Eric Scott Stevens

Writer | Husband & Father | Fantasy, SF, Literary | Veteran

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

Big news! My story Black Lighthouse by the Sea won 1st place in the 2025 Typewriter Chicago Short Story Contest! Massive thanks to owner & organizer Lucas Dul, judges, and partners!
Read it: https://t.co/Fld84XdcL8
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[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@ajmandal15 Thank you, Arthur! That means a great deal.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

Big news! My story Black Lighthouse by the Sea won 1st place in the 2025 Typewriter Chicago Short Story Contest! Massive thanks to owner & organizer Lucas Dul, judges, and partners!
Read it: https://t.co/Fld84XdcL8
#TypewriterChicago #WritingCommunity #PublishedAuthor

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

Visiting the lighthouse that inspired the first-place story, “Black Lighthouse by the Sea” for the 2025 Chicago Typewriter Short Story Contest. Writers, keep your ear to the ground for the rules and writing prompt to be released July 1, 2026 here: https://t.co/RIz66WK7sF
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[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

May those who never made it home forever Climb to Glory.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@natsantonia Oh, did I laugh at this. Hit the nail on the head.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

I had the honor of being invited to the Georgetown College Creative Writing Workshop this spring semester, where some of my fiction received much-needed feedback. Even better, it was incredibly rewarding watching students grow as writers over four months.
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[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

The Blade Itself was a gateway drug for me.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@ajmandal15 Great photos, as always.

Any background on the ancient relief? Phoenician?

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@KingsofMunster Waiting for all the episodes to fully release in order to binge properly. The two novellas were really great reads. I hope to see the third sometime soon.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

David Lowery's The Green Knight is easily one of my favorite films of all time. It's dark and gritty and mythical. There is a sense of horror and dread and a deep-set melancholy about it all. But there is something about how it was filmed, the shadows... it's all very captivating.

There's also a bonus short film that you can watch as a companion sold with the BluRay: Oak Thorn & Old Rose of Love -- just amazing. Hope to see more from Lowery.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@ajmandal15 @mooninabucket @Wigleaf Great example of how well-written short fiction can pack a serious and emotional punch.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

Kicking off the new year by tightening up an 8,000-word sci-fi, The Space Buoy Service.

Next, completing my novel Prometheus Unchained, a retelling of ancient Greek mythology, spanning the creation, the Titanomachy, Prometheus's punishment, and beyond.
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[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

In 2025: Nine short stories completed, a contest win & publication with Typewriter Chicago, two Writers of the Future Honorable Mentions (Q3 & Q4), and multiple chapters into a 39-chapter novel, Prometheus Unchained. A productive year, and I'm grateful.
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[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@ProseProsPod Very insightful.

I found myself agreeing with you two on the 'good' and 'great' writer statement. As you said, it's subjective. Most of the greats I know of have put in the work at some point.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@yourcloudnin3 I know it's unreasonable, but I have a lot of resentment towards that Red Bull can.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@JLeonardGreek @LordGrimdark Beat me to it. Could you imagine?

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@KingsofMunster I appreciate that you took the time to read it, and it means more than you might know.
Thank you for the encouragement. I've just submitted a rather large piece tonight. Fingers crossed.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@KingsofMunster Good to meet you too. And I agree. When I read some of my first drafts, I'm often reminded why not rushing a thing is so incredibly important.

Film scripts are interesting, too. I couldn't think of anything more rewarding than having a work of fiction turned into a film.

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

I just spent ten minutes changing a dialogue tag from 'asked' to 'said' ...just to change it back to 'asked' again to avoid too many 'saids'...
Time for a break.
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[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@KingsofMunster That's a lot of commitment. The novelette I'm polishing up is right at 2.5 years.

But we're still in the trenches together.

Do you work on novels and short stories?

[Eric Scott Stevens @escottstevens]

@KingsofMunster Thanks, Jason! It was unexpected, and I'm still excited about it.

Now, working on finding homes for other pieces.