Michael Galvis

Thank you so much, Alex! You're amazing

I'm not sure where I'll land next. Honestly, I'm kind of happy to take a break from work to catch up on some reading, spend time with my pups, and prep for my next D&D campaign. To whatever adventures await, cheers!

I know the D&D space can be so toxic at times. But there are real people behind that social media post and article and video. They all really give a shit and love this game as much as you do. So, be nice to them. They're my friends.

I am so honored to have worked alongside some really passionate and nerdy writers. It's funny, Mike Bernier and I were just celebrating our 1,000th (by rough estimates) article yesterday. That's a lot of words to write and edit for this dorky little game of dragons and elves.

Yesterday was my last day at D&D. I was laid off along with a few other folks. I'm proud of the work I put out over these past 4+ years. I had the privilege of leading editorial and SEO for D&D Beyond, and helping develop marketing strategy for some kickass books coming down the line.

What’s New in the 2024 Player’s Handbook? The 2024 Player's Handbook is 384 pages of new and improved player options, spells, and a whole lot more. Get a sneak peek between the covers in this ar...

Big day in D&D land with the preorder launch for the 2024 core rulebooks. Here's a first look at the 2024 Player's Handbook: www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1745-w...

Thank you, Riley ❤️

Yes, it is

Lastly, if you already responded on X, no need to respond here if you're interested! I'm keeping an eye on that thread and will reach out to people in the coming weeks.

7/7

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Most pieces fall between 1,200-2,000 words. I highly recommend reviewing our articles to see if this is the kind of content you'd enjoy writing:

- www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1690-u...
- www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1650-l...
- www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1701-m...
- www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1675-h...

6/7

I'll also add that with the 2024 core rulebooks coming out later this year, I'm really looking for writers who would love digging into those books and writing about them!

5/7

You should be comfortable with:
- Following a strict style guide
- Receiving revisions*
- Turning in pieces on time
- Communicating when something comes up
- Providing fact check links, when needed

* I aim for max two rounds of revisions. Expect at least one every time.

4/7

I will not accept any work created using generative AI. It is banned at every step of our editorial process. 3/7

Linked samples don't need to be D&D-specific, but they should: - Show an understanding of writing for online audiences and for SEO - Show off your unique voice - Be free of errors - Reflect your ability to do research and turn learnings into digestible info 2/7

Repost from X: I'm looking for freelance writers for D&D Beyond articles. You should be highly knowledgeable of the fifth edition D&D ruleset, and regularly turn in relatively clean copy. 1/7

Google has an overall pretty rosy stance on AI usage, imo. But I appreciate that they are taking some steps to show that well-written, well-researched, and well-edited content is still valuable. Let's just hope this is reflected in this update. (4/4)

"It's been expanded to account for more sophisticated scaled content creation methods where it isn't always clear whether low quality content was created purely through automation." (3/4)

"Our long-standing spam policy has been that use of automation, including generative AI, is spam if the primary purpose is manipulating ranking in Search results. The updated policy is in the same spirit of our previous policy and based on the same principle... (2/4)

What web creators should know about our March 2024 core update and new spam policies  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

Google's rolling out some new updates, so web traffic and rankings will be haywire for a few weeks. It is noteworthy that this update punishes what is in most cases AI-generated content that is churned out to try and quickly capture rankings (1/4)

Being a DM can be stressful and a lot of work. But then you get those nights where the roleplay flows easily, you hit all your story beats, and the party cheers as the boss goes down in a fight, and it's such a rewarding experience.

Agreed. I get tired just thinking of posting to two platforms while I await Twitter's death.

I think the best response I've seen to AI anything has been, "Why should I bother reading something that nobody could be bothered to write"