J.D. Robinson - SF Author
@jdrobinson-author.com
Award-winning author of humanist sci-fi tales, 2025 Andromeda Award finalist, 2022 SPSFC award semifinalist · Repped by Brandi Bowles @ UTA · 🍉 🇮🇹
🔗 https://jdrobinson-author.com/links/
📍 Bay Area, CA
🔗 https://jdrobinson-author.com/links/
📍 Bay Area, CA
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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…
“Hi, I can’t even be arsed to link my template variables to the database of names I stole. I’m offering anything of value to the world.”
Hm, I must know of your marketing roadmap forthwith!
Hm, I must know of your marketing roadmap forthwith!
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
“Hi, I can’t even be arsed to link my template variables to the database of names I stole. I’m offering anything of value to the world.”
Hm, I must know of your marketing roadmap forthwith!
Hm, I must know of your marketing roadmap forthwith!
I love tautology and wordplay, and my fave must be an apocryphal quote from Maynard James Keenan. Asked what his band’s name “Puscifer” means, he may or may not have responded, “‘What does Puscifer mean?’ is what Puscifer means.”
It’s such a perfect semantic recursion. Doesn’t need to be true.
It’s such a perfect semantic recursion. Doesn’t need to be true.
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I love tautology and wordplay, and my fave must be an apocryphal quote from Maynard James Keenan. Asked what his band’s name “Puscifer” means, he may or may not have responded, “‘What does Puscifer mean?’ is what Puscifer means.”
It’s such a perfect semantic recursion. Doesn’t need to be true.
It’s such a perfect semantic recursion. Doesn’t need to be true.
Spielberg and Koepp, back at it. I like big bold sci-fi spectacle. I want to feel like I felt when I first saw Close Encounters. Not sure about the repeated references to a universal “He” but I suppose that’s how humans might respond. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFe6... #scifi
Disclosure Day | Official Teaser
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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December 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Spielberg and Koepp, back at it. I like big bold sci-fi spectacle. I want to feel like I felt when I first saw Close Encounters. Not sure about the repeated references to a universal “He” but I suppose that’s how humans might respond. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFe6... #scifi
Fruitful conversation today, talking with the agent and a Sr. editor about craft and approach for my time travel novel, Chronophore…
…after I signed into the wrong Zoom, then earbuds failed, then reactivated, then hands shook getting them back into the damned case.
Then I apologized, like a boss.
…after I signed into the wrong Zoom, then earbuds failed, then reactivated, then hands shook getting them back into the damned case.
Then I apologized, like a boss.
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Fruitful conversation today, talking with the agent and a Sr. editor about craft and approach for my time travel novel, Chronophore…
…after I signed into the wrong Zoom, then earbuds failed, then reactivated, then hands shook getting them back into the damned case.
Then I apologized, like a boss.
…after I signed into the wrong Zoom, then earbuds failed, then reactivated, then hands shook getting them back into the damned case.
Then I apologized, like a boss.
I have 2 stories featured in NEOSYNTHESIS, a new ★★★★★ anthology feat. 12 stories of code, consciousness, and survival by 6 indie sci-fi authors. Come see, and support indie authors! (And tell your friends!)
At all the usual spots: books2read.com/u/mgawjv
#books #scifi #anthology #indieauthors
At all the usual spots: books2read.com/u/mgawjv
#books #scifi #anthology #indieauthors
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have 2 stories featured in NEOSYNTHESIS, a new ★★★★★ anthology feat. 12 stories of code, consciousness, and survival by 6 indie sci-fi authors. Come see, and support indie authors! (And tell your friends!)
At all the usual spots: books2read.com/u/mgawjv
#books #scifi #anthology #indieauthors
At all the usual spots: books2read.com/u/mgawjv
#books #scifi #anthology #indieauthors
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It’s release day for our little anthology!! Neosynthesis is now officially out in the wild.
Have you grabbed your copy yet?
From Amazon or your favourite online bookstores.
#newrelease
Have you grabbed your copy yet?
From Amazon or your favourite online bookstores.
#newrelease
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s release day for our little anthology!! Neosynthesis is now officially out in the wild.
Have you grabbed your copy yet?
From Amazon or your favourite online bookstores.
#newrelease
Have you grabbed your copy yet?
From Amazon or your favourite online bookstores.
#newrelease
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It’s finally reached that point where the word “book” in the subject line or summary automatically = spam. If this indie author is receiving multiples of these per day, I can only assume the process is fully automated and essentially free. But also super-easy to filter out, sight unseen.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s finally reached that point where the word “book” in the subject line or summary automatically = spam. If this indie author is receiving multiples of these per day, I can only assume the process is fully automated and essentially free. But also super-easy to filter out, sight unseen.
