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UK Sci-fi author. DMs are closed - sorry. 📚 Judgement out April 15th, 2026. 🌐 www.rikohare.com

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Rik @rikohare.com · 6h
The October newsletter drops tomorrow. An update on how Book 2 is coming along and 2 pieces of writing advice I ignore. Plus a free story for new subscribers. www.rikohare.com/contact/free #Booksky #SciFi
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Ticket Baby — Free Sci-Fi Short Story by Rik O'Hare
A free short story set in the world of Judgement. Read "Ticket Baby," the night that made Martal Strand — then join Rik O'Hare's newsletter.
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D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 28/09/2026
Eriss has four arms and an extra brain, making her the only starship pilot who is her own copilot. She also has chronic anxiety. That's not as helpful. Her most recent worry? Her brain has been hacked. Preorder The Star Husks now! #spaceopera #booksky dnschmidt.com/news/star-hu...
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Coming October 3... The Star Husks! - D.N. Schmidt
Love space opera? The newest book in The Chained Space Series has something for everyone: laughs, action, romance, giant insects, pancakes, and more!
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Rik @rikohare.com · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow is the last full day of the 99p promo for Judgement on Amazon. Once September ends it goes back to full price. 🪐📚 #Booksky #SciFi www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS
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Shonna White @shonnathewhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of the hardest things about being an author is NOT TELLLING EVERYONE ALL THE COOL SHIT YOU HID IN YOUR BOOK BECAUSE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DISCOVER IT THEMSELVES. But you are also really passionate about the shit you hid in your book.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Rik @rikohare.com · 26/09/2026
Just one month until BristolCon, looking forward to attending and meeting fellow scifi fans. #BristolCon #Indieauthor
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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't forget we've got our editing panel tomorrow at 7pm BST/2pm EST - join Holly, Tim, Liam, Chantelle and Phil to discuss editing techniques and tools www.youtube.com/live/wxB5laL...
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How to Kill Your Darlings
Part of The Big Weekend: Sometimes the story demands difficult choices! We will be discussing the art of editing, cutting what doesn’t serve the narrative an...
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Henrik Gjelstrup @henrikgjelstrup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another big day 😀 My paperback is finally live on Amazon! 📚✨🎉 #paperback #amazon #author www.amazon.com/Fallow-Proje...
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Fallow: A Project Aesir Novel
Fallow: A Project Aesir Novel [Gjelstrup, Henrik] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fallow: A Project Aesir Novel
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Rik @rikohare.com · 23/09/2026
Huge thanks to those who've bought Judgement, don't forget how helpful a review on Amazon or Goodreads can be for an Indy author. #booksky #SciFi
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Rik @rikohare.com · 21/09/2026
What no-one tells you about Indie publishing (and trad published authors forget because it's provided for free to them) is that professional editing is going to set you back at least £1k. On a book that might make you a few hundred... #writingcommunity #indieauthor #amwriting
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Katy @heykatydid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If I can be real honest, and real vulnerable here...trad publishing considers sales below 2k to be a failure. The vast majority of indie published books will never sell over 100 copies total. I'm not even close to 100. By every metric possible, I've come up short.
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Rik @rikohare.com · 19/09/2026
I think this track is my mood music for the Winter's Call climax. #Booksky #sciencefiction #writing community www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNoH...
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Run - (Snow Patrol/Leona Lewis Cover)
Stream me on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mCEhowhW8nAaL4TdxmPiX?si=P7YZsQAkQA2wJ-8bFSGLvA Here is my cover of this beautiful song. Such a moving song that means so much to so many. I…
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Henrik Gjelstrup @henrikgjelstrup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I can’t believe my debut book, Fallow, officially launches tomorrow! It feels absolutely surreal, and I’m already so grateful to see those 4-star reviews coming in from early readers on Goodreads. #author #books #debut #reading 📖✨🚀 www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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Fallow: A Project Aesir Novel
THE ICE KEPT IT SECRET FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. NOW, THE I…
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Rik @rikohare.com · 17/09/2026
I do think it's getting harder and harder to be able to distinguish between AI generated images and Photoshop (or whatever) montages. I might have to stick a label on my next covers that they're human created (not that would actually prove anything). #indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity
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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Want to know what's coming up on The Big Indie Weekend? Here's the full run down of all our panels over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Big Indie Weekend takes place on our YouTube channel 25th to 26th September. See you there?
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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨OUT NOW! A wild planet. An invading force. Don’t be surprised if natures bites back. 'WILD SKIES' is book 3 in the Star Runners series It’s star-crew SciFi with explosive pace, an emotional heart, and blasts of weapons-grade humour Buy here ➡️ mybook.to/WildSkies 💙📚🪐 #BookSky #SciFi #newbook
3D covers of Wild Skies  by Rex Burke, showing the book on iPad, phone and paperbackThe Star Runners series by Rex Burke, showing paperback versions of Special Delivery, Hide and Seek, and Wild Skies
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Rik @rikohare.com · 15/09/2026
A quick heads up to Kindle Unlimited subscribers. I'll be taking Judgement down from KU next month, so if you want to take advantage of reading the entire book on that service, time's running out. #booksky #sciencefiction #amreading www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS
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Rik @rikohare.com · 15/09/2026
And the writing-fuel machine collection expands... #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #coffee
Image showing a bean to coffee barista machine and a pod coffee machine in the poster's home.
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Rik @rikohare.com · 12/09/2026
If you're curious about the unique setting for Judgement and Winter's Call, you can read an origin story of one of the main characters for free here: www.rikohare.com/contact/free #booksky #scifi #scifibooks
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Ticket Baby — Free Sci-Fi Short Story by Rik O'Hare
A free short story set in the world of Judgement. Read "Ticket Baby," the night that made Martal Strand — then join Rik O'Hare's newsletter.
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Rik @rikohare.com · 11/09/2026
The draft of Winter's Call seems to be shaping up as a high-tech, post-apocolypse, survival horror. If I put a bit of kissing in, do you think I could get away with adding a '-mance' to the list? #Amwriting #writingcommunity #scifi
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#5amWritersClub someone asked me for a synopsis. I spent 5-6 hours on it and it was still rough. I don't know which is harder to write, a description or a synopsis? I put both in the gut-wrenching category. #writingCommunity #authorSky #writerSky #amWriting
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Rik @rikohare.com · 08/09/2026
Seeing the vitriol that is being directed at RNLI volunteers by far-right thugs, could you spend a second to sign this to show support for those who risk their lives to save others. 38d.gs/jpcf
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Rik @rikohare.com · 08/09/2026
As subscribers to the newsletter found out last week, the sequel to my novel, Judgement, will be titled Winter's Call. First draft is done, a nice break from thinking about the project is finished, so onwards with the structural edit now. #writingcommunity #amwriting #SciFi
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Author Stephenson & Kitbrick Stop-mo. @authorstephenson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If anyone is going to Bristol, England and enjoys art installations of a mind bending way, then Wake The Tiger is well worth a visit. Thank you Wil for taking me. www.StephensonHolt.com
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Rik @rikohare.com · 06/09/2026
I'm running a great offer for new readers. Judgement is £0.99 (or your regional equivalent) on Kindle throughout September. Just how far does one man have to go to protect his family, his home and humanity's future? #Booksky #SciFi #SciFiBooks www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS
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Judgement (The ELLE Cycle Book 1)
Judgement (The ELLE Cycle Book 1) eBook : O'Hare, Rik: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Rik @rikohare.com · 05/09/2026
I like it when authors don't explain everything. E.g 'Tea' in Anne Leckie's Ancillary series. I don't think she specifies if it's the tea we drink, or something with the same name - and yet it's vital to the culture of her worlds. Anything in other books you'd say was the same? #booksky #amreading
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AJ Pryor @thatvoidauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
SHIPBOARD NOTICE: The mess is not an interrogation room. The cockpit is not a therapy office. The cargo bay is not an arena. The MedBay is not a nap room. The captain would like everyone to stop proving these notices necessary. Welcome to the Inbetween Archives. #booksky #amwriting
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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hey #WritingCommunity Please follow this highly-rated author @garyjmack.bsky.social and also check out his books. I've been reposting his publication announcements for years. Give him a follow! #booksky
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Rik @rikohare.com · 03/09/2026
I enjoy putting characters into difficult situations to see how they dig themselves out - sometimes they surprise me. I'm guessing it's fairly common for writers to find their characters flying off on their own tangents. #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting
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Rik @rikohare.com · 01/09/2026
I'm running a great offer for new readers. Judgement is £0.99 (or your regional equivalent) on Kindle throughout September. Just how far does one man have to go to protect his family, his home and humanity's future? www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS
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Rik @rikohare.com · 30/08/2026
Trying to find music to give me a feel for my next project and YouTube is...just FULL of AI. Jeez, how do I find human music creators? #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Rik @rikohare.com · 29/08/2026
The September newsletter comes out in a few days. Be among the first to learn the title of my next novel and some uncomfortable research about long haul space travel. Sign up and get a free short story set in the ELLE universe - Ticket Baby. #booksky #SciFibooks rikohare.com/contact/free/
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Ticket Baby — Free Sci-Fi Short Story by Rik O'Hare
A free short story set in the world of Judgement. Read "Ticket Baby," the night that made Martal Strand — then join Rik O'Hare's newsletter.
