Jordan Taylor

One of the best works of American art this century, no I'm not kidding.

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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How many "realized" uses is too many in one novel? More than one a chapter? More than one every couple of chapters?

50 times is for sure too many, right? Definitely asking for a friend.

Loved this one so much

👏👏👏 This whole thread

"If your art was worthless, they wouldn’t be asking for it."

W H A T ? !
What's especially wild is the questions they ask seem as if they're leading you towards the opposite of the conclusion they draw.
Or maybe I'm naive to think anyone with an ounce of critical thinking would answer negatively to all of these.

Mee Sum's sesame balls are the best!

Congratulations! 💖

Thanks for calling this out! I'd missed it on the schedule and am really glad I was able to join the stream!

I know so many more words when I'm not actively writing

New Story Release: “The Terrarium” in Uncanny Magazine Freddie Brightwood bends to peer at the swarm of moths fluttering in the terrarium, their powdery wings beating against the glass. He glances around to be sure he’s alone, no footmen lurking in the…

"Freddie can stop time, but he struggles to hold onto his love in a world that doesn’t have space for it."

In my latest blog post, read a little more about the background of my new story out in Uncanny Magazine this week!

jordantaylorwrites.com/2025/08/06/n...

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Make sure you scroll down for the footnotes! (Yes they let me use footnotes! 🥳)

The Terrarium - Uncanny Magazine Freddie Brightwood1 bends to peer at the swarm of moths fluttering in the terrarium, their powdery wings beating against the glass. He glances around to be sure he’s alone, no footmen lurking in the c...

I have a new story out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social this week!
"The Terrarium" started as poignant moment between the 2 characters in a longer (gay, Georgian-Era, fae-filled) piece I'm working on, & turned into a meta exploration of stories & relationships
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

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I'm offering a manuscript critique, and a hangout where we can chat about the ins and outs of subbing SFF short fiction, as backer rewards for Uncanny's campaign.

Now is the time to donate if you haven't, and help support another year of this awesome magazine!!

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Some people just seem to want to eliminate all potential sources of discomfort, no matter how small or innocuous, from their lives. Fiction allows you to model experiencing big emotions in a safe controlled setting, and I just don't think any good comes of avoiding that to this degree

Scott at BCS is an incredible editor - his comments are always spot-on, even if short!

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How to Vote Instructions for voting in the 2025 Hugo Awards.

Hugo Awards voting closes TOMORROW!

Make sure your ballot is in before the deadline: Wednesday, July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. There’s still time to weigh in on the best of science fiction and fantasy—don’t miss your chance!

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#HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025

This week the Worldcon membership will get a chance to add a #poetryhugo to the ballot permanently. Poetry has been here from the beginning and it deserves recognition. If you love speculative poetry, please share this awesome article by Lynne Sargent.

There are still so many great rewards, including a short story critique and chat about submitting short fiction with me!

Ten authors by whom I've read more than five books:

Catherine M. Valente
Sarah Waters
Neal Stephenson
Agatha Christie
Holly Black
Maggie Steifvater
Robin McKinley
Tolkien
Tamora Pierce
Dickens

I address myself as "we" in my editor notes (as in, "we should totally do this"), and reading it back is like, "Yeah, we should! This cool person has such good ideas!" 😂

🎉 As a reminder, I'm offering 2 backer reward options this year: a short story critique (fantasy/dark fantasy up to 7.5K) and a 30-min chat about the ins and outs of submitting SFF short fiction!

If you'd rather spend that time work-shopping a story idea, talking about the query process for SFF novels, or even just discussing favorite stories and markets, those are all options too!

The second is a 30 min. online hangout!
I've been publishing SFF short fiction for over 10 years, and am happy to talk about how to submit short fiction, red/green flags for markets, and the current state of the market, or even help you workshop where to send a piece. (2/3)