The fact I'm creating shit like this probably means I'm avoiding something.

Advance Review Copies of DOGGED are going out today! If you are a reviewer/blogger/booktuber/bookstagrammer and would like a copy (ebooks only) please shout at me.

Part three in the "Mike Babbles About His Books" series! Today I ramble about THE MIRROR'S TRUTH. youtu.be/N-VGVrHFYtI

The dummy copy of the SHE DREAMS IN BLOOD Insanity Edition has arrived! And it is sexy! If you missed the Kickstarter campaign, you can still get both books through the Late Backer Store. she-dreams-in-blood-insanity-edition.pledgebox.com/preorder

Putting together the Advance Review Copy for DOGGED, the Obsidian Path standalone. If you are reviewer/blogger/booktuber/bookstagramer (is that a thing?) with your own site/blog and would like an ARC (ebooks only), please message me. Release date: December 15th, 2025.

I prolly don't promote this book enough. "...another full-swing-warhammer-to-the-chest of Fletcher’s wild imagination." —Grimdark Magazine www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPPT5FDB

THE CREATION OF... BEYOND REDEMPTION!!! Part two in the "Fuck Knows How Many Part Series" wherein I babble a bit about my books. Today is a look at BEYOND REDEMPTION, my fantasy debut published in 2015 (ten fucking years ago!!!!) by Harper Voyager. youtu.be/WmAWbl38zvg

There is a non-zero chance @annasmithspark.bsky.social and I will win a WORLD FANTASY AWARD this Sunday. I think the odds are insanely low, but sometimes weird shit happens. If you haven't read IN THE SHADOW OF THEIR DYING, you prolly should. www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/in-t...

"Authors CS Friedman and Michael R. Fletcher discuss the profound impact of Friedman's Cold Fire Trilogy on Fletcher's work, the challenges of adapting literature into other media, and the evolving landscape of the publishing industry." www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWSP...

The first in a planned series of videos where I babble about one of my books! First up, 88! youtu.be/_D5MO4juH7g

Go look at Rob's thing! Errrr......

QUESTION: Should I wait until I have the final cover art before sending out ARCs of DOGGED, the Obsidian Path standalone set in the last days of the Demon Empire? The real art won't be ready until mid-November. Another option is to go with this concept sketch. Thoughts?

I want launch a #challenge to my followers that could be share around #BlueSky. Sometimes you can reskeet randomly a post of the people you follow. As @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social did yesterday made me happy. So the works, the thoughts of others pppl can be visualized around the social faster

#LongDariaVampySilver #Our_Parallel_World #LongDariaVampySilver_Net #WritingCommunity #amwritingfantasy #urbanfantasy #novella #Adventure #Webauthor #LongLukeArnold ... the hidden room longdariavampysilver.net/2025/10/23/2...

New post over on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/of-war...

✨BBNYA 2025 Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour✨ Today, I'm shining a spotlight on the fantasy novel, THE STORM BENEATH THE WORLD by Michael R Fletcher! thebookdragondotblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/b... @bbnya.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social

Everyone is always talking about the difference an Oxford comma can make to the meaning of a sentence, but no one is discussing the importance of hyphen placement. For example: That is some chewy-ass chicken! vs. That is some chewy ass-chicken!

Decisions...decisions...

Things are eating my brain and so I did what I always do when I need a break from words and fled to music. I still can't sing, but when has that ever stopped me? Anyway, here's me channelling 80s metal. youtu.be/eyQaB6GBspw

Got a hankerin' for some violent alternate history noir fantasy (or VAHNF, as the kids call it)?! Wel,, holy schnuukies do I have a book for you! "An addictive mix of gangland intrigue and historical fantasy. More please." -Anthony Ryan, author of BLOOD SONG www.amazon.com/dp/B08XY4DQNQ

Well, my horror novel is officially on submission to publishers and the list is terrifying. Also, I had no idea three were so many more horror publishers than fantasy. I know I'm supposed to ignore this and get to work on the next novel, but it's kinda eating my brain.

THE PLAN FOR TODAY: 1. Much screaming (mostly on the inside) while I await word on the fate of the two books currently out on submission to publishers. 2. Write this dark romantacy novel (shh, don't tell anyone). 3. More (mostly) internal screaming. 4. Coffee.

Being a writer is a lot like being an Underpants Gnome.

Thought for the day: Fuck.

Having books out on submission be like...

NEW WORD ALERT! Ambivolous: To be both ambivalent and oblivious (because of that ambivalence) at the same time.

I feel this a little more every day.

The "BUY MY BOOKS SO I CAN AFFORD TO DO STUPID STUFF" sale continues! The first two novels (ebook only) of these completed trilogies are on sale for HALF PRICE!

I have this dream where I see someone reading one of my books--like on a bus or something--and I go talk to them about the book without admitting it's mine. But for that to happen I'd have to use public transit. Or leave the house.

I recently finished this dark and nasty novella by @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social & @annasmithspark.bsky.social It’s bloody very bloody as you would expect from two of the best Grimdark authors. There’s a lot packed into a small package, it’s full on assault to your senses and very funny

Over on GEEKS LOVE DOGS, Paul Harmon suggests five random books! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ehd...

For a limited time, the first books of these two completed trilogies are on sale for HALF PRICE through Amazon! www.amazon.com/dp/B083Y748QX www.amazon.com/dp/B07W5CV3XM

Writers, are we chasing our dreams, or fleeing our reality?

NEWS! Translation rights for BLACK STONE HEART, the first novel in the Obsidian Path series, have been sold! My dark and twisted little story is coming to Spain!

SURPRISE! The Thunder Kraken (Kraken Rider Z #2) Audiobook has been released! David Estes and I had expected it in November - but here it is! The adventures of Zee and Jessup now continue for your ears, once again voiced by the fabulous Tim Gerard Reynolds. Link in reply! @wraithmarked.bsky.social

Me, sipping my morning coffee: Thursday is laundry day. Me: Is today Thursday? Me: I think so? Me, collecting all the towels and tossing them in the washing machine: I rock! Me, stepping out of the shower ten minutes later: FUCK!!

A morning haiku while I drink coffee and contemplate my "career" as a writer... Bemoaning the loss Of my precious sanity Loving the result

There’s a petition to name the site of the old the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel Warren Zevon Square. Warren’s song, Desperados Under the Eaves, is one of the great odes to Los Angeles. Please sign the petition so we can make Zevon Square happen. www.change.org/p/help-us-ho...

Dear spider, That little fold in the toilet paper was NOT the best place for you to decide to hide.

New post over on the Patreon. This one is free to all members. www.patreon.com/posts/someti...

Wander on over to r/Fantasy and vote for your favourite self-published fantasy novels! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

Jack and Ivy are the new, twisted Nick and Nora. I LOVE this book!

I currently have TWO novels out on submission to publishers and so, here is your existential scream for the day: AIGHIAGHIAGHAIGH!!!!!!! If you can spare any sanity, please send it my way.

I have two written novels that need editing passes. Is that what I want to do? No! I want to write another novel which will then put me in EDITING HELL for several months as I am forced to edit three novels in a row! Will I make the smart decision?

Tidy desk, tidy mind. Is a tidy mind really your goal? For me, a tidy desk is a depressing sight. It means nothing interesting is going on there. Give me chaos! Give me rampant disorder! Show me your desks!

It's awesome how folks can point out a single deranged individual and then pretend that person represents an entire group/religion/race/sexual orientation/political leaning/whatever.

Awesome interview with the highly questionable @robjhayes.bsky.social !! www.grimdarkmagazine.com/interview-wi...