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Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 723 — Intelligence: Is your antagonist (or villain) self-taught, or did they acquire most of their knowledge in school? Are they street smart or book smart?</p><p>It's actually a bit of both for Dr. Death, but I will say that it all started off with school and later university for him. He studied hard. He's a doctor, after all. Not a doctor of medicine but one of science. The "street smarts" and any self-taught practices and knowledge from experimental study at home came later. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 7.8 — Antagonist POV: You can eliminate any obstacle except people; no killing. What do you choose?</p><p>Dr. Death: Money, then, if I can't end lives. Money is such a formidable obstacle. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
rdm<p>"Get a load of the freak and the losers!" Hitomi flinched and her wings twitched as the voice echoed across the bar. Estelle looked furious, and started to get up.<br>"Don't 'Stell. I know you could break his arm, but he's not worth getting busted over," said Tannis, putting an arm on her shoulder. "Besides, I want you all on your game for tomorrow's trials."<br>Ava spoke up "We need to do something."<br>"I put up with it all my life, Ava. It won't change anything" Hitomi unconsciously brought her wings in closer as she spoke. <br>"I know what will," Tannis grinned, and started to draw on a coaster.<br>The other three gathered closer to look. After a few moments, Hitomi spread her wings out and around their table, giving them privacy.</p><p>The next morning, after the briefing, the teams walked out to the waiting aerospace craft.</p><p>"Hey, Jarrad?" Tannis called out, "Want to make some easy cash?"<br>"What, you're giving up now, are you?" he shouted back, his team snickering.<br>"Nope - but I tell you what, you win this bout, I'll give you this month's pay."<br>"Sure, no problem. What's in it for you?"<br>"You'll transfer to logistics."<br>"Why the hell would I do that? I'm easily the better pilot!"<br>"Then you've got nothing to be afraid of, do you?"<br>"Ok, Ok, you're on!"</p><p>The scenario was simple enough. Get the fighters past a set of defences, and tag a target point. The team that completed the scenario with the least losses won. </p><p>Jarrad's flight was epic, following the nape of the earth to minimise the time the ground defences had to fire. As it was, he lost one plane (simulated), and had two damaged (also simulated). But there was no sign of Tannis and her team. He'd seen them take off, but lost track of them while concentrating on his own mission.</p><p>He landed, and saw the other four fighters sitting right where they had started, they must have given up and circled back. </p><p>He and his team were grinning as they entered the briefing room.</p><p>Tannis, the freak, and the other two losers, were sitting with their heads down, but everyone stood to attention as the commander came in.</p><p>"Sit, at ease, all of you. We've analysed the footage and the effects. Jarrad - nape of the earth was what we were expecting for this scenario."<br>Jarrad grinned.<br>"Which is why we had the defences set up to intercept low fast targets." <br>He started to look confused.<br>"We were not expecting someone to jump in over the target, and then depart out the back. Tannis, you had one plane get a glancing hit to a wingtip. You win the exercise."<br>"Thank-you Sir! Hitomi ran the calculations last night. We would not have been able to do it without her. And we'd like to name the team, Sir."<br>The commander raised an eyebrow.<br>"Chimera Flight."<br>"Very well. Also, Jarrad, I expect to see your application by tonight. You will honour the bet, understand?"<br>"Yes, Sir." came the reply as Jarrad's head dropped into his hands.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/CerianAndVaranWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CerianAndVaranWar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IAmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MilSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilSF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tootfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tootfic</span></a></p><p>Part of <a href="https://rdmasters.lympago.com/p/cerian-and-varan-war-story-in.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rdmasters.lympago.com/p/cerian</span><span class="invisible">-and-varan-war-story-in.html</span></a></p>
Stephen Cox Author<p>Our Child of the Stars and Our Child of Two Worlds - warm heartfelt accessible SFF. ON SALE ON MY WEBSITE - 40% of hardbacks 20% off the rest. </p><p><a href="https://stephencox.co.uk/buy-the-books/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stephencox.co.uk/buy-the-books/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Announcing The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder, a spooky Victorian murder mystery this autumn.</p><p>Check out free fiction on my website/ author services</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerishAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerishAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sffbookclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sffbookclub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a></p>
Tim Major<p>Here’s this month’s blog post of open submission calls for <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> writers! Featuring folklore, memory manipulation, romantic fantasy, neurodiversity, cemetery cats and DNA data storage.</p><p><a href="https://timjmajor.com/2025/07/08/open-submission-calls-for-writers-july-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timjmajor.com/2025/07/08/open-</span><span class="invisible">submission-calls-for-writers-july-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br>Please share!</p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 722 — Which one of your characters surprised you the most with the decisions they made?</p><p>Dr. Arcturius "Dante" Cason. Hands down, so easy, it's Dante. He changes so much throughout the entire series, not just the first book. He constantly surprises me.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p>The next chapter is here! </p><p>If you're looking for a new SFF tale with cyberpunk themes and romance, then I've got you covered.</p><p>Welcome to <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a>. 🌃 </p><p>⸻</p><p>A hellish day finally comes to an end.