My latest read: "Oaths of Life and Death" by @lcyruswhelchel.bsky.social Epic fantasy with humanoid animal races and humans at war, plus a found family. 👍🪐📚💙 Goodreads www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Book Radar thebookradar.com/review/5429 StoryGraph app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4c5e... #book

"The Nod/Wells Timelines - A Primer" releases this Friday, May 1st, but it's already hit #1 on Amazon's Science Fiction Anthologies chart. A big thank you to everyone who pre-ordered! Find the eBook/paperback at your favorite store: books2read.com/nwtp #new #specfic #scifi #book #books #reading

NEW BLOG POST: News and Notes - April 2026 Trying something new (for me) with this one. See what you think, #booksky! 🪐📚💙 vortex-1.blogspot.com/2026/04/news... #blog #post #blogpost #specfic #speculativefiction #author #writer #update #authorupdate #skywriters #reading #readingcommunity #books

My latest read: "Carl's Doomsday Scenario" by Matt Dinniman Goodreads www.goodreads.com/review/show/... The Book Radar thebookradar.com/review/5427 The StoryGraph app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d282... #specfic #litrpg #book #bookreview #booksky #reading #readingcommunity #books #bookreviews 🪐📚💙

Audible codes for a free copy of "The Big Men," narrated by @michaelshotter.com. US: www.audible.com/acx-promo 275NQW43US7QA 2L2NWGSG99LQY 3KR228AT5RFND 4NA7QZEZFE4K2 7T82EE2MBBEHZ UK: www.audible.co.uk/acx-promo 3ZM9ZPYAHZT97 4NJRXS9TRJ3J9 7UAF6ZGF8L5PY 9MR74K72P6DAQ BR8ELJ4XJT2W9 🎧📚💙

It's always a bummer when you watch a movie you hope you're going to enjoy and it just keeps disappointing you in nearly every scene, only to string you along with a few decent moments that give you hope, right up to the lackluster ending. Movie night can be rough sometimes. 🤣

FYI: Most book stores can easily stock any of my books and many already do. If you want to read something of mine and shop local, you absolutely can. Also, Bookshop(dot)org is a thing: bookshop.org/lists/the-no... #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #book #books #read #reads #reading #bookshop #FYI

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Gave the first season of "Invincible" a watch and I'm enjoying it for the most part. I find myself comparing it to "The Boys" a lot but it's definitely its own thing. If you like animation for adults, I'd recommend what I've seen so far. 👍 www.imdb.com/title/tt6741...

You all seem to enjoy my silly book posts, so here's another one. If you know, you know. 📚💙🙂👍

It's a nice day, so I opened the windows. Unfortunately, it's also a bit windy, so this door kept getting blown closed. I knew I wrote all these for a reason. Take that, stupid door! 📚💙🤣👍

FYI: If any of you "Mr. Perkins" fans would like to give "500" a nod in this book-cover competition, I wouldn't be sad about it. 🙂 allauthor.com/cover-of-the...

It occurs to me that, to a large extent, "social media" has morphed over the past decade or so to the point where the name isn't really representative of the bulk of what transpires on these platforms. In a lot of ways, they're now more about "social commentary" than anything. 🤔

What's new, you ask? Work on "The Nod/Wells Timelines - The Official Compendium" continues. The release dates for the remaining omnibus editions have been announced and pre-orders are available at a variety of stores! michaelshotter.com I have a new secret project. 🤫 So, yeah... a lot! 🤪👍🪐📚💙🩸📚⚡️

As you may know, I have a little speculative-fiction book club over at @thebookradar.com: thebookradar.com/book-club/2 This month's selection is "Bishop" by @candacenola.bsky.social . Check it out, #booksky! 🩸📚💙 #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #bookclub #reading #readingcommunity #bookrec #FYI

"Slay the Spire 2" is already an excellent game, even in Early Access, but if you've waited this long to play it, I'd highly recommend waiting for the full release to have the best-possible experience. That said, there are some unique things in EA that won't happen after launch.

It's been a busy month, with "The Nemesis Legacy" hitting #1 again and the big sale on "The Nod/Wells Timelines - Volume 1," plus a variety of other events and projects. I'll still be very busy in April and May, finishing up the initial draft of the compendium, but I'll be on social media much less.

youtu.be/-IBdN3Fe7yY Do you know this song, #booksky? #8 #fun #book #author #guitar #music #video #booktube 📚💙

Hopefully, you've all been enjoying the "Do you know this song?" videos. I have one more of those for you later this afternoon, then I'll be shifting my focus to other things over the next few weeks. For now, check out this Goodreads giveaway: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

youtu.be/5_kNL7QUb-g Do you know this song? #7 #fun #book #author #guitar #music #video

Hit #1 in the "Metaphysical Science Fiction" category on Amazon for the second time in two months this morning. 🙂👍 amazon.com/dp/B0DZ2ZCVX8 A big thank you to everyone who made that happen. You all are the best and I hope you enjoy the read! 🪐📚💙 #specfic #scifi #book #books #Kindle #bestseller

youtu.be/A2gBcsoBh3s Do you know this song, #booksky? #6 #fun #book #author #guitar #music #video 📚💙

The Nod/Wells Timelines is one of the standout speculative-fiction reading experiences of the modern era, with nine novel-length books spanning sci-fi, horror, and thrillers of all sorts in an unprecedented manner.

youtu.be/U2rztZ4C0Nc Do you know this song? #5 #fun #book #author #guitar #music #video

ENDING SOON - The eBook edition of "The Nod/Wells Timelines - Volume 1" is just $2.99 (US) worldwide until the end of March at a variety of online stores: books2read.com/nwt If you love speculative fiction, this book is for you! #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #book #books #NWT #ICYMI

youtu.be/ocqrFGeMyI0 Do you know this song? #4 #fun #book #author #guitar #music #video

