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

Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #110. July 1972. Writer: Stan Lee. Penciler: John Romita, Sr. "The Birth Of...The Gibbon!" Martin Blank was a circus freak who later invented his Gibbon persona. He asks Spider-Man to join ranks, but rejection leads to Kraven the Hunter hoping for his revenge.

I'm reading a novel now that's so friggin great that I feel like an amateur writer. LOL! But it's also inspiring me to get back to my writing desk and work harder, dig deeper, and be greater myself. Keep on writing! #writerscommumity

Post a cover to a comic Gerry Conway wrote that you love.

RIP Gerry Conway, one of my favorite writers of The Amazing Spider-Man and a prolific writer of several Marvel titles from the early 70s and on, including being the creator of the Punisher.

I hate this timeline we're living in where a jerk who believed another guy wasn't born in the US is now ruining everything in the world out of spite, narcissism, and unadulterated stupidity. Somebody save us, please. I'm waiting for the portal to open. 3, 2, 1...

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Buy a copy of Starman After Midnight on Bookshop and help support independent bookstores. FREE shipping today!

I'm proud to be an ambassador for the Authors Guild in the Austin area. Along with my co-ambassador Daphne DiFazio, we met with authors at Easy Tiger and shared our writing journeys with each other, sometimes commiserating about publishing, but mostly we had a good time! Chatting with writers...1/2

Sometimes I answer the bots that are spamming my email inbox. Gotta have fun sometimes 🤷‍♂️🤪 #writerscommunity

I finished the first chapter of a new novel manuscript and this is what I hope to be working on for the next six months. 🤓 📚 ✍️ #writerscommunity

“I had spoken with a famous novelist, who said, 'I just don’t understand why I’m here.'” For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters. For the rest of us, here's a gift article.

I loved the NIN remixes in the early days. I used to make my own mixtape albums with Flood & Adrian Sherwood remixes. I saw all their early shows. Glad to see NIN getting some much deserved love w Nine Inch Noize at Coachella. Such a great back catalog ripe for discovery by new fans!

Mr. Colson Whitehead jumps into the AI ring for a knockout 🤜💥 Gift article 🎁

I can't think of a better way for Draft2Digital to compel indie authors to only distribute thru Amazon KDP than by implementing activation fees for new accounts and annual maintenance fees for authors earning less than $100 per year. #writerscommunity

Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #172. Sep 1977. Writer: Len Wein. Penciler: Ross Andru. "The Fiend from the Fire!" First appearance of the Rocket Racer and an unstable Molten Man shows up by the end, leaving Spidey to face off with gun-toting cops.

Writing a few sentences in my current WIP is better than not writing at all, right? Asking for a friend. 😏 #writerscommunity

I agree with this 100%. Sony has fucked up Alamo Drafthouse. 🤬

Seems like a good day to bring out Keanu, Lord of the BBQ, and smoke some baby back ribs.

I'm a preliminary judge for a book award and it's so good to see so many exceptional books from all genres. It's a great reminder to read widely! Get out of a comfort zone. Read that weird little intense book from a small press. Read that dramatic voicey novel from a big publisher... 1/2

Authors, as fun as social media is, if you need writing or publishing advice, then join a writers group. The Authors Guild is a great place to start. In Texas, we have the Writer's League. Many states have their own writers groups. Please, for the love of writing, get advice from a legit source!

Uh oh. This is crazy!

Authors: would you want a movie or TV series made from one of your books? #writerscommunity

25th Amendment Now!

People watching in the Minneapolis Airport is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Would watch again!

How many more Elmore Leonard / Lee Child / Jim Thompson amalgamation knockoffs can there be? An endless supply apparently. Ugh, I just can't 😩

If you love audiobooks, then here's a bit of shameless promotion about mine! Narrated by Brian P. Craig, Tim Sailer, or myself, these stories are often funny, sometimes endearing, yet always entertaining. Find them on Audible, Libro.FM, and everywhere you listen to audiobooks. Links in comments!

I'm so excited to watch the Artemis II launch! 🚀 🌝

Writers: if you'll need a laptop soon, then better buy it now because RAM prices are skyrocketing. OR, dust off the old typewriter or your fave writing pen. Don't need any RAM in those old writing doodads.😏 #writingcommunity

Yes! 🙌

Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #154. Mar 1976. Writer: Len Wein. Penciler: Sal Buscema. "The Sandman Always Strikes Twice" After roughing up some low-level crooks, Spidey questions his place as a crimefighter. Later, Sandman escapes & captures Spidey, strapping him to a table to be obliterated.

I know some writers are worried about AI-detection tools falsely claiming our work is AI-generated, but those of us who don't use AI to write fiction know that we have proof of our creative endeavors in the form of stacks of yellowed manuscripts covered in editorial red ink stored in our closet. 🤷

I bit my lip while eating breakfast this morning and turned to my wife and said, "I thought I had this whole eating thing down pat by now, but I guess not!"