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Shakir Rashaan | Author @shakirrashaan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Mood this morning... Happy Tuesday! LBVS

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Happy Caturday! No snippet, but here's my #OneOrangeBraincell sweety. ❤️ PS: He has all four limbs 😺 #WIPsnips #

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Spent this week editing the selected short stories and novelettes for the forthcoming IF Anthology of New Indian SFF (due to be published in July 2025). Each of these stories is unique, but also so recognisably *Indian*, in the best of ways. Can’t wait to share them with the world.

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

The Matrix but make it French

Keanu Reeves and Carrie Ann Moss behind the scenes on the set of the Matrix smoking and looking cool as fuck

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🌟 The Locus Awards have a long history of recognizing excellence in speculative fiction, from the classics to today's rising stars. Voting is open until April 15—don’t miss your chance to participate! Toto wants you to vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

#WIPSnips "ego" Only two occurrences of this one in all WIPs. I pick this ⬇️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Last minute reading for the Hugo Awards? Try the novelette "Another Girl Under the Iron Bell" by Angela Liu! @angelaliu.bsky.social It came in 3rd place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll & is on the Locus Recommended Reading List! You can read it here! buff.ly/WADMz66

The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 60, “La Musica” by John Picacio: A woman faces the observer head on; her headgear is made of a split violin, followed by brass instruments twisted into what becomes a crown. Below her, the piano keys frame her collar, reminiscent of a ceremonial outfit. Piano keyboard keys swirl below her. She exudes confidence, power and beckons the onlooker closer, and the quote says, "There is no limit to the number of curses in the world. For each one the monks try to exorcise, ten more take its place. We are not here because we enjoy it though. Please don’t misunderstand."

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

There really is nothing quite like "The Fifth Element"--even now, decades later, it remains a unique blend of retro influences, high fashion, action, camp, and big ideas, and it's wonderful. Let's discuss! reactormag.com/the-fifth-el...

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The Fifth Element: Saving the World With Weirdness and Wonder - Reactor

There's nothing quite like this movie — and it's brilliant.

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

#WIPSnips "share" Quite a few 'shares' in my WIPs. I'm going with this one where both MCs share a tender moment, reliving their childhood connection before the tragedy strikes. 😔 #SFF #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

#WIPSnips "before" I found more 'befores' in my WIP than expected. So I'll probably edit some of them. 👀 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Stats for 02/03: 1,092 Stats for 03/03: 479 Stats for 04/03: 1,578 Not bad! 🤩 And because real life is important too: I've been climbing twice per week & already seeing progress in technique and fear management. Here's to more productive weeks! #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

#WIPSnips "ring" Found quite a few of these in my WIP because the underground cities are stacked habitat rings. I'll go with the one where the MC is in his element 🗻🧗‍♂️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmWriting #SFF

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

All readers and especially Locus subscribers -- you can vote now in our annual Locus Awards poll and survey! Click the link below: poll.voting.locusmag...

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Ok this is the last time I will beg you to read "Inside the House of Wisdom" and nominate it for a Nebula Award if you're as blown away by its heart and pain and light as I am!!! Do your soul a favor, @sfwa.bsky.social folk! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/insi...

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Inside the House of Wisdom - Lightspeed Magazine

This is the eighth floor of the Al-Ahli Memorial Library, my favorite place in the building. When the elevator door opens, it’s like walking into a quiet circle of glass. So, as we walk, I’m going to ...

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Stats for 26/02: ⁓500 words added ⁓500 words removed ❤️ Fleshed out some patches where the character's inner conflict was thinly explained. ❤️ Streamlined the inner logic in Act 1. ❤️ Rewrote some wonky phrases (maybe they're even wonkier now? 😁) #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Stats for 23/02: 1,908 Stats for 24/02: 522 Stats for 25/02: 2,738 Phew, the last few days have been productive. I guess my ADHD brain is hitting that hyperfocus phase. Gotta find the silver lining wherever I can 🤷‍♀️ #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

#WritersCoffeeClub 25. Do you read outside your era, country or language? Absolutely! It's my yearly goal to read a handful of books from non-anglosphere. I have a soft spot for classic Soviet SFF. #SFF from South Asia, Africa, China & anywhere else is always on my list.

