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#HappyHalloween everyone!

If you're going trick-or-treating, remember the following:
1) Don't trust pumpkins - they're seedy
2) Go big or gourd home
3) Don't be a jerk-o-lantern
4) Have a terror-ific time

#Ghosts #GhoulsJustWannaHaveFun #Vampires #Werewolves #Zombies #Pumpkins

#books #nzauthors #comedy #horror #scifi #fantasy #anthology #authorsalley #armageddon #shortstories

The featured authors are: Melissa Gunn, @robinnew.bsky.social, Gareth Ward, S.J. Pratt, @nikkythewriter.com, @jamiedsands.bsky.social, @janna-ruth.com, Kate Haley, J.M. Goldie, Quill Holland, JD Evans and S Jayne Bradley.

Featuring the apocalyptically-themed works of 12 NZ authors (myself included!), covering a range of genres including fantasy, sci-fi, geopunk, and eldritch horror! The Imploding Imagination anthology will be available exclusively at #armageddonexpo throughout 2026, from participating authors.

Are you heading down to the final day of #springeddon? Be sure to check out the Authors Alley and bag yourself an🔥Armageddon exclusive anthology!🔥

Quill Holland's Blog | Review: The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi Whilst it may be the odd one out of the Old Man’s War series, The Sagan Diary is still a well-written, interesting, and engaging piece of fiction. It won’t be to everyone’s liking, but if you’ve made ...

A slightly quicker turnaround this time - it's blog post #7 - a review of #TheSaganDiary by John Scalzi! It may be the odd one out of the series, but it's still a well-written, interesting, and engaging piece of fiction. Read the full review here 👉
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#scifi #books

Quill Holland's Blog | Review: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi When I read Old Man’s War, I was hooked, not only by the world-building and the characters but also by the technology and the ideas that the story oh so fantastically played with. As I finished readin...

#Blogpost number 6 of 2025 (where is the year disappearing to?!?!) - A #review of #TheGhostBrigades by John Scalzi. Not quite to my liking as much as #OldMansWar, but a good read nonetheless. Check out my full thoughts here 👉https://quillholland.nz/review-the-ghost-brigades-by-john-scalzi
#reading

Are you in the Wellington region this weekend & looking for something bookish to do?👀
There are events going down August 9-10 from Paekākāriki to Ōtaki - see bookmarkapiti.nz for details & come say hello to me @ Big Mac Slabs 10am-3pm Sunday 10th!
@bookmarkapiti.bsky.social #books #stories

Quill Holland's Blog | Review: Impact Winter, Season 3, by Travis Beacham We are back for season 3 of Impact Winter, and wow, did I enjoy this installment! The series continues to deliver quality entertainment, through the talent of its voice cast, the imagination of its au...

#Blogpost #5 of 2025, I #reviewed #Season3 of #ImpactWinter - a very strong & engaging 3rd entry in the series😁- read my full review in the link below!
#vampires #apocalypse #readingcommunity #fantasy quillholland.nz/review-impac...

Apple TV+ shares first look at 'Murderbot', a killing machine who just wants to watch TV all day Martha Wells's award-winning 'The Murderbot Diaries' is getting a snarky adaptation with Alexander Skarsgård at the helm this spring.

IDK how I'm just hearing about this, but Apple TV+ is developing a #TheMurderbotDiaries show?! 👀
Having read & reviewed 4 of the books, I'm looking forward to seeing this adaptation. #AlexanderSkarsgård has been cast as #Murderbot, which has a lot of potential & the sneak peek images look promising!

Quill Holland's Blog | Review: The Prison by J Swift The Ark was an interesting story, and its sequel, The Prison, is an intriguing tale in its own right. The protagonist trio, Alissa, Shem and Ham, have all made it onto the Ark, which has left the sola...

#blog post #4 of 2025, here's my #review of The Prison by J Swift! A satisfying & interesting sequel; check out my full thoughts in the link below 😊
#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #scifi #indieauthor
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Quill Holland's Blog | Review: Impact Winter, Season 2, by Travis Beacham Impact Winter is back for season 2, and whilst I wasn’t as taken with this second instalment, I still enjoyed returning to this unique take on vampires and apocalypse!

The 3rd #blogpost of 2025, it's my #review of #impactwinter #Season2 - an enjoyable return to this unique take on #vampires & #apocalypse!
#writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #fantasy #scifi
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Quill Holland's Blog | TV Show Review: Scavengers Reign It’s always nice to see new IPs appearing on our screens and sci-fi TV shows are no different. Scavengers Reign is a perfect example of something new, something different, and wow – is this show a lot...

