Ryan Williamson
@rywilwrite.bsky.social
Author of DOOMSDAY RECON and other science fiction and fantasy with the guardrails ripped off. US Army vet/Canadian expatriate. It’s our scars that make us beautiful. 🏳️🌈
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Doors to the Stars is a found-family space opera about choosing what you’ll lose to save worlds that never gave a damn about you.
For readers who loved Ship Breaker’s survival grit, Skyward’s pilot-with-baggage energy, and protagonists who break—but keep going anyway.
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For readers who loved Ship Breaker’s survival grit, Skyward’s pilot-with-baggage energy, and protagonists who break—but keep going anyway.
doorstothestars.com
“Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world…”
— 3 Nephi 1:13
— 3 Nephi 1:13
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world…”
— 3 Nephi 1:13
— 3 Nephi 1:13
I never stop finding it hilarious the “God Bless the USA Bible” is manufactured in China for less than $3 per copy.
Trump’s made over $1.3 million from it.
Praise the Lord and pass the royalties!
Trump’s made over $1.3 million from it.
Praise the Lord and pass the royalties!
December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I never stop finding it hilarious the “God Bless the USA Bible” is manufactured in China for less than $3 per copy.
Trump’s made over $1.3 million from it.
Praise the Lord and pass the royalties!
Trump’s made over $1.3 million from it.
Praise the Lord and pass the royalties!
Arguing Die Hard is a Christmas movie is obvious and boring. But Aliens—xenomorphs, flamethrowers, maternal fury, and all—is the real Christmas movie nobody’s talking about. Sacrificial love vs. xenomorphs as American consumerism incarnate. Tell me I’m wrong.
Aliens is Absolutely a Christmas Movie
Every December like clockwork, some genius on the internet gets on Reddit to argue that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, as if they’re the first person to ever think of that. It’s such a tedious argu…
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December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Arguing Die Hard is a Christmas movie is obvious and boring. But Aliens—xenomorphs, flamethrowers, maternal fury, and all—is the real Christmas movie nobody’s talking about. Sacrificial love vs. xenomorphs as American consumerism incarnate. Tell me I’m wrong.
Gus says “Merry Christmas.”
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Gus says “Merry Christmas.”
In which the X Premium Support team becomes a gaslighting kafkaesque parody of itself.
X Premium Support is a Gaslighting Kafkaesque Parody of Itself
I have a magical rented blue checkmark that’s advertised to grant “enhanced visibility.” In mid-October, my reach on Twitter dropped 75% overnight and never recovered. My engagement rate? Running a…
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December 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In which the X Premium Support team becomes a gaslighting kafkaesque parody of itself.
While traditional publishers negotiate AI training deals worth hundreds of millions, Amazon has made no public statement about whether it can—or will—use the millions of books on Kindle Direct Publishing for the same purpose.
#indieauthor #writingcommunity
#indieauthor #writingcommunity
Could Amazon Use Your Books to Train AI?
Traditional publishers are negotiating AI training deals worth hundreds of millions and establishing consent-based licensing standards. Meanwhile, Amazon has made no public statement about whether …
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December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
While traditional publishers negotiate AI training deals worth hundreds of millions, Amazon has made no public statement about whether it can—or will—use the millions of books on Kindle Direct Publishing for the same purpose.
#indieauthor #writingcommunity
#indieauthor #writingcommunity
Do AI-generated marketing materials actually hurt sales for indie authors? I pulled the numbers and the answer is—it depends.
Will AI Marketing Materials Kill Your Sales?
Stanford tracked 3.2 million images across a major marketplace and found sales increased 39% after AI art was introduced—consumers actively chose AI-generated images. Christie’s AI art auction exce…
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December 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Do AI-generated marketing materials actually hurt sales for indie authors? I pulled the numbers and the answer is—it depends.
Should fiction guide readers toward moral conclusions or trust them to think for themselves? The debate over “morally gray” characters reveals whether we’re writing for independent thinkers or crafting propaganda dressed as literature.
