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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The Smashwords Read an Ebook Week Sale is on until March 7 including all my ebooks at 50% off. A lot of interesting science fiction for a very small amount of money. Go here www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos and search for “Scott Overton” (in quotes). #SFF #ebooksale

Smashwords Read an Ebook Week sale with a cartoon image of a young woman lying down reading a book on an ereader.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Today’s the day my new novel Zenith: Aftermath is officially released into the world. A look-ahead in adventure form. Check out www.scottoverton.ca/zenith-after... or go directly via my Universal Book Link to find it at your favourite online retailer. books2read.com/ZenithAfterm... #SFF #newbooks

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SCOTT OVERTON

Scott Overton, writer of compelling stories of the near future that probe big questions and critical issues while they celebrate human potential and a sense of wonder.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

You can judge a book by its cover. And sometimes a book trailer will tell you if the book is right for you. The trailer for my new novel Zenith: Aftermath is on my website here: www.scottoverton.ca/zenith-after... Or on YouTube here: youtu.be/NtpX2BoTBLY #SFF #newbooks

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ZENITH: AFTERMATH — SCOTT OVERTON

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

If you're a fiction writer, there's still time to register for a free webinar tonight (Wed. Oct. 15 at 7pm Eastern). "Story Bones" with Susan Forest will explore the structure of successful novels. Presented by Canadian Authors Association and SF Canada. canadianauthors.org/national/pro... #writing

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Join Canadian Authors and SF Canada for another FREE webinar this Wednesday October 15 at 7pm Eastern. Susan Forest presents "Book Bones" the structure of stories, including novel skeletons like the three-act structure, the Hero's Journey and more. Register here: canadianauthors.org/national/pro...

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

My new science fiction novel Zenith: Aftermath is available for pre-order, coming out Oct. 31st. It's an exploration of digital intelligences and uploading as a group of VIPs is flung into a future world without humans. books2read.com/ZenithAfterm... #newbooks #SFF

The front and back covers of the novel Zenith: Aftermath showing images of a middle-aged bearded man and a woman watched over by a spectral female face behind and above them and a high-speed train in the foreground.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The mama loon surfaces and feeds her chick with a fish. And if you're patient, you can be there with a camera.

A mother loon feeds a fish to her chick.

A loon chick follows its mother through the water.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

If you write fiction that might involve medical intervention, don’t miss this week’s FREE webinar from Canadian Authors and SF Canada: “Medical Errors 101 – a physician’s tips on getting medicine right in your stories” by Melissa Yuan-Innes. Register at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... .

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Brain-computer interfaces as a commercial product? That’s the scenario of my SF-thriller novel Augment Nation and now China is heavily into the technology, according to Wired magazine www.wired.com/story/china-... . #SFF

Book Cover of SF novel Augment Nation featuring a man with a neural implant known as a brain-computer interface.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Loons are one of my favourite perks of living in Northern Ontario. Especially when the chicks arrive.

Two loons swimming in a lake with a loon chick behind.

Loon parent feeding a minnow to a loon chick.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Tonight's free webinar from CAA and SF Canada (Wed. Aug. 20 7pm eastern) is "Ways of Understanding Humour" by Ira Layman, focusing on writing humour and satire, but it'll be entertaining and informative for all writers. Register at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... to get the link.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Want to add more humour into your writing? Join Canadian Authors and SF Canada for another free webinar this Wednesday August 20th at 7pm. "Ways of Understanding Humour" by Ira Nayman is sure to be an entertaining and informative session, so register here: canadianauthors.org/national/pro...

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

It's good to get outside and see what Nature's offering. Today it was lots of bees.

An orange-abdomen bee on a cluster of tiny white and pink flowers.

A bee with an orange-striped abdomen on a white clover flower.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

My writer friends, learn The Secret to Creating Compelling Narrative with a free webinar from Arlene F. Marks this Wednesday July 16 from 7 - 8:30 pm Eastern presented by CAA and SF Canada. Explore conflict, the dos and don'ts of suspense, and more. Register here canadianauthors.org/national/pro...

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

That awkward offspring that won't stop crying "Feed Me! Feed Me!"

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Writers: Canadian Authors and SF Canada provide webinars about writing and they're FREE. Register for the next three webinars at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... including "Give Your Writing Legs – The Secret to Creating Compelling Narrative" by Arlene F. Marks July 16 from 7 - 8:30 pm Eastern.

