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NC Sayers
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Hello everyone! I'm NC Sayers, an autistic science fiction and fantasy writer who likes writing about strong autistic heroines. I'll be sharing inspiration, writing events, and trying not to go nuts getting story ideas from the news. Excited to connecting!
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This is what happens when you get an idea for a feminist dystopian novel. You find yourself needing to read the stuff that came before you. (I’ve been meaning to re-read it anyway.) #SpecFic #SpecLit #BookSky #feminism #WriteSky #WriterSky #sff #dystopia #dystopian

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The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Box Set
The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Box Set [Atwood, Margaret] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Box Set
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January 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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That should be interesting. I’ll be sure to watch them to see what they put out. #sff #SpecLit #SpecFic #BookSky #publishing

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Tor Publishing Group Announces Commercial Fiction Imprint
Wildthorn Books, which will focus on “commercial stories” spanning multiple genres, is set to launch in January 2027 with a new novel by TJ Klune. The imprint will be headed by Devi Pillai and Monique...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Why am I getting a sudden urge to design my own board game? (In all fairness, it does sound fun.) #game #boardgame #boardgames

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The Compendium — Cardboard Edison
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January 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Welcome to being a speculative fiction writer. Where ideas for stories come from decidedly odd places. Even an article’s sub-headline. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #dystopia #dystopian #feminism #women #feminist

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How ‘scientific motherhood’ polices and subjugates women | Aeon Essays
‘Scientific motherhood’ promised to create high standards for child-rearing. But it’s really a system designed to police women
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January 21, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Never introduce a game like this to a speculative fiction writer or horror writer. We do weird stuff with odd things. #SpecFic #SpecLit #HorrorLit #HorrorFic #horror #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Dark Reflection Ritual
If you're looking for luck, the Dark Reflection Ritual is one way to gain it... for a price. Here's how to play the game.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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A Japanese parlor game inspired one of my mosaic novel projects. And I had so much fun writing the stories for it. #HorrorLit #HorrorFic #SpecLit #SpecFic #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky

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What is Hyakumonogatari?
The 100 Candles Japanese Game 昔In the summertime of old Japan, when the oppressive heat and humidity rendered daylight activity all but unbearable, people longed for the night and the scant relief …
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January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Alert to all speculative fiction writers. The SFWA has an annual mentorship program. If you want to do it, monitor this page. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky

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Mentoring Initiative - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
The SFWA Mentorship Program is an all-volunteer service provided free of charge. We aim to connect writers who have questions, whether they are emerging writers or have expansive career experience, wi...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Never tell speculative fiction writers to get off their devices. We’re stumbling off potential story inspiration like this. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #writing #history #prehistory #genetics #biology

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Scientists Make Stunning Find Inside Prehistoric Wolf’s Stomach
Scientists sequenced the genome of an extinct woolly rhinoceros that was found in a wolf belly that lived 14,400 years ago.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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In case you missed it last year, AWP’s Writer to Writer Mentorship program is coming back this year. #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

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Writer to Writer Overview
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January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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In the event you want to help the people under ICE occupation in Minnesota, you now have a lead. Donate if you can. And if you can’t, pass it on. #ice #minnesota #news #againstice #stopiceraids #abolishice

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Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
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January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Count on the news to offer up inspiration for a solarpunk novel. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WriteSky #WriterSky #solarpunk #eco #ecofriendly #WritingCommunity

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Solar grazing: ‘triple-win’ for sheep farmers, renewables and society or just a PR exercise for energy companies?
For Hannah Thorogood, a first-generation Lincolnshire farmer, grazing her sheep on solar land gave her a leg-up in the industry
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January 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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When I get this mosaic novel done, I am buying myself a cheesecake, eating the entire thing in one sitting, and enjoying it. #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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That moment when you’re working on a short story and then you realize you don’t like the way you executed it… (Well, you can’t win them all, I suppose.) #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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It’s in moments like this being a writer can suck. You find out things you didn’t previously want to know. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #feminism #feminist #women #WriteSky #WriterSky #ai #tech

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'Shame Thrives in Seclusion:' How AI Porn Chatbots Isolate Us All
"Sex is human, sex is animal, sex is social," porn historian Noelle Perdue writes in her analysis of AI-powered erotic chatbots.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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OK, I would totally read a story about a superhero with remote touch. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #superhero #superheroes #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

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Humans can detect buried objects without touching them
Humans can ‘feel’ hidden objects under sand from 2.76 inches away, revealing the surprising power of remote touch.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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A month or two late, but still. And this is why you always consult an attorney before signing a publishing contract. #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #WriteSky #writing #law #news

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Royalties in Arrears: Mango Publishing / Blushing Books / Bottlecap Press - Writer Beware
Publishers do a lot of bad things (as the archives of this blog attest), but among the most infuriating–and, often, the hardest to remedy–is the failure to pay authors the money they are due. Non-paym...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Donate if you can—and if you can’t, share. Shame on the #ICE agent who murdered her in cold blood.
January 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Oh, good grief. Please, no. I don’t even read or write romance and I’m pissed. #publishing #AI #tech #technews #ai #technology #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WriterSky

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HarperCollins Will Use AI to Translate Harlequin Romance Novels
The publisher is teaming with a company that claims its proprietary AI can ‘provide 2 to 3 times higher quality translations’ than other large language models.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Here’s an idea. Write your novel idea as a short story with the world and characters first and go from there. If only for the sake of a test run. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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I would call it a happy anniversary, but who am I kidding?
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d
January 6, 2021 was the most shameful day in American history. It should live in infamy, as should the traitor who refused to accept the election results and incited the attack on the U.S. Capitol — Donald J. Trump.
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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This news story inspired a Lovecraftian horror short story I wrote. And yes, I did go out and buy my own fishing magnet. #sff #SpecLit #SpecFic #HorrorLit #HorrorFic #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky

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Big catch: N.Y. couple reels in safe with estimated $80K in it while magnet fishing
James Kane and Barbi Agostini made the find of a lifetime while magnet fishing in a lake in Queens, New York.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
ncsayers.bsky.social
Look at that news giving me writing inspiration. It’s in moments like this when being a speculative fiction writer sucks. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #WriteSky #news #newyork #nyc

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Former Venezuelan President Maduro to appear in Manhattan federal court Monday
Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. forces during a military operation in Caracas.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Friendly neighborhood reminder
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Were we expecting anything less from ChatGPT in human form?
48forward.bsky.social JASnider 1ANGRY🔵 @48forward.bsky.social · 19d
The real threat lies here.

Good article, but it fails to mention the connections & overlap between Thiel & the “New Right” & the Heritage Found.

JD is a construct groomed & put in place by an easily influenced (& aging) Trump.

He is the heir-apparent & is owned by elite autocratic conservatives.
Who Is JD Vance? (No, Seriously. Who Is He?)
The vice president is a cynical shapeshifter, willing to say anything—and be anybody—to become the most powerful person in America.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Off to a great start, 2026, giving me an idea for an event in a dystopian novel’s backstory.
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM