D.N. Schmidt, sci-fi novelist 🪐📚
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The Chained Space Series - D.N. Schmidt
Jay Jordan and his space junk salvage crew travel the Domain, bending the law like a pretzel and sneaking their loot past wormhole security. All he wants out
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A salvage crew goes after a ship lost in the deadliest place in space. They battle alien gangsters, the galactic government, and their own minds.
Great for fans of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and other fun space adventures!
#booksky 📚🪐 #spaceopera
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A salvage crew goes after a ship lost in the deadliest place in space. They battle alien gangsters, the galactic government, and their own minds.
Great for fans of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and other fun space adventures!
#booksky 📚🪐 #spaceopera
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Using the restroom when you're wearing pajama pants: Just slide 'em on down!
Using the restroom when you're wearing slacks: Unbuckle your belt, unbutton your pants, unclip the pants clip thingy, untie the mooring line, unlock the padlock, navigate the labyrinth, solve the jester's riddle...
Using the restroom when you're wearing slacks: Unbuckle your belt, unbutton your pants, unclip the pants clip thingy, untie the mooring line, unlock the padlock, navigate the labyrinth, solve the jester's riddle...
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Using the restroom when you're wearing pajama pants: Just slide 'em on down!
Using the restroom when you're wearing slacks: Unbuckle your belt, unbutton your pants, unclip the pants clip thingy, untie the mooring line, unlock the padlock, navigate the labyrinth, solve the jester's riddle...
Using the restroom when you're wearing slacks: Unbuckle your belt, unbutton your pants, unclip the pants clip thingy, untie the mooring line, unlock the padlock, navigate the labyrinth, solve the jester's riddle...
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🧙 wild witches
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🧙 wild witches
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🐦⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨❤️👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Science fiction writers, please remember that world building needs breathing room. Presenting too many ideas at once is exhausting. If your opening paragraph reads like this, your book will end up in your reader's DNF pile, or maybe even their recycling bin:
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Science fiction writers, please remember that world building needs breathing room. Presenting too many ideas at once is exhausting. If your opening paragraph reads like this, your book will end up in your reader's DNF pile, or maybe even their recycling bin:
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The Augment Saga is having a big #BlackFriday sale until 29 November.
All 4 books are 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Apple etc.
Meanwhile, there's a $5.00 bundle for the set on Google Play Books and Itch-io! That's 70% off.
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💙📚 #SFF 📢📚🪐
All 4 books are 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Apple etc.
Meanwhile, there's a $5.00 bundle for the set on Google Play Books and Itch-io! That's 70% off.
books2read.com/alank...
alankdell.itch.io
💙📚 #SFF 📢📚🪐
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Augment Saga is having a big #BlackFriday sale until 29 November.
All 4 books are 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Apple etc.
Meanwhile, there's a $5.00 bundle for the set on Google Play Books and Itch-io! That's 70% off.
books2read.com/alank...
alankdell.itch.io
💙📚 #SFF 📢📚🪐
All 4 books are 99p each on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Apple etc.
Meanwhile, there's a $5.00 bundle for the set on Google Play Books and Itch-io! That's 70% off.
books2read.com/alank...
alankdell.itch.io
💙📚 #SFF 📢📚🪐
Sir Eric gazed out at the approaching army. “They're coming! Witch, conjure up something to defend the castle!”
Beatrix nodded. “Who should I summon? The Gingerbread Mangler? Banana Dread?”
He frowned. “Why are all your monsters made of food?”
“I #learned magic from my Easy Bake Coven.”
#vss365
Beatrix nodded. “Who should I summon? The Gingerbread Mangler? Banana Dread?”
He frowned. “Why are all your monsters made of food?”
“I #learned magic from my Easy Bake Coven.”
#vss365
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“And no,” the scientists said, “it’s nowhere near where you’re hoping, sorry.”
www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69452...
www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69452...
Scientists Found the Most Likely Spot on Earth to Get Hit by a Meteor
Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“And no,” the scientists said, “it’s nowhere near where you’re hoping, sorry.”
www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69452...
www.popularmechanics.com/space/a69452...
