Matthew Wayne Selznick
@mattselznick.bsky.social
First wave podcaster (2004) and indie author (2005). I help bring new art into the world: mine and yours. Southern California. Far left. He / him. selznick.me/links
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BlueSky re-introduction: I'm an author, podcaster, and creator who makes most of my living helping other creators bring their works to fruition, to market, and to an audience. You can find my services, my creative works, and all other links on my profile.
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Here's this, for anyone who needs it now and then. Feel free to save it and make use of it when applicable. #YouNoGoodAtTroll
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Here's this, for anyone who needs it now and then. Feel free to save it and make use of it when applicable. #YouNoGoodAtTroll
@scottedelman.bsky.social your recounting of the Spider-Man album (it's on YouTube!) reminded me that about 25 years ago I wrote my own little tribute to Peter Parker, at least a very specific interpretation from a very specific time. It's called "Silver Age." 😁
music.youtube.com/watch?v=sPhm...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=sPhm...
Silver Age
YouTube video by Matthew Wayne Selznick / J. C. Hutchins - Topic
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October 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
@scottedelman.bsky.social your recounting of the Spider-Man album (it's on YouTube!) reminded me that about 25 years ago I wrote my own little tribute to Peter Parker, at least a very specific interpretation from a very specific time. It's called "Silver Age." 😁
music.youtube.com/watch?v=sPhm...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=sPhm...
Podcasting is 21 years old. I've been a podcaster for 21 years, too. Interesting stuff happened in podcasting around that anniversary. I talk about it! Anywhere you get your podcasts, and on YouTube, or you can listen / view / read the show notes at the link:
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-007-322/
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-007-322/
Twenty-One Years of Podcasting - Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates
On the 7th Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates podcast, it's time to observe 21 years of podcasting with two farewells and an ill-conceived award.
www.mattselznick.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Podcasting is 21 years old. I've been a podcaster for 21 years, too. Interesting stuff happened in podcasting around that anniversary. I talk about it! Anywhere you get your podcasts, and on YouTube, or you can listen / view / read the show notes at the link:
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-007-322/
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-007-322/
Twenty-one years ago today, I released the first episode of the 41st podcast in existence. Since then, for myself but mostly for clients, I've helped bring a new podcast episode into the world every four and a half days, on average -- nearly 1,700 episodes. How can I help YOU?
#podcasting
#podcasting
October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Twenty-one years ago today, I released the first episode of the 41st podcast in existence. Since then, for myself but mostly for clients, I've helped bring a new podcast episode into the world every four and a half days, on average -- nearly 1,700 episodes. How can I help YOU?
#podcasting
#podcasting
This. Every word of this.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This. Every word of this.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Don't be the person who tries to get around character limits or hack SEO by stuffing the ALT tag with content not related to describing the image. You're fucking the visually impaired, and not doing yourself any SEO favors. That's not a growth strategy. Looking at you, @legalwanderer.com.
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Don't be the person who tries to get around character limits or hack SEO by stuffing the ALT tag with content not related to describing the image. You're fucking the visually impaired, and not doing yourself any SEO favors. That's not a growth strategy. Looking at you, @legalwanderer.com.
More and more, I find my reason for posting on LinkedIn is to call out bullshit and shenanigans when they pop up on my feed (as I interpret such, of course).
That practice is either going to guarantee I'm never hired again, or it will find me the most lucrative and ethically aligned gig of my life.
That practice is either going to guarantee I'm never hired again, or it will find me the most lucrative and ethically aligned gig of my life.
October 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
More and more, I find my reason for posting on LinkedIn is to call out bullshit and shenanigans when they pop up on my feed (as I interpret such, of course).
That practice is either going to guarantee I'm never hired again, or it will find me the most lucrative and ethically aligned gig of my life.
That practice is either going to guarantee I'm never hired again, or it will find me the most lucrative and ethically aligned gig of my life.
Anthropic agreed to pay 1,000s of authors they pirated to train AI products a 1.5 BILLION-DOLLAR settlement. SO FILE A CLAIM IF YOU WERE WRONGED. Make those fuckers bleed every penny. Do it now before the window closes:
anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And hey, share this everywhere, yeah? Thanks.
anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And hey, share this everywhere, yeah? Thanks.
Homepage | ANT
anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Anthropic agreed to pay 1,000s of authors they pirated to train AI products a 1.5 BILLION-DOLLAR settlement. SO FILE A CLAIM IF YOU WERE WRONGED. Make those fuckers bleed every penny. Do it now before the window closes:
anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And hey, share this everywhere, yeah? Thanks.
anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And hey, share this everywhere, yeah? Thanks.
Happy 75th anniversary of the debut of Peanuts, and the introduction -- in a walk on! -- of good ol' Charlie Brown. As Peppermint Patty would say a few years later, "You're all right, Chuck." And that goes x1,000,000 for you, Mr. Schultz.
