#SciFiSeptember day 30
Gotta shout out Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. It's so deep and wide: cultures with customs and history and clothes all meshing together, and at the same time many DIFFERENT ones that all get fleshed out.
Gotta shout out Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. It's so deep and wide: cultures with customs and history and clothes all meshing together, and at the same time many DIFFERENT ones that all get fleshed out.
#SciFiSeptember day 30: LAST DAY!! What's a book or series you've loved with great worldbuilding? Or maybe several, we've got time and I've really been enjoying this month long conversation we've been having 💙
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 30
Gotta shout out Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. It's so deep and wide: cultures with customs and history and clothes all meshing together, and at the same time many DIFFERENT ones that all get fleshed out.
Gotta shout out Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. It's so deep and wide: cultures with customs and history and clothes all meshing together, and at the same time many DIFFERENT ones that all get fleshed out.
#SciFiSeptember Day 30
I'm gonna have to say both Dune and Hyperion have amazing worldbuilding in them. Just plain sink-your-teeth-in sort of storytelling. Probably not a surprise to anyone, as both these series are pretty well established lol
I'm gonna have to say both Dune and Hyperion have amazing worldbuilding in them. Just plain sink-your-teeth-in sort of storytelling. Probably not a surprise to anyone, as both these series are pretty well established lol
#SciFiSeptember day 30: LAST DAY!! What's a book or series you've loved with great worldbuilding? Or maybe several, we've got time and I've really been enjoying this month long conversation we've been having 💙
September 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#SciFiSeptember Day 30
I'm gonna have to say both Dune and Hyperion have amazing worldbuilding in them. Just plain sink-your-teeth-in sort of storytelling. Probably not a surprise to anyone, as both these series are pretty well established lol
I'm gonna have to say both Dune and Hyperion have amazing worldbuilding in them. Just plain sink-your-teeth-in sort of storytelling. Probably not a surprise to anyone, as both these series are pretty well established lol
#SciFiSeptember 30
A sci-fi book you've read with great worldbuilding
I want to mention one of my recent favorites here, because it doesn't get nearly enough attention.
Far Removed by CB Lansdell
It's fantastic. And there are no human characters! The knyads are a fascinating, semi-aquatic species
A sci-fi book you've read with great worldbuilding
I want to mention one of my recent favorites here, because it doesn't get nearly enough attention.
Far Removed by CB Lansdell
It's fantastic. And there are no human characters! The knyads are a fascinating, semi-aquatic species
September 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#SciFiSeptember 30
A sci-fi book you've read with great worldbuilding
I want to mention one of my recent favorites here, because it doesn't get nearly enough attention.
Far Removed by CB Lansdell
It's fantastic. And there are no human characters! The knyads are a fascinating, semi-aquatic species
A sci-fi book you've read with great worldbuilding
I want to mention one of my recent favorites here, because it doesn't get nearly enough attention.
Far Removed by CB Lansdell
It's fantastic. And there are no human characters! The knyads are a fascinating, semi-aquatic species
#SciFiSeptember Day 27: Attitudes towards robots: what, you're going to water your crops and carry your cargo crates by hand? Yeah, we also have translators and artificial gravity now, hippie.
#SciFiSeptember day 27: attitude toward robots. Do people love them? Hate them? Think the whole idea is implausible?
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#SciFiSeptember Day 27: Attitudes towards robots: what, you're going to water your crops and carry your cargo crates by hand? Yeah, we also have translators and artificial gravity now, hippie.
#SciFiSeptember
Well, Im a bit of a homebody, so it would be a tough sell. As a vacation? Maybe. Most places in the 5 Galaxies Commonwealth seem harmless enough. It would definitely be an experience.
Well, Im a bit of a homebody, so it would be a tough sell. As a vacation? Maybe. Most places in the 5 Galaxies Commonwealth seem harmless enough. It would definitely be an experience.
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#SciFiSeptember
Well, Im a bit of a homebody, so it would be a tough sell. As a vacation? Maybe. Most places in the 5 Galaxies Commonwealth seem harmless enough. It would definitely be an experience.
