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Dan F. Bispo
@danfbispo.bsky.social
Professional word extruder. Author of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy.

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AI/NFT serial blocker. He/him. DMs open.

Website: danfbispo.carrd.co
Books: barrows.itch.io

Writing FIRST LIGHT, a SF series about space communism.
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Hey you know how the other day, I said I was getting a cover for First Light and was really excited to share it?

I got a cover for #FirstLight and I'm really excited to share it.

All credit goes to my partner who did not wish to be named.

Damn right it's a COVER REVEAL, NERDS!
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Looking for work! You can check out my resume at
linkedin.com/in/ash-szymanik-01a987120/

shares are appreciated🌟
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Friendship-Centered SFF Bundle is available on Itch!
37 SFF books for only $35 USD! 77% off!
itch.io/b/3486/frien...

My book, NICEF, is part of the bundle. On its own, it's normally $8.99!
#booksky 📢📚
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#TBRuary Day 7: Life Stages

Consumed, by David Cronenberg, is a great horror novel that lives rent free in my head. Written when he was 70, it, among other things, explores how one's sexuality and sex life change with age. A fascinating read.

#booksky #readingcommunity
#writesky #writingcommunity
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
From the very beginning of #FirstLight: Event Horizon. Yana does a lot of working and not a lot of spending, and her coworkers and supervisor are getting worried.

Surely this won't start a chain reaction that leads to her becoming a starship captain.

#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The thing is, #pretendpanel, it's difficult to write about fully automated luxury gay space communism without the communism part. Or, realistically, anarchism...

I wanted to write about an universe where capitalism is nothing more than a distant and embarrassing memory, and went from there.
I'm breaking the rule of not bringing up politics, #pretendpanel! Still, I think it's important to think about it in our writing.

February 7th: How much has real world politics had an impact on your writing, or do you avoid that like the plague?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
If you see this, post a rabbit.
February 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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"you see they use to cover our hands with boxes and we took tests and how well we could type without looking unlike your generation which finger pecks like my grandparents did"
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
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February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Dark Souls 2.

I love everything about it. I love the emphasis on slow gameplay, the more fantastical and colorful elements, the pivots into other genres beyond gloomy dark fantasy, the dreamlike quality of it all. I like that the bosses are kinda easy.

I like the cat that shit-talks you.
What’s your perfect game 10/10 game?
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Do you want some great music by our composer for Children of Infinity?! Of course you do!! Check out their awesome library for Bandcamp Friday.
okay, NOW it's Bandcamp Friday. check out things I'm working on -- if you like them, watch this space for more stuff later this year, including my soundtrack for Free Stars when it's done!
PROTOTYPES EP.01 ~ BONUS MATERIAL FROM THE FUTURE, by SoozEQ
5 track album
kermix.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
It's gotta be the self-indulgence, right? Here they are under great duress (that *I* inflicted, no less) and instead of moving on with the story and easing their suffering, here I am describing some interesting piece of scrap or tree or whatever.

#WritingQ #booksky #writesky
Happy Friday!! We made it!

Alright, this one is for writers: If your characters could critique your draft, what would they roast you for first?

#WritingQ #booksky #writesky 🪐📚💙
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#pretendpanel

There's politics and Politics, I think.

I love reading and writing political intrigue. I like it when a bunch of powerful entities are maneuvering against each other in a social playing field.

(cont.)

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
Today is Waitangi Day here in Aotearoa, #pretendpanel, and it gets me thinking about the role of politics in the stories we tell.

February 6th: Do you enjoy writing or reading political plotlines?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
#TBRuary Day 6: Love is Love

Once again, me knowing nothing about the authors in my TBR comes back to bite me.

Any good recs for ace/aro authors or characters? Self-promotion encouraged, as always, so long as it fits what I'm asking for.

#booksky #readingcommunity
#writesky #writingcommunity
#TBRuary Day 6: Love is Love

Choose a book from your TBR that's by or about someone with a different sexual orientation than you. The book does NOT have to actually feature any romance, and ace/aro authors and characters definitely count!

#booksky #readingcommunity
#writesky #writingcommunity
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Who's blue, fast, and can curl up into a ball? :3
#TheKarters2
February 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Hey, I have a character named after that number in #FirstLight! I'll just go and pick a snip I haven't shared in a while (a lot of the newer ones are spoilers).

Six (yep that's the one!) and Rook socialize, in their own way.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Seeing an uptick in the number of writing scam accounts on here. I mean, they aren't subtle... if you go to their page, it's just them commenting something generic like "what genre do you write" on every writing post they can find to try to get someone to engage and offer their "services". Be aware👀
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
#TBRuary Day 5

This one is more for learning than leisure, but I'm eager to check out The Emotion Thesaurus by @angelackerman.bsky.social and Becca Puglisi. I often worry that my writing is too cold or mechanical, and I'm hoping it'll help.

#booksky #readingcommunity
#writesky #writingcommunity
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Of all the subplots in #FirstLight, none compare in epic scope or emotional resonance to the Sausage Arc.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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A tip for authors: Eliminate dialogue. Nobody wants to read a boring conversation between characters. Instead, have them perform interpretive dances at one another to convey their thoughts. Remember, the golden rule is show, don't tell.
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I've been patronized by the wealthy a bunch of times and, honestly, I don't see the appeal.
Algorithms have failed artists, so once again I am appealing to the wealthy to go back to the practice of patronising artists so you can brag that your sicko is better than your rival’s sicko
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
#TBRuary Day 4:

Roadside Picnic is one of my most formative, and beloved, books. Everything by the Strugatsky brothers will be making its way into my TBR sooner or later, but the one I'm most looking forward to is Prisoners of Power.

#booksky #readingcommunity
#writesky #writingcommunity
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
#WIPSnips of the day is Position.

I expected to have more of those in #FirstLight, and not just in this context, but hey, I get to share this bit I like again.

#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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New year, new week, and a new reminder, looking for 3 commissions this month to pay my utilities.

(Share if you see this, my next client might be one of your followers)

#BSNM #AmWriting #OpenForCommissions
Bsky has crossed 40 million users, and I just need 20 of them to commission me to write a story for them this month.

(This could technically be 1 in a 2 million story 😆)

Want to read a sample? check the link.

#WritersLife ✍️ #WritingCommunity #AuthorSky #WriterSky #HireAWriter #Gift #BSNM
January 5, 2026 at 7:04 AM
I've never done one of these before, but I'm loving learning what makes other people tick, and it might help me with my CRIPPLING SHYNESS.

So let's go! 1 like, 1 answer, and I promise I won't skip any of them, even if they get kinda embarrassing.

Alt text by @khonri.com!
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Another animal prompt? Time to crack open Blob's enclosure and parade it around the room.

"Dan, it's the 7th week in a row you've shown Blob in class"

*Yes.*

#snippetshare #writingq #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #FirstLight
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM