The problem with being good at your job is that the bosses will always want more from you. Even if you want to stay in an easy gig and go to the pub after work every day. It's especially problematic when your the best space marine this side of Mars. books2read.com/u/meVoR9

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Cold Blooded by Rohan O'Duill

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I have a fucked up story in the Eat The Rich anthology, available for pre-order now! "Inside a tank, seven people dressed in bathing suits and scuba masks swam in small, frantic circles[...] Number 3’s body looked familiar; I’d definitely groped someone with similar tits at a BAFTA afterparty."

Eat the Rich

Cover art and design by Eirik Gumeny. If there’s a problem in the world — literally any problem — you can bet there’s a billionaire behind it somewhere, exacerbating…

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Someone interviewed me over The Protector and the Annihilation on their book blog~! readingnook84.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/a...

Author Interview: ‘The Protector and the Annihilation’ by Naila Moonsi

About the Book: Some 100,000 years have passed since Earthians swept across the galaxy. By the year 9955 ATF after a catastrophe all but annihilates them, humans upon the ocean planet Imion are str…

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It's my birthday this week! To celebrate, the eBook of THE DEVOURING is on sale for $0.99 between August 3-9. If you've been thinking of buying it but haven't had a chance yet, now's the perfect time! 💙📚 Links to buy are on my website: amshilling.com/books/the-devouring/

Happy August! New indie releases are coming your way this month, and there are some great looking books (as always!) ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au... #booksky

The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: August 2026 - A.J. Calvin

The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: August 2026 A note to email subscribers: Due to the number of new releases this month, the email may be clipped by your email provider. Please ...

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It's time for the cover reveal of Unsaved - A Tale at the End. A sci fi novella at the end of time, where the sun is undead, tech is part of the ecology, and the world is buried by the past. Out on preorder now! Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HCJYKWQX Other Stores: books2read.com/u/4A9nxq #booksky

"...it is painful to see writers—especially writers in speculative genres—simply acquiesce...We can do better than acknowledging. We can imagine, we can organize, and we can resist." — Rachel A. Rosen @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social

The Land Acknowledgment Model of LLM Use: Guest Blog by Rachel A. Rosen ⋆ BrightFlame

A brilliant framing of LLMs and AI as colonizers: a guest blog by author and activist Rachel A. Rosen.

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#IndieAugust day 1, & my blog introducing authors of Queer Normative SFF & their direct stores isn't ready So, #BookSky; a list of pages to browse direct from indie authors by; LGBTQIA+ identity Disability (inclu. ADHD & autism) SciFi Fantasy Friendship Centred SFF 🌈📚🪐 (Yes; old Itch Bundles!)

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Mercy's Gate by Nick Snape

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Well, I think I am going to have to frame this one and stick it on my wall. Crazy to be at the top of the charts in this company. I owe a big thanks to all the judges at SPSFC 6 who read my book and decided it deserved to be in the semifinals.

I was featured on bookbub today. www.bookbub.com/books/cold-b...

Cold Blooded by Rohan O’Duill is only $0.99 - BookBub

A 15-year-old girl raised on a pirate vessel in deep space and a fierce, experienced Marine veteran returning to the front lines should have absolutely nothing in common. But when their paths cross, t...

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COVER REVEAL Thrilled to share the beautiful cover for my upcoming epic fantasy novel, 'The Wolf in the Lantern'. Cover: @uglybyproxy.bsky.social Map: @adamcbassett.com Release date: September 22 2026 ARC sign-ups here: forms.gle/74xmYVuT2DNJ... 📚💙 📢📚

To celebrate Cold Blooded making it to the semifinals of the Self Published Science Fiction Competition 2026 I have put the book on sale for only 99c until August 4th. See, its got everything a great book needs. You can get a copy here books2read.com/u/meVoR9

Errr. I’m doing a thing. Well, lots of famous #sciencefiction #authors are doing a thing and I’m there too. Fancy a #scifibooks panel? I mean, these #scifiauthors are amazing! #spaceopera

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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

I found a school report that sums up what almost every teacher told me as a kid - Rohan's spelling and grammar are atrocious, needs to work harder. It was 27 years later that I discovered I had dyslexia. But it's hard to overcome a lifetime of believing something negative about yourself.

