Find my latest novels wherever you buy books! Three humorous novels about the power of friendship and a YA adventure set in the 80s, you'll certainly be entertained. All available in paperback, eBook, & audiobook! Links in the comments 👇

Comic book pickup: Amazing Spider-Man #205. Jun 1980. Writer: David Michelinie. Penciler: Keith Pollard. "...In Love and War!" Discovering that Black Cat didn't die, Spidey tracks her new crime scheme of stealing artwork only to later discover that she's stealing to prove her love to him! Fun issue!

East of Eden as a reading trend? Hell yes! I'm in. 🤓 📚

One of the lessons my mother taught me as a boy was to be kind to women: hold the door for them, greet them, be kind to women. She insisted that her young man be kind to the women he encountered. But this lesson is applicable to everyone. Kindness feels good to everybody. Be kind, people.

Oooooo a random email from an editor at Viking?! And written in Comic Sans?!?! And from an AOL email address?!?!?! All my writer dreams have come true!!! I get six or seven of these a day SMH 🤷‍♂️

As I get older, I read more than ever. I find comfort in putting away my phone & reading from a novel for an hour while drinking coffee, or stealing an hour away in the afternoon to read while sipping tea. Maybe many Americans are reading less, but many still read to discover the world, & ourselves.

Diving into the fifth revision of this novel. Enjoying the suck. The magic is in the revision! #writerscommunity

Yes! 🙌

I recently inherited a pickup truck from my uncle who passed away. I'm not really a pickup truck kind of guy, but I've decided to remake this truck's image after my own. So I named my truck "Haiku" and it will be a feminist, book-obsessed pickup truck. Let the stickering commence!

Listen now to my audiobook Starman After Midnight, narrated by the incomparable Brain P. Craig !!! Find audiobook retailers here 👇 scottsemegran.com/books/starma...

Back to revising a novel manuscript, one that I started back in 2022. This is my fifth revision and I'm only now seeing what it could be. I think I'm beginning to love it. #writerscommunity

A funny thing I read on Theeads was an author said that their agent told them that em dashes were an obvious sign of AI because em dashes weren't on a keyboard. But any experienced writer knows that em dashes and other fancy punctuation marks and symbols appear using key combinations or ... 1/2

I had a great weekend at the Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference where I moderated a panel on Saturday and was on panel Sunday. So thankful to share the stage with these great writers and I bought all of their books! Can't wait to dive into these great books!

My wife asked me what I wanted for Father's Day. I requested a homemade lemon meringue pie! I'm a lucky man. ❤️

Happy Father's Day to all the good dads, the ones who show love. I wrote a novel about fatherhood: Sammie & Budgie. "Illustrated throughout by Semegran, this book is the author's best... An unconventional, beguiling, and endearing family tale." — Kirkus Reviews scottsemegran.com/books/sammie...

How did the person who named a collective of cats a clowder not choose a meowder instead? A missed opportunity here. 😹

Happy Juneteenth, y'all!

Congrats Sarah Bird, the undisputed titan of the Austin literary scene! 👏 👏 👏

I spent the last week revising a screenplay, whittling it down to be as efficient as possible when setting up scenes for the screen. Now I'm back to revising a novel manuscript, adding as much as possible to the text to make it literary, poetic, and lovely, setting scenes for readers' imaginations.

Moving a website to a new hosting plan sucks. That is all. 😞

Fuck AI! Doing the hard work the way I've always done it, fueled by chocolate and coffee with my trusty red pen! No shortcuts. Have a great weekend, writer friends!

Some more of the excellent fiction I read this spring. Find them at your favorite local bookstore! Remember that books make great gifts, so you can't go wrong with these fantastic novels! 🤓 📚❤️

We don't usually see each other's headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours.

Back to work revising a 92k-word novel manuscript that I stuck in my closet last winter. It's better than I remembered! What are y'all working on? #writerscommunity

Despite one of my novels being in the Texas Center for the Book permanent collection, several of my novels winning prestigious awards, & having a lit agent, I still get reviews like from this grouch. All I can say, writers, is protect your hearts. Your books won't be for everyone. Keep writing!

