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J.D. Robinson - SF Author

@jdrobinson-author.com
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Award-winning author of humanist sci-fi tales · Author of WHEN TOMORROWS END (out 02/2027 from 47North) · Rep: UTA Publishing · 🍉 🇮🇹 🔗 Author site: jdrobinson-author.com/author-links 📍 Bay Area, CA

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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 19/09/2026
I love how writing tools allow you to view arbitrary, noncontiguous scenes stitched together, so you can, for example, check to make sure the tone of your alternating flashback scenes is consistent. Split-screen view did exist in the 90s, but it was never *this* versatile. #amwriting #scrivener
Scrivener screenshot showing multiple, noncontiguous scenes selected for editing
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 19/09/2026
It struck me how unlikely it is that two projects I’ve been working on for years (trad book launch + Italian passport) could reach a kind of conclusion in the same *week*. 📙 + 🇮🇹
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 19/09/2026
The time has finally come to deal with all these placeholders. Brackets are your past self delegating to your now self, because both of them are kind of jerks. #amwriting #scifi
Screenshot of a placeholder tag in the middle of a working manuscript.
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 18/09/2026
WHEN TOMORROWS END is a twisty, cerebral time-travel tale, and here’s what it’ll look like on your device, or in your meaty grab-clamps. It’s up for pre-order, so feel free to pre-click on some things if you’re so pre-inclined. #scifi #comingsoon #preorder On Amazon: www.amazon.com/When-Tomorro...
When Tomorrows End, a sci-fi tale by J.D. Robinson: Lost in time and hunted by a ravenous temporal storm, Mattias Madsen is drawn into an uneasy alliance with a fellow traveler who may hold the key to finding his way back to a home he recognizes—if her own pl1ns don't unravel reality first.
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 18/09/2026
Aw hell, let’s do this. I have a new book on the way. It’s about time travel based on memories. I’m pretty excited about it, which is saying something, since I don’t get excited, I get nervous. But now I’m excited. More soon… #scifi #comingsoon #coverreveal
A promise (or a threat) of a cover reveal for the upcoming book When Tomorrows End by J.D. Robinson
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 29/07/2026
These singularities of yours always fascinate me. I’m super-visual, usually, but my outlines are just long plain tracts of bullet points. On the other hand, I’ll map out a complex concept in a heartbeat, just to make sure I understand what I’m talking about.
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 26/07/2026
Completing the outline(s) to my first trilogy has taken me longer than expected, because life, but it feels like a milestone. Much work remains, but it’s very satisfying to be able to see the whole thing at once…at least in the form of tabs and bullets. #amwriting #scifi #writersky #writingcommunity
Screenshot of three-book outline in Obsidian
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 30/06/2026
Italian birth certificate acquired, which I’ve been waiting on for *years*. I should have that little burgundy passport in hand before the end of summer. Evvai! 🇮🇹🇪🇺
Photo of my Italian birth certificate
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 25/06/2026
I’ve been trained not to trust anything (from a purported company or service) that hails from a Gmail account. It’s the new AOL. Especially if it’s a bunch of words piled up before that inevitable @gmail suffix. We can still see it!
Fake service from a fake human.
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 15/06/2026
I couldn’t be more excited to (finally) talk about my time travel book WHEN TOMORROWS END! Thanks to my curiously devoted teams at United Talent Agency and 47North for helping me get to this perch. More to come soon! #booksky #publishingnews #writingcommunity #writersofbsky
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 03/04/2026
Oh, how cool that you’re contributing to that hallowed collection! I still have my original CYOA set, somewhat worn now, and well dog-eared. They bring back such good memories, and I imagine your story must have been so fun to map out!
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 27/03/2026
Alien race inspiration, courtesy of the AI spam army…
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 23/01/2026
During writing breaks, I watch videos about seemingly unrelated things, like *looks at viewing history* rendering tech, higher dimensions, sound processing info, etc. But these do influence (infect?) my thinking about character development, plot structure, and social dynamics. #amwriting
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 06/01/2026
“Hi, I can’t even be arsed to link my template variables to the database of names I stole. I’m offering anything of value to the world.” Hm, I must know of your marketing roadmap forthwith!
Spam email screenshot
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 07/12/2025
I have 2 stories featured in NEOSYNTHESIS, a new ★★★★★ anthology feat. 12 stories of code, consciousness, and survival by 6 indie sci-fi authors. Come see, and support indie authors! (And tell your friends!) At all the usual spots: books2read.com/u/mgawjv #books #scifi #anthology #indieauthors
Anthology book promo for Neosynthesis - 12 Stories of Code, Consciousness, and Survival - URL: https://books2read.com/u/mgawjv
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 20/11/2025
“Your inbox is probably overflowing with bots.” The dawn of self-awareness? #botslop
Screenshot of email spam from a bot targeting our hapless author
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 19/11/2025
It’s finally reached that point where the word “book” in the subject line or summary automatically = spam. If this indie author is receiving multiples of these per day, I can only assume the process is fully automated and essentially free. But also super-easy to filter out, sight unseen.
