Alex Nader

@alexnaderwrites.bsky.social

Humor is dark, hair is 5 sizes too big, and my soul got traded away for a bottle of scotch a century ago. Writes mildly amusing novels.

Guy on auto repair video: here is where I use a jack to hold up the oil pan while I take out the last couple bolts. Me, looks at jack literally 4’ away: nah. I’ll just hold it up with my elbow while twisting the wrench in the most awkward angle imaginable.

Wrote a character intro last night and they were a “I’m going to be loud so no one pays attention to me” type. Woke up this morning and realized they are actually a “I’m very unassuming so no one notices me” type. Subtle change but it feels true to the character.

#horrorwriterschat Most of my characters wouldn’t ever leave their houses to meet each other, but from scrolling the feed of the #southerncharmer from my social media horror novel, they all agree that they don’t like Beau.

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author@chaoticauthor.online · last yr.

#HorrorWritersChat question 2: Today is International Friendship Day. The rest of the questions will be on this theme. Take two of your works: which characters (who have never met) would be best friends in real life. No book links please! Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag!

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Hey #horrorwriterschat ! I write books that are too silly to be scary and too scary to be silly. Pretty much every novel starts with “wouldn’t it be funny if…?” And ends with “but wouldn’t it be crazy/terrible/sad if…?”

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author@chaoticauthor.online · last yr.

Yoohoo, it's me! I am back. #HorrorWritersChat question 1: Right, this is the ice breaker round. Tell us about yourself and don't forget to include the hashtag. NO LINKS. We have an outro for that stuff, and nobody has the time to click it in question, or go to your bio to look you up.

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Question one

Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are, what you write, and what three words or terms your obituary is likely to include discussing your writing.

No links, save them for the outro. Quote post and include the tag #HorrorWritersChat. It's the only way other participants will be able to find you - by clicking, or through the feed.

22,000 words into what I'm calling the "Filthy Casual LitRPG" novel. I'm not 100% sure where it's going or if I'm completely botching the RPG aspect*, but I'm having fun. *This is why I have beta readers who will call me on my bullshit.