E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter
@esraye.bsky.social
🇨🇦
Writer of scifi and horror short stories, novels & screenplays.
Editor in Chief of @perseidprophecies.bsky.social
𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!
esraye.com
Writer of scifi and horror short stories, novels & screenplays.
Editor in Chief of @perseidprophecies.bsky.social
𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!
esraye.com
Pinned
The Freudian Trio
Before I get into the meat of this topic, I have some exciting news to share! Both RARE: A Dark Anthology of Unusual Secrets (featuring my sci-fi/noir short story “The Stuff Legends are Made …
esraye.com
As a student of psychology, the Freudian trio has always been my favorite advice for writing characters who sound distinct from one another.
(Also, a small bit of award news for both RARE and Gas Giant Gambit!)
esraye.com/2025/11/25/t...
#writing #scifi #tropes #writingadvice
(Also, a small bit of award news for both RARE and Gas Giant Gambit!)
esraye.com/2025/11/25/t...
#writing #scifi #tropes #writingadvice
Reposted by E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter
6 days left to submit your #weirdfiction, #sciencefiction, #fantasy, #horror short stories! We are also open for factual science articles and cover art!
Check out our submissions page for guidelines.
#submissioncall #submissionsopen
Check out our submissions page for guidelines.
#submissioncall #submissionsopen
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
6 days left to submit your #weirdfiction, #sciencefiction, #fantasy, #horror short stories! We are also open for factual science articles and cover art!
Check out our submissions page for guidelines.
#submissioncall #submissionsopen
Check out our submissions page for guidelines.
#submissioncall #submissionsopen
I'm still excited about this, so...
RARE (featuring my scifi/noir "The Stuff Legends are Made Of") won the American Writing Awards Best Anthology, and Gas Giant Gambit was a finalist for AWA Fiction - Sci-Fi!
Big thanks to Alex Parker Publishing, and congrats to my fellow contributors to RARE!
RARE (featuring my scifi/noir "The Stuff Legends are Made Of") won the American Writing Awards Best Anthology, and Gas Giant Gambit was a finalist for AWA Fiction - Sci-Fi!
Big thanks to Alex Parker Publishing, and congrats to my fellow contributors to RARE!
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I'm still excited about this, so...
RARE (featuring my scifi/noir "The Stuff Legends are Made Of") won the American Writing Awards Best Anthology, and Gas Giant Gambit was a finalist for AWA Fiction - Sci-Fi!
Big thanks to Alex Parker Publishing, and congrats to my fellow contributors to RARE!
RARE (featuring my scifi/noir "The Stuff Legends are Made Of") won the American Writing Awards Best Anthology, and Gas Giant Gambit was a finalist for AWA Fiction - Sci-Fi!
Big thanks to Alex Parker Publishing, and congrats to my fellow contributors to RARE!
As a student of psychology, the Freudian trio has always been my favorite advice for writing characters who sound distinct from one another.
(Also, a small bit of award news for both RARE and Gas Giant Gambit!)
esraye.com/2025/11/25/t...
#writing #scifi #tropes #writingadvice
(Also, a small bit of award news for both RARE and Gas Giant Gambit!)
esraye.com/2025/11/25/t...
#writing #scifi #tropes #writingadvice
The Freudian Trio
Before I get into the meat of this topic, I have some exciting news to share! Both RARE: A Dark Anthology of Unusual Secrets (featuring my sci-fi/noir short story “The Stuff Legends are Made …
esraye.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As a student of psychology, the Freudian trio has always been my favorite advice for writing characters who sound distinct from one another.
(Also, a small bit of award news for both RARE and Gas Giant Gambit!)
esraye.com/2025/11/25/t...
#writing #scifi #tropes #writingadvice
(Also, a small bit of award news for both RARE and Gas Giant Gambit!)
esraye.com/2025/11/25/t...
#writing #scifi #tropes #writingadvice
I was just *this* close to being scammed. A few yellow flags set off my spidey-sense, and a little further digging (and messaging someone with the same name and title) yielded the truth in the nick of time.
Be careful out there fellow authors, and be skeptical of anyone that asks you for money.
Be careful out there fellow authors, and be skeptical of anyone that asks you for money.
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I was just *this* close to being scammed. A few yellow flags set off my spidey-sense, and a little further digging (and messaging someone with the same name and title) yielded the truth in the nick of time.
Be careful out there fellow authors, and be skeptical of anyone that asks you for money.
Be careful out there fellow authors, and be skeptical of anyone that asks you for money.
Just got word that RARE: A Dark Anthology of Unusual Secrets (which includes my scifi/noir "The Stuff Legends are Made Of") won the American Writing Awards for Best Anthology, and Gas Giant Gambit was a finalist for the AWA Fiction - Sci-Fi!
#writing #books #scifi #sciencefiction #sff
#writing #books #scifi #sciencefiction #sff
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just got word that RARE: A Dark Anthology of Unusual Secrets (which includes my scifi/noir "The Stuff Legends are Made Of") won the American Writing Awards for Best Anthology, and Gas Giant Gambit was a finalist for the AWA Fiction - Sci-Fi!
