Dilman Dila

I Write. I make films. Transmedia artist. My blog @dilman is about my works and life. I daydream a lot and want to be paid for it. Been creating #sff #scifi for long but only recently was BSFA + Nommo Awards + PKD Awards 2024 finalist!

My films #DilmanShortFilms

#fedi22 #filmmaking #writing #writingcommunity #film #writer #filmmaker #solarpunk

East Africa

Avatar: A black-and-white portrait of me smiling like an idiot at the camera. Header: comic page of a woman holding a baby

Website: https://www.dilmandila.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dilstories
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/dilmandila
PeerTube: Dilman Dila (npub1yk0…jf37)

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2026-07-16 11:19:39 UTC

Noe I know why cyberpunk films are so easy to make. Building a 3D world without any vegetation, but just steel and concrete and some fancy lights is so easy. You can get away with just textures and basic shapes. But to create a solarpunk film with lots of photorealistic vegatation and flowers and happy people bouncing around smiling at birds, eish, I hope my budget computer doesn't fry itself in the making of this film. I can't afford another one.
:-((

2026-07-05 19:22:08 UTC

It's #SolarPunkSunday so here is a screenshot of a pedal + solar powered bus I'm creating for my new short film. #WindShortFilm Still a work in progress and jist today I realized I have to create dozens of cars, because it is a future without capitalism and no factories, since everything is 3d printed in the backyard, no two cars can be alike. And the shapes have to be funky and fun... Whew. I foresee sleepless nights to chun them out
#b3d #blender #solarpunk
https://mograph-social.s3.de.io.cloud.ovh.net/media_attachments/files/116/868/993/900/997/624/original/5d674bf8ad69881a.png

2026-07-01 07:03:09 UTC

Today, my new book comes out, marking my official entry into publishing. Here after I'll put out a book every month.
I wrote this novella to reward those who supported #WindShortFilm but it took a life of its own since the main character, an old woman with social anxiety, has a lot to deal with. She has to coordinate the defense of her tight knit community when a coloniser invades.
Read a sample chapter.
https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/
#solarpunk #books #bookstodon #writingcommunity #sff #scifi

2026-06-29 17:25:38 UTC

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Did you see the documentary, Finding Vivian Maier?

2026-06-23 08:45:41 UTC

RE: https://flipboard.com/@aljazeera/global-news-ds1mfku2z/-/a-ywbH_0WtS1me7YihkNNzYA%3Aa%3A3199698-%2F0
I've read this headline five times and I can't understand why we are not yet panicking.
#note1248…ealh

2026-06-20 08:29:45 UTC

Now that there is "follow by email" on Mastodon, I wonder if this can be an effective replacement for newsletter platforms, so instead of paying a monthly fee to say MailChimp you spin up your own server and have people follow by email? The costs might be the same, or less?

2026-06-17 12:56:18 UTC

Need feedback. I narrated a short story to test making audio books, and could use honest opinions on how it sounds, the technical quality, and also reading/narration, or anything that I need to improve before I embark on an actual projects.
I recorded on Audacity with a Rhode NT1 5th Gen, a bright mic, so it needed lots of post-processing in DR Fairlight.
Is it working? Any tips?
See it here (length 20mins, size 30mbs)
https://www.ododopress.com/short-story/noel-in-my-town/
#audiobook #audio #writingcommunity #writing

2026-06-14 13:38:20 UTC

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what extension is it?

2026-06-08 07:05:06 UTC

"...the hottest thing in AI these days is hiring humans, because they're getting to be cheaper than AI — and are needed for quality control on AI's output anyway. "
The AI vibe shift is real: Why the backlash is growing | Mashable
https://mashable.com/tech/ai-backlash-vibe-shift

2026-05-24 21:07:34 UTC

I wrote a letter to the Guardian and it is published.
"During Covid, there were concerns about the virus being named after Wuhan in China, where it originated. Why can’t the World Health Organization and international media extend the same courtesy to countries like Uganda to avoid negative stereotypes?"
With Ebola, we need to learn from past failures | Ebola | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/with-ebola-we-need-to-learn-from-past-failures

2026-05-19 04:20:22 UTC

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I thought we stopped calling viruses after places following the Corona outbreak, or does this only apply to powerful countries like China?
Bundibugyo is a district in Uganda. To have headlines like this is very troublesome. Nowhere in this article do I see the clarification that the virus was names after a district.
https://mograph-social.s3.de.io.cloud.ovh.net/media_attachments/files/116/599/308/341/666/055/original/5726bd3d3eea2f49.jpg

2026-05-08 15:10:44 UTC

Anyone has an idea what's going on here? Or how to fix this? I installed WritingTools as an extension for @npub1tgg…qwzh and though everything seems to be checked, I can't use it. I get the error message LO is busy, or that I have not installed it. I've tried unchecking every other box and leaving only that of WritingTools, but nope, not working. I'm using Linux Mint.
#linux #linuxmint #libreoffice
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/539/581/387/792/056/original/002b7223e76cfcf2.png

2026-05-05 06:55:40 UTC

Davinci Resolve keeps adding a lot of AI stuff, but at least for now its all useful tools (apart from that speech generator, which is questionable) and they all work on a local machine, and best of all, its up to the editor to either use them or not. Some are really time savers for budget filmmakers, like cleaning poorly recorded audio (using cheap mics and recorders).
I just hope they stick to AI tools and don't go into generation stuff.

2026-05-03 14:33:51 UTC

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Then the publishers who will want the story either in UK or US English. This doesn't seem to happen much anymore, but when starting out I would have to change "color" to "colour" or the reverse after reading submission guidelines. They don't fuss too much about it at submitting stage these days, but upon acceptance they will want you to switch the spelling to the English of their choice, and you end up using "color" , but your characters say "trousers" instead of "pants" . :-))

2026-05-02 06:11:06 UTC

Need feedback. I'll share stories via @npub1g8h…mep0 but hate that #wordpress has no print-style layout for text, indent first line of, and no space between, paragraphs. (Really, why?) So I installed a plugin, Simple eBook Viewer, that allows me to embed epub in my post, giving an ebook reader layout. See this example at the bottom of the page in this first tale.
https://www.ododopress.com/african-folk-tales/an-indian-story/
But is this nice or would it be cumbersome reading epub in a blog post?
#writing #writingcommunity #amreading

2026-04-26 05:23:36 UTC

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I keep seeing it as Worstest Shire Sauce

2026-04-22 12:29:03 UTC

Just got back home, super exhausted and sleep deprived after a 15hr journey, but well, the last bit of it was fascinating as the plane flew really low to the ground, enabling me to enjoy the neat patterns that human civilisations create, and things nature creates too like this. I think this was the northern parts of Kenya, not sure what I was seeing though.
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/448/341/318/279/886/original/2f62938c7cba7ca2.jpg

2026-04-21 10:28:55 UTC

So I convinced someone to join the #fediverse @npub137g…0z4m we met recently in Dakar. He is from Mali, speaks mostly French, so it's been interesting having conversations. He got interested after I made a presentation about what works for me as an African artist, having left corporate social media. During the presentation there was a professional interpreter so the point went through. But as we wait for his #introduction post, perhaps someone fluent in #french could welcome and guide him.

2026-04-19 18:09:13 UTC

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Ha. That is sad. But then you will be at the mercy of the big platforms. I remember when YouTube de-monitized my most lucrative film because of like 3 or so seconds of sex, and it wasn't even explicit. There was no full nudity. Just kissing and simulation of it.
It's indeed tough times to be an artist.
But perhaps there is an age verification plugin that can do the work for you? I'm sure the big platforms rely on automation rather than a human checking each and every customer....

