The title Other Mother instead of Other Mommy for that upcoming horror movie just feels like an unforced error.

Doing data entry for the PTA, which yes, is exactly as much fun as it sounds.

If you’re wondering how many shirts a man can sweat through in a day, it’s three so far.

Raucous is objectively a weird word.

A handy little list of restaurants and bars near the convention center if you want to assault your waistline while @laworldcon.bsky.social.

A Local’s Guide to Gaining Five Pounds Eating and Drinking at Worldcon 2026

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How many more times am I going to have to look up blond/ blonde for it to finally stick?

Hey hungry #worldcon attendees: Looking for local spots to get your nosh on that aren't the usual chains? Well, I've put together this list that includes a place with a cloud of liquor that rains into your cocktail. Come gain five pounds with me. #LAConV.

A Local’s Guide to Gaining Five Pounds Eating and Drinking at Worldcon 2026

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Today's writerly question: Is the keyboard sticky, or am I the sticky one?

Vet: We'd like to get bloodwork done on your dog. It's $250. Me: Why? Vet: Because we don't have it. Me: But why do you need it? Vet: Because we don't have it. I hate that they think we're limitless money supplies.

I forgot about this one. Some of my finest work.

It’s weird that panhandling is so reviled but lemonade stands are an entrepreneurial rite of passage. Anyway I tried to pay my son not to have a stand, which might be the wrong lesson on my part.

Behold the sticker my wife found on my butt. I believe I’ve been walking around with it since at least last night. Accurate but still embarassing.

There's something gratifying when editing and you go to see if the building you said was brick in chapter 5 is also listed as such in 37, AND IT IS!

SoCal doesn't have traditional seasons, and we're entering my least favorite, where the coyotes leave feral kitten parts strewn about the neighborhood. Spay and neuter your pets, people.

Workout Wednesday insight: walking lunges are punishment from God. That is all.

How many times can a single character bellow in a book? Asking for a friend.

Today in random writerly research, I learned the Chupacabra has only been around since 1995. Huh.

Happy first day of school to those who celebrate. I’m back to daytime writing hours.

Well, I just spent the morning researching goat vocalizations. Be a fantasy author, I thought. You can just make up whatever you want.

Research takes you to some weird places. Never thought about applying ginger to a horse’s fundament before. Now I can’t stop.

Finishing up on the edits for this, and I'm pretty pleased with my weird little monster. It's been a hoot combining my interest in BBQ and fantasy creatures. It's also up for preorder at $1 off. mybook.to/creaturecomf...

My son’s burning desire to tell me something is in direct proportion to how busy I am. Today it was during tire flips. Did you know he made a 42 minute playlist with Teen Titans memes? I now do.

In an arcade with my son, aka my own personal hell. Just set him loose w $15 in credits. Let’s see how long that lasts.

Happy Ana and Din day to all those that celebrate. First time in a long time I woke up early to read.

Me every time I sell a book.

I like editing in big blocks because you see how many times you repeat ideas in adjacent chapters. Those ideas may indeed need to be hit hard, and those chapters may have been written weeks apart, but seeing them again and again is always eye opening.

Self-published Authors Appreciation Week 2026 has officially come to a close, but you can find everything posted on the hub page. Come find a great new author! Thank you to everyone who made this year a success! #spaaw #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek

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This week bloggers and reviewers are celebrating great self-published books. Because there will be so much great content from multiple people, I’ll do my best to gather them together and share them…

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My music references are usually 20+ years old, but I do listen to new stuff too. Girl Scout has been my latest obsession, with this song inspiring the opening scene of my novella. You should check them out. Their Brink album is even better.

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You should read any article with the tagline “hot butthole summer” but double so if it uses the word Buttholeaissance.

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it’s hot butthole summer yall www.texasmonthly.com/culture/butt...

The first Eric Carter necromancer book is a Kjndle Daily Deal and you can pick it up for $1.99 today.

DAW Books@dawbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💀 eBook Discount! DEAD THINGS by Stephen Blackmoore is only $1.99 on Kindle Daily Deals. Follow a tough-as-nails necromancer on a “deliciously gritty thrill ride” in this first Eric Carter urban fantasy full of dark magic, demons, and snappy sarcasm. buff.ly/Ra2I6la