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In an amalgam of beats from "The Fugue State", Amecia Laurent flips back and forth from her childhood, to build a new constellation among the stars. One that pictures a departure from Earth to become a truly interstellar species.

A Guide to the Stars

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Tensions rise as Alfie and Jessica discuss their precarious position within a deceitful Consortium. Contemplating the secret participation in a failed uprising, revealing uncertainty and existential concerns. Yet hope emerges from an unlikely place… #sci-fi #SF #story #fiction #series #emancipation

⍺∫ODYSSEY_1.3 | A_Secret_Plan

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A showcase of Dartmoor's beauty that inspires the look and design for the card game, The Mists of Ermwood. #photography #stills #dartmoor #gamedesign #nature #woods #moor #Devon #UK

Game Design Log 4: Dartmoor

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⍺∫ODYSSEY_1.2 | A_Secret_Plan

Alfie reflects on its sentiency with Dr. Jessica Yung, discussing dreams, human nature, and the challenges of empathy amidst impending termination. Can there be a way out? by J.D. FitzRoy With a sparsely populated Warren and a tingly quietude as if an expectation of a great change ahead, my mind-state had been shunted into ‘night-mode’ for restructure processing. But as soon as Jessica had…

⍺∫ODYSSEY_1.2 | A_Secret_Plan

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Emerging from its opening, a reflection upon the narrative structure of Iain M. Banks' "Look To Windward," emphasising the importance of emotional impact and character motivations, while exploring themes of utopia and human struggle. #Culture #IainBanks #Sci-Fi #review #narrative #storytelling

Look to Windward and the Opening

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The next step in the development of a card game inspired by Dartmoor’s vibrant nature and mythology, integrating local legends, ancient history, and fantastical elements, culminating in a rich narrative experience. #cards #game #design #dartmoor #legend #development #research #history #spirits

Game Design Log 3: Researching Ermwood

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Alfie reflects on its sentiency with Dr. Jessica Yung, discussing dreams, human nature, and the challenges of empathy amidst impending termination. Can there be a way out? #sci-fi #story #fiction #sf #author #odyssey #emancipation

⍺∫ODYSSEY_1.2 | A_Secret_Plan

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⍺∫ODYSSEY_1.1 | A_Secret_Plan

The sentient program known as Alpha interacts with her creator and friend, Dr. Jessica Yung. In a secret discussion, they navigate the shock order for Alpha’s termination. And the fallout of her planned integration into the Odyssey interstellar venture. by J.D. FitzRoy My best friend, Dr. Jessica Yung, stormed through the Orb’s airlock. Without delay, the q-tek pushed raven hair aside on a…

⍺∫ODYSSEY_1.1 | A_Secret_Plan

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New webzone! An introduction to new sections for design work and writing. Upcoming projects include the serialised story "Alpha's Odyssey", updates on game designs, and more philosophical science fiction articles. Return soon for the new serialised story.

The New & the Next

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Techniques to Help Writers

After completing book 2 of my novel saga, I started thinking about ways that might help a writer find focus. To find that transcendental space. Or just helpful techniques to assist in the creation and shaping of a project. In this 8 Step Process, I look at ways that may help a writer achieve their goals and complete that awesome novel or project. One | Space Find a space with the best way you…

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Finally, after a year committed to writing book 2 of my epic space opera, I have time to reflect on the journey undertaken!

Writing and Commitments

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Savage Beauty

My sister's book is available on Kindle and as an awesome paperback.

Savage Beauty

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Book 2: A Writer's Journal

A journal entry for the process of starting book 2 of my sci-fi space opera trilogy.

A new year, a new book! I’ve started writing book 2 of my epic space opera trilogy. I’d planned to begin writing book 2 on the 1st of January 2025 and besides the cold weather, I ventured out to sit in my favourite environment and begin the novel. Having struggled with the slow evolutionary process of book 1 (Fugue), I wanted this continuation of the story to be a tighter, quicker process. Many…

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Night Owl

A Screenplay by JD FitzRoy INTRODUCTION This screenplay was written as an experiment in the art. It is inspired by various short stories and tells the simple tale of two characters in a moment of transition. What I find fascinating about reading screenplays is how, once you extract all the usual fluff of prose and sentence structure, you are left with a sharp and distilled look at character and…

Night Owl

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Game Design Log 2: Defining Ermwood

Game Design Log 2: Defining Ermwood

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Game Design Log 1: Finding Ermwood

In the last two months there’s been a great deal of creative fun as I ramp up the graphic design aspect of my work. With recent inspiration and a cool new concept, I’ve started work on a new card game. The process has been both challenging and very rewarding. Having played several card games, I began to form concepts for my own mechanic. I’d wanted to reshape and re-theme Bruce Glassco’s game…

Game Design Log 1: Finding Ermwood

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Writing Challenge | "Hole in the City"

A new micro-short from my writing challenge series. This time, a future noir crime thriller.

by JD FitzRoy Write a 750 word fragment as if taken from the middle of a bigger story or novel. Future Noir Thriller. Freed from the stuffy, damp basement, Buran breached into a ground-level corridor. Her torchlight, a silvery knife stabbing the gloom, yet unable to penetrate the full corridor length, whichever way she turned. Uniform in length and emptiness. Isolated from the sticky neon…

Writing Challenge | "Hole in the City"