Alexis Ames

Alexis Ames

@alexisames.bsky.social

SFF writer. | #PitchWars '18. | Words in Pseudopod, Escape Pod, Radon Journal | Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/alexis.ames. | Member SFWA and Codex.

2,230 Followers 1,320 Following 930 Posts Joined Aug 2023
1 hour ago
Screenshot from Goodreads that reads: average rating 4.86, ratings 22, reviews 18, want to read 73, added to shelves 101.

THE CHAMOS PROJECT is finally on over 100 shelves on Goodreads!

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18 hours ago

I'd like to personally apologize to everyone under a blizzard warning right now. It's because I put my snow shoes away in February and thought "I won't need these again." (I'm not sorry)

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1 day ago

THE CHAMOS PROJECT has been shelved 99 times on Goodreads! Who is going to be lucky number 100? πŸ‘€

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1 day ago

(Although if you ARE feeling super ambitious, you could head over to Amazon and write a quick review for it there) πŸ™

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1 day ago

Also! If you've read THE CHAMOS PROJECT, I would appreciate it if you went over to Goodreads or Storygraph and dropped a quick rating for it. You don't even need to write out a review if you don't want to!

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1 day ago

Thanks so much!

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2 days ago

I've been calling it "homme fatale" and I wrote one here lol www.neondystopia.com?p=100043378

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3 days ago

I don’t think we talk enough about how the foundational, most aspirational premise of the AI industry is β€œwhat if there was a human-level intelligence that didn’t have human rights.” Like. Exploitation is literally the whole point! Of COURSE they hold human life, intelligence and labour in contempt!

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2 days ago

Not automated, lol, but yeah.

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3 days ago

Getting well-meaning emails from libraries and bookstores like "congrats on finishing your first book" and....no. 😭 I have been writing for more than 2 decades. I have finished dozens of books. This is far from the first one I ever wrote. THAT book should never ever see the light of day.

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4 days ago

I know the only way to sell your book is to talk about your book, but man I am sick of talking about this book 😭 Anyway, cute robots, compelling mystery, sad gays in space, etc, please read it and spread the word.

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4 days ago

I know it's ultimately a good thing for the book, but deleting 8K words and replacing them with 2K new words doesn't feel like I'm making any progress and I hate feeling like that!!

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4 days ago

Stopped by the store for 5 basic things on the way home from work, it cost $40 πŸ™ƒ what are we doing here

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5 days ago

When there is a contract-shaped thing in your inbox that you can't talk about yet... πŸ‘€

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6 days ago

My 2nd book is ready for line/copy edits, and I'm 50% of the way through the revisions for my 3rd one. This morning I managed to put down words for draft zero of what will hopefully be my 4th book release 🀞 Chugging along!

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1 week ago

Today is the LAST DAY of the Smashwords sale! Grab THE CHAMOS PROJECT while it's 50% off!

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1 week ago
A trope map that reads: TITANIC x EXPANSE, enemies to lovers, forbiden love, mystery and tragedy, if Star Trek was more gay, disabled characters, age gap, and slow burn. Red text over the graphic reads SALE! 50% OFF!

The Smashwords sale ends tomorrow! THE CHAMOS PROJECT is 50% off! Grab it while you can! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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1 week ago
A trope map that reads: cute robots, queer characters over 40, human/android relationships, tragic romance, and enemies-to-lovers. Red text over the graphic reads "50% off! www.smashwords.com/sale"

Repurposed a graphic to remind you that there are just 2 days left in the Smashwords sale! Grab THE CHAMOS PROJECT today! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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1 week ago

REMINDER that if you haven't yet picked up my book about sad gays in space, never fear! It's still 50% off at Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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1 week ago

2 weeks after release, my book has 20 ratings on Goodreads and is on 92 shelves...I know it's not much but I'll take it! I so appreciate everyone who has read and rated this book or talked about it with their friends!

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1 week ago
Preview
The Chamos Project Twenty years after an attack perpetrated by androids takes the lives of those closest to him, Doctor Leander Dade is living a reclusive life on Earthβ€”until the Alliance Fleet recalls him back into ser...

Happy Monday! Reminder that THE CHAMOS PROJECT is 50% at Smashwords all week! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1.... #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #SFF

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1 week ago

My Boomer complaint is that lit mags should not require your full legal name and/or mailing address simply to submit a story to them.

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2 weeks ago
A graphic that reads "Read an Ebook week" at the top, followed by the cover of The Chamos Project in the center. The text at the bottom reads: "50% off at Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/sale"

Today is the day! THE CHAMOS PROJECT is 50% off at Smashwords through 3/7! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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2 weeks ago

Marketing my scifi like: yes it's scifi but it ignores the laws of physics. Yes, it's a love story, but it's not a Romance. Yes, there's sex, but they don't even manage to get their clothes off. Yes, it's tragic. Yes, there are funny moments. Yes, that dude DOES deserve to be shoved out an airlock.

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2 weeks ago
The cover for THE CHAMOS PROJECT set against a starry background. The cover shows a human hand reaching towards and touching fingertips with an android hand. Promotional graphic fo Read an Ebook Week, showing a cartoon depiction of a woman wearing glasses holding an ebook.

The Smashwords sale is almost here! My book will be listed at 50% off from March 1-7 for Read an Ebook Week! #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Smashwords #indieauthor #SFF

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2 weeks ago

I'm not planning to release it until August, but I just purchased the cover for my next book and I'm EXCITED πŸ‘€

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2 weeks ago

I have been reaching out to libraries to see if I can donate copies of my book to add to their catalogs for circulation and everyone has been so nice and excited about it so far πŸ₯Ί

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2 weeks ago

I had a lot of fun writing up this interview and reflecting on my queer scifi book! Check it out!

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2 weeks ago
Available now at your favorite digital store! The Chamos Project by Alexis Ames

THE CHAMOS PROJECT came out 1 week ago and I'm blown away by all the support! If you're interested in queer scifi that's a callback to my love of Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica, check it out here: books2read.com/u/mdBDo5. #WritingCommunity #SFF #indieauthor

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2 weeks ago
Screenshot that reads: I AM CRYING AND NOW I'M PISSED

This is genuinely the best endorsement anyone could ever give my book πŸ˜‚

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