Jon Austin
@jonaustin.bsky.social
Husband, father, son, brother, friend, neighbor, human. Communications consultant in the Twin Cities with interests in politics, technology, gadgets and science fiction. Author of "The Mechanic."
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When I decided to publish "The Mechanic" I was asked to write down the milestones of success. I came up with five; this was one of them.
Say hello to the newest member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Thanks for being part of the trip!
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
Say hello to the newest member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Thanks for being part of the trip!
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
When I decided to publish "The Mechanic" I was asked to write down the milestones of success. I came up with five; this was one of them.
Say hello to the newest member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Thanks for being part of the trip!
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
Say hello to the newest member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Thanks for being part of the trip!
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
In 2035, four lives collide. Will they save the world...or end it?
“The Mechanic” is available now.
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #booksky #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #singularity
“The Mechanic” is available now.
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #booksky #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #singularity
September 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In 2035, four lives collide. Will they save the world...or end it?
“The Mechanic” is available now.
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #booksky #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #singularity
“The Mechanic” is available now.
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #booksky #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday #singularity
Check out my interview with Don McCauley on The Authors Show about "The Mechanic!"
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#sciencefiction #scifibooks #artificialintellegence #AI #singularity
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#sciencefiction #scifibooks #artificialintellegence #AI #singularity
August 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Check out my interview with Don McCauley on The Authors Show about "The Mechanic!"
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bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#sciencefiction #scifibooks #artificialintellegence #AI #singularity
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#sciencefiction #scifibooks #artificialintellegence #AI #singularity
The man pushing China to the top of a new world order.
Party Secretary Wang Lei, the final character profile from "The Mechanic."
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#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #ReadersFavorite #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #technothrillers
Party Secretary Wang Lei, the final character profile from "The Mechanic."
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#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #ReadersFavorite #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #technothrillers
July 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The man pushing China to the top of a new world order.
Party Secretary Wang Lei, the final character profile from "The Mechanic."
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #ReadersFavorite #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #technothrillers
Party Secretary Wang Lei, the final character profile from "The Mechanic."
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#ai #aifiction #artificialintelligence #BooksWorthReading #ReadersFavorite #sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #technothrillers
To quote Terry Benedict in Ocean's 11, "run and hide."
July 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
To quote Terry Benedict in Ocean's 11, "run and hide."
Dear GOP -
Never, EVER, tell us again how you're the party of fiscal restraint and the champion of working people. Even in our fact-free world, that shit stinks to high heaven.
Never, EVER, tell us again how you're the party of fiscal restraint and the champion of working people. Even in our fact-free world, that shit stinks to high heaven.
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Dear GOP -
Never, EVER, tell us again how you're the party of fiscal restraint and the champion of working people. Even in our fact-free world, that shit stinks to high heaven.
Never, EVER, tell us again how you're the party of fiscal restraint and the champion of working people. Even in our fact-free world, that shit stinks to high heaven.
Meet Marshall "Nekko" Konecko. The "glue" who's held his family together through tragedy, is he strong enough to keep a world on the edge of catastrophe from breaking apart?
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July 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Meet Marshall "Nekko" Konecko. The "glue" who's held his family together through tragedy, is he strong enough to keep a world on the edge of catastrophe from breaking apart?
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
In 2035, the world will rest in the hands of a 20-something combat veteran still fighting her demons. Meet Tiffany Shepherd, humanity's emissary to the first sentient AI.
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#sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #aifiction #ai #artificialintelligence #singularity #themechanic
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#sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #aifiction #ai #artificialintelligence #singularity #themechanic
July 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
In 2035, the world will rest in the hands of a 20-something combat veteran still fighting her demons. Meet Tiffany Shepherd, humanity's emissary to the first sentient AI.
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #aifiction #ai #artificialintelligence #singularity #themechanic
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#sciencefiction #scifi #scifibooks #aifiction #ai #artificialintelligence #singularity #themechanic
In 2036, the first sentient AI will step out of the digital shadows. How will we greet it?
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#AIFiction #ScienceFiction #scifi #scifibooks #bookstagram
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#AIFiction #ScienceFiction #scifi #scifibooks #bookstagram
July 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
In 2036, the first sentient AI will step out of the digital shadows. How will we greet it?
bit.ly/MeetTaylorVa...