Oo, looks like you get a whole month free e-reading if you sign up to Kobo Plus in Australia, and in the UK. 📚🦘💂‍♂️ Or 14 days free and then 1 month at 99cents in the US. If you're based elsewhere and they've got a special in your country too; please comment!

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Kobo is running a promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus, from now through August 4 where you can get a 14-day free trial and then your first month after that is 99 cents- might be a good time to check it out if you've been wanting to! Unsure if this promo is US-only!

I did a guest post on @brightflame.bsky.social 's blog about LLMs, land acknowledgments, the enclosure of the commons, and the responsibility of creatives: brightflame.com/the-land-ack...

The Land Acknowledgment Model of LLM Use: Guest Blog by Rachel A. Rosen ⋆ BrightFlame

A brilliant framing of LLMs and AI as colonizers: a guest blog by author and activist Rachel A. Rosen.

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Indie Author Question: does anyone know of paid promo sites that don't require your ebook to be on Amazon? Especially for Fantasy & SciFi. (I've tried Bookbub ads, and found my books too niche to find enough comp authors to target them.) Related: does anyone know paid promo sites for direct sales?

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

Children of Wrath is nearing completion! If you're interested in being an ARC reader for this dark, spicy scifantasy, be sure to apply ASAP! Haven't read The First Sin yet? No problem! A Primer on the first book will be provided too. ➡️ ubl.akairondragon.ca/cow-arc #ReaderSky #ARCbooks #ARCReaders

Whether you like it sweet or like that 🌶️heat, this bundle's got you covered! 🌶️📚 #Romanclandia itch.io/b/3779/sweet...

And it's here!!! Look at this absolute beauty of a cover, painted by @jedwardneill.bsky.social !! 😍😍😍 BORN OF MALICE from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social is now available for pre-order! Link in the comments... #booksky

Look at all those shiny books 😍

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

There’s a bundle sale over on itch/io with two of my #sciencefiction books involved as well as the Neosynthesis anthology. Ten books for $15 (available worldwide) at itch.io/b/3794/space... from #indieauthors. Can’t say ‘ Spaced-Out Summer Reads without smiling #scifibooks #sciencefictionbooks

I’m fascinated why kids are supposed to conserve water in Ireland. The entire population drinks just 3-5 billion litres per annum. There are 129 data centres here, each using at least 0.5 million L a >Day< - that’s 182.5 million L per annum. Multiplied by 129 centres = 23.5 billion per annum*.

I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for genocidal murderers. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

Petition to #stopthegame

I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for g...

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I love this so much

To celebrate being a semifinalist in the Self Published Science Fiction Competition my book Cold Blooded is on sale for 99c across all platforms except Amazon for the Summer. Find it on Itch, bookshop, kobo and apple books among many others. Enjoy the sun 🙌😎

Fuck Amazon Summer Sale- to celebrate being a semifinalist in the SPSFC 2026 I have discounted Cold Blooded to 99c Find it on Bookshop.org, Itch, Kobo, apple books, Everand, Tolino, Hoopla, Cloudlibrary, Borrow box, Gardner, Overdrive and Smashwords for 99c and 4.99 on amazon.

Little spotlight on the trans MCs in Synthetic Sea 🩵🩷🤍 franklynnewt.carrd.co

Apparently, the guy who runs the biggest stash house on the planet is up to no good. thecradle.co/articles-id/...

British Museum yielded to Israeli pressure to erase ‘Palestine’ from galleries: Report

Internal records indicate that museum officials authorized the removal of labels shortly after receiving complaints from pro-Israel activists

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