Max Connor
@mconnor-books.bsky.social
Fledgling horror author currently working on the "In the Forest" series of horror stories.
Lover of the Adirondack Mountains and all things horror/fantasy.
Be on the lookout for Book 1: Beside Myself!
Lover of the Adirondack Mountains and all things horror/fantasy.
Be on the lookout for Book 1: Beside Myself!
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Books should never be banned, even if they absolutely suck and are badly written.
Still not a hoax.
October 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Books should never be banned, even if they absolutely suck and are badly written.
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 Check out this month's horror writing prompts below and submit words for next month now! October 2026 #horrorprompt Horro
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October 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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They do have that younger voice actor for Optimus prime.
However Peter Cullen will forever be a legend, rest in peace.
However Peter Cullen will forever be a legend, rest in peace.
This makes me think: without the great Peter Cullen, what would we do for future Transformers movies? For me, I'd love to see a live action movie follow the 86 movie; Prime dies, and Hot Rod gains the Matrix. Or we could have Ultra Magnus. Or Arcee.
But we know what will happen instead.
But we know what will happen instead.
One of the few unambiguous strengths of the 2007 movie, let alone its four even worse successors, was Peter Cullen's amazing voicework providing more gravitas than was deserved.
October 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
They do have that younger voice actor for Optimus prime.
However Peter Cullen will forever be a legend, rest in peace.
However Peter Cullen will forever be a legend, rest in peace.
I really wish there was a way to filter out automated bot accounts. Or at least not allow them to dm you.
~from a real human
~from a real human
October 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I really wish there was a way to filter out automated bot accounts. Or at least not allow them to dm you.
~from a real human
~from a real human
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I’ve now released 85 episodes of my “Echoes of the Unknown” podcast — and this latest one is on track to be the MOST DOWNLOADED so far!! 🔎
Got some spare time today? If so, check out my latest podcast about the Yuba County Five. 🎧
Five friends left a college basketball game in 1978 and never made it home. Months later, four were found dead under baffling circumstances near a remote road in the Sierra Nevada. The fifth was never found.
Five friends left a college basketball game in 1978 and never made it home. Months later, four were found dead under baffling circumstances near a remote road in the Sierra Nevada. The fifth was never found.
The Yuba County Five: The Road to Nowhere
Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · September 29 · 48m
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October 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I’ve now released 85 episodes of my “Echoes of the Unknown” podcast — and this latest one is on track to be the MOST DOWNLOADED so far!! 🔎
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You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks?
The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
(📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
(📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
October 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks?
The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
(📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
(📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
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Being an adult means being able to handle big stressful things, but then also melting down when someone hits your mailbox because now that's just adding to my todo list this weekend.
(the way they hit it, you can tell they were on the wrong side of the road and that's scary)
(the way they hit it, you can tell they were on the wrong side of the road and that's scary)
Disappointed Disappointed Fan
Alt: Bald man in a red plaid long sleeve shirt and navy puffy vest has his hands on his hips and looks away in disappointment
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October 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Being an adult means being able to handle big stressful things, but then also melting down when someone hits your mailbox because now that's just adding to my todo list this weekend.
(the way they hit it, you can tell they were on the wrong side of the road and that's scary)
(the way they hit it, you can tell they were on the wrong side of the road and that's scary)
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OMG IT'S SO GOOD GO GET IT
UK readers! The Dragon Has Some Complaints is just 99p on Bookshop this weekend!
The story of a curmudgeonly dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Maybe he'll get a little revenge! But he's in for some surprises...
The story of a curmudgeonly dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Maybe he'll get a little revenge! But he's in for some surprises...
The Dragon Has Some Complaints: A Cozy Novel Of Friendship, Found Family and Dragons By The Award-Winning Author
In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy, a dragon whose three heads bear rather . . . different personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places.From the Nebula-winning author of Someone You...
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October 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
OMG IT'S SO GOOD GO GET IT
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‘I got my money and fame! To hell with art and integrity! Screw everyone below me on the ladder!’
What the fuck, Joyce. I don’t even read romance novels but this kind of thinking pisses me the fuck off. It further pushes that mentality that some books as “lesser” which is bullshit! All books count!
October 1, 2026 at 12:51 AM
‘I got my money and fame! To hell with art and integrity! Screw everyone below me on the ladder!’
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I'm afraid I can't remember who mentioned this book yesterday in all the discussion of lesser read literature. But thank you! Picked it up for $12.99 on Google, and it's SO good! #BookSky
October 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I'm afraid I can't remember who mentioned this book yesterday in all the discussion of lesser read literature. But thank you! Picked it up for $12.99 on Google, and it's SO good! #BookSky
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October is Squirrel Awareness Month! The Squirrel of the Day for October 1, 2026 reminds you to be aware of your local squirrels. #sqrlpix
October 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
October is Squirrel Awareness Month! The Squirrel of the Day for October 1, 2026 reminds you to be aware of your local squirrels. #sqrlpix
That's sounds like a fun mess of a time.
"I want you to be as happy as Gallagher in a watermelon patch."
October 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
That's sounds like a fun mess of a time.
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"I want you to be as happy as Gallagher in a watermelon patch."
October 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"I want you to be as happy as Gallagher in a watermelon patch."
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Sometimes I wish there was like a monthly #poetry video blog journal thing on here where folks could read one of their own or read each other's poetry. Then could have a like "Favorites of September" poetry podcast to listen to. I enjoy reading written word but I wonder, too, how others read it!