Well, Im a bit of a homebody, so it would be a tough sell. As a vacation? Maybe. Most places in the 5 Galaxies Commonwealth seem harmless enough. It would definitely be an experience.
#SciFiSeptember
Depends on the world!
Bisection: I would find Kinaru nice for a tour, but I wouldn't stay. Shatak would be a good place to live.
Imperial Mars: Mars and Earth are both terrible, but I'd happily go to Venus.
Invasive: I definitely don't belong there and would get eaten by a tree.
Depends on the world!
Bisection: I would find Kinaru nice for a tour, but I wouldn't stay. Shatak would be a good place to live.
Imperial Mars: Mars and Earth are both terrible, but I'd happily go to Venus.
Invasive: I definitely don't belong there and would get eaten by a tree.
#SciFiSeptember day 29: would you go to the world you've made?
September 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#SciFiSeptember
Depends on the world!
Bisection: I would find Kinaru nice for a tour, but I wouldn't stay. Shatak would be a good place to live.
Imperial Mars: Mars and Earth are both terrible, but I'd happily go to Venus.
Invasive: I definitely don't belong there and would get eaten by a tree.
Depends on the world!
Bisection: I would find Kinaru nice for a tour, but I wouldn't stay. Shatak would be a good place to live.
Imperial Mars: Mars and Earth are both terrible, but I'd happily go to Venus.
Invasive: I definitely don't belong there and would get eaten by a tree.
If you asked me when I first started this project in 2004, I would have refused.
Too much fraud and fear tied up in the government. And way too many creatures designed to spread death and disease.
Now, though?
Seems like a holiday destination!
#SciFiSeptember #MindWalkers #YA
Too much fraud and fear tied up in the government. And way too many creatures designed to spread death and disease.
Now, though?
Seems like a holiday destination!
#SciFiSeptember #MindWalkers #YA
#SciFiSeptember day 29: would you go to the world you've made?
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you asked me when I first started this project in 2004, I would have refused.
Too much fraud and fear tied up in the government. And way too many creatures designed to spread death and disease.
Now, though?
Seems like a holiday destination!
#SciFiSeptember #MindWalkers #YA
Too much fraud and fear tied up in the government. And way too many creatures designed to spread death and disease.
Now, though?
Seems like a holiday destination!
#SciFiSeptember #MindWalkers #YA
ALCEFS: Star Trek was a major inspiration for this setting. And Wikipedia's List of Emerging Technologies was very helpful. Also, shoutout to Pyotr Kropotkin for his work on anarcho-communism. And of course, shoutout to @jennelikejennay.bsky.social for hosting #SciFiSeptember! (3/3)
List of emerging technologies - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
ALCEFS: Star Trek was a major inspiration for this setting. And Wikipedia's List of Emerging Technologies was very helpful. Also, shoutout to Pyotr Kropotkin for his work on anarcho-communism. And of course, shoutout to @jennelikejennay.bsky.social for hosting #SciFiSeptember! (3/3)
#SciFiSeptember
29. I'd visit for sure, but like...a Mannshe core world or something, around museums, monumental areas, historical areas, where they're likely to be grand, stately, stoic, and safe, but with all the finest amenities and conveniences. The Veshavan Majesty is simply too damn loud.
29. I'd visit for sure, but like...a Mannshe core world or something, around museums, monumental areas, historical areas, where they're likely to be grand, stately, stoic, and safe, but with all the finest amenities and conveniences. The Veshavan Majesty is simply too damn loud.
#SciFiSeptember day 29: would you go to the world you've made?
September 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#SciFiSeptember
29. I'd visit for sure, but like...a Mannshe core world or something, around museums, monumental areas, historical areas, where they're likely to be grand, stately, stoic, and safe, but with all the finest amenities and conveniences. The Veshavan Majesty is simply too damn loud.
29. I'd visit for sure, but like...a Mannshe core world or something, around museums, monumental areas, historical areas, where they're likely to be grand, stately, stoic, and safe, but with all the finest amenities and conveniences. The Veshavan Majesty is simply too damn loud.