The thought of AI translation confuses me. Shepherding a story across languages isn’t about cold transliteration. It’s a poetic process. A proper translator is a creative person, an interpreter who cares about nuance, and conveying the intended meaning. Straight machine translation misses the point.
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The thought of AI translation confuses me. Shepherding a story across languages isn’t about cold transliteration. It’s a poetic process. A proper translator is a creative person, an interpreter who cares about nuance, and conveying the intended meaning. Straight machine translation misses the point.
I’m writing an urban fantasy series set in a near-future NYC where things just Aren’t Right™. So naturally I’m researching Ghanaian folk tales, mirror life forms, Russian apartment naming conventions, and gravitational memory. As one does. #amwriting #urbanfantasy
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I’m writing an urban fantasy series set in a near-future NYC where things just Aren’t Right™. So naturally I’m researching Ghanaian folk tales, mirror life forms, Russian apartment naming conventions, and gravitational memory. As one does. #amwriting #urbanfantasy
Sure, my spatial sequence synesthesia lets me see information hovering in space. But it’s really like a shit version of a memory palace, more like a directory board in a corporate office: I see roughly where things are, but my keycard doesn’t do anything and the elevators are down for maintenance.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sure, my spatial sequence synesthesia lets me see information hovering in space. But it’s really like a shit version of a memory palace, more like a directory board in a corporate office: I see roughly where things are, but my keycard doesn’t do anything and the elevators are down for maintenance.
I’m not a big review reader (as evidenced by the date), but I love seeing a review like this, and that feeling of connection through the page with someone I’ll never meet. The Last Shadow is a few years old now, but I still think of it almost every day, like a memory I made for myself. Is that odd?
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I’m not a big review reader (as evidenced by the date), but I love seeing a review like this, and that feeling of connection through the page with someone I’ll never meet. The Last Shadow is a few years old now, but I still think of it almost every day, like a memory I made for myself. Is that odd?
I’m a storyteller (a grumpy one, perhaps), but seeing everything described as a “journey” is kinda doing my head in. Maybe it’s a “procedure,” or a “career,” or a “routine,” but is it really a quest? Okay, I’m fixating…but is _everything_ a crusade?
Now you’ll see it, too. ;)
Now you’ll see it, too. ;)
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’m a storyteller (a grumpy one, perhaps), but seeing everything described as a “journey” is kinda doing my head in. Maybe it’s a “procedure,” or a “career,” or a “routine,” but is it really a quest? Okay, I’m fixating…but is _everything_ a crusade?
Now you’ll see it, too. ;)
Now you’ll see it, too. ;)
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Pre-order for Neosynthesis is now LIVE!
Our Kickstarter Campaign has ended with success! The anthology will soon be at other online bookstores like Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Itch.io, etc.
THANK YOU to all who've supported & helped bring our little project to life.
www.amazon.com/Neosynthesis...
Our Kickstarter Campaign has ended with success! The anthology will soon be at other online bookstores like Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Itch.io, etc.
THANK YOU to all who've supported & helped bring our little project to life.
www.amazon.com/Neosynthesis...
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Pre-order for Neosynthesis is now LIVE!
Our Kickstarter Campaign has ended with success! The anthology will soon be at other online bookstores like Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Itch.io, etc.
THANK YOU to all who've supported & helped bring our little project to life.
www.amazon.com/Neosynthesis...
Our Kickstarter Campaign has ended with success! The anthology will soon be at other online bookstores like Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, Itch.io, etc.
THANK YOU to all who've supported & helped bring our little project to life.
www.amazon.com/Neosynthesis...
One day left! I’m looking forward to seeing this one myself…and I’m the one formatting the content. #scifi #kickstarter
I love this sketch of the Ceres Station authors responsible for this anthology. 👇
The Kickstarter is drawing to a close, and it’s the only way to get a hardback!
The Kickstarter is drawing to a close, and it’s the only way to get a hardback!
