Scott Writes
@scottbigger.bsky.social
Husband, father, writer, traveler, software engineer, reluctant household IT technician. #amquerying literary #scifi #WritingCommunity. Come visit Portland, OR
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a black and white photo of a sheep in a field .
Alt: a black and white gif of a sheep chewing its cud and turning to the viewer, before stopping and staring.
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All the women died. If he was lonely on his farm before, now it really sucks. No one ever expected one to show up and kill a thief in his barn, but hey, it's still a meet cute, right?
#A #SF #Q #UnhingedPit
#A #SF #Q #UnhingedPit
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I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
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My dreams came true and I just found new ways to be miserable.
My fifth novel Red Star Hustle just dropped, and on pub day I did what I usually do on pub day - I swung by Union Square, where there's the Strand and a Barnes & Noble very near one another - probably...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
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Today we announce the next SFWA Grand Master, beginning with a discussion with Grand Masters Lois McMaster Bujold and Nicola Griffith! So excited for today.
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today we announce the next SFWA Grand Master, beginning with a discussion with Grand Masters Lois McMaster Bujold and Nicola Griffith! So excited for today.
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
My wife and I laughed hysterically for 5 minutes.
Click through for the article.
Click through for the article.
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
My wife and I laughed hysterically for 5 minutes.
Click through for the article.
Click through for the article.
My heart is heavy. 18 years ago tomorrow, we adopted Shadow and his sister. Last week, i was shooing him off the kitchen counter. Today, the sun set on his life. I never expected to grieve so much for such an aloof beast.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My heart is heavy. 18 years ago tomorrow, we adopted Shadow and his sister. Last week, i was shooing him off the kitchen counter. Today, the sun set on his life. I never expected to grieve so much for such an aloof beast.
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You know, if this is supposed to be our roaring 20s, I think we're all due a refund.
You know, if this is supposed to be our roaring 20s, I think we're all due a refund.
a black and white photo of a man wearing a hat with the year 2021 on the bottom right
Alt: a black and white photo of a man wearing a hat saying, "no, I figured that out by myself"
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November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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You know, if this is supposed to be our roaring 20s, I think we're all due a refund.
You know, if this is supposed to be our roaring 20s, I think we're all due a refund.
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one last boost for the morning crowd (I'm very excited about this, naturally)
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
one last boost for the morning crowd (I'm very excited about this, naturally)
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After being a Finalist in the Self Publishing Science Fiction Competition 4 (look it up!), I'm taking a turn at being a judge for SPSFC 5.
But, they're looking for more judges. That could mean you! Details at the link below, and please spread the word!
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
But, they're looking for more judges. That could mean you! Details at the link below, and please spread the word!
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
Judges Wanted for SPSFC 5
The fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is about to begin. Book submissions will be taken next month beginning on Monday October 13. Before that happens, we need a new batch of…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
After being a Finalist in the Self Publishing Science Fiction Competition 4 (look it up!), I'm taking a turn at being a judge for SPSFC 5.
But, they're looking for more judges. That could mean you! Details at the link below, and please spread the word!
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
But, they're looking for more judges. That could mean you! Details at the link below, and please spread the word!
spsfc.space/2025/09/19/j...
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I am required to show off this spectacular cover (artist: Juan Bernabeu) for my near future political novelette coming on @reactorsff.bsky.social on Nov 5.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I am required to show off this spectacular cover (artist: Juan Bernabeu) for my near future political novelette coming on @reactorsff.bsky.social on Nov 5.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
I don't usually dress up for the holiday, but on this damp Oregon Halloween, I'll be an ornamental cabbage. My wife's a fan.
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I don't usually dress up for the holiday, but on this damp Oregon Halloween, I'll be an ornamental cabbage. My wife's a fan.
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It's out! Boundary Shock Quarterly #32. This is a Zeros and Ones issue—I have a fun short in it called "The Fly Catches the Spyder." Set just before the events in Accidental Intelligence, it follows one Nikolai Anokhin, a Russian criminal with Mason Truman in his sights.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:23 AM
It's out! Boundary Shock Quarterly #32. This is a Zeros and Ones issue—I have a fun short in it called "The Fly Catches the Spyder." Set just before the events in Accidental Intelligence, it follows one Nikolai Anokhin, a Russian criminal with Mason Truman in his sights.
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boundaryshockquarterly.com
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If you’re a speculative fiction writer or reader and you live in the San Francisco area, I hearby order you to consider attending #WriterCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky #SpecLit #SpecFic #sff
And while I'm on the subject of appearances, where I'll be tomorrow night, with Kim Stanley Robinson, in San Francisco:
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
JOHN SCALZI & KIM STANLEY ROBINSON – THE SHATTERING PEACE
Two masters of sci-fi take the stage for a thrilling conversation where imagination meets urgency, and the future of humanity hangs in the balance.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you’re a speculative fiction writer or reader and you live in the San Francisco area, I hearby order you to consider attending #WriterCommunity #WriteSky #WriterSky #SpecLit #SpecFic #sff
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Didn't expect to laugh so hard from a LinkIn post:
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Didn't expect to laugh so hard from a LinkIn post:
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61 million voters are NOT registered! Let's get as many as we can to register.
Kamala Harris only needed 44,000 votes across 3 key states to secure the electoral votes to win.
Please share.
Kamala Harris only needed 44,000 votes across 3 key states to secure the electoral votes to win.
Please share.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
61 million voters are NOT registered! Let's get as many as we can to register.
Kamala Harris only needed 44,000 votes across 3 key states to secure the electoral votes to win.
Please share.
Kamala Harris only needed 44,000 votes across 3 key states to secure the electoral votes to win.
Please share.
Remembering New Mexico. 1 year ago today. Some of the 100 or so photos and videos I took of the event.
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Remembering New Mexico. 1 year ago today. Some of the 100 or so photos and videos I took of the event.
Have not read the book, but I may (have to get past the never-meet-your-heros thing). His music though is the product of genius. Check it out, then read his story.
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Have not read the book, but I may (have to get past the never-meet-your-heros thing). His music though is the product of genius. Check it out, then read his story.
Wait. Did I miss the rapture?
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Wait. Did I miss the rapture?
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This is a really important read about how the current capitalist formations are shaping what books are available to readers and which writers get a chance to publish a book: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
#BookSky
#BookSky
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
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September 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is a really important read about how the current capitalist formations are shaping what books are available to readers and which writers get a chance to publish a book: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
#BookSky
#BookSky
The local Krispy Kreme has replaced human drive-thru order takers with a chatbot. It can't handle even the simplest questions about offerings. It answers with canned responses only vaguely related to your questions. This has gotta be costing more in sales than it saves in labor. I won't be back.
a robot is standing on a set of stairs in front of a television
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August 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The local Krispy Kreme has replaced human drive-thru order takers with a chatbot. It can't handle even the simplest questions about offerings. It answers with canned responses only vaguely related to your questions. This has gotta be costing more in sales than it saves in labor. I won't be back.