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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 3d

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!

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 6d

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?

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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?)

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 7d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 7d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 7d

Pro tip of the day. When using books2read URLs, you really do need to include the ".com" portion...

Who knew?

Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 8d

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...

AI, Fan Art, and My Prediction of the Future | Ron Collins

Get more from Ron Collins on Patreon

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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.

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 13d

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...

Quality Matters – The Typosphere

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 14d

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.
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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 15d

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!

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 16d

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...

Your Business is You | Ron Collins

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 16d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 17d

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!

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 20d

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!

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 20d

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...

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🎃 Like Mucas 🎃 @mwl.io · 22d

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

Networking for System Administrators (2nd Edition)

The critically-acclaimed sysadmin reference, updated for modern Windows and Unix

mwl.io

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 22d

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...

Quality Matters | Ron Collins

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 22d

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."

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 24d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 24d

Looking anxiously forward to tomorrow's Aces/Fever game. Should be a great one.

#ALLINLV

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 25d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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Ron Collins @roncollins.bsky.social · 28d

“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!

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