#scifiseptember day 29
I would absolutely go to my world. For WIP 3, if I can live in the Empire it would be a dream come true. Despite technically being a dictatorship, it’s a high-tech utopia.
I would absolutely go to my world. For WIP 3, if I can live in the Empire it would be a dream come true. Despite technically being a dictatorship, it’s a high-tech utopia.
#scifiseptember hosted by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social
I will be talking about my WIP 3 (which is titled “The Alliance”) this month. There’s also a non-canon alternate universe spinoff story currently under the title “Warped Metal.”
I will be talking about my WIP 3 (which is titled “The Alliance”) this month. There’s also a non-canon alternate universe spinoff story currently under the title “Warped Metal.”
September 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#scifiseptember day 29
I would absolutely go to my world. For WIP 3, if I can live in the Empire it would be a dream come true. Despite technically being a dictatorship, it’s a high-tech utopia.
I would absolutely go to my world. For WIP 3, if I can live in the Empire it would be a dream come true. Despite technically being a dictatorship, it’s a high-tech utopia.
WOULD I VISIT THE AKRODAXIS?
I think I would visit the Akrodaxis, especially if I could be an årdrakin when I did it. Despite the grim circumstances surrounding our introduction to this galaxy, I think overall it's an exciting, interesting place that has a lot going for it.
#SciFiSeptember 📚💙 🪐📚
I think I would visit the Akrodaxis, especially if I could be an årdrakin when I did it. Despite the grim circumstances surrounding our introduction to this galaxy, I think overall it's an exciting, interesting place that has a lot going for it.
#SciFiSeptember 📚💙 🪐📚
September 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WOULD I VISIT THE AKRODAXIS?
I think I would visit the Akrodaxis, especially if I could be an årdrakin when I did it. Despite the grim circumstances surrounding our introduction to this galaxy, I think overall it's an exciting, interesting place that has a lot going for it.
#SciFiSeptember 📚💙 🪐📚
I think I would visit the Akrodaxis, especially if I could be an årdrakin when I did it. Despite the grim circumstances surrounding our introduction to this galaxy, I think overall it's an exciting, interesting place that has a lot going for it.
#SciFiSeptember 📚💙 🪐📚
#SciFiSeptember 29
Would you go to the world you've made?
The future Earth as seen in Wraith and the Revolution: No.
Megatropolis might be fun to visit, but I wouldn't want to stay (too many people)
Botanaar: Definitely yes. I like trees.
Would you go to the world you've made?
The future Earth as seen in Wraith and the Revolution: No.
Megatropolis might be fun to visit, but I wouldn't want to stay (too many people)
Botanaar: Definitely yes. I like trees.
#SciFiSeptember 1
Space: What's the scale of your story?
Wraith and the Revolution is set in the Milky Way galaxy, and the MC travels to a number of locations beyond Earth/Sol System throughout the book. It doesn't span the entire galaxy (there are still uncharted regions to explore.) 1/
Space: What's the scale of your story?
Wraith and the Revolution is set in the Milky Way galaxy, and the MC travels to a number of locations beyond Earth/Sol System throughout the book. It doesn't span the entire galaxy (there are still uncharted regions to explore.) 1/
September 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#SciFiSeptember 29
Would you go to the world you've made?
The future Earth as seen in Wraith and the Revolution: No.
Megatropolis might be fun to visit, but I wouldn't want to stay (too many people)
Botanaar: Definitely yes. I like trees.
Would you go to the world you've made?
The future Earth as seen in Wraith and the Revolution: No.
Megatropolis might be fun to visit, but I wouldn't want to stay (too many people)
Botanaar: Definitely yes. I like trees.
#SciFiSeptember day 28
Here's a bit from one of the philosophical dialogues in The Blue Poppy. I don't know if these will make it into the final draft but I just love to write the main couple chatting about what it means to be a person.
Here's a bit from one of the philosophical dialogues in The Blue Poppy. I don't know if these will make it into the final draft but I just love to write the main couple chatting about what it means to be a person.
September 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 28
Here's a bit from one of the philosophical dialogues in The Blue Poppy. I don't know if these will make it into the final draft but I just love to write the main couple chatting about what it means to be a person.
