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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 22h

Forget artificial gravity for spaceships – Someone needs to invent artificial sleep.

Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 22h

It’s better to have a winning team than a team of winners.

#Wednesdayvibe #WednesdayMotivation #thoughtoftheday

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 1d

THEM: You don't need coffee to write. It's not like it's magic.

MY INNER WIZARD: YOU FOOL!

#writerslife
#writingcommunity

A fantasy wizard, holding a novelty sized cup of coffee. He is yelling angrily at a doofus.

Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 1d

"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."

— Carl Sagan, Cosmos (1980)

“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us.”

— Walt Kelly, Pogo (1971)

#quotes
#quoteduel

Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 1d

I love Fall and Spring, and what makes them great (and odd) is that they can be reorienting. (Not disorienting!)

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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 1d

Photo by Matt Hard via Pexels

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
— Robert Frost

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 2d

"In fairness Ari, I wouldn't associate honey-infused ice cream with interdimensional travel."

"That's kind of the point, Slider."

The wall shimmered when Ari walked into and through it. Jeff followed when her hand popped back out and beckoned him inside.

#associate
#vss365

A human male and an anthropomorphic bear female look in the back room of an ice cream shop to consult advanced alien computers.

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes I grapple with deciding which is scarier:

The fact that the universe is silent, or the idea that it used to be loud.

#scifi
#Spooktober

Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 2d

I'm feel extra Monday today myself.

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Anna Tizard @annatizard.bsky.social · 2d

Had so much FUN at the weekend reading out and recording amazing short stories from the #writingcommunity submitted to my Brainstoryum show.

But now Monday morning is like...

(Anyone else feeling it?)

a cat is laying on its back on the floor with the words me today below it .

ALT: a cat is laying on its back on the floor with the words me today below it .

media.tenor.com

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Kelsey Gomez @kelseymgomez.bsky.social · 2d

Writing music based on book vibes

#Ya #Ocean #Fantasy #Writingmusic #Writers #DVparty

youtu.be/fCK8-2pdtFU?...

Pirates of the Caribbean Music & Ambience | Peaceful Themes and Ocean Ambience

YouTube video by Ambient Worlds

youtu.be

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 3d

You know those stories where we did up ancient alien ruins? Plot Twist: We’re the ancient aliens someone else will dig up.

Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 3d

I'd make a copy of myself to help with my work, but I'd probably get slammed with more work to do.

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Traci @tabtraci.bsky.social · 3d

#WritingCommunity 💜📚💝✍️

And one day the girl with the books became the woman writing them plaque with newsprint behind the quote

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Jim_Writes @jpwwrites.bsky.social · 3d

"It is easier to fool a man than it is to convince him he's been fooled." -Mark Twain

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 4d

#Storm
#BitsofBracken

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 4d

Enough! Heaven strikes.
False spring sky starts to slacken,
destroying the dome.

Storm wind heaves, and hikes
golden brown bits of bracken -
breaking the biome.

Smite, with ice shard spikes!
Frozen fate! Cold skies blacken.
We mourn our lost home.

#OurPoetryX #ScifaikuSaturday #scifi

A domed futuristic science fiction city on an alien world is struck by a massive planetary storm that breaks the sky dome inward, letting in a massive black storm.

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 4d

It's National Improve Your Office Day. It's also National Taco Day. I see no coincidence, only synchronicity.

Liven up you office and get some tacos. At least add the DoorDash contact info of taco places you love near the phone.

#ImproveYourOffice
#tacoday

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Your home should be your sanctuary where you feel safe and comfortable.

This doesn't mean you lazy out and be a slob.

It means you think about your choices to create the experience of low stress and sanctuary for YOU. This is not a society measure.

#writingcommunity #booksky #sanctuary #home

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Hunter D Phoenix 🐦‍🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @hunterdphoenix.bsky.social · 4d

Whether you love or hate someone, you are passionately emotional about them. I love people as it’s worth the effort but I don’t waste emotional energy on hate. However, I’m unemotionally indifferent about many people. 😎

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 5d

Your old pal QDouble seems to have caught a bit of seasonal sickness, complete with fever and insomnia.

Fall sun can be sneaky, and make you forget how cold it really is. Remember to keep a hat and jacket on you, even if you aren't bundled up.

#PSA

Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 5d

The multiverse is just the universe refusing to commit.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 6d

#indieauthors #writing #writingsky #Author #WritingCommunity

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 5d

Chaotic Good

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 5d

Which one are you guys? :) #booksky

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Quinn Qincaid @qincaid.bsky.social · 7d

I'm no scientist, but it seems legit.

#Memes
#Coffee
#writerslife
(More time to write!)

A meme. The picture shows a fresh cup of coffee, with whole coffee beans on the saucer spilling onto the table.

The Caption: A new study links drinking more coffee to a longer lifespan. - Awesome. I'm gonna be immortal.

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