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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author
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Rob Bignell is the author of several published science fiction novels and short stories. When not writing or reading SF, he's a book editor at inventingrealityediting.com.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · May 22
For those familiar with my @inventingreality.bsky.social account, this page is indeed mine! I've decided to promote my science fiction books separately from my editing business, hence this page. If you like SF, I hope you'll enjoy this page!
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
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The Hopeless Horror of Charles Beaumont
The writer died before his fortieth birthday—but left behind an influential catalogue of stories and unforgettable Twilight Zone episodes.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
Writer's Guidelines - Beneath Ceaseless Skies
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Submissions by Scott H. Andrews
What We Want Beneath Ceaseless Skies publishes “literary adventure fantasy”: stories with a secondary-world setting and some fantasy feel, but written with a literary approach. Secondary-W...
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
What will tomorrow's space colonies look like?
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
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Science fiction's ‘warp drive’ is speeding closer to reality
This Star Trek concept ignited a dream that humans could one day travel faster than the speed of light. Now physicists are working to make it so.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
Writer's Guidelines - The Daily Tomorrow
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
All That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu; When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift; The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell; Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt; Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M Night Shyam...
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
Professional Science Fiction Book Editing
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Professional Science Fiction Book Editor
Affordable Book Editing | Novels | Short Stories
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 1d
Writer's Guidelines - Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine
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Submission Guidelines
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
Writer's Guidelines - Planet Scumm magazine
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Planet Scumm Sci-Fi Magazine Submission Guidelines — Planet Scumm
Find Planet Scumm's comprehensive submission guidelines for short science fiction stories, comics, and illustrations.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
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Did Sci-Fi Get 2025 Right?
Science fiction is all about looking into the future. So what did authors get right—and what did they get decidedly wrong—about 2025?
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
Writer's Guidelines - Analog Science Fiction and Fact
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
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Five Writing Prompts for Science Fiction
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
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SFWA Market Report For October - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Welcome to the October 2025 Market Report, which includes SFF market openings, closures, & other changes of note for SFF creators on the submission trail.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
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“It’s Okay But It’s Also Really Not.” When Dystopian Fiction is No Longer a Thought Experiment
Dystopian fiction is getting real, and I’m here for it. I don’t think I’m the only one. There’s something cathartic about reading about the end of the world. As a science fiction reader and avid fa…
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
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The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed: Review by Colleen Mondor
The Singular Life of Aria Patel, Samira Ahmed (Little, Brown 978-0-316-54868-7, $19.99, 368pp, hc) May 2025. In Samira Ahmed’s The Singular Life of Aria Patel, the title character is a teen who rel…
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
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Ursula K Le Guin’s maps of imaginary worlds are charted in a new exhibition
Ursula K Le Guin, the late American author, best known for her science fiction novels, is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London, charting her whimsical maps, which ...
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 2d
#amwritingsciencefiction #speculativefiction #writingprompt #storystarter #amwriting
5 Writing Prompts for Sci-Fi Writers
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
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Colors Of Life In The Clouds: Biopigments Of Atmospheric Microorganisms As A New Signature To Detect Life On Planets Like Earth - Astrobiology
When Carl Sagan and Ed Salpeter envisioned potential Sinkers, Floaters, and Hunters living in Jupiter's clouds in 1976
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
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Records and Romance in The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai - Reactor
Science fiction and fantasy, dystopian and romance, slice-of-life and adventure blend in Mia Tsai's sophomore novel.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
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Starshades As Technosignatures In Direct Imaging Phase Curves: Application To The Habitable Worlds Observatory Targets - Astrobiology
A star's luminosity increases as it evolves along the Main Sequence
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
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5 Sci-Fi Writing Prompts: Novums
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
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General Relativity Can Prevent a Runaway Greenhouse on Potentially Habitable Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs - Astrobiology
Planets orbiting in the habitable zones of white dwarfs have recently been proposed as promising targets for biosignature searches.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
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116 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in October
Clear your shelf for books from Joe Hill, Ken Liu, Thomas Pynchon, R.A. Salvatore, Martha Wells, and more—including that wild Nicholas Sparks-M. Night Shyamalan collaboration.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
Keeping Up on the Latest in Science is a Good Way to Ensure Your Science Fiction Stories are Accurate
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Cassini Proves The Existence Of Complex Chemistry Within Enceladus' Ocean - Astrobiology
Scientists digging through data collected by the Cassini spacecraft have found new complex organic molecules spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
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Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social · 9d
#amwritingsciencefiction #speculativefiction #writingprompt #amwriting
5 Prompts for Science Fiction Writers
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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