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Bilingual writer-translator-lyricist from France. Codex member. Free short stories: http://xenin.substack.com. Music samples: http://soundcloud.com/asglyrics.
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01.12.2025 16:08 — 👍 127 🔁 166 💬 2 📌 24
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Tonight at one past midnight, the flood gates opened!
94 #Substack authors got together, each writing a story inspired by The Twilight Zone.
They're all listed here--including my own entry.
Come, if you dare, explore The Midnight Vault II.
themidnightvault.substack.com/p/the-midnig...
In this #EpicFantasy #ShortStory Reikk (a sorcerer) is wrongly accused of murder. His investigation leads him to confronting... a god? How deliciously awkward...
xenin.kit.com/posts/storm
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This is me!
20.11.2025 19:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Day 19: Word of the day: 'third.'
In this scene from my current WIP (dark epic fantasy), four friends decide to get back at a guy who has been making their lives miserable by wrecking his home while he's away. But things turn ugly real fast ;)
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Day 16: Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser?
This is a funny one. I'm a plotter when it comes to, well, plot ;) But characters? Pantser all the way.
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Day 15: Progress
Half way through the month and half way through my current WIP! Or almost--I'm at 41k for a projected 100k.
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I listed the categories in the graphic in order of importance, so I'd say "Best setting" is IMHO the most fitting.
Quick hook: A Science-Fantasy epic about a mysterious alien mask that sets a disastrous chain of events on a world where live thousands of gods.
Please help nominate my novel "Everlife" for an Indie Ink Award in one of these categories: "Best setting," "Best use of tropes," "Best friendship," "Best mentor character," and/or "Side Character MVP." Thank you!
My debut novel "Everlife" is now up for votes at the #IndieInkAwards!
Please help nominate it for one of the listed categories.
indiestorygeek.com/nominate/7/1...
Thank you!
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My novella “The Battle of Braxia” is now available as a standalone ebook.
A young woman from a patriarchal society finds herself thrown in the middle of a war between Imperial troops and rebel forces. It has action but also lots of philosophical themes.
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This made me laugh so much! And it's *brilliant*. Everyone should do this! And not just on LinkedIn, mind you.
31.10.2025 01:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Well that took quite a turn after the 4 minute mark LMAO. Did not see that coming.
A tad too long, perhaps, but so funny!
I suspect you may have "smart features" disabled in gmail?
That's the only effective way to disable Gemini. This will impact not only gmail but also other Google services (including Drive).
For those who haven't done it yet, there's a guide here:
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
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Interesting article on how to remove a bunch of useless AI features from various platforms (Google, Meta, Copilot, Android, etc.)
Thought some of you might find this useful.
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Submitted a bunch of #poems today.
And wrote two more chapters for my #serial. Will try to get a couple more done before I dive into the next novel.
Not that I remember lol. I suspect you're confusing with Dune. Tremors doesn't take place on an alien world.
It's a pretty cool movie, though it's been years since I've seen it.
They did a TV version something like a decade later that wasn't too bad either--though I only watched an episode or two.
Bree is an awesome author! You really need to read her stuff.
Seriously.
Like, right now...
Yes! I just finished writing a 5k short story that was being very rebellious. Took me five days--which is quite long for me.
Anyway, now I can move on! Next up: write a few chapters of my serial before I dive into my next novel.
*rolls up his sleeves*
Yep, I'd already added that one (along with a few other writing-related feeds). But thanks! ;)
16.10.2025 08:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Damn. Just learned that Drew Struzan passed away. Was one of the best poster artists. Some of his work includes all 3 films in the "Back to the Future" series & the 2nd and 3rd Indiana Jones. I wrote a bit about him last year in an article about film posters: trianglent.substack.com/p/movie-post...
16.10.2025 08:03 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Hey Bluesky!
I am a Science-Fiction and fantasy writer.
New to the platform. Been resisting creating yet another social media account, but since this seems to be where all the cool (writing) kids hang out, I thought I'd jump in.
