Rowan Ashmark

Rowan Ashmark — science fiction author and worldbuilder. Creator of the ARES Continuum, a universe of duty, courage, and survival.

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The Orphan

Sable were sent to seal a Section VIII lab. Upstairs: a child in a cupboard.
Below: cracked CHIMERA cylinders.
The purge would seal it—but she was still inside.
💭 What comes first
containment or compassion?
Reply: child or lab?
🔗 https://t.co/D8Vm7ppTA3

[Rowan Ashmark @Rowan_Ashmark]

@lhallwriter Here’s mine — The Orphan, an ARES Continuum sci-fi novella.
A rescue officer, a devastated settlement, and one child who survives against every odd.

More details & updates here: https://t.co/hNAyJoBw0O

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Working on the final edits to The Orphan later — rescue scenes and bad lighting.

#AmWriting #SciFiWriters

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@LFrostWrites Big fan of this premise. When you have a preorder link, ping me—I’ll boost it. Is it dual POV (Sasha/Cole) or mostly Sasha? Curious how you’re handling the reveals.

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@pauljpastor What a perfect venue for that topic. How do you distinguish setting from atmosphere—sensory detail accumulated, or a moral/ideational pressure field the reader feels?

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@AmeliaGThorn Looks good. 😊

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@PFDonato Thanks for the lift 🙂
If a rescue uncovers a lab, is she evidence—or family?
The Orphan (near-future SFF): A.R.E.S. Sable Team pulls a child from a ruined house; the custody fight begins. Final edits now. #WritersLift #SciFi

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@barb_avon Congratulations. That’s is a great achievement 👍

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@BopBeep197644 @jeffbrown67 Looks pretty amazing. I’ll be looking forward to reading this.

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@desiraejgracyn Looks amazing. Congrats and good luck 🙂

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@karonsbooks In final edits of my novella “The Orphan”. A.R.E.S. Sable Team finds a child in a ruined house—lab hidden underneath. The rescue sparks a fight to keep her human. #WritersLift #scifibooks

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@lisamariehaden Thanks for the boost! Here’s mine: The Orphan — grounded, character-driven space opera. Free opening sample:
https://t.co/CgkAQ0ae5i
#WritingCommunity #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday

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@carolinestowe_ @landmarkbookstn Awesome. That must feel pretty amazing. Congratulations 🙂

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@karonsbooks Thanks for the lift, @KaronsBooks! I’m Rowan Ashmark, writing the ARES Continuum—grounded space-opera about duty, found family, and unknown threats (no energy shields, high stakes). Explore the world + updates: https://t.co/QiXUB16YRk #WritersLift #indieauthors

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@BeccaACarter Congrats 👏.
It looks pretty amazing, and I'm so excited for you 🙂

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@Waterstones The everlasting by Alix E. Harrow sounds pretty interesting. Curious on how it turns out

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📘 Context: this is the opening of The Orphan.
Sable find a child hiding upstairs and a breached CHIMERA lab below.
The choice they make is what starts the whole ARES Continuum.
🔗 https://t.co/CgkAQ0ae5i

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The Orphan

Sable were sent to seal a Section VIII lab. Upstairs: a child in a cupboard.
Below: cracked CHIMERA cylinders.
The purge would seal it—but she was still inside.
💭 What comes first
containment or compassion?
Reply: child or lab?
🔗 https://t.co/D8Vm7ppTA3

[Rowan Ashmark @Rowan_Ashmark]

@CaffeinatedLiha Or a genuine hero like Ripley from Alien

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⚙️ ARES Motto:

“Our mission is people—no matter the banner.”

One line from the ARES Founding Charter that guided the team through The Orphan.

#sciencefiction #ARESContinuum #amwriting #worldbuilding