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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That's you though! I struggle to walk and breathe at the same time so i'm first up for replacement when humanoid robots become affordable!

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our season 2 review and awards episode of our #worldbuilding podcast Writing Worlds is out today! Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social as we look back at the series and award prizes to the winners of our games. pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wonderful to have you as always Sarah!

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Saraaaaah of Golding, Voice Actor n stuff @saraaaaah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Utterly joyous time in studio wi team @storiesalt.bsky.social yesterday Some super fun actors Richard of #orpheusstudio groovy as ever And The wonderful Chris & Emily at the helm Fffunnn #Morepleaseworld If ya need a Sarah Voice Pls ping quirkyvoices@gmail.com🌞 squawkvoices.com/voice/sarah-...

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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We now have AIs auditioning for AI parts in our audio dramas… and I feel a bit nauseous 😳😳😳

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thanks as always to the brilliant Sarah Golding for recommending The Dex Legacy today! So much love for the show lately.

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well this is interesting! A whole panel dedicated to The Dex Legacy. Join the brilliant @voidcricket.bsky.social @jordanacosta.co @timhardieauthor.bsky.social and @cmdrventura.bsky.social along with a special guest appearance from our genius creator @emilyinkpen.bsky.social on sat 26th!

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I can answer the last question straightaway ...but i wont because ...spoilers

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Ren Hutchings @voidcricket.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dex Legacy fans let's gooo! SEPT 26th 📣 Come join me & @emilyinkpen.bsky.social in conversation with @timhardieauthor.bsky.social @drfionamoore.bsky.social @jordanacosta.co @cmdrventura.bsky.social to talk all things Dex: characters, worldbuilding, theories👀 & more! cc: @storiesalt.bsky.social

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I fully endorse this musical selection - chuck in RVW's 'Toward The Unknown Region' for good measure!

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Madeleine F White @madeleinefwhite.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

MUST-LISTEN - The annual anthology of the winning entries from the Pen to Print awards across the four main categories. Prod by Chris Gregory of @storiesalt.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/25Ov... #writingcommunity #adventurewriting #TuesdayThoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It's been a busy but hugely pleasurable week including a couple of days recording for our new and upcoming #audiodrama production with this talented bunch. Thanks to our entire cast and crew led by writer / creator @jordanacosta.co for a highly creative session.

a collage showing nine individual shots of voice actors recording for a new audio drama production. The actors wear headphones and are pictured in recording booths at Orpheus Studio in London.

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today on Writing Worlds @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and I are chatting about the ethics of #worldbuilding with the wonderful Claire North! Listen/subscribe pod.link/1812994751

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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Learn the joys and challenges of writing fantasy races, with prolific fantasy and crime novelist, Stephen Aryan. 🎧 search Writing Worlds Podcast in your favourite podcast app!

The Writing Worlds Podcast - Season 2 - Episode 11 - fantasy races with Stephen Aryan.

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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A lovely milestone and a lovely comment to match! The novelisation is currently with a publisher 🤞, but the market for grimdark sci-fi is tough right now so if they don’t pick it up I’ll be self-pubbing. You heard it here first! 🔥

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thank you Patrick! Hope you’re doing well.

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Listen to Chris Gregory and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social of Alternative Stories talking about the making of our award-winning scifi #audiodrama The Dex Legacy on Chris Smith's Audio Alchemy podcast via the link below. open.spotify.com/episode/02tl...

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Audio Alchemy EP40- Emily Inkpen & Chris Gregory of Dex Legacy

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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Milestone for Wasteland! This plucky little show keeps getting the downloads - and I’ll be showing it come writing love with a second season real soon ♥️

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In the latest episode of Writing Worlds we chat with the brilliant Stephen Aryan about races in fantasy worlds. Diverse, nuanced and defined by much more than skin colour or geography is the key for writers. Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social alongside Stephen for our chat pod.link/1812994751

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Madeleine F White @madeleinefwhite.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

MUST LISTEN: Writers' Tips, recorded at @hayfestival.bsky.social by Write On! Audio favourites, Eithne Cullen and Mary Walsh. Prod by @storiesalt.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5oar... #writingcommunity #writerstips #tuesdaythoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene #PodcastHQ #podcasters

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Likewise. We must do 'Spaceships 2: The Sequel' in season 3! We barely scratched the surface in this one!