Here's a bit from one of the philosophical dialogues in The Blue Poppy. I don't know if these will make it into the final draft but I just love to write the main couple chatting about what it means to be a person.
#SciFiSeptember day 28: a snippet with ARTIFICIAL or something about a robot!
September 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 28: a snippet with ARTIFICIAL or something about a robot!
#scifiseptember day 27
Kinda mentioned already, but most species have a negative attitude towards robots. Either because they don’t want to give up their servants, fear, or just plain irrational hate.
The Empire is unusually pro-robot but the species is also tech obsessed and-
Kinda mentioned already, but most species have a negative attitude towards robots. Either because they don’t want to give up their servants, fear, or just plain irrational hate.
The Empire is unusually pro-robot but the species is also tech obsessed and-
#scifiseptember hosted by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social
I will be talking about my WIP 3 (which is titled “The Alliance”) this month. There’s also a non-canon alternate universe spinoff story currently under the title “Warped Metal.”
I will be talking about my WIP 3 (which is titled “The Alliance”) this month. There’s also a non-canon alternate universe spinoff story currently under the title “Warped Metal.”
September 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#scifiseptember day 27
Kinda mentioned already, but most species have a negative attitude towards robots. Either because they don’t want to give up their servants, fear, or just plain irrational hate.
The Empire is unusually pro-robot but the species is also tech obsessed and-
Kinda mentioned already, but most species have a negative attitude towards robots. Either because they don’t want to give up their servants, fear, or just plain irrational hate.
The Empire is unusually pro-robot but the species is also tech obsessed and-
#SciFiSeptember day 27: attitude toward robots. Do people love them? Hate them? Think the whole idea is implausible?
September 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 27: attitude toward robots. Do people love them? Hate them? Think the whole idea is implausible?
September 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 26: can an existing meaning develop intelligence? Or do they have to be made sentient to begin with?
September 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 26: can an existing meaning develop intelligence? Or do they have to be made sentient to begin with?
#SciFiSeptember
Not really characters in this WIP, but there are various household robots which scurry around so far. Technically, River has a chain which is sentient but he doesn't know it well enough yet. Robots don't have rights, they are objects.
Not really characters in this WIP, but there are various household robots which scurry around so far. Technically, River has a chain which is sentient but he doesn't know it well enough yet. Robots don't have rights, they are objects.
#SciFiSeptember day 25: do robots have rights? What is the legal status of a sentient robot?
September 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#SciFiSeptember
Not really characters in this WIP, but there are various household robots which scurry around so far. Technically, River has a chain which is sentient but he doesn't know it well enough yet. Robots don't have rights, they are objects.
Not really characters in this WIP, but there are various household robots which scurry around so far. Technically, River has a chain which is sentient but he doesn't know it well enough yet. Robots don't have rights, they are objects.
#SciFiSeptember
25. People who cross the "human threshold" lose their rights once they become what can be seen as machines with biomechanical components, which is extremely illegal in most places. Partly for control, partly a strict regulation measure, partly an ethical issue.
25. People who cross the "human threshold" lose their rights once they become what can be seen as machines with biomechanical components, which is extremely illegal in most places. Partly for control, partly a strict regulation measure, partly an ethical issue.
#SciFiSeptember day 25: do robots have rights? What is the legal status of a sentient robot?
September 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#SciFiSeptember
25. People who cross the "human threshold" lose their rights once they become what can be seen as machines with biomechanical components, which is extremely illegal in most places. Partly for control, partly a strict regulation measure, partly an ethical issue.
25. People who cross the "human threshold" lose their rights once they become what can be seen as machines with biomechanical components, which is extremely illegal in most places. Partly for control, partly a strict regulation measure, partly an ethical issue.
#SciFiSeptember day 25: do robots have rights? What is the legal status of a sentient robot?
September 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#SciFiSeptember day 25: do robots have rights? What is the legal status of a sentient robot?
#SciFiSeptember #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity
24. AI that isn't in a robot body
Tasked with monitoring and policing all traffic in and out, among myriad other responsibilities, planetary defense networks are essentially planet-sized AI brains capable of lethal action if necessary.
