Ron Collins
@roncollins.bsky.social
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Writer. Baseball fan. Sometimes more intelligent than others. Shrug. He/Him. Follow @ typosphere.com
Find Your Favorite Line ... or Whatever. I set this as free on my Patreon last week but I suppose sometimes folks don't want to go there, which I get. So here it is, rolled over to my site. It's about enjoying the moment. Or maybe enjoying the moment again?
www.typosphere.com/2025/11/10/f...
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Find Your Favorite Line … or Whatever. – The Typosphere
https://www.typosphere.com/2025/11/10/find-your-favorite-line-or-whatever/
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Last Day For Hope! Nothing like a dramatic header, eh? The Kickstarter for my little project of Holiday Hope closes tonight at 6:00 PT! It's been a lot of fun so far, and there's still time to get in on it...gotta act fast, though (the used car salesman says!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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Holiday Hope - In Hardback and Trade Paperback For 1st Time!
An Eclectic Collection of Holiday Stories: Starships, Snowfall, Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Winter Wonder, and Hope (with tinsel?)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/holiday-hope-in-hardback-and-trade-paperback-for-1st-time?ref=cjca0m
6 days ago
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I'm a little late rolling this one over from my Patreon to Typosphere. I'll blame other work, but in reality it's just me and my overwhelm. 🙂 Link in first comment...
www.typosphere.com/2025/11/05/h...
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Hitting The CTRL-R Key – The Typosphere
https://www.typosphere.com/2025/11/05/hitting-the-ctrl-r-key/
7 days ago
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Kickstarters: Success, Failure, and Return on Effort (Or, The Joy of Independence) My latest Patreon post is up. It's about Kickstarters in general, but really it's about the effort it can take to make something cool (and maybe even why it's worth it?)
www.patreon.com/posts/kickst...
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Kickstarters: Success, Failure, and Return on Effort | Ron Collins
Get more from Ron Collins on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/kickstarters-and-142920706?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
7 days ago
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Two Minutes of Holiday Hope! Take a moment to join me for a spin through the hardcover proofs of my eclectic holiday-themed collection. Available at Kickstart only this year! Still available for pledge until 11/6 (and afterward while late pledges are active!)
youtube.com/shorts/wsukj...
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Two Minutes of Holiday Hope!
YouTube video by Ron Collins
https://youtube.com/shorts/wsukjO7Eozo
7 days ago
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Holiday Hope Flying Too Close to the Sun? I hope not! So close to the next stretch goal! Thanks to everyone backing this little collection. Due to you guys, everyone is so close to getting new, original short story. Exciting, right? Two days left!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
8 days ago
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Only Three Days to Go! I said this would be a short run! The Kickstarter for Holiday Hope is still live, but to ensure it ships before Christmas it closes Thursday. Also happy to report that the proofs are in, and things look great! Check them out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
9 days ago
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It’s New Book Day! Take a few minutes to join Ron as he does an opening of what we all hope is the Final proof of Holiday Hope, his collection of short stories with holiday themes! Much fun!
youtu.be/_Fg_R1m6GJQ
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It’s New Book Day!
YouTube video by Ron Collins
https://youtu.be/_Fg_R1m6GJQ
13 days ago
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FIND YOUR FAVORITE LINE ... or WHATEVER. (Or take a moment, won't you?) I made this Patreon post free because I think it has a certain value, and didn't want a buck to stand between us. It started with fulfilling Kickstarters, and moved to something else entirely.
www.patreon.com/posts/find-y...
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Find Your Favorite Line ... or Whatever. | Ron Collins
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/find-your-line-142358883?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
14 days ago
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Holiday Hope funded in the first day! You can get your name in print by helping it hit its next stretch goal! Holiday themed fiction, and your name in tinsel…what could be better?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
14 days ago
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Who would have know that a new mouse would make using the computer so much easier?
14 days ago
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Holiday Hope is live! This collection of holiday stories spans Halloween and Hannukah, the Solstice, Christmas, and even the New Year! Starships, snowfall, science fiction. Mystery, romance, and crime! Available only at Kickstarter. Ships before Christmas!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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Holiday Hope - In Hardback and Trade Paperback For 1st Time!
An Eclectic Collection of Holiday Stories: Starships, Snowfall, Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Winter Wonder, and Hope (with tinsel?)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/holiday-hope-in-hardback-and-trade-paperback-for-1st-time?ref=cjca0m
15 days ago
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Check out the feature video for Ron's "Holiday Hope" Kickstarter release! Short and sweet, with the eclectic flavor of the collection (and a jaunty, danceable (bounceable?) little soundtrack! Goes live October 28!
youtu.be/MJGPCXbmYik
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Holiday Hope Kickstarter Video
YouTube video by Ron Collins
https://youtu.be/MJGPCXbmYik
16 days ago
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Despite the work being a bit dry at times, I admit prepping to fulfill Kickstarters to be kind of fun.
