Riley Duffield @NylaWoethief@writing.exchange

You can follow the progress of my story #Woethief as I write it. New edits will appear as soon as I create them.
I included various file formats for your convenience.

https://cloud.disroot.org/s/GndidCwCgBe8P6A

#Fantasy #Writing #AmWriting

#introduction
Woethief is a #CreativeCommons fantasy novel that I have been working on for some time. An artist friend of mine is working on digital paintings to complement my story.
Please check out my work on DeviantArt. https://www.deviantart.com/rileyduffield
You can also find me on diaspora.
https://diasp.org/people/b7e6f760c80701357519047d7b62795e

I just published my short story Operation Firestorm on Smashwords.

@DiosYubi designed the cover art for me.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1066904

#Writing #MilitaryFiction #realism

I just finished a military #ScienceFiction short story. You can read it at write.as/nyla-woethief/operation-firestorm or contribute at or contribute at https://codeberg.org/RileyDuffield/WNVUniverse/src/branch/main/OperationFirestorm.md
#Writing #FreeCulture #ShortStory

I have added more story ideas to the #WNVUniverse project. I wrote some of them years ago. Maybe someone can build on top of them or add their own ideas.

Anyone is welcome to contribute to the project.

https://codeberg.org/RileyDuffield/WNVUniverse

#Writng #FreeCulture

Please stop calling computer-wielding criminals "hackers".

That is like calling a vandal a "painter".

Hackers don't just break into computers. Hackers are passionate computer nerds who use their powers to build things and educate people.

Hackers:

- Create #FreeSoftware and tech you depend on.
- Give family, friends, and strangers free tech support.
- Teach people to improve their #privacy and #security.

#ThankAHacker

I am building up the #wiki for my #WNVUniverse project.

If anyone would like to add new #fantasy or #sciencefiction races to the project's wiki, feel free. Even a one paragraph description is welcome.

I would love to build a list of #FreeCulture creatures for other artists and authors to use.

https://codeberg.org/RileyDuffield/WNVUniverse/wiki

#writing

@fossandcrafts It might be interesting to have an episode featuring ideas from https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/
Going back to hand-crafted goods in some situations can improve #sustainability.

I created a repository on @codeberg for my story world. I'll maintain a #wiki and stories written in #Markdown.

I want to create #fiction as code. For example, linting Markdown or using something like #LanguageTool to check spelling.

Contributors are welcome, but I have some rules. I am a Christian, so I want to make fiction that aligns with my faith.

I will decide what is canon, but people are welcome to make extended universe stories.

#writing

https://codeberg.org/RileyDuffield/WNVUniverse

Does anybody know of a free or inexpensive hosting solution for creating websites? A friend needs a portfolio or storefront website.

I would like to find a platform without:
- ads
- proprietary JavaScript
- trackers

My friend is non-technical and needs a drag and drop interface for publishing content.

I can do some server maintenance in the back end if necessary, so a VPS might work.

Bonus points for using renewable energy and offering onion services.

#web #hosting #tech

I just wrote a new #fantasy short story about my #OC #Valora meeting an enemy from her past.

#Writing #ShortFiction

An Old Enemy https://write.as/nyla-woethief/an-old-enemy​

Love never visited her.
No man yearned for a half-spider bride.
She longed to be a parent.
Without a groom, motherhood eschewed her.

From an alley, a muffled voice called.
Compassion drew her in.
An infant smiled.
She swaddled me in her compassion.

God blessed her with a child.
Though she didn't bear me, she loved me.
I call myself a spider.
Because my mother was.

CC BY-SA 4.0 International

#tootfic #writing #shortfiction #microfiction #Valora​ #Spider​ #Phyla

I decided to recreate #Woethief with #Lego.
#Art #MastoArt

I listened to a great #podcast episode about why humans tell #superhero stories.

#story

Just Thinking Podcast: EP # 069 | Jesus, the Great Avenger (No Spoilers) https://justthinking.me/ep-069-jesus-the-great-avenger-no-spoilers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-069-jesus-the-great-avenger-no-spoilers

My parents rejected me.
I wailed alone in the alley.
She heard my newborn cry.
In her loving arms, I grew.

The townspeople called her a monster.
They hated spiders, but bought her silk.
She tought me to buy and sell.
She tought me to love our rude neighbors.
She tought me the merchant tongue.

I am proud of my mother.
I wish I were a spider like her.
I miss her nourishing venom.
I miss her smile.

CC BY-SA 4.0 International

#tootfic #writing #shortfiction #microfiction #Valora​ #Spider

Here is a drawing of my #OC #NylaWoethief merged with #Valora.
#Fantasy #Art #MastoArt #Mashup #Chimera

As always, I walked home alone.
They whispered in doorways as I passed by.
I waved, but they turned away.
I smiled, but they sneered.
I missed my mother.
She had smiled at me.
She taught me to be kind.
I loved my people.
One of them would smile back some day.

CC BY-SA 4.0 International

#tootfic #writing #shortfiction #microfiction #Valora