Cam (is querying)
@wildcardcameron.bsky.social
Iranian American writer obsessed with sneaking more Persian folklore into the mainstream (usually with some sort of SFF)
https://linktr.ee/wildcardcameron
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a helicopter is flying over the ocean at sunset
ALT: a helicopter is flying over the ocean at sunset
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I just learned #IslaNublar, the island in #JurassicPark, is in the Pacific Ocean. This is funny because at the end of the movie, the helicopter is flying toward the setting sun. The sun sets in the West. So... Where is that helicopter going, cuz it's definitely not toward Costa Rica (i.e., Land)!
I just learned #IslaNublar, the island in #JurassicPark, is in the Pacific Ocean. This is funny because at the end of the movie, the helicopter is flying toward the setting sun. The sun sets in the West. So... Where is that helicopter going, cuz it's definitely not toward Costa Rica (i.e., Land)!
a helicopter is flying over the ocean at sunset
ALT: a helicopter is flying over the ocean at sunset
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October 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I just learned #IslaNublar, the island in #JurassicPark, is in the Pacific Ocean. This is funny because at the end of the movie, the helicopter is flying toward the setting sun. The sun sets in the West. So... Where is that helicopter going, cuz it's definitely not toward Costa Rica (i.e., Land)!
October 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Was excited to start on this off-brand #tallgeese #gunpla
September 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Was excited to start on this off-brand #tallgeese #gunpla
Can't believe how hard #Foundation botched The Mule.
#Spoilers in the OG books The Mule is a freaky little dude who is ugly and can't have kids so he uses his telepath powers to force the universe to love him. His whole motivation is if no one will choose to love him then he'll make them forever!
#Spoilers in the OG books The Mule is a freaky little dude who is ugly and can't have kids so he uses his telepath powers to force the universe to love him. His whole motivation is if no one will choose to love him then he'll make them forever!
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Can't believe how hard #Foundation botched The Mule.
#Spoilers in the OG books The Mule is a freaky little dude who is ugly and can't have kids so he uses his telepath powers to force the universe to love him. His whole motivation is if no one will choose to love him then he'll make them forever!
#Spoilers in the OG books The Mule is a freaky little dude who is ugly and can't have kids so he uses his telepath powers to force the universe to love him. His whole motivation is if no one will choose to love him then he'll make them forever!
Funniest take I've heard all week is @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social calling #HasanPiker the kid trapped in the basement in #Omelas, just suffering for our amusement.
Never thought about the kid being a streamer, does that mean those that walked away are subbed to the kids #twitch?
Never thought about the kid being a streamer, does that mean those that walked away are subbed to the kids #twitch?
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Funniest take I've heard all week is @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social calling #HasanPiker the kid trapped in the basement in #Omelas, just suffering for our amusement.
Never thought about the kid being a streamer, does that mean those that walked away are subbed to the kids #twitch?
Never thought about the kid being a streamer, does that mean those that walked away are subbed to the kids #twitch?
A #SaveTheCatReview vs #StoryGeniusReview
Who will win and who will... Lose.
...Spoiler Alert, it's #StoryGenius, they won: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#SaveTheCatWritesANovel was still good: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Who will win and who will... Lose.
...Spoiler Alert, it's #StoryGenius, they won: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#SaveTheCatWritesANovel was still good: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
futurama bender says you 're going down in a cartoon
ALT: futurama bender says you 're going down in a cartoon
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June 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A #SaveTheCatReview vs #StoryGeniusReview
Who will win and who will... Lose.
...Spoiler Alert, it's #StoryGenius, they won: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#SaveTheCatWritesANovel was still good: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Who will win and who will... Lose.
...Spoiler Alert, it's #StoryGenius, they won: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#SaveTheCatWritesANovel was still good: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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June 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I too aspire to one day write a book of parables in the guise of a bird negging his bird friends into going on a road trip.
#TheConferenceOfTheBirds is just another reason why #Attar was #Rumi's #GOAT
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#TheConferenceOfTheBirds is just another reason why #Attar was #Rumi's #GOAT
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Wildcard Cameron's review of The Conference of the Birds
5/5: I don't care who you are, this book is a standout example of why Persian lore is super underrated. Is it a collection of parables that range from thinkers to absolutely nonsensical? Absolutely. ...
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May 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I too aspire to one day write a book of parables in the guise of a bird negging his bird friends into going on a road trip.
#TheConferenceOfTheBirds is just another reason why #Attar was #Rumi's #GOAT
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#TheConferenceOfTheBirds is just another reason why #Attar was #Rumi's #GOAT
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Reading #TheBigSleep and my weird reader brain just made the craziest connection.
In the book, #Marlowe makes digs at everyone, in all the ways they operate, but especially about how everyone is just a little dumber than they should be (especially silver wig).
In the book, #Marlowe makes digs at everyone, in all the ways they operate, but especially about how everyone is just a little dumber than they should be (especially silver wig).
May 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Reading #TheBigSleep and my weird reader brain just made the craziest connection.
In the book, #Marlowe makes digs at everyone, in all the ways they operate, but especially about how everyone is just a little dumber than they should be (especially silver wig).
In the book, #Marlowe makes digs at everyone, in all the ways they operate, but especially about how everyone is just a little dumber than they should be (especially silver wig).
April 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Late night #D&D thought too good to leave on Reddit.
#CharacterIdea: Count Erspell, scourge of the mage academy.
Only knows reaction spells like:
* Shield
* Counter Spell (Duh)
* Feather Fall
* Gift of Gab
* Absorb Elements
* Silvery Barbs (cuz why not)
#CharacterIdea: Count Erspell, scourge of the mage academy.
Only knows reaction spells like:
* Shield
* Counter Spell (Duh)
* Feather Fall
* Gift of Gab
* Absorb Elements
* Silvery Barbs (cuz why not)
April 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Late night #D&D thought too good to leave on Reddit.
#CharacterIdea: Count Erspell, scourge of the mage academy.
Only knows reaction spells like:
* Shield
* Counter Spell (Duh)
* Feather Fall
* Gift of Gab
* Absorb Elements
* Silvery Barbs (cuz why not)
#CharacterIdea: Count Erspell, scourge of the mage academy.
Only knows reaction spells like:
* Shield
* Counter Spell (Duh)
* Feather Fall
* Gift of Gab
* Absorb Elements
* Silvery Barbs (cuz why not)
Mashallah
April 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Mashallah
. @ifbookspod.bsky.social I did it! I found the singularity! The original #SelfHelp book to rule them all! The well spring from which all others spawned like copies of copies!
It's #Meditations by #MarcusAurelius!
It's #Meditations by #MarcusAurelius!
March 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
. @ifbookspod.bsky.social I did it! I found the singularity! The original #SelfHelp book to rule them all! The well spring from which all others spawned like copies of copies!
It's #Meditations by #MarcusAurelius!
It's #Meditations by #MarcusAurelius!
I'm sorry, but y'all went too easy on this book, just far too easy. I remember when I first read this book I was like "this is just the #4HourWorkWeek written by the lady who did #EatPrayLove" and the fact that wasn't your entry point for this tear down felt like a massive missed opportunity.
Episode 36: You Are A Badass
Do you want to take control of your life? It’s a two-step process: (1) defeat your evil subconscious and (2) go into massive amounts of debt.
Do you want to take control of your life? It’s a two-step process: (1) defeat your evil subconscious and (2) go into massive amounts of debt.
You Are A Badass
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 01/23/2025 · 59m
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March 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm sorry, but y'all went too easy on this book, just far too easy. I remember when I first read this book I was like "this is just the #4HourWorkWeek written by the lady who did #EatPrayLove" and the fact that wasn't your entry point for this tear down felt like a massive missed opportunity.
Rewatching #TwinPeaks, I can't be the first one who thought this show is definitely in the #Stargate universe right?
Like, Don S. Davis literally says his job is classified. Tell me all the weird psychic magic whatever isn't just some unaccounted for Goa'uld gizmo.
Like, Don S. Davis literally says his job is classified. Tell me all the weird psychic magic whatever isn't just some unaccounted for Goa'uld gizmo.
March 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Rewatching #TwinPeaks, I can't be the first one who thought this show is definitely in the #Stargate universe right?
Like, Don S. Davis literally says his job is classified. Tell me all the weird psychic magic whatever isn't just some unaccounted for Goa'uld gizmo.
Like, Don S. Davis literally says his job is classified. Tell me all the weird psychic magic whatever isn't just some unaccounted for Goa'uld gizmo.
I haven't stopped thinking about this so now y'all are gonna have to think about this with me.
In #OnyxStorm I think @rebeccayarros.bsky.social accidentally introduced the concept of the transatlantic slave trade?!
#Spoilers Ahead
In #OnyxStorm I think @rebeccayarros.bsky.social accidentally introduced the concept of the transatlantic slave trade?!
#Spoilers Ahead
March 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I haven't stopped thinking about this so now y'all are gonna have to think about this with me.
In #OnyxStorm I think @rebeccayarros.bsky.social accidentally introduced the concept of the transatlantic slave trade?!
#Spoilers Ahead
In #OnyxStorm I think @rebeccayarros.bsky.social accidentally introduced the concept of the transatlantic slave trade?!
#Spoilers Ahead
Reposted by Cam (is querying)
Children of Dune (1976)
me: raising a child would be the scariest thing imaginable
me after thinking about it a little more: raising a child would be the second scariest thing imaginable, after a really big worm
me after thinking about it a little more: raising a child would be the second scariest thing imaginable, after a really big worm
March 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Children of Dune (1976)
Reposted by Cam (is querying)
This severance edit is why they wanted to ban tiktok 🤣🤣🤣
February 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This severance edit is why they wanted to ban tiktok 🤣🤣🤣
The actual not spoiler free review review of #Butter is a pretty good if not meandering story of a reporter investigating a murderer.
Actual spoilers below, but solid 6/10 makes for a decently cozy read.
Actual spoilers below, but solid 6/10 makes for a decently cozy read.
Just finished "#Butter” by #AsakoYuzuki and without spoiling anything I can safely say this book is the most nonsense misdirect I've ever read about a woman who somehow lived 33 years having never tasted food then one day a convicted murderer convinces her maybe don't do that?
#booksExplainedBadly
#booksExplainedBadly
December 20, 2024 at 11:38 PM
The actual not spoiler free review review of #Butter is a pretty good if not meandering story of a reporter investigating a murderer.
Actual spoilers below, but solid 6/10 makes for a decently cozy read.
Actual spoilers below, but solid 6/10 makes for a decently cozy read.
Just finished "#Butter” by #AsakoYuzuki and without spoiling anything I can safely say this book is the most nonsense misdirect I've ever read about a woman who somehow lived 33 years having never tasted food then one day a convicted murderer convinces her maybe don't do that?
#booksExplainedBadly
#booksExplainedBadly
December 20, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Just finished "#Butter” by #AsakoYuzuki and without spoiling anything I can safely say this book is the most nonsense misdirect I've ever read about a woman who somehow lived 33 years having never tasted food then one day a convicted murderer convinces her maybe don't do that?
#booksExplainedBadly
#booksExplainedBadly
Not that you need one, but if you ever needed an excuse to switch to #firefox my internet dropped out and this little guy was how I found out. Just saying.
December 16, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Not that you need one, but if you ever needed an excuse to switch to #firefox my internet dropped out and this little guy was how I found out. Just saying.
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Some extremely useful advice from a good friend of mine!
Okay #writingcommunity, here are some querying tips I've accrued since beginning the process! Buckle up.
Note: I am not a pro or agented. Full disclosure, my req rate is 5% in adult fantasy & have gotten lots of positive agent feedback. I've also paid for assistance on my query package.
Note: I am not a pro or agented. Full disclosure, my req rate is 5% in adult fantasy & have gotten lots of positive agent feedback. I've also paid for assistance on my query package.
December 2, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Some extremely useful advice from a good friend of mine!
Best feedback I've ever gotten from an agent on a query letter.
"I don't know if you know this, but everyone is 'very excited' to share their debut novel."
God damn legend! 😅
#BookQuery, #AgentSeeking, #BlueskyQuery
"I don't know if you know this, but everyone is 'very excited' to share their debut novel."
God damn legend! 😅
#BookQuery, #AgentSeeking, #BlueskyQuery
December 2, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Best feedback I've ever gotten from an agent on a query letter.
"I don't know if you know this, but everyone is 'very excited' to share their debut novel."
God damn legend! 😅
#BookQuery, #AgentSeeking, #BlueskyQuery
"I don't know if you know this, but everyone is 'very excited' to share their debut novel."
God damn legend! 😅
#BookQuery, #AgentSeeking, #BlueskyQuery
My Uncle at Thanksgiving: "thanks for making lactose free mashed potatoes again! You're my favorite nephew!"
Me 3 hours earlier waiting with a cup of milk in one hand and a bowl of mashed potatoes in the other: "you better text me, 'love you' back old man!"
Me 3 hours earlier waiting with a cup of milk in one hand and a bowl of mashed potatoes in the other: "you better text me, 'love you' back old man!"
November 29, 2024 at 1:20 AM
My Uncle at Thanksgiving: "thanks for making lactose free mashed potatoes again! You're my favorite nephew!"
Me 3 hours earlier waiting with a cup of milk in one hand and a bowl of mashed potatoes in the other: "you better text me, 'love you' back old man!"
Me 3 hours earlier waiting with a cup of milk in one hand and a bowl of mashed potatoes in the other: "you better text me, 'love you' back old man!"
As the hero approaches Thebes he is met by the mighty Sphinx.
Sphinx: if you wish to pass you must first answer my riddle.
Hero: I am prepared o fowl creature, what test have you prepared for me?
Sphinx: You must open *reaches behind self* this pickle jar.
Sphinx: if you wish to pass you must first answer my riddle.
Hero: I am prepared o fowl creature, what test have you prepared for me?
Sphinx: You must open *reaches behind self* this pickle jar.
November 27, 2024 at 6:21 AM
As the hero approaches Thebes he is met by the mighty Sphinx.
Sphinx: if you wish to pass you must first answer my riddle.
Hero: I am prepared o fowl creature, what test have you prepared for me?
Sphinx: You must open *reaches behind self* this pickle jar.
Sphinx: if you wish to pass you must first answer my riddle.
Hero: I am prepared o fowl creature, what test have you prepared for me?
Sphinx: You must open *reaches behind self* this pickle jar.