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Author Kimberly Shyu
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Author of DUSK | Writes about future tech x society ⚛️📚💡🎤🏋️🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️Tech Product Leader. INFJ. See linktree: https://linktr.ee/authorkimberlyshyu
This weekend I launched my new website www.thetrimethod.com

For the 97% of people who start writing a book and never finish, let's employ product management and endurance sports methodologies to get you there.

Get the free guide.

#writers #productivity #completion #goals #publishing #thetrimethod
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 AM
My hands shook. One chance to get it right—an octopus, subtle and mysterious. Scarlet: a reflection of me I hadn't anticipated. Crimson tentacles like Ariel's hair, Aries red, quiet with flair, constantly moving yet able to fade into the dark. #painting #art #artist #timelapse
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Should we be polite to LLMs when we use AI and mind our manners, or should we be brash and limit our environmental impact? Or does it matter?

What say you?

#ai #tech #manners #environment #debate #unplaceablefiction #llms
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
@andersedwards.bsky.social look what I opened today!! Beautiful packaging and promo pieces. Love it! Can't wait to dive in. 😍

#indieauthors #writingcommunity #books #bookstoread #speculative #ya
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I worked tirelessly on that first chapter, revising it countlessly with feedback from beta readers, lit agents, & editing professionals. But I knew I had Theo's voice nailed from the beginning. He's sarcastic & tarnished but seeking identity, acceptance, ❤️ and meaning.

#scifibooks #read #upmarket
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Three readers mentioned DUSK reminded them of #ThreeBodyProblem. I'll take that as the highest compliment; Liu Cixin changed what sci-fi could be. Like him, my goal is to inspire conversations of depth and wonder about humanity's place in the universe.

#scifi #speculative #dusk #upmarket #bookclub
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"The vagabond side-stepped the warning and crept toward the cliff…"

What happens next? Up to you.

📝 300 words max
🌀 All genres welcome—embrace the unplaceable
✨ Post your story on this link in Substack
⏰ By Oct 31

#microfiction #prompt #writingprompt #writing

open.substack.com/pub/kimposs1...
October 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Someone recently asked me the biggest lesson I've learned about self-publishing.

The gist of the answer: stop getting in your own way. Be adaptable, employ a growth mindset, and trust that the right people & tools are out there to support you.

#indie #author #lessons #selfpublishing #unplaceable
September 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Received my #author copies today of my debut novel, #DUSK! They were a bit dusty fresh out of the box, but I shined them up.

#Firstcontact, but not all #scifi. For fans of The Three Body Problem, The Candy House, Sea of Tranquility, and Don’t Look Up. #books

🛒 www.amazon.com/stores/Kimbe...
September 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM