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David Wood @davidwood.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I'm gobsmacked! Roswell Incident was chosen as Best New Book by a New Mexico Author in the Best of Santa Fe awards! First time I've ever been happy GRRM didn't release The Winds of Winter!

Roswell Incident book cover amd synopsis.

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Armand Rosamilia @armandauthor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The Lost Nazi Gold Train by Armand Rosamilia amzn.to/4e7v2ki

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

High praise! 😃

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Armand Rosamilia @armandauthor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Seal The Deal by Armand Rosamilia "Would you give up someone else’s life to save your own? Be careful what handshake deals you make. Sometimes it doesn’t work out how you think it will" - Amazon reviewer buff.ly/3sRhaaJ

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Alina Lee, Yurisaurus Regina @typewriterlizard.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Lesbian samurai fantasy. That's basically what my three Izumo short story collections are all about. If that sounds right up your alley, then by all means, grab yourself a copy. Or five. 😂 #shortstory #sapphfic ko-fi.com/alinalee91/s...

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I'm teaming up with the Queensland Writers Centre to run my Write the Fight Right workshop online in June. Places are limited, of course, but it should be a lot of fun. You can find all the details and sign up via the link below. queenslandwriters.org.au/events/write...

Promo graphic for workshop. "Learn how to authentically write fight scenes, physicality and bodies moving through space."

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I'm running my Write the Fight Right workshop online in June with the Queensland Writers Centre. Places are limited but you can sign up here - as it's on Zoom, you can be anywhere! Details here: queenslandwriters.org.au/events/write...

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Write the Fight Right with Alan Baxter — Queensland Writers Centre

Learn how to authentically write fight scenes, physicality, and bodies moving through space. Book your place .

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Jeff Sexton @bookanon.com · 12/04/2026

This book - Nobody by Creston Mapes - is both excellent and built around a poem that describes me *perfectly* - "I Stand At The Door" by Sam Shoemaker. It is also free for the next couple of days... :D #BookSky 📚💙⚡✝️

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I completely agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene is a sentence I never thought I would ever write.

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Robin Knabel - Inky Bones Press @robinknabel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Spoiler-free review of the final book in The Gulp series - THE RISE by Alan Baxter, one of my favorite book series in a while! Enjoy my take, links to prior reviews of Baxter's books, & a peek back to old podcasts that make me cringe when I hear myself. robinknabel.squarespace.com/review-blog/...

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Author Robin Knabel reviews The Rise: Tales From The Gulp 3 by Alan Baxter — Robin Knabel — Inky Bones Press

Author Robin Knabel reviews The Rise: Tales From The Gulp 3 by Alan Baxter

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The full, amazing review is from the Books of Horror group on Facebook, but this conclusion is mindblowing. "a near-perfect trilogy of books" Damn! alanbaxter.com.au/my-books/tal...

In the afterword, Baxter seems to imply that this may be the last of the dedicated Gulpepper collections, although I'm sure this mythos will pop up in more of his other work in the future. If that is the case, as devastated as I will be, we've been left with a near-perfect trilogy of books devoted to that strange town. The Rise gives newcomers the perfect excuse to follow that road that isn't listed on your map down to the coast and see what exactly is going on in the town the locals refer to as The Gulp.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Huge thanks to @damonyoung.com.au for reading and reviewing The Fall and The Rise in his latest Four Recent Reads post on Instagram. Proof that short reviews can be absolutely awesome. (And, for the record, I absolutely agree with his assessment of the other two books in the list.)

Photos of Damon holding copies of The Fall and The Rise (which were two out of four photos. Text reads:

1. THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, Stephen Graham Jones. Indigenous American vampirism in the old west, told beautifully. Nested framing stories with ventriloquist styles.

2. THE FALL, Alan Baxter. Small town horror, where the complicated domestic meets the skin-crawling and sanity-breaking cosmic. A novel in short stories.

3. THE RISE, Alan Baxter. As above, but somehow even more traumatising. Bastard.

4. THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO, Joe Lansdale. Grimy southern noir, but funny. Some of the best banter ever written.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Each book is a mosaic novel made up of 5 novellas. The Gulp and The Fall are also a mosaic novel of 10 novellas. And all three books make a mosaic novel across 15 novellas. But each novella stands alone as a complete story. Possibly my greatest writing achievement to date. #WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky

The Gulp, The Fall and The Rise with lots of humbling praise.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Despite the time I've been doing this, I'm still a little guy with a pretty limited audience, so it really makes me happy to see these ratings just under a month after release. THE RISE appears to be... rising well! Thanks to everyone who's giving these books the love. It means the world. 🖤

Screenshot from Amazon showing The Rise with 4.8 stars from 14 reviews, and 4.7 stars from 31 reviews at Goodreads.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Women In Horror Month! Here's an ANZ list of women horror writers you absolutely should read. Kaaron Warren Angela Slatter Kirstyn McDermott Joanne Anderton J S Breukelaar Lisa L Hannett Kyla Lee Ward A J Spedding Margo Lanagan Lee Murray Claire Fitzpatrick Chris Mason Cat Sparks Kathleen Jennings

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Just had a long and interesting chat with @davidwood.bsky.social So if anyone is a Sam Aston fan, we might be cooking up something new. It's been a while.