18 days ago
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AI, FAN ART, AND MY PREDICTION FOR THE FUTURE You might think this is about AI, but really it's not. Instead, it's about copyright...
www.typosphere.com/2025/10/24/a...
19 days ago
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Hitting The CTRL-R Key (Or, how being overwhelmed can really suck) My latest Patreon post is up. It's about what the title says it is. [grin] As an aside, I'm a couple days late because it got away from me. Who knew I had so much to say about being overwhelmed?
www.patreon.com/posts/hittin...
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Hitting The CTRL-R Key | Ron Collins
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19 days ago
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Holiday Hope is moving. Final proofs incoming, a few kinks working out. Otherwise it’s almost, kinda ready to go for next week. Imagine that! Even better, we’re getting a bit of a pre-launch following. Join the cool kid! Get notified!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
23 days ago
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Merry Christmas! Super Solstice! Happy Hanukkah and Halloween! Happy to note my last Kickstarter for a bit! Holiday Hope is full of SF, mystery, and crime, and a dash of romance, all in the holiday season. Ships before X-mas! Books make great gifts, don't they?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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Coming soon: Holiday Hope - In Hardback and Trade Paperback For 1st Time!
An Eclectic Collection of Holiday Stories: Starships, Snowfall, Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Winter Wonder, and Hope (with tinsel?)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/holiday-hope-in-hardback-and-trade-paperback-for-1st-time?ref=auzrzq
26 days ago
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YOUR BUSINESS IS YOU (or, It's a Jungle Out There) Wherein I cogitate about what it means to be a creative person with a very small business that's focused on showing people the cool stuff we make.
www.typosphere.com/2025/10/17/y...
26 days ago
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Happy to announce that your favorite intergalactic twins--and Frisky, their cat (did we mention the cat?), are available for pre-order on all the retail stores (though Kobo is being cranky!). Also available direct at
skyfoxpublishing.com
, of course! Links here:
www.typosphere.com/the-cruise-b...
27 days ago
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Pro tip of the day. When using books2read URLs, you really do need to include the ".com" portion... Who knew?
27 days ago
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AI, FAN ART, AND MY PREDICTION FOR THE FUTURE My latest Patreon post is up. You might think it's about AI, but really it's not. Instead, it's about copyright...
www.patreon.com/posts/ai-fan...
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AI, Fan Art, and My Prediction of the Future | Ron Collins
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28 days ago
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I've not said anything about late pledges, but a few are sliding in...which means I've been a bad marketer! Time to correct that! With Kickstarter's Late Pledge feature, you can still get in on "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World." Only a few days left!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World: A New SF Collection
Aliens, science, time travel & humanity. 13 glimpses of futures full of hope and the sense of wonder from Analog writer Ron Collins.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/1101-digital-stories-in-an-analog-world-a-new-sf-collection?ref=d7omdi
30 days ago
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Quality Matters (or, You're Good Enough Just as You Are, Assuming...) It's time for last week's Patreon post. If you want them earlier, or bits of work in process(!), click the link at the end. This one is about basketball--except that it's about writing.
www.typosphere.com/2025/10/10/q...
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Quality Matters – The Typosphere
https://www.typosphere.com/2025/10/10/quality-matters/
about 1 month ago
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FLASH GOAL! With "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" ending, if the project gets 80 backers by close, each receives a copy of "Armageddon in the Undermix," a cyberpunky story set in a world nearing dystopia (sound too familiar?) Get in to make it happen.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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We're racing toward the end! I know you're looking forward to the big game today (Go Aces!), but "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" will close tomorrow night...if you're interested in SF, Analog, or just little ol' me, this one is for you!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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Your Business is You (or, It's A Jungle Out Here) My latest Patreon post is up. It's title says it all...kind of. After all, just what is a writer's business? Or anyone's for that matter?
www.patreon.com/posts/your-b...
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Your Business is You | Ron Collins
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about 1 month ago
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2 days to go, and "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" is close to a stretch goal to for me to make a video titled "What is Science Fiction" (and will reveal all my juiciest secrets?) Dunno. It will be fun, though. And also exclusive to Kickstarter backers!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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I blame the Aces and their startling playoff run for being a day late noting my Kickstarter for “1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” has hit another stretch goal! Thank you! It’s fun to see backer numbers rise. [insert many happy grins] 3 more days to go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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For whatever reason, I was a man ahead of time a bit ago when I said we were into the last week of the project for "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World." Proof I'm a dummy. Time, however, waits for no one, least of all me! NOW we're down to only 6 days to go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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A Million Ways to Succeed (Or, Decision Paralysis is Real) I wrote something (else?) abot how the "problem" (glory?) of this world of Independent Publishing is that there are so many ways to succeed--and learn. Highlighting R.S. Kellogg this time. Link below...
www.typosphere.com/2025/10/03/a...
