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Since my pinned post was getting a little long in the tooth, I thought this might be a good time for an updated introduction:

Hello there! I'm an author of speculative fiction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

I currently have seven published novel-length books that comprise what's come to be known as the Nod/Wells Timelines literary universe, with an eighth on the way in early 2025.

amazon.com/author/michaelshott

I am also the co-host of "The Post Mortem Report," a unique speculative-fiction authorcast that made its debut back in 2022.

postmortemreport.com

In truth, I'm not much of a social media guy. I show up, mostly talk about things I like, and occasionally critique things I don't. At the end of the day, I'm largely here to promote my own creative efforts, and those of others. If you're cool with and into that, you're in the right place.

It's nice to see episode 26 of "The Post Mortem Report" still managing to get nearly 100 views despite YouTube's best efforts to bury it. If you're a subscriber and wondering why it didn't just show up in your feed as usual, it's because their brain-dead algorithm incorrectly flagged it as "election advertising," which caused all sorts of problems in terms of it being "discoverable." Anyway, things should be back to "normal" with the release of episode 27 on Tuesday. In the meantime, you can check out the "lost" episode here: 🎙️🙂👍

youtu.be/tYNNiiPlZp8?si=mhRANk

It's time for an all-new episode of "Off The Clock," with speculative-fiction authors Ronald McGillvray and yours truly.

Join us as we discuss "The Hills Have Eyes," "Beverly Hills Cop - Axel F," and more in this fun, casual spin-off /#authorcast.

youtu.be/wKy-pYu07Ng?si=DXnbHp

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FYI: To celebrate the upcoming audiobook release of "Big Man Down," the Kindle edition of my first novel "The Big Men" will be just $0.99 from September 23rd until the 30th.

You have officially been told stuff! 📚🙂👍

Did you know that there's an official Facebook group for fans of my written works? I've been getting into the habit of posting extra tidbits and early announcements there for the past few months as a fun little "bonus" for its members, so if you're interested in such things, be sure to join the party. It's free if you're a Facebook user! 📚🙂👍

My latest entry there answers my most frequently-asked question from new readers: "Where should I start?"

facebook.com/groups/1000203945

@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks

Officially neck deep in my next major writing project and it feels good. I may be fairly okay at it but book marketing is definitely one of my least favorite parts of the publishing process and I'm quite happy to be able to put those tasks aside for a bit to focus on creation. 👍

amazon.com/author/michaelshott

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