ByMatthewPorter

More ways to buy my psychic #mystery novel QUESTIONS FOR THE DEAD! You can now buy ebooks and paperbacks from the Ephemeral Industries online store. And from now until November 30th, when you buy a paperback directly from E.I., you can get a signed copy. ephemeralindustries.myshopify.com

Special thanks to everyone who attended this morning’s panel on otherworldly and paranormal mysteries. Sunday morning attendees are the hearty ones! #Bouchercon2026

Hard to believe that #Bouchercon2026 is done. These four days were a blur, but a very fun blur. Thanks to everyone who said hello, stopped to chat, or asked about my book! Hope to see you again next year in Washington DC.

Hacks using AI to make "comics" like this sucks but I also hate to think of kids who might have been artists but will have their creativity hijacked by this shit and so we will never get the music or art they could have made.

Thrilled and honored to take part in the Debut authors Breakfast at #Bouchercon2026. So many fascinating first mystery and thriller novels, from a great group of authors.

So excited that On Fire and Under Water won a Derringer for Best Anthology at #Bouchercon2026 Yay little book! @curtisippolito.bsky.social

One of my all-time favorite Penny Arcade strips. A treat to see it again.

Rodak Book 1 is in fine company in the #Bouchercon26 book room. Shoutout to the booksellers from Calgary’s Owl’s Nest Books!

Alternative question: anyone know if there are additional years of bad luck for breaking a mirror that has a clock in it?

Well, here’s something designed in a secret lab somewhere specifically to drive me insane: Mirror has a built-in digital clock. CLOCK IS NOT SET TO THE CORRECT TIME. Anyone know how to reset a hotel mirror clock?

Reporting for duty. #bouchercon #bouchercon26 #writing #reading #mystery

Off to Calgary for #bouchercon26! #mystery #reading#writing

If YOU want to ponder the question “Who cares about Phobos?” you can contemplate these shirts, mugs, and other fine items from the IMMP shop. #space #podcast www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4512...

Way back in Episode 22 of the IMMP podcast, discussing SPACE: 1999, Ian and Matthew addressed the vital question: "Who cares about Phobos?" Turns out the answer is, Japanese scientists! 🚀

Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not: “I swear to God, every time I take Fielding anyplace he starts screaming about dead people.” #writesky #WritingCommunity #Booksky

Important question, folks. Seriously, please forward this to anyone who might be able to help. I’m on a time crunch here. Where will I find the best poutine near the TELUS Convention Center in Calgary during next week’s Bouchercon?

Dream device: #e-ink #ereader with roughly the form factor of iPhone Duo. External screen not really needed. Something that approximates the experience of reading a mass market paperback. Any recommendations?

#Bouchercon Calgary is just a week and half away! If you'll be there, please say hello -- either around the con, or at these events I've got scheduled throughout the weekend. #Bouchercon2026

Hey @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social — where are your screenings of the MUSK documentary?

Finally, the right travel keyboard? Over the years I've tried a number of rolling and folding portable keyboards for writing on my phone and iPad, and there have been a lot of disappointments. Mainly...

Dropping this here to manifest an eventual Martin Rodak Investigations UB deck. #MagicTheGathering #MTG #UniversesBeyond

This is in addition to all the other ways you can get your copy: • Order a paperback from your local independent bookstore. • Order a paperback or ebook from your favorite online bookstore. • Ask at your local public library!

My psychic mystery novel QUESTIONS FOR THE DEAD is also available at Bookshop.org. Their Anti-Prime Day would be fine time to check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/ques...

Back home from Chicago just in time to spend a day at the Colorado Gold Writers Conference. Good to be with my people. Lots of good sessions on craft, but I’m attending more business and marketing today as that’s where my head is right now. #CoGo

Good morning from the vicinity of the giant corn cobs.

happy october

If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.

I love a book discount! So happy to see DYING CRY on sale this week! #reading #K9 #mystery @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @akalit.bsky.social

1. Waterbender 2. Earthbender 3. Firebender 4. Airbender

“I made fresh coffee.”

Re-upping this question as the Ephemeral Industries store prepares to launch: Do you buy #ebooks? Do you buy ebooks directly from publishers? If so, what formats do you prefer? EPUB? PDF? Something else? Multiple choices/formats? #books #reading

#PennedPossibilities 1138: Tell us about a time your MC forged their own path? In my Mod Murder novel*, my MC uses a tiny inheritance to open a jazz club. It doesn't go all that smoothly, what with the murder and all. *Still looking for a home!

new saddest six word story just dropped

Generative AI has “democratized art” in the same way that anti-vax dipsticks have “democratized science.”

Mountain Time is the Generation X of time zones.

Ways to help authors you love: - Review their books. - Share their posts. - Tell people about their books. - Learn the true name of the universe and manipulate it to make their book a bestseller. - Get your library to order in their books. - Ask local events to book them for appearances.

I can't argue with this. "Three films a day, three books a week and records of great music would be enough to make me happy to the day I die." —François Truffaut

Question for #readers who buy #books directly from publishers: What #ebook formats do you expect or prefer? EPub? PDF? Something else? A choice? And no, we won’t be using any proprietary DRM-laden nastiness.

#PennedPossibilities 1128 – Does your MC have a name that’s unique? A WIP has a main character named Ward. He's a lock picker and locksmith, so I'm having a bit of fun with that name.

#PennedPossibilities 1128 – Does your MC have a name that’s unique? MC in QUESTIONS FOR THE DEAD is named Rodak. Not necessarily a unique surname, but it is rare. It’s from a Polish/Czech/Slovak word meaning “fellow countryman.” And it’s a little clue about something revealed during the story.

And on one of our first “We Kept Watching” episodes, they dug into the second season of Space 1999. For their sins. www.immproject.com/045

As we observe Space 1999 Breakaway Day, allow us to note that on an early episode of the IMMP podcast Matthew and Ian talked about this classic 1970s Gerry Anderson sci fi series. #breakawayday www.immproject.com/022

Isn’t that a lovely sight. (And a big obstacle sitting in my front hallway, but that’s beside the point.) #books #writing

I think David Corenswet also captures a good deal of that Clark Kent / Kal El dynamic. I liked the 2025 movie. But agreed, Christopher Reeve was the best.