Edwin Downward A human author of science fiction

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I am reminded of how I still use paper maps to decide how I am going to get to a destination. I have never used GPS and see no reason to start now.

#MayThrills d29 Biting back the pain from his leg, Niv launched a destructive worm and unjacked before tagging the terminal with a micro-explosive. “Go.”

Am I the only person left who doesn't like dark mode?

I've encountered an over simplified moment that needs to be unpacked for me and my readers when the time comes.

#maythrills d26 It could be argued that June has competed in a variety of marshal arts tournaments since contacting local gyms would have been a good way to keep her skills active. She would have deliberately lost if it turned out to be any chance of a win.

#maythrills d25 The most selfish character I remember writing is Marcus Orling from my short Mission Creep. Just writing from his perspective made me cringe.

I knew the task I had set for myself today would come with a cost, but this level of shakes wasn't on the list.

#maythrills d24 Niv can definitely work himself into a froth over just about anything he considers a failure, or things he thinks he needs to have control over but doesn't.

#maythrills d22 His chest tightened when she raised her gaze once more. If only he could be certain she wasn’t playing him in such an obvious moment of weakness.

#maythrills d21 The aft section of the shuttle glowed for a satisfying couple of seconds as a cloud of debris appeared.

Just got word Wine Country Writers Festival is back for another year at the end of September and have already been told to get my ticket the moment they come on sale. Just waiting for follow up information on who the Guests of Honor are. #WCWF2025 @WCWFestival

#maythrills d20 “What if you are ordered to turn me in?” “I have a number of options to exercise before it can come to that, and I will use them all.”

My phone has added a new nag mode in which it keeps notifying me that certain apps are using battery power when I'm not connected to power and not presently using those apps.

Dark cloud overhead on this stat holiday. This means there's a good chance none of the parks I like to go walking in will be filled to overflowing with families out for a romp to the point I can't even find a parking space.

#maythrills d19 While this is still a work in progress, I have decided he has a special affinity for ballad style folk music.

A big storm rolled through last night. In sections of the road I've never seen puddles there were lakes on the commute home. Rolls of thunder and reports of a funnel cloud south of the Fraser.

I keep hearing about how AI powered search is going to make our writing available to more readers than ever before, but all I can see is AI powered search surfacing the same top sellers every other form of search already puts at the top of every list.

Sitting here thinking it's been a long time since I sent an email to my mailing list, which only gets me thinking about how much work it is to build a list of any meaningful size and how little interaction I get from the list as I have it now. I mean, is it worth the effort?

#maythrills d17 At this point in my WIP, Yazign is the most ambitious with his goals being very problematic to his sister Malailca, heir to their fathers ducal seat.

A few years back when everyone was telling me to use ChatGPT to improve the description for Sweep the Forge, I gave it a try. The result not only stripped the heart of my description away, but it read like something you'd hear on a 2am infomercial.