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dilmandila

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I Write. I make films. And digital art. My blog https://www.dilmandila.com/author/dilman has a lot about my works, and my life. Transmedia artist. I daydream a lot and want to be paid for it. Been creating #sff #scifi since 2001 but only recently got BSFA 2021 + Nommo Awards 2022 shortlist.

Watch my films with #DilmanShortFilms

#fedi22 #filmmaking #writing #writingcommunity

Avatar is a selfie of me in a grey hood, in a misty freezing town, I look miserable. Header is a comic page of a woman holding a baby

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dilmandila, to bookstodon
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Earlier this year I wrote a non-fiction article about my thought processes in worldbuilding. I have been obsessed with a future where central governments are no more, and everything is decentralised like the fediverse. The article is part of an anthology on Afro centered futurisms, and here is a Publishers Weekly announcement of the book. Description in the alt text.

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Likewise, to bookstodon
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In case anyone is wondering if there is any engagement on here— this is the list of every book recommended after I asked if you’d share one book you enjoyed this year. You can scroll underneath the post to see these, but I think seeing them all together shows the true awesomeness of the people on here.

Thanks for being pretty darn great ❤️
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A continuation of the handwritten list of all the books recommended.

dilmandila,
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@lynfox @Likewise @bookstodon The title alone makes me want to read it

clacksee, to bookstodon
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I've been reading a lot lately, so I thought I'd highlight some of my recent favourites.

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dilmandila,
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@clacksee @bookstodon I think I read this book twenty years or so ago....

dilmandila, to random
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Is there a hashtag where publishers here post open calls for shorts or novellas? Particularly in I'm looking at opencall hashtags but none seem to be on writing.

dilmandila,
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@inkican yes. I'm a member of sfwa. What are you looking for, novellas? shorts? I don't see a link in your bio....

dilmandila,
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@inkican ah okay 😊
I read your post and thought you were a publisher looking for stories.

Well, I've been writing for a long while now and only became eligible last year. Just keep going 😊

dilmandila,
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@inkican I was too much of a coward to self publish but I did focus on sending short stories to magazines and anthologies and eventually got into one that pays sfwa qualifying rates. Its easier to have a short story or novella accepted than a novel.

szilviavirag, to bookstodon
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What's the best novel you've read so far this year? I'd love some recommendations. Thank you.
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dilmandila,
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@szilviavirag @bookstodon I enjoyed one by a Ugandan author, Whispers From Vera. A surprisingly comic story 😊

juergen_hubert, to germany
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If you are plagued by a night hag, you can use this simple trick to reveal their identity!

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https://www.patreon.com/posts/ride-of-walrider-34265483

dilmandila,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore What's a walrider? And a roofer....? 🙂

dilmandila, to bookstodon
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Yesterday I got author copies of my most recent book, a collection of short stories titled Where Rivers Go To Die. They look lovely and the red tones make me want to change my favourite colour from blue to red. You can find yourself a copy of this book on online stores.

These are stories I've written over twenty years, since the earliest I first wrote circa 2003-4

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dilmandila,
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@owlislost @bookstodon I'm reading Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer. I picked it up after seeing a recommendation on this universe, and its gripping. Should make an easy, fast paced read.

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dilmandila,
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@surroundedbyidioms @bookstodon The one book about books and libraries (or perhaps three books because they made a triology) you might end up enjoying and change your mind is "Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

You perhaps were talking about non-fiction books but I just needed an excuse to talk about this book. It was a joy to read!

dilmandila,
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@surroundedbyidioms @KatSpoonanana @bookstodon I liked that it was a ghost story, a fantasy book, but told like its a literal book. Almost like its a historical foction. That's the kind of stories I like, those books whose fantastic features creep up on you without screaming on the cover that its an otherworldly story.

jeremycshipp, to random
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Zoinks! Egad! Wowwy! My new novel THE MERRY DREDGERS is out now!

Any signal boosts are colossally appreciated.

Amazon:
http://amzn.to/3Lpj2xE

Meerkat Press:
https://meerkatpress.shop/products/the-merry-dredgers-by-jeremy-c-shipp

dilmandila,
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@jeremycshipp The cover is cute, and title inviting.
Always tag @bookstodon on your book announcements for boosting

SallyStrange, to bookstodon
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review: "River Spirit" by Leila Aboulela

This is a piece of historical fiction that takes us to Sudan, during the 1880s, the end of the Ottoman empire. There are several main characters, but the one whose arc unites them all is a spirited young woman who loves the river as if it is her own mother. Her journey from the lush highlands, through the desert, to the cities of Sudan (mainly Al-Ubeid and Khartoum) introduces us to a young merchant turned Islamic scholar, a lout turned soldier, a mother-in-law who keeps her penchant for trading a secret, a widowed Scottish painter who wishes only to return to his daughter, and historical figures such as British Generals and Muhammad Ahmed ibn Abdullah, a self-styled messianic prophet and leader of the uprising against Egyptian rule.

5 stars, highly recommend. Follow me on for more!

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https://bookwyrm.social/user/SallyStrange/review/2066583/s/luminous-evocative-poetic-storytelling#anchor-2066583

dilmandila,
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@SallyStrange @bookstodon Stuck in an airport, very tired, so picked up an ebook of thid and just finished the opening. Its a pleasant, easy, fast read. Even for a tired mind! I'll be enjoying it!

Not sure about some of the wording, like calling nations and peoples "tribes" as colonialists did. Hope it gets better

DebsBookReviews, to bookstodon
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It’s that time again….

📣📣 Calling all authors 📣📣 Time to tout your wares, as much as you like AS LONG AS IT’S ON THIS THREAD 🙄

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dilmandila,
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@DebsBookReviews @bookstodon My new collection of short stories is here, Where Rivers Go To Die

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780578368030

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