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David Wood @davidwood.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New release! The greatest pirate treasure was never gold. It was power. Former Navy SEAL Dane Maddock thought he was chasing a legend. Deep in the Caribbean jungle, he and his partner “Bones” Bonebrake uncover the lost tomb of Henry Avery—the most successful pirate who ever lived.

A book cover with the title Kingdom f Pirates by David Wood. Image of a gold doubloon with old sailing ship and mao and compass in the background.

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David Wood @davidwood.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It’s my two-year anniversary with the animal shelter!

Table decorated with balloons, Bigfoot pictures, footprints, and cupcakes.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 12/03/2025

Seriously Google? How does your "AI" get "but has also faced criticism for publishing AI-generated stories" from the countless news stories written about us NOT WANTING GENERATED STORIES and actively fighting against them. Oh wait, it's not actually intelligent, is it? Just bullshit all the way down

Clarkesworld Magazine is an American online science fiction and fantasy magazine known for publishing short stories by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Kij Johnson, and Caitlín R. Kiernan. The magazine has been praised for its high-quality content and diverse range of stories, but has also faced criticism for publishing AI-generated stories. FALSE

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David Wood @davidwood.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

My friend asked for help because she can’t receive emails. We found the problem.

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product. On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared podcast called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" which I've always liked. This is Horror called me, "Australia's master of literary darkness." I like that too! The graphic below shows all my stuff. Learn more here: alanbaxter.com.au

A graphic showing all my book covers and how they interlink (where they do).

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David Wood @davidwood.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

You know it’s been a rough day at the office when you stop on the way home for bourbon and bacon.

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Armand Rosamilia @armandauthor.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Armand Rosamilia & Jay Wilburn have 3 books together The Hidden Truth: buff.ly/2TeeNKQ by Crossroad Press Room 138: buff.ly/3SlZf2o by Madness Heart Press The Enemy Held Near: buff.ly/39Zif1D by Devil Dog Press

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The USL Show @theuslshow.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🚨SHOW TONIGHT AT 9pm EST/6pm PST🚨 💙Ft. Lauderdale Survives 🏙️ Brooklyn Bangs in Three 🐴 Dallas Puts out the Sun 🆕New Signings Around the USL 🛫Khoury Sold to Tacoma See you LIVE on our YouTube and Twitch!

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Author/horror friends, please be wary of @caitlinmarceau.bsky.social and her publishing imprint Hedone Books. She took over DarkLit earlier this year and owes authors and editors there a lot of money but isn't paying up. She blocks anyone who queries her about it. Do your due diligence.

Screenshot of Caitlin having blocked me.

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Steven Savile @stevensavile.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This is part of the fight we are having - it’s not a great piece because it misses the core - 8 weeks before the end of the transition period Sweden changed a national law which contradicted the Withdrawal Agreement. During the transition period Brits were told by Migrationsverket

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Just by the way: alanbaxter.com.au/my-books/

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Books By Alan - Alan Baxter

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KD McNiven @kdmc.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles. Check them out.

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Philip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

FYI - I've restocked some of my titles at the Altar Books website (my publishing imprint). Each order is signed and/or personalized upon request. www.altarbooks.net/shop/signed-...

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Armand Rosamilia @armandauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

San Miguel’s Treasure by Armand Rosamilia "Treasure hunting, drug cartels, and vengeful ghosts. Can you ask for more? Those familiar with the author’s works will recognize the cartel" - amazon review buff.ly/3wvvkMp

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The intrusion of AI will demand writers (and editors, artists, anybody who makes anything) forcibly push back and stand firm against this wood chipper that just wants to turn your work into sawdust that can be used to make mediocre artistic particleboard. To remind: terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...

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Generative A.I. For Writers: An Unfolding (But Not Inevitable) Nightmare!

I have seen the sentiment around that generative AI for writers and artists is “inevitable,” which is a message that I think falls right in line with the myth of the starving artist &#8…

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Point of Impact Publishing @pointofimpactbooks.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Now reading: Dourado, by David Wood. It's Indiana Jones, but direct-to-video and can't decide if aliens or God is the real mystery. Doesn't really matter. Lots of action, some fun setpieces, just don't try to think too hard and you'll have a good time as our heroes hunt down Goliath's sword.

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jeremy kaplowitz @jeremykaplowitz.com · 02/01/2024

the painting on the left is incredible, but unfortunately has deteriorated over time. thankfully, with the power of modern AI, we can recreate what this amazing work of art once looked like in full

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David Wood @davidwood.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Bo Jack and Calypso say hello!

Kitten and hound dog lying together on bed.

Hound dog lying in front of Christmas tree.

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