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

#WIPSnips "shine" A few shines in my WIPs, but I'll go with a glint. ✨ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Welp! Jonesy's blocking my workout mat. So that's a legit reason to leave it for the next day, right. Right? #Cats #CatsofBluesky #CatLover #FluffyCats #OneOrangeBraincell #GingerCats

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I planted cat grass for my kitty. So what he does instead of munching on it? He makes it his bed. In fact, he becomes the bed. 😆 #cats #CatsofBluesky #CatLover #FluffyCats #OneOrange#Braincell #GingerCats

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Stats for 21/02: ⁓500 words Lots of rejigging, reshuffling of exposition in ch 1-5, trying to info-drip & NOT info-dump. The 1st 5 chapters are ready for workshopping so hopefully I'll have feedback on the execution soon. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Welp! What am I supposed to do with my slacker coworker? 😴🙀 Happy #Furriday #catsofbluesky #fluffycats #cats #catlover

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Stats for 20/02: IDK...actually...🤷‍♀️ I went to a climbing gym & came back buzzing on adrenaline. So instead of writing, I dusted off 2 old novelettes. They'd been sitting around for ages, so I figured why not? Sent them out to 11 markets. 🤞 #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Stats for 19/02: 247 words WIP stage: Rewrite of the 3 or 4? draft of my book 2. Goals: Fixing continuity errors, fine-tuning characterisation, & streamlining plot. Cleaned up some passages & dialogues, and added some world-building details. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

20/20 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 #SFF #SFMasterworks #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge #frommyshelves #scifibooks #sciencefiction

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

#AskAnAuthor Does a drink or a puff help you get in the zone? Man, alcohol or spliff make me sleepy! 😅 So they're a big no no if I want to be productive. (Hoping that I'm not the only one with this problem 🤭) #WritingCommunity #Booksky #AmWriting

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

🚀 SUBMISSIONS FOR FISSION #5 CLOSE 26th FEB! 👇 Original sci-fi -- genre-bending welcome -- up to 5k words. No reprints. Follow the link to learn more about submission process! Members and non-members welcome to submit. bsfa.co.uk/fission

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BSFA - Fission

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

#WIPSnips "sense" Too many to pick from. I'm going with this one from a cosmic horror x #SF WIP that's all about the human vs alien sense of perception. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

#WritersCoffeeClub 19. Do some stories resonate as a call to action? CTA? Nah! It sounds an awful lot like my day job as a marketer. I actually dislike on-the-nose stories where the author peeks out from behind the curtain to preach. Subtext is everything. Examine, critique, but be subtle.

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Stats for 18/02: 569 words WIP stage: Rewriting the 3 or 4? draft of my book 2. Goals: Fixing continuity error, fine-tuning characterisation, & streamlining plot. I worked on ch 2 & 3, fleshing out some thin areas. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Voting for the Locus Awards is OPEN! 🌟 As a non-profit, Locus Magazine champions authors of all kinds, from big names to indies and small press. Subscribers votes count double! Voting ends April 15—make your voice heard! 🚀 Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

19/20 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 #SFF #SFMasterworks #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge #frommyshelves #scifibooks #sciencefiction

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Stats for yesterday: 901 words WIP: Currently rewriting the 3 or 4? draft of my book 2. Goals for this rewrite: Fixing continuity issues, fine-tuning characterisation, & streamlining plot points. I worked on ch 1 & 2, fleshing out some thin areas. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

18/20 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 #SFF #SFMasterworks #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge #frommyshelves #scifibooks #sciencefiction

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Jamie @jamievongotham.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Why I picked this? Not only does it have the right kind of creep & cosmic horror, but it also broadened my horizons on what #SciFi could explore. For a short novel, it has a massive scope in themes: limits of human intelligence, our egocentrism even in the face of the unknown, love & loss. #SFF

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