Brendan Deneen

Flat Iron!!

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I got one from Eleanor Roosevelt. What an honor!!

The Princess Bride -- ditto re: a full season. I mean, the Fire Swamp could easily be expanded into a full episode by itself! 😀

An amazing folk horror novel that I acquired and edited -- hitting bookstores this autumn from Blackstone Publishing! @blackstonepub.bsky.social

Latest editorial acquisition for Blackstone Publishing! Hitting bookstores in time for Halloween 2027. This horror novel is SO good. @blackstonepub.bsky.social @christianbauman.bsky.social @dianafinchagt.bsky.social

That's what's up

I am deeply honored to be a Robert E. Howard Award nominee for my 2025 Conan short story! The Costigan nomination is "awarded for original creative writing that carries on the spirit and tradition of Robert E. Howard, to better recognize and celebrate his influence on future generations of writers."

#VANDEATH -- my third collaboration with the insanely talented Brian Asman. Hitting bookstores nationwide from Blackstone Publishing in time for Halloween 2026. @blackstonepub.bsky.social

Latest book deal while wearing my editor hat! This awesome thriller hits bookstores nationwide in Summer 2027 from Blackstone Publishing! @blackstonepub.bsky.social

Amazing! I came up with this basic plot, contacted the Bloch Estate and got the rights, and then hired Chet to write the book!! And he fricking crushed it! The book is SO good!!!!

Congrats!

Brie Larson Creature Feature ‘Skeletons’ From Producer J.J. Abrams & Director JT Mollner Pre-Selling To Sony In $25M+ WW Pact — EFM Big Deal The film is about a boy who discovers that his parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.

At my last job, I discovered this short story and set it up with JJ Abrams' company. This is what happens when you move around in the film industry. It's bittersweet for me -- but I'll be there opening night! deadline.com/2026/02/brie...

Nice! Seeing that credits page grow with each book is such a fricking delight.

That reminds me of this "exchange." I didn't see any of the messages until the Monday after he sent them (three days in a row).

Very excited to reunite with @neilkleid.bsky.social on his upcoming horror novella! When he pitched me this concept, I was immediately all in. It will be hitting bookstores on October 6th from @blackstonepub.bsky.social, just in time for Halloween!! (And eventually movie theaters, I am guessing!)

Cannon: a big gun
Canon: an 'official' part of a fiction world
Conan: a fictional dude with big guns

yeah, a really nice surprise

Pen and paper sketch of Swamp Thing

"Anti-AI art people are gatekeeping, not all of us have the money to..." No. This little Swamp Thing doodle cost me nothing but the price of a pen and a piece of paper. Could've been a napkin. I had a blank piece of paper and now I have a little swamp friend. Art is magic.

Murders and Acquisitions by Thomas Dunne St. Martin’s vice president Dunne’s first novel since 1978’s The Scourge is an entertaining satirical thriller centered on a wea...

In June 2024, I acquired a novel by Tom Dunne, the man who hired me as an editor at St. Martin's Press in 2010 -- and changed the course of my life. I put everything I had into editing his book, and just found out that it got a starred fricking review from PW! www.publishersweekly.com/9798874863838

I have to tell you an insane Jennifer Lopez / Hourman story sometime.

That's amazing

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Congrats! I used to be an editor at SMP.

I had a paper route in the 80s and it's crazy how much money I made -- and I spent most of it on comics (and the rest at the arcade). Life was good.

Then again, the challenge would be fun! As (I think) John Byrne said, "There are no bad characters, only bad writers."

Lobo

That's awesome.

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They have published three of my novels (MORBIUS, GOTG, ALIEN) and one of my short stories (CONAN) and I can confirm that they are a GREAT publisher.