Matthew Cushing Author

Updates only here. Find me where the skies are blue: @mcushing. 🇺🇸 Writes sci-fi, supernatural/horror, and mystery. DMs ignored.

[Matthew Cushing Author @mhcushing]

IHRAM Press' America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism is available for pre-sale. This anthology is a folio of American and international writers and artists responding to this dire political moment in the United States.
https://t.co/6AotgPryV8

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Friend and author Mike Strickland posted an interesting (and humorous) take on A.I. with which I fully agree.

https://t.co/WquNO2AV5B

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Hey @billbarnwell - The Broncos blocked FG last year was in KC, not in Denver.

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Honored to be included.

Speculative Literature Foundation has announced the Finalists for their Older Writers Grant.
https://t.co/E32ZgoR97E

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Got a @ChrisHarrisJr signed ball to give away in honor of Alumni Weekend ✍️

RT + follow for your chance to win! 👀

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Worried about the rise of fascism? Troubled by the current administration?

So are authors and artists! Today is the last day to get "America's Slide Toward Authoritarianism" (an anthology from the International Human Rights Art Movement) at a discount.

https://t.co/6AotgPr15A

[Matthew Cushing Author @mhcushing]

IHRAM Press' America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism is available for pre-sale. This anthology is a folio of American and international writers and artists responding to this dire political moment in the United States.
https://t.co/6AotgPryV8

[Matthew Cushing Author @mhcushing]

Another three months have passed and it is once again time for my quarterly newsletter to come out. If you like speculative fiction and want some book recs, humor, and articles, please consider signing up on my website. https://t.co/n3n3l1Sf8h

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A friend and author needs help. Please consider if you're in a position to do so.

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Which would you prefer to read, a good book or a good story. For me, it's a no-brainer. Check out my thoughts on the ongoing debate between literary and genre fiction.

https://t.co/N5bAceWRYd

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A debate in my critique group led to this blog/opinion post about censorship vs cultural sensitivity. It's a tough subject and I don't claim to know all the answers, but censorship is a slippery slope.

https://t.co/hqbBVhsTYn

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The anthology Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword - about sidekicks, companions, and minions - is now available for sale on Amazon with 28 funny and clever tales about those who make sure their superhero (or villain) have clean clothes and gas in the car.

https://t.co/MK9WqhB8o9

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My next quarterly newsletter is about to go out, so if you're interested in speculative fiction and want to learn more about my writing, please visit https://t.co/sy0m603w5n and sign up.

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Lots of ideas of what a Beta Read is and isn't and in what state the manuscript should be. Here's my take:
https://t.co/oAMyjGXjnb

#amwriting #amediting

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Great article from friend and author Kate Clyatt on world-building. Such a foundational step to a good story.

https://t.co/XHLWmeKyRE

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Read Alex Grecian's Red Rabbit, and if you're a fan of the weird west filled with witches and demons, I highly recommend. Lots of characters but an engaging, intertwined tale. Can't wait to start the sequel, Rose to Jericho.

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Need a break? Is it for a chapter, a scene, or a paragraph? Can you write a story with no breaks at all?

Check out my latest blog post on when different breaks are needed. Like I need one now.

https://t.co/YVIEUzyyZU

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This is a fun contest with helpful feedback from the judges. Submission window opens soon! Presented by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, get the deets at https://t.co/L59mCJ74lO.

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Love Yellowstone? Want to read some fun and entertaining stories about our first National Park? Friend and spec fic author Cheryl Fallin has her story "Yellowstone Awakening" in the new Deadly Yellowstone anthology.

https://t.co/RVOyKaUoqU

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Do characters need flaws? Depends. In character-driven stories, I say main characters absolutely need flaws. Otherwise, why would we even read about them?

My thoughts on characters having flaws: https://t.co/PvwjxbOx7n

#writinglife #amwriting