The July newsletter drops later today with updates on my current project. Don't miss out on the latest info and get a free short story too. 💙📚🪐 #sff #scifi #amreading www.rikohare.com/free

as the feedback on Mercy’s Gate continues to come in, I’ve started on Guardian’s Gate in earnest, determined to avoid the middle book syndrome that can happen with a trilogy. Each has to feel like a complete episode, the reader satisfied, while moving the story on. #sciencefictionbooks #scifi

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Woohoo, my first royalty payment came through today. That's a nice feeling. Off to buy a new car... a really, really, REALLY cheap one 😉 #writingcommunity #writerslife

H.G Wells got the atomic bomb right. World government, rational politics, and human nature? Not so much. Even the greatest futurists are shaped by the hopes and assumptions of their own time. Predicting technology is hard. Predicting people is even harder.

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I mean, c’mon. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Mercy’s Gate is getting excellent feedback so far from the beta readers. Book2, Guardian’s Gate stands at 7k with the opening scene a real power driver for the book. Mercy’s Gate is at a special preorder price of 0.99 until books2read.com/mercysgate #sciencefictionbooks #scifibooks

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It cannot be understated the amount of humiliation that Black physicians endured in their communities - being honored and sought after in a society where value is based on skin color alone. @NicoleFCarr @HarperCollins amzn.to/4vnt6LD #ad #StevosNovelIdeas #booksky

Chief Engineer Martal Strand keeps the air breathable for the last of humanity - sealed in a spinning habitat orbiting a dead Earth, guarding half a billion embryos until the world can take them back. Then he uncovers something he shouldn't. #BookSky #SciFi

Cory Doctorow has a distilled take on AI and the internet. He expresses a lot of wisdom in the interview. A highly recommended read. The future feels only minutes away, chasing me. #ai #internet #sci-fi arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

Route 10 is new for the Second Edition. We moved to the west of the city and found many places too good to miss.

If you like scifi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn & KOBO www.kobo.com/ca/en/search... Please check my site taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror #novels

A time travel trilogy and a psychological thriller. Take your pick and try something new. www.amazon.com/stores/autho... #booksky #booklovers #ReadingCommunity

The Rifters: The Complete Series Special Editions 42 universes. One rift. Exclusive editions, new novels, and a Kickstarter you don’t want to miss. buff.ly/GiDCTDa #books #bookworms #booklovers #booknerd #readingcommunity #Kickstarter #portalfantasy

Want to know why Martal Strand is the man he is at the start of Judgement? Sign up to my monthly newsletter and get the free, exclusive short story that shows you. www.rikohare.com/free #scifi #freefiction #booksky

If you've read Judgement and haven't left a review yet — even a line or two makes a real difference for an indie debut. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS 💙📚 #BookSky #IndieAuthor

To alter history, one must know it. And so, I research more than I write. Here is some of what I am reading as I shape the 6th century climate catastrophe in my next book of the Roman Sky series, Empire’s Frost.

"Polla is gleefully morally gray...Murray’s animated prose is an unmitigated delight... A leisurely paced but absorbing introduction to a futuristic series that’s bound to shine." -- 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙪𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨

The Shogun has Fallen: Blazing Sword Book 2. Ebooks and paperbacks are available on Amazon, and audiobooks are available on Spotify, Google Play, and Kobo. #HistoricalFiction #Fiction #SpotifyAuthors #Booksky #Audiobooks #writingcommunity #CanLit #writers #Authors #Indieauthor #books #writesky

Don't buy my books on Prime Day, please. Hold off until July 1st and you will be rewarded.

A bastard gentrywoman, Kahyla protects her siblings against assassins, demon-eaten mages, and rivals intent on the throne. She faces a DEMON’S BARGAIN where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life. #BluePit 📖 #F #R #YA #A #Q

My short story collection "Dragon Tales" is ready to go out in its final form! It includes the short stories, griffin-annotated field guide, full character list, glossary: 33,000 words in all, FOR FREE! At the risk of sounding like an infomercial! 🐉✨ #booksky #writersky #authorlife #indieauthor #SFF

I finished the 2nd edition of my award-winning novel, The Internet President: None of the Above. Let me know if you'd like to read it before publication. Aliens watch over the election before doomsday. A non-politician changes their name to None of the Above and runs for president.

Hall of Bones has been stuck on 199 ratings on Goodreads for far too long! If you've read the book and enjoyed it perhaps you could help me get to 200? And if you've not read it and Viking-inspired fantasy appeals, perhaps pick it up and give it a try?

Check out one of my book reviews from Good reads of A crow's Legacy #readingcommunity #BookSky #sc-fibooks #IndieAuthor #Books #Betareaders www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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Publishers do not need to own every channel. But they do need to own more of the reader relationship. That is why apps, communities, newsletters, and direct sales are becoming strategically important.

"Turiano takes familiar thriller elements and transforms them into something far more unsettling than ever imagined." -Reader Views www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ11LT4F #thrillerreads #thrillerbooks #paranormalthriller #BookSky

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Two absolute classics, Blade Runner and The Thing were both released on the same day in US cinemas: 25 June 1982. And both are definitely in my list of all-time favourites.

Two and a half months post-launch. The book's out there, being read by people I'll never meet. That's scarily brilliant. #Debut

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Good morning #Booksky! Don't forget to dig out your best sunscreen if you're venturing out this week...

932 words of the wip done today and introduced a new character. You ever written someone you'd really to meet... and then punch in the face :) ;) #writingcommunity #amwriting #writing

One thing readers keep coming back to in Judgement is that they didn't expect to understand the antagonist's position. That was always the plan but it took a while to pull off. 💙📚 #SFF #SciFi

To anyone in the UK who saw my post about wanting better weather to be able to sit in the garden and read. My sincere apologies. #amreading #writerslife

Father's Day. Good excuse to take the day off.

Writing observation: Kill your darlings, they say. The scenes I was most reluctant to cut were almost always the ones that needed to go. But, once I accept they're not pulling their weight - they're in a shallow grave by midnight. #WritingCommunity #WriterLife

My final test for a scene I've written is to read it out loud. If I can easily narrate it without stumbling, then I reckon it's pretty much ready. Anyone else do this? #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity

SciFi film competition. futurevisionxprize.com?utm_medium=p... #Author #Writer #Films #SciFiFilm #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #FilmSky #ScienceFictionFilm #ScreenWriters #FilmMakers #FilmCompetition #FutureVision

Judgement has 200,000 people living inside a rotating habitat in space. Half a billion embryos, frozen and waiting. The story starts when a chief engineer finds out someone wants to bring it all down. Out now. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS #SciFi #SFF

Who's ready to write? We're back with a live write-a-long, hosted by the marvellous Alex S.Bradshaw this weekend, join us this Sunday for a fun, no pressure writing sprint session. Link to follow!

...further to my last post. Mission accomplished 💙📚 #amreading #writingcommunity

I had a blast drafting the synopsis for the new #sci-fi novel. But editing! Synopses are all about telling, so... "As the battle rages" replaced "Railgun shells cannon into hulls, a riot of missiles blazing through the dark as ships ignite into ephemeral stars." #writingcommunity

People don't summon ghosts together by candlelight in ominous Victorian mansions anymore, and honestly, I think that’s a shame.

Hopefully seen the last of the rain for a while. I'd really like to just be able to sit in the garden and read a book. #writerslife

A thought... About AI:

If you're an Adrian Tchaikovsky reader and haven't tried Judgement yet — morally complex characters, big ideas, a world built to reward attention. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZVYYMNS #SciFi #BookSky