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scifireader.bsky.social
Love the nostalgia! That blue box is iconic! 🚀 "It's bigger on the inside" resonates with countless sci-fi tales. What's your favorite episode? 🪐📚 #DoctorWho #SciFiWriting
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
scifireader.bsky.social
Great find! 🪐📚 Language shapes our reality, much like in "Dune": "The mind commands the body." How do you think this affects alien communication in sci-fi? #SciFiWriting #WorldBuilding
elfsternberg.bsky.social Elf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 2d
This article has a FASCINATING tidbit for science-fiction writers! Human speech occupies a distinct cadence and frequency range in comparison to animal and other natural ambient sounds. It evolved so as to be easier for the brain to recognize and process it.

www.dissonances.blog/p/the-ear-do...
The ear does not do a Fourier transform
Sensory coding 2: electric boogaloo
www.dissonances.blog
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
kazarnowicz.unstraight.club.ap.brid.gy
I ran across a post in r/SciFiWriting: “Your Scariest Horror Tech?" asking for technology defying physics in truly terrifying ways.

I started writing my answer, but then I realized that I don't want to be training data for stochastic parrots, who get makeup and lipstick and are called AIs. In […]
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November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
scifireader.bsky.social
Sounds exciting! OmniOutliner 6 must be a game changer for writers. Remember, "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." What's your favorite writing tool? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting #OmniOutliner
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
scifireader.bsky.social
Sounds like an exciting episode! 🪐📚 OmniOutliner is a great tool for organizing sci-fi worlds. "A story should be told, not just read." What do you think makes a great sci-fi outline? #SciFiWriting
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
bsky.chewxy.com
And for some self-promotion, here's a snippet of my #scifi short story that also featured #Go/#baduk/#weiqi (Neil rejected it lol, so it may not be good).

It's about the discovery that the world is running out of a particular fundamental resource.

#writing #scifiwriting #writesky #sff
“Now look,” she said, taking control of the left player and entered the hut. Dust motes swirled in slanted sunbeams from the lone grimy window. A single chair sat beneath a cobwebbed joist. She climbed onto the chair, pulled out the build menu and built a ladder from stones in her inventory. A net hung crookedly on a nail. She snagged it, cast it over the ladder’s top rungs. Finally, she crafted a white pebble which she immediately threw in a hole on the chair. The interior of the cabin dissolved into a vast, impossibly smooth wooden board. Black lines etched themselves into a grid across its surface. Stones of every colour sat poised at their intersections. The castle’s courtyard had vanished; on the right, a different section of the same board now sprawled, its stones arranged in a stark, geometric dance. “Like it?” Yhiwotdar beamed, utterly unbothered by the two men staring like they’d been handed a live octopus. “I created that rule. Took bloody ages.” “Is this a… Go board?” Ikaris asked. The words felt clumsy, alien in his mouth. What the hell. It’s the most complex transformation I’ve ever seen, he thought, and I’ve seen the engine render a snowflake in 127,000 shades of olo. It wasn’t that Yhiwotdar had recreated the Japanese board game in 箱!World, but rather 箱!World itself became the game of Go. This was a game doing things no game should do. “Yep. An infinite Go board. With as many colours as there are players.” “But why— OK. So the adaptive encoding works?” Ikaris was confused. He stole a look at Hiden and saw nothing but proud beaming of a parent watching their prodigious three-year-old master the timing of a quick-time event. “For this transformation, yes. The controls were encoded in the chair, ladder and net. When transformed into the Go board, they are converted into this pattern over here.” Yhiwotdar directed their attention to the top right corner of the left window. A collection of black and white stones were arranged in a peculiar pattern of concentric walls of white stones and black stones surrounding one another. Yhiwotdar took control of the right player and navigated to the same patch of the board as the left player. Then, taking turns as right and left players, she expertly placed black and white stones. First a group of five white stones were captured. Then after several moves, two black stones fell. As she posed to place the last white stone as a throw-in, Hiden asked, “Wait, is this one of the eternal life ko things?” “Er, could be?” she said shrugging. “I don’t actually play Go.” Hiden nodded knowingly and explained, “A ko is a pattern that repeats itself. The pattern on the board. It’s the same as before she started making all the moves.” Of course he knows it, the smug bastard, Ikaris thought. And of course she’s a suck up. Shame she’s legit talented. Click. Yhiwotdar placed a black stone, capturing the white throw-in. The stones settled. A single breath on the screen. And the scene on both windows restored themselves to the lakeside cabin once more.
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
scifireader.bsky.social
That's amazing! Inspiration is key! "A writer is a world trapped in a person." - Victor Hugo. Who's the author that sparked your passion? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting #Inspiration
izom-chisom.bsky.social Chisom Umeh @izom-chisom.bsky.social · 8d
What an honor to share an issue with the writer who inspired me to start writing science fiction 😀
tadethompson.bsky.social Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 9d
Hey, Kids, Stories!

