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Award-winning Writer. Latest book: STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT. Previous: THE CODGER AND THE SPARROW. scottsemegran.com

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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 27/09/2026
Some excellent stuff for writers to ruminate about in this article. For instance, Steinbeck had long been plagued by self-doubt and insecurity about his writing abilities, and thought his writing was crap. That's wild to me! He's a master storyteller. #writerscommunity
mentalfloss.com
The Daily Writing Practice That Helped John Steinbeck Finish 'East of Eden'
Each morning before working on the book 'East of Eden,' John Steinbeck set down to write a letter.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 25/09/2026
Woody and Buzz on the run... AGAIN!!!
Woody and Buzz hanging off the back bumper of a pickup truck
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 23/09/2026
After reading two contemporary novels, I'm back to one of my favorites, John Steinbeck. Once I read this one, then I'll have read all of his books. It's been a great journey for me! I love so many of his novels: Tortilla Flat, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row, East of Eden. Have you read this novel?
The title page for the novel THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT by John Steinbeck
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 21/09/2026
If ICE is shooting Door Dash drivers, poets, and nurses in your community, then it's not about immigration or safety. It's fascism. Vote them out this November!
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 21/09/2026
Abolish ICE
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 18/09/2026
One of the things writers have to endure that's not talked enough about is the waiting. Writers wait for things for SO LONG. Months can go by, years even, for tidbits of news about their manuscripts or their books. Was it accepted by an agent? Still waiting. Months! Once accepted by an agent... 1/2
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 18/09/2026
Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #256. Sep 1984. Writer: Tom DeFalco. Penciler: Ron Frenz. "Introducing... Puma!" A feline-heavy issue with Black Cat and her new bad-luck powers and the introduction of Puma, a Native American supervillain. Black Cat has been helping Peter with photos, too.
Puma lurks in the shadows after Spider-Man.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17/09/2026
I'm in the wrong timeline to be a writer. 🤦 #writerscommunity
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 13/09/2026
Lovely interview with Emily St John Mandel #writerscommunity
theguardian.com
Emily St John Mandel: ‘When half the electorate disagrees on basic reality, how do you come back from that?’
Her hit novel Station Eleven seemed to predict the pandemic, now the novelist is tackling the future of the US. She talks about chance, world-building and experiencing a ‘tiny bit’ of clairvoyance
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 12/09/2026
My TBR list said "Don't you dare buy another book!" But the book lover in me couldn't resist!
The new novel Switzy by Emma Cline
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 11/09/2026
Some of my fave back issues in my collection are Marvel Team-Up #1-4 with covers drawn by Gil Kane! Kane's style is dramatic and weird, and I love them! The series showed potential in the first dozen issues, then seemed to lose steam later on except for a great Claremont and Byrne run. Sigh...
Cover of Marvel Team-Up #1 with Spidey and Torchy battling Sandman.Cover of Marvel Team-Up #2 with Spidey and Torchy battling the Frightful Four.Cover of Marvel Team-Up #3 with Spidey and Torchy battling Morbius.Cover of Marvel Team-Up #1 with Spidey and X-Men battling each other.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 10/09/2026
I'm working on a film project that may or may not ever see the light of day, but I'm SO EXCITED to be putting in the work! #writerscommunity
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 07/09/2026
The hot device that attaches to your phone for people who can't stay off their phone so they can read on another device that's attached to their phone that won't receive notifications from their phone. Not sure why these people can't just turn off notifications or buy a paperback 🤷‍♂️
theatlantic.com
This Tiny E-Reader Is the Single Best Piece of Technology in Years
The $70 Xteink X3 puts Silicon Valley to shame.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! If you're working today, then I appreciate you! Everyone should be off for Labor Day. 🤔
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 06/09/2026
Watched this tonight. Fab!
Starman movie poster
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 03/09/2026
RIP Gloria Steinem
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 03/09/2026
While the good things in life are getting more expensive i.e. books, movies, everything, remember: your local library's got your back! Find all of my books, eBooks, and audiobooks at the Austin Public Library! Get an enhanced library card as a second form of govt ID. APL rocks! Get your card today!
Books by Scott Semegran on the shelf at the Austin Public Library
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 01/09/2026
Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #239. Apr 1983. Writer: Roger Stern. Penciler: John Romita Jr. "Now Strikes the Hobgoblin!" Hobgoblin gloats about how all of the major newspaper will be carrying stories about his work. Oh, how times have changed! Great cover by John Romita, Jr.!