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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
PRIZE DRAW! (UK only) Like AND share to WIN one of 2 paperback copies of the very rare misspelled-spine version of Orphan Planet - yes, 'Oprhan Planet' could be yours! (Rest assured, all the other letters in the book are in the right order) Ends 24.00 GMT 29 August #SciFi #prizedraw #giveaway
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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Always some great deals in this sale - check it out #booksky #scifi
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Rik @rikohare.com · 28/08/2026
A rule I stick to: if a scene doesn't change what a character wants or believes, it doesn't belong in the book, however well it's written. #WritingCommunity #amwriting
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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The opening pages of a novel are arguably the most important. Whether trad or indie, a story's judged by how it begins. Or so I'm told. Anyone interested in a #sci-fi swap for beta feedback on opening pages? I've a prologue that runs about 900 words. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmEditing
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Hmm The Investigator
Alt: Hmm The Investigator
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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Four pieces of common online #writing advice I ignore
Write every day Write first edit laterWrite what you know A chapter should be x number of words long
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Henrik Gjelstrup @henrikgjelstrup.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Kill your darlings' is real advice, and it took me a while to learn. I've got a manuscript I fear I'll never finish because it was my first darling. What have you cut that made the book better even though it hurt? #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Rik @rikohare.com · 25/08/2026
Does hard SF share more DNA with horror than people admit? Both lean on isolation, dwindling resources, and characters who can't fully trust the situation they're in. #SciFi #SFF #BookSky
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Rex Burke is SciFiRex @rexburke.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
LAST CHANCE TO WIN! These 4 books will be winging their way to 3 lucky people - just like and share by midnight tonight!
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Rik @rikohare.com · 21/08/2026
And tonight's scamspam is a threatened lawsuit over a usd250,000 Netflix limited series. Contact is via Gmail... Do they really think anyone will fall for this crap? #writingcommunity #writerslife
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Rik @rikohare.com · 21/08/2026
Well, here's a new angle. Does anyone fall for this crap? Usual Gmail address to reply to. #writingcommunity #writerslife
Screenshot of scam email trying to scare an author into opening contact with the scammers.
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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I finally finished editing the new #sci-fi novel, The Harakiri Code. I have two other projects, both sci-fi, the first of which I #amquerying. But I'm particularly proud of Harakiri. Drawing upon Japanese period dramas, this story takes more than one risk. I hope to have done right by Kurosawa.
Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai, giving his hot-tempered monologue about the deceptions of farmers.
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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Cut price Arcane Magic x Metal Dragons powered by stolen soul magic until Sunday #darkfantasybooks #fantasybooks
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P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#5amWritersClub Book Cave has an article on writing a page-turning thriller. I use all 8 tips in my thriller to some degree. 💪😜 mybookcave.com/authorpost/8... #writingCommunity #authorSky #writerSky #amWriting
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8 Tips on How to Write a Page-Turning Thriller: Secrets to Keeping Readers Hooked – Book Cave
Whether you're writing a psychological suspense, action-packed espionage, or a fast-paced crime novel, crafting a thriller that holds readers captive requires more than a good idea.
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Rik @rikohare.com · 19/08/2026
Every message on ELLE4 passes through Harmony, the habitat's communications network. Officially, it's just how a community this size stays connected. Unofficially, it's exactly how you'd stop the wrong people talking to each other. #BookSky #SciFi
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Rik @rikohare.com · 17/08/2026
Been quiet this month as I'm head down, concentrating on getting the first draft of the Judgement sequel done. I'm on the final chapters now. I don't know where this stuff is coming from, but I cannot wait for you to get to read it. #amwriting #writingcommunity #scifi
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Rik @rikohare.com · 17/08/2026
Words fail me.
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Williebhoy1956 @williebhoy1956.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
😂😂😂
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