September 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Sometimes I wish there was like a monthly #poetry video blog journal thing on here where folks could read one of their own or read each other's poetry. Then could have a like "Favorites of September" poetry podcast to listen to. I enjoy reading written word but I wonder, too, how others read it!
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The 'Did you really not research?' one that still gets me is the *best selling novel* by a very, very popular author, who gets the language of a very real country wrong.
More. Than. Once.
More. Than. Once.
The author of the book I‘m currently reading does not seem to understand time zones. It appears she thinks Florida is 6 hours ahead of Italy. These types of errors are so frustrating as a reader.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookSky 💙📚
October 1, 2026 at 4:38 AM
The 'Did you really not research?' one that still gets me is the *best selling novel* by a very, very popular author, who gets the language of a very real country wrong.
More. Than. Once.
More. Than. Once.
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Happy spooky season everyone!
From the first draft of CultWIP. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky
From the first draft of CultWIP. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky
October 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Happy spooky season everyone!
From the first draft of CultWIP. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky
From the first draft of CultWIP. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky
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Book Tour for The Last Train from Paris by Suzanne Kelman @suzkelman @bookouture #BooksOnTour #Review #PublicationDay #HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #TheLastTrainFromParis bookescapes.home.blog/2026/10/01/b...
Book Tour for The Last Train from Paris by Suzanne Kelman @suzkelman @bookouture #BooksOnTour #Review #PublicationDay #HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #TheLastTrainFromParis bookescapes.home.blog/2026/10/01/b...
Book Tour for The Last Train from Paris by Suzanne Kelman @suzkelman @bookouture #BooksOnTour #Review #PublicationDay #HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #TheLastTrainFromParis
I discovered this author by joining the book tour for the previous instalment in this series. I loved that one, The Secret Twins of Paris (Link to my review), and was determined to continue with th…
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October 1, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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Book Tour for The Last Train from Paris by Suzanne Kelman @suzkelman @bookouture #BooksOnTour #Review #PublicationDay #HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #TheLastTrainFromParis bookescapes.home.blog/2026/10/01/b...
Book Tour for The Last Train from Paris by Suzanne Kelman @suzkelman @bookouture #BooksOnTour #Review #PublicationDay #HistoricalFiction #DualTimeline #TheLastTrainFromParis bookescapes.home.blog/2026/10/01/b...
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Finished up the book I've been reading and, OMG, it was amazing. As soon as I can talk about it, I want to give the author a shout-out. I also edited DDD more. Finished up Chapter 6 and started on Chapter 7. I have lost all of my objectivity and that is a miserable thing.
October 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Finished up the book I've been reading and, OMG, it was amazing. As soon as I can talk about it, I want to give the author a shout-out. I also edited DDD more. Finished up Chapter 6 and started on Chapter 7. I have lost all of my objectivity and that is a miserable thing.
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I know a lot of artists put their stuff on things like Ko-fi and Patreon, but I'd never liked the idea of gatekeeping/paywalling my stuff. One of the greatest joy I get as an artist is sharing my creativity with other people. As a storyteller, entertaining people is what I live for.
September 30, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I know a lot of artists put their stuff on things like Ko-fi and Patreon, but I'd never liked the idea of gatekeeping/paywalling my stuff. One of the greatest joy I get as an artist is sharing my creativity with other people. As a storyteller, entertaining people is what I live for.
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Hey, artists?
Never, ever, ever say
"I don't want them to pay too much" for a commission. For a sticker? A book? Sure. A comm? If they agree to the price, then that's a good price. Negotiate, sure, but don't lowball yourself.
If it's easy, that's because you're skilled.
And skill isn't cheap.
Never, ever, ever say
"I don't want them to pay too much" for a commission. For a sticker? A book? Sure. A comm? If they agree to the price, then that's a good price. Negotiate, sure, but don't lowball yourself.
If it's easy, that's because you're skilled.
And skill isn't cheap.
September 30, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Hey, artists?
Never, ever, ever say
"I don't want them to pay too much" for a commission. For a sticker? A book? Sure. A comm? If they agree to the price, then that's a good price. Negotiate, sure, but don't lowball yourself.
If it's easy, that's because you're skilled.
And skill isn't cheap.
Never, ever, ever say
"I don't want them to pay too much" for a commission. For a sticker? A book? Sure. A comm? If they agree to the price, then that's a good price. Negotiate, sure, but don't lowball yourself.
If it's easy, that's because you're skilled.
And skill isn't cheap.
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I'm a writer. Of course my protagonists threaten to kill me several times a day.
September 29, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I'm a writer. Of course my protagonists threaten to kill me several times a day.
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I'm not one to drop names. I'll just call him Mr Publisher .Today he said that my upcoming book has an idiosyncratic appeal.
So if you are an idiosyncrat you are in for a special treat.
And don't forget to vote.
So if you are an idiosyncrat you are in for a special treat.
And don't forget to vote.
September 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I'm not one to drop names. I'll just call him Mr Publisher .Today he said that my upcoming book has an idiosyncratic appeal.
So if you are an idiosyncrat you are in for a special treat.
And don't forget to vote.
So if you are an idiosyncrat you are in for a special treat.
And don't forget to vote.
Not sure how many of you will see this, but if you are looking for proofreading or feedback on horror, I am happy to help!
September 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Not sure how many of you will see this, but if you are looking for proofreading or feedback on horror, I am happy to help!