Author/Screenwriter/Playwright/Freelance Editor. Previously of UT Austin, Shakespeare at Winedale, Emerson College, Houghton Mifflin, Pearson & Blogcritics. AKA fanfic author ZMethos. I don't answer unsolicited DMs. #writer #booksky #DramatistsGuildhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvvnimdj7c27I actually feel really bad about the first time I did a public reading of my work. (It was unplanned; I was asked to step in for a no-show.) I do great reading others' works aloud. Have been told I should do audiobooks. But my own work? 😬 I do read it aloud to myself when editing. #pretendpanel19 Sep 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvnimdj7c27https://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvuyax5rzk2bAElit is isolated and the inhabitants have not gone very far into the ocean. They are not explorers and are satisfied with where they are. But when Jonathan Engleman finds them... A new interest in the idea of a larger world takes root. #SeptemberWorldbuilders19 Sep 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuyax5rzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvuy2y2uc22bFINAL DAY! Enter now to win a signed copy! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuy2y2uc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvsnrwnhz22wThey should be paid by the hour. Minimum wage. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsnrwnhz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvsdjwtus22xMy kids get really irritated when it comes on in the car, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKd-jt22C4 #SongsOfSeptember [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsdjwtus22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvsdho5zzs2xJust before the stormiest season and again once that season is over there is a ritual to Hymegos to ask for his protection, guidance and aid for the fishermen and then thank him. At times when it seems fish are less plentiful, they might also have one of these rituals. #SeptemberWorldbuilders18 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsdho5zzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvsd7ktt2s2x#FantasyIndiesSeptember Free Friday Here are some pet pics and a reminder that there are only a couple days left to enter to win my Goodreads giveaway! Fluffier cat is Minerva. Sleeker, smaller cat is Crowley. Giveaway link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/449912-manifesting-destiny18 Sep 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsd7ktt2s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvpty5piyc2iHubby got me a surprise (via the Disney Store)! #RobinHood17 Sep 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpty5piyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvpt6vsox22fI always thought of Emory's song (in THE SWITCHGRASS CROWN) as "In the House of Stone and Light" by Martin Page. I think of him whenever I hear it. #SongsOfSeptember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIa9UEXd98Q [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpt6vsox22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvpt35clgs2fAElit is a hidden island on Earth, so its oceans have the same things ours does. Though there may be some creatures native to only its shores? 🤔 #SeptemberWorldbuilders17 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpt35clgs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvpszchhoc2f#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 17 I don't know about the others, but Marcus would write some kind of textbook. He knows a lot about various subjects, so it could be science, history, math... Something technical and precise.17 Sep 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpszchhoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvnzkwogb22gKeep coming back on Wednesdays for more answers! Or, better yet, subscribe for free and get these in your inbox! https://mplbooks.substack.com/p/writing-game-wednesday-d3216 Sep 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnzkwogb22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvnklfka722gFucking coward. I guess he's feeling confident in the GOP's ability to cheat in this election. Let's prove him--and them--wrong. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnklfka722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvncuak4uc2eHymegos is the ninata associated with the seas surrounding the island of AElit. Like most ninatat, Hymegos lives in Argyros, but he is the one to petition for safe sailing and a good haul when fishing. The "tae'el" is his holy assignment. #SeptemberWorldbuilders16 Sep 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvncuak4uc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvkt4cfvgc26I have two white noise machines in my home office. I used to listen to instrumental movie music while writing, too. I can't listen to anything with lyrics because I love to sing and I'll just sing along and not write. #SongsOfSeptember [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkt4cfvgc26https://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvkszqliec26The seaside has not yet come up, but I think when Amaurodios first sees the great expanse of water he's going to be mind boggled. As it is, the first time he saw a brook he was mightily confused and told it to "not all talk at once" because he couldn't understand it. #SeptemberWorldbuilders15 Sep 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkszqliec26https://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvksubwnlk26#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 15 My characters would consider me pretty boring. Until they discovered I'm orchestrating everything from behind the scenes! [maniacal laugh]15 Sep 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvksubwnlk26https://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvjj2ave6c2i15 Sep 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjj2ave6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvich7qymk2z"I Know Better" by Matchbox Twenty #SongsOfSeptember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6YlajAJufI [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvich7qymk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mviccpqvn22zWater is the most common drink, but honey, berries, edible plants are sometimes muddled in for flavor. And since AElit has barley, they do have a type of beer. The Chief Temple also has a small vineyard for grapes--the only one on the island. Wine is only for holy services. #SeptemberWorldbuilders14 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviccpqvn22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvibvyxqsk2z#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 14 My characters are learning that the world is much more complicated than they've been led to believe. And that it's also a lot less perfect than they've been taught it is.14 Sep 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvibvyxqsk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvgqjobxu22hArt by Emi Boz.13 Sep 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgqjobxu22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvglvm3vm22eDumpster has never kept a fucking promise, but his idiot followers continue to believe anything he says. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvglvm3vm22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvfvaoaqwc2zI've never liked Russian lit...13 Sep 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfvaoaqwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvfuwmeki22b"As Long As It Matters" by Gin Blossoms #SongsOfSeptember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmgHUpLK3Hc [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfuwmeki22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvfumpm2cs2bAElit has rolling green hills that are mostly given to livestock (sheep & goats) and the cultivation of orchards. However, there is a plain where oats and barley are grown. And vegetable gardens are common everywhere except the capitol city, though the temple has a large one #SeptemberWorldbuilders13 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfumpm2cs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvfucbl2hk2b#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 13 I'm organized in the sense that, despite the mess, I know where everything is. My characters are organized in the sense that they keep formulating plans that make sense at the time but aren't very practical in the long term.13 Sep 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfucbl2hk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mve7zcyaik25I’ve been saying for years that they will stockpile resources and build bunkers and leave the rest of us to die once they’ve taken all they can. We absolutely need to reappropriate their wealth, power, and holdings. SHUT THEM DOWN. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve7zcyaik25https://bsky.app/profile/mplbooks.bsky.social/post/3mvdrzw4vj22l12 Sep 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:jclozb5dohpewbzkd75pbdmr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdrzw4vj22l