Before pumpkin spice was invented, the only way to get autumn-flavored coffee was to crumble some dead leaves in it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Before pumpkin spice was invented, the only way to get autumn-flavored coffee was to crumble some dead leaves in it.
Thanks to the people who picked up Inspiration Overdose today! I hope it sparks the idea for your next great story. Happy writing!
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thanks to the people who picked up Inspiration Overdose today! I hope it sparks the idea for your next great story. Happy writing!
Who else is handing out handfuls of gravy to all the Thanksgiving Or Treaters tomorrow?
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Who else is handing out handfuls of gravy to all the Thanksgiving Or Treaters tomorrow?
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a hit skeet! buy my books!
Learn to Howl is a COMPLETE werewolf trilogy, published in 2024!
Allie didn't know she was a werewolf...and now that's everybody's problem.
books2read.com/learntohowl/
books2read.com/BayingtheMoon
books2read.com/CompanyofWol...
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Learn to Howl is a COMPLETE werewolf trilogy, published in 2024!
Allie didn't know she was a werewolf...and now that's everybody's problem.
books2read.com/learntohowl/
books2read.com/BayingtheMoon
books2read.com/CompanyofWol...
itch.io/c/5930931/le...
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
a hit skeet! buy my books!
Learn to Howl is a COMPLETE werewolf trilogy, published in 2024!
Allie didn't know she was a werewolf...and now that's everybody's problem.
books2read.com/learntohowl/
books2read.com/BayingtheMoon
books2read.com/CompanyofWol...
itch.io/c/5930931/le...
Learn to Howl is a COMPLETE werewolf trilogy, published in 2024!
Allie didn't know she was a werewolf...and now that's everybody's problem.
books2read.com/learntohowl/
books2read.com/BayingtheMoon
books2read.com/CompanyofWol...
itch.io/c/5930931/le...
I used to be a grant writer, but then I learned how to write lots of other words, too. Eggplant, lugubrious, Ontario, etc. Comes in handy more often than you might think.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I used to be a grant writer, but then I learned how to write lots of other words, too. Eggplant, lugubrious, Ontario, etc. Comes in handy more often than you might think.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reposted by D.N. Schmidt, sci-fi novelist 🪐📚
Dr. Solomon gazed at his #reflection. It was dangerous to use the Inverse as a shortcut, but there just wasn't any way around it. He had an appointment to get to, and cabs refused to visit the Dark Quarter. Checking that no one in the antique shop was watching, he entered the mirror.
#vss365 (1/5)
#vss365 (1/5)
December 25, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Dr. Solomon gazed at his #reflection. It was dangerous to use the Inverse as a shortcut, but there just wasn't any way around it. He had an appointment to get to, and cabs refused to visit the Dark Quarter. Checking that no one in the antique shop was watching, he entered the mirror.
#vss365 (1/5)
#vss365 (1/5)
Why write book reviews? Share your good taste! Help steer our culture! Get noticed by other readers without getting arrested for streaking at the library again!
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Why Everyone Should Write Book Reviews (Besides Helping The Author)
Writing book reviews helps readers save time and money. Share your taste! Get noticed by other readers, without getting arrested for streaking in the library!
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November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Why write book reviews? Share your good taste! Help steer our culture! Get noticed by other readers without getting arrested for streaking at the library again!
dnschmidt.com/writing-advi...
dnschmidt.com/writing-advi...
If you were in a band called Big Trucks, you could play the "Beep! Beep! Beep!" noise when you brought out your backup dancers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If you were in a band called Big Trucks, you could play the "Beep! Beep! Beep!" noise when you brought out your backup dancers.
Can’t wait to visit my family for Thanksgiving, when Mom welcomes me with a warm hug and Dad gives me a halfhearted nod from the other room.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Can’t wait to visit my family for Thanksgiving, when Mom welcomes me with a warm hug and Dad gives me a halfhearted nod from the other room.
If you’re looking for something fun to read over Thanksgiving weekend, check this out! If you love funny space adventures like Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this book will be right up your alley.
Technology hates Janet, her misfit crew is out of control, and she's been assigned to a planet that just banned....chocolate?
Welcome to the Cosmic Turkey.
www.lauraruthloomis.com/the-cosmic-t...