#AIFiction #ScienceFiction #scifi #scifibooks #bookstagram
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#AIFiction #ScienceFiction #scifi #scifibooks #bookstagram
What’s your favorite reading spot? Under a tree on a warm summer day? A cozy chair next to a window? On airplanes?
May 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What’s your favorite reading spot? Under a tree on a warm summer day? A cozy chair next to a window? On airplanes?
In the world of THE MECHANIC, most jobs worth having are either human-required, human-preferred or human-led; which category is yours?
Read more about the future of work in THE MECHANIC at www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay....
Read more about the future of work in THE MECHANIC at www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay....
May 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In the world of THE MECHANIC, most jobs worth having are either human-required, human-preferred or human-led; which category is yours?
Read more about the future of work in THE MECHANIC at www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay....
Read more about the future of work in THE MECHANIC at www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay....
Polly of My Word Publishing and I had some amazing conversations this week about My Word Publishing, working with editors, etc. Videos coming next week!
You can still order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
You can still order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Polly of My Word Publishing and I had some amazing conversations this week about My Word Publishing, working with editors, etc. Videos coming next week!
You can still order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
You can still order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
Thank you to @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social for hosting THE MECHANIC last night! A great turnout with great conversations and friends!
More to come!
More to come!
May 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Thank you to @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social for hosting THE MECHANIC last night! A great turnout with great conversations and friends!
More to come!
More to come!
The AI seeks to be non-threatening yet compelling. Not seductive, not artificial — precise.
Order THE MECHANIC today: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
Order THE MECHANIC today: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
May 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The AI seeks to be non-threatening yet compelling. Not seductive, not artificial — precise.
Order THE MECHANIC today: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
Order THE MECHANIC today: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
"With China vying for technological dominance, the stakes are global, and the battle for control becomes a fight for survival." - K.C. Finn for Readers’ Favorite
Order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity
Order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity
May 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"With China vying for technological dominance, the stakes are global, and the battle for control becomes a fight for survival." - K.C. Finn for Readers’ Favorite
Order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity
Order THE MECHANIC here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity
I'm hosting a book launch and fundraiser for THE MECHANIC at @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social on May 13th!
Stop by to buy a book and have it signed!
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#BookRelease #NewAuthor #WritingCommunity #Minnesota #Minneapolis
Stop by to buy a book and have it signed!
loft.org/events/mecha...
#BookRelease #NewAuthor #WritingCommunity #Minnesota #Minneapolis
April 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm hosting a book launch and fundraiser for THE MECHANIC at @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social on May 13th!
Stop by to buy a book and have it signed!
loft.org/events/mecha...
#BookRelease #NewAuthor #WritingCommunity #Minnesota #Minneapolis
Stop by to buy a book and have it signed!
loft.org/events/mecha...
#BookRelease #NewAuthor #WritingCommunity #Minnesota #Minneapolis
THE MECHANIC is available NOW!
Order here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
Order here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
April 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
THE MECHANIC is available NOW!
Order here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
Order here: www.amazon.com/Mechanic-Tay...
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
"Shep, a combat vet battling inner demons, turns to AI for support, but the technology’s flaws make her increasingly vulnerable."
- K.C. Finn at Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
- K.C. Finn at Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
April 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Shep, a combat vet battling inner demons, turns to AI for support, but the technology’s flaws make her increasingly vulnerable."
- K.C. Finn at Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
- K.C. Finn at Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #genrefiction #fiction #dystopian
Nekko is a mechanic "whose job at an airline is at risk... oversight reveals a flaw in one of their... systems, which, surprisingly, the company's competent AI has missed."
- Essien Asian via Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #dystopian
- Essien Asian via Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #dystopian
April 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Nekko is a mechanic "whose job at an airline is at risk... oversight reveals a flaw in one of their... systems, which, surprisingly, the company's competent AI has missed."
- Essien Asian via Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #dystopian
- Essien Asian via Readers’ Favorite
#SciFi #BookRelease #NewAuthor #SciFiCommunity #AI #Future #WritingCommunity #dystopian