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Barista by evening, author & editor by night. Not a morning person. USAF vet, former SpEd paraprofessional, security guard. Member ALLi & SFWA. Married to @meganeharlan.com Follow me on Mastodon: https://writing.exchange/@harlander
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ADD a letter and ruin a movie: Bathman

On this #MemorialDay, let's take a moment to remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to their country, both in and out of combat, including my friends Kermit, Daniel, Maribel, and Tania.

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of comic book and sci-fi writer Peter David, who passed away last night following a long illness. Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Star Trek...so many fond memories of him and his work.

Happy National #RescueDog Day! Nine years ago, we brought this scared little guy home, after three years of abuse,neglect, and abandonment on the streets. Lucky has certainly lived up to his name ever since. #Dogs #DogSky @meganeharlan.com

I’ve sold less than 1/6th of the physical copies of the initial run. Unless COLOR TASTE TEXTURE becomes suddenly very popular, it’s deeply unlikely I’m ever getting another cookbook deal. (CTT is one of three volumes I have planned for ND readers)

In honor of #NationalTechnologyDay, I'd like to share my Freewrite Traveler. It eliminates the distractions on my laptop, focusing solely on writing a first draft, & auto-saves to the cloud. What's your indispensable writing tech? #WritingCommunity #Authors #IndieAuthors

I went digging and this seems to be true. Let me just say “LOL.”

Want to avoid surveillance by US-based big tech? Here's a list of EU-based alternatives, many based in Switzerland: proton.me/blog/europea...

What is your preferred mode of transportation?

Today is National Lost Sock Memorial Day! What's something that your characters would easily lose? #WritingCommunity #Authors #IndieAuthors

Today is #MakeABookDay! When writing, how much detail do you go into when writing your scene and character descriptions? How heavily do you edit them in later drafts? #WritingCommunity #Author #IndieAuthor #Editor #FreelanceEditor

I'm going to #UniversalFanFestNights on Saturday with my wife and a friend. Any more of my fellow #geeks going to be there? If anyone here has already gone, what did you think? #GeekCulture #StarTrek

If you're a fan of the old Dino Crisis game like I am, check out this spiritual successor on Kickstarter. Time Breaking: Dino Breach, via #Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/dig...

Happy #ChildrensBookWeek! I write picture books and my husband @jeffreyharlan.com writes young adult superhero books.

Happy #StarWarsDay! #MayTheFourthBeWithYou And yes, that's me in 1981, dressed as Yoda for Halloween.

Happy #FreeComicBookDay! Originally created as a comic, The Protectorate became a series of prose books instead, with The Minutemen spinning off as a prequel. The original Protectorate novella, Revelations, is available for free as well! #books #Booksky jeffreyharlan.com/books

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Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching. Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.

May is #ZombieAwarenessMonth - what's your favorite zombie movie?

"We've always been at war with Eurasia." —George Orwell, 1984

"This ginormous, weird-lookin' planet just showed up in the suburbs of Cybertron!" New addition to my #Transformers collection: SS86 Jazz!

Happy #SuperheroDay! Who's your favorite #superhero? I've always had a soft spot for my character, Pyre, the leader of The Protectorate, a team of young heroes. He's the first one that I created, way back in the early 90s. jeffreyharlan.com/books #Authors #IndieAuthors #Booksky

In celebration of #NationalStoryDay, I invite you to enjoy some stories that I e written. jeffreyharlan.com/books/ #Authors #IndieAuthors #Booksky #Books

Ripley: A feminist icon. Her strength & resilience shaped strong female leads in geek media. What other characters owe a debt to Ripley? geekunifiedtheory.com #GeekUnifiedTheory #AlienDay #Podcast

Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

Pet parent day

Post an alien #AlienDay

My wife is now on Bluesky: @meganeharlan.com. She writes & illustrates children's books. #Authors #IndieAuthors

It's like the Darwin Awards for MAGA businesses

Delete the OVIA app IMMEDIATELY

Alien Day is HERE! Celebrate with @JeffreyHarlan.com ’s deep dive into the Alien franchise’s history, creators, & impact on geek culture. Listen now! geekunifiedtheory.com #AlienDay #Podcast