If you don’t immediately feel the urge to crawl into bed after hitting submit on a huge project are you really living

A month later, this album slaps even harder and I’ve made my peace with Actually Romantic

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 Everyone’s going to be talking about Master of Evil next week — rightfully so! But there are actually a few other Star Wars books releasing on Tuesday that you should also pick up! More on that in here. open.substack.com/pub/starwars...

Still going 😎

Past me scheduled two interviews on the same day next week, which I’m sure future me is going to love

While you’re celebrating other people’s wins, think about the wins you want others to celebrate with you someday. megdowell.com/2025/11/04/t...

It’s Tuesday!!! My amazing chat with @kwamembalia.bsky.social is here 📚 open.spotify.com/episode/2G46...

Another Star Wars author interview is up! 📚 youtu.be/QZKiyG6paJg

I was already having a great year. Hilary Duff didn’t need to do that. But I’m not mad. Also just saw on TikTok that Aly & AJ are still around and crushing it??? Is it 2005? Help

Out now — our thoughts on Star Wars Visions volume 3! What we loved, what we need to give a second chance, and of course … DROIDS. www.patreon.com/posts/now-th...

I thought this was such a clever twist on "stuffed animal in Star Wars" that didn't just involve the kid having a toy version of some in-universe creature

How many Sith does it take to change a lightbulb? None. They like it on the dark side. A #StarWars Dad Jokes sequel?! Never tell me the odds! STAR WARS DAD JOKES STRIKE BACK, coming April 28, 2026 and now available to preorder ✨

Book mail from RHW 🤤

Super Husky 🐺🥰

Either I’ve descended completely into madness or this book is now writing itself Maybe it’s both

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 Includes a preview of my upcoming interview with @kwamembalia.bsky.social and what’s coming soon to the NTIL Community bonus shows! open.substack.com/pub/starwars...

My feelings about the album haven’t changed much, but I wanted to give it time to marinate. megdowell.medium.com/the-life-of-...

Interviewing is fun. I don’t get to do it nearly enough these days.

My monthly Patreon essay is up! On the newsletter as well. Finally talking about the Star Wars EU books I found while antiquing this summer! Better late than never!! www.patreon.com/posts/uncove...

Listen, life is hard and so is writing. megdowell.com/2025/10/28/h...

What if we did a whole bonus series about stuff that isn’t Star Wars books? Oops! We already started 😎 youtu.be/TozxXv1NAIQ

This week on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social — the premiere of our new bonus show, free on the main feed 📚 Listen: spotify.link/lHgosN0ZPXb

What are you reading this weekend? 📚 I’m catching up on Star Wars comics, finishing the Cassandra In Reverse audiobook, and hopefully making my way through this old boy! It’s been a while.

hey I won nanowrimo! /s This is never going to get done. It’s just going to keep going forever isn’t it. I’ll never be free

In this week’s Star Wars books newsletter — new show announcement!!! Now This Is Literally Anything drops its premiere episode this Tuesday on the NTIL main feed! More details enclosed. Plus, other good stuff inside too. open.substack.com/pub/starwars...

It’s totally normal to feel frustrated, burnt out, and uncertain as you write. But that doesn’t mean you hate it … right? megdowell.com/2025/10/23/i...

Want to hear something awesome? Two decades after it debuted on the New York Times bestseller list...#RevengeoftheSith returns. The Revenge of the Sith Deluxe Edition is a New York Times bestseller. Nice way to celebrate a book anniversary. Thanks for reading, and for supporting Matt Stover

And so it begins, my quest to get all four covers of STAR WARS INSIDER 234, featuring my interview about MASTER OF EVIL (interviewed by @megdowell.com). Two down, two to go…

For the first time in a long time … a Star Wars book has made me cry. And no, I can’t say which one. Yet. But soon.

Happy book birthday to @kwamembalia.bsky.social 📚🎉 Spoiler-free review of The Last Order out now on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social 🔥 spotify.link/aVE7XSxcEXb

Scheduling my last interviews for 2025. It’s been an AMAZING year for my side hobby as a journalist (mostly joking) but do you want to know something? It turns out doing what you love … is still work! And I’m so grateful to be tired 🔥🔥🔥

Huzzah!

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My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 From the deluxe edition of ROTS to next week’s The Last Order release and so much more … aren’t we just so lucky to be here right now?? open.substack.com/pub/starwars...

It’s really a miracle I’ve gotten this far

Hi, hello, very important question — What font do you email in? I’ve sent a lot of emails today and suddenly my choice feels wrong, somehow.

It’s not very often that your interview gets to be the cover story 📚 Good day for evil Siths. And happy journalists. Thank you, @adamchristopher.me, and everyone else who made this happen. You have no idea how much I needed this today.

Admittedly, book reviews are still the most challenging writing projects for me. A good book review is really hard to write. I’ve read many, and written few. But I’m proud of this one. It helped to have Cavan’s brilliant work as a starting point.

Sometimes, you just have to go play in the worlds you’re making up, all by yourself. megdowell.com/2025/10/14/t...

Rey is back!! @cavan.bsky.social has written another wonderful Star Wars story 🩷 youtu.be/aNfyVMPAkT4

Random fun fact of the day - women are the reason #StarWars #publishing exists. And the reason it has been so successful that it could endure as it has for so many decades. (I'm an expert on this stuff)

YESSSSSS 🎉🎉🎉

My (spoiler-free) Jaws of Jakku review is up now on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social 📚 Listen: spotify.link/xU3Vk8bFsXb

Hear our thoughts on the new Star Wars book announcements from this weekend 📚😎 www.patreon.com/posts/141114...

Forgot to hit record

My review of The Jaws of Jakku is live for $1 members 📚 www.patreon.com/posts/140912...

This took me over an hour to put together & I’d really appreciate you giving it some love 🫠

FULL LUCASFILM PUBLISHING PANEL RECAP: open.substack.com/pub/starwars...

Just finished up my recap of the Lucasfilm Publishing panel for tomorrow 👀 Make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter so you get the recap right after the panel ends! It’ll have good images you can actually see clearly! starwarslitpod.substack.com

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 - New books/comics out this week - Recap of my amazing chat with @mikechenwriter.bsky.social - Brief preview of @cavan.bsky.social’s new Audible Original story (review coming soon) Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/starwars...