# Alex Eos

Alex writes fantasy and sci-fi for readers who like their wonder dangerous and their rules legally binding. Sometimes it’s romantasy. Sometimes it’s war. Sometimes it’s both.

Launched 5 months ago

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### START HERE: Alex Eos (Fantasy • Sci-Fi • Romantasy) 🧋✦

WHO: Alex Eos writes fantasy and sci-fi for readers who like their wonder dangerous and their rules legally binding.

Jan 27 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[Craft tip# 16: Promises, Payoffs, and Scary Movies](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/promises-payoffs-and-scary-movies)

[How Rick and Morty and Scary Movie 6 Pull the Same Trick from the Tool Box](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/promises-payoffs-and-scary-movies)

Jun 21 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[I Am Not Terry Pratchett, a Doctor, or a Morning Person: An AMA](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/i-am-not-terry-pratchett-a-doctor)

[First and foremost, I am not Terry Pratchett, Thom Yorke from Radiohead, or David Spade.](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/i-am-not-terry-pratchett-a-doctor)

Jun 15 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[Craft tip #15: A Question of time](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-15-a-question-of-time)

[And it’s running out for you: pacing scenes exactly the way you want them to do](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-15-a-question-of-time)

Jun 8 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[Craft tip# 14 Bridging The Gap](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-14-bridging-the-gap)

[If your character crosses the bridge it best matter](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-14-bridging-the-gap)

Jun 1 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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### Recent posts

[Bubble Tea Report #5: Extremely Important Bubble Tea Findings](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/bubble-tea-report-5-extremely-important)

[May Bubble Tea report findings](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/bubble-tea-report-5-extremely-important)

May 24 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[Craft Tip 11: More Human than Human](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/more-human-than-human)  
[how writing characters out of your comfort zone makes you stronger](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/more-human-than-human)

May 8 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[This Article is About You. No, Really.](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/this-article-is-about-you-no-really)  
[Or In defense of 2nd person POV](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/this-article-is-about-you-no-really)

May 1 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[H Mart at the End of Everything](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/h-mart-at-the-end-of-everything)

[We have always said we have forever.](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/h-mart-at-the-end-of-everything)

Jan 28 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[Write What You Know Was Never Bad Advice. Hubert Selby Jr. Did Exactly That:](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/write-what-you-know-was-never-bad)  
[A case for writing what you know best.](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/write-what-you-know-was-never-bad)

Mar 30 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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### Craft Tips

[Craft tip #12: You Are Allowed to Be Absurd. You Are Not Allowed to Be Arbitrary](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-12-you-dont-retell-a-fairytale)  
[(What Sierra Games Taught Me About Fairytale Retellings)](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-12-you-dont-retell-a-fairytale)

May 15 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[Craft tip# 9: Why do I write what I write?](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-9-why-do-i-write-what-i)

[People ask writers why they write what they write as if the answer will be neat, respectable, and suitable for a panel discussion.](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/craft-tip-9-why-do-i-write-what-i)

Apr 23 • [Alex Eos](https://substack.com/@alexeos)

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[This Article is About You. No, Really.](https://alexeos.substack.com/p/this-article-is-about-you-no-really)

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