Somebody got two (2) KU pages into SAD WINGS OF DESTINY and noped out, lol. Is fair, it's not for everybody.

I don't know who needs to see this, but flush the urinal. It pisses me off to have to flush before. That's valuable holding-it-in time. And to see this water which is supposed to be cool and clear and probably delicious (I don't know) befouled and mustardish and chunky incenses me.

Ugh. Does this mean that, at 50, I'm going to have to learn how to draw? Fuck.

This agent querying phase of my life has been incredibly frustrating, and I'm looking forward to it being just OVER, one way or another.

Do you like reading ghost stories at this time of year? Me too! ✨️

You can get my latest novella half off or in a bundle with everything else in my store for 5 bucks during the itch Winter Sale, which runs until January 5th! I'll never debut a new work this way again, so if you want to grab something new cheap right out of the gate, check it out! ✨️

I just priced editing for the last two novels I finished writing (not anytime recently, lol) and a bare-bones copy edit for the both of them was ~$5,000. This kind of quote makes me extremely appreciative of the friends-and-family rate I've been getting for years!

Now that the smoke's gone and the air is all clear, those who were right there got a new kind of fear

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Why does time on a digital billboard cost just as much as on an old-style, uh, analog billboard? You have less time on it (since it rotates through ads) and there're no printing or posting costs. Shit is rigged. I wonder how much a hacker costs, instead.

I was four, and my brother brought home a record he was very excited about. "Why's it all black?" I asked on our way to the basement. He explained, "shut up," and put it on. The iron bell tolling and into guitar riff for "Hell's Bells" is the first musical experience I can remember.

If that had been me instead of Patrick Combs, they'd NEVER see that $95k again.

Well, that was hands-down probably the worst book I've ever finished. I probably shouldn't, but I'm going to leave a review on Goodreads to justify the one-star rating. I think this is the first time since reading one of the non-Frank Herbert Dune books that I've been actually angry with an author.

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Uh oh. They're not denying the claim that there was a double-tap. Department of War... Crimes? dun dun dunnnnnn

Where I'm originally from.

"Well, it all started two Thanksgivings ago (that's two years ago on Thanksgiving) when my friend and I went up to visit Alice at the restaurant." I still reminisce about when I recited this to Thiago, who had never heard it and sat while I spooled the bullshit to the courtroom scene. It was great.

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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"

And the dance begins again. Every time I order a proof for a book, I get the same "order delayed because of supply chain issues" email, which feels incredibly disingenuous because, uh, Amazon is the supplier. Bwomp bwomp bwomp

It's a good time to check out my work because more is coming up and it's always nice to be in the know ✨️

In my reading rotation, it's time for a re-read (I've read three new books in a row and need something to settle *back* into) and normally November is LORD OF THE RINGS time, but I skipped that last year for some Robert Graves, instead. That was nice.

Trump says he didn't know who Changpeng Zhao was when he pardoned him. Most transparent administration.

Hey, remember when Musk said he'd donate $6B to solve world hunger if the WFP would give him a plan for how it could be done? Did you know he actually donated $5.7B… to himself. The Musk Foundation, in 2021, held almost $10B in assets. It gave a total of $160M to charities.

,,, another NO CONTEXT INSPIRATION set of pictures, but this time from something not yet released. For those who already know, of course you know, lol. And for those who don't, you'll know soon enough. Heh. Heh ha. Hee hee. Ha ha, ho. Heh. (One of these is tangential, and made itself clear after.)

I just realized, it's 26 weeks until I turn 50. Yaaay

Taking commissions for November, please RT 🧡 If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: [email protected] More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Thank you!

Is it irony? I just ran across an ad saying "We Hire Freelancers" with a list of the things they hire for, but the ad... well, it's AI slop. Like... is this just mixed messaging? Or is it blind irony? I don't know the right word for this.

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The expert on the news just said "new-Q-ler tests." Sigh.

I have *just now* realized that "you won't be able to see your daily streams" also means I don't get to see ANYTHING at ALL. How are we supposed to know anything? It seems fucky. Imagine if KDP was like, "yo, you can publish this book, but good luck knowing how many you sold."

Fiends and friends alike, may I direct your attention to the picture, please! Attached is the cover for this week's free SPOOKTOBER GIVEAWAY offering, World of Trouble: Dia de los Muertos by the late, great, Doug Wojo. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTDX2J68

TODAY IS RELEASE DAY for BATTLETECH: OUTFOXED! My new BattleTech novel! You can still pre-order a signed copy at my website! I'm trying to organize a few signing/gaming events in November, too, so I'll have more info about those. www.swankmotron.com/shop

THANK YOU everybody who shared any of the TRIBULATION OF DAX posts, and to the rest who left a reaction to bump it in the malgorithm. We gave away tens of copies and I can only hope some of those turn into reviews.

Jesus Christ, this rework MORE BALLS TO PICASSO sounds fucking amazing. I was expecting the whatever remix, but this is so much more. Holy shit. Bruce Dickinsons is a madman. Upgrade your listening device, whatever it is, and check out "Cyclops," the first track. What the entire absolute FUCK.

Weekend reminder that I wrote some cool L5R short fiction earlier this year. Free to read, and if you want to see more, be sure to let Aconyte know! www.legendofthefiverings.com/the-beauty-o...

Maybe I'm just feeling edgy today, but the thought has occurred to me that every farmer losing their land due to current economic bullshit ought to give their fields one good salting before they leave.

Kleptocracy.

So, my right wing friends, if you are a member of the Second Amendment Foundation or the Firearms Policy Coalition, you are now on a federal list. Is this what you voted for? How is the leopard's breath?

It's the last free ebook day for WORLD OF TROUBLE: TRIBULATION OF DAX, and I wanted to share three things while I'm getting it in front of your eyeballs. The first is art for Part 3, Burning Moonlight. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN7KJFNP

Remember when people on a certain part of the political spectrum would say things like "if anybody in office is getting richer because of it, they're corrupt and we don't like that?" They're pretty fucking quiet about that right now, aren't they?

It's time to steal from the best again! This week's No-Context inspiration is brought to you by LAND OF THE DEAD, THE RUNNING MAN, and the whole series of Parker books. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN7KJFNP

If somebody could afford to pay *seven million* protesters with no evidence trail leading back to them, why couldn't they afford to pay eight million voters and have every election in their pocket?

Week three of SPOOKTOBER GIVEAWAYS starts with a page from a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic I was using as cover prototype/inspiration while assembling the bits and bobs of story to resemble a novel. Please share if you can, your good buddy Dax would appreciate it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN7KJFNP

It's the last day for Week 2 of SPOOKTOBER GIVEAWAYS, and I wanted to make sure this got in front of your eyeballs by posting a link one last time. www.amazon.com/dp/B091BG2GP7

If you have a ghost story or have ever lived in a haunted house, I want to hear from you. Message me if you'd prefer to remain private about it.

I DID A THING. youtu.be/2cUxaug6yPw

Can I talk anybody here into donating some Photoshop skill to a good cause? I am trying to do something in both GIMP and Photo Impact and it is driving me up the WALL.

The thing I think about a lot with THE MATRIX is that it's far, FAR more likely that the machines are using humans for processing power than electrical power.

I'm sorry, WHO is coming for your guns, again? lol, the leopards weren't supposed to eat MY face!