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Canada and Canadians are the best and the world knows it.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale on ebooks is on now to July 31st. All my books are 50% off, even The Identity Crisis Collection: my first three science fiction novels bundled together for just $4.99 US! Use www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos then search“Scott Overton” (in quotes). Happy shopping!

Graphics of a sunny beach and snowy landscape for the Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale of ebooks.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

To all the Canucks on BlueSky: Happy Canada Day! As if we weren't already so grateful to live in this wonderful country, along comes 2025 and an orange guy with a God complex and ... please don't ever let me take Canada for granted!

Danièle Cybulskie @5minmedievalist.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

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It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada, and this is essential reading. For all people who want to walk with Indigenous peoples, and show with actions - not just words - that we are willing to work towards reconciliation, here are simple, clear actions to take.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

There's still a few days left to register for the free webinar "Playing the Short Game - How to Market and Sell Short Fiction" from Douglas Smith. You'll never meet anyone who knows more about getting the most mileage from your short stories. It's 7 - 8:30 pm Eastern on Wednesday June 18.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

My Storytelling Sampler lesson this time: Danté’s Inferno: Narrative poem from the 1300’s. The poet falls asleep and is led through the nine circles of Hell by the ancient Roman writer Virgil. (The first part of The Divine Comedy which also includes the Purgatory and Paradise.) #storytelling

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

A conservationist squirrel? A would-be tree farmer? Who knows? Must have had some good reason to plant a pine cone upright like a tree.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

My first three science fiction novels are available for the first time together in The Identity Crisis Collection. Pre-order now for just $9.99 and get delivery June 14th. Deep thoughts. Big thrills. books2read.com/The-Identity... #SFF #newbooks

Book covers of collection featuring novels The Primus Labyrinth, Naïda, and The Dispossession of Dylan Knox by Scott Overton.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I'm trying to pick out a lesson from each of the books I read and movies I watch, then share them in my Storytelling Sampler. Today: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay--A complex fantasy novel about secret efforts to rid a region of two invader sorcerer-tyrants. #storytelling #SFF

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Every sale matters to an independent author! Sometimes I check @draft2digital.bsky.social platform JUST TO SEE sales records. A library bought one of my books yesterday! Yay!

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

As a writer, I read voraciously. Love movies too. But I can’t do either without also trying to learn something about storytelling. So from today, I’m going to share my “STORYTELLING SAMPLER”—mentions of a book or movie and what struck me about the storytelling, good or bad. So here’s the first one:

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

If you’re a writer of short fiction, join Canadian Authors and SF Canada for a webinar June 18th “Playing the Short Game – How to Market & Sell Short Fiction” with Douglas Smith, who literally wrote the book. You need to register at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... #canadianwriters #webinars

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Can this work? Let's hope. Is it worth trying? Sure. Something has to be done.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

If you’re into adventure, my SF-thriller Oceanus is 50% off this long weekend at Kobo. Ride along as a team of specialists descends into the deep ocean to defuse a global crisis. Just 2.99 for the ebook over the Easter long weekend. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... #SFF, #SF-thrillers #adventure

A man and a woman in high-tech suits stand in front of an undersea habitat. The book cover text reads: Oceanus by Scott Overton -- Are they ambassadors? Or just bait.

Guido Eekhaut @eekhaut.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

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I could not resist this one... Told you I was keeping on making a fool of him...

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Danièle Cybulskie @5minmedievalist.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Thanks so much for this kind review! ❤️

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Is it your duty to vote? Sure--it's a responsibility we have for living in the kind of country we want. But what you really need to remember is that voting is your RIGHT. That's a whole other level of significance.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

If you're Canadian and have wondered about what difference it will make if Pierre Poilievre has his way and kills the CBC, here's an extensive look into the whys, the hows, and what would fill the void left behind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN_w...

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Whatever This Is - DEEP DIVE: Why the CBC is an Election Issue

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

CTV canned Gilmore's scheduled fact-checking segment because of hard-right push-back, so I'm looking forward to seeing these.

Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This is a gesture that probably won't sway Congress and actually achieve its goal. But it definitely sends a message that we Canadians appreciate. Please keep building on that.

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Scott Overton @sftruenorth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

While I wouldn't normally flog a product, I gotta say this is pretty cool. This is the way it would happen, too.