Marshall Ryan Maresca
@mrmaresca.com
Fantasy Author & Podcaster | Co-host of 5x Hugo Finalist
Worldbuilding for Masochists | Maradaine Saga | Velocity of Revolution |
http://mrmaresca.com
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Worldbuilding for Masochists | Maradaine Saga | Velocity of Revolution |
http://mrmaresca.com
https://linktr.ee/marshallryanmaresca
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Marshall Ryan Maresca
@mrmaresca.com
· Nov 11
Since we have another burst of new followers: Welcome! I work on all sorts of things, including:
-a big interwoven fantasy epic
-a dieselpunk fantasy of motorcycles and mayhem
-a 4x Hugo nommed podcast
-An anthology of magical gates to travel anywhere but bringing nothing
Check it all out!
-a big interwoven fantasy epic
-a dieselpunk fantasy of motorcycles and mayhem
-a 4x Hugo nommed podcast
-An anthology of magical gates to travel anywhere but bringing nothing
Check it all out!
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
The Bloodstained Shade by Cass Morris
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December 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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THE THORN OF DENTONHILL by @mrmaresca.com www.amazon.com/Thorn-Denton...
The Thorn of Dentonhill (Maradaine Saga: Thorn of Maradaine)
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December 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I chatted with Gigi Edgley from Farscape before a very-delayed flight to a con we were both attending, and then got a ride with her to the convention hotel.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
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December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I chatted with Gigi Edgley from Farscape before a very-delayed flight to a con we were both attending, and then got a ride with her to the convention hotel.
I've said this before, but one of the reason why DIE HARD works when so many imitators fail is because of how it feels like every human being on screen has a complex inner and outer life that this moment is just glancing upon. It's filled with little three-dimensional moments that give it life.
Die Hard is a diamond of a film. I couldn't write something that tight in a million years. It also would not occur to me to shoot air ducts and cubicle farms with anamorphic lenses like some kind of crazed lens-flare wizard, but that's why I'm not Jan de Bont
December 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I've said this before, but one of the reason why DIE HARD works when so many imitators fail is because of how it feels like every human being on screen has a complex inner and outer life that this moment is just glancing upon. It's filled with little three-dimensional moments that give it life.
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Al, TJ Berry's Space Unicorn Blues. Holy heck, what a fun book.
December 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Al, TJ Berry's Space Unicorn Blues. Holy heck, what a fun book.
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Tyler Hayes's Imaginary Corpse deserved to a bestseller with a beloved movie adaptation.
December 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Tyler Hayes's Imaginary Corpse deserved to a bestseller with a beloved movie adaptation.
Along these lines-- I would love to hear some of the unsung gems from the 2000s and 2010s that you adored and deserve more love.
A lot of writers have busted their butts all year to publish great fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and journalism.
Consider sharing their work today. Consider what you send people's attention to.
Consider sharing their work today. Consider what you send people's attention to.
December 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Along these lines-- I would love to hear some of the unsung gems from the 2000s and 2010s that you adored and deserve more love.
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A lot of writers have busted their butts all year to publish great fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and journalism.
Consider sharing their work today. Consider what you send people's attention to.
Consider sharing their work today. Consider what you send people's attention to.
December 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A lot of writers have busted their butts all year to publish great fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and journalism.
Consider sharing their work today. Consider what you send people's attention to.
Consider sharing their work today. Consider what you send people's attention to.
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As part of an Award Winner Goldbox promotion, The Calculating Stars ebook is only $2.99 on Sunday, December 28th across all US retailers. Happy reading!
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As part of an Award Winner Goldbox promotion, The Calculating Stars ebook is only $2.99 on Sunday, December 28th across all US retailers. Happy reading!
I went to an event at the Troublemaker Studios lot, which is basically a city block of the Alita: Battle Angel set.
Tonight in the December Comfort Watches: Alita: Battle Angel, which answers the question: what would it be like if a cheap Cannon Films sci-fi action film from the 1980s was given a $170 million budget and 21st Century special effects? Let's find out! Together!
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December 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I went to an event at the Troublemaker Studios lot, which is basically a city block of the Alita: Battle Angel set.
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#PretendPanel Dec 27: The Aven Cycle is still on sale at Smashwords through Jan 1! From Unseen Fire is FREE; Give Way to Night and The Bloodstained Shade are half-off!
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December 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#PretendPanel Dec 27: The Aven Cycle is still on sale at Smashwords through Jan 1! From Unseen Fire is FREE; Give Way to Night and The Bloodstained Shade are half-off!
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Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
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No literary agent who is going to get you a deal is going to charge you upfront. They make a percentage. That is how it works.
If someone says otherwise or tries to "upsell" you, they are scammers.
If someone says otherwise or tries to "upsell" you, they are scammers.
Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
No literary agent who is going to get you a deal is going to charge you upfront. They make a percentage. That is how it works.
If someone says otherwise or tries to "upsell" you, they are scammers.
If someone says otherwise or tries to "upsell" you, they are scammers.
There's a thing in Media Discourse that I don't understand the mindset behind: That only ideas "planned from the start" count.
