Jim Nelson

Author of CHANDLER & WEST, A MAN NAMED BASKERVILLE (MX Publishing), more: blog on books, film & writing

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Giveaway ends in 7 days!

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Am doing one of those Goodreads giveaways of my latest, "Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles."

Fifty copies of this Hollywood crime book featuring Raymond Chandler & Nathanael West are up for grabs:

https://t.co/3CVg7B1tVT

[Jim Nelson @_jimnelson_]

Am doing one of those Goodreads giveaways of my latest, "Chandler & West: A Story of Los Angeles."

Fifty copies of this Hollywood crime book featuring Raymond Chandler & Nathanael West are up for grabs:

https://t.co/3CVg7B1tVT

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@PulpLibrarian Required reading.

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The most heartwarming aspect of the Punch-kun baby monkey saga is the knowledge that, somewhere in this cold and unfeeling world, someone is using AI to create a children’s book and profit handsomely off of it.

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@maggiewestrum Esperanto cuisine. Start an Esperanto restaurant.

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@teachrobotslove Charles Baxter described this phenomenon in his essay “Dysfunctional Narratives.” I highly recommend reading it.

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@matseng David Ahl is a legend.

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@JosephKahn The only character I empathize with is a computer. I’m pretty sure Kubrick intended that, though.

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@JMcNallyBooks Cut my teeth on Chandler with those editions. Priceless.

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@MashaZheglova How many introverts does it take to change a lightbulb?

Um, does *everything* need to be a group activity?

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I've always viewed independent publishing as an experiment—try new things, explore new options, give opportunities a chance.

Here's my latest experiment: I put In My Memory Locked, a cyberpunk novel, on the indie game site @itchio. Let's see how it goes!

https://t.co/oX5HXnlznH

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Great—now I'm getting spammy emails, most likely AI-generated, asking where to leave reviews for my books.

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@ethanleeart These are just wonderful.

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@wmussell Actually, the cheating accusation is why I’m interested in curling now.

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Use only last names for each film's title:

Tork. Nesmith. Jones. Dolenz.

[Maggie Westrum @maggiewestrum]

seriously, four movies about The Monkees

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Will Eisner strikes again.

[Bekay @kinpatsukenshi]

Why the hell is "Preventive Maintenance Monthly" the most lavishly, lovingly illustrated illuminated manuscript I've ever seen?

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@plzcallmechrist Be the change you want to see in the world.

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@NicholasWFuller Yes! https://t.co/lGC3L5QUbb

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Sort of like how I wish someone would remake “Chinatown” in a city that doesn’t look so dry and drought-ridden. Venice, maybe?

[Isobel Fox @pet_wife]

the third man was good, but unfortunately at the time they shot it, vienna had recently been destroyed by war - would love to see the movie with the city properly put together.

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@CompletedStreet Does this photo show the Doom Loop, or the Hell on Earth?