Jamie
@jamievongotham.bsky.social
Cat Lady. Reader. Writer. 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 Multilingual. Multicultural. #AmReading: Ubik by PKD #amWriting: #SciFi Slo-burn Rom. Human vs Nature. #amquerying: #SciFi with high personal and political stakes
Antarctica Tariffs Announced It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight... 🐧 💰 🐧 💰 🐧 💰
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Happy Caturday! No snippet, but here's my #OneOrangeBraincell sweety. ❤️ PS: He has all four limbs 😺 #WIPsnips #
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoHappy Caturday! We haven't done this in a while, show us your pets with your snippet today (if you want). Polish up the feed with some cute floofs (or fish or reptiles or whatever!) The #WIPsnips word is "polish"
Spent this week editing the selected short stories and novelettes for the forthcoming IF Anthology of New Indian SFF (due to be published in July 2025). Each of these stories is unique, but also so recognisably *Indian*, in the best of ways. Can’t wait to share them with the world.
🌟 The Locus Awards have a long history of recognizing excellence in speculative fiction, from the classics to today's rising stars. Voting is open until April 15—don’t miss your chance to participate! Toto wants you to vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
Those BSFA Award Nominees, with links to their works, now up on @starburst.bsky.social www.starburstmagazine.com/bsfa-awards-...
BSFA Awards 2024 Shortlist Announced - STARBURST Magazine
The British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) has announced its shortlist for the 2024 BSFA Awards. All nominees produced work in 2024. Previous winners of the BSFA Awards include Adrian Tchaikovsky,...
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#WIPSnips "ego" Only two occurrences of this one in all WIPs. I pick this ⬇️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoThe #WIPSnips word for March 19 is "ego" I can see this being a good time for ✨vibes✨ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Last minute reading for the Hugo Awards? Try the novelette "Another Girl Under the Iron Bell" by Angela Liu! @angelaliu.bsky.social It came in 3rd place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll & is on the Locus Recommended Reading List! You can read it here! buff.ly/WADMz66
There really is nothing quite like "The Fifth Element"--even now, decades later, it remains a unique blend of retro influences, high fashion, action, camp, and big ideas, and it's wonderful. Let's discuss! reactormag.com/the-fifth-el...
The Fifth Element: Saving the World With Weirdness and Wonder - Reactor
There's nothing quite like this movie — and it's brilliant.
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#WIPSnips "share" Quite a few 'shares' in my WIPs. I'm going with this one where both MCs share a tender moment, reliving their childhood connection before the tragedy strikes. 😔 #SFF #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoThe #WIPSnips word for March 11 is "share" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
#WIPSnips "before" I found more 'befores' in my WIP than expected. So I'll probably edit some of them. 👀 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoThe #WIPSnips word for March 7 is "before" Be sure to use the hashtag #WIPSnips in your post so people can find it! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WIPSnips "annoy" A fleeting moment of reconciliation between the two MCs #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmWriting #SFF
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoThe #WIPSnips word for March 4 is "annoy" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Stats for 02/03: 1,092 Stats for 03/03: 479 Stats for 04/03: 1,578 Not bad! 🤩 And because real life is important too: I've been climbing twice per week & already seeing progress in technique and fear management. Here's to more productive weeks! #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers
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#WIPSnips "ring" Found quite a few of these in my WIP because the underground cities are stacked habitat rings. I'll go with the one where the MC is in his element 🗻🧗♂️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmWriting #SFF
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoHappy Monday! The #WIPSnips word for March 3rd is "ring" Don't forget the #WIPSnips hashtag. Use Alt Text if you have a graphic. Support others by commenting on posts, but remember, these are typically rough drafts so no editing unless someone asks for feedback. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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Ok this is the last time I will beg you to read "Inside the House of Wisdom" and nominate it for a Nebula Award if you're as blown away by its heart and pain and light as I am!!! Do your soul a favor, @sfwa.bsky.social folk! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/insi...
Inside the House of Wisdom - Lightspeed Magazine
This is the eighth floor of the Al-Ahli Memorial Library, my favorite place in the building. When the elevator door opens, it’s like walking into a quiet circle of glass. So, as we walk, I’m going to ...
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#WIPSnips "zone" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoWe now return to our regularly scheduled programming. Welcome new friends from #WSPit. We hope you’ll stay a while! The #WIPSnips word for February 27 is "zone" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Stats for 26/02: ⁓500 words added ⁓500 words removed ❤️ Fleshed out some patches where the character's inner conflict was thinly explained. ❤️ Streamlined the inner logic in Act 1. ❤️ Rewrote some wonky phrases (maybe they're even wonkier now? 😁) #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers
Stats for 23/02: 1,908 Stats for 24/02: 522 Stats for 25/02: 2,738 Phew, the last few days have been productive. I guess my ADHD brain is hitting that hyperfocus phase. Gotta find the silver lining wherever I can 🤷♀️ #amwriting #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers
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#WritersCoffeeClub 25. Do you read outside your era, country or language? Absolutely! It's my yearly goal to read a handful of books from non-anglosphere. I have a soft spot for classic Soviet SFF. #SFF from South Asia, Africa, China & anywhere else is always on my list.
#WIPSnips "shine" A few shines in my WIPs, but I'll go with a glint. ✨ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2y agoWelcome to a new, and exciting, week of #WIPSnips The word for February 24 is "shine" #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts
Welp! Jonesy's blocking my workout mat. So that's a legit reason to leave it for the next day, right. Right? #Cats #CatsofBluesky #CatLover #FluffyCats #OneOrangeBraincell #GingerCats
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