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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5. I have some excellent friends who will be helping RE-REVEAL the new cover for Down Below Beyond! I'm super grateful for their help. Until then, here's another tease!! 😁 #coverreveal #DownBelowBeyond #writingcommunity #Booksky

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

New longest ride! And I don't feel destroyed! 😁🚲

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#Writingcommunity show us your cover art pitch and the final result. This is for On the WInds of Quasars: final design by @danielschmelling.bsky.social I loved how he made my rough idea into one of my favorite covers of all time (yes, I am biased.) #theSongofKamaria

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

After 2 days living in a hotel after being evacuated for a fire, I celebrated my ability to go back home with a 20 mile bike ride before work. Cheers to the Firefighters!

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

We were evacuated from our home today due to a new fire here. It's been a rough year for SoCal. Currently watching a Kings game in a hotel in Burbank and hoping for the best. Our Firefighters are amazing and I hope they stay safe. We could all use some good vibes if you got them. #losangeles

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

⚔️ A @monteroauthor.bsky.social COVER REVEAL?! ⚔️ HECK YEAH I'M ON BOARD! So thrilled to help Abel Montero reveal the cover of his upcoming book, The Crimson Fire, Memories of Kenjir! It releases April 29, 2025! ⚔️ Cheers Abel!! 😁🍻 #booksky #writingcommunity #coverreveal

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Looking like the second edition of Down Below Beyond's physical copies will have a few extra art-goodies on the inside. No Vobsii in a swimsuit, though. Sorry in advance. Here's a little tease of the new cover, just for fun. 😁 #DownBelowBeyond #writingcommunity #booksky

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

GIVEAWAY RESULTS! Signed Hardcover goes to @darbyharn.bsky.social ! Signed Paperback goes to @charliecav.bsky.social ! Thanks everyone for joining in! I may do another one when the new cover comes around, and I intend to do orders for the new cover too! Happy reading everyone!

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

My current longest ride today. I combined 3 routes I normally take into one. Hoping to make this my new normal and keep on getting better! #bicycle

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

MORE SPACE PLEASE. Last night, I had clear skies and no wind and attempted to get more deep-sky photos. It took some effort, but I got these decent shots of M 33 and IC 2177. IC 2177 is also sometimes called the Seagull - I have its head here. #astrophotography #seestars50 #fullnerd

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I decided to give those Conquerer Virtual Challenges a try, starting with the Los Angeles medal. I cycled 17.83 miles in Burbank on the LA River West Bend and wore a CA shirt in honor of the challenge. Lots of fun! #conquererchallenges

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Tried a new bike route today and loved it. Took this at the top of a big hill cimb. It was great to get outside after a few cold/windy days. #bikeriding

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Bonfires and books. Could there be a more perfect combo? (oh, and beer!) 😁🍻 #booksky #bookish

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

My son put together this cool Santa Lego set today. 😁

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Xmas Eve. I'm relaxing with a fire going, reading while the kids decorate cookies for Santa. I hope everyone is having a cozy holiday. #booksky #writingcommunity

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Beautiful night for a ride. 🚲

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

The Sons of Aeries from Red Rising! Mostly because the Howlers are cool. (Also I worked on the Ready Player One movie! Always fun to see it in the wild.)

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Got some more SpaaAAAaaAaAcE for you here! Welcome to the Horsehead and California Nebulas! I let me Seestar sit for roughly an hour on each of these, stacking exposures. I then processed them in Siril and did some minor touchups in Photoshop. I love how these came out! #astrophotography

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

For your Indieink 2024 consideration. Down Below Beyond Best Friendship Best Light Read Best Setting Best Use of Tropes vote here: indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... #indieinkawards #indieauthor #DownBelowBeyond

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

As a newbie to Peter F Hamilton, I found one of my new favorite authors! Exodus was filled with nonstop cool ideas executed beautifully. I was constantly engaged with the setting and characters, always wondering what would happen next. ---- #exodusgame #peterfhamilton #exodusthearchimedesengine

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Who loves a good book map? Artist Jason Hall and I spent a lot of time putting together the map of Kamaria for the Song of Kamaria trilogy. (It's featured in Quasars.) We wanted something "more sci-fi"-looking than traditional book maps, so we took an angled approach with pip tags. #booksky #scifi

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Last night was the Dreamworks 30th anniversary celebration at Universal Studios! I'm proud to be 6 years of that 30. Cheers to animated films! 🥂😁

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Our tour of the deep skies continues with NGC2175, the Monkey Head Nebula. This one came in rotated 180 degrees, so I didn't see the "Monkey Head" element right away. But once I rotated it in Photoshop, it was super obvious! It's really weird seeing a skull in space! #astrophotography #seestar

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I learned how to post-process my Seestar s50 imaging, and WOW! I took one hour exposures of Andromeda and the Orion Nebula last night and processed them in Siril this morning. I am blown away by this smart scope's ability to stack images like this. Anyway, enjoy SPACE! #seestar #astrophotography

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I love whoever nominated Down Below Beyond for these! DBB was actually nominated last year too (sadly didn't place, but it was fun regardless!) It's just nice to know people are thinking about Levort and crew. Cheers! #indieinkawards

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Helbine minis from @goblinsocietygames.bsky.social ! Earlier this year, they asked a modeler to make some minis for their TTRPG Helbine, and I jumped on it. I sculpted these mold creatures in Nomad Sculpt, and Maria painted them! Thank you so much Goblin Society Games!! #TTRPG #Helbine

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I got a better shot of the Pacman Nebula, NGC 281. I let the Seestar S50 stack for an hour. I really love this telescope! As a bonus, the Pleidies! (I didn't post-process it, though.)

