More love for INCARNATE! Don’t forget to request your review copy on Edelweiss or NetGalley

Gaithersburg Book Festival yesterday was wonderful! Seeing old friends, meeting readers, being on a panel with Mariko Hewer and Christina Henry. Such a big turnout, too, even at 10 AM.

Wonderful time at Gaithersburg Book Festival today. Can’t believe I’ve been able to participate so many years

While in civilization today, I did some damage at a yarn store

It's a good thing I'm a writer and not a surgeon. I'm at the point in these edits (lost count of how many rounds) that I'm like okay, good, toss it all

Weird ask: any of you have geothermal in your home? Care to share pros, cons, problems?

So many ideas, so little time

LAST 2 days to get HUNGER ebook for $2.99. "So many pieces fit together to make The Hunger unmissable—the Donner retelling, sparkling prose, the weirdness of the west, bizarre historical foundations...masterfully woven to take you on a terrifying journey." www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hunger...

Awesome reviews for INCARNATE continue to come in on Netgalley. Request your review copy today!

What a great opportunity

Gaithersburg Book Festival is Saturday! I'm on a panel with Christina Henry at 10:15 am (bring coffee) www.facebook.com/events/11828...

#Hacks nails why the creative process is not supposed to be easy; the argument against AI youtu.be/cVziCveWQ5I?...

Backstopped is an intel term. It's when you create falsehoods to bolster the pretend identity you're hiding behind.

Hey friends, you know those emails targeting authors for promo? I just ran into my first backstopped one. Website, realistic looking, claiming to be an NPR affiliate.

Newsletter up: should we do a tweet along (only on Bluesky) for DEVIL IN SILVER on AMC? almakatsu.substack.com/p/a-little-t...

Putting a new warp on the loom

Did you watch the first episode of DEVIL IN SILVER on The Terror/AMC? I'm rereading the novel (Victor LaValle) to get a better idea of the choices he made in bringing a novel to TV. So far: fascinating

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die - two thumbs up

STARTS TODAY!!! who's with me???

Just sent off revised MS to editor! Will celebrate over lunch and then plunge into the next project

Also a reminder: INCARNATE is on Netgalley & Edelweiss for reviewers, librarians and booksellers!

Friendly reminder: good book, cheap www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hunger...

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Not your average chat on Jack Murphy's The Team House podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

These librarians are running for state political offices across the country. Here's why they're running, and why librarians make good candidates.

Hubs & I watched The Running Man. I expected to not like it but was pleasantly surprised

No nachos today. The horror

A couple more photos from the Washington Writers Conf. A great time with Eliza Nellums, @eaaymar.bsky.social & Nathan Leslie

Check it out

It's wonderful to see the entire horror community stand up to honor @danielkraus.com for winning the Pulitzer for ANGEL DOWN. It's a great day for Daniel, it's a great day for all of us

Tremendous congratulations to @danielkraus.com for winning the Pulitzer for fiction with ANGEL DOWN! A tremendous book and a writer who always swings for the fences

OMG this is amazing!!!

Crashing, crashing, crashing on deadline

Five months from pub: the chaos for INCARNATE begins almakatsu.substack.com/p/five-month...

Yes, @eaaymar.bsky.social will be doing most of the work

Thanks @titanbooks.bsky.social

Hey, awesome news: I'm the guest editor of the Bouchercon 2027 anthology. Bouchercon comes to DC in 2027! Submissions are open now www.bouchercon2027.com/anthology

The Hunger ebook is $2.99 for a limited time. A great time to snag it if you haven't read it yet www.amazon.com/Hunger-Alma-...

Say hi to Mac

I'm dogsitting a deaf dog today. He's a sweet boy but disappointed my hounds aren't much for playing

Great time yesterday at the Washington Writers Conf w/Nathan Leslie @eaaymar.bsky.social and Eliza Nellums

Heading out to do an event today. At home I'm isolated & see so few people that it's always an adjustment being back in civilization. Go gentle with me, good people

ICYMI: THE BIG BAD BOOK OF KAIJU antho book trailer is up! youtu.be/BC1yujhLSqk?...

Watch this, it's very fun, and then go pre-order the antho titanbooks.com/73033-the-bi...

Unregulated tech, no surprise

Going to the Washington Writers Conf this weekend? I'll be on a panel talking about plotting, the bane of our existences, at 2 pm www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202...

Great time to pick up THE HUNGER ebook. Sale ends 5/16 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hunger...

I’m putting a warp on my loom at 10:30 at night what’s wrong with me

ICYMI eatlier

That frenzied feeling when you completely redo the last third of your novel—again