Michael Scott Author
@flamelauthor.bsky.social
Author of the New York Times' bestselling series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel http://dillonscott.com
New Report Examines Writers’ Attitudes toward AI www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
New Report Examines Writers’ Attitudes toward AI
A study commissioned by the Gotham Ghostwriters and Bernoff.com found that while 61% of professional writers are embracing AI tools, authors, specifically fiction authors, are much more wary.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:13 AM
New Report Examines Writers’ Attitudes toward AI www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
World Fantasy Awards Winners
The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2024 were presented during the 2025 World Fantasy Convention, held October 30 – November 2, 2025 in Brighton, UK. The Life Achievement …
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November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
Should Writers Listen to Music While Writing? nofilmschool.com/should-write... (I fall into the ambient, classical, no words category. Every chapter has its own particular score, every book its own distinctive soundtrack.)
Should Writers Listen to Music While Writing?
Let the debate begin.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Should Writers Listen to Music While Writing? nofilmschool.com/should-write... (I fall into the ambient, classical, no words category. Every chapter has its own particular score, every book its own distinctive soundtrack.)
How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back. lithub.com/how-oscar-wi...
How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.
This weekend, the British Library issued a century-late apology to Oscar Wilde in the form of a brand new library card. The Irish poet-novelist-playwright was the toast of 19th-century Anglo letter…
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October 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back. lithub.com/how-oscar-wi...
The truth behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, Japan’s greatest samurai www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
The truth behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, Japan’s greatest samurai
Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about the man behind the myth.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The truth behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, Japan’s greatest samurai www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
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“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
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Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
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Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback
Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“The humans won hands down when it came to notes, which require actual analysis rather than just distillation. The AI programs were ‘an almost total fail across the board.’”
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Nice to know I wouldn’t have been so easily replaced at my old job by an A.I.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THE ALCHEMYST @flamelauthor.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for the weak! Deal expires on Sunday, the 19th, at 11:59pm PDT!
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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Book 1)
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Interesting to see that both Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel will feature in the new HBO HP series. Neither appear directly in the source material. Now, if you want the full Nicholas and Perenelle story, then may I suggest: www.dillonscott.com/the-flamel-s...
The Flamel Series
Cover art by Sam Spratt - Cover design by Regina Flath
www.dillonscott.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Interesting to see that both Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel will feature in the new HBO HP series. Neither appear directly in the source material. Now, if you want the full Nicholas and Perenelle story, then may I suggest: www.dillonscott.com/the-flamel-s...
Mr Flamel finds himself in exceptional company: 15 Best Fantasy Books You Need To Read If You Like Harry Potter - www.slashfilm.com/1975607/best...
15 Best Fantasy Books You Need To Read If You Like Harry Potter - SlashFilm
If you've had your fill of the Harry Potter series and you want more fantasy books to escape into, here's a collection of stories to summon into your hands.
www.slashfilm.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Mr Flamel finds himself in exceptional company: 15 Best Fantasy Books You Need To Read If You Like Harry Potter - www.slashfilm.com/1975607/best...
Research will lead you down odd roads: How the Octopus Came to Earth: Stunning 19th-Century French Chromolithographs of Cephalopods www.themarginalian.org/2023/05/30/v...
How the Octopus Came to Earth: Stunning 19th-Century French Chromolithographs of Cephalopods
The art-science that captured the wonder of some of “the most brilliant productions of Nature.”
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September 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Research will lead you down odd roads: How the Octopus Came to Earth: Stunning 19th-Century French Chromolithographs of Cephalopods www.themarginalian.org/2023/05/30/v...
Reading on Paper Versus Screens: What’s the Difference? www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience...
Reading on Paper Versus Screens: What’s the Difference?
Digital reading has been widespread for years — but how well are we absorbing it all?
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September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reading on Paper Versus Screens: What’s the Difference? www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience...
Where do writers get their ideas from? Exorcists' association warns against fake news about exorcism costs clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2025/09/exor...
Exorcists' association warns against fake news about exorcism costs
Exorcists work for free - even if rumours persist that there is good money to be made from exorcising devils. The International Association...
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September 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Where do writers get their ideas from? Exorcists' association warns against fake news about exorcism costs clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2025/09/exor...
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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Available from tomorrow, 30th August :
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
200 characters from world folklore, illustrated throughout, and a Rogues Gallery of goblin art
folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #booksky
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
200 characters from world folklore, illustrated throughout, and a Rogues Gallery of goblin art
folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #booksky
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Available from tomorrow, 30th August :
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
200 characters from world folklore, illustrated throughout, and a Rogues Gallery of goblin art
folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #booksky
"Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin; an encyclopedia of world folklore"
by Stephen G. Rae
200 characters from world folklore, illustrated throughout, and a Rogues Gallery of goblin art
folklorepress.co.uk
#goblins #folklore #booksky
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#sundaymorningbookchat An exciting series packed with Mythology, history, action & magic @flamelauthor.bsky.social, orphans on a magical quest📚, brave cats, rivalry & conflicted clans & wonderful dragons.🐉 Spellbinding reads 📚#Middlegradefiction #UKKidLit
August 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#sundaymorningbookchat An exciting series packed with Mythology, history, action & magic @flamelauthor.bsky.social, orphans on a magical quest📚, brave cats, rivalry & conflicted clans & wonderful dragons.🐉 Spellbinding reads 📚#Middlegradefiction #UKKidLit
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I last posted about this with everyone at Worldcon, so I'd appreciate a boost if you're willing as the world is noisy and full of horror, but the African SF Novels and Novellas Bundle - curated by Eugen Bacon, is still going strong at StoryBundle, and includes 2 of my novels!
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StoryBundle
Pay what you like and get a bundle of awesome ebooks and more!
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August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I last posted about this with everyone at Worldcon, so I'd appreciate a boost if you're willing as the world is noisy and full of horror, but the African SF Novels and Novellas Bundle - curated by Eugen Bacon, is still going strong at StoryBundle, and includes 2 of my novels!
storybundle.com/scifi
storybundle.com/scifi
A Digital Notebook for Every Type of Notetaker. (I use @GetRocketbook in desk and pocket sizes. Highly recommended.) nymag.com/strategist/a...
A Digital Notebook for Every Type of Notetaker
Never lose your notes again.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A Digital Notebook for Every Type of Notetaker. (I use @GetRocketbook in desk and pocket sizes. Highly recommended.) nymag.com/strategist/a...
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Several people have asked about my interest in demonology and for bibliographies on the subject, so here is an updated post that explains the why, along with the full bibliography I used for Miserere at the end: www.tfrohock.com/blog/2015/1/...
On Hell, Demonology, and Language — T. Frohock
While writing Miserere , I did some extensive research on early Christianity and demonology, primarily because I had the same experience with Christianity as some of you: I heard snippets of Bible ...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Several people have asked about my interest in demonology and for bibliographies on the subject, so here is an updated post that explains the why, along with the full bibliography I used for Miserere at the end: www.tfrohock.com/blog/2015/1/...
Research - always the best part of writing! 3,000-year-old hymn reveals musical links across Bronze Age civilizations from India to the Mediterranean archaeologymag.com/2025/08/3000...
3,000-year-old hymn reveals musical links across Bronze Age civilizations from India to the Mediterranean
Ancient hymn from Ugarit reveals Bronze Age musical links with the Rig Veda, suggesting a shared global musical culture.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Research - always the best part of writing! 3,000-year-old hymn reveals musical links across Bronze Age civilizations from India to the Mediterranean archaeologymag.com/2025/08/3000...
Literary Synchronicities: Jessica Francis Kane on Finding Coincidences While Writing lithub.com/literary-syn...
Literary Synchronicities: Jessica Francis Kane on Finding Coincidences While Writing
Writers can be a superstitious bunch. We have our routines, our special seats in the library, our favorite notebooks and pens and desktop talismans, all of which we hope will give us strength, focu…
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August 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Literary Synchronicities: Jessica Francis Kane on Finding Coincidences While Writing lithub.com/literary-syn...
Petrichor and Geosmin – The Smell of Rain: sciencenotes.org/petrichor-an...
Petrichor and Geosmin - The Smell of Rain
Learn about petrichor and geosmin and how they produce the smell of rain. See how these chemicals are produced in nature.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Petrichor and Geosmin – The Smell of Rain: sciencenotes.org/petrichor-an...
Just discovered THEM! (1954) may have been a documentary. Radioactive Wasp Nest Found in Decommissioned Nuclear Weapons Plant gizmodo.com/radioactive-...
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found in Decommissioned Nuclear Weapons Plant
Workers discovered a radioactive wasp nest near tanks storing liquid nuclear waste. Officials say there’s no need to panic, but watchdog groups are skeptical.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just discovered THEM! (1954) may have been a documentary. Radioactive Wasp Nest Found in Decommissioned Nuclear Weapons Plant gizmodo.com/radioactive-...
Where do writers get their ideas from? Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth archaeology.org/news/2025/07...
News - Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth - Archaeology Magazine
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—A riveting lost Sumerian myth was recently rediscovered thanks to University of Chicago Sumerologist […]
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July 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Where do writers get their ideas from? Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth archaeology.org/news/2025/07...
Research takes you down odd roads. Before the keyboard, there was quill and candlelight. Did you know medieval scribes used powdered gold and crushed insects for ink? www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations...
Medieval Manuscripts: Techniques & Art | StudySmarter
Medieval Manuscripts: ✓ Illuminated Art ✓ Techniques ✓ Significance ✓ Literature Themes StudySmarterOriginal!
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July 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Research takes you down odd roads. Before the keyboard, there was quill and candlelight. Did you know medieval scribes used powdered gold and crushed insects for ink? www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations...
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During the 1930s, the US "book women" of Kentucky, aka "packsaddle librarians," delivered books to remote and isolated communities in the Appalachian Mountains on horseback, riding in rain, snow or heat ...#WomensArt
July 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
During the 1930s, the US "book women" of Kentucky, aka "packsaddle librarians," delivered books to remote and isolated communities in the Appalachian Mountains on horseback, riding in rain, snow or heat ...#WomensArt