Check out my latest episode of Unstable Table Talks ™️ 🎤 my guest? The one & only @alandistro.bsky.social, owner and acquisitions editor of our beloved @shortwavebooks.bsky.social You don’t want to miss this one! substack.com/@unstableboo...

I think this constantly

The order of the TOC has changed like three times since these were printed, and will likely change again, because I am a monster to work with, but that also makes these even more collectible, right? (Also, @alandistro.bsky.social is a goddamn design genius.)

With Stranger Things finally ending this month, I guess I should get one last round of promo out of this... “★★★★★ Like a grown-up version of Stranger Things. FACE THE NIGHT is a compelling blend of small-town mystery and supernatural horror [that] succeeds brilliantly on both fronts.” –IndieReader

Some end of year love for @shortwavebooks.bsky.social ! I’m obsessed with this press! They’ve been raising the bar every year with stellar stories and even cooler packaging! Long live shortwave!

I had such a good time reading this novel. Can't wait to share it with the world before the apocalypse!

Want to know the origin story of Shortwave press and how Alan got into this whole publishing adventure? I think this is one of the coolest NaNoWriMo tales I've heard.

I wrote a guest post for @nano2point0.bsky.social, the newly-launched project from the original founder of NaNoWriMo. Some may know this already, but my debut novel FACE THE NIGHT was written during NaNo. This blog post is a celebration of that, and everything that came after! bit.ly/3KDw39n

I strive to up my cover design game every year. 2026 feels like yet another big step forward. These are some great books, and I hope I can do them all justice with designs and layouts that will catch readers' eyes as they scroll or browse.

The new SLEEP ALONE cover was inspired by one of my favorite movies, Green Room. I love what Alan did here. The show poster style with all those creases and tears, the club stamps on the back…so many great details. I’m very aware how lucky I am to get two covers I absolutely love 🤩

Cover reveal time for @jawmccarthy.bsky.social's SLEEP ALONE! This edition features a new bonus story in both the print and ebook. Available everywhere books are sold on March 17th! Cover art wrap design by @alandistro.bsky.social Links and info: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/slee...

Cover reveal time for NEUROTICA! 👀 Neurotica is a new collection of poetry from Pushcart Prize and Bram Stoker Award nominated author @cybergodwrites.bsky.social! Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social More info and pre-order links here: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/neur...

Just bought the deluxe chamber version of Florence + The Machine's new album, and now I'm going to let her sing/scream me to sleep. Looking at some of these song titles, I fully expect to wake up with at least half a dozen new hexes on me.

Wrote a thing about agents. If you’re a new writer or are actively querying, hope this helps keep you safe! gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/too-many-s...

You know those first print runs for next year are getting serious when the printer offers you a Line of Credit directly with them. 😅

I was recently asked to write two guest blog posts that I'm very excited about. Last night, I sat down with the goal of just outlining the first article. Baby steps. Instead, I ended up writing 1,300 words of the article! The first solid chunk of writing I've gotten done in forever. It felt great.

This is one of the best episodes I have listened to. Alan is a genuine delight, and Shortwave is such a treasure to the horror community. I am thrilled for its success. Give it a listen.

One of the best parts of my job is getting to make art for cool, talented writers I adore! Thanks to @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social @brittnibrinn.bsky.social @lormaggot.ca @elijahbwilder.bsky.social & more for trusting me to do your covers! May there be tons more in 2026. 🖤📚

Hey, folks. Two things: 1. I still have plenty of stock in my online shop. Shares and/or orders are appreciated! www.toddkeisling.com/merch 2. I'm open to design work. If you need formatting/layout, please get in touch! www.toddkeisling.com/contact Cheers!

I'm sitting on so many cover reveals right now. The next few months are going to be fun.

They're done. They're finally done! He says before collapsing and weeping into his long-arm stapler.

About to record an episode of The ARC Party podcast. I think they've had seven Shortwave authors on this point, so I've heard quite a few episodes. It should be fun chatting about the behind the scenes/business side of getting all these great books out into the world!

THE CARS greatest hits... and I'm singing along to every word. If not that, then any of DEVO's early 80s albums... and again, I'm singing along to every word.

Just read and formatted the next two "Your Favorite Author's Favorite Author" monthly installments. @patrickbarb.bsky.social is doing such a great job with this interview series and I'm honored to get to publish it via Shortwave Magazine.

