Michael W|Warren Lucas
@mwl.io
Author of too many books. Sysadmin. Pet rats, martial arts, gelato. Punch white supremacists and TERFs. https://mwl.io.
Not the gay porn star.
Not the gay porn star.
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Michael W|Warren Lucas
@mwl.io
· Nov 15
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Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
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I will bang this drum until my arms go numb: There is something very interesting happening within the older Christian Churches and their approach to LLMs & GenAI. Do
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I will bang this drum until my arms go numb: There is something very interesting happening within the older Christian Churches and their approach to LLMs & GenAI. Do
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The more I do the writing thing, the more I sympathize with Snoopy and his struggles...
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The more I do the writing thing, the more I sympathize with Snoopy and his struggles...
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DIY thread! Fixing incandescent christmas light string. In this case the lights are strung inside tinsel animals but theyre lit but apart from one non electrical detail they are the same as any incandescent christmas light string
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
DIY thread! Fixing incandescent christmas light string. In this case the lights are strung inside tinsel animals but theyre lit but apart from one non electrical detail they are the same as any incandescent christmas light string
new storybundle, new sponsorship open, new book escaping on Monday... seems like I've entered Triple Promo Overlap.
Sorry, everyone.
Sorry, everyone.
a young boy is sitting in front of a shelf with toys and says `` let 's see where were we ? ''
ALT: a young boy is sitting in front of a shelf with toys and says `` let 's see where were we ? ''
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
new storybundle, new sponsorship open, new book escaping on Monday... seems like I've entered Triple Promo Overlap.
Sorry, everyone.
Sorry, everyone.
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Hoping everyone has a stress and worry free Thanksgiving filled with friends good food and wonderful family and that none of you snap and have to bury some racist, homophobic asshole relative’s body in a hole in the desert like last year because digging pits on Thanksgiving is hard.
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hoping everyone has a stress and worry free Thanksgiving filled with friends good food and wonderful family and that none of you snap and have to bury some racist, homophobic asshole relative’s body in a hole in the desert like last year because digging pits on Thanksgiving is hard.
Want a book from me that you won't see anywhere else? A book that won't be available ANYWHERE after Christmas? One with rats, and bats, and all of that?
What if it came with a bunch of other books, many of which also aren't available anywhere else?
storybundle.com/animals
What if it came with a bunch of other books, many of which also aren't available anywhere else?
storybundle.com/animals
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Want a book from me that you won't see anywhere else? A book that won't be available ANYWHERE after Christmas? One with rats, and bats, and all of that?
What if it came with a bunch of other books, many of which also aren't available anywhere else?
storybundle.com/animals
What if it came with a bunch of other books, many of which also aren't available anywhere else?
storybundle.com/animals
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Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
A Very Bad Month
Okay. So. I need to update everyone on where things stand for me, why I have made almost no progress on the new novel in the past month, and how things are looking for the future. What I don’…
harryjconnolly.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
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Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.
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Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
A Very Bad Month
Okay. So. I need to update everyone on where things stand for me, why I have made almost no progress on the new novel in the past month, and how things are looking for the future. What I don’…
harryjconnolly.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
Reposted by Michael W|Warren Lucas
This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
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Want to support an independent author directly?
My whole store is 15% off through November 30th! This includes already discounted bundles.
ThornCoyleBooks.com
#booksky 📚💙
My whole store is 15% off through November 30th! This includes already discounted bundles.
ThornCoyleBooks.com
#booksky 📚💙
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Want to support an independent author directly?
My whole store is 15% off through November 30th! This includes already discounted bundles.
ThornCoyleBooks.com
#booksky 📚💙
My whole store is 15% off through November 30th! This includes already discounted bundles.
ThornCoyleBooks.com
#booksky 📚💙
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i’m so happy for him
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’m so happy for him
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This. You can work non-stop and have all the talent and still not see a dime from that effort. It's not a complaint - just a feature of what it means to create art. For most people art is the journey not the eyes that experience it afterwards. This is ok but should also set your expectations.
Some close friends to be get a little frustrated in my tendency to priortise luck in my own career, as they know how I work. I try to explain that work just is buying a lottery ticket. It's necessary, but certainly not sufficient. I know many folks who've worked as hard but the dice have been cruel.
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This. You can work non-stop and have all the talent and still not see a dime from that effort. It's not a complaint - just a feature of what it means to create art. For most people art is the journey not the eyes that experience it afterwards. This is ok but should also set your expectations.
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I do want to applaud whoever at Twitter managed to push through the location data update despite the incredibly predictable outcome. anyone with half a brain cell could’ve seen that coming and I think somebody deserves credit for convincing mgmt to go ahead anyway
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I do want to applaud whoever at Twitter managed to push through the location data update despite the incredibly predictable outcome. anyone with half a brain cell could’ve seen that coming and I think somebody deserves credit for convincing mgmt to go ahead anyway
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Terry Pratchett Star Trek crossover
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Terry Pratchett Star Trek crossover
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I give thanks for every reader. Time is precious af.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I give thanks for every reader. Time is precious af.
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"Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on his work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics, Charlie Brown"
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on his work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics, Charlie Brown"
Dear Australia:
You haven't received your #n4sa2e sponsor gifts yet. WHY are you already sponsoring the next one? 🤦 #justCantHelpSomePeople
You haven't received your #n4sa2e sponsor gifts yet. WHY are you already sponsoring the next one? 🤦 #justCantHelpSomePeople
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Dear Australia:
You haven't received your #n4sa2e sponsor gifts yet. WHY are you already sponsoring the next one? 🤦 #justCantHelpSomePeople
You haven't received your #n4sa2e sponsor gifts yet. WHY are you already sponsoring the next one? 🤦 #justCantHelpSomePeople
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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You needed something to read, and Auberon is the start of an IMMENSE world of epic space opera, with Warlord of Yaumgan starting in Feb. (That's book 20 in the overall line, counting sidequests and offshoots, with more coming.)
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
You needed something to read, and Auberon is the start of an IMMENSE world of epic space opera, with Warlord of Yaumgan starting in Feb. (That's book 20 in the overall line, counting sidequests and offshoots, with more coming.)
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...
Get yours today
www.knottedroadpress.com/collections/...