2026-04-19 17:52:53 UTC

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I thought it was the other way round? That having your own site gives you control?
The plugins I cite work in the background and aren't visible and I don't think they verify what a person sells - like the WP eStore Plugin, you can't know if a site uses it especially if, like me, it has customised the "add to cart" button or the shopping cart page (I didn't bother to change much).
But I had not thought of age verification so can't say if they are an option in that regard.

2026-04-18 22:25:46 UTC

Following recent changes on policies of Draft2Digital and Barnes and Noble, I thought I should share my experience on how to set up a cost effective writer website, with one-time-fee-plugins that give you a shopping cart and a squeeze form to grow your newsletter, and so keep your costs manageable. Take a look!
"What I Learned From Setting Up An Online Bookstore With WordPress Plugins – Dilman Dila"
https://www.dilmandila.com/cheap-and-easy-online-bookstore-with-wordpress-plugins/
#blog #writing #wtitingcommunity #writers #writer

2026-04-17 16:55:51 UTC

Taxis in Dakar have never changed from when I was last here in 2018. This (what do they call the thing that rolls down the window?) came off as I was rolling down the window to get some fresh air. It was really stuffy in there, and the smell of petrol (or whatever smells in old cars) was awful.
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/420/775/676/856/895/original/910fd9487b5e268c.jpg

2026-04-12 08:12:14 UTC

Why is there so much octopus sex stuff on my timeline 😅 Its like every other post I see is sharing something about a research on the sex lives of octopus.

2026-04-09 16:45:17 UTC

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You are just the loudest 😊 I actually know two from Kenya, two from Zim, three from Uganda... Quiet a bit. I don't have their handles off my head

2026-04-08 12:01:12 UTC

My next novella is available for pre-order, set in a #solarpunk world somewhere in Africa, and revolves around an old woman who must organize the defense of her nation, though it has no weapons or army and no central government, when a colonizer invades to steal the technology that makes them an egalitarian utopia. You can find a sample here and it's available in all stores.
https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/
#book #books #bookstodon #writing #writingcommunity

2026-04-03 09:52:27 UTC

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Ah interesting! And it makes me smile this Friday. Hope its not a very long wait list so you can get to it soon :-))

2026-04-02 04:02:13 UTC

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Also #writers and there are many game/prompt hashtags like #writerscoffeeclub #pennedpossibilities etc where authors gather daily. Then you have #books and also sometimes genre specifi hashtags like #sff

2026-04-02 03:18:01 UTC

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Thanks for these. It is a partition in the drive that has the file system. On my laptop I successfully renamed it, but that was years back. On this Workstation I had renamed it but somewhere along the road the name changed to this machine-type.
The names of the drives are something like "Work" "Stock Videos" etc, a bit like folders, and so they appear in various programs which makes it easy for me to find files. I have like 10 drives.

2026-04-01 18:37:42 UTC

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Thanks, I will keep this advice for the future. Timeshift saved me this time round 😊

2026-04-01 17:51:51 UTC

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Make the switch, but leave it on dual boot with Windows and don't keep any important files on the disc with the file system, so when you get stuck you can go back.
I have not needed to open windows since Feb last year (yay!) but I keep it around since it is a work machine and I fear a moment a crash will lock me out when I'm racing against a deadline. Hopefully that won't ever happen.

2026-04-01 17:48:33 UTC

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No, I never figured it out. It might be because of this warning. I ignored it last time round, because it is annoying that this particular partition appears as a very long string of numbers rather than a useful name.
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/330/694/089/964/748/original/58911dd3a3a10b9b.jpg

2026-04-01 17:01:24 UTC

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Its a nightmare, but thankfully it doesn't happen so often and people are so helpful. I think for beginners perhaps they need to encourage them to have an emergence boot usb or they should make a tool like that to help someone recover easily. There is one, a boot repair disc, I think, but last time I was in a fix I had to find it after a long search (did someone here suggest it, or was it from some obscur forum thread?) Can't remember. It wasn't a readily available solution.

