wandering.shop is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Wandering.Shop aims to have the vibe of a quality coffee shop at a busy SF&F Convention. Think tables of writers, fans and interested passers-by sharing drinks and conversation on a variety of topics.

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Charlie Stross

@Oggie Programming is typically structured and you at least have a firm goal in mind: you can leave the low-level details for later. Novels, in contrast … if you're a pantser you write linearly from start to finish: an unspecified class or module is a complete road block—you can't see past it.