Henry Neilsen

Indie Scifi/Spec author. Writing has appeared in Aurealis Magazine and TL;DR press. Novel SUNWARD SKY is being released February 15 2025. AI is theft. He/him.

[Henry Neilsen @HuntingSunrise]

Post Kickstarter and other things, I'm leaving this site. Am on 🧵, 🔵☁️,▶️ and others. Find me there.

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@sev_romero Can't even play dragon games anymore because of woke.

It looks so good, but I'm still in my Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough 😅 so far behind the times.

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Less than 48 hours to go, if you're a fan of hard sci fi or space stories like THE EXPANSE or THE MARTIAN, SUNWARD SKY might be up your alley!

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@Ash_Capes Sorry to hear the last few releases haven't been as successful as you'd like Ash. Hoping that the next bit proves better for you!

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Trebuchets.

Seldom do you see a trebuchet in other genres.

[Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @Kiraofthewind1]

Piggybacking off Corey's wonderful thread, let's have some fantasy cold takes instead.

I like fantasy because it allows me to yap about whatever thing I created that I love

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@filmicshailar Christopher Nolan makes a three hour movie about how all the forces in the universe are powerless compared to the power of love.

This guy: "is this hard sci fi?"

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@belindamgrant Oh that's a great idea, I should do that.

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@williamjadams3 Absolutely! And it's all a learning experience right? Its just a case of not knowing what you don't know.

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In hindsight I wouldn't have published the two works I put out in 2020- they're a little undercooked and don't represent me to the best of my ability.

[Bill Adams - 🗡🩸📺 Death Show Colossus out now! @williamjadams3]

Indie authors, what is 1 honest admission and/or change you'd make if you could do over?

I'll start:

For my adult fantasy, I'd go w/ a shorter, less sprawling (see complex) book. I feel like 600+ pages scares away the average reader. I'd also scrap alternating POV chapters.

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@fade_colors I'm self-publishing one book at the moment and considering just continuing to do it. The demand from agents for kinda-literary dark sci-fi horror seems um... Slim.

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@ZornHazel Isn't it just absolutely incredible and also ow my brain

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I honestly do not care about world building systems not making sense if the part that doesn't make sense isn't in the story. Lots of stuff about the way the real world doesn't make sense either.

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@Tom_Mock Introduced LOTR to my gf with the theatricals, she's since said she wants to see the extended because she wants to know more about the world, which I think proves your point

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@Ash_Capes I quit smoking ten years ago, and I gotta admit I still love that smell. But yes, it's very invasive.

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@ruzkin I just realised he said "Also him should lock your page"

Who has the crap writing again?

This is extremely funny to me.

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@DMoweryWrites Damn any tips on how to quit as effectively as you?

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A reminder that there's still just over a week left to get your copy of my new novel SUNWARD SKY. Check the following for deets!