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It’s the casual part that snares me.

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Ah, Herman’s sneaking in some iambic pentameter…

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I’ve got this one on the Next Up list. Can’t wait to dig in.

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Ah, an explanation 😅☝️ "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." Shoots me dead every time. He's so good, it's criminal.

Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Happy 75th birthday to Mark Hamill! May the Force be with you!

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Am I the only weirdo who refers to Shakespeare as Billy the Kid?

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lucille Ball is the Godmother of #StarTrek. As head of Desilu Studios, she overrode her own board of directors to finance the show & convinced network executives to greenlight a second pilot after the first one failed. That second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," first aired #OTD in 1966. 🖖

A digital portrait of Lucille Désirée Ball (1911–1989), the legendary Emmy-winning actress, studio mogul, and "Godmother of Star Trek" whose decisive studio leadership famously saved the franchise from cancellation. This artwork is an AI-adjusted version of an original piece by artist Jamie Fay—which initially depicted her in Captain Janeway’s uniform—now modified to show her in an Original Series Starfleet uniform. Ball sits confidently in a prominent command chair on a starship bridge, legs elegantly crossed at the knee and hands resting on the armrests. She wears a form-fitting, gold command-division tunic featuring a classic black collar, rank braids on the cuffs, and the iconic Starfleet delta insignia pinned to her chest, paired with sharp black trousers and low-heeled black boots. Her signature red hair is styled into an elegant upward coiffure, framing a poised, contemplative expression as she gazes slightly away from the viewer. The background features a sweeping, cinematic view of a colorful interstellar nebula glowing with purple, green, and blue cosmic stardust. The overall composition blends mid-century Hollywood glamour with classic sci-fi iconography, evoking an empowering, authoritative mood that celebrates her immense historical impact on television history.

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I hear you. I cocked an eyebrow at the "most writing advice is wrong" subtitle. That said, I very much appreciated learning about your process.

Looking forward to this one. I just started a techno-horror novel and can't wait to dive into the episode.

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Why Most Writing Advice Is Wrong (Adrian Tchaikovsky Interview)

Keen interview with @aptshadow.bsky.social. He frames writing the end of a novel as "chronicling." If I hear him right, follow the narrative logic without predetermining the end. The plot point exists, but you record the story as it takes shape. #WritingCommunity www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO0q...

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is no steady unretracing progress in this life; we do not advance through fixed gradations

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Or whatever Pynchon was up to when writing Gravity’s Rainbow. I’m not certain there’s a sentence in the entire book.

Humanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" premiered on this day in 1979.

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Started a new #sci-fi #horror novel last night, tentatively titled Skein, and the opening scene is wicked. For this WIP, I only outlined the first act. When finished, I'll see what the story taught me and plot Act Two accordingly. Does anyone else plot as you go? #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Rebecca Jorden (Carrie Henn) in Aliens

ALT: Rebecca Jorden (Carrie Henn) in Aliens

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 20/09/2026

🎵Take my love, take my land, Take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free, You can't take the sky from me.🎵 Firefly started 24 years ago today on Fox.

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I was getting tired of being told what to do. Self-determination was a pain in the ass sometimes but it beat the alternative by a lot.

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rereading #TheExpanse, I'm nearly finished with book three, Abaddon's Gate. Great character work, especially Melba/Clarissa. The passage below gave me pause. Hegel's known for the expression, "freedom is the recognition of necessity." #Sci-fi #BookSky

Corey potentially weaving in some Hegel. Abaddon’s Gate, Melba.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

N.K. Jemisin is the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 3 consecutive yrs for her Broken Earth series & first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020. She was born #OTD in 1972. Happy Birthday @nkjemisin.bsky.social 🎈 #SciFi #Fantasy #BookSky

A montage portrait of science fiction author N.K. Jemisin. On the left, she appears in a close-up photo with long, dark braided hair, wearing earrings, a delicate necklace with a pendant, a deep maroon sweater, and a shimmering green scarf draped around her neck. She has a calm, confident expression and gazes directly at the camera against a softly blurred dark background. To the right are three stacked book covers of her works. Top: The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth trilogy), with a dark, textured design and metallic title. Middle: The Obelisk Gate, featuring an intricate, glowing red-and-purple circular mandala-like emblem. Bottom: The Stone Sky, showing a dramatic stormy sky with a massive floating obelisk.

The overall composition highlights the author alongside prominent covers from her award-winning Broken Earth series.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 19/09/2026

Farscape (1999-2003): Pilot, art by Kevin Hunter

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026

We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:

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Centenary event planning

Please click the link to complete this form.

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every #sci-fi book I've read is careful, oh so careful, to qualify the relative positions of objects in microgravity, if only to preempt that one jerk who will inevitably grumble "there are no directions in space."

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Space Monkey in Zero Gravity

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This made me a touch nostalgic. Back in the day, I’d do similar with finished mss., physically mailing copies to myself. The dated, sealed envelope acted like a copyright of sorts.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15/09/2026

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Prometheus (2012): USCSS Prometheus on LV-223, art by David Levy

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Right. I think character generation tools exist at the pro level, for artists working on games. But it would be fantastic to have a generator for folks who can't draw worth a damn [points at self].

This is a great idea. I wonder why something like this doesn’t already exist.

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That’s fantastic. Congrats!

CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

While editing the next #sci-fi novel and developing three new storylines, I gave my mantra a think: Plot is character, character is worldview, worldview is voice. How does worldbuilding play into this? 🤔 Treat the world as a character. The world has a voice. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Happy Sunday, y'all. Rereading #TheExpanse series, there're so many crackling lines, but one in particular takes the prize at the end of Caliban's War. Bobbie on losing her armor: "At this point, it was mostly a metaphor anyway" #BookSky #Sci-fi

Cover of Caliban’s War from The Expanse series.

Page 565 of Caliban’s War from the Expanse Series, Chapter Fifty-One, Prax’s POV. He apologizes to Bobbie about her lost armor.

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Happy Sunday, folks… #TheExpanse #Sci-fi

Bobbie Draper from the Expanse, kitted in her Marine suit and lying on her back, saying, “Feels like a hangover.”

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I prefer to save talking till I know what I’m talking about.

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've a #sci-fi horror story cooking right now. Despite my untidy King collection, I still wonder about the cardinal rule of thumb for writing horror. What makes a horror story click for you? #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFFH #Horror

A shelf untidily stacked with Stephen King books.

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I can relate. Writing less ambitious, smaller scale studies has worked well for me in the past. I get a feel for the characters and the world they live in. When I finally start the novel, I hit the ground running.

CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm editing inline today and thought to wish all my fellow writers good coffee, fair winds and following seas. ☕ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AmEditing

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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CB @virtualsynth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One sentence pitch. Please shoot me 😂