#writing #books #scifi #sciencefiction #sff
#writing #books #scifi #sciencefiction #sff
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
#amwriting
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
#amwriting
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
#amwriting
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
It's only a first draft, you can fix it later.
#amwriting
Accidentally went and made one of my characters a war criminal. Gonna have to reel that in a little 😬
#amwriting
#amwriting
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Accidentally went and made one of my characters a war criminal. Gonna have to reel that in a little 😬
#amwriting
#amwriting
I know we prefer word counts 'round these parts (52,880 so far), but I also just crossed 200 pages in this fist draft manuscript, and I think that's pretty neat too.
#amwriting
#amwriting
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I know we prefer word counts 'round these parts (52,880 so far), but I also just crossed 200 pages in this fist draft manuscript, and I think that's pretty neat too.
#amwriting
#amwriting
Reposted by E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter
The story containment device we've got chained up in the basement is starting to act funny--it's belching out the best lines we haven't read yet.
The interns think it's eager to share what it's amassed.
11 days left to submit your #weirdfiction, #scifi, dark #fantasy, or #horror short stories!
The interns think it's eager to share what it's amassed.
11 days left to submit your #weirdfiction, #scifi, dark #fantasy, or #horror short stories!
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The story containment device we've got chained up in the basement is starting to act funny--it's belching out the best lines we haven't read yet.
The interns think it's eager to share what it's amassed.
11 days left to submit your #weirdfiction, #scifi, dark #fantasy, or #horror short stories!
The interns think it's eager to share what it's amassed.
11 days left to submit your #weirdfiction, #scifi, dark #fantasy, or #horror short stories!
My chat with fellow sci-fi writer Jason Shannon on his Spotify podcast is now live!
We talk a bit about my process, some of the inspiration for Gas Giant Gambit, and more, and end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes!
open.spotify.com/episode/4PJw...
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
We talk a bit about my process, some of the inspiration for Gas Giant Gambit, and more, and end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes!
open.spotify.com/episode/4PJw...
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
59. ES Raye (author of Gas Giant Gambit)
open.spotify.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My chat with fellow sci-fi writer Jason Shannon on his Spotify podcast is now live!
We talk a bit about my process, some of the inspiration for Gas Giant Gambit, and more, and end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes!
open.spotify.com/episode/4PJw...
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
We talk a bit about my process, some of the inspiration for Gas Giant Gambit, and more, and end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes!
open.spotify.com/episode/4PJw...
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
Reposted by E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter
What does it look like when and AI nods?
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What does it look like when and AI nods?
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
Don't mind me as I continuously refresh the Chanticleer International Book Awards' News page in the hope the Laramie Awards shortlist will be published this week...
Details on that and more upcoming news⤵️
esraye.com/2025/11/18/u...
#writing #scienceficiton #scifi #awards
Details on that and more upcoming news⤵️
esraye.com/2025/11/18/u...
#writing #scienceficiton #scifi #awards
Upcoming News!
Following last week’s Short Story News Roundup, I thought I’d catch you up on some other upcoming news! The Laramie Awards Every year, Chanticleer Book Reviews gives out awards to books…
esraye.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Don't mind me as I continuously refresh the Chanticleer International Book Awards' News page in the hope the Laramie Awards shortlist will be published this week...
Details on that and more upcoming news⤵️
esraye.com/2025/11/18/u...
#writing #scienceficiton #scifi #awards
Details on that and more upcoming news⤵️
esraye.com/2025/11/18/u...
#writing #scienceficiton #scifi #awards
I wouldn't have counted Cowboy Bebop as one of my influences while writing Gas Giant Gambit, but now that it's been pointed out...
Yeah, I see it.
Yeah, I see it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I wouldn't have counted Cowboy Bebop as one of my influences while writing Gas Giant Gambit, but now that it's been pointed out...
Yeah, I see it.
Yeah, I see it.
I actually broke through much of my story logjam yesterday as I played Arkham Knight (my go-to for Xbox induced flow-state), but there are a few more details to work through, so...
Back to Gotham I go!
#amwriting #writersblock #batman
Back to Gotham I go!
#amwriting #writersblock #batman
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I actually broke through much of my story logjam yesterday as I played Arkham Knight (my go-to for Xbox induced flow-state), but there are a few more details to work through, so...
Back to Gotham I go!
#amwriting #writersblock #batman
Back to Gotham I go!
#amwriting #writersblock #batman
I've hit a bit of a logjam at Shallow Trenches/Open Skies's midpoint.
I have a chance to reveal a LOT of lore in an exciting way, and not just for ST/OP, but another, bigger story I want to tell later.
The question is, who knows what, and why do they know it?
EVERYTHING hinges on me answering that.
I have a chance to reveal a LOT of lore in an exciting way, and not just for ST/OP, but another, bigger story I want to tell later.
The question is, who knows what, and why do they know it?
EVERYTHING hinges on me answering that.
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've hit a bit of a logjam at Shallow Trenches/Open Skies's midpoint.
I have a chance to reveal a LOT of lore in an exciting way, and not just for ST/OP, but another, bigger story I want to tell later.
The question is, who knows what, and why do they know it?