2026-04-01 14:09:49 UTC

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Timeshift fixed it. I'm now back in.

2026-04-01 13:42:38 UTC

Current situation with #linuxmint I don't know what went wrong as I did not install anything new recently or make drastic system changes other than to change "mount options" of a storage partition, not the one with the file system. (can that lead to this?) Last night everything was working well, I shut down as usual. Now I boot up to work and meet black screen of death.
So going to create a usb drive and try to run timeshift from there, as I hear that can fix things.
#linux
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/735/056/332/358/original/39c686959de004c6.jpg

2026-04-01 13:42:38 UTC

Current situation with linuxmint I don't know what went wrong as I did not install anything new recently or make drastic system changes other than to change "mount options" of a storage partition, not the one with the file system. (can that lead to this?) Last night everything was working well, I shut down as usual. Now I boot up to work and meet black screen of death.
So going to create a usb drive and try to run timeshift from there, as I hear that can fix things.
Edit: Timeshift fixed it.
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/735/056/332/358/original/39c686959de004c6.jpg

2026-04-01 10:40:35 UTC

"While Europe fragmented after the fall of Rome, the Islamic world was maintaining one of the most advanced communication networks in human history: the Barid... a centrally run-postal and complex system stretching from its posts in Western Spain to Central Asia in China by the 9th century, employing mounted couriers along major routes, carrying not only official decrees and messages, but also detailed reports on harvests, prices, political unrest, and military movements
https://technologyforhumans.substack.com/p/when-truth-went-behind-a-paywall

2026-04-01 04:55:19 UTC

"Part of what made the “old” Internet so good was the process of discovery. There were no streams or feeds. No “For You pages”. No “Discover” tab. When you found something good, it was usually after hours idly clicking between loosely connected websites. That’s what made every discovery feel so special. That’s why those first websites you went to are seared into your memory.
We used to surf the Web."
The Old Internet is Still Here
https://tylergaw.com/blog/the-old-internet-is-still-here/

2026-04-01 03:49:08 UTC

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I want a t-shirt that says , "gender is how you feel":-))
Nice work!

2026-03-31 11:37:54 UTC

They don't fight wars like this anymore!
(I normally don't save such videos, but this one had me really laughing hard, and today as I cleaned up my downloads folder I saw it and I hope it can make your day. (PS: don't know who credit, it did the social media rounds a few years ago).)
What I want to know is how this epic battle started, or rather why it was being fought, but whatever the reason, it proves that it is very wrong to use 'chicken' to describe a coward!
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/323/560/519/982/190/original/59b600607892f239.mp4

2026-03-31 11:20:23 UTC

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It already happens here. Transactions are done through USSD, rather than apps (though there are apps for them). The one big downside is that you can't send or receive payments anonymously. Your full names as they appear on your ID comes up with every transaction you make. Though, it is hard to track/keep data other than number+name.
But I think it's because of the regulations here, and perhaps in the EU they might make apps and regulations that make it possible with privacy.

2026-03-31 06:44:55 UTC

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Might turn out better since they are realizing that they are a financial colony of a big bully.

2026-03-31 06:18:48 UTC

Looks like Europeans have discovered mobile money, just as they once discovered African rivers and lakes and mountains.
"Wero lets users send money using just a phone number — no IBAN, no card, no intermediary."
https://aus.social/@mojo/116321714247825786

2026-03-30 04:24:05 UTC

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yes, it came at a time when I had just learned filmmaker and was thinking of ditching writing entirely since it didn't seem to be taking me anywhere. It was a kind of reminder that I have a future in writing so thereafter I found a way to juggle both.

2026-03-30 04:19:54 UTC

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Thanks! I did look at some classic minimalist covers for inspiration.

2026-03-30 04:18:22 UTC

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Thanks! I was unsure of myself as they say don't so your own book covers, and this is like my third attempt 😊

2026-03-30 04:15:14 UTC

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Thanks for the feedback!

2026-03-29 18:54:59 UTC

#writerscoffeeclub 3/29. Share one of your writing milestones.
My main milestone came in 2014, with my first collection of short stories, A Killing In The Sun, which some scholars said was the first single-author collection from an African author. It's what ultimately put me on the limelight. Unfortunately, it's South African publisher went out of business, and it went out of print, so today, I revive it via @npub1g8h…mep0
PS: Honestly, what do you think of the cover?
https://www.ododopress.com/blog/cover-reveal-a-killing-in-the-sun/

2026-03-29 13:46:16 UTC

#writerscoffeeclub 3/29. Share one of your writing milestones.
In 2008, (yikes, 18 years ago!) I got nominated for the Million Writers Awards, pushing my status from an unknown struggling writer to a relatively unknown struggling writer, and starting a tradition where I get listed in literary prizes but never win anything.

2026-03-29 04:11:50 UTC

#writerscoffeeclub Mar. 28: Do you ever sacrifice blunt clarity for prose that flows well?
I love prose that feels like poetry, so if something is blunt and clear, eg, "the cup was on the table," I'd go for something deeper, like "the cup lurked on the table like a hungry monster waiting for morsels of coffee."
Did I miss the point of the question? :-))

2026-03-28 19:20:37 UTC

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Where does your bookclub meet?

2026-03-28 10:33:45 UTC

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Yes, most I get are from gmail accounts, now that I think of it.

2026-03-28 10:31:55 UTC

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yes they do. Annoyingly,. I even caught one 'emoji reaction email' from a whole professor.

2026-03-28 07:00:11 UTC

People who use email as if it is a social media thing need to go back to kindergarten to study email etiquette. I really hate it when someone "reacts to an email" and the only thing that comes to your inbox is an emoji, like, is this person too lazy or just too unbothered to hit reply and type one word like "thanks" or "received"? Then those who send blank emails with no subject, just an attachment. Mschwwww!

2026-03-27 13:30:24 UTC

Want to read screenplays I wrote? I realized I have a whole ton of scripts lying idle in my folders and decided to make books out of them. Here is the first, the stories range from drama, dark comedy, thriller, teen lesbian romance (is that a genre?) It's available for free via @npub1g8h…mep0 (Only pdf, the epub comes out a huge file at 40mbs and I can't figure out how to reduce it). Enjoy the read!
https://www.ododopress.com/screenplays/home-is-a-fine-place-to-die/
#books #bookstodon #reading #screenplay #film #writing #writingcommunity

2026-03-27 03:26:08 UTC

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Thanks, I will look up magnesium and see if it helps.
I might also try to avoid all kinds of teas and coffees, even in the morning, for perhaps my body needs more than 24hrs to process caffeine. In my thirties I used to avoid very strong tea at breakfast for fear it would keep me awake at night. Not sure why I started on it again.

2026-03-27 01:11:39 UTC

4am here. Its been a week of insomnia, nothing seems to work. Tried staying off screens all evening, tried reading, tried music to relax, tried getting into bed real early, but sleep comes for an hour or so then I just wake up and stare at darkness. So now giving up.

2026-03-25 10:43:37 UTC

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How big is it? Enormous or similar to any size of the ants we know today? And is this species still around? I read somewhere that cockroaches have survived for many millions of years, but I keep wondering if they are the same species we know today....

2026-03-24 15:56:12 UTC

Nerds of a Feather give my novella 8/10!
"There’s a sense in which The Blossoming of the Big Tree resembles classic hard SF, except this time it’s about finding a creative solution to a puzzle of political theory instead of rocket science."
nerds of a feather, flock together: Book Microreview: The Blossoming of the Big Tree by Dilman Dila
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book-microreview-blossoming-of-big-tree.html?m=1
#books #bookstodon #sff #scifi #solarpunk

2026-03-24 07:40:14 UTC

"I’m also sensing a bit of AI fatigue already, or at least the enthusiasm is waning slightly as industry practitioners start to wrestle with the wider implications of the tech. Every industry event now seems to have an AI focus where everyone talks about the need to develop guardrails"
" ...he also noted that AI is mostly a threat for generic big-budget filmmaking, and that filmmakers could retreat into the auteur space, which is less likely to be impacted."
https://streamlined.news/filmart-2026-china-hong-kong-the-future-of-content/

2026-03-23 06:16:13 UTC

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I do. When I read something I like I want to quickly share it, and sometimes that involves manually copying the link, but if a site has a quick share button like this it makes life easy.