The Amazing Spider-Man #239 cover with Hobgoblin blasting Spidey with a pumpkin bomb.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 30/08/2026
My wife just informed me that she's read posts with people explaining that they use the Keurig machines in their hotel rooms to quickly rinse their thong underwear with hot water. As if I needed another reason to NOT make coffee in my hotel rooms. I just can't even ...
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 28/08/2026
Now that I'm done writing and editing fiction for the next few weeks, I've decided to revisit a classic Nintendo game. Which should I jump into: Warioland 4 or Donkey Kong?
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 28/08/2026
Right now, you can own 4 of my eBooks for less than $5. That's cheaper than one Starbucks latte! What a deal. Whether on Bookshop or Amazon, Apple or Kobo, buy them now before the end of the month. Thank you! Start here:
bookbub.com
The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island by Scott Semegran is Free! - BookBub
In 1986 Texas, young William and his friends become stranded on an island in a lake, where they struggle to survive. [Semegran] puts the dynamics of adolescent friendships at the heart of his story An...
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 27/08/2026
Milo the Cat came to visit me yesterday. He belongs to a neighbor down the street. He likes to hang out on my front porch and sploot in the shade. He's a sweet boy. 😻
Milo the Cat. He's orange with green eyes.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Parton 😢
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 25/08/2026
Nothing like being invited to be a featured author at a book festival and replying with my acceptance! It feels amazing when it happens. A definite "pinch me" moment. #writerscommunity
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 24/08/2026
I graduated the year Daniel Johnston painted this on the side of the long-gone Sound Exchange record store. 1993. A good year for music fans. So strange to see this section of the wall still standing, the rest of the building long since knocked down. Hi, how are you? Feeling ok, my dude.
Hi how are you mural in Austin, TX
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 23/08/2026
You can support libraries and authors by checking out books and audiobooks from your local library! All of my books, eBooks, and audiobooks are at the Austin Public Library !!! You can checkout paperbacks and hardcovers and use the Libby or Hoopla apps for eBooks and audiobook! 🤓📚🎧
austin.bibliocommons.com
Search — Austin Public Library
Explore Austin Public Library. New titles, recently rated, and recently tagged by the library community.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 19/08/2026
Today you can download the eBook for my novel The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island for FREE on BookBub! AND you can buy the audiobook version for only $2.99 on Chirp! Amazing deals for this award-winning novel that's like Lord of the Flies meets The Body by Stephen King. Links in the comments!
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 18/08/2026
I'm almost done reading East of Eden for the first time and, goddamn it, I don't want it to end! #eastofeden
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 18/08/2026
My Uber driver yesterday reminded me of one of my best friends, Albert, who died in a motorcycle accident a few years ago. The driver looked a lot like my friend, even talked a lot like him. We struck up a conversation similar to ones Albert & I used to have, so for 20 minutes, it felt like 1/2
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17/08/2026
As the 2024 Discovery Prize winner for Fiction, I'd like to congratulate the Writers' League of Texas 2025 Discovery Prize winner for Fiction: Kionna Walker LeMalle! Her winning novel BEHIND THE WATERLINE is fantastic and I highly recommend y'all run out an buy yourself a copy today. #books
Cover of the novel Behind the WaterlineList of winners of the 2025 WLT Book Awards including Kionna Walker LeMalle
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17/08/2026
One of the things that's helped me the most in becoming a better fiction writer is reading widely, voraciously, and outside of what I'd typically reach for on the shelf. Magical realism by a black female author? YES! Science fiction at the Texas border by a Latino literary wizard? YES! 1/2
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 15/08/2026
I see a lot of writers wanting the writer's life where they earn substantial money from publishing, but the ideal life is writing despite the money, loving the process of writing in itself, doing the work even with a day job. You never know when the money will come, sooner or later ... 1/2
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 14/08/2026
Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #103. Dec 1971. Writer: Roy Thomas. Penciler: Gil Kane. "Walk The Savage Land!" Jameson flies Peter & Gwen to the Savage Land for a news scoop. Gog the giant monster lurks there, snatching a bikini-clad Gwen. Kraven the Hunter is the mastermind. Great Kane art!
Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #103 featuring Spidey, Ka-Zar & Zabu the sabretooth with Gog the giant monster!