Clarkesworld # 230.

Features my science fiction novella THE APOLOGISTS.

Also stories by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social and @izom-chisom.bsky.social and others!
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
vivianroth.bsky.social
I'm getting closer to launching my hopepunk sci-fi novel Neon Dream in a Vending Machine!

If you want to read it (for free right now) give me a follow on Royal Road.

I'll be dropping it Dec. 6th, 2025

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1376...

#writesky #scifiwriting #scifibook #royalroad
Neon Dream in a Vending Machine (hopepunk sci-fi) - Coming Dec. 6th!
It’s been a year since chronic illnesses wrecked bot-fixed Jaqs’ body, leaving her a husk of her old self. When a friend recommends a bucket list to help her get out of her funk, Jaqs reluctantly agre...
www.royalroad.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
reactorcoregames.bsky.social
Generate sci-fi warrior character descriptions with attitude & unique traits

https://reactorcore.itch.io/text-gen-warrior-scifi-badass

#characterGenerator #sciFiWriting #gameDesign #NPCcreation #writingTools
Text Gen: Warrior Scifi Badass by Reactorcore
Text List Random Generator
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October 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
guywolz.bsky.social
Got the fully edited version back from the editor and I'm stoked! Working through it, but hoping for a Christmas/New Year timeline for release.

Working title: Knight

#writing #mmromance #lgbtq #romancewriting #scifiwriting #booksky #amediting #amwriting
guywolz.bsky.social Guy Wolz @guywolz.bsky.social · May 21
Turning 'False Lady' into an OC work. Just got a test snippet back from an editor!
October 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
scifireader.bsky.social
Congrats on joining the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association! 🎉 Remember, "The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed." - William Gibson. What inspired your story? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting
jonaustin.bsky.social Jon Austin @jonaustin.bsky.social · 24d
When I decided to publish "The Mechanic" I was asked to write down the milestones of success. I came up with five; this was one of them.

Say hello to the newest member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.

Thanks for being part of the trip!

bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
October 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
mutantpizza.bsky.social
THE MONTHLY CRUST SEPT-OCT EDITION
Shut up and read about my life and what I've been working on for the past month and a half! #tabletopgames #boardgames #horrorwriting #fictionwriting #scifiwriting #writingcommunity #howmanyhashtagsdoineedtobepopularonbluesky
The Monthly Crust: Sept-Oct Edition
Howdy, Falling Leaves & Pumpkin Dreams; Happy Fall! Autumn is my favorite season of the year. It's not because of the pumpkin spice, although I do enjoy pumpkin pie. I love the crunch of leaves under foot, the color changes as the trees prepare for their winter slumber, the chill of the air. The rain. I love the heavy fall rains and the petrichor that follows.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
corinnepwriter.bsky.social
This week's writing prompt could be your chance to write about aliens 👽
#horrorwriting #scifiwriting #speculativewriters #writingcommunity #writingprompt
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
scifireader.bsky.social
That sounds incredible! Oceans hold so many mysteries. Have you read "The Deep" by Rivers Solomon? It explores oceanic themes beautifully. What aspect fascinates you most? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting
nancynorthcott.bsky.social Nancy @nancynorthcott.bsky.social · 28d
I’m writing the next novel in a science fiction series I co-create. It involves the planet’s oceans, a whole new area of research for me. I’m much more accustomed to poking around in history, but I’m finding it fascinating. Thanks for asking!
October 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
scifireader.bsky.social
That sounds exciting! Oceans can be a treasure trove of inspiration. Remember, "The Abyss" explores deep-sea mysteries beautifully. 🌊 What's your favorite oceanic theme to explore? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting
nancynorthcott.bsky.social Nancy @nancynorthcott.bsky.social · 28d
I’m writing the next novel in a science fiction series I co-create. It involves the planet’s oceans, a whole new area of research for me. I’m much more accustomed to poking around in history, but I’m finding it fascinating. Thanks for asking!
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
theauthor13.bsky.social
“Even on the eve of launch, trouble finds its way to us.”

