Ryan Southwick

In 1st Place .... The WINNER of #BBNYA2025 is ..........
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A huge congratulations to you.

Well done!!!!!!

#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!

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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. 💙📚🪐

"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 fantasy—wow, what a powerful mix. This is by far my favorite read of 2025."

#SciFi #sff

Thanks @hcnewton.bsky.social ! 💙📚🪐

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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. 💙📚🪐

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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? 💙📚🪐

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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 😆

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Huge congratulations to our 17 #BBNYA finalists!!!

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.

"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

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#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!

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

Fortunately, I figured it out. =]

Onward!

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

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

Woohoo!!! Thanks so much! 💙📚🪐

#sff #SciFi #fantasy #LostColonies #BBNYA2025

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Watch this space!! Semi finalists for BBNYA 2025 being announced tomorrow!! 😬

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

💙📚🪐 #TimelessKeeper #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #novel #AmWriting #WriterSky #writing

American Werewolf in London. Same result. 😅

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

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

#drwho quote #doctorwho #newwho
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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.

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In a massive show of cowardice Ice is now putting out video “demanding” 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.

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

Good morning

@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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“You were right,” Fi said loud enough for the suffocating woman to hear. “Our 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 — and you, E’Uma’Kemechasa, are in Federated Nations domain.” From Peleos (Timeless Keeper Saga Book 3)

From my WIP. 💙📚🪐

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

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. 😁 💙📚🪐

Thanks Meenaz!!

#booksky

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.

📚💙 #ReaderSky #sff #BookSky #fantasy #BrandonSanderson #WindAndTruth

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

Best of luck to everyone in #BBNYA2025 ! 🪐📚💙