Listening to a new album and having the time of your life — and not immediately feeling the need to pick it apart for clout — is a valuable skill in 2025

Taylor Swift doesn’t need my dog’s approval but just look at the ears — she’s got it 🐺

I can only re-share this every now and then … megdowell.medium.com/the-proper-w...

Not us diving into spoiler-free ND-5 thirst on next week’s episode 💀

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how is there more book? there is still so much more book

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 inside: - The books and comics releasing in October - Looking back at my chat with @sgellerhoff.bsky.social this week - A preview of next week’s deep dive with Star Wars author @mikechenwriter.bsky.social! Enjoy! starwarslitpod.substack.com/p/celebratin...

What kind of Swiftie are you? It’s 7am. I am here.

What if I just want to read books, write books,write about books, talk about books, take pictures of books —

mom, it appears you’re about to do something important, I can’t believe I almost missed it

How it started / how it’s going 📚 Collecting books slowly is the best way to do it, I think.

Among the first things I asked Mr. Stover to do for the Deluxe novelization of #StarWars #RevengeoftheSith was write a new intro to set up the annotations and stories he tells throughout the new edition. Ahead of the Oct 14th release, you can read it! ew.com/star-wars-au...

Happy Star Wars Reads month! Founded in 2011 as Star Wars Reads Day, there will be events at bookstores, libraries & schools encouraging literacy through Star Wars. Any Star Wars books on your list for October? 📸: @bekahsoka.bsky.social & @fragowump.bsky.social Mara: @writergamernerd.bsky.social

Just thinking about a good book I haven’t read in a while 📚

All my thanks go to Meg for hosting me on Now This Is Lit. I really enjoyed our conversation about my new book, Jung and Star Wars: A Contemporary Mythology, especially having admired her show devoted to Star Wars books and authors. Please have a listen and subscribe to her podcast!

This was such an insightful and fun chat 📚 check it out!

Today on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social it’s all about Jung! Actually it’s mostly about @sgellerhoff.bsky.social BUT ALSO JUNG (and, of course, Star Wars. Don’t miss this one! open.spotify.com/episode/0nJW...

Feel your feelings!!! Then get back to work, babe. 🥰 megdowell.com/2025/09/30/r...

This photo is brought to you by … meeting a very big deadline early and wanting to be asleep, but there are Star Wars books to read 📚

I’ll be honest — the end of Star Wars Hunters is hitting me pretty hard. This game launched at a moment when I desperately needed an escape. But it became so much more. www.patreon.com/posts/when-w...

I forgot to factor in the day-after-vaxx feeling when I planned to write today. 💉

Submitting a big draft to an editor like— Out loud: I did it! Inside: oh god what’d I just do

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 A look at @mikechenwriter.bsky.social’s Low Red Moon cover, a quick breakdown of the remaining Star Wars book releases of 2025, and more! starwarslitpod.substack.com/p/low-red-mo...

Nevertheless she persisted further into the abyss

I’m going to miss Star Wars Hunters so much. I’ll probably write about that.

We’re rewatching the Netflix Daredevil series and I forgot how good streaming used to be

Hey evening crowd — missing The High Republic? This week, get your fix with a LOTJ look back 🔥

200 source citations in a single document feels like a lot, until it isn’t

Your identity is vital to your work as a storyteller — but you have to know who you are first. megdowell.com/2025/09/23/w...

It turns out a lot happens in Light of the Jedi! More than you probably remember!

Today on @starwarslitpod.bsky.social, @dmondom.bsky.social & I go back to the beginning of The High Republic to discuss Light of the Jedi 📚 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4XbQ...

I (almost) have too much Star Wars to read 📚

Finding small joys (and posting them publicly on the internet) is the only way we’re all going to survive — obv.

Rewarding a productive morning with a good old-fashioned doom scroll

My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 Lots of good stuff in here this week, including a preview of next week’s show. But if you’re just here for my interview with Ashley, it’s right here: open.spotify.com/episode/1TwF... starwarslitpod.substack.com/p/ashley-eck...

Still … workin

TOMORROW 🧡🤍💙

Does it ever feel like your Star Wars TBR … keeps getting bigger instead of shrinking? 🫠

I regret to inform you that the thing I kept putting off did, in fact, only take 15 minutes

The inbox is on fire this week 🔥 but in a good way. Can’t wait to dive in!

Oh to have the privilege of going to cons 🙃 there’s so many of you I’d love to meet IRL!

You can listen to my interview with Ashley Eckstein now … or wait until Friday. Up to you. Also … this was, understandably, pretty neat! www.patreon.com/posts/139057...

Hey evening crowd! Don’t miss this ⬇️

Very special bonus interview releasing tomorrow for NTIL community members (Friday for everyone) with a Star Wars audiobook narrator … who might be known for some other stuff too 👀 You’re not prepared!!!

Worry more about the writing stuff that matters — and less about the things that don’t. megdowell.com/2025/09/16/w...

Have you ever wanted to write about Star Wars, but don’t know how? @chelseatzukowski.bsky.social & I share our stories on today’s @starwarslitpod.bsky.social episode. From early careers in journalism to Star Wars Insider — if we can do it, so can you! Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4vxj...

When you build your own computer with the help of YouTube videos and a tech savvy brother, in about 5 years that same computer will be like: Computer: uh oh You: what Computer: wrong You: what’s wrong? Computer: don’t know You: can we fix it together? Computer: oooooop

Members of the NTIL Community can listen to Tuesday’s episode RIGHT NOW 📚 Writing about Star Wars is hard work! But it’s 100% worth it. www.patreon.com/posts/138694...

Didn’t get much Star Wars reading done today … had some places to be. ⭐️

Cozy Sunday shelfie, courtesy of natural lighting