@austinrwilson
Writes SFF, horror, comedy. Prose, comics, scripts. Published by Ahoy Comics, Black Hare Press, Defenestration, Magnetic Press. Owns Moss Heart Books & hosts Ledger: A Writing Podcast. Reads scripts for Austin Film Fest. https://linktr.ee/austinRwilson
My article about writing flash fiction is live at Remote Writing Jobs on Substack.
I go over three of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from writing short-short stories (called flash fiction, micro fiction, and drabbles, sometimes).
Check it out!
substack.com/@austinrwils...
Today? Is it today?? I need some good news please let it be today????
@unormal.bsky.social Is a January Qud update coming today or tomorrow? I'm desperate for good/fun news.
This mechanic is BONKERS. Jealous of that build.
My wife and I own a small bookstore called Moss Heart Books where I've sold a lot of Children of Time and Shards of Earth. I was happy to introduce your work to my book club too, and we're all huge fans now.
Thank you so much! Huge fan of your stuff, so I was excited to see your name pop up. I'm suuuuuuuper pumped for Children of Strife as well.
I was hoping to read them but I can't find references to them on the Exodus site at all.
Thank you for answering! I'll keep an eye out for them.
@aptshadow.bsky.social This Polygon article mentions your having written Exodus short stories. Are those available yet? www.polygon.com/exodus-game-...
I've been struggling with this from a fiction standpoint as well. I DESPISE the idea of LLMs playing a role in writing (and reading!) fiction, especially after that MIT study. The voices of hype you mentioned just don't seem to understand how much thinking they're actually giving up.
WSJ reports on decades-long Pentagon disinformation campaign to propagate UFO myths "based on interviews with two dozen current and former U.S. officials, scientists and military contractors involved in the inquiry, as well as thousands of pages of documents, recordings, emails and text messages."
New interview! I talked with Jamarcus Turner, writer & story editor for BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA. Full episode is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
Check out the audio for my short story HATE TO MEET YOU, originally published by @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social, on Ledger!
pod.link/1591929789
I also interviewed lit agent @jessicaberg.bsky.social with @roseclifflit.bsky.social A fantastic look at agents' work and life, a great resource for writers currently looking, or agented writers to get a better understanding of how their agent works for them.
open.spotify.com/episode/2NGW...
And the next Ledger interview? A National Book Award finalist who has won a National Magazine Award for Fiction, multiple Pushcart Prizes, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. Also, one of my favorite writers!
I have a new episode in the edit stage, an interview with writer/story editor from BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, the Chuck Lorre sit-com. It'll be up this week!
What's it like to be out there - RIGHT NOW - pitching a TV show to executives? He gives the details! Also, what do you do when your joke bombs in a writer's room Steve Carell has just entered?! Listen and find out!
My newest interview for Ledger was with the insanely talented comedy writer Brent Forrester. He's written for The Office, The Simpsons, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Larry Sanders Show, and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/6yXR...
@josholson.bsky.social Would love to have you on my show Ledger to chat writing. Big respect for your work, Gotham Knight is a classic.
Great episode as always. And I know I speak for dozens of Indiana podcasters when I say hell yeah, @josholson.bsky.social sees us!
I don’t want to “streamline” my writing. I don’t want to “increase my output.” I don’t want to “write a novel with one click.” I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.
Thank you! I have the new cover up on volume 03 as well, with one coming for volume 02 soon.
New cover design is up for Dynasty of Blood, volume 01. All volumes will eventually use this styling! Available at austinrwilson.itch.io and www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/2... #OSR #shortfiction
Darlings, write that book.
Ignore the 'not selling' rhetoric.
Write the book.
Write your fix-up novels or your trashy book or your serious historical epic or your barely-disguised autobiography or your pew-pew SF.
The people who love books depend on you.
Do not fail them.
Loved chatting with them 😄 Can't wait to read the book!
We chat about Lovecraft's status as a weird-fiction pioneer/staunch shit head, using Kickstarter and the stresses/joys, and whether em dashes are good or bad! Check it out on all major podcasting platforms or my website. Thank you!
New Ledger episode is live! I chat with Vaughn A. Jackson @blaximillion.bsky.social and Stephanie Pearre @stephaniepearre.bsky.social about their forthcoming anthology BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF INFINITY out July 10 from @rdspress.bsky.social
