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It's been a while since my last blogpost—almost a month! For a blog I set up to post weekly or bi-weekly, that's quite a gap. Hence the foreshadowing in the title of this post. During this break, I've reflected on why these blogposts are becoming less frequent.
05.08.2025 12:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0But Mario Paint!
02.08.2025 22:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Momentum is a fickle thing. One moment everything seems fine; the next, a simple grain of sand can bring all gears to a grinding halt!
08.07.2025 12:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ooooooouch!
08.07.2025 08:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Why not? :o
01.07.2025 18:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Making plans
Making music
And the boss is watching my every move
Streaming Splatoon again today with @sonyafx.bsky.social!
We start at 16:00 CEST, in Dutch!
twitch.tv/questbeat
Time for another episode of the WerkPlant Podcast!
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@wisproy.bsky.social and I try to tackle stores, discoverability, algorithms and the upsides of worker-owned companies when dealing with new technology
Finally livining the stream… uh dream!
Streaming for QuestBeat every friday with @sonyafx.bsky.social ! Lots of fun. Splatoon was on the menu today
With the busy weeks of Indigo, milestone planning for Cat Cafe Manager 2, and the announcement of the WerkPlant foundation behind me, I finally found myself with more energy and headroom for new things.
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Nice grass!
14.06.2025 11:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The past two weeks have been about preparing and peaking—in that order.
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In the bi-weekly podcast, @jonivanderleeuw.substack.com and I, will discuss and interview professionals on sustainable independence in the creative industry. Shoot us a message if you want to be a guest.
Or join our discord: discord.com/invite/K4FKw...
Or visit our website at www.werkplant.com
I'm excited to be a part of the founding of the WerkPlant foundation! A new endeavour aimed at helping #creative #professionals create a sustainable independent (game) studio.
My most immediate contribution is the #podcast, of which 7 episodes are OUT NOW! 😄
#indiedev #art #creativepeople
🐇 The Rabbit Residency is back!
1 month. 15 indie devs. Fires, games, and a pitch at the @gamesground.bsky.social.
🗓 Nov 2–29
📝 Apply: May 14–June 15
🔗 coconat-space.com/the-rabbit
come join the fluffle
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#IndieDev #IndieGameDev
We’re 3 weeks post launch, sales could be better…😕 The indie market is tough right now. I’m happy with the great reviews though! Please share, so I can at least get a few more eyes on it. Thnx @polygonien.bsky.social & everyone else who bought it. 🥰
#visualnovel #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #steam
Bit of professional news from me.
I got an extra hat and joined this foundation as a board member.
If the initiatives below are interesting to you, join our discord and let's talk about improving the landscape for creatives
🪴 Introducing the WerkPlant Foundation: Empowering creative professionals to achieve and maintain sustainable independence!
New podcast season launching, Discord community reopening!
Join us in building a better ecosystem for the creative industry!
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Don't come to my talk at INDIGO (reverse psychology)
22.05.2025 08:24 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A MAZE always offers me a perfect mix: meeting old industry friends in person, while connecting with new folks who operate on the more artistic side of the industry yet maintain an interest in the business aspects.
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After a three-week gap between blog posts, this time it's been four weeks! What happened? Well, not much—hence the longer break.
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Be careful what you wish for! (They might actually make a record)
29.04.2025 11:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's been longer than my usual one-to-two-week posting schedule. One might think I've been too busy to write, but that's only partly true. Actually, I haven't been that busy—professionally, at least.
14.04.2025 11:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My body is ready.
02.04.2025 12:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
First day in the dugout of the Deventer Eagles!
30.03.2025 11:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last time we checked in, our Cat Cafe Manager 2 team expanded by three people—an increase of more than 30%! As I mentioned, we hit the ground running nicely. And we had to, since our first challenge with the expanded team was just around the corner.
25.03.2025 12:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good soundtrack too
16.03.2025 19:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Now that the EU grant application is behind me and the SKU situation with Mighty Merch is mostly handled, I finally had time these past two weeks to focus on production work for Cat Cafe Manager 2 again. And it was high time, because we were about to significantly expand our team!
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