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Vera Brook
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Neuroscientist turned science fiction, fantasy, romance #writer. Stories in Analog, Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, Utopia SF. Latest novel: THE MISFIT & THE BEAST, YA romance about first love & high school theater. Based in Edinburgh. verabrook.com. she/her
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Vera Brook @verabrook.bsky.social · Sep 28
Hello to my new followers!

I’m a neuroscientist by training, a data specialist by day, and speculative fiction #writer by night. Really into climate & environmental fiction, hopeful narratives, the heroine’s journey, and the four-act story structure.

I have some starter packs you might like. 🙂
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AHHH… so gorgeous. I bet magic happens the moment you touch that book. 🔥🔥🔥
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this is what the first photo from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social should look like
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We're finally having our Dundee launch event... and we hope you can make it! Join us and the incredible @rainewilson.bsky.social on November 19th for an event celebrating both The Needfire and her new book The Salt Oracle. Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/na13/...
An event poster that reads "Dundee Book Launch; Dark Folklore and Scottish Gothic Fiction. Join authors MK Hardy and Lorraine Wilson for an evening of chat and refreshments! Wednesday November 19, 7-9 pm, Stenecki Coffee."
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Lovely to visit & catch up with a good friend in Lisbon. My first time to walk on the beach this summer. 😎
October 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on a sunny day. ❤️
September 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Hello, I'm Sue, I write hopeful #climatefiction cuz HOLY HELL we need a way out of this mess.

Website: many novels, much short stories

NEW: Bright Green Futures! (stories from guests of the pod)

I wish more people would read (free):
SLIMY THINGS DID CRAWL lnk.to/SlimyWebsite
#booksky #solarpunk
Trio of recent releases from Sue: 1) "New Collection"—Bright Green Futures: 2024, a collection of the guests of the Bright Green Futures pod, edited by Sue, releasing Earth Day 2025 (cover is white background with illustrated botanical drawings of wildflowers) 2) "Hopeful Climate Fiction"—When You Had Power (Nothing is Promised 1) by Susan Kaye Quinn, the first in a 4-part series of near-future novels about an energy island Sci-Fi mystery (cover is an underwater diver with a futuristic city in the background) 3) "Solarpunk"—Halfway to Better by Susan Kaye Quinn, a collection of short solarpunk stories by Sue (cover is print art from Eddie Spaghetti showing an assortment of images each representing one of the stories inside)
April 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
verabrook.bsky.social
Hello to my new followers!

I’m a neuroscientist by training, a data specialist by day, and speculative fiction #writer by night. Really into climate & environmental fiction, hopeful narratives, the heroine’s journey, and the four-act story structure.

I have some starter packs you might like. 🙂
September 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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I went hiking around the Arthur’s Seat today. Found a lovely quiet spot away from the crowded trails to do some writing. 😎🥾✍️

Also, behold the glorious sunny weather in Scotland!

#writer #Edinburgh #Scotland
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Spotted today on a street in Edinburgh. Castle Removals. For when, you know, you get tired of your castle and want it gone. 😆
A truck with the logo Castle Removals and a photo of the Edinburgh Castle on the side, zooming past you on a street in Edinburgh. Too funny.
September 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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My writing spot today: a lovely, secluded corner of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. ✨✍️✨
September 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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I wrote about my first Milford SF experience. Spoiler: It was terrific.

@milfordsff.bsky.social #MilfordSF #SpeculativeFiction #Writer

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My first (but definitely not last) Milford SF experience – by Vera Brook
Let me cut to the punchline: If you can attend the Milford Speculative Fiction Writers’ Workshop, do it. I had a terrific experience, learned a ton about the writing craft, met wonderful writers wo…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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We are looking for volunteers.
Volunteering is at the heart of Eastercon. It is what makes the convention possible!

By giving a little of your time, you help shape the experience for everyone while joining a welcoming, creative community.

The form is on our website eastercon2026.org/volunteering
Phoenix in red and yellow flames rising above white text “Volunteer Iridescence eastercon2026.org”
September 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Lunch at The Glynne Arms pub & restaurant in Hawarden on the last day of Milford SF Writers’ Workshop. Great food, great conversation! 🍻

@milfordsff.bsky.social #MilfordSF
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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The last day at Milford Speculative Fiction Writers’ Workshop. Very bittersweet after a week full of intense writing craft discussions, mutual encouragement & community. So happy to be part of this group.

I already reserved my spot for September 2026.✨✍️✨

@milfordsff.bsky.social #MilfordSF
September 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I’ve been Wombled!! Thank you for reading If the Stars Are Lit and for this lovely, thoughtful review!! 😻
September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Huge congrats to Ana Sun on her short fiction collection! Just out from NewCon Press (while we are at Milford SF Writer Workshop.) 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@singingtotigers.bsky.social
@milfordsff.bsky.social
#speculativefiction #solarpunk #climatefiction #newrelease

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September 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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pedroiniguez.bsky.social
Big news! Happy to announce that legendary Spanish press
@dilatandomentesed.bsky.social will be publishing translations of my SF/F collection ECHOES AND EMBERS: SPECULATIVE STORIES and my horror fiction collection FEVER DREAMS OF A PARASITE! Look out for them in 2027 and 2028! Mucho amor!
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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The face of a writer who just wrote a brand new story (a flash). 🥳

With thanks to Milford Speculative Fiction Writers Workshop for the time, place & inspiration! ✨✍️✨

Now to revise the story that the Milford group critiqued for me…

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@milfordsff.bsky.social #MilfordSF
September 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Just snatched an ebook of DOS MIL 25: Hispanic Fantasy & Science Fiction anthology.

Very excited to dive in! (And I aspire to read the original SFF in Spanish one day.)

a.co/d/5ayZqWT

#sciencefiction #fantasy #newrelease #HispanicSFF
September 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Strange Horizons published our first issue 25 years ago this month! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who has ever read, shared, submitted, donated! We wouldn't be here without you and we hope you'll continue to support us into the future!
Happy 25th Birthday to Strange Horizons
September 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Congrats and happy book birthday, Thomas! I’ve been a fan of your fiction for a while and I’m very excited for this collection! 🎉🎉🎉

#mustread #newbook #newrelease #shortfiction #shortstories
thomasha.bsky.social Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · Sep 16
Hey! It's midnight on the east coast, so it's release day. Thanks to @undertow.bsky.social for being such a fantastic publisher. Thanks to family, friends, and fellow writers for their support. The short fic grind has ups and downs, but it's a blast. Fricken love what we do. Thanks for reading.
A pile of Uncertain Sons, just a lot of uncertainty and a lot of sons
September 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Good morning!
Picture of a chestnut-backed chickadee perching on the top of its own identification page.
September 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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khoreo.bsky.social
Issue 5.3 is out now! ❤️‍🔥 A special themed issue on Symbiosis—close relationships between species. The stories creatively explore their own take on this theme. Head over to our website to buy a copy & read the latest issue: www.khoreomag.com

This incredible cover is by @jocelynshort.bsky.social 🧡
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I survived my first critique at Milford Writers’ Workshop. I enjoyed it & learned a ton.

Nothing better than a dozen of your fellow SFF writers dissecting your story & suggesting ways to make it stronger.

Thank you, all! 🙏

Photo: Milford Mandrake.

@milfordsff.bsky.social #writerslife
A brown crocheted mandrake root mascot lies on top of handwritten notes & printed copies with comments. Cute but cranky too. Meet Milford Mandrake, the official mascot of the Milford Writers Workshop. You get to hold him when your work is being critiqued.
September 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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At Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden. Ready to read & write some speculative fiction and meet some fellow writers. ✨✍️✨

#MilfordSF #writer #writerslife #writingworkshop #GladstonesLibrary @milfordsff.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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A reminder that I wrote & published some books. ✨📚✨ And you can buy them & read them in ebook or print. 🙏

Sand Runner
Cage Runner
Ghost Runner

The Misfit & The Beast

The Kiss

The Opposite of Luck

verabrook.com

#writer #VeraBrook #sciencefiction #YAbooks #romance #indieauthor
September 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM