#Kate Dollarhyde

[gaileyfrey]

It's time for something new! I've known for a little while that my author photos were losing their juice - I just don't really look like that anymore, in all the little ways that I'm sure only I would ever notice. My brilliant friend Kate Dollarhyde is one of the best photographers I know, and this past weekend we got together to build a pond in my backyard, eat a weird carrot galette I tried to make, and take some pictures.

We wandered along the trail near my house where I take walks in the morning until Kate spotted a little stream. When we made our way down into this tiny culvert, we discovered that it was rich with vibes, including a lot of water bugs and a VERY haunted-looking old rail tunnel. The railroad ties were submerged, and I was 90% sure that a spider the size of a rhinoceros was living in there, but we are intrepid. We took pictures as we listened to people passing overhead with no idea what was beneath them. We found ourselves under bridges, wading through huge thatches of what we were pretty sure wasn't poison ivy, chasing down light and laughing at my tendency to scrunch my nose when I don't know what to do with my face.

We ended up with some of the best photos anyone has ever taken of me. I already knew Kate was amazing at capturing the essence of places and buildings on camera, and I had suspicions that she'd be an incredible portrait photographer -- yet I'm still completely blown away by her command of light and composition, and her unreal eye for the exact moment when a person looks the most like themself. I can't describe how grateful I am to benefit from her expertise. I hope y'all like these as much as I do!!

#sarah gailey #kate dollarhyde #photography #portraits #can you imagine what it would be like if i stopped fucking with my hair #for even a second #too bad we'll never know

[gesotoku]

「アウター・ワールド」が優れたLGBTQコンテンツを選出する“GLAAD Media”アワードのビデオゲーム部門賞を獲得、パールヴァティーの描写が高く評価 | doope!

“アウター・ワールド”の受賞は、アセクシャルのコンパニオンであるパールヴァティーのライティングを高く評価したもので、彼女と同じセクシュアリティを持つライターKate Dollarhyde氏がダイアログの大部分を手掛け、アセクシャルに対する共感的かつ肯定的な優れた描写を実現していました。

[jackalgirl]

Eeeeeeeeee

#Writing for Video Games #Kate Dollarhyde #Obsidian #reference

[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Canon WLW Aces 67/?: Parvati Holcomb (Ashly Burch) The Outer Worlds (2019)

Interviews and articles:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_ca/article/3kxm43/the-personal-story-behind-parvati-the-surprise-star-of-the-outer-worlds

 https://gaymingmag.com/2019/10/parvati-and-i-how-ace-sexuality-is-explored-in-outer-worlds/

#parvati holcomb #the outer worlds #ashly burch #kate dyllarhyde #ace characters #canon aces #the fact that the player can also be ace is amazing #and the fact that the player literally cannot be bigoted against her? thank you kate dollarhyde #ace people #asexual people #i watched a video of her romance with junlei and *i* wanna happy scream into a pillow #she's so sweet and adorable

[jesawyer]

Who developed Seki, the very cool language Rekke is speaking?

Kate Dollarhyde.

[domirine]

Hey jsyk, Parvati is an ace lesbian! Both of those are integral to her identity and it’s kind of sad to see you erase that fact. I rlly hope that was a mistake and not just lesbophobia bc I love ur art :((

oh i’m sorry, that’s not intentional. i spent time reading about her and i was lead to believe she was explicitly bi in addition to being ace. since i haven't played the game i can only rely on articles and what fans are saying, and the description i got was just “ace wlw”. later i read that her writer, kate dollarhyde, created her to reflect the identity of kate who (according to the article) is ace and bi. i suppose in my worry to not erase bisexual wlw i may have erased that part of her, and that’s my bad.

thing is, i’m getting conflicting “reports” now. i’ve heard people claim both that she’s lesbian and bisexual, and i can't seem to find anything that'd state that explicitly coming from the game itself or the creators. so unless someone is willing to help out and provide a link/quote/whatever, i think the best thing in my opinion is, in effort to not erase anyone, give her a wlw pin so we can include the whole spectrum.

rest assured, highlighting chara's identity is the very reason i'm doing this project, so yeah if i get a confirmation she's a lesbian i'll edit the pin to reflect that as well, definitely. i’m only 1 person doing research on 30 characters that, for the large part, i’m not that familiar with, so i’d be surprised if i didn’t make a mistake at some point. so thanks for the heads-up~

#if someone has better ideas im all ears pls until then im gonna try n do my best #Anonymous

[fuckyeahasexual]

Good video game news! Vice just published an article about Parvati in The Outer Worlds! they interviewed one of Parvati’s writers, a bi ace woman. the article is focused on how ace people appreciate Parvati as representation & about how the writer, Kate Dollarhyde, used her own feelings & anxieties about being ace as inspiration. it’s not really long & doesn’t say anything ground breaking, but it’s a really nice and respectful article! Parvati’s VA, Ashly Burch, shared it on Twitter today

Oh wow

#ask box #anonymous #asexual #asexuality #ace stories #fun #positive

[mostlysignssomeportents]

2019 Hugo Award finalists announced

The 2019 Hugo Award nominees have been announced; the Hugos will be presented this summer at the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin, Ireland.

Normally, I find that I've read and reviewed a huge slice of the year's finalists, but this year is different; I've done a lot less reading lately, partly because I wrote two books in 2018 and partly because the new EU Copyright Directive ate my life for about 10 months in the past year.

I was a little sad to be so far behind the curve when I saw the new list, but then I realized that this meant that I had a bunch of really exciting books to add to my to-be-read pile!

One notable inclusion: the Archive of Our Own fanfic archive -- a project of the Organization for Transformative Works (for whose advisory board I volunteer) -- is up for "Best Related Work."

Congrats to all the nominees!

Best Novel * The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) * Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager) * Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente (Saga) * Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Macmillan) * Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)

Best Novella * Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) * Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing) * Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing) * The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing) * Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson (Tor.com Publishing) * The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency)

Best Novelette * “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018) * “The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections,” by Tina Connolly (Tor.com, 11 July 2018) * “Nine Last Days on Planet Earth,” by Daryl Gregory (Tor.com, 19 September 2018) * The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing) * “The Thing About Ghost Stories,” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine 25, November- December 2018) * “When We Were Starless,” by Simone Heller (Clarkesworld 145, October 2018)

Best Short Story * “The Court Magician,” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed, January 2018) * “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society,” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018) * “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington,” by P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Magazine, February 2018) * “STET,” by Sarah Gailey (Fireside Magazine, October 2018) * “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat,” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine 23, July-August 2018) * “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)

Best Series * The Centenal Cycle, by Malka Older (Tor) * The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross (most recently Tor.com Publishing/Orbit) * Machineries of Empire, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * The October Daye Series, by Seanan McGuire (most recently DAW) * The Universe of Xuya, by Aliette de Bodard (most recently Subterranean Press) * Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)

Best Related Work * Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works * Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, by Alec Nevala-Lee (Dey Street Books) * The Hobbit Duology (documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan (YouTube) * An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953- 2000, by Jo Walton (Tor) * www.mexicanxinitiative.com: The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 (Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, John Picacio) * Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon (Tin House Books)

Best Graphic Story * Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) * Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford (Marvel) * Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics) * On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second) * Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image Comics) * Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form * Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance) * Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios) * Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios) * A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night) * Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form * The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment) * Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC) * Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records) * The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC) * The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC) * Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)

Best Professional Editor, Short Form * Neil Clarke * Gardner Dozois * Lee Harris * Julia Rios * Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas * E. Catherine Tobler

