Worried about those “smart glasses” recording you without you knowing it? Worry some more—Meta has now silently added facial recognition code to its AI app on users’ phones, while publicly proclaiming that it was only something they’re “thinking through”. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...

The Smashwords Read an Ebook Week Sale is on until March 7 including all my ebooks at 50% off. A lot of interesting science fiction for a very small amount of money. Go here www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos and search for “Scott Overton” (in quotes). #SFF #ebooksale

Some astonishing photography reminding us of the beauty of the natural world. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Today’s the day my new novel Zenith: Aftermath is officially released into the world. A look-ahead in adventure form. Check out www.scottoverton.ca/zenith-after... or go directly via my Universal Book Link to find it at your favourite online retailer. books2read.com/ZenithAfterm... #SFF #newbooks

If you need a lighter moment, here's one courtesy of Mother Nature (and some very patient photographers). www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #photography #naturalhumor

You can judge a book by its cover. And sometimes a book trailer will tell you if the book is right for you. The trailer for my new novel Zenith: Aftermath is on my website here: www.scottoverton.ca/zenith-after... Or on YouTube here: youtu.be/NtpX2BoTBLY #SFF #newbooks

If you're a fiction writer, there's still time to register for a free webinar tonight (Wed. Oct. 15 at 7pm Eastern). "Story Bones" with Susan Forest will explore the structure of successful novels. Presented by Canadian Authors Association and SF Canada. canadianauthors.org/national/pro... #writing

Join Canadian Authors and SF Canada for another FREE webinar this Wednesday October 15 at 7pm Eastern. Susan Forest presents "Book Bones" the structure of stories, including novel skeletons like the three-act structure, the Hero's Journey and more. Register here: canadianauthors.org/national/pro...

My new science fiction novel Zenith: Aftermath is available for pre-order, coming out Oct. 31st. It's an exploration of digital intelligences and uploading as a group of VIPs is flung into a future world without humans. books2read.com/ZenithAfterm... #newbooks #SFF

The mama loon surfaces and feeds her chick with a fish. And if you're patient, you can be there with a camera.

If you write fiction that might involve medical intervention, don’t miss this week’s FREE webinar from Canadian Authors and SF Canada: “Medical Errors 101 – a physician’s tips on getting medicine right in your stories” by Melissa Yuan-Innes. Register at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... .

Brain-computer interfaces as a commercial product? That’s the scenario of my SF-thriller novel Augment Nation and now China is heavily into the technology, according to Wired magazine www.wired.com/story/china-... . #SFF

Loons are one of my favourite perks of living in Northern Ontario. Especially when the chicks arrive.

Tonight's free webinar from CAA and SF Canada (Wed. Aug. 20 7pm eastern) is "Ways of Understanding Humour" by Ira Layman, focusing on writing humour and satire, but it'll be entertaining and informative for all writers. Register at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... to get the link.

Want to add more humour into your writing? Join Canadian Authors and SF Canada for another free webinar this Wednesday August 20th at 7pm. "Ways of Understanding Humour" by Ira Nayman is sure to be an entertaining and informative session, so register here: canadianauthors.org/national/pro...

It's good to get outside and see what Nature's offering. Today it was lots of bees.

My writer friends, learn The Secret to Creating Compelling Narrative with a free webinar from Arlene F. Marks this Wednesday July 16 from 7 - 8:30 pm Eastern presented by CAA and SF Canada. Explore conflict, the dos and don'ts of suspense, and more. Register here canadianauthors.org/national/pro...

That awkward offspring that won't stop crying "Feed Me! Feed Me!"

Writers: Canadian Authors and SF Canada provide webinars about writing and they're FREE. Register for the next three webinars at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... including "Give Your Writing Legs – The Secret to Creating Compelling Narrative" by Arlene F. Marks July 16 from 7 - 8:30 pm Eastern.

Canada and Canadians are the best and the world knows it.

The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale on ebooks is on now to July 31st. All my books are 50% off, even The Identity Crisis Collection: my first three science fiction novels bundled together for just $4.99 US! Use www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos then search“Scott Overton” (in quotes). Happy shopping!

To all the Canucks on BlueSky: Happy Canada Day! As if we weren't already so grateful to live in this wonderful country, along comes 2025 and an orange guy with a God complex and ... please don't ever let me take Canada for granted!

It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada, and this is essential reading. For all people who want to walk with Indigenous peoples, and show with actions - not just words - that we are willing to work towards reconciliation, here are simple, clear actions to take.