2026-03-22 16:12:24 UTC

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Yes, should be okay! I can send you a copy if you write me an email, the address is available here https://www.ododopress.com/contact-us/

2026-03-22 10:08:07 UTC

This #solarpunksunday check out my new novella, which is on pre-order and due out on 1st July. It's my vision of the future, where I fantasize about a world without central governments, politicians, or capitalism, and it centers on an old woman who has to organize the defense of her #solarpunk nation when a colonizer invades.
The ARC copy is also available free to anyone willing to provide an honest review, even on their own blog.
https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/
#books #book #bookstodon #scifi #sff

2026-03-21 12:07:49 UTC

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But I hear it's a cult run by Bens who escaped from the Big Ben tower! Or is that fake news?

2026-03-21 08:05:28 UTC

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I remember using this AddToAny at some point, not sure why I got off it but must have been when I was migrating away from elementor and was purging my site of bloat plugins. Will give it another try as it looks like what I need. Thanks!

2026-03-21 04:42:07 UTC

Anyone have recommendations on a simple share button for my #wordpress blogs? I removed all the plugins for they were cluttered and a nuisance, and I keep seeing simple buttons like this but have no idea what plugin to use. It has to be free with no pro version, or if for sale, then a one-off payment rather than subscription. #blog #webdev
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/265/311/251/632/929/original/67ce56ac70b1db0d.jpg

2026-03-21 04:17:48 UTC

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That's me everyday

2026-03-21 04:10:44 UTC

It's a nice feeling to wake up to the sound of light rain, especially as you work from home and have no kids or cats to rouse you from bed, so you wrap yourself tighter in warm blankets and try to sweettalk sleep to return to your eyes, but the idiot has gone so you lie in the fading darkness, staring at the last shadows and listen to the wings of raindrops falling on the window; you are inspired to write a meandering and stupid poem like this, and curse character limits for ruining the moment.

2026-03-20 20:50:08 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 20 Mar: Self-promotion day. Shame optional.
My novella is on pre-order, set in a #solarpunk world and about a grandma who has to coordinate the defense of her village after a coloniser invades. She's a peasant and her country has no weapons, no army. The story doesn't focus on the war, we don't ever see the frontline. Rather it is my way of wondering how a country without a central government, or president and politicians, could function. https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/
#sff #books

2026-03-18 20:48:18 UTC

So I think I've fixed all the little technical bits of the website, set up a shop with email delivery system, and now I can say my small press venture is up and running. In this blog, I make the announcement, and reflect on my previous foray into publishing, the hurdles I face, and what I hope to gain from it all. Well, now I start on the hardest part, convincing people to actually buy and read the books.
https://www.dilmandila.com/on-becoming-a-small-press-publisher/
#blog #writing #writingcommunity #publishing #smallpress

2026-03-18 07:44:13 UTC

How the kabalagala (pancake) turned out today, because I was wondering what it would feel like to eat a smiley face.
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/249/041/252/690/578/original/98ae1c867ef15788.jpg

2026-03-17 16:43:47 UTC

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I went to the last paragraph to see a name, a revelation, or something, but well, I will have to read the whole article, I guess.

