Cat dad, occasional freelance TTRPG scenario author, and miniature painter. No AI, š³ļøāā§ļø rights are human rights. Leaning into fiction writing in 2026.
Bill Adcock (he/him)
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"A Bloody Inheritance" (protecting kids from a vampire) and "To Meet Death Standing" (intervening to protect a neighborhood from a sorcerous racketeer) are awaiting final acceptance/rejection from publishers.
My āTarskia of the Starklandsā stories are about a fat queer woman with a giant spiked mace protecting ordinary people from predatory, entitled (mostly rich) people.
Neither Tarskia or I are the snowflake.
I normally hate showing WIP shots, especially early in the process, but given that yesterday was THIS ISLAND EARTHās anniversary and these were primed and ready to go, I started work on some unofficial Metaluna Mu-TANT figures.
Current draft in progress, tentatively titled "Old Blood and New Friends," sees her fighting a mutated wizard who hates women having bodily autonomy, and a real piece of shit local aristocrat.
Today would have been Atticusā 10th Gotcha Day. Heās been gone now almost 18 months and I still miss him every day.
I have the benefit that I'm not trying to make a living off this; it's a hobby and I'm writing to satisfy myself first and foremost and for the enjoyment of the process. If I make a few bucks off it, that's entirely a bonus. If I start pressuring myself to produce produce produce, it's time to stop.
I had a publisher/mentor who was a bit of a hardass and pushed the mindset of "you're only as good as your next sale." It's been years since I've worked with him but I'm still working on relearning "it's okay to breathe for a few days after finishing a draft."
The only story published to date is "A Very Good Dog," Tarskia's first adventure upon leaving home: swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/a-very-good-...
I love the Metaluna Mutant (or Mu-TANT, based on the enunciation in the film). The last great monster out of Universalās horror boom.
Proud to be the 3rd backer š on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blue Fire: A Jirel of Joiry Novella! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