September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
One day left! I’m looking forward to seeing this one myself…and I’m the one formatting the content. #scifi #kickstarter
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Crunch time! Only a few more days before our Kickstarter campaign ends. There's still time to grab a tier for an ebook, paperback, or special bundle deals, or to simple make a pledge to support us. New stretch goal: audiobooks.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Crunch time! Only a few more days before our Kickstarter campaign ends. There's still time to grab a tier for an ebook, paperback, or special bundle deals, or to simple make a pledge to support us. New stretch goal: audiobooks.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
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Enjoy this little teaser from one of my short stories in the Neosynthesis anthology - Live on Kickstarter - and we've just added a new stretch goal. Audiobooks! So if that's your jam, help us reach that goal and show your support.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Enjoy this little teaser from one of my short stories in the Neosynthesis anthology - Live on Kickstarter - and we've just added a new stretch goal. Audiobooks! So if that's your jam, help us reach that goal and show your support.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
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Our #scifi #anthology Kickstarter is funded and we’re hoping to reach the audiobook stretch goal. Here’s a few quotes from a couple of the stories to 🤞help you on the way to having a look at the link www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...? ⬇️🔥⬇️
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Our #scifi #anthology Kickstarter is funded and we’re hoping to reach the audiobook stretch goal. Here’s a few quotes from a couple of the stories to 🤞help you on the way to having a look at the link www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...? ⬇️🔥⬇️
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Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction
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We may have reached our goal, but the Kickstarter is still live for a couple more weeks. If you still want to support, or even purchase a tier for an ebook, paperback, or hardcover - now is your chance!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We may have reached our goal, but the Kickstarter is still live for a couple more weeks. If you still want to support, or even purchase a tier for an ebook, paperback, or hardcover - now is your chance!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Oops, our campaign was fully funded before I had a chance to post about it! 🚀
NEOSYNTHESIS is (soon to be) an anthology of 12 sci-fi short stories by six indie busybodies, myself included. Come back our project if you’re enticed, and thanks for supporting indie authors! #kickstarter #scifi
NEOSYNTHESIS is (soon to be) an anthology of 12 sci-fi short stories by six indie busybodies, myself included. Come back our project if you’re enticed, and thanks for supporting indie authors! #kickstarter #scifi
NEOSYNTHESIS
A Science Fiction Anthology - 12 Stories of Code, Consciousness, and Survival
www.kickstarter.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Oops, our campaign was fully funded before I had a chance to post about it! 🚀
NEOSYNTHESIS is (soon to be) an anthology of 12 sci-fi short stories by six indie busybodies, myself included. Come back our project if you’re enticed, and thanks for supporting indie authors! #kickstarter #scifi
NEOSYNTHESIS is (soon to be) an anthology of 12 sci-fi short stories by six indie busybodies, myself included. Come back our project if you’re enticed, and thanks for supporting indie authors! #kickstarter #scifi
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Trolling one of my fave sci-fi indie authors
And it's LIVE! And a COVER REVEAL!
Check out our Kickstarter campaign for Neosynthesis, and anthology of 12 short stories.
How about making a pledge and seeing this project come to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Check out our Kickstarter campaign for Neosynthesis, and anthology of 12 short stories.
How about making a pledge and seeing this project come to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trolling one of my fave sci-fi indie authors
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Just look at this shiny cover for our anthology. 🥰
Want to help you get this collection of 12 sci-fi short stories out to the world, and into your hands? Hit up our Kickstarter and make a pledge or buy a tier.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Want to help you get this collection of 12 sci-fi short stories out to the world, and into your hands? Hit up our Kickstarter and make a pledge or buy a tier.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Just look at this shiny cover for our anthology. 🥰
Want to help you get this collection of 12 sci-fi short stories out to the world, and into your hands? Hit up our Kickstarter and make a pledge or buy a tier.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Want to help you get this collection of 12 sci-fi short stories out to the world, and into your hands? Hit up our Kickstarter and make a pledge or buy a tier.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
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NEOSYNTHESIS cover reveal.
Cover & video designed by the multi-talented author/artist Lonnie Busch @airbusch1.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter went LIVE yesterday. To the backer: Thank you so much! Your support is huge and means so much to us. Want to help out? ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Cover & video designed by the multi-talented author/artist Lonnie Busch @airbusch1.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter went LIVE yesterday. To the backer: Thank you so much! Your support is huge and means so much to us. Want to help out? ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEOSYNTHESIS cover reveal.
Cover & video designed by the multi-talented author/artist Lonnie Busch @airbusch1.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter went LIVE yesterday. To the backer: Thank you so much! Your support is huge and means so much to us. Want to help out? ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Cover & video designed by the multi-talented author/artist Lonnie Busch @airbusch1.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter went LIVE yesterday. To the backer: Thank you so much! Your support is huge and means so much to us. Want to help out? ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
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#CoverReveal #Neosynthesis Sci-Fi anthology Kickstarter is live. Check it out and pledge if you can. If you can't, we will have digital arcs coming, so watch this space. It was a pleasure to work with these amazing authors.
Please share and spread the word. 🙌
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Please share and spread the word. 🙌
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
September 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#CoverReveal #Neosynthesis Sci-Fi anthology Kickstarter is live. Check it out and pledge if you can. If you can't, we will have digital arcs coming, so watch this space. It was a pleasure to work with these amazing authors.
Please share and spread the word. 🙌
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...
Please share and spread the word. 🙌
www.kickstarter.com/projects/roh...