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*The Biggest Little Bill* - part tech satire, part civic noir - begins today!
Bill Hoppern is a Reno-area planner who just wanted to see his community grow. Everything was going fine until he finds himself up against a data-center boom, a wall of doublespeak, and his own middle age.
One for those bringing a conscience and a clipboard to the fight.
Read Part 1: "The Brushoff" now, with new scenes added every day this week. https://matthewreinbold.com/2025/10/27/BiggestLittleBill-01
How can an honest #BookReview be a bad thing? Well, this. . .
Are you an Australian author of SFF with a book published this year? You have until the end of the month to enter it for the Aurealis Awards.
Are you one of those people who say "I'd rather read your crappy original writing than something generated by AI?" Now's the time to put your money where your mouth is!
I, without any previous experience, wrote 100 different short stories, around 1,000 words each, for a total of over 105,000 words! Find them on my #blog, or don't; it's a free country!
http://maxalmonte.com/blog/i-wrote-fiction-for-100-days-straight-and-heres-what-happened/
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3 weeks. . . but available for pre-order now. If you love to read #mystery, it'll be a nice way to relax after Thanksgiving.
As a new author, I’m wondering how much biographical information readers really want. Is it a situation where too much is never enough? How do I decide?
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The protagonist is the most important person to the reader.
The villain is the most important person to the author. Your antagonist has to be strong or your hero never can be.
Who's up for some corporate-gothic tech tragedy? Part 1 of 5 of my short story, Hurricane David, was posted today: https://matthewreinbold.com/2025/11/17/HurricaneDavid-01
The corresponding music playlist is also available from the Stories page: https://matthewreinbold.com/stories/
Last week I read an ARC that — well, to say it wasn’t ready for prime time is a huge understatement. It was sad, because the story had so much potential, but the ARC, which is supposed to be basically publication ready, looked more like a messy draft. So here’s my promise: I will never, ever do that to my readers.
My first novel has been sent off for copy edit! Feels amazing to reach this milestone.
Looking forward to a break from the grind, but also dreading what comes next: self-promotion. 🤮
Follow for updates! Website and cover art coming soon!
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I have a new patron-only post up on Patreon! This holiday season, why not give the gift of Xauri'EL Zwaan? Pledges start at just $5USD and include free copies of three short ebooks!
This is the kind of review I imagine every fiction writer loves. When I saw it yesterday, I cried. This was from an advance reader for DROWNING IN DECEPTION, which comes out on December 1. It's thoughtful, well considered, and shows the reviewer read in depth and was touched. What more could a novelist want?
Want to know what Lily Gallagher, the main character in DROWNING IN DECEPTION, serves for #Thanksgiving? I thought you'd never ask. . .
This is not the most delightful dessert picture ever. . . but I made this pie a few years ago, for a Thanksgiving we celebrated with friends in Panama. If you've ever tried to make pastry in 90-degree heat, you'll know why it's less than beautiful. 😉
It’s time for December’s #WordWeavers questions!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)
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What common evils lurk in your world? So common everyone basically ignores it? Like, I come from a country with free healthcare, and every time I see the American system in action, I can't help feel that is evil in its purest form.
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As #authors, we often talk about the creative process but not how we try earn a living from what we make. I joined with fellow African SFF authors Cheryl S Ntumy from Ghana & @dilmandila from Uganda, with @Jeremiah from Interledger, to talk writing, getting paid as African creators, & our hopes for new ways of accessible payments. Listen here: https://podcast.interledger.org/@InterledgerSalon/episodes/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-open-payments-in-african-speculative-fiction
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I skipped all the other stages and went straight to 'old weirdo' and I've never been happier 😂
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In December I wrote a total of 13798 words out of 218465 total words on the year. I also spent 3 hours revising/editing for a total of 2 days, 21 hours, and 51 minutes in 2025.
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Welcome to WordWeavers 2026! Here are January’s #WordWeavers questions!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends.
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WoodPig Press opens to submissions on Monday. Well, if you're super keen, midnight on Sunday (i.e. 12 AM GMT 5/1/26). We've had LOTS of interest, and we've limited submission slots, so if you're planning on submitting, read on.
But first, a reminder of what we're about.
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All the books. . .
Here's my list of all the #fiction I read in 2025. It's mostly #mystery, of course, but there are some other genres represented as well.
I hope you find something on this list that YOU would love to read!
On my newsletter, yesterday, I connected the demise of Stack Overflow to the rise of GenAI, and how that pattern contributes to the loss of the messy, inefficient, and essential making of "common practice": https://netapinotes.com/from-shared-knowledge-to-private-answers/