Can Readers be Trusted with Moral Complexity?
“If everyone in your book is morally gray, no one is.” That was the opening salvo I referred to as “utter nonsense” in a debate about moral complexity in fiction that quickly revealed how prescript…
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December 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Should fiction guide readers toward moral conclusions or trust them to think for themselves? The debate over “morally gray” characters reveals whether we’re writing for independent thinkers or crafting propaganda dressed as literature.
The advice for building a following on a social media platform is to venture forth and engage with others.
I’ve been venturing forth and really can’t find much content I want to engage with. It’s all so… <waves hand vaguely>
I’ve been venturing forth and really can’t find much content I want to engage with. It’s all so… <waves hand vaguely>
December 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The advice for building a following on a social media platform is to venture forth and engage with others.
I’ve been venturing forth and really can’t find much content I want to engage with. It’s all so… <waves hand vaguely>
I’ve been venturing forth and really can’t find much content I want to engage with. It’s all so… <waves hand vaguely>
“I have strong doubts that AI will ever be capable of generating a truly quality piece of storytelling at the same level as a human.”
— K.M. Weiland
— K.M. Weiland
Exploring the Impact of AI on Fiction Writing: Opportunities and Challenges
Delve into the impact of AI on fiction writing. Explore the opportunities and concerns surrounding the incorporation of AI in creative work.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“I have strong doubts that AI will ever be capable of generating a truly quality piece of storytelling at the same level as a human.”
— K.M. Weiland
— K.M. Weiland
Ted Chiang, arguably the best SF writer working today, described ChatGPT as “a blurry JPEG of all the text on the Web”—a lossy compression algorithm that produces approximations, not originals, where “everything degrades to garbage.”
ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web
OpenAI’s chatbot offers paraphrases, whereas Google offers quotes. Which do we prefer?
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December 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Ted Chiang, arguably the best SF writer working today, described ChatGPT as “a blurry JPEG of all the text on the Web”—a lossy compression algorithm that produces approximations, not originals, where “everything degrades to garbage.”
SFWA reversed its Nebula AI policy within hours after member outrage. Two emergency board votes later: rules written by people who don’t understand the technology, can’t be enforced, and protect awards from a threat that doesn’t exist.
SFWA’s AI Ban: Technical Illiteracy Meets Moral Panic
On Friday, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association announced new Nebula Awards rules allowing some AI-assisted works to compete. By evening—after member outrage and two emergency board …
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December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
SFWA reversed its Nebula AI policy within hours after member outrage. Two emergency board votes later: rules written by people who don’t understand the technology, can’t be enforced, and protect awards from a threat that doesn’t exist.
As far as time travel shows go, 12 Monkeys is pretty good. It’s no Dark, but then again what is? I’m still a little sketchy on the way time works in this particular universe, but so far they haven’t done anything too disbelief-suspension-shattering.
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
As far as time travel shows go, 12 Monkeys is pretty good. It’s no Dark, but then again what is? I’m still a little sketchy on the way time works in this particular universe, but so far they haven’t done anything too disbelief-suspension-shattering.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Gray is a color. Grey is the love interest in a Regency Romance novel.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
December 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Gray is a color. Grey is the love interest in a Regency Romance novel.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
🚨 BREAKING: There may be another explanation for my suppressed reach on X. The plot twist? It doesn’t make this fucked up situation any better.
Algorithmic Skullduggery on X: An Update
I published an article earlier today arguing that X tanked my reach because I removed over a hundred fake accounts. The timing was perfect, the correlation was clean, and I was confident in my anal…
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December 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🚨 BREAKING: There may be another explanation for my suppressed reach on X. The plot twist? It doesn’t make this fucked up situation any better.
Eureka! I’ve figured it out. Or at least I’m pretty sure I have. Right after October 18th, my reach on X plummeted 75%. But why, you ask?
Get your shocked face ready.
Get your shocked face ready.
I Optimized My Audience for Quality, and X Screwed Me for It
I did everything the social media marketing guides tell you to do. Cleaned my X follower base. Removed 137 bot and suspicious accounts degrading my audience quality. Optimized for authentic engagem…
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December 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Eureka! I’ve figured it out. Or at least I’m pretty sure I have. Right after October 18th, my reach on X plummeted 75%. But why, you ask?
Get your shocked face ready.
Get your shocked face ready.
12 Monkeys (series) is great, although I should probably give it my full attention instead of writing detailed rebuttals to bad faith arguments by functionally illiterate grown ass adults who can’t read a methodology section in a research article.
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
12 Monkeys (series) is great, although I should probably give it my full attention instead of writing detailed rebuttals to bad faith arguments by functionally illiterate grown ass adults who can’t read a methodology section in a research article.
I’ve heard this particular criticism from well-meaning individuals more times than I can count: It wasn’t the content of my September 12th post that was my unforgivable sin, it was the timing.
Hold that thought for a minute while we journey back in time…
Hold that thought for a minute while we journey back in time…
“It’s Not What You Said, It’s When You Said It.”
I’ve heard this particular criticism from well-meaning individuals more times than I can count: It wasn’t the content of my September 12th post that was my treason, it was the timing. I “capitalize…
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December 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I’ve heard this particular criticism from well-meaning individuals more times than I can count: It wasn’t the content of my September 12th post that was my unforgivable sin, it was the timing.
Hold that thought for a minute while we journey back in time…
Hold that thought for a minute while we journey back in time…
At least the people calling me “delusional,” “fuckface,” and a “shitstained windbag” are honest—I can respect that a whole lot more than “I don’t want to get caught in the middle of this. I’ll pray for your peace of mind.”
That’s just moral cowardice with a VeggieTails Band-Aid.
That’s just moral cowardice with a VeggieTails Band-Aid.
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
At least the people calling me “delusional,” “fuckface,” and a “shitstained windbag” are honest—I can respect that a whole lot more than “I don’t want to get caught in the middle of this. I’ll pray for your peace of mind.”
That’s just moral cowardice with a VeggieTails Band-Aid.
That’s just moral cowardice with a VeggieTails Band-Aid.
Apparently I’m “blinded by hate…”
…towards Nazis.
Eh, I can live with that.
…towards Nazis.
Eh, I can live with that.
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Apparently I’m “blinded by hate…”
…towards Nazis.
Eh, I can live with that.
…towards Nazis.
Eh, I can live with that.
A reader says I have “selective memory” about my cancellation and alienated “so many people who loved you.” Every claim is demonstrably false. But let’s talk about that “love”and what it looked like when tested.
Strap in. It gets spicy.
Strap in. It gets spicy.
An Open Letter to a (Former) Fan
A reader wrote to tell me I have “selective memory” about why my publication contract was canceled. That I “grouped all of the right with racist violence.” That I ignored left-wing transgressions a…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A reader says I have “selective memory” about my cancellation and alienated “so many people who loved you.” Every claim is demonstrably false. But let’s talk about that “love”and what it looked like when tested.
Strap in. It gets spicy.
Strap in. It gets spicy.
I’m not entirely sure how much time I’ll spend “audience building” here. I’m kinda done with social media-as-marketing. All evidence points to horrible ROI anyway.
Seems like this could be as good a platform as any for networking and maintaining a minimal presence. God knows X just annoys me now.
Seems like this could be as good a platform as any for networking and maintaining a minimal presence. God knows X just annoys me now.
December 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I’m not entirely sure how much time I’ll spend “audience building” here. I’m kinda done with social media-as-marketing. All evidence points to horrible ROI anyway.
Seems like this could be as good a platform as any for networking and maintaining a minimal presence. God knows X just annoys me now.
Seems like this could be as good a platform as any for networking and maintaining a minimal presence. God knows X just annoys me now.
So far so good. Far better than the last five shows I tried to get into.
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
So far so good. Far better than the last five shows I tried to get into.
Dang, maybe I should write spy novels.
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Dang, maybe I should write spy novels.