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Alternative Stories
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An award winning #audiodrama and #audiofiction production company making podcasts and radio programmes featuring the work of writers, dramatists and poets https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · Jun 12
Listen to our award-winning audio drama on all podcast platforms now!

Enjoy the dark political sci-fi world of The Dex Legacy in 3 epic seasons
Race in zero-g through a cyberpunk thriller in Burnout
Enjoy new stories every week in Spec Fic Radio Theatre
Learn from top writers in Writing Worlds
A collage of podcast cover art from The Dex Legacy, Wasteland, Spec Fic Radio Theatre, Writing Worlds and Burnout. The text at the top of the page says "available not on your favourite podcast platform".
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 2d
…must be resisted?
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you as always Patrick! Lovely to appear on this list.
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 3d
Chris and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social from Alt Stories did a session on writing for audio drama as part of the @spotlightindie.bsky.social big weekend yesterday. You can watch the full session here 👇

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WORKSHOP: Writing for Audio with Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen
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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 4d
WATCH NOW: The incredible @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and Chris Gregory of @storiesalt.bsky.social were kind enough to record this workshop on writing for audio for our big weekend, and it's chock full of great advice and insights to get you started! #writingcommunity #audiowriting
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 4d
Thanks for having us! Always a pleasure chatting about writing audio drama with someone as talented as Emily. Hope it’s useful for viewers.
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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 4d
The latest episode of The Dex Legacy is out now on all platforms, and it’s an explosive one! If you want to hear a villain getting rightfully shouted at, tune in wherever you listen to podcasts 👇
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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 4d
Day 2 of our Big Indie Weekend online event starts here! Here's today's lineup ⬇️

1pm: LIVE Indie Author Write-a-Long
3pm: PANEL: Fusion of Fiction & History
5pm: WORKSHOP: Writing for Audio
7pm: PANEL: Assembling the A-Team
9pm: PANEL: Building a Platform
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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 6d
Phew! We are really treating you all with the giveaways this week! This one comes courtesy of the fab team at @storiesalt.bsky.social! To win, simply share any of our posts promoting this weekend's panels and comment below. Winner will be announced during our 'Building the A-Team' panel on Saturday.
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 5d
Our final interlude of season 3 is out today! Threats And Promises is one of @emilyinkpen.bsky.social 's most dramatic scripts, really ratcheting up the tension as we get closer to the end of the series.

Listen free pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for Threat and Promises, interlude 6 in season 3 of The Dex Legacy. The image depicts palm trees viewed from below with blurry data readouts from a computer screen overlaid on top. The text reads "Threats and Promises by Emily Inkpen" and the Dex legacy logo is at the bottom right of the screen.
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 5d
Glad you enjoyed it Twiglets! Shouty Nathaniel always a treat (or not!)
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 7d
It kind of mushroomed! 😂
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 7d
Out today! In the latest episode of The Writing Worlds Podcast Chris Gregory and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social chat with #scifi author and podcaster @adrianmgibson.bsky.social about his novel "Mushroom Blues" and the role of fungus in #worldbuilding

pod.link/1812994751 🎧
A picture of author Adrian M Gibson against a background of the Writing Worlds Podcast logo and imagery featuring cartoon images of a dragon and a space rocket. The caption reads "Fungi with Adrian Gibson"
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 8d
Coming up this week, we have a new episode of The Writing Worlds Podcast featuring author @adrianmgibson.bsky.social on Wednesday and more Dex Legacy by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social on Friday.

All our shows appear 2 days early and ad-free on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/AltStories
A panel titled Coming Up This Week on Alternative Stories with production imagery for episodes of The Dex Legacy and The Writing Worlds Podcast featuring author Adrian M Gibson. The Dex Legacy episode is titled "Threats And Promises"
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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 10d
It's Sunday video time! Who wants a sneak preview of one of our prerecorded panels for Spotlight's upcoming Big Indie Weekend? The full video featuring @emilyinkpen.bsky.social @jcmberne.bsky.social @liamjhogan.bsky.social @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social lands 3rd Oct at 1pm BST! youtu.be/_yuaPzMB1-Y
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 10d
Thank you for including us in this list Patrick!
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 12d
Thank you so much Twiglets! Glad you agreen on the humdingerness of this one....(ps wait for the next three!)
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 12d
Episode six of the third season of The Dex Legacy is out today.

A brilliant script by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and fantastic performances from Charlie Richards as Ren and the rest of our cast.

Listen / subscribe free here pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for episode 6 of season 3 of the Dex Legacy "Lurker" by Emily Inkpen. The image features a screen showing binary data against a dark background of a corridor in a high tech building. The text reads "Episode six, Lurker by Emily Inkpen" and the Dex legacy logo is at the bottom right hand corner.
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 13d
Writing Worlds is a fortnightly podcast all about #worldbuilding in fiction. We speak to a different prominent #writer each week to get their perspective on creating immersive and believable backdrops for #storytelling.

Join hosts Chris Gregory and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social here
pod.link/1812994751
A collage of author portraits with branding of the Writing Worlds Podcast along with the titles of the various episodes we have produced so far. Writers include Ben Aaronovitch, Adrian Tchaikovsky and Premee Mohamed.
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 14d
So good to see the new Dex Legacy Season 2 Script and Commentary Book out in the wild! Congratulations to Dex writer and creator @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and to @timhardieauthor.bsky.social for listener contributions.

You can grab a copy here
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Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social · 15d
A new addition to my book collection has arrived! If you're a fan of The Dex Legacy or simply want to learn more about writing stories for audio, these script commentaries are a treasure trove of tips and provide lots of insights into the show itself. @storiesalt.bsky.social @emilyinkpen.bsky.social
The Dex Legacy Season 1 Collected Scripts & Commentary by Emily Inkpen The Dex Legacy Collected Scripts & Commentary book by Emily Inkpen for Seasons 1 & 2 of the show
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 16d
Thank you so much Patrick!
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 18d
These script and commentary books are such a brilliant insight into your work Emily! So proud to have them on my shelf.
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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 18d
Book 2 in the companion series is OUT NOW!

With contributions from @storiesalt.bsky.social , Charlie Richards, and @timhardieauthor.bsky.social

Check my profile 🔗 and buy now 🚀
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 18d
Loved your insights and thoughts on the series Tim. Thanks so much for being part of the book and for all your support for the show.
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 18d
We need to talk about Wheel of Fortune at some point!
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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 19d
You were wonderful Ida! We’ll recruit you to a named role in something soon! 🎭⭐️
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