24. AI that isn't in a robot body
Tasked with monitoring and policing all traffic in and out, among myriad other responsibilities, planetary defense networks are essentially planet-sized AI brains capable of lethal action if necessary.
September 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#SciFiSeptember #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity
24. AI that isn't in a robot body
Tasked with monitoring and policing all traffic in and out, among myriad other responsibilities, planetary defense networks are essentially planet-sized AI brains capable of lethal action if necessary.
24. AI that isn't in a robot body
Tasked with monitoring and policing all traffic in and out, among myriad other responsibilities, planetary defense networks are essentially planet-sized AI brains capable of lethal action if necessary.
#SciFiSeptember day 19
While most manatech--technology using magic to function--is safe and common, there have been harmful versions in the past that have threatened to drain too much mana from the world around it.
While most manatech--technology using magic to function--is safe and common, there have been harmful versions in the past that have threatened to drain too much mana from the world around it.
#SciFiSeptember day 19: tech with a harmful cost.
In fantasy, sometimes magic has some kind of cost or damage it does. But that can happen in sci-fi too: cybernetic upgrades that damage the body, warp drives that distort space. What tradeoffs do your characters have to make?
In fantasy, sometimes magic has some kind of cost or damage it does. But that can happen in sci-fi too: cybernetic upgrades that damage the body, warp drives that distort space. What tradeoffs do your characters have to make?
September 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 19
While most manatech--technology using magic to function--is safe and common, there have been harmful versions in the past that have threatened to drain too much mana from the world around it.
While most manatech--technology using magic to function--is safe and common, there have been harmful versions in the past that have threatened to drain too much mana from the world around it.
#SciFiSeptember
23. None here unfortunately! Only a very underdeveloped cast manning a contracted space mapping vessel. One of them isn't legally human because they crossed the implant/prosthetic threshold a long time ago. All that's left is a modified nervous system and augmented brain.
23. None here unfortunately! Only a very underdeveloped cast manning a contracted space mapping vessel. One of them isn't legally human because they crossed the implant/prosthetic threshold a long time ago. All that's left is a modified nervous system and augmented brain.
#SciFiSeptember day 23: robot characters.
Got any charming robots, computer voices, roombas with personality? Tell us about one!
Got any charming robots, computer voices, roombas with personality? Tell us about one!
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#SciFiSeptember
23. None here unfortunately! Only a very underdeveloped cast manning a contracted space mapping vessel. One of them isn't legally human because they crossed the implant/prosthetic threshold a long time ago. All that's left is a modified nervous system and augmented brain.
23. None here unfortunately! Only a very underdeveloped cast manning a contracted space mapping vessel. One of them isn't legally human because they crossed the implant/prosthetic threshold a long time ago. All that's left is a modified nervous system and augmented brain.
#SciFiSeptember day 18
Finally getting back to this 😅 But the Baloran--the ship the main crew uses--definitely isn't top of the line. And while most demons use a limiter to hide their demon forms, Victor has a faulty one that leaves his scales showing on half his face.
Finally getting back to this 😅 But the Baloran--the ship the main crew uses--definitely isn't top of the line. And while most demons use a limiter to hide their demon forms, Victor has a faulty one that leaves his scales showing on half his face.
#SciFiSeptember day 18: janky gadgets.
You know how the Star Wars universe is full of cool inventions, but Han is driving a grody old ship? Often our characters don't have access to the best there is. They make do with old, broken, or out-of-date machines.
You know how the Star Wars universe is full of cool inventions, but Han is driving a grody old ship? Often our characters don't have access to the best there is. They make do with old, broken, or out-of-date machines.
September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#SciFiSeptember day 18
Finally getting back to this 😅 But the Baloran--the ship the main crew uses--definitely isn't top of the line. And while most demons use a limiter to hide their demon forms, Victor has a faulty one that leaves his scales showing on half his face.
Finally getting back to this 😅 But the Baloran--the ship the main crew uses--definitely isn't top of the line. And while most demons use a limiter to hide their demon forms, Victor has a faulty one that leaves his scales showing on half his face.