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@esraye@mastodon.social · 4d ago

Just crossed 70k words.
Chippin' away.

#amwriting

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@esraye@mastodon.social · 5d ago

Khazad-dûm.

Z'ha'dum.

Genuine question that I feel like I already know the answer to:

Is J. Michael Straczynski a big Tolkien fan?

#babylon5

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@esraye@mastodon.social · 5d ago

With all the hoopla about upcoming possible Firefly news, I feel conflicted.

- I *LOVE* Firefly.
- But Joss Whedon is a garbage human.
- But good space-westerns are so rare.
- But Joss Whedon is a garbage human.

By the way, have I mentioned I wrote my own space-western?

#books #scifi #sciencefiction #readercommunity

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@esraye@mastodon.social · 6d ago

RE: @perseidprophecies@mastodon.social

The best part about being an indie spec fic magazine editor is getting to read all these wonderful and horrific stories.

The worst part is choosing only six.

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@esraye@mastodon.social · 6d ago

Why do I write sci-fi? It's probably all those sci-fi books and media I consumed as a kid (and well beyond!)...
So, here's my top 5 favorite sci-fi novels (with a few bonuses and honorable mentions)!

https://esraye.com/2026/03/10/my-top-5-sci-fi-books/

#scifi #sciencefiction #scifibooks #scifinovels #books

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@esraye@mastodon.social · 6d ago

I had #DS9 on to lull me to sleep last night, and I had the sudden realization that S02E18: Profit and Loss is straight up #Casablanca.
I know I'm 32 years late to this realization, but sometimes I can be a little slow with shows I've been watching since I was 9 🤷‍♂️

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 10, 2026

#Babylon5 season 2, episode 4, and who do I spy?
Horror giant, and frequent '90s guest star, Brad Dourif!
He and I share a birthday, and it's in 9 days!

Happy early birthday, Mr. Dourif!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 05, 2026

A magazine that offered me a "revise and resubmit" late last year on a horror short story--and then ghosted me when I asked about the process for doing so--has suddenly resurfaced and wants to see the story again.

Unfortunately, I never did the "revise" part...

Guess my weekend has planned itself!

#amwriting #horror #shortstory #horrorshortstory #writer #writingcommunity

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 04, 2026

Really deep in the "trust the process" of it all right now.

#amwriting

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 04, 2026

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Absolutely phenomenal episode.

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 04, 2026

It has come to my attention that in order to sell my book, I need to market not only the book, but myself.
Who thought *THAT* was a good idea?

Anyway, I have a 1st-Friday-of-the-month newsletter that you should subscribe to for news, WIP updates, and anything else I feel like chatting about!

https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/782327/110832186268059534/share

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

Leaning back from the keyboard to daydream different ways of getting your characters out of the impossible situations you've put them in may not add words to the page, but it still counts as writing.

#amwriting #books #writer #writing

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

Got a surprise writing day today, and I'm muddling through an intense WWI battle scene with alien, starfish-shaped walking tanks and heat-rays a la H.G. Wells.
I know the outcome of this battle, just not how to get there.

#amwriting #writer #scifi #sciencefiction #books

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

With so much to choose from in traditional, indie, and self-publishing, picking your next read can be tough.
Here's what I fall back on for that decision.

https://esraye.com/2026/03/03/tbr-piles-how-i-choose-what-to-read-next/

#reading #readersky

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Feb 27, 2026

Reading slump official broken, thanks to From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi!
Gonna build some momentum with few short stories from my favorite galaxy far, far away, then switch over to the horror novel (Meat Bees by Dane Erbach) I've had waiting for me!

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Feb 26, 2026

I've been struggling with my characters in this manuscript. They don't feel unique enough, nor going through enough development.
But I had some epiphanies about each of them today that will really flesh them all out in a second draft! Just gotta muddle my way through the first one, first.

#amwriting #writer #writing #scifi #books

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

The word of the day is "lepidopterist."

And I'm using it to describe how a walking tank is pinned to the ground with a gravity spike.

Ain't sci-fi fun?

#amwriting #scifi

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🇨🇦 Husband. Weirdo. Nerd. Writer of science fiction and horror short stories, novels & screenplays. Editor-in-Chief of Perseid Prophecies magazine. 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!

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@esraye@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

I've seen some people say they don't like outlines because it feels like it takes all the fun and surprise out of the actual writing.
But I disagree.
If you've seen my outlines, you know they're highly detailed, but as I'm writing a small, emotional character scene, it unexpectedly set up something massive I hadn't thought of for later.
Believe me, there's still plenty of room for surprises!

#amwriting

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