Dave Sokolowski (he/him)

My Writing Class Hated Me I Was Not Supposed to be There and They Knew It

Sometimes you know you're in the wrong place but decide to stay anyway...
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Turns out I can eat the whole tub of salsa on my own... who knew!

(Hint: I did - I knew...)

Nick Clegg: Artists' demands over copyright are unworkable The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would 'kill' the industry

Counterpoint: AI exec use of artists' copyrighted materials a felony according to 17 U.S.C. 506(a) and 18 U.S.C. 2319 if willfully infringed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain.

I'm Only Happy When it Rains Apologies to Shirley Manson

It's raining and it makes me happy...

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It’s funny cos it’s true.

12 Weeks in My Subconscious – A Review of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way Is this Famous Spiritual Recovery Program Right for You?

Needed to do something important first thing today, so here’s my first post about my recent journey…

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Writing every day just has me wanting to write more. The process to get words from my brain onto paper, let alone to a potential reader, requires a level of patience that only now in my middle age am I able to contain. Someday - eventually - I will get these words to you. Someday.

But here I am. I'm writing a lot. Most I've written in decades, and at this pace I'll soon be closing old projects and starting on crazy new ones. And I'll make sure you know about them.

More soon.

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I am also learning to talk about this progress and my successes and challenges more, not only to keep myself accountable but because talking about my work is *really* hard for me, and I want to help other writers/artists know they aren't alone in their struggles.

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Today I have written for 100 days in a row, including 17 hours so far in April. This work is scattered across a few projects, but most importantly I am making considerable progress on two key ttrpg projects that have been in progress for *years.*

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It's so good! Halfway through the book and just awed by its weirdness. Thank you!

Here's me and Bret talking about Kingsport and how to make it scary and weird. Good times by the sea, for sure...

When can we talk about 90125 and how there is no other album like it? How it’s the most singular and unique pop-prog album of all time?

This video just shows how amazing the songwriting, arranging and production the songs are still. This album does not get enough love.

I just finished watching this and thought the same thing! Watching KA break down the song and land in a very similar but distinctively different set of parts was fun and enlightening.

Backed!

Part II

And they thank Burroughs for the use of the title. So it’s all fair.

Okay so PKD gets noted in the final credits. Whatever.

Also, we all know Hauer is amazing as Roy. And while he looks great he is not ripped in a 21st century way. No six pack or crazy pecs. Again, refreshing for such a grounded look and feel.

Love this movie.

Yes and maybe and yes.

Yes, you should absolutely run a crowdfund and put out your game.

Maybe because you want to make sure you can 99% complete, so only do if that’s the case.

But yes.

I remember hearing that about Ford. And the VO really doesn’t add anything. I believe he felt the same about the “happy ending.”

The aesthetic is still breathtaking - and the practical effects so refreshing. I love the sequel but everything here is so real and tangible.

Been a long time since I’ve seen the original edit - I didn’t miss Deckard’s VO.

Also I never caught that Gaff’s first origami as Deckard attempts to leave is a chicken. Clever.

Watching, finally, the 1982 international cut of Blade Runner and it does not reference Philip K Dick in the opening credits.

Am I missing something here? Does the original 1982 US cut also ignore the source material?

Today I finished the playtest version of my Alien RPG scenario Games without Frontiers. At 15k words, it's the best game I've written.

It's designed to run in a 4-hr con slot; It's also suspenseful, scary, & a bit unexpected. I love it.

Soon I'll send for playtesting. Later I'll give it away. Soon

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Is that your hat? I have a hat like it, and it's my favorite. I wear it almost every day. #hatlife

Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.

*Two* more shows to watch then.

Friends, I might respectfully suggest that times of crisis where you care about the outcomes are a great time to listen to the "here is how we can effectively get things done" crowd and not the "I refuse to compromise on anything ever so I can feel smart and pure and make fun of people" crowd.

I could do with a Prisoner rewatch as well.

I owned all the original series on dvd but those are long gone.

Did you ever see the remake?