October 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy 75th anniversary of the debut of Peanuts, and the introduction -- in a walk on! -- of good ol' Charlie Brown. As Peppermint Patty would say a few years later, "You're all right, Chuck." And that goes x1,000,000 for you, Mr. Schultz.
Authenticity is cool again, say the "content" gurus. I have things to say. If you're an author or bring any kind of creative endeavors into the world, you'll find my take useful. Watch on YouTube, listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or take it all in right here:
www.mattselznick.com/006-321/
www.mattselznick.com/006-321/
Authenticity is Cool Again! - Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates
On the 6th Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates podcast, we learn it's not only cool again to be ourselves online, it's great for writers and authors, too.
www.mattselznick.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Authenticity is cool again, say the "content" gurus. I have things to say. If you're an author or bring any kind of creative endeavors into the world, you'll find my take useful. Watch on YouTube, listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or take it all in right here:
www.mattselznick.com/006-321/
www.mattselznick.com/006-321/
Finally saw Fantastic Four: First Steps. That was damn fine... and the gratitude to Jack Kirby (FINALLY) actually brought a tear to my eye. Someone involved in this project was balancing some scales. Sure, the spaceship is a nod to Stan Lee, but the whole damn universe is named for Kirby. Bless 'em.
September 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Finally saw Fantastic Four: First Steps. That was damn fine... and the gratitude to Jack Kirby (FINALLY) actually brought a tear to my eye. Someone involved in this project was balancing some scales. Sure, the spaceship is a nod to Stan Lee, but the whole damn universe is named for Kirby. Bless 'em.
Had my second shingles vaccine, my flu shot, and a COVID booster today. BRING ON THE NIGHT SWEATS!!!!
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Had my second shingles vaccine, my flu shot, and a COVID booster today. BRING ON THE NIGHT SWEATS!!!!
When you earn your living as a mouthpiece for fascism, assume every penny is hazard pay.
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
When you earn your living as a mouthpiece for fascism, assume every penny is hazard pay.
I have a ridiculous urge to create an IRC server with a members-only client on my website. You're thinking, "What about Discord?"
Why not NO frills and no social media megacorp?
Also, this temptation is a sure sign I have more important and difficult obligations to attend to. :-D
Why not NO frills and no social media megacorp?
Also, this temptation is a sure sign I have more important and difficult obligations to attend to. :-D
September 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have a ridiculous urge to create an IRC server with a members-only client on my website. You're thinking, "What about Discord?"
Why not NO frills and no social media megacorp?
Also, this temptation is a sure sign I have more important and difficult obligations to attend to. :-D
Why not NO frills and no social media megacorp?
Also, this temptation is a sure sign I have more important and difficult obligations to attend to. :-D
Get the latest episode of my journal of my creative life, Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates! Free range creativity! Multiple origin stories! Cooking up a thing to help fiction writers organize their storyworlds! Anywhere you get your podcasts, on YouTube, or right here:
www.mattselznick.com/005-320/
www.mattselznick.com/005-320/
Free Range Creativity - Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates
In the fifth Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates podcast, the author / creator talks free-range creativity, multiple origins stories, and what he's been working on.
www.mattselznick.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Get the latest episode of my journal of my creative life, Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates! Free range creativity! Multiple origin stories! Cooking up a thing to help fiction writers organize their storyworlds! Anywhere you get your podcasts, on YouTube, or right here:
www.mattselznick.com/005-320/
www.mattselznick.com/005-320/
20 years ago today, I completed my first novel. It was published (the 1st novel released simultaneously in paperback, e-book, and free podcast editions) a bit later, and remains my most popular book. Since I've written two other novels that are each better, I have very mixed feelings about that...
September 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
20 years ago today, I completed my first novel. It was published (the 1st novel released simultaneously in paperback, e-book, and free podcast editions) a bit later, and remains my most popular book. Since I've written two other novels that are each better, I have very mixed feelings about that...
It's been a while, but I once again read an article about how someone has "lost everything" and 3/4 of the way through there's mention of how they're hiring a few new employees for their company. See also, "I was flat broke, but I couldn't not afford to buy this $3000 course!" #getthefuckout
August 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It's been a while, but I once again read an article about how someone has "lost everything" and 3/4 of the way through there's mention of how they're hiring a few new employees for their company. See also, "I was flat broke, but I couldn't not afford to buy this $3000 course!" #getthefuckout
On this day, the celebration of the birth of my story-father (okay, it was yesterday; sorry, Ray), I remind you to please do something that would make Ray Bradbury laugh.
August 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
On this day, the celebration of the birth of my story-father (okay, it was yesterday; sorry, Ray), I remind you to please do something that would make Ray Bradbury laugh.
