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NEW FREEBIE! Reposting my Queer Sci Fi's 2022 contest story, as the anthology has gone out of print.
"Oysters and Other Slimy Creatures." Marine ecology and the rich asshats trying to destroy it. Set in Florida with an elementary school teacher as a protagonist.
https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/qsf-stories
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NEW FREEBIE! Reposting my Queer Sci Fi's 2022 contest story, as the anthology has gone out of print.
"Oysters and Other Slimy Creatures." Marine ecology and the rich asshats trying to destroy it. Set in Florida with an elementary school teacher as a protagonist.
https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/qsf-stories
#WritersOfMastodon #Microfiction #queer #eco-SF #EcoSF #AuthorsOfMatodon #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #ScienceFiction #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WritingLife #AmWritingSciFi
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! Commander John Hanson and his crew face a terrifying, desperate encounter with monstrous, tentacled lifeforms on a dark, alien planet.
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! Commander John Hanson and his crew face a terrifying, desperate encounter with monstrous, tentacled lifeforms on a dark, alien planet.
#sff #sffchat #scifisky #amwritingscifi #amwritingsciencefiction #speculativefiction
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So, I was planning to get everything back in order after returning from travel at midnight last night, but post-dinner, I sat down with a story I'd begun before travel. Three hours later, I got to a "what's next" and was too tired to go on. The Vampire Lestat episode 4 in real-time like it was the 1970s! I'll get back to the story when I wake up tomorrow.
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So, I was planning to get everything back in order after returning from travel at midnight last night, but post-dinner, I sat down with a story I'd begun before travel. Three hours later, I got to a "what's next" and was too tired to go on. The Vampire Lestat episode 4 in real-time like it was the 1970s! I'll get back to the story when I wake up tomorrow.
#WritingLife #WritersLife #AmWriting #AmWritinFiction #AmWritingSciFi #WritersOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #Writing #Writers
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#WritersCoffeeClub JUN-06 How do you write about places you’ve never been?
Yes and no. For High Fantasy ( #SoulBearerLegacy) and Science Fiction ( #Unmodeled), sure.
For contemporary literature, I either write about places, I know (Hamburg, Germany ( #ExGayHusband) and Anchorage, Alaska ( #SubconsciousMind))
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#WritersCoffeeClub JUN-06 How do you write about places you’ve never been?
Yes and no. For High Fantasy ( #SoulBearerLegacy) and Science Fiction ( #Unmodeled), sure.
For contemporary literature, I either write about places, I know (Hamburg, Germany ( #ExGayHusband) and Anchorage, Alaska ( #SubconsciousMind))
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#PennedPossibilities 1031. Are you satisfied with the genre(s) that you write?
My writing range is quite diverse and I'm extremely grateful that I can write just drama and then next time, I can write fantasy or science fiction, and after this, a thriller maybe.
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#PennedPossibilities 1031. Are you satisfied with the genre(s) that you write?
My writing range is quite diverse and I'm extremely grateful that I can write just drama and then next time, I can write fantasy or science fiction, and after this, a thriller maybe.
#amWriting #amWritingFantasy #amWritingDrama #amWritingDrama #amWritingScienceFiction #amWritingSciFi
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#PhantastikPrompts MAY-16 Warum schreibst du SciFi bzw. Fantasy und nicht genau das andere? Ist doch ein und dasselbe, oder?
Jein. Es gibt große Überschneidungen der beiden Genres und aus einer gewissen Perspektive heraus sind die Ähnlichkeiten durchaus sichtbar.
Genau genommen ist die Überschneidung bei soft Sci-Fi und soft Fantasy bzw. urban Sci-Fi und urban Fantasy größer als bei hard Sci-Fi und hard Fantasy.
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#PhantastikPrompts MAY-16 Warum schreibst du SciFi bzw. Fantasy und nicht genau das andere? Ist doch ein und dasselbe, oder?
Jein. Es gibt große Überschneidungen der beiden Genres und aus einer gewissen Perspektive heraus sind die Ähnlichkeiten durchaus sichtbar.
