L. B. Larson
@lblarson-writes.bsky.social
Aerospace engineer, author, amateur astronomer | Lover of magic, words, and the stars✨
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Current WIP:
Kiria Adrift (A space opera mystery novel)
-Revising 📖
lblarsonauthor.com
Current WIP:
Kiria Adrift (A space opera mystery novel)
-Revising 📖
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L. B. Larson
@lblarson-writes.bsky.social
· Jul 13
#ColoradoGold writer's conference starts tomorrow! Can't wait to dive in and meet fellow writers. This'll be my second writing conference- we'll see how it compares to the #PikesPeak conference!
September 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#ColoradoGold writer's conference starts tomorrow! Can't wait to dive in and meet fellow writers. This'll be my second writing conference- we'll see how it compares to the #PikesPeak conference!
The most diabolical part about working the night shift is getting off shift on Monday morning, going home, eating dinfast, getting a full 6-8 hours of sleep, waking up
and it's *still Monday*
and it's *still Monday*
a man is walking down a sidewalk and talking about yesterday 's tuesday .
Alt: a man is walking down a sidewalk and talking about yesterday 's tuesday .
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September 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The most diabolical part about working the night shift is getting off shift on Monday morning, going home, eating dinfast, getting a full 6-8 hours of sleep, waking up
and it's *still Monday*
and it's *still Monday*
For the books that stick with you- what stays in your mind the most? Characters that tug at your soul? Plot twists that leave you on the edge of your seat? Or a world you can't wait to get lost in?
For me- character connection is king, because reading is inherently empathetic.
#books #writing
For me- character connection is king, because reading is inherently empathetic.
#books #writing
September 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
when loneliness feels
like leaving, the place I love
a refuge no more
#haiku #poetry #photography #lake #mist
like leaving, the place I love
a refuge no more
#haiku #poetry #photography #lake #mist
September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
when loneliness feels
like leaving, the place I love
a refuge no more
#haiku #poetry #photography #lake #mist
like leaving, the place I love
a refuge no more
#haiku #poetry #photography #lake #mist
A question for readers! What is the most memorable character you have ever encountered?
Bartimaeus from the Bartimaeus trilogy and Death from The Book Thief come to mind for me. Both break the fourth wall, and their lyrical character voices left me spellbound.
#writesky #booksky
Bartimaeus from the Bartimaeus trilogy and Death from The Book Thief come to mind for me. Both break the fourth wall, and their lyrical character voices left me spellbound.
#writesky #booksky
September 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What am I reading? A Psalm for the Wild Built, by Becky Chambers! A cozy solarpunk story of robots, tea, and finding comfort in one another.
September 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What am I reading? A Psalm for the Wild Built, by Becky Chambers! A cozy solarpunk story of robots, tea, and finding comfort in one another.
A moment of wonder for your day today
BREAKING NEWS: NASA has found a potential sign of past life on Mars. www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year - NASA
A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken
www.nasa.gov
September 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A moment of wonder for your day today
Looking forward to #ColoradoGoldWriters conference starting in just under 3 weeks! Anyone else going?
September 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Looking forward to #ColoradoGoldWriters conference starting in just under 3 weeks! Anyone else going?
#WritingPrompt! Write the next sentence...
"She crept along the corners of the temple, dodging the eyes of attendant and worshipper alike."
"She crept along the corners of the temple, dodging the eyes of attendant and worshipper alike."
August 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#WritingPrompt! Write the next sentence...
"She crept along the corners of the temple, dodging the eyes of attendant and worshipper alike."
"She crept along the corners of the temple, dodging the eyes of attendant and worshipper alike."
I've come to accept that wildfire season is a part of life here in Colorado. It's an equivalent exchange, the price for proximity to such monumental wild beauty. And yet, every time smoke chokes the sky I wish it could be different. But nature cannot exist in a snow globe, eternally pristine.
August 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I've come to accept that wildfire season is a part of life here in Colorado. It's an equivalent exchange, the price for proximity to such monumental wild beauty. And yet, every time smoke chokes the sky I wish it could be different. But nature cannot exist in a snow globe, eternally pristine.
A question for sci-fi/fantasy writers: how important is research to your writing process, and how much of it do you typically do for each story?
I'm a minimalist researcher; I'll Google basic concepts to "get the idea," but I won't let the limitations of reality hold me back from a fun concept.
I'm a minimalist researcher; I'll Google basic concepts to "get the idea," but I won't let the limitations of reality hold me back from a fun concept.
August 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A question for sci-fi/fantasy writers: how important is research to your writing process, and how much of it do you typically do for each story?
I'm a minimalist researcher; I'll Google basic concepts to "get the idea," but I won't let the limitations of reality hold me back from a fun concept.
I'm a minimalist researcher; I'll Google basic concepts to "get the idea," but I won't let the limitations of reality hold me back from a fun concept.
Reposted by L. B. Larson
Do I work on an older WIP, write a sequel to the most recent one, or start something entirely new: the seemingly never-ending dilemma
August 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Do I work on an older WIP, write a sequel to the most recent one, or start something entirely new: the seemingly never-ending dilemma
August 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A question for all the writers out there: do you choose to write in genres which are more likely to be published, or do you write what you love first and foremost?
#WriteSky
#WriteSky
August 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A question for all the writers out there: do you choose to write in genres which are more likely to be published, or do you write what you love first and foremost?
#WriteSky
#WriteSky
The word sherd is unnecessary. Just use shard. It's right there. It means the same. It's pronounced the same. It doesn't look like a misspelling. You eliminate confusion. Who decided this? Who changed a single letter and declared it valid? I'd like to file a complaint with the English language
August 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The word sherd is unnecessary. Just use shard. It's right there. It means the same. It's pronounced the same. It doesn't look like a misspelling. You eliminate confusion. Who decided this? Who changed a single letter and declared it valid? I'd like to file a complaint with the English language
Finish the sentence! #WritingPrompt
"There was no better man for the task of slaying the princess..."
"There was no better man for the task of slaying the princess..."
August 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Finish the sentence! #WritingPrompt
"There was no better man for the task of slaying the princess..."
"There was no better man for the task of slaying the princess..."
Watching Daredevil: Born Again for the first time. Wilson Fisk being forced to politely endure "We Built This City" sung by various amateur choirs is utter genius. I could watch hours of this. Give me What If...? but solely villains trapped and tortured by societal expectation
July 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Watching Daredevil: Born Again for the first time. Wilson Fisk being forced to politely endure "We Built This City" sung by various amateur choirs is utter genius. I could watch hours of this. Give me What If...? but solely villains trapped and tortured by societal expectation
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Federal employees from across the government support current and former NASA employees in their formal declaration of dissent. We must protect NASA's ability to operate safely and independently. Stand with NASA and Stand Up for Science: www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
July 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Federal employees from across the government support current and former NASA employees in their formal declaration of dissent. We must protect NASA's ability to operate safely and independently. Stand with NASA and Stand Up for Science: www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
KIRIA ADRIFT is:
STAR TREK X FINAL ARCHITECTURE
🔥a story about overcoming prejudice and blame
🚀the adventures of a starship crew
🫂found family
🧝space elves
🕜dual timelines
🪢body sharing/possession
🥷heists
🗡️betrayal
👽astroarchaeology
🌌atmospheric space settings
🧭hope and trust
#BluePit📖 #Q #SF #M
STAR TREK X FINAL ARCHITECTURE
🔥a story about overcoming prejudice and blame
🚀the adventures of a starship crew
🫂found family
🧝space elves
🕜dual timelines
🪢body sharing/possession
🥷heists
🗡️betrayal
👽astroarchaeology
🌌atmospheric space settings
🧭hope and trust
#BluePit📖 #Q #SF #M
July 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by L. B. Larson
No, you can’t make me!!! #booksky #writingcommunity
July 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
No, you can’t make me!!! #booksky #writingcommunity
Important to note that I am NOT an artist... but here's a character from my sci-fi debut: Sarni! She's the engineer of my little starship crew, and has quite the sweet tooth. Her people are known as the B'dou: four-armed steampunk red pandas with a penchant for tinkering.
#BluePit #BluePitHype
#BluePit #BluePitHype
July 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Important to note that I am NOT an artist... but here's a character from my sci-fi debut: Sarni! She's the engineer of my little starship crew, and has quite the sweet tooth. Her people are known as the B'dou: four-armed steampunk red pandas with a penchant for tinkering.
#BluePit #BluePitHype
#BluePit #BluePitHype
Hello, fellow writers! I'm L. B. Larson- aerospace engineer by day, writer by night.
I write science fiction and fantasy, and am currently querying my debut science fiction novel. But I've been scrawling stories on scraps of paper since I was seven.
#BluePitHype #BluePit #writer #amquerying
I write science fiction and fantasy, and am currently querying my debut science fiction novel. But I've been scrawling stories on scraps of paper since I was seven.
#BluePitHype #BluePit #writer #amquerying
Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype!
It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A.
Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #AmQuerying
It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A.
Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #AmQuerying
July 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hello, fellow writers! I'm L. B. Larson- aerospace engineer by day, writer by night.
I write science fiction and fantasy, and am currently querying my debut science fiction novel. But I've been scrawling stories on scraps of paper since I was seven.
#BluePitHype #BluePit #writer #amquerying
I write science fiction and fantasy, and am currently querying my debut science fiction novel. But I've been scrawling stories on scraps of paper since I was seven.
#BluePitHype #BluePit #writer #amquerying
Reposted by L. B. Larson
Getting stuck while we're writing is a feature, not a bug. It's the point of the exercise. It's what happens when we are trying to express something we have not expressed before. That friction forces us to make the tools we need to understand and express it. Getting stuck is how we make meaning.
May 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Getting stuck while we're writing is a feature, not a bug. It's the point of the exercise. It's what happens when we are trying to express something we have not expressed before. That friction forces us to make the tools we need to understand and express it. Getting stuck is how we make meaning.