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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 5h

I had one published in the Zine O' Biology about proper child development in telepaths, especially hybrids and human espers. (Did you know a Ferengi nanny is the best caregiver for a child suffering from telepathic overload? Well now you do!) www.tumblr.com/zineobiology...

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Zine O'Biology (@zineobiology) on Tumblr

A multi-fandom Star Trek zine on speculative xenobiology. Zine Download

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 6h

I just found out you were doing this again so I am jumping in late! This time I want to talk about Orion. It's a conlang I created for a friend's Star Trek fanfic, when I discovered that Orions do not have an official conlang. I analyzed the small amount of extant text, and the rest is mine.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 7h

Orion is the language of an ancient empire which has since collapsed. As a result, its vocabulary and grammar (like English) are a blend of different origins. There are two ways of conjugating verbs, which are used in tandem, and two kinds of nouns, one of which has gender while the other doesn't.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 7h

I had a lot of fun with this idea when making Orion. The sentence order tells you some things about the meaning. S O Hv V — this happened Hv V S O — did this happen? (you see we do this in English too!) Hv S O V — it could've happened (but it didn't)

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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This exchange blasts through my head as I spend every single day doing interviews and podcast appearances for the new book. "You understand, of course..."

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today on the blog: some readers are giving up on indie books for fear of being tricked by AI slop. But I think a little adjustment in how you find books can direct you to the virtually infinite array of great indie books by humans. sheilajenne.com/2026/09/30/h...

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How to find books by humans

There are lots of ways to find excellent, human-written fiction in any genre. It just takes different methods than it used to.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Last day for the Punk Spec Fic bundle!! itch.io/b/3913/punk-... My sailpunk book is in there, complete with 23 other punk books with unique aesthetics!

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Punk Spec Fic Books by Elise Carlson and 24 others

Punk Spec Fic Books: 24 items for $24.00

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/09/2026

No one on his staff even once thought to check if there were any women's games being played that night. These are the people calling themselves defenders of women's sports.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every month or so I seem to get another email from a class action settlement, letting me know my data has been compromised or otherwise misused, and I may be entitled to a whole five ($5.00) US dollars. Just doesn't seem like the sign of a healthy society, when it keeps happening again and again.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have many opinions on things ending in -punk. Like, they have to actually BE punk, right? Anyway if you want a broad sampling of -punk subgenres, you still have five days to snap this up!

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Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚

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Hairball 😡🙄😡🙄🌊✊ @hairball-redux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Too many Debbie Downers on the left, trying to discourage us. Telling us voting won't help will discourage people from actually voting. I have one word for these people: Hungary. Republicans Are Trying To Disenfranchise Us, America. Let’s Not Help Them. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/republican...

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Republicans Are Trying To Disenfranchise Us, America. Let’s Not Help Them.

Republicans know they can’t win in November.

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Conrad Altmann 📚🪐🌱 @conradaltmann.com · 22/09/2026

Looking to spice up your spec fic TBR? Why not sprinkle in some hopepunk, biopunk, cyberpunk and more with this awesome bundle. All indie, all anti-ai. #booksky #specfic

Punk Spec Fic, 24 books for $24, Sept 20-30.

Books & Authors;
Walking the Knife's Edge (Sythe Series #1), Elise Carlson.

CyberSnow, A.E. Bross.

Memento Moreau. Conrad Altmann.

Sting of the Shore: Stories & Poems. Devan Barlow.

Visual Snow. L. B. Shimaira.

Snowstorm & Overgrowth, Claudie Arseneault.

Run With the Hunted, Jennifer R. Donohue.

The Thirteenth Hour, Trudie Skies.

Erosion, Mcburnell.

Broken Sky, Morgan K. Bell.

Aether Beyond the Binary, Duck Prints Press.

Woodspell, Kapeo Press.

The Daily To-Do List, Rob MacWolf.

The Neon Garden, Alina Lee.

The Red Hourglass - Slaves of the New World #1, Ashley Capes.

A Study on Magic and Crystals, May Barros.

The Diamond Device, Mhthaung.

A Place of Refuge Omnibus, Victoria Janssen.

Grave Cold, Shannon Knight.

Punk Means Cuddle, A. Lee Welles Fiction.

War of the Space Dragons (An Empire of Dragons Collection), L’Poni.

Black Sails to Sunward, Sheila Jenné.

Locker's Rebellion, Jesse Pohlman.

Netwalk, Joyce Reynolds Ward.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I just watched the latest episode of Strange New Worlds and I gotta say, it was a disappointment, especially after last week's excellent one. I like it when Star Trek is science fiction.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today the Punk Spec bundle is live on itch! 24 books—steampunk, cyberpunk, sailpunk, hopepunk, and more—all for $24. itch.io/b/3913/punk-...

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Conservative Catholics: the problem with the hierarchy these days is they just don't talk about SIN anymore! We want more good condemning and hellfire! Pope: here's a sin Conservative Catholics: not like that

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I just heard they're planning to make another reboot Star Trek movie that's gritty and dark. I know utopia is out of style, but it's very much Star Trek's ENTIRE THING. Without the hopepunk of it all, it's not Star Trek! It says so much about our age that we can't even imagine a hopeful future.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today on the blog: two books I read recently, which end up being a jumping-off point for my thoughts on bioessentialism and gender. sheilajenne.com/2026/09/01/t...

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Two feminist SF classics

What if there was a world of all women? And, given this, what would the men be doing?

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Want to take advantage of the Narratess indiebook.sale , but can't afford to scoop up as many books as you want? Try my budget hack (which still pays authors). Subscribe to Kobo+. That's $8. Then use the great filters on the sale page to find all your favorites. Click over to read them in Kobo+!

In the filters, select "other" from stores. Most of the books in this category are available on Kobo Plus.

The Kobo page for a book, showing the big "add to my books" button which lets you read free with Kobo Plus.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is the first book I've started reading in the Narratess indie book sale. A really fun romp with tiny dragons. indiebook.sale

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Narratess Indie August Sale

Narratess Indie Book Sale

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Loch Ness Monster 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

are you ready for 100s of SFFH books for incredible deals? check out the narratess sale! 🌈📚️ #booksky #IndieAugust #NarratessIndieSale indiebook.sale

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

Text: Indie Book Sale

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

29 - 31 August

Banner designed by Arden Powell

The Dragon Next Door: In this sapphic ace romantasy, Tollar's got a stolen dragon egg & that's the least of her problems as a pair of disaster queers raise a baby dragon amidst growing threats. $1.99. Book's cover image next to text. At bottom is the banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

29 - 31 August

Banner designed by Arden Powell

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Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

✨🌟✨BOOK SALE MEGATHREAD✨🌟✨ It's the #NarratessIndieSale and there's a whole dragon's hoard of excellent SFFH books to be had for a steal! But where to start? I'll be adding to this thread all weekend with the books I'm most excited about. Find them all at indiebook.sale!

Indie Book Sale
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Fantasy, Sci-fi, & Horror
29-31 August

Background illustration shows ghosts, skulls, gems, planets, a spaceship, and a reading dragon against a starry backdrop

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

If you use itch.io to get your ebooks directly from their authors, and if you want a shed-load of exciting fantasy, there's an enormous bundle of books as part of the Narratess Indie book sale. itch.io/b/3867/narra... The image shows just a few of the books included.

Collage of some of the covers from the Fantasy Thrill bundle, 46 books for $105. Indie Book Sale. Fantasy, sci-fi and horror. 29-31 August.

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E.W. Doc Parris @ewdocparris.com · 29/08/2026

Go! The @narratess.com Indie #Fantasy, #SciFi, & #Horror book sale is off and running. Go find hundreds of amazing tales for prices from $2.99, $1.99, or even FREE! Fill up your eReader until it's bursting at the seams. indiebook.sale

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Narratess Indie August Sale

Narratess Indie Book Sale

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 26/08/2026

Do you enjoy books with nonbinary characters? Check out this sale! A selection of 9 books that are on sale through the end of the month! Includes my fantasy/horror/romance/weird novella (and it's illustrated, too!) #sff #booksky sheilajenne.com/nonbinary-he...

