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I'm on a journey to become a successfully-sufficient author of trauma-informed STEM scifi by the end of 2026. I hope you can join me. Readers call my stories 'Cory Doctorow meets James S.A. Corey.' #scifi #author #MikeSierraEcho #booksforkids

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hi there - I'm on a journey to become a successfully-sufficient author of trauma-informed STEM scifi by the end of 2026 ... by myself if I have to. I hope you can join me.

inkican.com/about/

#introduction #explore #myself #intro #thisisme

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 6h

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ALT: a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 6h

Question for lit agents and publishers: if I have 2 publish-ready Middle grade sci-fi novels and a novel-length standalone collection of short stories, should I be pursuing representation for all three at the same time?

#Authors #Writing #WritingCommunity #LitAgent #WriterLife #TradPub #AmQuerying

Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 7h

Toe. TOE beans. Darn you, autocorrect!

Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 8h

Get. Out. Of. My. Head.

Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 8h

Good, evil, it’s all about putting butts in theater seats – if you can do that, we’ll let you slide on everything else.

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#tron #tronares #tronlegacy #disney #tronuprising #tronmovie #jaredleto

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 9h

Have some type beans for dinner

#catsofMastodon #CatsofBluesky #Caturday #Cats #rescuekitties #aww

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Scott Mendelson @scottmendelson.bsky.social · 16h

Theaters are forced to survive on expired brand leftovers and IP-for-IP franchise attempts, while studios can blame “Nobody goes to the movies!” and/or “Go woke, go broke” for their painfully foreseeable mistakes.
(The #TronAres Friday #boxoffice report, sadly 15 morbillion years in the making)

Why Predictable Box Office Bombs Like 'Tron: Ares' Hurt Everyone

Theaters are forced to subsist with inferior IP leftovers, while studios get to blame “Nobody goes to the movies!” and/or “Go woke, go broke” for predictable flops.

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 9h

#tron #TronAres #scifi #JaredLeto

Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 12h

Well Disney, we aren't navigating a world of dinosaurs but thanks to you, we're navigating a world where predators get to be heroes. #tron #TronAres #scifi #JaredLeto

Jared Leto is Perfectly Cast for Tron:Ares

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 13h

'The coat over the shirt was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel'

William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 13h

My first concern, of course, is that this may not lend itself to high-end streetwear.

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Wescom Defence develops next-gen multispectral camouflage

Wescom Defence will unveil its new ATMIS Multispectral Camouflage (ATMIS MSC) portfolio at DSEI 2025 in London, introducing a next-generation concealment system designed to give armed forces a tactica...

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Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 13h

I don't think there's any doubt about it

Inkican Books @inkican.bsky.social · 19h

Just like Tron:Ares