Brandie Tarvin

I'm having one of those days that I want to shave my head bald because my hair is giving me a migraine.

I hate days like this.

Civil disobedience.

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For those interested in what property taxes in Florida have been doing in a not-quite-hot market (I.E., not Orlando, Tampa, Miami, etc.) This is what we've had to put up with. That's without homesteader exemption.

Working for a company w/ International employees, I need to know where people are to schedule meetings. But "where are you from" is such a fraught question given the implicit racism in it. Then I realized there was an easier way to get what I need without giving offense. "What time zone are you in?"

That needs to be the title of my next Shadowrun story. 😹

Definitely hopefully a lot. I'm pissed about the corporate compliance every company is showing this past year.

Everyone knows the whole Jimmy Kimmel / Steven Colbert firings are all about getting network mergers approved by Shrump's disciples, right?

Well, the whole thing has certainly affected my family's vacation plans and streaming subscriptions. We're in the process of cancelling most of our stuff right now. Epic Universe isn't a bad option given that we live in Florida.

I am truly confused how I know more about bows than sales people at a sports store. Bow behind counter was a compound bow like the others. I suppose I should have used the words "standard" or "traditional" but this person probably still wouldn't have understood me.

Went to Academy Sports a bit back and asked for a youth short bow. Salesperson pointed me to rack of compound bows. No. I want regular bow, 1 string. SP pointed me to recurve. No. I want ordinary bow. SP points to different colored bow behind counter. "We have them here, look at other aisle."

Just saw a van with Destiny Prep Academy as the name and a phoenix as the logo and suddenly I want to write this magic academy story but I don't want the real DPA to get upset and sue me.
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Or to get out home equity loans declaring the house as my primary.

The house is in the same part of town as my true primary residence. I can't even claim it as a vacation or investment property because it's too close. It's ridiculous how careless the mortgage industry is with these things.

That's not saying people aren't committing mortgage fraud by declaring vacation homes, AirBNBs, etc. as their primary residences, but the mortgage industry itself is perpetrating this illegal behavior. My loan purchaser is trying to get me to refinance as a primary residence too.

Interesting item about the whole "mortgage fraud" business striking politicians right now. It's not just them. When I bought a house for my parents, the mortgage company tried to push me into declaring it a primary residence for better interest rate. I refused exactly bcuz I worried about legality.

Thank you.

OMG. My kid is finally into Greek mythology after years of trying to interest him. We finally found the book that he couldn't put down.

#parenting #happy

I'm sure this is meaningless to anyone not in the industry, but that $1075 over many years doesn't include all the other stories I've published at subpar rates (think .03 cents a word) and my Shadowrun RPG rules & fiction bits.

I'm not rich or famous, but this is a milestone. #happy #writesky

I've spent years trying to get my third sale at pro rates to upgrade to a full #SFWA membership. After selling R.A.T.S. Tales! I found @sfwa.bsky.social's membership requirements have changed. It's no longer specific cents per word, but $1000 in sales. In 3 stories, I'm at $1075. WHOO!

WHOO HOO! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u... #BookSky #BookBan

Shadowrun: R.A.T.S.Tales! (A Shadowrun Short Story) by Brandie Tarvin A LEGEND UNCOVERED… Roger Soaring Owl is just that, a legend among legends. Thought long dead, he was recently discovered commanding the Recon and Advance Tactical Strikeforce during the Shadow War ag...

I'm published again! WHOO HOO! #Shadowrun #WriteSky Free fiction. Check it out! store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/sha...

YAY! The contract is back. Signed and everything.

Sometime this month, I shall have a new #Shadowrun story published.

Details to come!

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.

Hello, my peeps. If you are a #writer or #creative, become a part of a class action lawsuit!

#SFWA @sfwa.bsky.social FYI

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Horoscopes on @theonion.com are a riot. I really need to incorporate stuff like this on my #writing. 😸

That pretty much sums up what men don't get about the female gaze.

Just spent several hours yesterday and today writing up my story bible. Even if the other property writers don't use anything I created, I will have something other than incomplete sentences to base future stories off of if I'm allowed to play more in this sandbox. #Writing #WriteSky

To log into account A, I need a MFA that is sent to account B, which in turn needs an MFA, if I'm lucky, from account C and NOT account A. Because if I set it up wrong and B uses A and A uses B... I'm never going to be able to log into my accounts ever again.

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#TechTroubles #MFA #Security