Good riddance

A lesson I keep learning on hard repeat: if I hope to receive validation from the publishing industry in the form of money, contracts, awards, media recognition, or fame, then I will forever be disappointed. Good luck to any writer seeking these ephemeral things and not enjoying the writing process.

RIP Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis is a magnificent graphic novel.

Comic book pickup: Amazing Spider-Man #57. Feb 1968. Writer: Stan Lee. Penciler: John Romita Sr. "The Coming of Ka-zar!" Amnesiac Spider-Man doesn't know his true identity. He visits the Daily Bugle to try to learn who he really is, but battles Ka-Zar instead, almost drowning in a Central Park pond.

WTF Grand Canyon! Awesome....

RIP Rob Base

The audiobook for my novel The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island is available again on Audible. It's Lord of the Flies meets The Body by Stephen King, the inspiration for the movie Stand By Me. The first place winner in the Writer's Digest Book Awards for YA. Narrated by Tim Sailer. Listen now!

The AI bots harassing me with marketing and publicity nonsense are not only spamming my email, but they're posting reviews on Goodreads, too. This bot named "Eleanor" only posts 5-star reviews on GR and posts a bunch of reviews each day. Why??? You want this author's money? Good luck with that!

The eBook for STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT is FREE for a limited time via BookBub for Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, and Barnes & Noble Nook. Get this unbelievable deal for this humorous novel now! Publishers Weekly calls it "Darkly funny." www.bookbub.com/books/starma...

Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #163. Dec 1976. Writer: Len Wein. Penciler: Ross Andru. "All The Kingpin's Men" After battling his old nemesis, Kingpin boasts about how he will not only kill Spider-Man, but bring his son Richard Fisk back to life!

Amazing Spider-Man no. 68 (Jan 1969) cover by John Romita. When I met @ecfnj.bsky.social the other day, he had a couple amazing presents for me, including this one. Iconic cover pose, which I remember from house ads when I was a kid. I’m very excited to add this to my collection!

Another fantastic year at the Greater Austin Book Fest! I made some new author friends and enjoyed being on the Submit or Die! panel. It was inspiring to listen to so many authors tell their stories and their desire to live a writer's life. I'm already looking forward to next year!

A little over a year ago, our sweet cat Berri passed away on May 13, 2024. We miss her and her quirky personality so much! Such a gentle yet mischievous kitty cat. RIP Berri. 😿💔

Give me eternal life! 🙌

3 novels I've read recently that absolutely knocked my socks off, reminding me how revitalizing & exciting fiction can be, & inspiring me to get back to my own writing. Support these great authors! Endling by Maria Reva Plum by Andy Anderegg Behind the Waterline by Kionna Walker LeMalle

This sounds like the plot of a potential Indiana Jones movie. "It belongs in a museum!" Yet, that's the actual problem. Gift article.

"This album is a real piece of shit." -Pitchfork 🤜💥

New novel DAYTIME MOON by @kerrischlottman.bsky.social comes out tomorrow and I can't say enough about this wonderful book. If you love great fiction, then this is it. Preorder today! "Magnificent, a literary meditation about family, memory, and belonging." bookshop.org/a/152/978196...

My man @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Come out to the Greater Austin Book Festival where I'll be part of the "Submit or Die! Query Letters for Authors" panel! Looking forward to discussing querying with Dale, Valerie, and Kelly. Hopefully, we won't die. ✍️ 💀 Sat, May 16 2026, 11:30-12:30pm, The Den, 6th Floor Central Library downtown!

A fine article about Gerry Conway, one of my favorite comic book writers. Gift article 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/a...

My novel THE CODGER AND THE SPARROW is marked down a ton for Kindle right now! Only $5.70! The paperback is only $6. Grab this award-winning humorous yet endearing story about a widower and his unusual friendship with a teenaged troublemaker. The winner of the Discovery Prize! a.co/d/0f21i35f

If you're in the DFW area, then go see Toadies tonight! 🤘

A wonderful new novel by my friend @kerrischlottman.bsky.social comes out May 12th & I would love it if you preordered it! Support indie bookstores by preordering from Bookshop! bookshop.org/a/152/978196...

"Her extraordinary productivity depended on carefully curated space, rhythm, and discipline." A fascinating article about the power of monotasking and how writers benefit from this type of hyperfocusing. Gift article, my friends. #writerscommunity