Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now)
@almakatsu.bsky.social
NYT bestselling novelist. Former intelligence professional, tech futurist.
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You have to click off CoPilot every time you create a new Word doc, and it frosts me everytime that there's not a 'fuck off and die and where's the $ you owe writers' option
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
You have to click off CoPilot every time you create a new Word doc, and it frosts me everytime that there's not a 'fuck off and die and where's the $ you owe writers' option
I hope everyone is having a great morning
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I hope everyone is having a great morning
Some people want bonkers, some people ARE bonkers
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Some people want bonkers, some people ARE bonkers
There are actually two dogs on the couch with me, neither willing to give up space so I am hanging off the corner
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
There are actually two dogs on the couch with me, neither willing to give up space so I am hanging off the corner
Somebody jumped up on the couch as I was working
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Somebody jumped up on the couch as I was working
In case you were wondering, I had the cake!
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In case you were wondering, I had the cake!
Should I have cake for breakfast? Carrot cake--does that make the decision any easier?
November 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Should I have cake for breakfast? Carrot cake--does that make the decision any easier?
Enshittification of journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
www.niemanlab.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Enshittification of journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
I hate this business
TFW… you see a Publishers Marketplace announcement for a sale by an author to your editor that sounds an awful lot like the book you just published.
I bet the family won’t be Albanians, though
I bet the family won’t be Albanians, though
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I hate this business
TFW… you see a Publishers Marketplace announcement for a sale by an author to your editor that sounds an awful lot like the book you just published.
I bet the family won’t be Albanians, though
I bet the family won’t be Albanians, though
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
TFW… you see a Publishers Marketplace announcement for a sale by an author to your editor that sounds an awful lot like the book you just published.
I bet the family won’t be Albanians, though
I bet the family won’t be Albanians, though
Do you know someone who loves noir? Can't go wrong with CROOKS by Lou Berney or ALL WE TRUST (or anything) by Greg Galloway
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Do you know someone who loves noir? Can't go wrong with CROOKS by Lou Berney or ALL WE TRUST (or anything) by Greg Galloway
You can also give them a list of great movies or TV shows to watch, ones that they might not have discovered for themselves; or a collection of links to great, free newsletters to subscribe to. Creativity + sincerity is better than a disposable trinket
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You can also give them a list of great movies or TV shows to watch, ones that they might not have discovered for themselves; or a collection of links to great, free newsletters to subscribe to. Creativity + sincerity is better than a disposable trinket
Seeing soooo many ads for holiday gifts in my socials. The only gift that matters is a book. Give your loved ones something cozy to curl up with
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Seeing soooo many ads for holiday gifts in my socials. The only gift that matters is a book. Give your loved ones something cozy to curl up with
London, Russian oligarchs, a Brit aristo. Ebook is only $1.99, treat yourself www.amazon.com/Red-London-W...
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
London, Russian oligarchs, a Brit aristo. Ebook is only $1.99, treat yourself www.amazon.com/Red-London-W...
In intel, there's the WaPo test: would you do what you're about to do if you knew it was going to land on the WaPo front page? A person with bad judgment or a lack of control will do it anyway. How arrogant/psycho do you have to be to go to Rape Island and think that it could never ever touch you?
Massie: "I am sorry if one of your billionaire donors is gonna get embarrassed because he went to Rape Island. That is what they have coming. In fact, they need to be on the other side of bars, a lot of them."
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In intel, there's the WaPo test: would you do what you're about to do if you knew it was going to land on the WaPo front page? A person with bad judgment or a lack of control will do it anyway. How arrogant/psycho do you have to be to go to Rape Island and think that it could never ever touch you?
Finished DEATH BY LIGHTNING and it was wonderful. God bless the writer and director and Netflix for putting it out now
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Finished DEATH BY LIGHTNING and it was wonderful. God bless the writer and director and Netflix for putting it out now
Pretty soon it’s going to be winter weather for real and you’re going to want to stay inside warm & cozy & you’re going to wish you had some great books to read, jes sayin’
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pretty soon it’s going to be winter weather for real and you’re going to want to stay inside warm & cozy & you’re going to wish you had some great books to read, jes sayin’
Hey DC folks!!!!
TOMORROW!!!
I'm gonna be in Washington DC, doing an event at Little District Books. There'll be some hella gay writing about magic and families and survival, and then we'll bounce up and down while talking about everything that's ever happened.
littledistrictbooks.com/products/les...
I'm gonna be in Washington DC, doing an event at Little District Books. There'll be some hella gay writing about magic and families and survival, and then we'll bounce up and down while talking about everything that's ever happened.
littledistrictbooks.com/products/les...
Lessons in Magic and Disaster Event with Charlie Jane Anders
Join us for a Conversation and Q&A with Charlie Jane Anders, Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster About the Book In the vein of Alice Hoffman and Charlie Jane Anders's own All the Birds in the ...
littledistrictbooks.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hey DC folks!!!!
Is it still possible to have a satisfying career as a novelist? My thoughts almakatsu.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What does it mean to have a career in writing?
I’m watching Pluribus (Apple TV), Vince Gilligan’s new show.
almakatsu.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Is it still possible to have a satisfying career as a novelist? My thoughts almakatsu.substack.com/p/what-does-...
Today, writers are being targeted by entities claiming to represent book clubs, or offering reviews, or pretending to be someone famous who's taken an interest in your book--all scams. I wrote about some other types of scams a few months back, if you're interested almakatsu.substack.com/p/scams
Scams
Let me count the ways writers are being targeted by scammers
almakatsu.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Today, writers are being targeted by entities claiming to represent book clubs, or offering reviews, or pretending to be someone famous who's taken an interest in your book--all scams. I wrote about some other types of scams a few months back, if you're interested almakatsu.substack.com/p/scams
No one asked, but re: GDT's FRANKENSTEIN, I'm in the camp that thinks its visually stunning but finds something disappointing about the story.
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
No one asked, but re: GDT's FRANKENSTEIN, I'm in the camp that thinks its visually stunning but finds something disappointing about the story.
After several disappointing reads, I picked up THE GOLD PERSIMMON by Lindsay Merbaum/Creature Press and enjoying it (so far). Intriguing w/o being manipulative, good writing w/o obviously trying too hard
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
After several disappointing reads, I picked up THE GOLD PERSIMMON by Lindsay Merbaum/Creature Press and enjoying it (so far). Intriguing w/o being manipulative, good writing w/o obviously trying too hard
Not sure if you'll like RED LONDON? Listen to @kt-librarylady.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not sure if you'll like RED LONDON? Listen to @kt-librarylady.bsky.social
Who doesn't like a Black Friday special? RED LONDON ebook is $1.99 www.amazon.com/Red-London-W...
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Who doesn't like a Black Friday special? RED LONDON ebook is $1.99 www.amazon.com/Red-London-W...
You feel bad for Garfield right off the bat. It's lonely having integrity
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
You feel bad for Garfield right off the bat. It's lonely having integrity