Todd Keisling
@toddkeisling.com
Horror writer & designer. Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of DEVIL’S CREEK, SCANLINES, & more. Rep: Becky LeJeune | Bond Literary Agency. He/him. http://linktr.ee/tkeisling
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Todd Keisling
@toddkeisling.com
· Nov 19
Haven't done one of these in a long while, so... Hi, folks. I'm Todd. I write horror and weird fiction, have authored several books (DEVIL'S CREEK, SCANLINES, THE SUNDOWNER'S DANCE, et al.), and designed several books as well (Dullington Design Co). It's great to meet y'all!
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I love the fact that the more you study this, the more absurd details you find. Beautiful.
December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I love the fact that the more you study this, the more absurd details you find. Beautiful.
Just got a story acceptance. Details once the contract is signed!
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just got a story acceptance. Details once the contract is signed!
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Have you read any of our top-selling books this year? Did you have a favorite?
We've had the honor of publishing over a dozen great new books this year, but a few past titles are still finding their readers too, including 2023's CANDY CAIN KILLS and 2022's FACE THE NIGHT.
We've had the honor of publishing over a dozen great new books this year, but a few past titles are still finding their readers too, including 2023's CANDY CAIN KILLS and 2022's FACE THE NIGHT.
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Have you read any of our top-selling books this year? Did you have a favorite?
We've had the honor of publishing over a dozen great new books this year, but a few past titles are still finding their readers too, including 2023's CANDY CAIN KILLS and 2022's FACE THE NIGHT.
We've had the honor of publishing over a dozen great new books this year, but a few past titles are still finding their readers too, including 2023's CANDY CAIN KILLS and 2022's FACE THE NIGHT.
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Check out my latest episode of Unstable Table Talks ™️ 🎤 my guest? The one & only @alandistro.bsky.social, owner and acquisitions editor of our beloved @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
You don’t want to miss this one!
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You don’t want to miss this one!
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Unstable Table Talks ™️ Episode 11 with Alan Lastufka
The owner of Shortwave Books is here! Everybody BE COOL!!
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December 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Check out my latest episode of Unstable Table Talks ™️ 🎤 my guest? The one & only @alandistro.bsky.social, owner and acquisitions editor of our beloved @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
You don’t want to miss this one!
substack.com/@unstableboo...
You don’t want to miss this one!
substack.com/@unstableboo...
My mother-in-law gave me an Aztec death whistle for Xmas. Best gift ever. 😈
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My mother-in-law gave me an Aztec death whistle for Xmas. Best gift ever. 😈
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Newsletter is going out to subscribers now! But due to some technical issues, image limitations, blah blah blah, my Top 10 Books of 2025 is only viewable at my website in one of two flavors. For the full newsletter, hit up www.michaelpatrickhicks.com/blog/so-long...
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So Long, 2025! — Michael Patrick Hicks
Michael Patrick Hicks names his Top 10 reads of 2025, the enshittification of social media and everything else, and rounds up his latest book and comic reviews published in December.
www.michaelpatrickhicks.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Newsletter is going out to subscribers now! But due to some technical issues, image limitations, blah blah blah, my Top 10 Books of 2025 is only viewable at my website in one of two flavors. For the full newsletter, hit up www.michaelpatrickhicks.com/blog/so-long...
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For your holiday ambiance, I've made a hypnotic yule log fireplace with ultra slow motion macro footage of flames stretching & warping like liquid as fire reacts with calcium chloride & barium. This is real fire I filmed, not CGI or AI.
10hrs, 4K, crackling sounds, no music, no ads. Happy holidays!
10hrs, 4K, crackling sounds, no music, no ads. Happy holidays!
10 Hours Hypnotic Fireplace Ambiance – 4K Macro Slow-Motion Color Flames, Crackling Fire (No Music)
YouTube video by Rob Sheridan
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December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
For your holiday ambiance, I've made a hypnotic yule log fireplace with ultra slow motion macro footage of flames stretching & warping like liquid as fire reacts with calcium chloride & barium. This is real fire I filmed, not CGI or AI.
10hrs, 4K, crackling sounds, no music, no ads. Happy holidays!
10hrs, 4K, crackling sounds, no music, no ads. Happy holidays!
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It's cool to be reading down an article of recent horror books going "Yes, ha ha ha YES" sickos style because they're all bangers and then stumble onto your own among them 🤩
A GAME IN YELLOW is in fantastic company here with BLACK FLAME, BAT EATER, and more 💛
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A GAME IN YELLOW is in fantastic company here with BLACK FLAME, BAT EATER, and more 💛
bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's cool to be reading down an article of recent horror books going "Yes, ha ha ha YES" sickos style because they're all bangers and then stumble onto your own among them 🤩
A GAME IN YELLOW is in fantastic company here with BLACK FLAME, BAT EATER, and more 💛
bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
A GAME IN YELLOW is in fantastic company here with BLACK FLAME, BAT EATER, and more 💛
bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...
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The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
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Did y'all think we'd forget?? That there are several active lawsuits going on that we're part of?? Because these companies stole our work!! And y'all are actively participating in and encouraging that plunder?? And you want folks to attend a seminar on using the plunder? @publisherswkly.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Did y'all think we'd forget?? That there are several active lawsuits going on that we're part of?? Because these companies stole our work!! And y'all are actively participating in and encouraging that plunder?? And you want folks to attend a seminar on using the plunder? @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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Using stolen material. Stolen from writers and artists.
This series does not teach AI writing or content replacement. It focuses on workflow efficiency, analytics, and tools that support—never replace—human creativity.
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Using stolen material. Stolen from writers and artists.
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Darren is an old and dear friend to many writers and artists in this business, including myself. If you have the means, please consider five or ten bucks.
This Christmas season has been tougher than I anticipated, and I’m struggling to cover some basic necessities. I’m reaching out for a little help to get through this immediate gap so I can keep my phone and internet on and ensure there’s food on the table.
gofund.me/45144ef7c
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Donate to Christmas Emergency Fund for Basic Needs, organized by Darren Mckeeman
This Christmas season has been harder than I expected, and I’ve come up short… Darren Mckeeman needs your support for Christmas Emergency Fund for Basic Needs
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December 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Darren is an old and dear friend to many writers and artists in this business, including myself. If you have the means, please consider five or ten bucks.
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I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/
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HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
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Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA"
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
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For today only, THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND is available on Kindle for just $4.99. Sale ends at midnight tonight EST. amzn.to/3Lbrzad
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
For today only, THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND is available on Kindle for just $4.99. Sale ends at midnight tonight EST. amzn.to/3Lbrzad
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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Here is my TOP READS of 2025!
Featuring @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @elfordalley.bsky.social @kermichele.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @mikemollman.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @jamesldulin.bsky.social
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Featuring @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @elfordalley.bsky.social @kermichele.bsky.social @stejhoward.bsky.social @mikemollman.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @jamesldulin.bsky.social
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C. J. Daley’s Top Reads of 2025 | FanFiAddict
Another year is coming to a close if you can believe it…and I have once again read some books! As always, it’s a trial narrowing it down for me. All of them ...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I present: Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s resolutions, January 1943.
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I present: Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s resolutions, January 1943.
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Vitally important that we as the culture-creating underclass always throw tomatoes at these dweebs & never respect them. They won't see our comments, but establishing ubiquitous cultural canon that every ultra-rich guy is a talentless thieving loser is the first step to taxing them into oblivion.
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Vitally important that we as the culture-creating underclass always throw tomatoes at these dweebs & never respect them. They won't see our comments, but establishing ubiquitous cultural canon that every ultra-rich guy is a talentless thieving loser is the first step to taxing them into oblivion.