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Five days left on the "Networking for System Administrators"
#Kickstarter
. Backers get two bonus Unix books so far. It might be more. Depends on how high it goes. If you're a
#sysadmin
sick of fighting with the network team, this book will help you.
#n4sa2e
mwl.io/ks
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Networking for System Administrators (2nd Edition)
The critically-acclaimed sysadmin reference, updated for modern Windows and Unix
https://mwl.io/ks
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Quality Matters ... I'm a day late, but my latest Patreon Post dropped yesterday. It's about basketball, but it's really about writing. Because isn't everything? [innocent blink]
www.patreon.com/posts/qualit...
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Quality Matters | Ron Collins
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about 1 month ago
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I remember writing "Define the Color Blue." It's short. It came out in one piece, formed exactly as it is. I love it when that happens. You can check it out by being one of the cool people who back "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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As I noted to my backers this morning, I'm excited to have all proofs for "1101 Digital Stories..." reviewed and approved. It's a little later than I normally like, but life is to be lived on the edge, right? So they say.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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How time flies, said the time traveler to the quantum hive! Only a week left in the Kickstarter for "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World!" It's been a total blast. A bit overwhelmed at the amazing progress its backers are giving it. Thanks so much!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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Looking anxiously forward to tomorrow's Aces/Fever game. Should be a great one.
#ALLINLV
about 1 month ago
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I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm happy! The Kickstarter for "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" continues to forge ahead so hard that I've put up a fresh set of Stretch Goals! Go team!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 1 month ago
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AI, Anthropic, Writers, & $1.5B I wrote this before this week's news that the judge approved the settlement. So, I suppose it still stands. Life as a creative is getting OMC (Officially More Complicated) every day. Link below.
www.typosphere.com/2025/09/27/a...
about 2 months ago
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I'm seriously going to have to post some more stretch goals for this little Kickstarter that could. "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" is still moving along. So very cool. [grin] If you're interested in the buzz, check out the project!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 2 months ago
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“1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” charges on--Day 3 and it's tipped the 2nd stretch goal. Every backer gets "The Disappearance of Josie Andrew," my WotF story, also nom'ed to the prelim Nebula ballot. You're gonna make me get creative with more goals!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 2 months ago
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I admit I was hoping (expecting?) the “1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” Kisckstarter would fund in the first day. But I didn’t expect it would happen in the first hour! And I didn’t expect to blow past the first stretch goal on day one, either. Thanks!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
about 2 months ago
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A Million Ways to Succeed (or, Decision Paralysis is Real) This week's Patreon post covers my thoughts on how the need to make decisions can bog an indie writer down, and how R. S. Kellogg might be finding the right way to cope. Or at least _A_ right way.
www.patreon.com/posts/millio...
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A Million Ways to Succeed | Ron Collins
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about 2 months ago
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And We’re Off! Totally excited to note that my Kickstarter for “1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World” is officially live! This is a cool project because it pairs with last year’s collection to represent all the stories I‘ve published in Analog (for now!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World: A New SF Collection
Aliens, science, time travel & humanity. 13 glimpses of futures full of hope and the sense of wonder from Analog writer Ron Collins.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/1101-digital-stories-in-an-analog-world-a-new-sf-collection?ref=d7omdi
about 2 months ago
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The mayhem around "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" officially begins tomorrow morning, but you can see me take a couple minutes to chat about it today! I'm so stoked for this project. Grin! Grin! Grin! Link to the project below (and on the YouTube channel, of course)
youtu.be/5PL8VCY1j3U
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1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World - The Kickstarter Video!
YouTube video by Ron Collins
https://youtu.be/5PL8VCY1j3U
about 2 months ago
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I'm Back! (Thoughts about travel, writing, and finding your purpose.)
www.typosphere.com/2025/09/20/i...
about 2 months ago
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AI, Anthropic, Writers, & $1.5B. (or, maybe we should all just go back to pencils?) This week's Patreon post is up. It covers my thoughts on the Anthropic settlement and being human...
www.patreon.com/posts/ai-ant...
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AI, Anthropic, Writers, & $1.5B | Ron Collins
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about 2 months ago
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On Kickstarters, Book Releases, and A Soft Announcement of Intent!
www.typosphere.com/2025/09/18/o...
about 2 months ago
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I admit I'm not exactly certain what the best part of being an independently published writer is, but I'm about 100% sure it's not updating product descriptions for an entire series across all the platforms.
about 2 months ago
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I'm getting excited. It's only a week before my next collection, "1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World" hits Kickstarter. Check out the stories, and get notified of launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ron...
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Coming soon: 1101 Digital Stories in an Analog World: A new SF Collection
Aliens, science, time travel & humanity. 13 glimpses of the future from Analog writer Ron Collins full of hope and the sense of wonder.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roncollins/1101-digital-stories-in-an-analog-world-a-new-sf-collection?ref=d7omdi
about 2 months ago
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