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TTS* Talks #16 - Sinister Forces of Time Rider w/ Peter Levenda, AJ Hartley and Jim Semivan

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 1d

Me, Peter Levenda and Jim Semivan talk about the Sinister Forces influences on Time Rider. youtu.be/PRVJfgEQjT4?...

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Contact, Socials and Merchandise

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 1d

How to reach me, stay in touch, and keep up to speed on my work: this page does it all. Please check it out.

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You can contact A.J. directly using the form below or by e-mailing him at [email protected]. Before writing to A.J., check out the FAQs on this page, which may answer your questions. A.J. reads all...

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 1d

Half way through. Not close to half our target. Pease take a look. www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 2d

Half way through our South African village fund raiser and well short of our target. If you have any spare cash, please consider donating. And spread the word! www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

化け猫・ダンスのやり方「ヒデキ・スミスと日本の妖怪」金子優 How to do Yokai dance #2: Bakeneko (cat): AJ Hartley's HIDEKI SMITH

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 3d

Not at all. Good luck.

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 3d

Another yokai dance How-To. This may be my favorite, the bakeneko (goblin cat), because it's cute and cool and just a little scary. Try it :) youtu.be/k8xU4MhUJks

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 3d

You shouldn't quit. You should work at your craft and you'll get better and more confident. AI won't teach you. You learn by doing.

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 4d

Signing for my 2 newest releases in Charlotte NC. I'll have book plates signed by Tom to go in the copies of TIME RIDER.
#signing #timerider #tomdelonge #ajhartley #booksbooksbooks #parkroadbooks #hidekismith #falstaffbooks #tothestars

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 5d

Hey y'all. Reposting this since we are well behind our goals. Please take a look and, if you can, donate a little, however small. www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

Time Rider release, a new YouTube channel and much more!

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 5d

If you are signed up for my newsletter (and if not, what's holding you back?!) you will have seen this, but if not, there's NEWS, not least of which is that TIME RIDER, my 6th novel co-written with Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 releases TOMORROW! All that and more here: ajhartley.net/whats-going-...

I don't usually send out these little news blasts this often but it's been a busy couple of months and there's lots to tell you about! First off, yes, TIME RIDER, a sci-fi novel long

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 6d

Dance like a mystical fox? You know you want to. Here's a complete Megitsune dance How To from the great You Kaneko. Let's see your attempts ;) You don't even have to film your efforts in an 1800 year old shrine... #HidekiSmith youtu.be/1xAqJZy240c

メギツネ・ダンスのやり方「ヒデキ・スミスと日本の妖怪」金子優 How to do Yokai dance #1: Megitsune (fox): AJ Hartley's HIDEKI SMITH

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 7d

I know there are a lot of things demanding your attention and asking for your money, but please consider our South African home building project. Make a real difference in people's lives. www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

On Time Rider, AJ Hartley's new novel with Tom DeLonge, and signing backstage at a Blink-182 show

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 8d

So, I have a new book out next week, TIME RIDER, my 6th novel co-written with Tom DeLonge of Blink-182. What's it about, how can you get it, and what was it like signing with him backstage at a Blink show? Well, I'm glad you asked. youtu.be/oVn4bYN6jtY

手の目・ダンス「ヒデキ・スミスと日本の妖怪」金子優 Yokai dance #3: Tenome (eye/hand) Monsters of AJ Hartley's HIDEKI SMITH

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 8d

One of the creepy yokai in my Hideki Smith series is the tenome (literally 'eyes in his hands'). Here's Kaneko-san's tenome dance (#3 in the series recorded at Nagata shrine) youtube.com/shorts/vypJc...

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BABYMETAL "KxAxWxAxIxI": Japanese cuteness and the power of Kawaii culture. AJ Hartley, BM chat #53

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 9d

My discussion of BABYMETAL's more-then-merely-CUTE song "KxAxWxAxIxI" and the roots of "kawaii" culture: youtu.be/1eEgDO5Vmwo

AJ talks to Tom DeLonge Blink 182, Boxcar Racer, and Angels and Airwaves about a career making art

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 10d

As part of our pre-release of TIME RIDER (Oct 7th), my 6th novel co-written with Tom DeLonge, I've re-uploaded this interview from March 2022. After we stopped recording he told me he was back with Blink, recording, and preparing a tour which wasn't announced for 6 months... :) youtu.be/kfJQ-FBTogs

YouTube video by To The Stars*

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 12d

I'll have more to say about this in a few days, but for now, feast your eyes... :)
youtu.be/ytfdMlofHnQ?...

Time Rider Book Trailer

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks to those who have donated so far. We have a long way to go, however, so if you haven't contributed yet please consider doing so, and if you can't give, please consider sharing. www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

化け猫・ダンス「ヒデキ・スミスと日本の妖怪」金子優 Yokai dance #2: Bakeneko (cat demon) Monsters of AJ Hartley's HIDEKI SMITH

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AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 14d

Hideki Smith yokai dance #2: the Bakeneko or goblin cat. Featuring the extraordinary You Kaneko dancing at the 1800 year old Nagata shrine. youtu.be/oXtGpDmUAvE

「ヒデキ・スミスと日本の妖怪」第2回討論:日本とアメリカのカバーアートの違いとBABYMETALの影響 Hideki Smith Episode 2: Japan/USA book artwork

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 15d

On cover art for books and differences in styles and working methods between US and Japan. How the artwork for the Japanese edition of HIDEKI SMITH, DEMON QULLER came to be: a conversation about a unique cross cultural project and Falstaff Book's first foreign language title. youtu.be/DPKHjsT1p30

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 16d

Empathy might not be fashionable with the powers that be, but it remains a basic indicator of our shared humanity. If you can afford to show it a little, you can make a real difference in these people's lives. www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 16d

I'm used to the AI email grifters offering to advertise my books to nonexistent reader groups and the like for a fee, but pulling the same for-profit BS on my raising money for poor families in South Africa is really low. But yeah, please donate www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.

AJ Hartley @authorajhartley.bsky.social · 17d

I'm trying to help a friend in South Africa who I have worked with before who is building houses for a pair of destitute families in a remote village. Please consider donating. And even if you can't give, please share anywhere and everywhere. THANK YOU in advance! www.indiegogo.com/projects/del...

Building houses fit for people | Check out 'Dellani village house building project' on Indiegogo.