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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Anyway, enough doomposting. If you're reading this, here's hoping the weekend is going your way. Definitely feels like the summer is blowing by.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I'm absolutely dreading what the global tech giants will do once quantum computing matures, which will make the disruptions we're seeing with LLMs look a drop in the bucket. My outlook isn't hopeful.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's insane that the hyperscalers are focusing on the most useless services instead work that actually save lives and make them substantially better, at a fraction of the cost of what they're spending.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

One of the many concerns I have about the AI scamming happening now is that it may very well jade the public on the legitimately good work made possible by it in drug discovery, protein folding, disability assistance, and climate modeling we're seeing right now.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Have to say, being under the gun for a hard deadline to finish a novel, writing what comes to mind to get it down on the page - then revising it later - is a much more comfortable route to completion. It really helps to not let perfection be the enemy of the good.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hilariously, I'm starting to see the value in doing a very messy rough draft to put words on the page, then editing to bring it as close as I can get to perfection. As opposed angsting over each and every word and moving at a snail's pace when I've limited time to write as it is. Lol.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I'll be posting some chapters soon so everyone can see what I've been working on, sporadically as of late. Excited to start sharing, despite the delays.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Currently reading a few books on population demographics to inform the setting, while juggling personal obligations. I think research will make the worldbuilding feel real. Still making progress. #writingcommunity

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

I'll also tag one of my favorite writing servers, Writer's Block, to announce Wake, Leviathan, my sci-fi novel set on the colony world Jotenheimr where giant cyborgs struggle to carve out home on an unforgiving alien world only to find more than they imagined. Coming at you this fall. #amwriting

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Just to keep y'all updated, I've made the most of this and miraculously finished half of Tethered. I'm taking my time with it due to some life circumstances and a desire to deliver a plausible near future New York City in the age of the ominous acronyms of AI, AR, VR, and IoT. (The arrogance!)

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Tonight I mostly worked on a few worldbuilding elements and scenes, and even worked on a side project for an hour, which is growing into another novel. So you may get two novels in September, lol. Anyway, have a decent day or night, wherever you are.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Just realized that I could be way more creative when writing about a virtual space where so much is possible.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I managed to squeeze in 312 words last evening, but I'm going to do some continuous writing once I've settled in at home. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Just found out I have until September 22nd to produce my novel, which is significantly more time, but I'm going to finish the draft I envisioned first, then possibly augment it with a bit more research and revisions. Hope everyone's doing alright. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I've finished 3,885 words over the last two days since I've got some things to tend to over the weekend, though I might squeeze in some mobile typing in my free moments. If you're going to protests this weekend, stay safe and smart. Look out for each other. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Planning on making tonight a writing night.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Just as a informal poll to help me decide, which sounds better as a protagonist's name, Max Chu or Moses Chu? Reply in the comments. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I took some reference pictures after work of some locations I'm going to use in my book, sketched out the bare-bones mechanics for those scenes in a couple chapter outlines. I put 318 words for the actual text, which isn't a lot, but I'm working from home today, so catch up for lunch. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Last night, I revamped the opening chapters of my novel, structured it a bit more cleanly while showcasing some of the key technologies in the setting, augmented reality, generative AI, and the Internet of Things all thoroughly creeping into our lives, which is clearly sci-fi. 🤣 But onwards. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Anyway, I've finished my outline and research, so I'm into the writing phase now. The weekend was doing its level best to keep from putting fingers to keyboard, but I entered my first 356 words, which above my minimum daily word count, but I've got to do better to meet the Open deadline. #FFYW

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The hardest thing about writing a hard sci-fi novel on a two month deadline isn't the actual writing, it turns out. Outlining takes a bit of time, but what you really need to move on is the necessary research, to make setting and tech believable. And you can rush reading meaningfully but so much.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Taking advantage of the time I have to myself for the long weekend to finalize an outline and do some research to give the story that real feel.

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Desmond Payne @desmondpayne.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Just to clarify a bit here, I'm an Inkfort Open contestant, so I'm writing under on pseudonym for the competition under this name, per the rules. I'm going to reveal my main account at the end, so no worries. But in two months, I'll have a novel for you. Thanks for following and wish me luck.

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