BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Afterburn by D Andrews @bbnya.bsky.social @dandrewsauthor.bsky.social irresponsiblereader.com/2025/12/15/b...

The fifth #SPSFC is about to close for entries and we're looking for a few more judges: spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l... Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.

Ok so someone recommended I make a mood board for the aesthetic for my book. I thought I’d struggle but actually this was fun. It’s my first mood board. What do you think? Does this give you the vibes for a book you might want to read? #booksky #scifi

The Narratess Indie sale is now live! Pick up Afterburn and a whole host of other amazing indie books for 0.99-1.99 👇 indiebook.sale

I have a sci-fi flash fiction out with @metastellar.bsky.social today! If you have 4 minutes and fancy a fun take on what the future of advertising may hold, please have a read. www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...

Congratulations to Transference by @ianpattersonauthor.bsky.social You are through to round 2 of #BBNYA2025!!

Thank you so much to everyone involved. Beat of luck to all the fellow participants ☺️

I’m so excited to share that I’m on the judging panel for the short story category of this year’s British Fantasy Awards. Check out the full shortlist in all categories at the British Fantasy Society’s website 👇👇 britishfantasysociety.org/british-fant...

That’s a wrap on my penultimate edit of the sequel to Afterburn and it’s already in my editor’s inbox. Is it equally or more fucked up than the first? ✅ Is it full of twists and tragedies? ✅ Is it ❤️breaking? Hope so ✅ Will the final book come out soon after? ✅ Stay tuned for more updates 👀

Nice little charity shop book haul today

I’m re-writing some scenes at the end of my sequel. Wrote about 3k words yesterday whilst removing about 2k. It should balance out, hopefully🤞 But for now time to put these books onto the bookshelf. I can’t believe the transformation of this room. Proper pics to follow. Pic#3 is next up on my #tbr

Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take I'll be watchin' you

Finally found a shop in London where I can get some LOOT 🙌🏻 🇮🇪

Check out this awesome review of Afterburn from the incredible @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social And if you’d like to check out Afterburn for yourself, the link is here 🔥 amzn.eu/d/8VZgRml

I’m also diving into this on ebook as it’s been sitting on my tbr for waaaay too long

After the absolute slog that was Dracula, I think I can safely assume the classics just aren’t for me personally. And now on to something completely different from my #tbr

I will never not watch a top ten video on YouTube about Judge Judy

You know you’re stressed when you started aggressively belting out Enya

Ok, I made really good progress last night so here’s my new starting point. I’m almost half way and I think I’m starting to get into the zone with these edits 🙌🏻

Afterburn is FREE on KU until 24th May only 🔥🔥 Get it whilst you can 👇 #scifi #scifibooks #BooksWorthReading #Booksky #Readerscommunity #indieauthor #ShamelessSelfpromoMonday amzn.eu/d/6CZ3YZa

Me after promising I’d get the house painting tasks done quickly so I could crack on with edits 🙄

This morning’s mission brings me to the fabled land of IKEA. Wish me luck for I know not if I will ever return

So help me god, I am going to power through edits this long weekend. And if I don’t, may I be struck down, amen!

Patiently waiting to become disconnected from reality level of rich…waiting…still waiting…any time now

MRI technician: breathe normally Me: immediately forgets how to breathe normally

I know most people don’t like the dentist but my guy is actually super chill

This wonderful solarpunk anthology launched at Eastercon! It's edited by the brilliant @wishusdonna.bsky.social and has lots of great stories, including my first ever solarpunk short! I may have got a bit weird with it. If you want solarpunk short stories then please check it out!

The night-before-going-back-to-work-after-having-a-week-off-fear is real and intense

Every day there is something to do and I am sick of it

Just finished this emotionally fractured scifi. Off for a lie down. If you’re dithering over whether scifi can be emotionally challenging and great, buy this book. Review to follow. #scifibooks #scifi 💙🪐📚

Reposting for #ShamelessSelfpromoTuesday Do you like psychological thrillers? Aliens? Trying to figure out if someone is crazy? Twists and turns? It’s got all of that and more 🔥 #scifi #booksworthreading #readersofbluesky #BookRecommendations

Reposting for #shamelessselfpromoSunday Do you like psychological thrillers? Ambiguous characters? Aliens and space battles? Check out Afterburn 🔥 on sale for £1.99 👇👇

I have to get a nerve conduction test today which is never fun. It’s 15-20 mins of getting electrocuted & stabbed with needles. Anyway here is a pic of me steering an old timey boat. It was a legit boat I was legit steering, no need for any follow up questions, none whatsoever!

Time for the Transcendence cover reveal! It's finally here! I worked with the incredibly talented baris.editionstilemizon.com again for this, and couldn't be happier. More details on my Substack! open.substack.com/pub/ipatters...

It’s #indieApril and Afterburn is reduced to £1.99. It’s also free on KU but only until the end of May! #scifi #booksworthreading #bookrecommendations #readersofbluesky amzn.eu/d/eyU7Btc

A team submerged in time's relentless tide picked these SPSFC 4 semifinalists: The Murder Algorithm by Wilson Kincaid and EAT by Jesse Brown. tinyurl.com/murderalgori... tinyurl.com/eatjessebrown

The Space Girls have named their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Proliferation by @erikotto.bsky.social and On Impulse by Heather Texle. tinyurl.com/proliferation2 tinyurl.com/onimpulse www.lecari.co.uk

Ground Control to Major Tom has advanced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker.bsky.social and Yours Celestially by @al-distortion.bsky.social. sciencefiction.news/item/167/sps...

You know you’re overworked when you look at the word ‘you’ in an email and think, is that spelled right? Anyway here is a picture of a hedgehog from 12 years ago

Team Red Stars has revealed their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Accidental Intelligence by @geektells.bsky.social and Bisection by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social. eclectictheist.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/s...

Team Tar Vol On has chosen their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Time of the Cat by @tansyrr.bsky.social and A Swift and Sudden Exit by @nicovincenty.bsky.social. www.tarvolon.com/2025/03/26/s... www.tarvolon.com/2025/03/17/s...

Peripheral Prospectors has announced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill and Wakers of the Cryocrypt by Nathan Kuzack. onereadingnurse.com/2025/03/26/t...

I think life wants me to be a villain. This is starting to feel like an origin story to be honest

The semifinalist books for #spsfc are being announced today!! I already knew ahead of time which books would be semis assigned to my team. And as always, I will write reviews for the books I finish. @spsfc.bsky.social Which are the books? A 🧵

I just learned Bisection made it to semifinals in the SPSFC! eclectictheist.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/s... I am trying to remind myself it is impressive to get this far and not set my heart on getting farther. The competition will be even stiffer from here on out!

Team Tar Vol On is excited to announce our first #SPSFC4 semifinalist: Time of the Cat by Tansy Rayner Roberts. www.tarvolon.com/2025/03/26/s...

#SPSFC4 is set to announce semifinalists tomorrow, but with a light slate of quarterfinalists from my team, I had the chance to check out some quarterfinalists from others, and I enjoyed the supernatural sci-fi thriller Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith www.tarvolon.com/2025/03/25/s...

Next up, this has been on my #tbr for a ridiculously long time and I need to get rid of some of the backlog

The internet has gaslit me into thinking I can renovate. Well FUCK DIY! I’m not built for this, I’m built for the soft life 😭

My personal review for Vermilion Flames; one of team #spacegirls ¼ finalists in #SPSFC4 #SPSFC3 #booksky 💙🪐📚 #selfpublished #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿 www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...