A few days ago was the fifteenth anniversary of the start of a landmark chapter in my life... and for the first time in ten years, it slipped past unnoticed. Of course, I'm reflecting on it now pretty much as strongly as if I'd observed it on the day! Time and memory are funny things.
August 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A few days ago was the fifteenth anniversary of the start of a landmark chapter in my life... and for the first time in ten years, it slipped past unnoticed. Of course, I'm reflecting on it now pretty much as strongly as if I'd observed it on the day! Time and memory are funny things.
Few things are better for my productivity than opening up the Epic Games application for a lil' Fortnite break and discovering both it and Unreal Engine need updating. I'll think about slacking off again in the fifty years it will take to finish the job.
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Few things are better for my productivity than opening up the Epic Games application for a lil' Fortnite break and discovering both it and Unreal Engine need updating. I'll think about slacking off again in the fifty years it will take to finish the job.
I've never heard of this guy until a few minutes ago. Let's not let that stop me from judging his porn star name and his doucheybro slicked-back / pony-tail / man-bun / can't decide hair.
Just to be sure, I took a few seconds to search a few other pictures. Yep. Doucheybro status confirmed.
Just to be sure, I took a few seconds to search a few other pictures. Yep. Doucheybro status confirmed.
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as #AI bias advisor
Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."
#USA #LGBTQ #DEI #uspoli #Trump
www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...
Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."
#USA #LGBTQ #DEI #uspoli #Trump
www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."
www.advocate.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've never heard of this guy until a few minutes ago. Let's not let that stop me from judging his porn star name and his doucheybro slicked-back / pony-tail / man-bun / can't decide hair.
Just to be sure, I took a few seconds to search a few other pictures. Yep. Doucheybro status confirmed.
Just to be sure, I took a few seconds to search a few other pictures. Yep. Doucheybro status confirmed.
The latest episode of Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates features a mindset strategy I employ to recover from burnout. Maybe it'll help you. Wherever you get your podcasts. Or listen / watch directly on my site, including full show notes:
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-004-319/
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-004-319/
A Path Out of Burnout - Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates
Author / creator Matthew Wayne Selznick discusses burnout and shares how he's finding his way back to normal in the 4th Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates podcast.
www.mattselznick.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The latest episode of Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates features a mindset strategy I employ to recover from burnout. Maybe it'll help you. Wherever you get your podcasts. Or listen / watch directly on my site, including full show notes:
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-004-319/
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-004-319/
New on my blog: "On Podcasting Pioneers, and an Appreciation: An Open Letter to Marc Maron." Because sometimes ya gotta set the very loud record straight.
www.mattselznick.com/open-letter-... #podcasting
www.mattselznick.com/open-letter-... #podcasting
On Podcasting Pioneers: An Open Letter to Marc Maron
Author and podcaster Matthew Wayne Selznick offers an open letter to Marc Maron regarding the comedian's claim of being a podcasting pioneer, plus some history.
www.mattselznick.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
New on my blog: "On Podcasting Pioneers, and an Appreciation: An Open Letter to Marc Maron." Because sometimes ya gotta set the very loud record straight.
www.mattselznick.com/open-letter-... #podcasting
www.mattselznick.com/open-letter-... #podcasting
The latest Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates, a journal of a creative life, is wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. In addition to discussing the merits of adding video, I touch on professional / creative burn-out and what I'm doing to recover. #creativelife
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-003-318/
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-003-318/
What if I Just Talked to You? - Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates
The third episode of the podcast from author and author services provider Matthew Wayne Selznick explores adding video, keeping things simple, and burnout.
www.mattselznick.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The latest Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates, a journal of a creative life, is wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. In addition to discussing the merits of adding video, I touch on professional / creative burn-out and what I'm doing to recover. #creativelife
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-003-318/
www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-003-318/
Wow.
"Home to Stay!: The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories"
*ALL* of the stories by Ray Bradbury adapted by EC Comics in the early 1950s, reprinted in coffee-table-book size, plus additional materials. This sits dead center of my influences Venn diagram. Wow.
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"Home to Stay!: The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories"
*ALL* of the stories by Ray Bradbury adapted by EC Comics in the early 1950s, reprinted in coffee-table-book size, plus additional materials. This sits dead center of my influences Venn diagram. Wow.
a.co/5Qn098J
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July 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wow.
"Home to Stay!: The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories"
*ALL* of the stories by Ray Bradbury adapted by EC Comics in the early 1950s, reprinted in coffee-table-book size, plus additional materials. This sits dead center of my influences Venn diagram. Wow.
a.co/5Qn098J
"Home to Stay!: The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories"
*ALL* of the stories by Ray Bradbury adapted by EC Comics in the early 1950s, reprinted in coffee-table-book size, plus additional materials. This sits dead center of my influences Venn diagram. Wow.
a.co/5Qn098J