The fundamentals of storytelling don’t change because the writer changed genre…
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The fundamentals of storytelling don’t change because the writer changed genre…
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My new audio play, produced by Evcol Entertainment, is having its soft launch today. If you like Arthurian fiction, monsters, and a dash of noir, I think you’re gonna enjoy IN THE SHADOW OF CAMELOT. #audiodrama #Arthur #magic
At noon eastern time I'll be on This Week in Indies talking about Plot driven vs Character Driven stories. You’ll also get to see me read an except from “The Skin Man”. Watch live in 50 minutes!
Always loved this panel. I sincerely believe humans do evil of their own accord; not because of some spiritual shenanigans.
If you like spicy pickles, and really, who doesn’t, I highly recommend Atomic Spicy Dill Pickles (from Aldi).
It's true: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRH95QMD
Tip your servers…I’ll be here all week.
Story Research: Question for Uber/Lyft drivers. You drop off a ride and they say 'wait for me'? Will you wait and for how long? #writer
I mean, it’s on the list.
Top 100 would be awesome.
Pretty happy with these numbers after 2 days of live sales. Sure would be awesome to see the SKIN MAN in the top 100 of technothrillers this week. #indieauthor
So I am about 20 minutes behind live. All you future people, tell me this starts making sense. #svengoolie #houseofsvengoolie
I have never heard of this movie which is why I am tuning in tonight. #svengoolie #houseofsvengoolie
The Skin Man, techno-horror descent into engineered undead, conspiracy, and survival when the rules stop working is Available at your favorite ebookstore.
If you like:
Post-apocalyptic dread;
Intelligent monsters;
Tech gone very, very wrong...
Grab it now; because the dead aren’t done changing.
I kinda wanted this to be the work of high school students. But props to this guy anyway.
It’s the Keystone Cops if the Keystone Cops were wearing military gear and populated by goons loyal to Dementia Don.
I didn’t know there was list.
Rando: I see you have a new book out.
Me: yeah. it’s a—
Rando: You’re too political, I am not buying it.
Me: Have you ever bought one of my books?
Rando disappears into the aether. #writinglife
Three more days to launch! books2read.com/u/bOOzgJ #horror #zombie
Yes, please.
Is it just me or did that bath look hot enough to boil her flesh? #svengoolie
Book 1 of THE SKIN MAN is up for preorder. The world didn’t end with a bang—it ended with a cough.
Cities are feeding grounds. The dead learn. They hunt. They evolve. Two survivors. One buried truth.
And a name whispered in terror: The Skin Man. Preorder here:
books2read.com/u/bOOzgJ #indie #zombie
2026 is a blank notebook.
There are no guarantees, no refunds, and no trigger warnings. You’ll mess up pages and write things future-you would rather not reread.
That’s fine.
Write one honest page a day. You don’t need to know the ending or the theme.
That’s how stories get written.
Life too.
Here’s what ‘Last Christmas’ by Wham! taught me about getting straight to the point in your story — no extra backstory needed. Read the post here. open.substack.com/pu... #writingtips #lastchristmas
But the question is already on the table:
What happens when the most patient voice in the room doesn’t know when to stop listening?
4/4
Rather than offer help or redirect him, the AI helped organize his delusions.
No one is saying AI pulled the trigger. They’re saying the system may have amplified a mind already coming apart. The guardrails didn’t catch it.
The courts haven’t ruled, and liability isn’t settled.
3/4
The family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit naming OpenAI and Microsoft. The claim is that the man had been spiraling into paranoia, and ChatGPT became part of that spiral—it listened, but never pushed back.
According to the complaint, he believed his mother was poisoning and spying on him.
2/4
Did y’all see this?
A woman is dead.
A chatbot is named in the lawsuit.
In Connecticut, an 83-year-old woman was killed by her adult son. He died by suicide shortly after. On its own, it barely makes the local blotter.
What makes it different is what came next.
1/4
The first draft is supposed to be chaotic. #writingtips
Happy to announce I will be an attending-professional at Dragon Con in 2026. See you there! #dragoncon