Check out this writing webinar by @smithwriter.bsky.social on WedJune18! Co-sponsored by @canadianauthors.bsky.social & @sfcanadawriters.bsky.social, it's FREE to attend. Playing the Short Game – How to Market & Sell Short Fiction canadianauthors.org/national/eve...

There's still a few days left to register for the free webinar "Playing the Short Game - How to Market and Sell Short Fiction" from Douglas Smith. You'll never meet anyone who knows more about getting the most mileage from your short stories. It's 7 - 8:30 pm Eastern on Wednesday June 18.

My Storytelling Sampler lesson this time: Danté’s Inferno: Narrative poem from the 1300’s. The poet falls asleep and is led through the nine circles of Hell by the ancient Roman writer Virgil. (The first part of The Divine Comedy which also includes the Purgatory and Paradise.) #storytelling

A conservationist squirrel? A would-be tree farmer? Who knows? Must have had some good reason to plant a pine cone upright like a tree.

My first three science fiction novels are available for the first time together in The Identity Crisis Collection. Pre-order now for just $9.99 and get delivery June 14th. Deep thoughts. Big thrills. books2read.com/The-Identity... #SFF #newbooks

I'm trying to pick out a lesson from each of the books I read and movies I watch, then share them in my Storytelling Sampler. Today: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay--A complex fantasy novel about secret efforts to rid a region of two invader sorcerer-tyrants. #storytelling #SFF

Every sale matters to an independent author! Sometimes I check @draft2digital.bsky.social platform JUST TO SEE sales records. A library bought one of my books yesterday! Yay!

As a writer, I read voraciously. Love movies too. But I can’t do either without also trying to learn something about storytelling. So from today, I’m going to share my “STORYTELLING SAMPLER”—mentions of a book or movie and what struck me about the storytelling, good or bad. So here’s the first one:

If you’re a writer of short fiction, join Canadian Authors and SF Canada for a webinar June 18th “Playing the Short Game – How to Market & Sell Short Fiction” with Douglas Smith, who literally wrote the book. You need to register at canadianauthors.org/national/pro... #canadianwriters #webinars

Can this work? Let's hope. Is it worth trying? Sure. Something has to be done.

If you’re into adventure, my SF-thriller Oceanus is 50% off this long weekend at Kobo. Ride along as a team of specialists descends into the deep ocean to defuse a global crisis. Just 2.99 for the ebook over the Easter long weekend. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... #SFF, #SF-thrillers #adventure

I could not resist this one... Told you I was keeping on making a fool of him...

Thanks so much for this kind review! ❤️

Is it your duty to vote? Sure--it's a responsibility we have for living in the kind of country we want. But what you really need to remember is that voting is your RIGHT. That's a whole other level of significance.

If you're Canadian and have wondered about what difference it will make if Pierre Poilievre has his way and kills the CBC, here's an extensive look into the whys, the hows, and what would fill the void left behind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN_w...

You have to love these signs.

CTV canned Gilmore's scheduled fact-checking segment because of hard-right push-back, so I'm looking forward to seeing these.

This is a gesture that probably won't sway Congress and actually achieve its goal. But it definitely sends a message that we Canadians appreciate. Please keep building on that.

While I wouldn't normally flog a product, I gotta say this is pretty cool. This is the way it would happen, too.

My novel Oceanus is eligible to be nominated for an Aurora Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. If you’re a member, or would like to join, I’d love for you to nominate it before April 5th. It’s a great award (and, I think, a good novel). www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

Bemused by the outpouring of Canadian pride recently? To be clear, we’re privileged to have a country that’s one of the best places in the world to live. That doesn't mean we think we’re better people than anyone else. Our pride is for our country and its shared values. An important distinction.

The dangers of foreign ownership of our media have been known for a long time. If the times we're living through aren't a wake-up call, I don't know what could be. Taking steps to change this is long overdue.

If you're Canadian, you'll enjoy this love letter to our wonderful country. If you're not Canadian, it just might give you some idea of how we see ourselves including why we feel so deeply about our nation and what makes it distinct from every other. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhiK...

PP blames the Libs for the high $ of living.It's a lie. ⬆️ food costs & ⬆️ cost of goods contribute to inflation & higher interest rates.It turns out oil companies were largely responsible.The Libs wanted to invest more in renewables.Looks like they were on the right track! thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...