MK Reed
@mkreed.bsky.social
Comics, crafts, chaos, & cute dog pics.
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MK Reed
@mkreed.bsky.social
· Jan 20
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Comic book author MK Reed's homepage
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Moving & updating websites this week. Domain nonsense might take a minute, & some emails might drop, but mkreed.carrd.co til my .com is set straight.
Log in to your account through the website & go to products -> hardware & you'll find it. No code.
square is giving away the $59 chip reader for free as long as you log in to your account to order it 👁️👄👁️
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Log in to your account through the website & go to products -> hardware & you'll find it. No code.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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Bored to tears by all this ‘cinematography/prose/dialogue/etc etc etc etc etc is dead’ discourse, who cares what’s happening in the mainstream? Who cares about it? You fix its position by talking about, find the things you’re dreaming of, some version exists, a better version exists in your hands
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Bored to tears by all this ‘cinematography/prose/dialogue/etc etc etc etc etc is dead’ discourse, who cares what’s happening in the mainstream? Who cares about it? You fix its position by talking about, find the things you’re dreaming of, some version exists, a better version exists in your hands
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I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
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WRITERS! Want to troubleshoot, level up your work or learn a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice or come back from burnout?
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
Coaching for Writers
Want to troubleshoot a sticky project? Level up your work or learn to tell stories in a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice, push past a block, or come back from burnout? Establish …
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November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
WRITERS! Want to troubleshoot, level up your work or learn a new medium? Bring joy back to your writing practice or come back from burnout?
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
I have openings for coaching clients! Drop a line to jay.edidin(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject COACHING QUERY for a free consultation!
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I'm packing stuff for shipping tomorrow so get orders in today, if you want. If you would like. Cathygjohn.net/store
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm packing stuff for shipping tomorrow so get orders in today, if you want. If you would like. Cathygjohn.net/store
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Here's an alternative to Amazon for your book-buying needs. This is a small, local bookstore in NY state that ships nationwide, with excellent service. I buy all my books from them now: shop.postmarkbooks.net
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Here's an alternative to Amazon for your book-buying needs. This is a small, local bookstore in NY state that ships nationwide, with excellent service. I buy all my books from them now: shop.postmarkbooks.net
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adding this to my book list immediately
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
adding this to my book list immediately
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Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
If you need a 3 hour discussions of Lovecraft while you prep meals, you're set.
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SFULTRA: SFULTRA #37 - Red Hook Variations
Main works discussed: The Horror at Red Hook - H. P. Lovecraft The Ballad of Black Tom - Victor LaValle The Courtyard - Alan Moore Neonomicon - Alan Moore Providence - Alan Moore “So you think you kno...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If you need a 3 hour discussions of Lovecraft while you prep meals, you're set.
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It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's time for the 2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant!
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
My family and I are awarding four $250 grants to active comics critics. The application is simple, just your name, email, and two recent clips. Deadline for submissions is January 1st.
forms.gle/Cy8FtCcqVSWa...
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be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
One time my D&D sesh got held up for nearly an hour because while waiting for one of the guys to show up, someone brought up the local grocery store that 2/3rds of them have gone to, and it's some of the most passionate discussion these 30-to-50 year old men have had in easily a decade.
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
One time my D&D sesh got held up for nearly an hour because while waiting for one of the guys to show up, someone brought up the local grocery store that 2/3rds of them have gone to, and it's some of the most passionate discussion these 30-to-50 year old men have had in easily a decade.
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Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
This is 100% the conversation authors are having. Writing serialized comics is such a gamble because we never know how long we'll have funding. Even those authors who aren't struggling financially have meetings where they get read their own sales data by their publishers to guide what they do next.
Related: I feel like a lot of the piracy vs buying discourse (🤢 that this is even a thing) gets framed as stealing money from individual authors vs. stealing from faceless corporate publishers when for most authors it’s about whether or not they’ll get to publish another book.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is 100% the conversation authors are having. Writing serialized comics is such a gamble because we never know how long we'll have funding. Even those authors who aren't struggling financially have meetings where they get read their own sales data by their publishers to guide what they do next.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Okay, if I have finished the part in Absolution where Lowery finds the "Don't eat" note, does it get worse than that or can I finish the book? Very fortunate to have been listening to the audiobook over the sink/ very unfortunate to have picked days before Thanksgiving to have this mental image.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Okay, if I have finished the part in Absolution where Lowery finds the "Don't eat" note, does it get worse than that or can I finish the book? Very fortunate to have been listening to the audiobook over the sink/ very unfortunate to have picked days before Thanksgiving to have this mental image.
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Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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Unsolicited artist advice of the day: if you're a freelancer with no back up devices or storage, remember to pick a few things up in the black Friday sales. Even a pen drive to back up your projects so if you have a catastrophic hard drive failure you wont lose everything..learn from my mistakes. 😅
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Unsolicited artist advice of the day: if you're a freelancer with no back up devices or storage, remember to pick a few things up in the black Friday sales. Even a pen drive to back up your projects so if you have a catastrophic hard drive failure you wont lose everything..learn from my mistakes. 😅
Happy Monday www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngzt...
They Might Be Giants - I Should Be Allowed to Think
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November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Happy Monday www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngzt...
35 years since i did an oil underpainting, nb nb.
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
35 years since i did an oil underpainting, nb nb.
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Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
2026 Comics Camp Application
Alaska Robotics Comics Camp
Convention & In-Town Events: May 7th - May 9th, 2026
Camp Dates: May 9th - May 13th, 2026
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Have you attended in the past? Feel free to skip any o...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Only two more days to get your applications sent in for Comics Camp. I'm happy to answer any questions!
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
...Although, any s'mores related questions should be directed to @mariancall.bsky.social
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Like travel? Love conventions? Live & breathe social media?
ReedPop is hiring a Marketing Coordinator to join the Events team, working on conventions such as Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, New York Comic Con, and more. (1/2)
ReedPop is hiring a Marketing Coordinator to join the Events team, working on conventions such as Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, New York Comic Con, and more. (1/2)
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Like travel? Love conventions? Live & breathe social media?
ReedPop is hiring a Marketing Coordinator to join the Events team, working on conventions such as Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, New York Comic Con, and more. (1/2)
ReedPop is hiring a Marketing Coordinator to join the Events team, working on conventions such as Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, New York Comic Con, and more. (1/2)
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This spooky collection would not have happened without Lucia's support, expertise, and incredible art. Half the copies have been spoken for but preorders are still open!
Making the cover and interior art for Rih's book was a blast
I hope everyone gets a chance to read her magnificent writing
Written by @charibdys.bsky.social
Art by @luciaretamales.bsky.social
Cover design by @grossandcolorful.bsky.social
Publisher @dimshores.bsky.social
Preorder bit.ly/3XyScs6
I hope everyone gets a chance to read her magnificent writing
Written by @charibdys.bsky.social
Art by @luciaretamales.bsky.social
Cover design by @grossandcolorful.bsky.social
Publisher @dimshores.bsky.social
Preorder bit.ly/3XyScs6
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This spooky collection would not have happened without Lucia's support, expertise, and incredible art. Half the copies have been spoken for but preorders are still open!
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Today and every Wednesday through Dec. 17, get free admission to the Seattle Art Museum with a donation of at least two non-perishable canned food items, supporting the Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank. Details below:
Discounts to Visit Seattle Art Museum
To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience art, SAM offers monthly free days and various discounts for visiting our locations.
www.seattleartmuseum.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today and every Wednesday through Dec. 17, get free admission to the Seattle Art Museum with a donation of at least two non-perishable canned food items, supporting the Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank. Details below: