By day Anthony Francis makes computers smarter; by night he writes science fiction and draws comic books. He lives in San Jose with his wife and cats.

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Joined May 2008
I'll be at Clockwork Alchemy this coming weekend: schedule.clockworkalchemy.co… I'll be talking about airship pirates, rogue makers and scriptwriting for audio! #clockworkalchemy
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Hey folks, I'm happy to announce that Kenneth Moorman and I have an article in the very first edited volume from the Worldcon Academic track! lacon.org/academictrack/ "The Cognitive Science of Scenes and Sequels" digs into the real cognitive science behind writing craft, and we're happy that it actually is the first article in the volume! amazon.com/Building-Yesterda…
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I'll be at Dragon Con this year! I've got panels Friday through Sunday on writing technique and alternate history! dresan.com/blog/2026/09/04/f… #dragoncon
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I'll be at #WorldCon in LA next week! I'm on six panels, will be giving a talk on "The Shape of Science Fiction", and will be at the academic poster session! guide.lacon.org/ dresan.com/
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bookshop.org is having an Anti-Prime-Day sale running through Friday! Thinking Ink Press books are 20% off with free shipping at bookshop.org/shop/TIP @ThinkNiche
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Embodied AI 7 is over! We had nine speakers, two highlight sessions, posters, and a debate. It went well and Lewis Chiang's talk on "Why Are Robot Agents So Hard?" packed the room. Papers will go up on the website in ~1 week, and videos after 3 months. #embodiedai #cvpr embodied-ai.org/cvpr2026/
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The Embodied AI Workshop at CVPR is starting in ~1 hour in room 107 of the Colorado Convention Center! embodied-ai.org/cvpr2026/ #embodiedai
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The Seventh Annual Embodied AI Workshop's will be June 4th, 2027 and our schedule is now live: embodied-ai.org/cvpr2026/#wo… Still waiting on some abstracts and last minute finalizations, but we've got great speakers lined up! We hope you can join us! Also, our paper deadline is tomorrow, May 15 AOE: embodied-ai.org/cvpr2026/#ca… #eai7 #embodiedai
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The Embodied AI Workshop is returning for its seventh year at CVPR! embodied-ai.org/ We'll have several speakers, embodied AI challenges, and presentations of accepted papers. The date will be June 2 or 3, still waiting for final confirmation. Please join us un Denver! #eai7 #embodiedai
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The Kickstarter for Writing Memoir in Flashes successfully funded, but we're still accepting late donations through November 30th if you want to get in on the swag or the preorders! kickstarter.com/projects/thi… #thinkinginkpress
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Nothing like noticing a typo a few days after the protest. I stand by my position! My spelling, not so much. #nokings
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Wow! What a successful #nokings protest! There was a massive turnout down at Falls Park Amphitheater, but since we had some mobility-limited people with us, our group actually stayed up on Main Street so we could share our signs with passing cars! Lots of positive energy at a peaceful protest
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Thinking Ink Press has just launched a Kickstarter for the next book in our writing line, Writing Memoir in Flashes! This is a great way to tell your story one bite at a time! kickstarter.com/projects/thi…
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My friend in words Nisi Shawl is working on a book called "The Five Petals of Thought" which will be a real version of a philosophy book she's written about fictionally. If you want to help make it happen, she's got a Go Fund Me which is still accepting donations: gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-sha…
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Dragon Con day five! The Cruxshadows didn't go on until 230am last night(!), so getting a late start on the last few panels today! #dragoncon
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Dragon Con day 4! Tonight at 7, the Atlanta Radio Theater Company will perform Jeremiah Willstone and the Time of Ghosts, adapted for audio by my friend Tony Sarrecchia ! #dragoncon #artc #jeremiahwillstone
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Day 3 at Dragon Con! My reading is going on right now in the Learning Center in the Hyatt. #dragoncon #jeremiahwillstone
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