H.C.H. Ritz

Science fiction author. Writes about heroes in cold, cruel worlds. Also pets cats.

[H.C.H. Ritz @hchritz]

@FedEx I shipped a package with irreplaceable sentimental papers to my elderly father in Mexico TWO MONTHS AGO. I have called FIVE TIMES. I have TWO case numbers. Just now, I was transferred to FOUR different people, who AGAIN said they'll just have to see what they can do. WTH??

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If you outline, you gotta try https://t.co/b4SyquPRtm. It's bullet-point lists you can filter by hashtag. So write your outline, but tag every character name and subplot, and with a click show only the points tagged for that character or subplot! Free to a limit. #amwriting

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And...

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Doing a book signing at the Campbell Conference alongside Pat Cardigan, James Gunn, Chris McKitterick, and Kij Johnson.

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Writer fact: these days, I write while listening to https://t.co/7l9KBmoiaz, the Ambient Focus radio station on Google Play Music, AND a white noise video on Youtube, all at the same time. It puts me in a zone that nothing else can easily break into. #amwriting

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How does over 60 #free #scifi #books sound? Browse them here: https://t.co/D3NHvnUKJI

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/eyes headline suspiciously

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Returns to High School in New Comic Books https://t.co/HZw8Qp1ZGo

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I'm currently reading (actually, second time through) and loving The Courage to Be Disliked. It's hitting me at a really good time in my life for it. Anybody else read it? Thoughts? #psychology #philosophy

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Need your next #scifi fix? Like #freebooks ? Here are some choices to browse... https://t.co/Pc7GVkltxF

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#TBT Me at 18!

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A chilly, rainy day... perfect for staying on the sofa under a blanket and doing some writing! #amwriting

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27 free #scifi books! Yup, I said #freebooks ... https://t.co/Pc7GVkltxF (My book Absence of Mind is in there too)

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"Prospero has had enough of playing king and has thrown his dolls aside." - the season finale of Star's Tempest... out on https://t.co/BhI0f9uSWG on Thursday. It's free to read :-)

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Do you hang out on #Discord ? My fellow https://t.co/PjwLb9Bj1L authors and I have a channel there now, so come chat with us! :-) https://t.co/twvL7JzhXY

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#WhyIWrite Because I can't not write. I've tried to quit before; it didn't work. If I'm going to think about it all the time, I might as well do it.

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#WhyIWrite Because 'writer' is a core part of my identity. Removing it would require major surgery.

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#WhyIWrite Because I love having written. (Not 100% sure about the actual writing part.)

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#WhyIWrite Because I want to say something I think is important, but I want to say it in a non-confrontational way, and fiction allows for that. /shrugs. I'm not a fighter, even though I wish I was.

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#WhyIWrite To create worlds and characters I hope people can disappear into. I think escapism is like a reboot for the brain - sometimes we really need it.

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Just started watching #alteredcarbon … anybody else a fan?