Promo graphic for nonbinary heroes sale August 24-31 at sheilajenne.com/nonbinary-heroes-sale showing the 9 books covers in sale: Valet to the Prince by Sheila Jenne, Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon, It's Only a Little Death by Shane Blackheart, Descent into Despair by D.C. Hart, Holding Onto Day by E.H. Timms, Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson, A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros, The Final Foyage of Avery Mothmere by Helen Whistberry, Giving in to Gravity by Avery Bridge

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 24/08/2026

What if we...

a button design: button is yellow and black for aposematic purposes, and reads 'if you use a.i. don't talk to me, i will bite your face clean off your skull.' in the middle is a bitey-looking beetle with a little skull making a sad face above its mandibles.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but a woman character in a book being masculine is not the "Not Like Other Girls" trope. NLOG is when she is masculine coded AND she hates feminine women, because she is on the team of the (sexist) men within and outside of the book.

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MVC @mvc.ink · 22/08/2026

Friends: Have you been targeted by one of those book club scams? Do you still have an email or two and want to help out? Let me know – if you know how to view raw source of your emails, check one of the scams and see if the numbers 14431801 are at the end of an image URL.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In case I'm not the only person who feels gutted when a creator I like goes off on "pedantic fans who are obsessed with canon." I just like the details to make sense!

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Starting a new job, and this is one that requires Work Clothes. I forgot just how much I hate clothes shopping. Trying to balance my sensory needs with things that don't feel too gendered is hard enough when it's stuff to wear around the house. Workwear is twice as uncomfortable and gendery.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This essay blew my mind. www.patreon.com/therisingtit...

The short version, I think, is that no one is ever actually reading Black work, or any work from marginalised writers for that matter. I think that it is often far more valuable to some parts of publishing to sell what a work signals about the identity of its characters or author than it is to sell the work itself. Then, in the rare instances when it is willing to bet on marginalised writers, it does so not because it is genuinely curious about that specific author's given imagination or craft, but because it believes there is something strong in that signal that will do the double work of drawing eyes to the radical text they have chosen, and therefore confirm that they are the place to go to find radical texts, because they too are doing important work.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I have been reading so much historical gay romance on Kobo Plus lately. I love it, but I'm picky about it. I don't want Gay Bridgerton. I want well researched stuff that reflects *actual* queer customs of the past, with characters who genuinely feel of their time.

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naila (labonno) 🇧🇩🍉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ @nailamoonsi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's another day, another chance to get swept up with characters fighting to change their futures against the forces of oppression. A Better World Itchio Bundle has 20 books that can bring you away! Find it here: itch.io/b/3829/a-bet... #booksky 📚📦📚🪐📚

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Something that's essential to character writing: that they should have consistent opinions of their own, rather than simply parroting your opinions. Maybe you have a point to make. But if you want your character to make that point for you, you have to consider why THEY would think that.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Look, I'm as anti AI as they come. I see people accusing my side of "witch hunts" and "cancel mobs" and "false accusations." I say, of course we don't do that. We're trying to educate people. If you used it before, we want you to learn better and stop. Not to cancel you forever.

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E.H. Timms @ehtimms.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A powerful politician threw a tantrum and broke the world. Out of the wreckage came a society built on acceptance, adaptability, and diversity. Find _Holding Onto Day_ and 19 others imagining what the world could be in the Better World Bundle!

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This "A Better World" itch bundle just went live! Black Sails to Sunward is in it, as well as 19 other books for $25! itch.io/b/3829/a-bet...

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is also the secret of sci-fi. Learn about ONE bit of science so well you can't shut up about it.

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Post like the cops are reading over your shoulder I guess

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Trust, I’d argue, is the most important thing we have as scinece communicators. People come to us because they trust that *we* have done the work to figure out what is true and what isn’t and we can explain it to them. Once that trust is broken, it’s really hard to get it back.

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Hel ✨ || Untwined is out now!! 🌀🪷 @helynalc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

All in all, @jennelikejennay.bsky.social has such interesting ideas and presents them in very compelling settings so if you're up for unusual, creative sci-fi, please check out her work! sheilajenne.com

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Sheila Jenne, author

Visit the post for more.

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Adrian Harley @adrianharley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I’ve discovered my book club’s new series is all on Kobo Plus, so I’m going to sign up at last. Anyone have any indie/self-pub fantasy recommendations? I‘m already looking forward to the Astreiant series, among others…

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Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I do highly recommend Kobo Plus, especially if you read a lot of indie books! For 8 bucks a month you read as many as you want. I read like 20 last month so it definitely paid off for me, and meanwhile the author gets paid for the minutes you spend reading.

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