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Ticket Baby — Free Sci-Fi Short Story by Rik O'Hare

A free short story set in the world of Judgement. Read "Ticket Baby," the night that made Martal Strand — then join Rik O'Hare's newsletter.

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Currently reading this. It's a bit worryingly accurate...

Judgement by @rikohare.com is just one of the great indie books available to reviewers on bookmatch.co.uk. Want to check out out our full library? Sign up for free today. #BookSky

It's important to be a big, big fan of your own work, because it helps soften the blow of general indifference out in the world. You can listen to or read your own work and say, "Damn, that's good!" And thoroughly enjoy yourself.

I encourage you to join me in donating to this wonderful, supportive literary journal. @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social has been doing this for years, nominates for prestigious literary awards, and doesn't charge reading or submission fees. The writing community is stronger when we stand together!

Lothlorien Poetry Journal@lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social · 2w ago

My sincere thanks Rod Mannix for your kind donation to LPJ. Your awesome support is deeply appreciated my friend. lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/.../patrons...

Arghhh, travel like a pirate…

Another chapter done this morning. Now an afternoon of live music (and a few cheeky ciders) at the local park. Living the dream #writerslife #writingcommunity

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The setting for Judgement is an orbital habitat called ELLE4. Which stands for Earth-Like Living Environment 4, and is positioned at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 4. Which is commonly called L4. I think that counts as clever thing? #scifi #BookSky #writingcommunity

#5amWritersClub world building is a fun part of writing. kindlepreneur.com/world-buildi... #writingCommunity #authorSky #writerSky #amEditing

15 Worldbuilding Tips to Make Your Story Feel Real | Kindlepreneur

Struggling with worldbuilding? These 15 tips will help you create a believable world without overbuilding or slowing down your story.

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End of July, and JUDGEMENT is still finding new readers — slower than launch week, but steady, which might be the better sign. If you want behind-the-scenes info and current project updates, the newsletter goes out tomorrow: rikohare.com/free #BookSky

Ticket Baby — Free Sci-Fi Short Story by Rik O'Hare

A free short story set in the world of Judgement. Read "Ticket Baby," the night that made Martal Strand — then join Rik O'Hare's newsletter.

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JUDGEMENT is on Kindle Unlimited, so if you're a subscriber it costs you nothing but a few evenings. And if you're not, a free short story is here to see if ELLE4 is your kind of place: rikohare.com/free #BookSky #SciFi

Ticket Baby — Free Sci-Fi Short Story by Rik O'Hare

A free short story set in the world of Judgement. Read "Ticket Baby," the night that made Martal Strand — then join Rik O'Hare's newsletter.

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I’m editing the new novel ms. today, and I thought to share my mantra: Plot is character, character is worldview, worldview is voice. #writingcommunity #amediting

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I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 3w ago

“What will the Lovell Telescope discover/enable 20 yrs from now? I can’t tell you, and that’s the point. It will either be something extraordinary that none of us can yet predict, or we will defund it and leave Cheshire with a rusting monument to unfulfilled potential and discoveries never made.” 🔭🧪

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Top writer’s tip. When you finish a book, don’t only have rosé wine in the house. Rosé wine is not a triumphant’ fuck you book’ drink

Wow. I struggled to do much actual writing this week on the WIP, then today banged out a whole chapter. First draft stuff, but still a nice feeling. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Such an honour to be asked on this panel as a small #indieauthor. TBRcon has lots of upcoming panels on #Fantasy and #Scifibooks - check the schedule fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon2026/ 💙🪐📚

TBRCon@tbrcon.bsky.social · 2w ago

You want to write sci-fi with a big bad company and the common man but don't know where to start.This you? If so, join #TBRCon2026 for Class Struggles in Outer Space! Featuring @philipchase90.bsky.social @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social Peter F. Hamilton, @byzantienne.bsky.social & @lrlam.bsky.social

Beware of New Beta Reader Scam on Bluesky #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky inventingrealityediting.com/2026/07/24/b...

Beware of New Beta Reader Scam on Bluesky

While Bluesky so far has been a fairly scam-proof social media platform – thanks to its ability to create sharable moderation lists that block bad guys – that strength is being tested. Book marketi…

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ELLE4 isn't going anywhere. It's the last address humanity has — a refuge in orbit, waiting for a dead Earth to thaw. A whole society sealed in a spinning can where the only way out is the airlock. That's the world of JUDGEMENT. #BookSky #SciFi

Important announcement! The Falcons are now free from Amazon Jail! If you've been wanting to check out my book, but felt icky about giving Bezos your money (valid!), now you don't have to! You can even choose Bookshop to support your local indie book store! #BookSky #IndieAuthor #WideRelease 👇

A detail I'm fond of: on ELLE4 the embryo Cryoarks are bolted onto the habitat's exterior. They're one of the loneliest places in ELLE4. Half a billion possible futures, kept frozen in the dark, and almost no one permitted to walk among them. #SciFi #SFF

No-one living in ELLE4 has ever seen the open sky, do you think they'd still yearn for it? Or would a generation raised entirely inside an orbital habitat stop knowing what was lost? Curious what SFF readers think. #BookSky #SciFi

23! Thank you. Out 11th Aug at a low preorder price!

Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚@nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · 3w ago

21 preorders for Mercy’s Gate. A great start for this mercenary squads vs hostile planet sci-fi thriller (with a psychological horror twist). Hoping to get a few more before the 11th August release. books2read.com/mercysgate #scifibooks #scifi

A personal opinion: a clean sentence beats a clever one nearly every time. The clever one wants you to notice the writer. The clean one wants you to keep reading. What do you think? #WritingCommunity

Beautiful day at the Bristol Harbour Festival #writerslife #Bristol

Coffees drunk today: four. Words written: fewer than the coffee would suggest. Head down and pushing to finish this first draft. #amwriting

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zone 🪐

Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zone

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