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 10/08/2026
I've been keeping stacks of fiction manuscripts with revision iterations for over 30 years. I thought I was keeping them for posterity's sake, but now it seems like they're evidence against false AI-generation accusations. Weird times! 😳
Stacks of manuscripts from revisionsRevised fiction with red pen editsStacks of manuscripts from revisions
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 07/08/2026
Dear writers with questions about publishing: join a writers group or guild or league. I can't stress enough how valuable it was for me to join the @authorsguild.org or the @writersleaguetexas.bsky.social. To be able to meet other writers, commiserate with them, and ask questions about their ... 1/2
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 06/08/2026
This is a great Spider-Man movie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spider-Man Brand New Day movie still
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 04/08/2026
Sometimes I have to marvel at the fact that I've published ten books, won six book awards, & I've longlisted in several more. I've sold thousands of paperbacks, eBooks, & audiobooks. I've worked hard at becoming better & I’ve persevered through the ups-&-downs of being a writer. I'm proud of myself!
A stack of ten books by writer Scott Semegran
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 04/08/2026
I thought I'd get to the end of the fifth revision of my latest novel manuscript without finding a structural issue. Stupid, stupid me! I have to completely rewrite a few chapters in the final stretch. D'oh! Time to get to work. More coffee please. ✍️ ☕ 📚 #writerscommunity
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 02/08/2026
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 31/07/2026
Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #251. Apr 1984. Writer: Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco. Penciler: Ron Frenz. "Endings!" Spidey and Hobgoblin battle, eventually driving off a pier into the Hudson River. Only Hobgoblin's mask is found. Peter and Harry have a heart-to-heart about living a better life.
Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #251. Hobgoblin's mask is in Spidey's hand as he emerges from the Hudson River.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 30/07/2026
I'm going to be reading a few poems from my book Starman After Midnight tonight at an author event. I haven't read these poems in public before. I'm a little nervous, but that's ok. I always get nervous before a public reading, then it goes away the second I start reading my work. Wish me luck!
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 28/07/2026
"The study has yet to be peer-reviewed, and to be clear, there is no definitive proof that Wolfe used AI." And yet, @theatlantic.com still published an "in depth" article targeting this Black author? Throughout history, the amount of authors using cliches or repeated phrases is LONG. Plagarism? No.
theatlantic.com
Is This What Comes After AI Slop?
Daggermouth could be the first best-selling novel partly written by a chatbot.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 27/07/2026
I'm an award-winning writer who still has to look up lay vs lie vs laid vs lying and WTF?!?! #writerscommunity
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 24/07/2026
Here's a shoutout to all the writers out there with supportive partners, whether it's a spouse or a girlfriend or boyfriend, someone who lets you be YOU as a writer, cheers you on, reads your drafts & offers feedback or even edits. Writing is tough; being supportive shouldn't be. #writerscommunity
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 23/07/2026
Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #59. Apr 1968. Writer: Stan Lee. Penciler: John Romita Sr. "The Brand of the Brainwasher!" Peter has been missing, but turns up to visit Aunt May in the hospital. Later, MJ gets a job as a go-go dancer. Spider-Man investigates only to be grabbed by the Kingpin!
Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #59. Spidey punches creeps while MJ dances at a nightclub.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 22/07/2026
My wife and I had a great time at the book launch for Mary Helen Specht's new novel Mudlark at First Light Books last night. Looking forward to reading it! @mhspecht.bsky.social #writerscommunity
Mary Helen Specht reading from MudlarkThe cover of the novel Mudlark
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 18/07/2026
Really enjoyed the final episode of The Bear but this scene with Ebra talking to his mentor Albert got me in the feels! What a lovely tribute to Rob Reiner who played Albert and also directed The Princess Bride. Brought me to tears, man.
Ebra telling Albert on the phone "As you wish.*
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17/07/2026
Find my latest novels wherever you buy books! Three humorous novels about the power of friendship and a YA adventure set in the 80s, you'll certainly be entertained. All available in paperback, eBook, & audiobook! Links in the comments 👇
Four books by Scott Semegran: Starman After Midnight, The Codger and the Sparrow, The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island, and To Squeeze a Prairie Dog.
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Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com · 17/07/2026
Comic book pickup: Amazing Spider-Man #205. Jun 1980. Writer: David Michelinie. Penciler: Keith Pollard. "...In Love and War!" Discovering that Black Cat didn't die, Spidey tracks her new crime scheme of stealing artwork only to later discover that she's stealing to prove her love to him! Fun issue!
Amazing Spider-Man #205 cover featuring Black Cat crashing down from the ceiling
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