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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · 1d

First lines!
Book One: He awoke to the sound of the alarm—although it didn’t quite sound like his alarm. It was…too loud and too shrill.
Book Two: He pulled up the covers to tuck in his son, then sat beside the straggly-haired eight-year-old.
Book Three (WIP): Darkness.

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Grimoire Ink Reviews @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social · 5d

Let's get excited again! It's time for another round of #SFINC3 reviews!
Kicking things off is @andresstein.bsky.social and Euphrates Vanished by @linesbyleon.bsky.social

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Euphrates Vanished by Leon Stevens

Reviewed by Andrés da Silveira Stein ★★★★ It could have easily been called “A love letter to the old Sci-Fi TV Shows”. Think Star Trek TOS meets Lost in Space. While the premise is relatively simpl…

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Writing Community @writingcommunity.bsky.social · 16d

Hey #WritingCommunity
Be sure to follow and check out the work of these talented folks.
@michaelshotter.com
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Check out the work of these highly-rated writers.

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · 18d

Which one of my books is the best?
Well, that's for you to decide! 😁
💙📚 #booksky

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · 21d

A poem I wrote in 2019

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · 23d

Sci-fi September: On my blog this week I have covered Hitchhikers, ST:TNG, Foundation, Damnation Alley, Alien, They Live, Carl Sagan, and Red Dwarf.
Quite the list!
💙📚 #booksky

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · 28d

Everybody sing along: "It's the end of the world as we know it!"
Sci-fi September: Science fiction that influenced me (Part XIII): Post-apocalyptic
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Sci-fi September: Science Fiction Influences (Part XIV)

As a not yet teenager, there were some things that scared the bejesus out of me: Killer bees: Why did I go watch the movie “The Swarm” by myself? Wait. Why did my parents let me? Bigfoo…

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Sep 14

For Sci-fi September I have been featuring my early influences on my blog (link below). Part XII today feature Star Trek TNG.
Other influences are Ray Bradbury, Space 1999, Star Wars, and Larry Niven.
What are yours?
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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Sep 12

For Sci-fi September I have been featuring my early influences on my blog (link below). Part X today, and I finally got to Star Trek TOS.
Others are Ray Bradbury, Space 1999, Star Wars, and Larry Niven.
What are yours?
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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Sci-fi September: Science Fiction Influences (Part VII)

This was the first Vonnegut story I read. Not the last. In the year 2081 everyone is equal. The Handicapper General sees to that. If you are stronger, you are weighted down with chains and slabs of…

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Sep 2

#1?
Yes, it is in the free category, but "Yay!"
(Free for one more day, Sept. 2nd)
books.linesbyleon.com/TheViewfromHere
💙📚 #booksky

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Sep 1

To celebrate Sci-fi September, The View from Here is free for 2 days only!
Sci-fi Setpember? Yeah, I made that up to give me a reason to actually do some marketing this month. 😁

💙📚 #booksky
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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's National Dog Day. Show me a funny dog if you wish!

Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 23

Book two of The Orion Arm Alliance is finally getting some love! But you can't love it without reading book one! 😁 💙📚 #booksky

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 22

The real reason.
#humor

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 15

Happy Birthday to #GaryLarson who influenced my sense of humor.
#cartoons

Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ever watch a 3rd grade presentation? They're better than this.
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Just for Fun Friday: Donnie holds a chart

If you are a parent, you might have helped your child with their social studies presentation. That’s okay, helping is teaching. Donnie, a third grader asked his uncle Stephen Moore to give hi…

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just for fun since you keep hearing about it:
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Weird Wednesday: Who dat guy?

In 18-something, Elbridge Gerry, Governor of the start of Massachusetts, reluctantly signed a bill that allowed the redrawing of a voting district that observers said looked like a salamander. The …

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Aug 3

Attention scammers. It you are going to heap praise on me, make sure you fill in the name of my book:
I truly loved your wonderful book, [Book Title]. I'd love to help you get it into the hands of more readers and reviewers who’ll appreciate it as much as I did.

Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Jul 31

My sci-fi trilogy is now in one volume in paperback! Only $12.99 for the month of August.
Four years from when I started writing, I finally have my novel!
💙📚 #booksky #scifi

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sci-fi that is too technical can turn off readers, so I write soft sci-fi. I don't feel it's necessary to go too deep in explaining how tech works. When we watched Star Wars, we didn't ask how all the cool stuff worked, it just did.

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Jul 29

Author Spotlight: Leon Stevens
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Had a good conversation with S.D. Miller…well, he gave me some questions to answer and I did, but it’s more fun to think we were hanging out, like we did the other day on my blog: linesbyleon.com/2025/07/11/j...

Author Spotlight: Leon Stevens

A look at other authors who have caught my interest

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Jul 26

Thanks!

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Jul 26

Well, I finally have my novel … technically.
I finished putting my novella trilogy into one volume. Just waiting for the proof to arrive to make sure it's good to go.
Now it's cheaper than buying each one separately!
💙📚 #booksky #scifi

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · Jul 18

All my science fiction books!
From $0.99 - $2.99!
Last day to get Euphrates Vanished on sale!
Rather review my books for free? Let me know!
#books #scifi #sciencefiction 💙📚 #booksky

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