Scott Stein
@sstein.bsky.social
Latest novel: THE GREAT AMERICAN BETRAYAL "Best Comedy Books of 2022" —Vulture
English professor, novelist, satirist, father, husband, dog owner, gardener, liker of good beer
https://scottsteinonline.com
English professor, novelist, satirist, father, husband, dog owner, gardener, liker of good beer
https://scottsteinonline.com
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Scott Stein
@sstein.bsky.social
· Dec 3
If you're a literary/film agent or work in animation, television, streaming, comics, video games, my novels are available for adaptation. They've been compared to Douglas Adams, Twin Peaks meets Futurama, Monty Python meets Sam Spade. See reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred), Vulture, Kirkus.
The plot thickened, like fettuccine Alfredo that's been left out in the summer sun.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The plot thickened, like fettuccine Alfredo that's been left out in the summer sun.
Also, I'm not a "creator." I'm a writer.
No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Also, I'm not a "creator." I'm a writer.
Cheers to my fantasy football team, especially Jonathan Taylor.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Cheers to my fantasy football team, especially Jonathan Taylor.
Good stuff, especially the ghosting part. You shouldn't have to chase your agent for a response.
I'd add, avoid:
-an agent who acts like they're doing you a favor or treats you like an employee
-an agent who wants to turn your book into something it isn't
I'd add, avoid:
-an agent who acts like they're doing you a favor or treats you like an employee
-an agent who wants to turn your book into something it isn't
In case you missed it, I wrote a thing to hopefully help folks not land in the wrong place. Since then, it’s been agent/editor approved more than once. Hah.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/too-many-s...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/too-many-s...
Too Many Sharks: A Warning About "Agents"
No, seriously
gabinoiglesias.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Good stuff, especially the ghosting part. You shouldn't have to chase your agent for a response.
I'd add, avoid:
-an agent who acts like they're doing you a favor or treats you like an employee
-an agent who wants to turn your book into something it isn't
I'd add, avoid:
-an agent who acts like they're doing you a favor or treats you like an employee
-an agent who wants to turn your book into something it isn't
She's deadly, man, she could really rip your world apart
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
She's deadly, man, she could really rip your world apart
Mamdani is going to implement Scaramucci law, but only for ten days.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Scaramucci law, but only for ten days.
The devil's avocado would go from underripe to overripe instantly, even faster than regular avocados. You could never eat one.
(There's a bit in my 2022 novel The Great American Betrayal about the "Avocado Queen," who invents an avocado that's always perfectly ripe. She's the richest person alive.)
(There's a bit in my 2022 novel The Great American Betrayal about the "Avocado Queen," who invents an avocado that's always perfectly ripe. She's the richest person alive.)
Allow me to play devil’s avocado
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The devil's avocado would go from underripe to overripe instantly, even faster than regular avocados. You could never eat one.
(There's a bit in my 2022 novel The Great American Betrayal about the "Avocado Queen," who invents an avocado that's always perfectly ripe. She's the richest person alive.)
(There's a bit in my 2022 novel The Great American Betrayal about the "Avocado Queen," who invents an avocado that's always perfectly ripe. She's the richest person alive.)
A minor downside of this is that teachers of fiction writing have a harder time convincing students that their villains should be rounded characters and not pure evil.
One of the few positive aspects of this era in American history is that it's super-easy to identify the villains.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A minor downside of this is that teachers of fiction writing have a harder time convincing students that their villains should be rounded characters and not pure evil.
Played a beer card game at a brewery. Yeah, I’m that guy.
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Played a beer card game at a brewery. Yeah, I’m that guy.
You’re all lucky my posts aren’t all beer.
I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You’re all lucky my posts aren’t all beer.
It's been a while since I shared this starter pack of creative writing teachers. If you teach or are interested in creative writing, there are lots of people to connect with here. Let me know if you teach creative writing and want to be added to the starter pack. #academicsky
go.bsky.app/8c9ephm
go.bsky.app/8c9ephm
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's been a while since I shared this starter pack of creative writing teachers. If you teach or are interested in creative writing, there are lots of people to connect with here. Let me know if you teach creative writing and want to be added to the starter pack. #academicsky
go.bsky.app/8c9ephm
go.bsky.app/8c9ephm
Velociraptors 2028
Just showed the boys some select scenes of Jurassic Park and the older toddler goes “I hope they’re ok!” And I say: it’s ok, look, the little boy and the girl are safe! To which he says
No. I mean the velociraptors.
No. I mean the velociraptors.
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Velociraptors 2028
This Hunger Games reboot is poorly written
I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This Hunger Games reboot is poorly written
Kavanaugh stop eating
New meaning to Kavanaugh stop.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Kavanaugh stop eating
Cheers, Bluesky.
(No dragons were harmed in the making of this beer.)
(No dragons were harmed in the making of this beer.)
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Cheers, Bluesky.
(No dragons were harmed in the making of this beer.)
(No dragons were harmed in the making of this beer.)
Maybe the appropriate punishment for sandwich guy is for Bluesky to label the throwing of sandwiches "rude"
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Maybe the appropriate punishment for sandwich guy is for Bluesky to label the throwing of sandwiches "rude"
FYI to my new followers and anyone else: I write novels. They're funny.
Have you ever read a sci-fi detective comedy narrated by a coffee machine robot? What about one that has 154 footnotes, a star from Publishers Weekly, and a "GET IT" verdict from Kirkus Reviews?
www.amazon.com/Great-Americ...
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www.audible.com/pd/The-Great...
www.amazon.com/Great-Americ...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
www.audible.com/pd/The-Great...
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
FYI to my new followers and anyone else: I write novels. They're funny.
Reposted by Scott Stein
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
Frilled Sharks 2028
Oh, changing the time by one hour for Daylight Savings is messing with your sleep schedule? "Why is it dark at 5 p.m.," you ask?
Frilled sharks live in such deep water that they never see the sun at all! You didn't think about THAT, did you? No, you only ever think about yourself.
Frilled sharks live in such deep water that they never see the sun at all! You didn't think about THAT, did you? No, you only ever think about yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Frilled Sharks 2028
Bring back the American Dream.
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Bring back the American Dream.
Carnivorous Death Ball 2028
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Carnivorous Death Ball 2028
Someone please mash up the pic of this poor guy and the one of Trump yelling at the lawnmower kid
Newsmax's immediate response to the medical emergency in the Oval Office: "President Trump we want to be clear is okay"
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Someone please mash up the pic of this poor guy and the one of Trump yelling at the lawnmower kid
I would totally be the one that passes out. I can't stand in one spot that long.
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I would totally be the one that passes out. I can't stand in one spot that long.
Can only pray there aren't fatalities.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Can only pray there aren't fatalities.
Maybe the workplace was asking for it.
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Maybe the workplace was asking for it.