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 07/11/2025
I’m not a big review reader (as evidenced by the date), but I love seeing a review like this, and that feeling of connection through the page with someone I’ll never meet. The Last Shadow is a few years old now, but I still think of it almost every day, like a memory I made for myself. Is that odd?
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 08/09/2025
Featured authors: @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social‬ @rohanoduill.bsky.social‬ @tktoppin.bsky.social‬ @jesdeaver.bsky.social @geektells.bsky.social @jdrobinson-author.com
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 15/07/2025
I’ve always thought of it more as a mesh gradient, as found in illustration tools. But 2D may be too limited, too…
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 14/07/2025
Excited to share the stunner of a cover for @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social’s dark arcanepunk fantasy, A Dragon of the Veil. Bring the mayhem! Find it here: books2read.com/adragonofthe...
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 23/06/2025
I included a #noAI pledge in my most recent newsletter, and just received this wee note from a reader. I read to connect, to engage with a viewpoint. If there’s no one at the other end—if the words are just formatted generative output—then it may as well be IKEA instructions or tax codes.
Screenshot of a text message: “I appreciate knowing no AI is part of your ‘creative’ process. Thank you”
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 10/06/2025
I know it sounds hyperbolic, but this actually is one of the happiest days of my life. 🇮🇹 #italian #citizenship
Confirmation of Italian citizenship
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 05/06/2025
I’ve been bundled! This summer sale on offers an incredible 14 indie sci-fi titles for $14 ($1 each = 70% off), including two of mine. It’s everything you need to top up your e-reader! Link: itch.io/b/3067/summe... #scifibooks #scifi #books
Summer sci-fi book bundle sale promo on Itch.io, link in postSummer sci-fi book bundle sale promo on Itch.io, 14 books for $14
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 21/05/2025
That is lovely, and definitely evokes a musical notation. And it makes sense, given the orchestration involved. I know not all do this sort of thing up front, but I find it useful and rewarding. Here’s me mapping out my trick wormholes (because the conventional ones just wouldn’t do).
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 07/05/2025
So excited that my novel CHRONOPHORE was just awarded third place in the 2025 Andromeda Award competition. I entered on a whim, which makes the honor especially dreamy. Thanks to @unitedtalentagency.bsky.social and their partners! #scifiwriter #scifi #amwriting #amwritingscifi
Screenshot showing The Andromeda Award Winners. First place: The Valuta Bar by Elizabeth Rutherford-Johnson. Second place: Outrun My Gun by Madison Siwak. Third place: Chronophore by J.D. Robinson.
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 26/04/2025
Yes, session and total, and both can be adjusted. I think that last screenshot is the iPad version, so here’s what it looks like in the desktop version. (I use both.) Totally understand about life happening! We find moments in the cracks…
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 26/04/2025
Scrivener’s version, in case that’s relevant.
Screenshot of Scrivener app’s word count view
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 24/04/2025
Just found out that my novel CHRONOPHORE has been shortlisted for the 2025 Andromeda Award, and my brain has turned into fluff. I’m seriously honored, and congrats to all my shortlist buddies. Cc @unitedtalentagency.bsky.social #scifiwriters
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 23/03/2025
Whew. “Final” edit is now final, and winging its way back to the agent. Added ~20k words to this time travel tale vs. the version they first plucked from the pile. Pleased with the result, now multi-POV vs. my standard single-POV! But I’ve forgotten how to blink, so now some R&R. #amwriting
Screenshot of Scrivener’s writing target window
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 20/03/2025
This is exactly why Bartleby the scrivener is my hero.
Quoth Bartleby: “I would prefer not to.”
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 22/02/2025
Oh wow, talk about a pedigree—two of my favorite things in the world came together, Python and Banks. For #sci-fi fans, that “etc.” is doing some heavy lifting. Excerpt from Michael Palin diaries.
Michael Palin biography excerpt detailing how author lain Banks worked as an extra on the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
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J.D. Robinson - SF Author @jdrobinson-author.com · 01/12/2024
My whole deal is that I’m a sci-fi writer. If you love stories where normal people face extraordinary challenges—which may involve wormholes, world sims, alien skins, or lost twins—I’d love to send you a free copy of my twisted little short story “Fruiting”! Details in the comments…
A lineup of sci-fi novels by author J.D. Robinson
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