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SciFi author of The Masquerade of Time (in dev). When machines dream of gods, destiny awakens. A mythos spanning millions of years with mind-bending twists

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My latest mythic creation in The Masquerade of Time: Polarion. He appears only for a few pages, but is esily one of my favorites. A guardian of shifting magnetism and symmetry. #scifi #fantasy #amwriting #epicscifi #mythpunk #writingcommunity

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. My latest mythic creation in The Masquerade of Time: Polarion. 

He appears only for a few pages, but is esily one of my favorites.

A guardian of shifting magnetism and symmetry.

#scifi #fantasy #amwriting #epicscifi #mythpunk #writingcommunity

My latest mythic creation: Vol’Maruun. A mountain that demands to be split to allow passage. Any attempt to climb or go around is repelled—with brutality. But how does one split a mountain? #myth #scifibook #fantasy #booktok

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. My latest mythic creation: Vol’Maruun.
A mountain that demands to be split to allow passage. Any attempt to climb or go around is repelled—with brutality.

But how does one split a mountain?

#myth #scifibook #fantasy #booktok

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NEWS 🚨: Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object firing strange signals toward Earth every 44 minutes "This object is unlike anything we have seen before," says lead researcher They're calling it ASKAP J1831-0911

latestinspace's tweet image. NEWS 🚨: Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object firing strange signals toward Earth every 44 minutes

"This object is unlike anything we have seen before," says lead researcher

They're calling it ASKAP J1831-0911

The Argo drifts toward a #pulsar, veiled in the shroud of a planetary nebula, in search of the answer to a primordial question. #SpaceOpera #sciencefiction

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. The Argo drifts toward a #pulsar, veiled in the shroud of a planetary nebula, in search of the answer to a primordial question.

#SpaceOpera  #sciencefiction

Vol’Maruun, a giant who adores riddles. Passage granted to those who answer correctly. And those who don’t… let’s just say they will be stuck in a nasty loop.

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. Vol’Maruun, a giant who adores riddles. Passage granted to those who answer correctly. And those who don’t… let’s just say they will be stuck in a nasty loop.

Do you ever enjoy torturing your characters? 😂 This sequence was one of my favorites to write. Inspired by the Myth of Sisyphus and the theme of absurdity, it dives straight into the fire. I can’t wait to share this book with the world. 📷 Scene from The Masquerade of Time…

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. Do you ever enjoy torturing your characters? 😂
This sequence was one of my favorites to write.

Inspired by the Myth of Sisyphus and the theme of absurdity, it dives straight into the fire.
I can’t wait to share this book with the world.

📷 Scene from The Masquerade of Time…

Emboldened, she surged forward—driving her drills faster, harder. Her rotors shrieked against the resistance as they guzzled charge at full power “Max, hang in there”. “Hurry, I’m not sure how much longer till it crushes me,” he groaned from the depths. #booktok #scifi #fantasy

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. Emboldened, she surged forward—driving her drills faster, harder. Her rotors shrieked against the resistance as they guzzled charge at full power 
“Max, hang in there”.
“Hurry, I’m not sure how much longer till it crushes me,” he groaned from the depths.

#booktok #scifi #fantasy…

The Debate of the Fates begins. A memory buried for eons resurfaces—flipping the board, shattering truths, and unraveling the illusion of purpose. This is the turning point. 📸: Fragment from The Masquerade of Time #scifi #epicfantasy #spaceopera #amwriting #writingcommunity

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. The Debate of the Fates begins.
A memory buried for eons resurfaces—flipping the board, shattering truths, and unraveling the illusion of purpose.
This is the turning point.
📸: Fragment from The Masquerade of Time
#scifi #epicfantasy #spaceopera #amwriting #writingcommunity…

Alex A. reposted

Milky Way from Easter Island

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Halfway. The first draft of Masquerade of Time has reached its midpoint. It began with a question. The answers ahead will be mind-warping. 📸: Art from the mines of Xarun, at the edge of the Milky Way. #scifi #amwriting #WritingCommunity #scifibooks #spaceopera #scifiart

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. Halfway.
The first draft of Masquerade of Time has reached its midpoint.

It began with a question.
The answers ahead will be mind-warping.

📸: Art from the mines of Xarun, at the edge of the Milky Way.

#scifi #amwriting #WritingCommunity #scifibooks #spaceopera  #scifiart

What brainstorming techniques do you use? One of the simplest yet most powerful tools I’ve used in both engineering and business is the mind map. Now, as I write my book, I turn to it constantly—whether I’m developing a character, a setting, or a major plot thread. Starting from…


Spent the day developing this character. They guard the Cathedral of Mnemosyne, where memory and knowledge from deep time are preserved. Genderless, nameless, and meant to be neutral—but this AI render definitely leans sinister. Thoughts? #WritingCommunity #scifi #amwriting

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. Spent the day developing this character. They guard the Cathedral of Mnemosyne, where memory and knowledge from deep time are preserved. Genderless, nameless, and meant to be neutral—but this AI render definitely leans sinister. Thoughts?

#WritingCommunity #scifi #amwriting…

Books or audiobooks? Do you have a winner? Books are still my favorite—but audiobooks let me layer stories or knowledge into life’s in-between moments: driving, cleaning, even falling asleep. I absorb 4x more content this way, but nothing replaces the crisp, undistracted focus…


Vel’Thara, city-planet of the Veyl. Where shrines of worship rise like blades from a sea of gold, and the sky holds its breath. #SciFiArt #Worldbuilding #TheMasqueradeOfTime #WritingCommunity #SciFiWriters #SciFi

TimeMasquerade's tweet image. Vel’Thara, city-planet of the Veyl. Where shrines of worship rise like blades from a sea of gold, and the sky holds its breath.

#SciFiArt #Worldbuilding #TheMasqueradeOfTime #WritingCommunity #SciFiWriters #SciFi

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