewu,” β€˜received.’ As in β€˜I have picked up the signal.’

It required some translation on the part of Manayka and Atosho to convey the issue: They couldn’t see how to make a gasoline engine be efficient at varying speeds. An engine that worked for walking speed would be horribly wasteful at highway velocity. How could β€˜cars’ possibly be practical? I could tell they thought they’d found a genuine technical inconsistency. Atosho had gotten even more reserved. β€œAnd when you stop?” Nerugo glared. β€œEh-na-gee-na must turn. All etomokeh. Or else fail.” She was nearly as good as the gynologists at dumbing down her vocabulary. I held up a hand. β€œCan me show-doh? Inside-doh of haikuhchee?” Saloro drew a crude picture of the guts of one of their vehicles. I finally grasped the problem–they had an electric motor for each wheel.[1] β€œI see. I see,” I blurted, somewhat desperately.[2] β€œβ€˜Engine’ has…” Crap. I didn’t know the word. I grabbed a β€˜pencil’ and sketched a couple of meshing gears. β€œβ€¦β€˜gears.’ Different size for different… fastness.” A burst of insight. β€œAlso, β€˜neutral.’” I mimed pulling my hands apart. β€œNot… touch. Engine just turn, not make β€˜car’ go. β€˜Idle.’” I moved one hand in a circle, kept the other one still. [1] In fact, the motors are built into the wheels. The β€˜tire’ (which is of course not rubber, but I don’t understand what it is made of; best I can gather, it’s a flexible ceramic?) is like a half-shell around the motor, and can be replaced separately. [2] The actual word was β€œvabihgeewu,” β€˜received.’ As in β€˜I have picked up the signal.’

#WIPSnips 28: walk

Explaining internal combustion engines to a timeline where they never arose is... tough. On the face of it, they're ridiculously inefficient.

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #SFF

28.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"And she passed out." πŸ˜‚

I can picture it so vividly. So the key, it seems, is to swear up a storm and only THEN use the crystals. *Takes notes.*

28.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#Febchantment 28

One of my favorite magic scenes from #Atlantis Book 1 is the moment Kena finally uses his crystal for the first time, after struggling for a long time to get it 🧑

THE GODS OF ATALANTIS will be coming out early this year! Sign up to be an ARC reader:
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28.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Good stuff Zeggy!

28.02.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hits hard! πŸ˜“

28.02.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah they always get stuck halfway when I try, and one ends up drooping. πŸ˜…

28.02.2026 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow Nush this is absolutely STUNNING! The attention to detail with the armour is top notch too, I love how intricate it is.

She looks like a Valkyrie!

28.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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comm of Ellia for @tieflingpaladin.bsky.social πŸ’œπŸ’œ

26.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww baby Aiaxi? Someone really should draw that! 😁 Wonderful snip as always.

And that bit where he "asks in a small voice" just about broke my heart! 😭

28.02.2026 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Mireia & Kena are learning about the Truth Spell, & while interrogating Kena under its influence, she accidentally uncovers a bit of his trauma 😒

From my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, now looking for ARC readers!
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27.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep up the good work man!

28.02.2026 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm enjoying your writing style very much! πŸ‘

28.02.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning everyone and everyTHING! "Thing" is my most overused word in Frogboβ€”for today's #WIPSnips alone there's like four instances of it!!
Our humble narrator gives a hands-on example of how falling forever feels. 🌠⏱️
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmWriting

27.02.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

It's brilliant how you conduct the tension in the scene with Lennie's straps. How it ebbs and flows until Micah evens it out eventually. πŸ‘

28.02.2026 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips | thing

Micah calling out Lennie. πŸ˜…β™₯️

From my post-apocalyptic #WIP featuring a misfit trio of kids.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #amwriting

27.02.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0