Denice Penrose
@denicepenrose.bsky.social
Writer, analyst, information professional, and servant to seven cats. Loves words, wit, books, wine, and intelligent silliness and is usually covered in cat hair.
Blog for writers: https://the-write-link.webnode.page/
#SciFi #Fantasy #AmWriting #Sakhira
Blog for writers: https://the-write-link.webnode.page/
#SciFi #Fantasy #AmWriting #Sakhira
Where did you find them?” Sakhira asked.
“There are still seeds buried in the sand. Sometimes we find them, but mostly I buy from traders.” Hakim replied.
“How do you know they will grow?” Sakhira asked.
“Seeds can remain dormant for years, and still grow into plants,” he explained.
“There are still seeds buried in the sand. Sometimes we find them, but mostly I buy from traders.” Hakim replied.
“How do you know they will grow?” Sakhira asked.
“Seeds can remain dormant for years, and still grow into plants,” he explained.
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Where did you find them?” Sakhira asked.
“There are still seeds buried in the sand. Sometimes we find them, but mostly I buy from traders.” Hakim replied.
“How do you know they will grow?” Sakhira asked.
“Seeds can remain dormant for years, and still grow into plants,” he explained.
“There are still seeds buried in the sand. Sometimes we find them, but mostly I buy from traders.” Hakim replied.
“How do you know they will grow?” Sakhira asked.
“Seeds can remain dormant for years, and still grow into plants,” he explained.
I'm fascinated by tech. I tend to think of #AI as a tool. I've yet to see any AI generated writing that convinces me it can write well, but I used it to generate this image of the Shield Generator from my novel #Sakhira. It's a good way to test a description you've written. amzn.to/3FPxUoQ
July 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm fascinated by tech. I tend to think of #AI as a tool. I've yet to see any AI generated writing that convinces me it can write well, but I used it to generate this image of the Shield Generator from my novel #Sakhira. It's a good way to test a description you've written. amzn.to/3FPxUoQ
"This trip had been Lucy’s idea, and now, two days before their flight, Lucy was stuck in hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
“Poor Lucy.” A quick call to the florist dispatched a cheerful bouquet.
Now what? The trip was non-refundable..
Looking for Love #ShortStories #Romance
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“Poor Lucy.” A quick call to the florist dispatched a cheerful bouquet.
Now what? The trip was non-refundable..
Looking for Love #ShortStories #Romance
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July 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
"This trip had been Lucy’s idea, and now, two days before their flight, Lucy was stuck in hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
“Poor Lucy.” A quick call to the florist dispatched a cheerful bouquet.
Now what? The trip was non-refundable..
Looking for Love #ShortStories #Romance
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“Poor Lucy.” A quick call to the florist dispatched a cheerful bouquet.
Now what? The trip was non-refundable..
Looking for Love #ShortStories #Romance
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'Sakhira had heard Abelard teaching the children. He had a canny knack for creating something useful out of almost anything. Their success owed much to his ingenuity. He’d created toys using scraps of cloth and metal, and was a firm favourite with them. ' #Sakhira #Fantasy #SciFi
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July 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
'Sakhira had heard Abelard teaching the children. He had a canny knack for creating something useful out of almost anything. Their success owed much to his ingenuity. He’d created toys using scraps of cloth and metal, and was a firm favourite with them. ' #Sakhira #Fantasy #SciFi
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I’ve been exploring ways of #marketing my book #Sakhira since its publication. Today’s blog reflects on that journey, and provides practical ways to market your work at low cost.
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #BookReviews #WritingTips #Marketing
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #BookReviews #WritingTips #Marketing
July 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I’ve been exploring ways of #marketing my book #Sakhira since its publication. Today’s blog reflects on that journey, and provides practical ways to market your work at low cost.
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #BookReviews #WritingTips #Marketing
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #BookReviews #WritingTips #Marketing
Using images to inspire your writing: buff.ly/F0dNl4I
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #WritingInspiration #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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July 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Using images to inspire your writing: buff.ly/F0dNl4I
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #WritingInspiration #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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#AmWriting #WritingLife #WritingInspiration #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
It's starting to feel a lot like #summer! Looking for some #holiday #ShortStories to read?
Step into a world of love, mystery, and adventure with Island of Mystery and Other Stories, a captivating collection of #shortstories ....
#Romance #AmWriting
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Step into a world of love, mystery, and adventure with Island of Mystery and Other Stories, a captivating collection of #shortstories ....
#Romance #AmWriting
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July 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
It's starting to feel a lot like #summer! Looking for some #holiday #ShortStories to read?
Step into a world of love, mystery, and adventure with Island of Mystery and Other Stories, a captivating collection of #shortstories ....
#Romance #AmWriting
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Step into a world of love, mystery, and adventure with Island of Mystery and Other Stories, a captivating collection of #shortstories ....
#Romance #AmWriting
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In a sun scorched world, the Shield is their only hope...
#Sakhira #SciFi #Fantasy #AmWriting
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June 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In a sun scorched world, the Shield is their only hope...
#Sakhira #SciFi #Fantasy #AmWriting
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#Sakhira #SciFi #Fantasy #AmWriting
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It's #HugYourCatDay Who can resist cuddling cuties like these? My #cats are my #writing buddies and 'helpers'
#AmWriting #WritingLife
#AmWriting #WritingLife
June 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
It's #HugYourCatDay Who can resist cuddling cuties like these? My #cats are my #writing buddies and 'helpers'
#AmWriting #WritingLife
#AmWriting #WritingLife
Hey fans of #SciFi and #Fantasy. Looking for a new book to read with a strong female #protagonist?
#Sakhira is now on sale on #Ebook and #Paperback
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#ScienceFiction
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#Sakhira is now on sale on #Ebook and #Paperback
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#ScienceFiction
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May 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Hey fans of #SciFi and #Fantasy. Looking for a new book to read with a strong female #protagonist?
#Sakhira is now on sale on #Ebook and #Paperback
@reactorsff.bsky.social
#ScienceFiction
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#Sakhira is now on sale on #Ebook and #Paperback
@reactorsff.bsky.social
#ScienceFiction
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'The times aren’t just changing—they’re terrifying.'
Writing to Help Save #Democracy by Randy Susan Meyers via @WriterUnboxed
#SocialChange #WritingForChange #Influence
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Writing to Help Save #Democracy by Randy Susan Meyers via @WriterUnboxed
#SocialChange #WritingForChange #Influence
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May 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
'The times aren’t just changing—they’re terrifying.'
Writing to Help Save #Democracy by Randy Susan Meyers via @WriterUnboxed
#SocialChange #WritingForChange #Influence
writerunboxed.com/2025/05/12/w...
Writing to Help Save #Democracy by Randy Susan Meyers via @WriterUnboxed
#SocialChange #WritingForChange #Influence
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"The new arrivals ... wore the weary, suspicious look of those wondering whether they had really been rescued, suspicious that their new found fortune might turn out to be false. Gradually, the haunted look in their eyes gave way to hope."#Sakhira #SciFi #AmWriting
April 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
"The new arrivals ... wore the weary, suspicious look of those wondering whether they had really been rescued, suspicious that their new found fortune might turn out to be false. Gradually, the haunted look in their eyes gave way to hope."#Sakhira #SciFi #AmWriting
My hubby received a surprise parcel of fun shirts for his cancer treatment, all the way from Australia! We loved this one in particular. #CancerShirts
April 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My hubby received a surprise parcel of fun shirts for his cancer treatment, all the way from Australia! We loved this one in particular. #CancerShirts
Aren’t we going back to the ruins?”
“No, there is a short route across the Tuarab valley.”
“But there’s nothing there, no water in the valley. It’s dangerous. No one travels there.”
“#Rumours of danger are a good way to keep the curious from going where you don’t want them to.'
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“No, there is a short route across the Tuarab valley.”
“But there’s nothing there, no water in the valley. It’s dangerous. No one travels there.”
“#Rumours of danger are a good way to keep the curious from going where you don’t want them to.'
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March 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Aren’t we going back to the ruins?”
“No, there is a short route across the Tuarab valley.”
“But there’s nothing there, no water in the valley. It’s dangerous. No one travels there.”
“#Rumours of danger are a good way to keep the curious from going where you don’t want them to.'
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“No, there is a short route across the Tuarab valley.”
“But there’s nothing there, no water in the valley. It’s dangerous. No one travels there.”
“#Rumours of danger are a good way to keep the curious from going where you don’t want them to.'
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To celebrate #WorldStorytellingDay why not read a #SciFi #Fantasy from an #IndiePress?
#Sakhira
'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.'
#AmWriting
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#Sakhira
'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.'
#AmWriting
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March 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
To celebrate #WorldStorytellingDay why not read a #SciFi #Fantasy from an #IndiePress?
#Sakhira
'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.'
#AmWriting
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#Sakhira
'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.'
#AmWriting
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“Oh, they’re like fairy princesses” Jenny sighed, resting her head on her hands. From her perch, she could see into the studio, and watch the dancers.# From DancingBeauty in Islands of Mystery
#AmWriting #Romance
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#AmWriting #Romance
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March 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“Oh, they’re like fairy princesses” Jenny sighed, resting her head on her hands. From her perch, she could see into the studio, and watch the dancers.# From DancingBeauty in Islands of Mystery
#AmWriting #Romance
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#AmWriting #Romance
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Is the current #ColdSnap making you wish for warmer climates?
Escape to #exotic #islands in these stories.
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Escape to #exotic #islands in these stories.
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March 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Is the current #ColdSnap making you wish for warmer climates?
Escape to #exotic #islands in these stories.
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Escape to #exotic #islands in these stories.
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Hey fans of #SciFi and #Fantasy. Looking for something new to read??
'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.' #Sakhira
@SFbookclub @BritFantasySoc @sfwa @DailySF @ScieFiction @Scienfiction @NewBooksSciFi @esfs_en
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'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.' #Sakhira
@SFbookclub @BritFantasySoc @sfwa @DailySF @ScieFiction @Scienfiction @NewBooksSciFi @esfs_en
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March 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Hey fans of #SciFi and #Fantasy. Looking for something new to read??
'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.' #Sakhira
@SFbookclub @BritFantasySoc @sfwa @DailySF @ScieFiction @Scienfiction @NewBooksSciFi @esfs_en
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'When the shattered shield is mended, the rule of evil will be ended.' #Sakhira
@SFbookclub @BritFantasySoc @sfwa @DailySF @ScieFiction @Scienfiction @NewBooksSciFi @esfs_en
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In Celebration of #CommonwealthDay read stories set in #Tanzania; #Zanzibar #SouthAfrica #India
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March 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In Celebration of #CommonwealthDay read stories set in #Tanzania; #Zanzibar #SouthAfrica #India
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The Autogolpe and Other Things Lost in Translation By Elizabeth Huergo buff.ly/4iiZqZE
#AmWriting #WritingTips
#AmWriting #WritingTips
March 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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#AmWriting #WritingTips
"I drift back to the Zanzibar market where we bought it twenty years ago. The fragrance of spices filled the air, cardamom, cinnamon & cloves blending a scent so redolent of the place that to this day the scent of mixed spices takes me back there:
From 'It Began In Zanzibar"
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From 'It Began In Zanzibar"
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March 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"I drift back to the Zanzibar market where we bought it twenty years ago. The fragrance of spices filled the air, cardamom, cinnamon & cloves blending a scent so redolent of the place that to this day the scent of mixed spices takes me back there:
From 'It Began In Zanzibar"
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From 'It Began In Zanzibar"
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The remains of the instrument stood in the centre of the room:
"Twisted metal legs curved up from a stone plinth to create a cradle, but the fingers grasped empty air, bent away from each other, as if something had been prised from within them. " amzn.to/41kFxe4 #Sakhira
"Twisted metal legs curved up from a stone plinth to create a cradle, but the fingers grasped empty air, bent away from each other, as if something had been prised from within them. " amzn.to/41kFxe4 #Sakhira
February 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The remains of the instrument stood in the centre of the room:
"Twisted metal legs curved up from a stone plinth to create a cradle, but the fingers grasped empty air, bent away from each other, as if something had been prised from within them. " amzn.to/41kFxe4 #Sakhira
"Twisted metal legs curved up from a stone plinth to create a cradle, but the fingers grasped empty air, bent away from each other, as if something had been prised from within them. " amzn.to/41kFxe4 #Sakhira
'Jeremy is almost perfect. Almost. He could be “the one”—if only he didn’t have one tiny flaw....' Island of Mystery
A collection of #romantic #shortstories
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A collection of #romantic #shortstories
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February 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
'Jeremy is almost perfect. Almost. He could be “the one”—if only he didn’t have one tiny flaw....' Island of Mystery
A collection of #romantic #shortstories
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A collection of #romantic #shortstories
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"Ravin! He had to get to Sennen before Ravin sent out a search party. Searching for Sakhira had cost him time he couldn’t afford. But nor could he afford to lose her..."
#Sakhira #AmWriting #SciFi #Fantasy
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#Sakhira #AmWriting #SciFi #Fantasy
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February 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"Ravin! He had to get to Sennen before Ravin sent out a search party. Searching for Sakhira had cost him time he couldn’t afford. But nor could he afford to lose her..."
#Sakhira #AmWriting #SciFi #Fantasy
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#Sakhira #AmWriting #SciFi #Fantasy
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