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
Okay, okay.
This has potential.
Brainstorming/outlining beings in the morning!
#amwriting #ShortStoryChallenge2026
This has potential.
Brainstorming/outlining beings in the morning!
#amwriting #ShortStoryChallenge2026
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Okay, okay.
This has potential.
Brainstorming/outlining beings in the morning!
#amwriting #ShortStoryChallenge2026
This has potential.
Brainstorming/outlining beings in the morning!
#amwriting #ShortStoryChallenge2026
Gas Giant Gambit has been named a Finalist for the Laramie Awards for Western, Pioneer, & Civil War Fiction!
Congrats to all the other finalists! And now the long wait for April 18th and the announcement of the winners!
#scifi #spacewestern #sciencefiction #books
Congrats to all the other finalists! And now the long wait for April 18th and the announcement of the winners!
#scifi #spacewestern #sciencefiction #books
January 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Gas Giant Gambit has been named a Finalist for the Laramie Awards for Western, Pioneer, & Civil War Fiction!
Congrats to all the other finalists! And now the long wait for April 18th and the announcement of the winners!
#scifi #spacewestern #sciencefiction #books
Congrats to all the other finalists! And now the long wait for April 18th and the announcement of the winners!
#scifi #spacewestern #sciencefiction #books
You know whay I dont talk about enough?
My cultists!
R'occoli is home to the Esoteric Order of Cauliflower (red) while the Hermetic Conclave of Broccoli (blue) have been exiled to the Plateau of Legume!
(Yes, I am a well documented nerd...)
My cultists!
R'occoli is home to the Esoteric Order of Cauliflower (red) while the Hermetic Conclave of Broccoli (blue) have been exiled to the Plateau of Legume!
(Yes, I am a well documented nerd...)
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 AM
You know whay I dont talk about enough?
My cultists!
R'occoli is home to the Esoteric Order of Cauliflower (red) while the Hermetic Conclave of Broccoli (blue) have been exiled to the Plateau of Legume!
(Yes, I am a well documented nerd...)
My cultists!
R'occoli is home to the Esoteric Order of Cauliflower (red) while the Hermetic Conclave of Broccoli (blue) have been exiled to the Plateau of Legume!
(Yes, I am a well documented nerd...)
What the tunk!?
Gas Giant Gambit was just named a semi-finalist for the Laramie Award for Western, First Nations and Americana Fiction!
I was chuffed to make the short list, but I never expected advance further!
www.chantireviews.com/2026/01/08/t...
#scifi #western #spacewestern #books #novel
Gas Giant Gambit was just named a semi-finalist for the Laramie Award for Western, First Nations and Americana Fiction!
I was chuffed to make the short list, but I never expected advance further!
www.chantireviews.com/2026/01/08/t...
#scifi #western #spacewestern #books #novel
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
What the tunk!?
Gas Giant Gambit was just named a semi-finalist for the Laramie Award for Western, First Nations and Americana Fiction!
I was chuffed to make the short list, but I never expected advance further!
www.chantireviews.com/2026/01/08/t...
#scifi #western #spacewestern #books #novel
Gas Giant Gambit was just named a semi-finalist for the Laramie Award for Western, First Nations and Americana Fiction!
I was chuffed to make the short list, but I never expected advance further!
www.chantireviews.com/2026/01/08/t...
#scifi #western #spacewestern #books #novel
Have you seen me share my circular outlines and wondered how I did it?
This week's blog is a bit longer than usual, but I'm using the space to explain my process!
🔗⤵️
#writing #novelwriting #outlining
This week's blog is a bit longer than usual, but I'm using the space to explain my process!
🔗⤵️
#writing #novelwriting #outlining
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Have you seen me share my circular outlines and wondered how I did it?
This week's blog is a bit longer than usual, but I'm using the space to explain my process!
🔗⤵️
#writing #novelwriting #outlining
This week's blog is a bit longer than usual, but I'm using the space to explain my process!
🔗⤵️
#writing #novelwriting #outlining
Apparently it's nap time here in my office.
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Apparently it's nap time here in my office.
Hey Peterborough, Ontario!
The Pop Culture Canada ComiCon is on at The Venue on George St. N.