Big news today!

Shortwave Hardcover Sale - 20% off for one week only! Use code HC20 during checkout! Shop all Hardcovers here: shop.shortwavepublishing.com/collections/... cc @lyndseycroal.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @alandistro.bsky.social

The days I can spend designing book covers and interiors, with Bowie cranked up, are better than the days I can't.

A rare morning getting to work on my own writing. Short story edits are due soon, so I'm buried in those until lunch.

I see there’s a lot of cover art talk going on today. Have you seen the amazing cover @louceph.com did for The Writhing, Verdant End???? No AI there!!! And great lettering by @alandistro.bsky.social!!!

Cover reveal! We worked with the incredibly talented @louceph.com for this illustration and @alandistro.bsky.social for the typography. THE WRITHING, VERDANT END features weird eco-horror stories by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social, and @ericraglin1992.bsky.social. (1/4)

Just signed Shortwave's first (but not last) sublicensing deal. And it's with a Big 5 publisher! 👀 A good day for our author, and for us. Sometimes Shortwave's the right home for a project, and sometimes a specific edition needs a much (much) bigger home. More news when we can share.

Received some cool gallies in the mail this morning! 👀 Super advanced copies of @pfracassi.bsky.social's TRAPS AND SPECTERS. This is not the final cover, just a temp design @alandistro.bsky.social put together while working on the official cover.

Look at this cool book I get to work on!

Spending my evening updating PHP versions on my server and building 2026 Shortwave catalog pages. Also, I just added these cool new buttons that let readers browse our catalog by book format, because with over 50 titles 👀, it was getting a bit overwhelming to page through them all.

Scariest escape room yet!

My downloads folder has over 4,000 files, clocking in at 147GBs. Today is the day I begin organizing and clearing it out. Moving the files I need to their proper folders, and finally deleting the duplicates/ones I don't need. This has been a long time coming...

Just "wrapped" the final hardcover and dust jacket wrap design for @gemmafiles.bsky.social's LITTLE HORN collection coming this October. 14 dark short stories and novelettes on October 14th. Cover design/layout/typography by @alandistro.bsky.social shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...

Two big changes coming to all Shortwave books... 1. End credits! Like in movies! Where everyone who worked on a particular title will be credited, alongside their role. 2. A statement on every copyright page which reads, "No genAI was used during any part of the production of this book." (1/3)

There are two publishers out there today in the dark spec fiction genre who are hitting it out of the park with their books. The first, of course, is @badhandbooks.bsky.social and the second is @shortwavebooks.bsky.social. I have spoken.

Waiting on two important emails today. But I should probably stop staring at and refreshing my inbox so I can actually get some work done.

Had someone new asking questions in Shortwave's publishers channel on discord. After helping with their direct questions, I offered up a few things I wish I'd known when I started. Sharing here for others who might be thinking about getting into publishing...

Age verification? I've connected two VCRs to dub a VHS. I watched Terminator 2 on Laserdisc at a friend's house. I got my first email account in college.

Staying up late making announcement graphics for things that might never happen because that's how I manifest.

During lockdown, one of my all-time favorite musicians sold his new album as a Limited Edition of One. One copy. For £10,000. 100% of that sale price went to charity, to the Music Venue Trust, to keep indie music spaces afloat during the pandemic. I was lucky enough to buy that one copy... (1/4)

I actually have merch for a short story! But there's no chance it'll ever turn a profit, films—even short films—and hardcover books and vinyl records are really freakin' expensive to produce. Look up "passion project" in the dictionary and this is the first project cited. 😅

We get offered a lot of great books and have to turn a lot of them down simply due to scale. Shortwave is just me ( @alandistro.bsky.social ), with some help from my partner Kris packing orders and running royalties. If we can ever afford it, first we hire some help, second, we buy more books!

The next horror film project I'm co-producing just landed a full article on Fangoria, showcasing our early trailer! www.fangoria.com/slay-horror-...

Huge congrats to Emily Lockhart on the new We Were Liars series hitting #1 on Amazon today! Back between 2010-2015, I was E's webmaster and built/designed her website (this was something I did for a few authors back then). Which meant I occasionally received signed ARCs for new releases!

So grateful to @alandistro.bsky.social and @shortwavebooks.bsky.social for all their support and for making this li’l novella possible!