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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's not too late to join me to write 10,000 or more words of a novel. Thursday evenings on Zoom, starting this week. www.indianawriters.org/product/fall...

Beginning Novel Writing
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Sarah Layden @sarahlayden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Looking forward to visiting St. Mary's College on Tuesday, 10/6! If you're nearby, the event is free and open to the public. Grateful to the SMC English Dept. and the Indiana Authors Awards Speakers Bureau/ @indianahumanities.bsky.social for the support. www.saintmarys.edu/evening-sara...

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's not too late to join me to write 10,000 or more words of a novel. Thursday evenings on Zoom, starting this week. www.indianawriters.org/product/fall...

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I was opposed to the death penalty before reading Turow's book, but if I had any doubts, it erased them completely.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had the pleasure of teaching a novel writing class for my local writing group, Red Bridge Writing Community. Great group, would do again!

Writers taking over a board room for a novel writing class.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had the pleasure of teaching a novel writing class for my local writing group, Red Bridge Writing Community. Great group, would do again!

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Am I about to start retyping a novel draft from scratch, as Matt Bell suggests in Refuse to Be Done???

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now you're just making this shit up 😆

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nice! Would love to hear more about how you do this.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 08/09/2026

Here is our draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981. It was written by a lovely human.

Index card with Merriam-Webster's draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Only all the time :) I've never answered, but I've been left tons of voicemails promising to do amazing things for my book. Caller sounds bored as hell, obviously reading from a script.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You should call the number, and when they're like, "No, that's not really us," you can be like, "I didn't think so, but since I've got you on the line...." It might work.* *It will not work.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some good lessons for aspiring novelists in this (except forgoing sleep!)

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'm teaching a novel writing class on Zoom this fall; the focus is on getting started with a goal of writing 10,000 or more words. Share if you know anyone who might be interested. 📖🖋️

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Anyone know this book? Read it many years ago and loved it and about to dive back in.

The book Alone With All That Could Happen by David Jauss.

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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hello friends and happy Friday we are making all our ebooks free today with code FREEFRIDAY malarkeybooks.com/ebooks

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Ebooks — Malarkey

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Fun Book Person @alexmiller77.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hey! Colorado Review interviewed me about my story in their summer issue. Find out what I think about 90s-era Christian rock music, teenage loneliness, and "the experience of falling wildly in love" coloradoreview.colostate.edu/2026/07/a-co...

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A Conversation with Alex Miller - Center for Literary Publishing | Colorado State University

Alex Miller discusses his story “We Who Sleep in the Dust of the Earth,” featured in the Summer 2026 issue of Colorado Review, with Assistant Managing Editor Abi Nelson. Alex Miller is a novelist and ...

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Sarah Layden @sarahlayden.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"Stay Real Make Art" is a response to soulless AI slop in creative writing, visual art, and music. Snag a shirt, mug, or notebook & help support the Indiana Writers Center, a fabulous nonprofit that nurtures the writing community. www.bonfire.com/store/stay-r...

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Stay Real Make Art | Official Merchandise | Bonfire

Stay Real Make Art (TM) is for humans, by humans. Let's go.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Also stole this from us. Incredible what human ingenuity can do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7-...

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Lapti Nek & Oola's Demise - Return Of The Jedi (Despecialized)

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Write a great big story and stick it toward the back. That worked wonders for me. (sarcastically)* *Is this how you do this? :I

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Can't really trust a guy who would take Yub Nub out of ROTJ.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Pleasantly surprised to see all the love for Dave Kendall today.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This is great. I always think of him in a leather jacket.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I had a lot of formative moments growing up with MTV, but watching 120 Minutes during the Dave Kendall years left the biggest mark. Such a cool guy. consequence.net/2026/07/dave...

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Dave Kendall, Creator and Host of MTV's 120 Minutes, Has Died

Dave Kendall, creator and former host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, has died.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

So sorry. What a sweetheart. Take care ❤️🦴

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I just passed the 200 mile mark from when I started running last November 🏃‍♂️ I wish I'd started the habit earlier, but happy to be doing it now.

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Patrick Nevins @patricknevins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Really hoping that AI doesn't infect books, movies, etc. to the point that folks like us end up like the "book people" at the end of Fahrenheit 451, living outside society just to keep the memory of human art alive.

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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Books, shirts, book club, totes—it’s all 25% off. Would love to send you some nice book mail!

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John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 02/07/2026

The @malarkeybooks.bsky.social shop's running a 25% OFF sale this weekend with code "INDIEPENDENCE". If you haven't read my short story collection BOXCUTTERS, now's a great chance to give it a go. It's an anarchic mix of genre and literary fiction. If you like it, you'll probably dig Will's

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Boxcutters, stories by John Chrostek — Malarkey

One Amazon delivery stolen from a neighbor’s porch leads to plenty more. To keep the show going, a balding sitcom actress tries out a new wig and discovers a hunger for life. Jesus Christ claims the o...

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