Genau genommen ist die Überschneidung bei soft Sci-Fi und soft Fantasy bzw. urban Sci-Fi und urban Fantasy größer als bei hard Sci-Fi und hard Fantasy.
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#PennedPossibilities 1012 How do your characters feel about seeing doctors or anyone in the medical field?
Callum hates having to go to the hospital and avoids doing so like the plague if he can help it, because he knows, doctors and nurses solely rely on #AI. Such reliance had cost his wife her life and he would better not know how many other.
#amWriting #ZuriStories #Unmodeled #amWritingSciFi #amWritingScienceFiction #artificialIntelligence #noAI
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#PennedPossibilities 1012 How do your characters feel about seeing doctors or anyone in the medical field?
Callum hates having to go to the hospital and avoids doing so like the plague if he can help it, because he knows, doctors and nurses solely rely on #AI. Such reliance had cost his wife her life and he would better not know how many other.
#amWriting #ZuriStories #Unmodeled #amWritingSciFi #amWritingScienceFiction #artificialIntelligence #noAI
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#ScribesAndMakers 7 May: When did you think of the idea for your current project? Do you remember how it came about?
Nine years ago, I critiqued a horror short story by a better writer than I. He thought my comments were so helpful, he suggested I try writing horror.
I thanked him, basked in his generosity for a while, and privately dismissed the idea at first. But it wouldn't let go of me. So I asked, what is most horrific? Being eaten, not necessarily alive.
Using that idea, I wrote the first chapter of my current WIP as a 3.5k-word short story for Pseudopod. The editor said I "hit all the right beats for horror (on several different levels)," and almost bought it, but passed because it was just too weird.
Now, it's a decent novel I'm editing per critique comments. Will it sell? My plan is to find out later this year.
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#ScribesAndMakers 7 May: When did you think of the idea for your current project? Do you remember how it came about?
Nine years ago, I critiqued a horror short story by a better writer than I. He thought my comments were so helpful, he suggested I try writing horror.
I thanked him, basked in his generosity for a while, and privately dismissed the idea at first. But it wouldn't let go of me. So I asked, what is most horrific? Being eaten, not necessarily alive.
Using that idea, I wrote the first chapter of my current WIP as a 3.5k-word short story for Pseudopod. The editor said I "hit all the right beats for horror (on several different levels)," and almost bought it, but passed because it was just too weird.
Now, it's a decent novel I'm editing per critique comments. Will it sell? My plan is to find out later this year.
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This week on my #scifi #writing #podcast I continue my exploration of #TheCulture with a comparison of Contact with the Federation of #StarTrek and their #PrimeDirective. Spoiler: They're almost completely opposite.
https://lexstarwalker.com/lol/103
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This week on my #scifi #writing #podcast I continue my exploration of #TheCulture with a comparison of Contact with the Federation of #StarTrek and their #PrimeDirective. Spoiler: They're almost completely opposite.
https://lexstarwalker.com/lol/103
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AmWritingSciFi #ScienceFiction
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This week on my #scifi #writing #podcast I discuss finishing my latest novel.
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This week on my #scifi #writing #podcast I discuss finishing my latest novel.
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Wow, look at this! 10,000 streams & downloads! I'm stunned!
Authors, there's a pause on interviews but you can be notified when the calendar reopens by visiting the site and enabling notifications, or follow me on your social media of choice.
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Wow, look at this! 10,000 streams & downloads! I'm stunned!
Authors, there's a pause on interviews but you can be notified when the calendar reopens by visiting the site and enabling notifications, or follow me on your social media of choice.
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And now you have your choice of billionaires to buy from. Same price everywhere, but the paperback of "The Eliminator" can be pre-ordered from Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon, and the digital version is also available from Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo.
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And now you have your choice of billionaires to buy from. Same price everywhere, but the paperback of "The Eliminator" can be pre-ordered from Barnes and Noble as well as Amazon, and the digital version is also available from Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo.
