Cacklemancy

Runa, reading the inscriptions

@Cacklemancy

A Hand-Woven Witch

Trans | Lesbian | 37 | Gamedev | Co-host of @sayitinred

 

 
Currently composing music for @desiderium and writing for Become Dirt

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An introduction, 2024.

Hey y'all! I'm Froey. I'm a southern non-binary transfemme (she/they) living in the Bible Belt around my early 30s (as of 2024.) I have a lot of hobbies and interests, but primarily I am both a writer and indie visual novel developer.

Previously I have two released visual novels from two past (trans gal) game jams: A Night Out (2016) and Reconnected (2022). They center around a young trans woman named Elle (she's in the illustration above!) and focus on various parts of her life.

(WIP Illustration by @Jayashtear)

This year I have started development on my first big visual novel, a sequel to both previous visual novels titled: Those We Keep Close. I have spent all of 2023 writing for this project and have begun development this year. You can read all about it here as I am looking to release a public demo some time this year!

Outside of game development, I have a multitude of interests and hobbies which include...

  • Gaming and game collecting (a lot of stuff from the PS1 and PS2 generations!)
  • I read books as well, mostly involving lesbian and/or trans femme characters.
  • Anime and manga, mostly older stuff.
  • Data hoarding, mainly to preserve media which is slowly being lost.
  • I am a budget audiophile, mostly a headphone user with a love for music!
    (I also record and compose sounds on freesound.org for free use!)
  • and in general... I'm a geek. I love older 'not smart' tech from the 80s to 2000s and always open to learning about older tech that is open, repairable, and reliable to this day compared to modern 'smart' solutions.

If you wish to follow my posts easily, you can follow my pinned tags on the right side of my cohost page which include:

  • #froey dev blog - for in-depth posts on game development.
  • #froey sounds - for my recorded/composed sounds for free use.
  • #Those We Keep Close - for development of my current visual novel.

You can find links to my other pages online on the left side of my cohost page which include:

cohost is a platform that means a lot to me, I hope to connect with y'all here! :eggbug:

(post updated: 5/27/2024)

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Hey! I've actually been here since the site started back when it was invite only, only just had the same introduction post for over a year. :eggbug:

As for books, my first recommendations are a sort of book series from Zoe Storm, titled in order... Alex, The Transition Zone, Performative Masculinity, and To Own The Libs.

Second would be from Vyria Durav, her books both The Hatchling and Catnip come to mind.

You can find these on both Amazon and my itch.io page under my book recommendations~

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