S.W. Michaels

Do you want your #thrillers technically accurate or just plausible enough? I obsess over getting the hacking and tech details right, but I genuinely want to know, does it matter to you, or does it pull you out of the story? #WritingCommunity #AmReading #ThrillerBooks #WritersLift #BookSky

Morning thought: After 30 years in tech I write thrillers about the tech threats that keep me up at night. The best part? My debugging skills translate perfectly to plot holes. The worst? I can’t unsee the vulnerabilities everywhere. #FridayVibes #WritingCommunity #CyberSecurity

Grew up blue collar Detroit, 80s kid who escaped into Clancy and Gibson. Now I write the thrillers I needed back then, but with actual tech that works the way tech works today, not Hollywood magic. 30 years in the industry helps with that.

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The Hidden Cost of Free Technology Think your smart home is helping you? Think again. After thirty years in tech, I’ve seen how the line between convenience and surveillance has all but vanished. From voice assistants that never sto…

Been thinking a lot about how “free” tech watches us… and honestly, even after 30 years in tech, it bothers me how we’re the product and don’t even know it. If you’ve ever wondered what you’re giving up for convenience… this one’s for you.

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Jordan & Alex have more cases to solve. More threats to face. More demons to confront. But I’ve also got other thrillers brewing. Stories about the lies we tell ourselves. The darkness we hide. Yesterday’s launch? It’s permission to keep writing. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

One more reader staying up too late because they need to know what happens next. One more review that says “this mattered to me” ... “this opened my eyes to keep my family family safe.” That’s why I write these books. This is the dream, and you’re making it real. Thank you! 🙏🏻 😃

Prompt Execution is Book 2 in my Aegis techno-thriller series I hope to write for years. This is the dream. You’re making it real.

Launch day was amazing, but it isn’t about sales numbers. It’s about one more person discovering Jordan and Alex.

I spent 20 years in tech before I knew what I really wanted: To tell stories. To create characters people care about. To explore the dark side of tech and find the light. Yesterday, PROMPT EXECUTION launched. #WritingCommmunity #AmWriting #BookSky #CyberSecurity #ThrillerBooks

Confession: I wrote a thriller so technically accurate that I made myself paranoid.
Every vulnerability in PROMPT EXECUTION is real. Every exploit works.
Maybe I should've stuck to fantasy novels.
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“This wasn’t about murder anymore; it was about something much more fundamental. It was about human survival.”
PROMPT EXECUTION raises the stakes from crime thriller to existential threat.
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Book 2 in my Aegis Techno-thriller series. Each book is a standalone though and readable in isolation. You won't miss be lost starting with this one.

Victor Shen would be dead by 4:40 AM. The minute was flexible. His fate was not.
PROMPT EXECUTION launches tomorrow.
Your devices are watching. Learning. Waiting.
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Self promotion aside 😉... I enjoyed "Gone" by Sharon A. Mitchell. Perfect if you're looking for a page turning psychological thriller. I also liked "Angel Assassin" by Andre Gonzalez. Great if you're into time travel spy thrillers. Both solid reads that are worth a look.

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Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Yesterday morning, the IT team of Dutch broadcaster RTV Noord found that they had been hacked.

TV shows, radio shows, and digital services were disrupted. To keep the radio show "De Ochtendploeg" on air, for instance, presenters resorted to manually played vinyl records.

I agree. All of his books make me stop and look at things differently. From my environment, to déjà vu, and our over reliance on tech and social
media. Love his books.

Snap announces a deal to distribute Perplexity's search engine to Snapchat users; Perplexity will pay Snap $400M through a combination of cash and equity (Bloomberg)

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Meta has a scam problem The company's own projections showed up to 10 percent of its revenue could come from scams, according to a new leak. PLUS: OpenAI's "backstop" controversy

Wrote about the great @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social investigation into scams on Meta's platforms and why lately nothing seems to stick to the company www.platformer.news/meta-scams-p...

I don’t understand why people use this companies products so much and rely upon it for their business knowing they’re putting their data and $ at risk. I know we need to reach consumers or readers, but at what cost?

That moment when you click “publish” and 30 years of tech industry paranoia becomes 540 pages of thriller. PROMPT EXECUTION (Aegis #2) drops Nov 13th. Hacking, rogue AI, and two operatives who really need a vacation. swmichaels.com/prompt-execu... #WritingCommunity #TechThriller #SelfPublishing

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The Hidden Cost of Free Technology Think your smart home is helping you? Think again. After thirty years in tech, I’ve seen how the line between convenience and surveillance has all but vanished. From voice assistants that never stop listening to “free” apps that quietly sell your data, our homes have become open books, and someone else is reading every page. In The Hidden Cost of Free Technology, I pull back the curtain on what your devices really know about you and how those real-world vulnerabilities inspired the Aegis techno-thriller series.

Your smart home isn’t just connected. It’s watching. Discover the real price of “free” technology and the hidden data trail that inspired the Aegis thriller series. #ThrillerBooks #AmReading #CyberSecurity #BookSky

When Grief Meets Paranoia: Jordan Hayes and the Cost of Digital Trust How trauma shapes our relationship with technology, and why healthy skepticism might save your life. Picture someone standing at a grave every Sunday morning, rain or shine. Years have passed, but the ache hasn’t faded. Their partner or loved one didn’t die in an accident. They were murdered by...

When Grief Meets Paranoia: Jordan Hayes and the Cost of Digital Trust

How trauma shapes our relationship with technology, and why healthy skepticism might save your life. Picture someone standing at a grave every Sunday morning, rain or shine. Years have passed, but the ache hasn’t faded. Their…

Read Chapter 2 of Prompt Execution FREE Chapter 2 of Prompt Execution is now FREE to read. Meet Jordan Hayes and discover the real-world tech threats behind this techno-thriller. Pre-order for November 13th.

Your smart home faces 12,000+ attacks per week. Most people have no idea.

PROMPT EXECUTION takes this real threat and asks: what if someone weaponized it?

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Read Chapter 2 of Prompt Execution FREE Chapter 2 of Prompt Execution is now FREE to read. Meet Jordan Hayes and discover the real-world tech threats behind this techno-thriller. Pre-order for November 13th.

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Meet Jordan Hayes as he investigates a conspiracy connecting smart homes, Chinese chipset backdoors, and something much darker… Pre-order for Nov 13th delivery.

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