#1142; The Adaptation Adept

Comic Transcripts

[[Two horseback riders discuss a story.]]
Author: So, what did you think of my story? You DID read it, right?

[[The two are now inexplicably on bicycles.]]
Critic: Honestly? It seemed a little disjointed. Little unbelievable.
Author: It was based on a true story!

[[Now on elephants.]]
Author: It was SUCH a crazy thing that happened! I just HAD to write it up as a story!
Critic: Sure, sure. Truth, stranger than, etc.

[[Giraffes.]]
Critic: But fiction has rules that make it satisfying, so for it to work AS A STORY, it has to conform to those a bit.

[[Eagles.]]
Critic: Real life is messy.
Critic: Fiction wears a messy COSTUME, artfully tattered in all the most effective ways.

[[Fish.]]
Author: Isn’t it important to ‘write what you know’?
Critic: Yes, and the thing you should KNOW is HOW TO WRITE

{{header: it was really WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Another thing that’s very important in writing is consistency of tone.}}

#1142; The Adaptation Adept transcribed by in

[[Two horseback riders discuss a story.]]
Author: So, what did you think of my story? You DID read it, right?

[[The two are now inexplicably on bicycles.]]
Critic: Honestly? It seemed a little disjointed. Little unbelievable.
Author: It was based on a true story!

[[Now on elephants.]]
Author: It was SUCH a crazy thing that happened! I just HAD to write it up as a story!
Critic: Sure, sure. Truth, stranger than, etc.

[[Giraffes.]]
Critic: But fiction has rules that make it satisfying, so for it to work AS A STORY, it has to conform to those a bit.

[[Eagles.]]
Critic: Real life is messy.
Critic: Fiction wears a messy COSTUME, artfully tattered in all the most effective ways.

[[Fish.]]
Author: Isn’t it important to ‘write what you know’?
Critic: Yes, and the thing you should KNOW is HOW TO WRITE

{{header: it was really WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Another thing that’s very important in writing is consistency of tone.}}

#1142; The Adaptation Adept transcribed by in

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!