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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

New post in my serialized story Rainbow Station now available for free on my Substack. Check it out if you like science fiction, space stations, sassy AI, or just incredible, original art produced by @sabinalewis.bsky.social. inkdrift.substack.com/p/dinosaurs-... #scifiart

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Dinosaurs and Hermit Crabs

A new visitor to the system invites some tension between Leah and V

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

My gender is female software running on male hardware. #enbythoughts

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

New chapter on Rainbow Station for paying subscribers (with fantastic original art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social). Check it out here: inkdrift.substack.com/p/honesty-no... #fiction

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Honesty: Nothing More, Nothing Less

Leah chats with V about everything it has missed over the last couple centuries.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I’d like to get some writing done today but unfortunately I’m stuck under a cat

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Best writing advice I can give: Think about every story you've ever read. What would happen next? New Story Syntax now live on my Substack.

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Be the AI you want to see in the world

Humans are the original large language model

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Tomorrow, I talk about how we're all AI if you look at things the right way, on Story Syntax. #programming

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Check out the Case Study on ABCD story structure, character want vs need, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game", arguably one of the most famous short stories ever, now live on my Substack for paying subscribers! inkdrift.substack.com/p/case-study-…

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Tomorrow, I talk about Want vs Need, ABCD Story Structure, and Callbacks in the short story "the Most Dangerous Game". I first talked about Want vs Need and ABCD story structure in Maryann Pelland's Pen2Profit Substack here: #writingtips

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Decoding the Art of Short Fiction: The ABCDs of Short Stories

A perfectly easy formula for writing short stories quickly

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Tomorrow, I launch my first Case Study on Want vs Need, ABCD story structure, and callbacks in "the Most Dangerous Game" on my paid Substack. Come check it out!

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This is the grid I used for figuring out V's dialogue in the chapter Unexpected Guests that came out last week. I go through the full process on my Writer's Diary (which is now live!) inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-dia…

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Check out the Writer's Diary for Unexpected Guests out tomorrow. I go through the process of writing dialogue for an AI who is 200 years old!

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This episode is now for free for anyone!

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/01/2025

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

You can get chaotic good at home! Chaotic good at home:

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I keep switching between different social media sites as if something is going to make me feel better today.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This is my first inauguration since coming out as non-binary and I gotta say...this is not my favorite thing in the world.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

New episode of Rainbow Station for paying subscribers up at inkdrift.substack.com/s/rainbow-st... I don't know about y'all, but today I could use a little escapism.... Original art by the incomparable @sabinalewis.bsky.social

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Knepherbird @knepherbird.com · 17/01/2025

Truly one of the most amazing shrugs in literary history #tolkien

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

When I first saw this piece created by @sabinalewis.bsky.social for my chapter "Unexpected Guests", I literally said out-loud "Holy shit."

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

This is an incredibly nerdy thought but I really wish that my favorite applications (like Finch and @todoist.com ) were open source so I could contribute to making them better.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

It isn't always easy to remember that this is a world worth saving. But it is.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

"There’s no faster way to kill creative speechifying than making rules to govern that speechifying." Curious as to my thoughts while I was working on the latest episode of Rainbow Station? Become a paid subscriber to find out! inkdrift.substack.com/p/writers-di...

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Writer's Diary: Troubleshooting

Thoughts and commentary on the second chapter of Rainbow Station: A Ship Called Aspiration

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Great conversation with @simonkjones.bsky.social on Substack today (with a shoutout for the brilliant @sabinalewis.bsky.social!) inkdrift.substack.com/p/you-cant-w...

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Simon K Jones @simonkjones.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed picking writer ZK Hardy’s brain for this somewhat free-wheeling conversation on finding the joy in writing, branding, illustrations and AI. Also there’s a cat. open.substack.com/pub/simonkjo...

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Finding the joy in writing with ZK Hardy

Writers in conversation

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Who is this little felon and how is he involved in the great Vote Fraud from Pilot Season back in November? Check out my Substack tomorrow to find out! inkdrift.substack.com

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

"Troubleshooting" the second chapter in Rainbow Station is now free to read or listen to. Check it out! inkdrift.substack.com/p/troublesho... Incredible art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social

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Troubleshooting

Leah has a list a mile long, and on a ship this old, sometimes things just don’t work right.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Leah has a list a mile long, and on a ship this old, sometimes things just don’t work right... Read (or listen to) the new episode of Rainbow Station now! inkdrift.substack.com/p/troubleshoo… Original art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Two more days until the premiere of the next episode of Rainbow Station: Troubleshooting. Original art by @sabinalewis.bsky.social

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I try to do at least 50 books every year, but not this year. Too much going on, and besides this one is the first on my TBR and it's a beast. #tbr #readingchallenge

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Charlie Fish & Fiction on the Web @charliefish.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

You are an AUTHOR, so write with AUTHORITY. Your world exists exactly the way you create it. Be confident, be bold - in this world you are GOD.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Re-upload of the pilot for Rainbow Station with new theme music: inkdrift.substack.com/s/rainbow-st... Also some incredible artwork from @sabinalewis.bsky.social

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It's been a hell of a year and next year is bound to be even busier, with at least three international trips planned, one more likely, and planning a wedding. My theme of 2025 will be the Year of Patience. Let's fucking gooooo

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Check it out! I rebranded my Substack: inkdrift.substack.com/p/rebrand-an...

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Carlos Murphy @losmurphs.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

When talking about this in the context of engineering proposal writing we always describe it as "punching lotto tickets". Optimize/worry about what's in your control (quality). Then just put it out there as much as possible (grab all the lotto tickets you can). So much isn't in your control!

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

We play our own version of the license plate game on road trips. “Adult fun” is sex stores. Dead people is cemeteries. You only get a point for trains if they’re moving. And two points for tractors currently in use.

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Last night, I said my favorite thing I've ever said at DND with my siblings. I'm playing a Paladin of the Common Man and met a soldier ransacking a temple. I asked him who do you answer to, and he said "My Lord. Who do you answer to?" I said "the People" and hit him with my hammer (and sickle).

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

My dad just got a book by the poet Hannah Arendt. This quote I found particularly apt: "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."

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Siobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

If I get to 100k followers on here I’ll post @samreich.bsky.social ’s phone number

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ZK Hardy @zkhardy.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Big things coming on December 30th at Inkdrift...

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

BREAKING: The Biden administration is proposing the abolition of the sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities. Currently employers can pay workers with disabilities less than $7.25/hr, and bosses report paying as little as 5 cents an hour. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...