Casey Stegman
@caseystegman.com
Writer of stuff. He/Him. ITW and HWA member. Opinions my own. Rep’d by Dr. Uwe Stender at Triada US: @uwestenderphd.bsky.social
My stuff: caseystegman.com/fiction
My stuff: caseystegman.com/fiction
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Just solved a thing I have been worrying over for a week in a writing project
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just solved a thing I have been worrying over for a week in a writing project
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I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
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The problems that afflict the first draft of a screenplay also plague the first draft of a novel.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
Edit Your Book As If It’s a Screenplay | Jane Friedman
A writer’s script-editing experience helped fix her novel’s problems with pacing, flat characters, and scenes that didn’t propel the story.
janefriedman.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The problems that afflict the first draft of a screenplay also plague the first draft of a novel.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
Learn why (and how to fix) from screenwriter & author @lesleykrueger.bsky.social.
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Black Friday at Bad Hand Books starts today. Head to the Bad Hand Books website and use this code at checkout to save 30% on your order. Pre-orders. eBooks. Merch. Buy more, save more. One use per customer. Expires December 1.
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www.badhandbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Black Friday at Bad Hand Books starts today. Head to the Bad Hand Books website and use this code at checkout to save 30% on your order. Pre-orders. eBooks. Merch. Buy more, save more. One use per customer. Expires December 1.
www.badhandbooks.com
www.badhandbooks.com
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The new KNIVES OUT is very good, and we should admire the high degree of difficulty on whodunits, which are ridiculously hard to pull off: thereveal.film/in-review-wa...
In Review: ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ ‘Zootopia 2’
The first of our Thanksgiving week review batches features two sequels, one more essential than the other.
thereveal.film
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The new KNIVES OUT is very good, and we should admire the high degree of difficulty on whodunits, which are ridiculously hard to pull off: thereveal.film/in-review-wa...
Tom Hanks branded prison wines called Turner & Hooches
Tom Hanks branded road maps for old school drivers called Cloud Atlases
Tom Hanks branded push up bras called Bosom Buddies
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tom Hanks branded prison wines called Turner & Hooches
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Good morning! ☕ 🎄 🌈 🎭
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Good morning! ☕ 🎄 🌈 🎭
Every book you’ve ever loved has been shaped—sometimes extensively—by an amazing editor.
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Every book you’ve ever loved has been shaped—sometimes extensively—by an amazing editor.
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Big business isn't your friend. But you knew that, didn't you? Read the full story: bit.ly/4prHwIH
Big thanks to Cody Sexton at A Thin Slice of Anxiety for pubbing.
Big thanks to Cody Sexton at A Thin Slice of Anxiety for pubbing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Big business isn't your friend. But you knew that, didn't you? Read the full story: bit.ly/4prHwIH
Big thanks to Cody Sexton at A Thin Slice of Anxiety for pubbing.
Big thanks to Cody Sexton at A Thin Slice of Anxiety for pubbing.
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hey, on there with @blacktopkid.bsky.social, Grady, @natcassidy.bsky.social and—and no way can I actually list all the books/writers. but NPR can, does. anyway/also: my first time to be listed alongside Seamus Heaney? who knew that was even in the offing. want to read that Anaconda one, too:
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
hey, on there with @blacktopkid.bsky.social, Grady, @natcassidy.bsky.social and—and no way can I actually list all the books/writers. but NPR can, does. anyway/also: my first time to be listed alongside Seamus Heaney? who knew that was even in the offing. want to read that Anaconda one, too:
Yessssss! If you’ve never an @anniejowrites.bsky.social story, you must change that!
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yessssss! If you’ve never an @anniejowrites.bsky.social story, you must change that!
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I woke up this morning with an idea for a shaggy dog amateur detective story set within the STAR WARS prequel timeline.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I woke up this morning with an idea for a shaggy dog amateur detective story set within the STAR WARS prequel timeline.
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60 seconds of less review of Prey 2022. Prequel to the Predator franchise, we get final girl Naru. Follow me if you like horror, history, and human rights. #horrorhost #truehorrors #horrorreview #predatorfranchise #prey2022
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
60 seconds of less review of Prey 2022. Prequel to the Predator franchise, we get final girl Naru. Follow me if you like horror, history, and human rights. #horrorhost #truehorrors #horrorreview #predatorfranchise #prey2022
Isaac Chotiner isn’t the boogeyman. He is the journalist you send to interview the boogeyman.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Isaac Chotiner isn’t the boogeyman. He is the journalist you send to interview the boogeyman.
Oh hell yes!!!
In the 80s, I read a LOT of Conan comic books, and watched the movie as often as possible. Later, I discovered the original REH stories, and loved those, too. It's an honor to have written an original Conan story -- which hits digital bookstores TODAY! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813525...
The Heroic Legends Series - Conan: The Amulet of Nakamar by Brendan Deneen: 9781835416860 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Larger than most men, but still naive about the world and its complexities, an eighteen-year-old Conan is offered a job by the palace. A family heirloom, the Amulet of Nakamar, has been stolen. They n...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Oh hell yes!!!
This movie is all sorts of amazing.
“What kind of a name is Chance?”
“My momma took one.”
“What kind of a name is Chance?”
“My momma took one.”
Rewatch complete of this John Woo action classic. Van Damme and mullets have never looked as cool as under Woo’s watchful eye. Henriksen is perfectly over the top while Vosloo is calculating and chilling. Stylized bloody action, jazzy soundtrack and slow-mo make this memorable.
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This movie is all sorts of amazing.
“What kind of a name is Chance?”
“My momma took one.”
“What kind of a name is Chance?”
“My momma took one.”
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WHO WILL YOU SAVE? Is the definitive collection of my short fiction. Available now from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good book sellers.
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
WHO WILL YOU SAVE? Is the definitive collection of my short fiction. Available now from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good book sellers.
The WaPo offering any sort of advice:
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The WaPo offering any sort of advice:
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NC folks, we need to vote out Berger and file charges against Newby.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
Reports reveal shady dealings by N.C.’s legislators and its top judge, but no action has followed | Opinion
Investigations reveal campaign contributions, budget maneuvers and developer influence in Raleigh and Mooresville, highlighting corruption risks in North Carolina politics and demand reform.
www.newsobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
NC folks, we need to vote out Berger and file charges against Newby.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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One thing I don’t like about Star Wars is how every Yoda is on the Jedi council or connected to a prophecy or a beloved cultural icon, it’s time for a Yoda who works at Buffalo Wild Wings and has a 2014 Ford Focus
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
One thing I don’t like about Star Wars is how every Yoda is on the Jedi council or connected to a prophecy or a beloved cultural icon, it’s time for a Yoda who works at Buffalo Wild Wings and has a 2014 Ford Focus
These people are fucking idiots. Don’t steal books.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
These people are fucking idiots. Don’t steal books.
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Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
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Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
Maybe this gets a lotta love, I really don't know? I hadn't seen it, and am not sure I'd ever even heard of it, but watched it a couple weeks ago, and it was a blast.
Maybe this gets a lotta love, I really don't know? I hadn't seen it, and am not sure I'd ever even heard of it, but watched it a couple weeks ago, and it was a blast.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
Maybe this gets a lotta love, I really don't know? I hadn't seen it, and am not sure I'd ever even heard of it, but watched it a couple weeks ago, and it was a blast.
Maybe this gets a lotta love, I really don't know? I hadn't seen it, and am not sure I'd ever even heard of it, but watched it a couple weeks ago, and it was a blast.
Great choices
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
(I’ll list four ❤️)
(I’ll list four ❤️)
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Great choices