2026-03-17 16:19:23 UTC

I saw there is this presale feature on smashwords, and I turned it on. Not sure it's a good idea, but well, if you want to read The Blossoming of the Big Tree before release date (don't know if this is a good idea since I have one last round of rewriting to do, but anyway) you can go over to and grab a copy.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1977090
#books #bookstodon #sff #solarpunk

2026-03-17 11:57:20 UTC

RE: https://bookstodon.com/@ododopress/116243896279552093
Ha, I had fun on this cover. I wanted to depict a creature I encountered in the book, one of those that pushed me to rewrite it for a modern audience, as I had not encountered half-people anywhere, things with only one leg, one arm, one eye.... I didn't do them justice in this rendering, and will try modelling them again later, perhaps after figuring out sculpting in #blender
#writing #writingcommunity
#note1dwf…mg22

2026-03-17 04:48:06 UTC

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I might take this advice in creating my own badge 😁

2026-03-17 04:47:10 UTC

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😁 How could you remember my first profile pics on the fedi? I had put the gloomy one temporarily as it had become confusing to me sometimes which account I was on, then forgot about it until I had to share my masto account to people on whatsapp and I saw what it looked like and I was appalled!

2026-03-17 04:44:51 UTC

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It sweetly surprised me. I ignored it for a long time because I thought it was a silly romance but its a beautiful film, very inspiring to me as a filmmaker, I guess I can rewatch it again without getting bored though I know the story since some of the appeal is from the performances of the actors

2026-03-16 19:34:29 UTC

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Nice. I should add something similar to my own blogs and sites! I've been taking it for granted since I don't use AI at all, but well, now I think I should do it.

2026-03-16 18:20:03 UTC

"We support the AI industry and we think its an exciting time but we think that as a result of AI content there is an economic premium put on human-made content and we want to lean into that," says CEO Paul Yates.
Is this product 'human made'? The race to establish AI-free logo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0d6el50ppo

2026-03-16 15:06:21 UTC

The fediverse can sometimes be sweetly overwhelming. 100 follows in under a day, from just an introduction post? Hmm, whoever is responsible for this witchcraft needs a cake and a cat.

2026-03-16 06:23:42 UTC

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congrats!! Go win! 😊

2026-03-16 05:27:02 UTC

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I've also been looking for these answers...

2026-03-16 05:14:54 UTC

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I wanted to reply too, but well, you make very valid points. Every time I see something that amazes me in an old film, like the fourway telephone scene in When Harry Met Sally, I look up how they made it and I'm blown away by how much time and effort and planning they had to get the shot right. Rob Reiner needed 60 takes to pull it off. I don't think modern directors have that much time and luxury on their productions.

2026-03-15 20:15:03 UTC

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Hehehe, thanks for supporting me with the order! 😊

2026-03-15 17:57:52 UTC

These wars are confusing my head. If Ukraine helps the US-Israel, then they acknowledge that Russia had a right to attack them. Afterall might is right. If Russia helps Iran, then it acknowledges it was wrong in attacking Ukraine. Ukraine helps the US/Israel but the US helps Russia by easing sanctions against them, giving Russia more means to help Iran, who the US is fighting. I feel like there is some kind of circus going on, and these things will just go round-and-round.

2026-03-14 21:14:17 UTC

It just turned midnight here so I guess it is #SolarPunkSunday and I'll plug my novella, The Blossoming of the Big Tree, about an old woman who has to organize the defense of her decentralized country when a colonizer invades to steal the technology that makes it a #solarpunk utopia. It's available on pre-order in all your favourite stores, and on my new small press site, where you can read a sample. https://www.ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/
#books #bookstodon #sff #scifi #writing #writingcommunity

2026-03-14 11:19:19 UTC

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Ah, I hadn't thought of that. I have some empty cans here that I don't know what to do with so perhaps I will make a little forage into farming. I've always wanted to get house plants, let me see how this goes 😊