Added "The Nemesis Legacy" to the shelf of first-edition hardcovers. Good times. 🙂👍 michaelshotter.com #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #book #books #bookshelf #bookcollection #hardcovers #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #NWT #NodWellsTimelines #TheNodWellsTimelines #specficbooks #scifibooks

youtu.be/MtKn3dy1RBQ Do you know this song? #3 #fun #book #author #guitar #music #video

Author copies of "The Nemesis Legacy." Nice to see the overall consistency and quality of hardcover printings steadily improving over the past few years. These really have a great look and feel to them, right up there with the best books on my shelves. 👍 amazon.com/dp/B0FXL8VQV9 #new #scifi #book

youtu.be/vv97yqWbLOM?... #fun #book #music #video

This one's just $2 as part of the Steam Spring Sale at the moment. Well worth it if you enjoy strategy games, or wonky, often-amusing physics models and simulations. 👍 store.steampowered.com/app/508440/T... #game #games #gaming

youtu.be/Mh53L5HuCJ4 #fun #book #music #video

Great reminders that book reviews don't have to be long or complex to be effective. If you enjoyed a book this week, consider taking a few moments to leave a rating and/or review at your favorite site(s). It's extremely helpful, and always appreciated! 🪐📚💙🙂👍 www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... #book

NEW BLOG POST: The Nod/Wells Timelines Omnibus Editions and The Amazon Conundrum vortex-1.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... #blog #post #blogpost #blogger #blogging #newblogpost #author #writer #writing #publisher #publishing #update #authorupdate #NWT #NodWellsTimelines #TheNodWellsTimelines 🪐📚💙🩸📚⚡️

FYI: I've updated my "Speculative-Fiction Showcase" over at Bookshop(dot)org with some of my recent reads that are available there: bookshop.org/lists/michae... If you're not familiar with it, Bookshop is a great way to buy online while supporting local bookstores. 🪐📚🩸⚡️📚💙

Gave this a watch and it was enjoyable. If you're a fan of Martin's style of storytelling and the GoT world, you'll likely enjoy it, too. For me, S1 wasn't quite great but the overall experience was solid and worthwhile in spite of a few issues. 8/10 👍 www.imdb.com/title/tt2749...

Very excited for this as it will be the first time eBooks of "The Nemesis Effect," "Big Man Down," and "500" will be widely available beyond Amazon. 👍

The Nod/Wells Timelines is one of the standout speculative-fiction reading experiences of the modern era, with nine novel-length books spanning sci-fi, horror, and thrillers of all sorts in an unprecedented manner. "Volume 1" eBook just $3 this month! books2read.com/nwt #scifi #books #NWT 🪐📚🩸⚡️📚💙

Shout-out to Mozilla for providing a proper AI opt-out in Firefox. Nicely done. 👍 Your turn, Apple/Google.

The first Early Access build of "Slay the Spire 2" is looking good so far. My mid-run initial impression after two acts is that it's a solid improvement over the original but I need to see more. 🤔 Along those lines: Would any of you be interested in watching me stream a bit of it this weekend?

Got $1? Want a quick yet satisfying speculative-fiction read that blends the best of sci-fi, horror, and thrillers into a potent, memorable experience? Well, head over to Amazon and pick up the Kindle edition of "Mr. Perkins Goes to Hell" but don't take my word for it...

A big thank you to the 3,000+ people who checked out our latest episode on YouTube. If you love speculative fiction, you should join them, and us, for this one-of-a-kind authorcast! youtu.be/4FDqa4l49LQ?... #specfic #scifi #horror #books #reading #podcast #booktube #YouTube #booksky 🪐📚🩸📚💙

To the people still at Apple pushing back against all the AI/LLM garbage and trying to focus on the things that matter (optimizations, bug fixes, sane/incremental improvements and refinements,) thank you! Hang in there. That fake-ass bubble is going to pop and you will be heroes.

What's new, you ask? "The Nod/Wells Timelines - Volume 1" eBook is just $2.99 at many stores for all of March! books2read.com/nwt Work on "The Nod/Wells Timelines - The Official Compendium" and the remaining omnibus editions continues. There's a new @postmortemreport.com! So, yeah... a lot! 🤪👍

As you may know, I've been experimenting with a little speculative-fiction book club over at The Book Radar for a while now. This month's selection is "Tales from the Parkland" by @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social. Check it out, #booksky! 🩸📚🪐📚💙 thebookradar.com/book-club/2 #specfic #bookclub #bookrec

A big thank you to @coyhall.bsky.social for taking the time to read and review "Mr. Perkins Goes to Hell." If you're not already familiar with Coy's fine works of speculative fiction, you should absolutely give them a try, #booksky! 👍🪐📚💙 Get "Mr Perkins Goes to Hell" here: amazon.com/dp/B0FR56Y23B

The odds are slim, I know, but of all the dead games out there, this is the one I'd love to see brought back the most. An under-appreciated masterpiece that never got its due. Who's with me? www.gog.com/dreamlist/ga... #game #games #gaming #AtlasReactor

Starting to get a better feel for how this year is likely to play out musically and it seems the transition toward singles and EPs has just about finished. Wondering if we'll ever see great albums like those of 2024 again. Still, lots to like here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5by... #music

ICYMI: Our latest episode features several books by authors such as @therealjackfinn.bsky.social, and various other items of interest for fans of speculative fiction like #HorrowWritersChat & #booksky! 📚💙🩸📚🪐 youtu.be/4FDqa4l49LQ?... #specfic #video #podcast #authorcast #books #reading #whattowatch