Come find me on the lower level and get your copy of Gas Giant Gambit!
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
The Pop Culture Canada ComiCon is on at The Venue on George St. N.
Come find me on the lower level and get your copy of Gas Giant Gambit!
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Hey Peterborough, Ontario!
The Pop Culture Canada ComiCon is on at The Venue on George St. N.
Come find me on the lower level and get your copy of Gas Giant Gambit!
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
The Pop Culture Canada ComiCon is on at The Venue on George St. N.
Come find me on the lower level and get your copy of Gas Giant Gambit!
#sciencefiction #scifi #books
I was *supposed* to be at the Oshawa ComiCon yesterday, but it was rescheduled, so you can find me there TODAY, instead!
Visit me against the back wall, next to the POG booth 🤣
Visit me against the back wall, next to the POG booth 🤣
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I was *supposed* to be at the Oshawa ComiCon yesterday, but it was rescheduled, so you can find me there TODAY, instead!
Visit me against the back wall, next to the POG booth 🤣
Visit me against the back wall, next to the POG booth 🤣
If you like:
- Reluctant heroes
- Flawed characters
- Morally grey protagonists
- Queer FMCs
- Diverse casts
- Swashbuckling action
- Stories with heart
- Well-developed world-building
- Historical allegories
- Genre mashups
- Found families
Then Gas Giant Gambit was written for you.
- Reluctant heroes
- Flawed characters
- Morally grey protagonists
- Queer FMCs
- Diverse casts
- Swashbuckling action
- Stories with heart
- Well-developed world-building
- Historical allegories
- Genre mashups
- Found families
Then Gas Giant Gambit was written for you.
December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you like:
- Reluctant heroes
- Flawed characters
- Morally grey protagonists
- Queer FMCs
- Diverse casts
- Swashbuckling action
- Stories with heart
- Well-developed world-building
- Historical allegories
- Genre mashups
- Found families
Then Gas Giant Gambit was written for you.
- Reluctant heroes
- Flawed characters
- Morally grey protagonists
- Queer FMCs
- Diverse casts
- Swashbuckling action
- Stories with heart
- Well-developed world-building
- Historical allegories
- Genre mashups
- Found families
Then Gas Giant Gambit was written for you.
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!
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
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
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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
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...
I am about to do something I find utterly horrifying. I'm going to restring my goalie glove. I have never modified any of my (*very expensive*) equipment in such a drastic way, and my whole brain is screaming at me not to screw it up...
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I am about to do something I find utterly horrifying. I'm going to restring my goalie glove. I have never modified any of my (*very expensive*) equipment in such a drastic way, and my whole brain is screaming at me not to screw it up...
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I was pretty good with the whole "book marketing" thing before Gas Giant Gambit came out, but now it feels like I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
Anyway, if you like action and adventure with heart, a diverse cast, "a compelling queer protagonist" and found family vibes, you'll love this!
#scifi
Anyway, if you like action and adventure with heart, a diverse cast, "a compelling queer protagonist" and found family vibes, you'll love this!
#scifi
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I was pretty good with the whole "book marketing" thing before Gas Giant Gambit came out, but now it feels like I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
Anyway, if you like action and adventure with heart, a diverse cast, "a compelling queer protagonist" and found family vibes, you'll love this!
#scifi
Anyway, if you like action and adventure with heart, a diverse cast, "a compelling queer protagonist" and found family vibes, you'll love this!
#scifi
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
One thing you may not know about me is that I taught myself to sew in high school for the sole purpose of repairing my hockey equipment.
I'm not great at it, but I'm good enough to get the job done, and the skill has transferred to more than one cosplay!
Just completed this repair job last night 🏒🙂
I'm not great at it, but I'm good enough to get the job done, and the skill has transferred to more than one cosplay!
Just completed this repair job last night 🏒🙂
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One thing you may not know about me is that I taught myself to sew in high school for the sole purpose of repairing my hockey equipment.
I'm not great at it, but I'm good enough to get the job done, and the skill has transferred to more than one cosplay!
Just completed this repair job last night 🏒🙂
I'm not great at it, but I'm good enough to get the job done, and the skill has transferred to more than one cosplay!
Just completed this repair job last night 🏒🙂