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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"My book is being featured in a special Giveaway! 🎁 One lucky winner will receive loads of eBooks and a brand new Kindle! 📖📱 Join the giveaway now and cross your fingers for a chance to win. Thank you for your continued support! 💙 #BookGiveaway" www.bargainbooksy.com/science-fict...

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At this point, it's damned irresponsible to bring any books into the house. I literally need a dedicated library. But Taschen had a sale so what could I do? Here's the haul.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My Top Five Favorite Films with a lot of fog or mist in them: 1. Red Desert 2. Excalibur 3. American Werewolf in London 4. The Elephant Man 5. The Fog

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks for checking. Really appreciate it. It could be, but if so, it is taking a very long time. It's been a week since I made the change.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In particular, it should be «Chant des Étoiles» not «Chanteétoiles». Amazon KDP customer svc insists that it's correct on both sites, but let me know what you're seeing, please. Thanks. www.amazon.fr/dp/B0HBCQ7412

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Par-Delà L'Empyrée (Le Tranchant du Temps t. 1) eBook : Phillips, Michael Scott: Amazon.fr: Boutique Kindle

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you have a minute, could you take a look at the description on this book and tell me which one you're seeing? To me, it appears to be correct on the .com (US) site but not on the .fr (French) site.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dai, italiani. Date una chance ai miei libri! I francesi e i tedeschi sono molto più avanti di voi. michaelscottphillipsauthor.com/it/Libri/ Iniziate da qui: www.amazon.it/dp/B0HBCKNF6Z #Fantascienza #SpaceOpera #LibriDaLeggere #BookstagramItalia #KindleItalia #LungoIlFiloDelTempo #OltreLEmpireo

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Neben der italienischen und der französischen Ausgabe (die ich als großer Liebhaber der romanischen Sprachen sehr mag) habe ich auch eine deutsche Version meiner Reihe „Along Time’s Edge“ übersetzt. Sie trägt den Titel „Am Rande der Zeit“. Schau mal hier.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Aside from the Italian and French (which I love, as a big fan of the Romance languages), I also translated a German version of my Along Time's Edge series. It's called Am Rande der Zeit. Take a look. michaelscottphillipsauthor.com/de/buecher/

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T.E. Bean @tebean.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Preorders for my debut novel, 𝙄𝙉𝙁𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙀 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙀𝙔𝙀𝙎, have escaped containment and can now be accessed in the material universe 🌀 Our journey through ♾️ begins now! preorder links ▶︎ ▶︎ www.tebeanwrites.com published by #blackspringpress (UK) → @simonandschuster.bsky.social (US/Can)

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I'm trying to promote my entire series Along Time's Edge. I'm planning a campaign not only for the English version but also the foreign language versions. Unfortunately, many of the promotional plans require at least 20 review/ratings and the most I have is 19 on the first book, Beyond the Empyrean.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Late 2027 or 2028?! 😱 I can't wait that long. Best new show in years IMO. "...hopefully this can be slimmed down over time so we’re not in nursing homes by the conclusion of the series." I'm glad he said it, because if he hadn't, I would have. #Pluribus

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Vince Gilligan Gives A ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 Update Ahead Of Distant Release Date

We have an estimate of the Pluribus season 2 release date, but it's not great news even if certain aspects of the season are now in motion.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is the kind of chapter I would have written and added to the book if I hadn't been restricting my wordcount to ~120k words. I was planning on querying it through the traditional publication route and 120k was widely advised as a hard limit for SFF.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BEYOND THE EMPYREAN: THE LOST CHAPTER I'm making a new chapter available for free on my Blog. More information and the full chapter at my website: #books #bookstagram #indiebooks #SFF

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A Return to Purgatory – Michael Scott Phillips

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Prenotalo subito su Amazon. La data di pubblicazione è il 28 agosto. #BookstagramItalia #BookTokItalia #ConsigliDiLettura #LeggereChePassione #AmantiDeiLibri #Fantascienza #SciFiItalia #MondiLontani #LettureSpaziali #Preordine www.amazon.it/dp/B0HBCKNF6Z MichaelScottPhillipsAuthor.com/it/Libri

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Précommandez dès maintenant sur Amazon. #livrestagram #litteraturefrancaise #booktokfrance #instalivre #rentreelitteraire #MMSciFi #romanceMM www.amazon.fr/dp/B0HBCQ7412 michaelscottphillipsauthor.com/fr/Livres/

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I'm working on a Spanish translation of my SF trilogy. It's very demanding, so I'm taking it slow. But it's been so inspiring that I decided to write a new chapter for insertion in the first book just so I could expand a character and explore more of his Mexican dialect.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’m immensely proud of how the new editions turned out—and also, I confess, more than a little exhausted. Three books. Four languages. One journey along time’s edge.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

These stories have lived with me since 2017 when I first conceived of my own science fiction universe, and it means a great deal to know that Heliodore Brand’s journey can now reach readers in four languages.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

On 28 August 2026, all three trilogies will be available in paperback and on Kindle through Amazon. Links are available at my website: MichaelScottPhillipsAuthor.com/it/Libri MichaelScottPhillipsAuthor.com/fr/Livres MichaelScottPhillipsAuthor.com/de/buecher

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🇮🇹 Lungo il Filo del Tempo—Oltre L'Empireo, L'Albero Folgorato, La Gabbia dell'Infinito 🇫🇷 Le Tranchant du Temps—Par-Delà L'Empyrée, L'Arbre Foudroyé, La Cage Infinie 🇩🇪 Am Rande der Zeit—Jenseits des Empyreums, Der vom Blitz getroffene Baum, Der Käfig der Unendlichkeit

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Each edition required extensive revision, editing, design, formatting, promotional artwork, and its own presence across Amazon and my website. It was probably the most intellectually challenging project of my life. But everything is at last in place.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

After a very long journey, I’m delighted to announce that my complete science-fiction trilogy, Along Time’s Edge, is now available for pre-order in Italian, French, and German. Bringing these books into three new languages has been an enormous undertaking—far more than simply translating the words.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Very exciting news coming up! My big project is almost complete. More later this weekend! 📚📖 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 #Books #IndieBooks

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Also, if you can elaborate a little further, are the guillemets considered old-fashioned and the EM dashes/rayas considered more modern? Do you like some combination of the two, for example start with guillemets and then EM dashes for running dialogue? 2/2

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Calling native French speakers! Question for you. When reading a novel in French, do you prefer that dialogue uses the guillemets «» or the EM dashes/rayas — ? Which reads cleaner to you? 1/2 #French #FrenchLiterature #FrenchNovels #Francais

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Phew! So much work just to watch a move I've already seen dozens of times! 🤣 Ma ne vale la pena. 🇮🇹 5/5

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

But the original Italian dubs are masterpieces with top-notch actors and mixing and more idiomatic and culturally rich Italian. So, now, I'm using WhisperX to transcribe the original Italian dub and create a new subtitle track, so I can listen to the original dub with subtitles that match. 4/5

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

It makes sense because the earliest subtitles were likely created for the laserdiscs in the late 80s and they weren't much concerned with matching the original 1980 dub, and they instead match the English as a straight forward, almost literal translation. 3/5

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

...then find the subtitles (because it's helpful for words I don't know). Then, I discovered that the subtitles do not match the original Italian dub at all. I mean, seriously, if there's a different word for something, or a different way of constructing the sentence, they'll use it, guaranteed. 2/5

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I enjoyed the Italian version of 4K77 Star Wars so much that I was determined to see 4K80 The Empire Strikes Back in Italian. The version of the file I had didn't have any foreign language audio files on it, however... which sent me down a huge rabbit hole to find the AC3 tracks... 1/5

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

D-3BO and C1D8 are also funnier in Italian.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Watched the 4K77 version of the original Star Wars in Italian for the first time last night. It's incredible in Italian! The voices are excellent, especially Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia, and Grand Moff Tarken. The language lends their lines a lot of gravitas.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Spent the afternoon going over a chapter-long dialogue scene, line-by-line, and carefully controlling the formal/informal register in both the Italian and French versions, and it's one of the most taxing things my brain has ever had to do. We native English speakers are just not used to this.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Okay, I'm still not sure if I love their music, but this is pretty funny, especially when they do their alien languages. #AngineDePoitrine

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Angine de poitrine - Tout le monde en parle 2026

YouTube video by Télécino Webtélé

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Plus, the two DMP episodes found were not the ones that Film is Fabulous previously said they knew for a fact were in existence. They're additional ones. So, that means there's definitely more to come! 🤯

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Interesting summation of the new revelations coming from Who's recent missing episodes discovery. The process of making prints was different than previously thought. More prints might be found with companies that developed negatives or in the collections of prior employees. youtu.be/zP8WurUxmnI?...

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Daleks’ Master Plan Recovery Changes Everything | Doctor Who

YouTube video by Josh Snares

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🤯😮😲WOW!😲😮🤯 Three consecutive episodes of "The Daleks' Master Plan" now exist! Episodes 1 and 3 were recovered by Film is Fabulous. Thank you! ⚡️Well, after a long wait, that came out of the blue like a lightning bolt⚡️ #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoMissingEpisodes

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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Bad mistake. If British bases are going to get hit anyway and in essence it makes no difference as Starmer claims, then the answer is to take the moral high ground and not join in with this illegal and unethical war. Defend yourself, of course, but don't tie yourself to Trump's aggression.

politico.com

Starmer says he will give US permission to use UK bases for Iran missions

Britain's prime minister said the missions would be aimed at preventing Iran from launching missiles.

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Finally got fiber internet today, and it is blazing fast! 🚀 300mbps+ both ways. 😃

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Remembering George Harrison on what would have been his 83rd birthday. #GeorgeHarrison #TheBeatles

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The 1996 Doctor Who TV movie with Paul McGann has been fully restored in 4K from the original film elements! #DoctorWho

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TRAILER: Doctor Who The TV Movie in 4K! Coming Soon...

YouTube video by Doctor Who

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"Would you like a jelly baby?" #DoctorWho "The Robots of Death" The reaction of the robot always cracks me up!

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Michael Scott Phillips @mspauthor.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Hi, starving writer here. Buy my books, please. You'll like them. Thanks. Book 1—Beyond the Empyrean: www.amazon.com/dp/B0B667DSY1 Book 2—The Lightning-Struck Tree: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVTMJ54V Book 3—The Infinity Cage: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZWKFL43

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