#blogpost #2 of 2025 - a #review of #ScavengersReign, a complex & unique, beautifully presented and otherworldly #scifi show!
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Quill Holland's Blog | Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi When Old Man’s War was recommended to me by my uncle & cousin, the premise immediately sounded interesting. After I’d read the blurb, I definitely wanted to read more, and I was hooked after the openi...

It's a new year, a new month, and a new #blogpost! Check out #review #1 of 2025 - Old Man’s War by John Scalzi.
#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #scifibooks #scifi
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I have a starter pack for published sff authors and indie publishers. I know I've missed loads of people so drop me a msg to get added in. go.bsky.app/7XhRcey

A lineup of sci-fi novels by author J.D. Robinson

My whole deal is that I’m a sci-fi writer. If you love stories where normal people face extraordinary challenges—which may involve wormholes, world sims, alien skins, or lost twins—I’d love to send you a free copy of my twisted little short story “Fruiting”! Details in the comments…

Awakened Horror Although the Republic has rebuilt itself, Raith continues to struggle with the aftermath of the actions that thwarted the Empire — were his choices to defeat them justified? As he focuses on building ...

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Quill Holland's Blog | Movie Review: Rebel Moon, The Director's Cut In many ways, the changes actually make the standard and director’s cuts feel like different films – and the names given to each part of Rebel Moon reflect this: Part One went from A Child of Fire to ...

It's been a bit slow on the blogging front this year 😅
But ah, my third blog post of 2024 and the year's first #moviereview, it's Rebel Moon: The Director's Cut! Read my #blogpost to see what I thought! #writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #scifi #movies
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Quill Holland's Blog | Review: Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation by Catherynne M. Valente There are three tie-in novels for Mass Effect Andromeda, so naturally, I started with the third and final entry into that trilogy of stories. If you’ve read my Thoughts on the Lore of Mass Effect blog...

My 2nd blog post of 2024 & the year's first #Review, it's Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation by Catherynne M. Valente! Read my #blogpost to see what I thought of this fantastic tie-in story to the Mass Effect Universe. #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #bookreviews quillholland.nz/review-mass-...

Quill Holland's Blog | Thoughts On: The Lore of Mass Effect The beauty of storytelling is that there are so many ways to tell stories – books, obviously, but also orally, visually, and interactively. The Mass Effect series of games has been a favourite of mi...

First blog post of 2024, & I thought I'd try something a little different - sharing some of my thoughts on the lore of #masseffect. I played through all four games over 2023 & loved so much, but the worldbuilding in particular. Have you played the games?
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#HappyNewYear2024 everyone! Wishing you all the very best for 2024!

#MerryXmas #BookCommunity & #WritingCommunity - I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Exactly! December writing coma is to NaNoWriMo what food comas are to a feast!

Nice work 👍
Me? Um ... 😅 I'm doing great, totally on track with 12k written 😅

Nice work! You'll have that 1st draft finished by month's end 🙂 You've got this 👍

We're halfway through #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity! So the question is, how are y'all doing?
#amwriting #writinglife #challenge

So I was supposed to work on #NaNoWriMo, but didn't have the headspace 😅🤷‍♂️so I decided to do some #drawing instead! It's been a to-do list item for a while to do a #colorwheel & here is part 1! What do y'all think & what colour/#Pokemon should I do next? 🤔#colorwheelchallenge

Fantasy maps, publishing, editing, and writing: an interview with Dewi Hargreaves I interviewed Dewi Hargreaves about his freelance work making maps for fantasy books, working at an independent press, and much more.

I was interviewed by the brilliant AS Akkalon!

We talked about indie publishing, upcoming titles from Lost Boys Press, my map commission work, and lots more. 💙 www.asakkalon.com/interview_wi...

The #TheForgottenSaga universe has changed between #ForgottenEvil & #AwakenedHorror - map lines have been redrawn, factions evolved & reborn & a new threat could redraw it all again! Book 2 once again features a fantastic #map by the incredible @dewiwrites.bsky.social! What do y'all think?

As an #awakenedhorror launch week special, get -60% off #forgottenevil! But hurry, there are only two days left - the discount ends November 7th!
#booklaunch #booklover #readingcommunity #scifibooks #scifibookseries #bookstoread #readIndieBooks
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