Welcome to the Cosmic Turkey.
www.lauraruthloomis.com/the-cosmic-t...
Cosmic Turkey
Cosmic Turkey, science fiction comedy
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you’re looking for something fun to read over Thanksgiving weekend, check this out! If you love funny space adventures like Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this book will be right up your alley.
“We’ll never catch him,” Sam said.
Paul scowled. “Stop being such a pessimist.”
Sam gestured to the desert around them. “I’m not. I just think the Loch Ness Monster is probably somewhere near Loch Ness.”
Paul huffed. “You got cash for plane tickets?”
“No.”
“Then shut up and keep fishing.”
#vss
Paul scowled. “Stop being such a pessimist.”
Sam gestured to the desert around them. “I’m not. I just think the Loch Ness Monster is probably somewhere near Loch Ness.”
Paul huffed. “You got cash for plane tickets?”
“No.”
“Then shut up and keep fishing.”
#vss
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“We’ll never catch him,” Sam said.
Paul scowled. “Stop being such a pessimist.”
Sam gestured to the desert around them. “I’m not. I just think the Loch Ness Monster is probably somewhere near Loch Ness.”
Paul huffed. “You got cash for plane tickets?”
“No.”
“Then shut up and keep fishing.”
#vss
Paul scowled. “Stop being such a pessimist.”
Sam gestured to the desert around them. “I’m not. I just think the Loch Ness Monster is probably somewhere near Loch Ness.”
Paul huffed. “You got cash for plane tickets?”
“No.”
“Then shut up and keep fishing.”
#vss
Woke up with a sore elbow. Must have been playing sleep tennis again.
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Woke up with a sore elbow. Must have been playing sleep tennis again.
A nurse came in with a clipboard. "Those are some serious bruises! Can you tell me what happened?"
Greg shrugged. "I was crossing the street and #timed it incorrectly."
"Hit by a car?"
"Parade float."
Her eyes widened. "How? They only go two miles an hour."
He huffed. "Two and a half!"
#vss365
Greg shrugged. "I was crossing the street and #timed it incorrectly."
"Hit by a car?"
"Parade float."
Her eyes widened. "How? They only go two miles an hour."
He huffed. "Two and a half!"
#vss365
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Every time my mom wants me to do something, she says, "Remember, I carried you for nine months!"
How could I forget? That's how we broke the record for World's Longest Piggyback Ride.
How could I forget? That's how we broke the record for World's Longest Piggyback Ride.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Every time my mom wants me to do something, she says, "Remember, I carried you for nine months!"
How could I forget? That's how we broke the record for World's Longest Piggyback Ride.
How could I forget? That's how we broke the record for World's Longest Piggyback Ride.
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🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship
🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Just updated my speculative fiction sites list! These sites post science fiction, fantasy, horror, space opera, steampunk, and more. If you need something to read, check out the sites in this huge and growing list!
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The Speculative Short Fiction Sites List - D.N. Schmidt
Huge list of free short fiction sites. Science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, horror, dystopian fiction, space opera, steampunk, and more!
dnschmidt.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Just updated my speculative fiction sites list! These sites post science fiction, fantasy, horror, space opera, steampunk, and more. If you need something to read, check out the sites in this huge and growing list!
dnschmidt.com/more/the-spe...
dnschmidt.com/more/the-spe...
Holiday Tip:
If a relative starts bothering you with politics talk during Thanksgiving dinner, try eating your corn on the cob endways, like a hotdog. I guarantee they'll completely forget what they were talking about.
If a relative starts bothering you with politics talk during Thanksgiving dinner, try eating your corn on the cob endways, like a hotdog. I guarantee they'll completely forget what they were talking about.
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Holiday Tip:
If a relative starts bothering you with politics talk during Thanksgiving dinner, try eating your corn on the cob endways, like a hotdog. I guarantee they'll completely forget what they were talking about.
If a relative starts bothering you with politics talk during Thanksgiving dinner, try eating your corn on the cob endways, like a hotdog. I guarantee they'll completely forget what they were talking about.
My new coworker wears so much cologne, I’ve been handing out thank you cards to people who cook fish in the microwave.
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My new coworker wears so much cologne, I’ve been handing out thank you cards to people who cook fish in the microwave.