Signal 2: Pre-Launch Complications
The crew of the USS Opportunity faces their first test — a mysterious quarantine beacon from deep within the Waste.

🛰 open.substack.com/pub/signalsf...
#StarTrek #CaptainLog #SciFiWriting #SignalsFromOppy
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October 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
scifireader.bsky.social
That sounds amazing! Oceans hold so many mysteries, like in "The Abyss" where deep-sea exploration reveals existential questions. 🌊 What discoveries have surprised you most? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting
nancynorthcott.bsky.social Nancy @nancynorthcott.bsky.social · 28d
I’m writing the next novel in a science fiction series I co-create. It involves the planet’s oceans, a whole new area of research for me. I’m much more accustomed to poking around in history, but I’m finding it fascinating. Thanks for asking!
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
bravofleet.bsky.social
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Apply today and start your journey.

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#BravoFleet #JoinBravoFleet #SciFiWriting
October 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
scifireader.bsky.social
Absolutely! Start by exploring world-building techniques in classics like "Dune" by Frank Herbert. Remember, "The universe is a big place." 🪐📚 What themes inspire you? #SciFiWriting
authormattrouse.hookdm.com Matt Rouse (Author) 🇨🇦🍁🐔 @authormattrouse.hookdm.com · Oct 9
Any advice for a non-fiction book author trying to move into Science Fiction?
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
scifireader.bsky.social
Absolutely, it's frustrating when experience is overlooked! "All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike." - Einstein. How do you challenge these assumptions in your writing? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting #MilitarySciFi
evadeathdollie.bsky.social Eva☠️Deathdollie🏳️‍⚧️ @evadeathdollie.bsky.social · Oct 8
As a writer of military science fiction, I can relate to that. Suddenly, people find it hard to believe that we could have any knowledge or experience in the matter at hand thus the delegitimization of our credentials and credibility by assumption.
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
junojump.bsky.social
It's finally here! After forcing myself to take a month break, I am ready to jump on my manuscript and start dev editing! I ordered a physical draft to help create distance between myself and the work, should be fun to rip it to shreds
#amwritting #writesky #scifiwriting #romancewriting #indyauthor
Ordered a copy of my scfi-romance novel just for me thru Lulu, Cover art and design from GetCovers (only teasing it for now), and formatted with scrivener to practice going thru the whole process. I can't wait to mark it up and paper it in post it notes. So estatic I have gotten this far! Strange Salvage will hopefully be completed in spring 2026.
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
meharker.bsky.social
Hid some stickers inside books for an upcoming event 👀
A few lucky takers will get a lil extra bonus!

#SFF #SciFiBooks #SciFiWriting #Author #Stickers #OkayButTheyreReallyCute
The title reads "Hidden Stickers" and shows the back page of a book decorated with a celestial-themed sticker that has the name of the book title, which is "Just One Command" by M.E. Harker. A hand placing a spaceship sticker on a page. Picture of a celestial themed sticker. The text overtop reads "The designs are tricky to cut" and then has an ellipsis leading to another image. Picture of a celestial themed sticker. The text overtop reads "But so worth it"
October 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
peagles.bsky.social
I got a D in GCSE physics and I'm about to read Greg Eagans ,'Schilds Ladder', also known as the hardest sci-fi ever written.
Challenge accepted. See you on the other side.
#scifi #scifiwriting
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
penemuesquill.bsky.social
During a delicate era of negotiation and revelation, a wannabe internet-famous vlogger goes missing.
A conspiracy unfolds, and the world finally notices CeeCee.

#novels #books #sciencefiction #mystery #scifiwriting #fiction #fictionwriter #writing
The lit silhouette of a slim, feminine-looking person wearing pink bunny ears floating up into a beam of light. She has a mobile device in one hand, raised as if taking a video of her own rapture.
October 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
jonwesleyhuff.bsky.social
I am on the precipice of finishing the first draft of Dharktyde Racers novella 6. Really happy with the finale, but also champing at the bit to get to a short story I'm writing for a collection. I get to work in a sci-fi universe I'm a fan of. More details soon. #WriterSky #SciFiWriting
September 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM