Austin Wilson

I've been struggling with this from a fiction standpoint as well. I DESPISE the idea of LLMs playing a role in writing (and reading!) fiction, especially after that MIT study. The voices of hype you mentioned just don't seem to understand how much thinking they're actually giving up.

The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology U.S. military fabricated evidence of alien technology and allowed rumors to fester to cover up real secret-weapons programs

WSJ reports on decades-long Pentagon disinformation campaign to propagate UFO myths "based on interviews with two dozen current and former U.S. officials, scientists and military contractors involved in the inquiry, as well as thousands of pages of documents, recordings, emails and text messages."

New interview! I talked with Jamarcus Turner, writer & story editor for BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA. Full episode is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

Check out the audio for my short story HATE TO MEET YOU, originally published by @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social, on Ledger!

pod.link/1591929789

033: Jessica Berg - Literary Agent, Rosecliff Literary Ledger: A Writing Podcast · Episode

I also interviewed lit agent @jessicaberg.bsky.social with @roseclifflit.bsky.social A fantastic look at agents' work and life, a great resource for writers currently looking, or agented writers to get a better understanding of how their agent works for them.

open.spotify.com/episode/2NGW...

And the next Ledger interview? A National Book Award finalist who has won a National Magazine Award for Fiction, multiple Pushcart Prizes, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. Also, one of my favorite writers!

I have a new episode in the edit stage, an interview with writer/story editor from BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, the Chuck Lorre sit-com. It'll be up this week!

What's it like to be out there - RIGHT NOW - pitching a TV show to executives? He gives the details! Also, what do you do when your joke bombs in a writer's room Steve Carell has just entered?! Listen and find out!

036: Brent Forrester: The Office, Writer/Exec. Producer; Writer, The Simpsons, Ben Stiller Show Ledger: A Writing Podcast · Episode

My newest interview for Ledger was with the insanely talented comedy writer Brent Forrester. He's written for The Office, The Simpsons, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Larry Sanders Show, and more!

open.spotify.com/episode/6yXR...

@josholson.bsky.social Would love to have you on my show Ledger to chat writing. Big respect for your work, Gotham Knight is a classic.

Great episode as always. And I know I speak for dozens of Indiana podcasters when I say hell yeah, @josholson.bsky.social sees us!

I don’t want to “streamline” my writing. I don’t want to “increase my output.” I don’t want to “write a novel with one click.” I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.

Thank you! I have the new cover up on volume 03 as well, with one coming for volume 02 soon.

New cover design is up for Dynasty of Blood, volume 01. All volumes will eventually use this styling! Available at austinrwilson.itch.io and www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/2... #OSR #shortfiction

Darlings, write that book.

Ignore the 'not selling' rhetoric.

Write the book.

Write your fix-up novels or your trashy book or your serious historical epic or your barely-disguised autobiography or your pew-pew SF.

The people who love books depend on you.

Do not fail them.

Loved chatting with them 😄 Can't wait to read the book!

We chat about Lovecraft's status as a weird-fiction pioneer/staunch shit head, using Kickstarter and the stresses/joys, and whether em dashes are good or bad! Check it out on all major podcasting platforms or my website. Thank you!

New Ledger episode is live! I chat with Vaughn A. Jackson @blaximillion.bsky.social and Stephanie Pearre @stephaniepearre.bsky.social about their forthcoming anthology BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF INFINITY out July 10 from @rdspress.bsky.social

It's rare to see a company piss off and destroy their fan base in real time, but damn, Wizards of the Coast is giving a CLINIC on how to do so.

Dynasty of Blood, Vol. 2 - Betrayal At Indier Mountain! by Austin Wilson Actual Play Fiction + OSR + 80s

Volume 2 of Dynasty of Blood is available on Itch! It's the continuing story of an alternate 1980s where Dynasty of Blood was a successful TTRPG, this volume featuring brand-new art from Luca Vassallo! austinrwilson.itch.io/dynasty-of-b...

Are you a person talking about "leveraging content"?

:o Holy shiiiiiiii - pledging now.

this interview is so, so good!!

I don't actually just sit and talk about *writing* a lot? The process of course, but the realities of living with it as your drive and your occupation. Anyway, this was a good time. I hope you like it too.

I've been spending a LOT of time away from social media. And let me tell you, it makes a big difference in how I perceive myself, how I perceive my work, and the energy I have to focus on those things. A *positive* difference.

No-Tell Motel: A Single Player Murder Mystery RPG No-Tell Motel is a single-player murder mystery RPG where you take on the role of the overnight clerk at a seedy motel, spying on the shady guests who stay there. Someone here is a murderer, and you’r...

Only two days left to hop on the Crowdfundr of No-Tell Motel! Don't miss your chance to grab a unique solo tabletop game - and ESPECIALLY don't miss your chance to get that badass dice tray. crowdfundr.com/notellmotel?... Ken's stuff is great, so if you can, grab this game!

Ledger: A Writing Podcast Ledger is a podcast about the craft of writing, from novels to non-fiction to computer code! Stories are an essential part of life. We need them so we seek them out in every way possible. Ledger feat...

Also, my newest Ledger episode is waiting for you, a chat with @kenlowery.bsky.social about tabletop games writing, comics, marketing copywriting, and so much more. Check out his game VOID 1680 AM and also his upcoming game No-Tell Motel pod.link/1591929789/e...

Dynasty of Blood, Vol. 1 - Fenria's Lantern by Austin Wilson 80s + Satanic Panic + TTRPG

My new story is up over at @itchio.bsky.social and available at pay-what-you-want. It's an alternate 1980s story about the fictional tabletop game Dynasty of Blood. Plenty of Satanic Panic, with some actual play coming up in volume 2 (along with NEW art) austinrwilson.itch.io/dynasty-of-b...

@kenlowery.bsky.social Hi Ken! I'm a big fan of your stuff at Bannerless and would love to chat with you about TTRPG writing on my podcast. It's called Ledger, you can easily find it here: pod.link/1591929789