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

A moment of peace for your feed, from my bike ride yesterday.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Down Below Beyond is FREE for today and tomorrow! Link: www.amazon.com/Down-Below-B...

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

INDIE BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Nov 29 - Dec 1st Thanks to @jamesldulin.bsky.social for putting this sale together. Over 100 indie books on sale or FREE. Down Below Beyond is FREE for a limited time! Link to sale: www.jamesldulin.com/blackfridays... #booksale #indiebooksale #blackfridaysale

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

To round out our tour of Kamarian wildlife, here are a few lesser creatures featured throughout the trilogy. Kamaria is diverse and beautiful. One day, I hope to make even more of the animals that live there in sculpture form, but for now, I hope you enjoy this selection!

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Auk'gnell are Auk'nai who live singular lives in the wilderness. They prefer solitude over city life and live more naturally off the land. Pictured here is a mysterious Auk'gnell who has been augmented nightmarishly, featured in book 2, On the Winds of Quasars.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The Auk'nai are the natives of Kamaria. They are empathic birds that live in floating cities and have advanced technology. Throughout their lives, each Auk'nai builds their own Daunoren staff. It is both a personal history and a handy tool or weapon.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The Daunoren is a gigantic sacred bird that lives in a large nest high up in the mountains. The Auk'nai worship these creatures as living Gods and draw power from their presence. They bring their dead to their nests to feed in ritualistic funeral pilgrimages.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Dray'va hunt in duos and come in many colorations depending on the biomes they inhabit. This is a sculpt of Dol'Gohm, an albino dray'va featured in book 1, In the Orbit of Sirens.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

A little while back, I made 3D models of the creatures in the Song of Kamaria trilogy. I haven't shared them on Blusky yet, so here's a peek! I used Nomad Sculpt to make these. 😁 First up is the Voyalten. Mistakenly named Sirens by the human colonists of Kamaria. #Booksky #scifi #3Dmodeling

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I had the day off so I took the bike to a new spot. The LA River West Bank path actually goes right past where I work (last picture has my workplace in it!) It was an awesome 18 mile ride with lots to see. Good to clear my head. 🚲 #cycling

bike with Dreamworks animation in the distance

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Went for a nice 5.5 mile hike up to (and past) the Griffith Observatory. I used to do this hike all the time 10 years ago, but then I had two kids. It was good getting on the trail again after so long.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I did some star gazing tonight with my new Seestar s50. I still need to get better at post-processing, but I'm enjoying these deep-sky photos. This one is my favorite for tonight. 😁 #astrophotography

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Last night I bundled up the biggest direct order of my books I had ever done. They ordered my whole trilogy signed in hardcovers, two copies of Down Below Beyond signed in both hard and softcover, and a 3D printed Gateslinger. It's my whole Brain in a box! 😁 #booksky

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Public service announcement for anyone who sees "invalid handle" next to their Bluesky name. (You can skip the DNS stuff if you don't use a custom domain.)

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Some of my hobbies feed into my writing. I got heavily into astronomy and astrophotography about 10 years ago, and what I learned there aided my Song of Kamaria trilogy (although it's still Light Scifi) Yesterday I got this image with my Seestar S50.Great little device! #astronomy #astrophotography

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Used bookstore find! Im currently half way through Exodus: the Archimedes Engine by #peterfhamilton and I'm enjoying it so much I've decided to try out more of his books after I finish it. Anyone read this one? Find anything cool at an indie bookstore lately?

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Looking for an exciting portal-hopping sci-fi adventure? Down Below Beyond is ready to take you on a ride. For more info, visit: TABruno.com Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0C549NQX...

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Yep! I had a Celestron Nexstar 6SE with a ZWO-ACI120MC astrophotography camera. Here are a few (they aren't the best, but it was a good time 😁). The new smart scope takes better deep sky photos than I ever could with the old setup.

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Besides reading and writing, I really enjoy bike riding on the weekends. I recently came in first for a little cycling event (non competitive but still, felt good to finish first!)

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

In between! I write big Scifi-Fantasy adventures using my experience in the film industry to give it all a grand scale. I've had many Fantasy genre readers say my books are a great introduction to scifi due to the blend. 🚀

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

A little escapism is good for your mental health in times like these. I'm in the middle of two excellent books (pictured below). What worlds are you visiting these days? Also, have you read these?

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T. A. Bruno @tabrunoauthor.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Hey everyone, I deleted my Twitter account this morning; it hasn't been fun there in years. I hope to reconnect with the book/writing community, but I'm new to this platform. Mind helping me find my footing here? Here are some books I wrote. 😁

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