2026-03-14 09:44:27 UTC

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They make me cry 😊

2026-03-14 09:25:46 UTC

This onion sprout in my kitchen and I was looking for an excuse to take its photo, then I saw the post by #CazimodoCrochet doing a giveaway, so I thought it would be nice to immortalize this onion for it amused me for a moment. Should I say boost please until she picks me or did we leave that behaviour behind in twitter?
Anyway something about sprouting vegetables in the kitchen, without soil or a farming god to urge it to grow, fascinates me.
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/226/795/134/943/364/original/c9daa12f25ba886a.jpg

2026-03-14 07:45:41 UTC

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Ooof. I could have told these scientists this! When I was a child in boarding school, we would get bedbug infestations, and would use hot boiling water to get rid of them from mattresses. The other solution was to put the mattress or the infested furniture out in the hot sun. It's slower, and not foolproof, but prevents spread to other pieces of furniture and also eventually clears the furniture.

2026-03-13 09:45:45 UTC

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Ha! Yes, that makes a perfect title. So each tool sparks off a chapter that tells us about that chef, and then in the chapter about the dick guy, it turns out to be a horror where the heroine uses the spatula to fish out his guts.... (i think my mind is a bit too evil, maybe the heroine should be a detective-kind who investigates this kind of death)😀

2026-03-13 08:24:12 UTC

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This premise could make a cute novel, or a even a TV series

2026-03-12 20:05:48 UTC

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His early works were good, but at some point he became more concerned about the money.
This film was good. One of my favourites!

2026-03-12 10:48:02 UTC

Writing non-fiction is such a pain! Yet very necessary. Just spent almost two weeks on an article less than 3k words, which I easily output in one sitting if its fiction, yet I most likely won't get paid. The amount of time taken to cite other works to support your argument is just insane. You write "the sky is blue" and the editor goes "we know, but can you make a citation to back up your claim?" Ngrrr!

2026-03-12 04:50:50 UTC

"The real test will be whether InterPositive's technology lives up to the hype when deployed across Netflix's massive content pipeline, and whether filmmakers embrace or resist the AI-assisted workflow. For now, Hollywood is watching to see if a $600 million gamble on AI editing tools was visionary or reckless."
Netflix Drops $600M on Ben Affleck's AI Filmmaking Startup | The Tech Buzz
https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/netflix-drops-600m-on-ben-affleck-s-ai-filmmaking-startup
#ai #filmmaking

2026-03-10 19:44:02 UTC

Been a while since I photographed a flower, and this captivated me the other night.
#Bloomscrolling #bloom
https://mograph.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/206/580/764/832/247/original/eb4ecadf48edeb58.jpg

2026-03-10 14:45:35 UTC

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More like 50,000 years. I've read novels written on cave walls.

2026-03-10 10:07:54 UTC

I've been searching high and low for a practical guide to using LibreOffice for typesetting books, and I'm surprised there isn't much information out there, which is not a youtube video. Glad to have stumbled upon this by @npub1yde…auv7 But reading through it I wonder why @npub1tgg…qwzh doesn't make inbuilt templates for this? It is just about playing around with styles, but I guess many people might find it useful if there is a template already.
https://www.psychicdrool.site/formatting-an-ebook/
#writing #writingcommunity

2026-03-10 09:32:30 UTC

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Watching this video hurts my knees, too much! And how come they don't have even a bead of sweat on them, yet me I go up just one flight of stairs and I'm panting and sweating like a (looking for an animal to put in here)? What witchcraft do they use?

2026-03-10 09:18:08 UTC

This #TuneTuesday take a look at a documentary that I made when starting out on my filmmaking journey, in 2008, about a family of folk musicians who wander the streets to perform for a few shillings. They use homemade stringed instruments, much like a violin (I think the technical name is tube fiddle), which in their culture is called endingidi. I wonder how they are, after all these years.
https://tv.dilstories.com/w/xxoPfYBDG2yGdAGudXNZeK
#folk #folkmusic #music #musician

2026-03-10 07:48:43 UTC

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I usually just don't bother with those sites. Like I wanted to try out the reedsy services but was put off by this.