Best Professional Editor, Long Form * Sheila E. Gilbert * Anne Lesley Groell * Beth Meacham * Diana Pho * Gillian Redfearn * Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist * Galen Dara * Jaime Jones * Victo Ngai * John Picacio * Yuko Shimizu * Charles Vess

Best Semiprozine * Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews * Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini * FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders, editors L.D. Lewis, Brandon O’Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert * Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler * Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff * Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien

Best Fanzine * Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus * Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet * Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan * nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla and The G * Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur * Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong

Best Fancast * Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace * The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe * Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams * Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch * Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders * The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew

Best Fan Writer * Foz Meadows * James Davis Nicoll * Charles Payseur * Elsa Sjunneson-Henry * Alasdair Stuart * Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist * Sara Felix * Grace P. Fong * Meg Frank * Ariela Housman * Likhain (Mia Sereno) * Spring Schoenhuth

Best Art Book * The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz) * Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, by Julie Dillon (self-published) * Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer (Ten Speed Press) * Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. John Fleskes (Flesk Publications) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie, by Ramin Zahed (Titan Books) * Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, ed. Catherine McIlwaine (Bodleian Library)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer * Katherine Arden (2nd year of eligibility) * S.A. Chakraborty (2nd year of eligibility) * R.F. Kuang (1st year of eligibility) * Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility) * Vina Jie-Min Prasad (2nd year of eligibility) * Rivers Solomon (2nd year of eligibility)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book * The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform / Gollancz) * Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books) * The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Little, Brown / Hot Key Books) * Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray) * The Invasion, by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books / Scholastic) * Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (Random House / Penguin Teen)

https://boingboing.net/2019/04/02/dublin-worldcon.html

[fangmich]

Kate Dollarhyde the writer of Rekke shared her playlist for him with us on the PoE discord and I just wanted to do the same here. Because it’s so good!!

#Pillars of Eternity #Rekke

[fypillarsofeternity]

The Wall of Fame in the Obsidian offices. This is where the inspiration for creating Deadfire comes from, ladies and gentlemen! (Here again in bigger size.)

Brought to you by Kate Dollarhyde, one of the Obsidian developers lurking on the PoE Discord. 

#deadfire #memes #pillars of eternity #thanks kate #i should start tagging the poe memes because I know that I have reblogged 90% of these memes #but not sure if I will be able to find them quickly myself

[romiesays]

The magazine for which I am poetry editor, Strange Horizons, has been nominated for a Hugo each of the last seven years—every year the semi-pro category has existed. However, we have a huge volunteer editorial staff and a sprawling number of departments, so we rotate whose name goes on the nomination. This year is the first time my actual name has appeared on the Hugo ballot, although it’s not the first time my work has.

Best Semiprozine

Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff

Neat milestone. It’ll be especially cool if we win this year. We have never won; too much very excellent competition. My money is on Uncanny winning a fourth time in a row, which tells you less about which magazines I read (I’ve been subscribed to FIYAH) than my approach to statistical forecasting.

#writing #sf poetry #Strange Horizons #awards

[samuraiko]

#writing

[jackalgirl]

Narrative Design

Howdy, fellow TOW fans -- do you like to write?  Are you interested in narrative design?  Well, I’m here to tell you that Obsidian’s Senior Narrative Designer Kate Dollarhyde is here on Tumblr.  Click it with me:

HUZZAH!

#Obsidian #Writing #narrative design #The Outer Worlds

[jesawyer]

hi! has there ever been an official writing system made for any of the languages of eora, or anything fanmade to your knowledge? making languages and writing systems is one of my favorite hobbies and im just recently getting into poe and loving how much effort was put into each of the languages, theyre the perfect blend of obvious real world influences while being completely original, and huana/rauataian struck me especially because i love the sound of pacific islander languages. dankeschööööön!

Thank you.  I’m glad you like them.  Yes.  I created orthographies for Eld Aedyran/Aedyran, Vailian, Engwithan, Huana, and Rauatan.  Kate Dollarhyde created one for Seki.