EVERYTHING hinges on me answering that.
I have a chance to reveal a LOT of lore in an exciting way, and not just for ST/OP, but another, bigger story I want to tell later.
The question is, who knows what, and why do they know it?
EVERYTHING hinges on me answering that.
Gas Giant Gambit did the same for me writing it!
#scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #GasGiantGambit
#scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #GasGiantGambit
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Gas Giant Gambit did the same for me writing it!
#scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #GasGiantGambit
#scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #GasGiantGambit
Just recorded a guest appearance on Jason Shannon's writer podcast! We chatted about Gas Giant Gambit, short stories, my background and my process.
And we end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes from GGG.
Should be in out Nov. 20th!
Stay tuned for details!
#scifi #sciencefiction
And we end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes from GGG.
Should be in out Nov. 20th!
Stay tuned for details!
#scifi #sciencefiction
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Just recorded a guest appearance on Jason Shannon's writer podcast! We chatted about Gas Giant Gambit, short stories, my background and my process.
And we end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes from GGG.
Should be in out Nov. 20th!
Stay tuned for details!
#scifi #sciencefiction
And we end with a reading of one of my favorite scenes from GGG.
Should be in out Nov. 20th!
Stay tuned for details!
#scifi #sciencefiction
Today is one of those days where I try to gently remind myself that I am only under a deadline of my own choosing, and it is okay to slow down and do things right, even if it means things will take a little bit longer.
#amwriting
#amwriting
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Today is one of those days where I try to gently remind myself that I am only under a deadline of my own choosing, and it is okay to slow down and do things right, even if it means things will take a little bit longer.
#amwriting
#amwriting
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The highest praise I can conceive!
Gas Giant Gambit is available now!
#books #scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #firefly #themandalorian
The highest praise I can conceive!
Gas Giant Gambit is available now!
#books #scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #firefly #themandalorian
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The highest praise I can conceive!
Gas Giant Gambit is available now!
#books #scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #firefly #themandalorian
The highest praise I can conceive!
Gas Giant Gambit is available now!
#books #scifi #sciencefiction #spacewestern #firefly #themandalorian
Reposted by E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter
Sometimes all you need is a connection to home.
When Ele spots the blue skin of another anthozoa, she seeks them out. Who she finds isn't what she expected, but will the old man Bardo prove to be what she needs?
Read "The Old Man of the Sea" by @thelargestduck.bsky.social in this quarter's issue!
When Ele spots the blue skin of another anthozoa, she seeks them out. Who she finds isn't what she expected, but will the old man Bardo prove to be what she needs?
Read "The Old Man of the Sea" by @thelargestduck.bsky.social in this quarter's issue!
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sometimes all you need is a connection to home.
When Ele spots the blue skin of another anthozoa, she seeks them out. Who she finds isn't what she expected, but will the old man Bardo prove to be what she needs?
Read "The Old Man of the Sea" by @thelargestduck.bsky.social in this quarter's issue!
When Ele spots the blue skin of another anthozoa, she seeks them out. Who she finds isn't what she expected, but will the old man Bardo prove to be what she needs?
Read "The Old Man of the Sea" by @thelargestduck.bsky.social in this quarter's issue!
Reposted by E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter
Got something spooky, fantastical, or even a little weird to share?
Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue coming January 1st, are open until the end of the month!
Check out the link in our bio for info on what we're looking for and how to submit!
#submissioncall #submissionsopen #scifi #sff #horror
Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue coming January 1st, are open until the end of the month!
Check out the link in our bio for info on what we're looking for and how to submit!
#submissioncall #submissionsopen #scifi #sff #horror
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Got something spooky, fantastical, or even a little weird to share?
Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue coming January 1st, are open until the end of the month!
Check out the link in our bio for info on what we're looking for and how to submit!
#submissioncall #submissionsopen #scifi #sff #horror
Submissions for our Winter 2026 issue coming January 1st, are open until the end of the month!
Check out the link in our bio for info on what we're looking for and how to submit!
#submissioncall #submissionsopen #scifi #sff #horror
Some news on upcoming short stories and where to read them!
esraye.com/2025/11/11/s...
#amwriting #writer #scifi #sciencefiction #horror #shortstories #flashfiction
esraye.com/2025/11/11/s...
#amwriting #writer #scifi #sciencefiction #horror #shortstories #flashfiction
Short Story News Roundup
Got some news on a few upcoming short story publication dates! “Mortem Moratus” First up, my 2,000 word short horror story “Mortem Moratus” is scheduled to be published by E…
esraye.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Some news on upcoming short stories and where to read them!
esraye.com/2025/11/11/s...
#amwriting #writer #scifi #sciencefiction #horror #shortstories #flashfiction
esraye.com/2025/11/11/s...
#amwriting #writer #scifi #sciencefiction #horror #shortstories #flashfiction
Hey! That Doctor Who extra is wearing the armor from Chronicles of Riddick!
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hey! That Doctor Who extra is wearing the armor from Chronicles of Riddick!
Things are going surprising well, so far 🤞
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Things are going surprising well, so far 🤞
No turning back now...
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
No turning back now...