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Season 2 of Writing Worlds, our podcast about #worldbuilding in fiction has had some great guests including @garethlpowell.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com @cjcookebooks.bsky.social @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social and @voidcricket.bsky.social You can listen here pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thank you Patrick. Greetings from England.

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We’re chatting with the brilliant Ren Hutchings @voidcricket.bsky.social on Writing Worlds today! Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social for a chat with Ren about liminal spaces and liminality in #worldbuilding via the link below pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The Alternative Stories weekly newsletter is available to read now over at our Patreon. This week we features Ren Hutching @voidcricket.bsky.social as our Writing Worlds guest and a new episode of Terror Tapes, our short horror anthology.

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Coming Up This Week: 21st June | Alternative Stories

Welcome to the latest edition of the Alternative Stories weekly newsletter and a special welcome to new members who have joined us this week

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The latest episode of Writing Worlds, our podcast about the art of #worldbuilding features the brilliant Peter F. Hamilton chatting about writing game worlds. You can listen here pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Season 2 of Writing Worlds has featured some of the finest #scifi and #fantasy writers including @garethlpowell.bsky.social @cjcookebooks.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com and more! If you're into #worldbuilding or interested in the settings for stories why not give us a listen? pod.link/1812994751

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Ashley Deane @ashcat1997.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Happy #audiodramasunday! I've been MIA these past Sundays - been busy working on my own AD, but I'd like to give a big shout out to "BURNOUT" by Lewis Carter @storiesalt.bsky.social. It's a wild ride of sci-fi goodness but it will not leave you burned out 😎

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

If you're into music and the stories behind it why not check out the excellent 'Access All Areas' blog by my mate, the music journalist and author par excellence @paulreesauthor.bsky.social .

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The brilliant Peter F. Hamilton joins me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social to talk about writing game worlds and his new @panmacmillan.bsky.social novel on the Writing Worlds Podcast today pod.link/1812994751

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Madeleine F White @madeleinefwhite.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We’re delighted to share June’s Writers Tips interview with you. @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social Matt Trinetti and Parul Bavishi share why community is so important re staying inspired. Prod. by @storiesalt.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4LTx... #writingcommunity #writerstips #podcast

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Thanks so much for listening Ashley. I'm really glad you enjoyed Burnout. We're planning to make a new season of the show later this year!

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Thank you so much Patrick. I hope you're well.

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This week on Writing Worlds we're chatting with the brilliant novelist and podcaster @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social about belief systems in #worldbuilding. Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social for serious chat, #writingtips and silly games here pod.link/1812994751

The banner for episode 8 of season 2 of The Writing Worlds Podcast which features a portrait of novelist M.J.Kuhn, a woman with brown hair wearing a black t shirt. She is pictured against a black background and working that reads " Belief Systems with M.J.Kuhn"

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

On the Writing Worlds Podcast today we're chatting with novelist and podcaster @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social about belief systems in #worldbuilding Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social for an hour of nerdy, writing chat by searching "Writing Worlds" in your favourite podcast app or pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A bonus episode of Writing Worlds today. We're revisiting our conversation with @garethlpowell.bsky.social about spaceships as settings for novels and short fiction. Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social alongside Gareth for more #worldbuilding chat and advice pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Thank you as always Patrick! I hope you're well.

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The new episode of Writing Worlds, our podcast about the art of #worldbuilding features novelist @jeremyszal.bsky.social and a conversation about the species in our imagined worlds. Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social alongside Jeremy here pod.link/1812994751

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Lovely to have you on the show Frasier. I learned more than i'll ever need to know about Dyson Spheres and then some!

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Alternative Stories @storiesalt.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A new episode of Writing Worlds today and this one features novelist @frasierarmitage.bsky.social with a chat about Dyson Spheres and the ways in which sci fi writers can use them as part of their #worldbuildng Join Chris @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and Frasier via the link below pod.link/1812994751

A black and white portrait of author Frasier Armitage with idents from the Writing Worlds Podcast. The picture is on a black background and features the text "Dyson Spheres with Frasier Armitage" and red digits indicating that this is episode 5 in season 2 of the podcast.

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