</p><p>Read it here: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/49792465/chapters/173731783" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archiveofourown.org/works/4979</span><span class="invisible">2465/chapters/173731783</span></a></p><p>A music mix: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/gerome-campillo-garc-a/sets/cyberpunk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/gerome-campillo</span><span class="invisible">-garc-a/sets/cyberpunk</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@aperfectsong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>aperfectsong</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@DoctorMonkey2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DoctorMonkey2</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@strangeseawolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>strangeseawolf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@Luna_Catriona" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Luna_Catriona</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@aslgms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>aslgms</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@HeliaXyana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HeliaXyana</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@Firlefanz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Firlefanz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamerstavern.online/@therivercrow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>therivercrow</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@paulk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paulk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bookstodon.com/@anderlandbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anderlandbooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@QuokkaMocha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>QuokkaMocha</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 7.7 — If you could live the life of one of your characters, which one?</p><p>It's a dystopian future. Cyberpunk life just isn't the thing for me, choom. I wouldn't make it very far. I'd wind up in one of the conflict zones, homeless, and begging for creds (currency).</p><p>If I /had/ to choose, though... I might say Junk. He's an interesting guy. He has the best pals, a semi-good life, is an ex-corpo, an ex-radio station host, is constantly high or boozed up (which isn't the choice for me, obviously). He's just a hippie at home with his cyberflat filled to the brim with plants, great fashion sense, loves animals and feeds strays... I love Junk. He's such a fun character to write. We all need a friend like him. He's confident, too. (That'd be a great change for me.) </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 7.6 — MC POV: You get an hour to do absolutely anything (within the possibilities of your world), no restrictions. What do you choose?</p><p>Alexios: Great question, choom. What would I do? Take down the government... Eat all the ramen I possibly can... Have a night out with my best chooms... Finally kiss Trick... I mean, wait, what? I didn't say that one. F*ck that. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> 7.6 — Share which thing from yesterday's poll was about the MC. </p><p>Whoops. I already did! I edited the post with my answer. LOL. It's the romantic denial option... This man needs a smack upside the head, I swear. Alexios reaaaally needs it. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 721 — What do you hope readers will take away from your book?</p><p>The feeling that there's always optimism and hope for a better future. Sometimes we lose sight of that. That's what I'm hoping for. We aren't too far off from a cyberpunk and dystopian future as it is. In all seriousness, things aren't so different from the series I'm writing, alien planet (and cybernetics) or not. Let's cling tightly to our optimism. We need it now more than ever. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Aram Sinnreich<p>*SALE* My <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> novel A Second Chance for Yesterday (written with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@rachelcleves" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rachelcleves</span></a></span>) is only a buck at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/solarisbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>solarisbooks</span></a></span>. DRM-free. Pride Month might be over but we're <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/StillProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StillProud</span></a>.</p><p>Get it here: <a href="https://geni.us/Solarissale" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">geni.us/Solarissale</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://aoir.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Kai<p>I bought NORCO because I saw it mentioned on Thou's news page. It turned out to be a very unique and incredibly immersive gaming experience.</p><p>The first 30 minutes I was quite taken aback by the inhospitable near-future environment built around the eponymous real-world oil refinery town. But then I was fully sucked into this techno-thriller fever dream that feels like a swampier "Neuromancer".</p><p><a href="https://backloggd.com/u/BonfireAtNight/review/3048939/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">backloggd.com/u/BonfireAtNight</span><span class="invisible">/review/3048939/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pointandclickadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pointandclickadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 720 — MC POV: In your own opinion, what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?</p><p>Alexios: For me, it was going on the run after my escape from Dr. Death's f*ckin' lab. I should have stayed and killed him, even if I died in the process as well. That part doesn't matter for me, not really. I'd rather avenge my people, my entire planet. I'm done hiding now, though. If I ever see him again... Well, let's just say that my face will be the last one he'll ever see. I'll kill him—gladly—and I'll sleep better at night for it. He's a monster. But I'm a far different man than I was 200 years ago. I've grown since then. And maybe I'm a bit of a monster these days too, but it's all his fault. No more running. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
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#ScribesAndMakers 7.5 — Create a poll with two things that are true about yourself, and one that is true of your MC. Ask people to pick which is the MC.

So, which of these is true for Alexios Jace but not for me? Bonus: one of the answers is actually something we both heartily agree on, so you best not choose that one as well. (I like making things tricky.)