We're seeing this in Stranger Things discourse now, where people are saying the larger arc "wasn't planned" because an old pitch deck talks about an anthology concept.
We're seeing this in Stranger Things discourse now, where people are saying the larger arc "wasn't planned" because an old pitch deck talks about an anthology concept.
December 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There's a thing in Media Discourse that I don't understand the mindset behind: That only ideas "planned from the start" count.
We're seeing this in Stranger Things discourse now, where people are saying the larger arc "wasn't planned" because an old pitch deck talks about an anthology concept.
We're seeing this in Stranger Things discourse now, where people are saying the larger arc "wasn't planned" because an old pitch deck talks about an anthology concept.
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Free. Gay book. Free. For you. Gift, from me. Season's greetings!
Both the ebook and audiobook are free, so take your pick 😘
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Jack of Thorns
What do you do when a Celtic god rings your doorbell?
Laurence Riley is a San Diego florist whose ex won't leave him alone. Quentin d'Arcy is a British earl on the run from his own family. Despi...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Free. Gay book. Free. For you. Gift, from me. Season's greetings!
Both the ebook and audiobook are free, so take your pick 😘
shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/jac...
Both the ebook and audiobook are free, so take your pick 😘
shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/jac...
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal... and the self-respect of one Starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is-- and always shall be-- your friend.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is gonna need a bigger boat.
December 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal... and the self-respect of one Starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is-- and always shall be-- your friend.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is gonna need a bigger boat.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is-- and always shall be-- your friend.
"Do school visits, that sells a lot of books."
"But I don't write children's or middle grade or even YA."
"But [AUTHOR] did school visits all the time!"
"He writes middle grade."
"But I don't write children's or middle grade or even YA."
"But [AUTHOR] did school visits all the time!"
"He writes middle grade."
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Do school visits, that sells a lot of books."
"But I don't write children's or middle grade or even YA."
"But [AUTHOR] did school visits all the time!"
"He writes middle grade."
"But I don't write children's or middle grade or even YA."
"But [AUTHOR] did school visits all the time!"
"He writes middle grade."
I wish I could remember the grad student who taught my creative writing class in college; he had just published a Very Literary Novel and was considered A Big Deal, but he is GONE from my brain, except his disdain of genre, and his weird musings about what "lhasa apso" could mean.
I had one (in grad school)who literally yelled at me to knock it off with the genre garbage because that trash was an embarrassment and would never get me anywhere. Years later, as the most publicly successful writer from that program, I was asked to speak at his funeral, and I uh, gently declined.
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I wish I could remember the grad student who taught my creative writing class in college; he had just published a Very Literary Novel and was considered A Big Deal, but he is GONE from my brain, except his disdain of genre, and his weird musings about what "lhasa apso" could mean.
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Hey I know this is probably obvious but super duper don't use AI marketing tools to attempt to sell or pitch books, are you out of your mind?
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey I know this is probably obvious but super duper don't use AI marketing tools to attempt to sell or pitch books, are you out of your mind?
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
They're *books.* you sell them to people who *read.* have some respect for their ability to spot slop.
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Both my physical and mental health are rough right now. Most days, the pain is overwhelming.
If you'd like to do something for me? I have a request.
Do something kind for someone else. Invite an extra person to holiday dinner. Donate to mutual aid. Help your sister pack. Anything for anybody.
If you'd like to do something for me? I have a request.
Do something kind for someone else. Invite an extra person to holiday dinner. Donate to mutual aid. Help your sister pack. Anything for anybody.
December 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Both my physical and mental health are rough right now. Most days, the pain is overwhelming.
If you'd like to do something for me? I have a request.
Do something kind for someone else. Invite an extra person to holiday dinner. Donate to mutual aid. Help your sister pack. Anything for anybody.
If you'd like to do something for me? I have a request.
Do something kind for someone else. Invite an extra person to holiday dinner. Donate to mutual aid. Help your sister pack. Anything for anybody.
The CRAVING I had for Carol’s whiteboard setup was strong.
After watching Pluribus does anyone else want a hidden whiteboard for whatevs WITH ANOTHER HIDDEN WHITEBOARD BEHIND IT FOR CONSPIRACIES
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The CRAVING I had for Carol’s whiteboard setup was strong.
It's shocking to me how normalized things like ChatGTP are outside of writer/artist circles. My wife's students-- adult professionals taking Spanish by choice-- almost ALL use ChatGTP for something, either business or personal. I cannot fathom, but yet there it is.
This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's shocking to me how normalized things like ChatGTP are outside of writer/artist circles. My wife's students-- adult professionals taking Spanish by choice-- almost ALL use ChatGTP for something, either business or personal. I cannot fathom, but yet there it is.
The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go.
Huh. Not sure how to interpret this.
Huh. Not sure how to interpret this.
December 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go.
Huh. Not sure how to interpret this.
Huh. Not sure how to interpret this.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chapel Rohan.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Moria Estefan
A Lord of the Rings cover band called The Grateful Dead Marshes
December 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chapel Rohan.