#ScienceFiction #TimeTravel #Grunge #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #Writers #Writing #AmWritingSciFi #TimeTravelAuthors #AuthorsOfMastodon
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And the pre-order for the paperback of "The Eliminator" just appeared on Amazon. $5.99 for the paperback (99 cents for digital).
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#ShortStory
#SmallPress
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#AntiCapitalist
#BillionairesSuckhttps://www.amazon.com/Eliminator-Allan-Dyen-Shapiro/dp/1969655992/
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And the pre-order for the paperback of "The Eliminator" just appeared on Amazon. $5.99 for the paperback (99 cents for digital).
#ScienceFiction #TimeTravel #Grunge #GrungeMusic #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #Writers #Writing #AmWritingSciFi #AmWritingScienceFiction #TimeTravelAuthors #AuthorsOfMastodon
#WritersOfMastodon
#ShortStory
#SmallPress
#WritersLife
#WritingLife
#AntiCapitalist
#BillionairesSuckhttps://www.amazon.com/Eliminator-Allan-Dyen-Shapiro/dp/1969655992/
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A neat worldbuilding move from Aurora Winter: magic strength varies by world conditions. In her multiverse, oxygen levels affect how much magic is even available, so every portal jump changes the stakes.
That’s the sort of detail that forces character choices instead of just decorating the setting.
Listen: https://rubipod.link/MagicMultiverse
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A neat worldbuilding move from Aurora Winter: magic strength varies by world conditions. In her multiverse, oxygen levels affect how much magic is even available, so every portal jump changes the stakes.
That’s the sort of detail that forces character choices instead of just decorating the setting.
Listen: https://rubipod.link/MagicMultiverse
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AI just crossed a threshold. My latest blog post discusses the "Brave New World" in which we find ourselves. Enjoy.
https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/post/it-happened-an-ai-wrote-a-story-good-enough-to-fool-an-editor
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AI just crossed a threshold. My latest blog post discusses the "Brave New World" in which we find ourselves. Enjoy.
https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/post/it-happened-an-ai-wrote-a-story-good-enough-to-fool-an-editor
#AmWriting #WritersOfMastodon #AI #LargeLanguageModels #AmWritingFiction #AmWritingScienceFiction #AmWritingSciFi #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #AuthorsOfMastodon #Bookstodon #WritersLife #Writers #Writing #AmReading #AmReadingFiciton #WeirdFiction #ScienceFiction
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One of my favourite practical points from my chat with narrator Liza Jacob: space changes voice.
A vast hall wants a different delivery than a tight, enclosed room. The setting isn’t just backdrop, it’s performance direction. If you write speculative fiction, this is a useful way to sanity-check whether your world is actually on the page.
Listen: https://rubipod.link/NarratorsNeedWorldbuilding
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One of my favourite practical points from my chat with narrator Liza Jacob: space changes voice.
A vast hall wants a different delivery than a tight, enclosed room. The setting isn’t just backdrop, it’s performance direction. If you write speculative fiction, this is a useful way to sanity-check whether your world is actually on the page.
Listen: https://rubipod.link/NarratorsNeedWorldbuilding
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Writers: here’s a thought. If your worldbuilding is vague, your audiobook narrator ends up making decisions on your behalf.
I spoke with audiobook narrator Liza Jacob about how she uses what’s on the page to choose accents, distance, intimacy, and even how a space “sounds” at the mic. If you don’t give her enough to go on, she still has to perform it… which means guesswork. Learn how to fix this.Episode here: https://rubipod.link/NarratorsNeedWorldbuilding
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Writers: here’s a thought. If your worldbuilding is vague, your audiobook narrator ends up making decisions on your behalf.
I spoke with audiobook narrator Liza Jacob about how she uses what’s on the page to choose accents, distance, intimacy, and even how a space “sounds” at the mic. If you don’t give her enough to go on, she still has to perform it… which means guesswork. Learn how to fix this.Episode here: https://rubipod.link/NarratorsNeedWorldbuilding
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My latest blog post--a riff on something I found in a Wired Magazine article. Enjoy!
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https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/post/they-think-of-us-as-non-player-characters
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Fired off my first short story submission for 2026 today. Woop woop!