The biggest problem for selfpubbers, I still think, is basic discoverability. Efforts like the SPFBO do much to counteract that, which is great, but there’s still so much material out there. With tradpub, one at least feels an agent/editorial process separated wheat from chaff. Harder to do with SP.

Neither. I’m at the orc death-metal festival.

We are all just gonna play Magic the Gathering.

Typing that first sentence with a straight face is… a choice.

I discovered Genesis hearing “Eleventh Earl of Mar” on the radio in my dad’s car. Reminder: there was a time FM rock radio would play 7½-minute prog epics. That song did things I didn’t know rock songs could do. Though I was less partial to their 80s pop tracks, a lifelong fandom was born that day.

Yeah, I will do this. 🙂 However, I will almost certainly be less familiar with newer movies than older ones. Give me a year between 1933 and 2026 and I'll give you a favorite movie from that year.

the sad reality: your favorite local haunts (that indie bookstore with the queer book club, the game shop that hosts tcg nights, the cafe with local art shows, etc) are always teetering on the edge of closure every single month. just a reminder to show these places love whenever you can.

An interesting development in the horror publishing world. I’ve been monitoring this situation for a few months since I first read about the suspicions going around that AI had been used, and I’d removed the book from my anticipated lists. www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...

An interesting development in the horror publishing world. I’ve been monitoring this situation for a few months since I first read about the suspicions going around that AI had been used, and I’d removed the book from my anticipated lists. www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...

One of the best satirical horror novellas of recent memory. And the price is right.

The Pennine Tower Restaurant by Simon Kurt Unsworth The Upper Berth by Francis Marion Crawford #MorbidMarch

There are deep existential questions plaguing my generation and I appreciate Reddit for staying on top of them.

I’m an unabashed veteran of 2000s New Atheism and even I think this is unfounded, reactionary horse apples.

Nobody asked but I’m gonna roll in with a hot take: I deeply miss video stores, but Blockbuster were the bad guys. They really were. They were very right wing and exercised too much control over the film industry and what could or couldn’t get made. +

The TPUSA halftime show.

Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron. Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts. www.patreon.com/jeremycreature

So the Best Novel longlist appears to feature every novel published last year. 😂 Still, I love looking at the BSFA Awards because it’s an excellent opportunity to discover titles that did not make their way to our blighted shores. (Clarkes for the same reason.)

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen. The Police (Ghost in the Machine Tour) U2 (War Tour) Genesis (multiple tours) Opeth Steven Wilson

This has been fairly obvious for some time.

Space: 1999 may have been an oft-cheesy show, but the VFX team (who went on to work on The Empire Strikes Back) knew their business. The Eagles looked like rugged space trucks, convincing working vehicles, when a lot of TV SF spaceships emphasized looking sleek, pretty and futuristic.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Between @sff180.bsky.social's science fiction video (haven't even gotten to fantasy yet) and a variety of the titles on this Hey Alma post, can I create a doppelganger of myself to read beyond my already lengthy 2026 tbr?? www.heyalma.com/27-jewish-bo... #amcomplainingaboutreading

Evening bump. 47 science fiction books for the new year to choose from! (And it’s not even a complete list.)

Also on the topic of ads in books, it is amusing to remember that back in the 1970s, some mass market paperback books literally did include an ad. Like in the middle of the book, there would be a glossy ad insert bound right in. As per the times, these were almost always cigarette ads.

And here it is! Much delayed but hopefully worth the wait. Horror and Fantasy lists forthcoming… 📚📚 SFF180 🚀 Anticipated Science Fiction 2026 youtu.be/Gy1AEXe_zEg

When you pick up a random SF novel from the 90s and spot fun little details.

There is currently a discussion here about end-of-the-year lists, particularly those listing what a reader/reviewer did NOT like. I want to address the topic in a general sense, without tagging anyone in, in the hopes that some folks might come away with their day a little less distraught. 🧵

On a drive down Interstate 10 in West Texas, with NOTHING but empty desert for miles, I blew a tire and had no spare. The very first car I flagged down stopped for me. College kid, driving home to see family. Took me all the way to the next town to get a new tire on the wheel, then right back.

I was in LA in the early 90s for a music festival, and went to the post office to mail a bunch of merch home to myself (so I didn’t have to pack it all in my suitcase to get ruined), and I ended up in line behind Walter Koenig.

I like JKR in the same way that I like getting caught in my zipper.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.

Make a Bond film casual: The Spaniel Who Loved Me

Stream’s over but you can watch the archived version!

Got some free time starting at 7:30 Central tonight? Pour yourself some hot cider and join me at my channel for a live reading of a Ghost Story for Christmas! youtube.com/live/xGjBAbo...

A Lord of the Rings cover band called Weathertop Report.

It would’ve been superduper easy simply for SFWA to have said “No use of LLM is permissible for Nebula qualification” and made that the rule. Why do it this way? Why allow any opportunity for generative AI to get a foot in the door?

So does the dazzle paint help it avoid getting pinged by police radar?

For all you try-a-chapter folks. You are officially out of excuses to keep sleeping on Marshall’s work!

Somebody stabbed Rob Reiner to death, alongside his wife. The very concept of Rob Reiner being a guy anyone would want to stab is just so inconceivable to me and no, that’s not meant to be a Princess Bride riff. What kind of degenerate could do this? Who would even think of doing it?

When Usha is taking way too long to pack.

I did a video a few years ago on why I love this format so much. I knew this day would be inevitable, and for all intents and purposes, MMPB books have been dead to the industry for a while now. But it is still a sad thing to see.

Post from a different era in your life.

You will be visited by three spirits.

Read these because they’re good and I say so! SFF180 🎃 ‘The Atrocities’ ★★★ & ‘Bedfellow’ ★★★★ by Jeremy C. Shipp youtu.be/wPc8xUFa8HI

Or, it’s the colossal sculpture standing immediately behind the villain, who sits in a throne-like chair with his fingers steepled, lit directly from above by a spotlight.

So just a week ago I posted that mainstream publishing no longer seems interested in science fiction, and then I finished up my 2026 Anticipated SF list for next week’s video and it’s more titles than ever (like over 40)! These are times I like being wrong.

Are these “scientists“ only found on TikTok?

For those going home to visit family this weekend: • Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus • LG calls it TruMotion • Sony calls it Motionflow • Roku calls it Action Smoothing • Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement • Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.

Damn.