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Science fiction author, programmer, gamer, agile evangelist, nature lover. Author of the Lost Colonies series, Timeless Keeper Saga, Z-Tech Chronicles. SPSFC4 quarterfinalist (Enigma). ryansouthwickauthor.com

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In 1st Place .... The WINNER of #BBNYA2025 is ..........
Fiona and the Forgotten Piano by @k8demaiowrites.bsky.social

A huge congratulations to you.

Well done!!!!!!

22.12.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

#SFF authors, how do you handle errata? I discovered a big inconsistency in one of my series. Very fixable, but MUST be fixed for my own sanity and I want to make it available to readers ASAP. Thanks!

#WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #WriterSky

27.12.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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JL Henker's review of Angels in the Mist (The Z-Tech Chronicles #1) 5/5: This book blew me away. It's a fantastic mix of tech, cyborgs, vampires, and a waitress that lands in the middle of a war for power. The underlying love triangle between Anne (the waitress), a cy...

My warm fuzzies this morning. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

"This book blew me away. It's a fantastic mix of tech, cyborgs, vampires, and a waitress that lands in the middle of a war for power. ... Fantasy, sci-fi, romantasy, urban fantasyβ€”wow, what a powerful mix. This is by far my favorite read of 2025."

#SciFi #sff

02.12.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Thanks @hcnewton.bsky.social ! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

02.12.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun Facts About The Z-Tech Chronicles Whirlwind travel. Inspiring students improve health for all. Fun Facts about The Z-Tech Chronicles.

A single, unexpected story twist can tip the rest of your outline into the trash bin. The Z-Tech Chronicles had a few of those, along with other surprises. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

#ZTechChronicles #sff #SciFi #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #UrbanFantasy #BookSky

29.11.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Review: Old Man's War A delightful tale of a man who misses his dead wife, wrapped in the guise of a military space opera.

John Scalzi's best-known series hooked me from the first chapter. A 75-year-old widower signs his life away in exchange for eternal youth out among the stars because... well, why wouldn't you? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

#sff #SciFi #sci-fi #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky

24.11.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My kid's friend came over the other night and I walked in on them working on D&D stuff like they were studying for a test πŸ˜†

20.10.2025 00:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge congratulations to our 17 #BBNYA finalists!!!

22.09.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also related (or maybe the same): Suspense is not generated by the reader not knowing what happens next. It's generated by the reader CARING what happens next.

25.08.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 1360 πŸ” 341 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 30
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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

We could all use some good news

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

16.08.2025 01:04 πŸ‘ 2673 πŸ” 1058 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 10

#BBNYA is an annual literary competition for indie writers pf all genres, and there are many fantastic stories out there. The semi-finalists for this year's competition has been announced by @bbnya.bsky.social today - you can follow the authors in this handy starter pack!

go.bsky.app/AdukL2Z

22.07.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Yesterday was zero writing, all "where is the story going next?"

Fortunately, I figured it out. =]

Onward!

#TimelessKeeper #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #AmWriting #WriterSky

04.08.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a real car exploding. Text: car explodes in giant fireball

Photo of a real car exploding. Text: car explodes in giant fireball

Actual photo of a D&D party after locking their keys in the car.

26.07.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woohoo!!! Thanks so much! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

#sff #SciFi #fantasy #LostColonies #BBNYA2025

22.07.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Watch this space!! Semi finalists for BBNYA 2025 being announced tomorrow!! 😬

21.07.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Wrote 2,600 words over the last 2 days after a long drought. It felt goooooood.

πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ #TimelessKeeper #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #novel #AmWriting #WriterSky #writing

15.07.2025 23:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

American Werewolf in London. Same result. πŸ˜…

06.07.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The thing is, one can craft a mediocre thing that everyone will think is kind of ok. Or one can craft something good or great and then there will always be people who love it and people who hate it
My rule of thumb is checking whether critiquer is my target audience before taking critique onboard

06.07.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
"Oh, I survived. Brilliant. I love when I do that." -- eleventh doctor (Matt Smith)

"Oh, I survived. Brilliant. I love when I do that." -- eleventh doctor (Matt Smith)

#drwho quote #doctorwho #newwho
My favorite new era doctor who...

03.07.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Keychron Q6 Max: The Perfect Writer's Keyboard They Keychron Q6 Max is, so far for me, the perfect keyboard for writing and programming. This review delves into the quality and features that make it so.

Loving this keyboard. My full review.

21.06.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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[Alt-text] post reads β€œIf you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. tel: 1-877-447-4487

08.06.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 805 πŸ” 537 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 14
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In a massive show of cowardice Ice is now putting out video β€œdemanding” Americans be nice to the Gestapo doing terrorism against them or else.

You know what that means America. Time to turn up the volume and show these Nazi cowards what we really think of them and their fascist terror.

07.06.2025 03:24 πŸ‘ 651 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 49
Gomez Addams saying, "Just because it's a bad idea doesn't mean it won't be a good time."

Gomez Addams saying, "Just because it's a bad idea doesn't mean it won't be a good time."

Good morning

07.06.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

@ryansouthwickauthor.com One Man's Trash is a fun, clean romantic comedy. "Everything fits together so naturally, from the character dialogue, to the cleaner robots who love Croft, to Maria's relationship talk with a true AI"
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22.05.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œYou were right,” Fi said loud enough for the suffocating woman to hear. β€œOur behaviors are guideposts for others. You sent a child across the galaxy to die alone. You deprived your people of a Straala to protect them from the other factions. The Kaitet may not believe in capital punishment, but the Federated Nations does β€” and you, E’Uma’Kemechasa, are in Federated Nations domain.”

From Peleos (Timeless Keeper Saga Book 3)

β€œYou were right,” Fi said loud enough for the suffocating woman to hear. β€œOur behaviors are guideposts for others. You sent a child across the galaxy to die alone. You deprived your people of a Straala to protect them from the other factions. The Kaitet may not believe in capital punishment, but the Federated Nations does β€” and you, E’Uma’Kemechasa, are in Federated Nations domain.” From Peleos (Timeless Keeper Saga Book 3)

From my WIP. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

#WIPSnippet #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #sff #scifi #WriterSky #writing #TimelessKeeper

15.05.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Where did all those book ideas come from? Yard work, visitors, kids are moving in! Peleos re-plotting. BBYNA 2025 entry. The sparks for each of my series and books. Book reviews for: Wind and Truth; Start-Up Nation.

Funny how almost every book I've written began with the flash of a compelling scene in my head. I listed them out for the heck of it. 😁 πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

14.05.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Meenaz!!

13.05.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky

12.05.2025 16:27 πŸ‘ 1607 πŸ” 235 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 13
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Book Review: Wind and Truth A golden nugget of epic fantasy that includes current, hard topics everyone needs to hear.

Wind and Truth was a love-hate relationship for me. It drew me in with a strong start, then slowed significantly until the final 25%. Great themes and messages, though preachy at times. Full review below.

πŸ“šπŸ’™ #ReaderSky #sff #BookSky #fantasy #BrandonSanderson #WindAndTruth

05.05.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for having me! Excited to get to know the community and learn about some new authors.

Best of luck to everyone in #BBNYA2025 ! πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

25.04.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0