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Clayton Snyder
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Four-time SPFBO Semifinalist. SPFBO 7 & 9 Finalist. WSFA & 2-time Stabby Nominee. Booknest Longlist. Grimmy Award Winner. Reddit Self-Pub Fave. Meat sack. (he/him)
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Hey, I write dark fantasy/horror/etc. Come check out Cold West. You mostly won't regret it.

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Woke up, and my body decided to punish me by making it feel as if I was beat by a team of large, ugly men with hammers
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Tonight’s Watch: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Cord screaming the lyrics to the Wonka boat ride while the gang hurtles through the Deadlands on a boat powered by a nightmare engine made of chained together hearts is a real mood this week
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Speaking of under reviewed books

What? You didn't ask?

Hey, I don't come to where you work and poop on your desk
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Hey all. Still offering 2 editing slots. 20% off for $250 down, 40% off for $500 down.

Help me make rent and get a good deal in the process!
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
On second thought, let’s not go to Threads. ‘Tis a silly place.
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“I will fong you,” has become my new favorite threat. Vague, menacing, and weird.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sinuses were plugged. Took real Sudafed. I expect the US to hit me with a missile strike before long.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Had a job interview yesterday. Thought it went well. Haven't heard anything in almost 24 hours, so I'm downgrading the excitement level from orange to yellow.
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I once heard a writer describe dark work as being trapped in the dark and fighting for the light.

I prefer to think of it as walking directly into the dark. Like Dune's Litany Against Fear, you can't really get past the dark things without embracing them first.
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fuck. I woke up.
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The pre-order page for DOGGED (an Obsidian Path standalone set in the final days of the Demon Empire) is live!

Today, more tinkering with the interior layout for the paperback.

The book will also be available in ebook and on KU.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR3VNQVN
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Men writing women in noir:
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"We have nothing to fear except fear itself. And that thing in your closet, Bobby. You are so fucked."
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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This book wrecked me in the best possible way.

It is... quite bleak. But fuck it is so damn good. Read it couple years ago and I still remember it vividly.
COLD WEST

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
COLD WEST

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Part of my new thing at work is taking a 15 minute walk before I leave to get my blood sugar in acceptable levels. My boss knows this. Think I could get 1 minute into it before he messaged me asking for an update on a task he gave me an hour ago? Ha!
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Tonight’s rewatches: The Martian and The Hurt Locker.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sometimes baby
It’s like someone took a knife
Edgy and dull
And cut a six-inch valley
Through the middle of my skull
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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If you want to hear me and some other SFF panelists talk about mythopoeia and villainy…

Feb 12 - 9am
Feb 14 - 2pm
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I think what I like most about metal is you’re allowed to be older and a little soft around the middle
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Romantasy, condensed
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I had an idea for a country song called She Hates This Hat, but couldn’t get past the first verse.
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
600 words last night. Were they good? Who gives a fuck?! They're draft words. I could type 'wubba wubba I'ma fuck a bubba', and you'd never know.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM