Tom

Tom

@darthinternous.bsky.social

Editorial Director, Fiction & Special Projects, Random House Worlds. Cat-intern supervisor. All opinions my own. Often found near the kitchen. Living the dream in far off places. (he/him)

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If anyone in #publishing is ever hiring and looking for amazing / excellent talented folks - particularly for entry level roles - always feel free to reach out to me. I keep an extensive list of amazing candidates for a variety of roles (especially #editorial). People I'd wholeheartedly endorse.

DC fans: how can a character be canon, but the film they are from is not? Star Wars fans: this concept really isn't that difficult to comprehend. Let me show you this bookshelf!

Epic morning for the Little Hobbit *Woke dad up early so we could be first in line at the really good bakery *Spent all Dad's money at the bakery and got free samples from the staff *2 hours on the playground *Found a cool stick. 10/10 no notes

Have you ever been to Yavin? Want a little preview of where #FromtheAshes - the finale to the #StarWars #ReignoftheEmpire trilogy is headed? Coming Aug 10 2027 by @franwilde.bsky.social (didn't quite work out to have this revealed at NYCC)

Matur og Drykkur in Iceland, or any number of places in NZ (seriously, throw a rock and find great food)

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Sometimes. But I try to fight that. Mostly I get the itch of wanting to be able to ask the author / editor about choices they made. Not because they are "Wrong" but because I'm curious about intentions

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Where some of our original characters end up. We know where Bail Mon and Saw are headed. Folks like Chemish and Karama...it's all open.

JediIndy@jediindy.bsky.social

Thing you’re most excited for people to read in From the Ashes?

Twelve people have walked on the moon. With the announcement of the #Starfighter novelization, penned by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social there have now also been twelve people who have novelized a #StarWars film (not counting junior novelizations)

An outcome of standing at a comic con booth surrounded by - largely - #StarWars books, is people come and just vent all their feelings about SW in general, unprompted. Observing this throughout a day - one of my colleagues declared: "You're like a #StarWars sin eater."

Perrin flies around Coruscant rapping along to music ironically. His favorites include: Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G. P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio And yes he raps all the words. *goes to update Wookieepedia*

I don't think folks realize how unusual it is that basically every #StarWars novel (adult) ever published have more-or-less without interruption remained in print across 50 years. For licensed and branded fiction of that scale - its more or less unheard of.

and if you don't believe me, go check out the Black Library, Trek, D&D, Doctor Who and other brands with commiserate many decades-long fiction publishing programs.

🎶'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat... Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar 🎶 ~ Perrin Fertha #StarWars (galaxy's biggest Nickelback fan)

Hera meets the members of #AlphabetSquadron: "I can fix them! The members of #StarWars Alphabet Squadron meet each other: We can make each other worse!

Just one spoiler for #StarWars #ReignoftheEmpire #EdgeoftheAbyss Perrin is still there. And here is still just the absolute worst. Gosh I wish we could have dropped a moon on him.

"What will you do when they catch you? What will you do if they break you? If you continue to fight, what will you become?" - Saw Gerrera The #ReignoftheEmpire series continues today with #EdgeoftheAbyss, written by the incredible Rebecca Roanhorse Enjoy the ride

Just totally derailed myself for like 20 minutes debating whether Grand Admiral #Thrawn would use ChatGPT or not. Super exciting Friday night going on over here.

This was an awesome way to get ready for #StarWars #EdgeoftheAbyss. Everything you need to know, some cool tidbits on the evolution from Book 1 to 2, author Rebecca Roanhorse's all around brilliance, and much more.

Friends of the Force@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE: With STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE ABYSS releasing next week, we chatted with @darthinternous.bsky.social for a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process, preview what to expect in book two, Andor connections, and much more!✨ 🔗: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

With #StarWars #EdgeoftheAbyss reviews landing (2 weeks until pub!) one of the real triumphs of Rebecca Roanhorse's middle-novel in the #ReignoftheEmpire trilogy was telling a complete/compelling story and NOT just a bridge story. With real stakes and changes.

Novel you care about 1 singular story, and maximizing it. Collection you want each story to shine but also fit into a cohesive whole. Balance stories complementing each other with also standing on their own And the collection is just doing a lot of the same things many times (editing/revising/etc)

JMJ@jmj064.bsky.social

How does editing a short story collection compare to standard novel?

We never would announce a project that didn't have a pretty finalized story. So usually many months if not earlier (which is not the same as saying the book is 100% done). Covers we try to have done a month or two ahead of announcement but sometimes (as with Twin Crossroads) that gets a bit tight.

Kamose Mills@kamosemills.bsky.social

Twin Crossroads was announced but it’s Wookieepedia page says the cover art is not final. I remember that from Crucible back in 2013 and that got me wondering. How far in advance do you finalize the story and cover before it’s announced/released?

I still use it specifically for my daily to do list and weekly action item list. Keeps my list of objectives focused instead of being lost inside other notes. And the physical act of crossing stuff off remains as satisfying as ever. But that's about it.

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Paladin, Artificer (not a particularly good one), Cleric, Fighter, Bard and Wild Magic Sorceror. I thought about this for 20 seconds. I will not be accepting feedback.

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Big question. Starts with deciding the tone, mood we want which helps define an art style, artists Next is what element of story - emotion or scene, etc to help determine specific vis elements. Then we just iterate and try diff approaches till it works or we realize we were wrong and start over.

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Fun fact about #StarWarsLegacy. Among several inspirations that directed us toward Tython was a bit of storytelling from the Aphra #40 comic. The Martyrium of Frozen Tears on Tython begged the question - what other ancient structures related to the Jedi Order might be there?

While not explicitly planned - and there's certainly much about Tython's history would have given us the same purchase without it - the Aphra team's work really provided an opportunity to "yes and" exploring the weird side of Tython more. Which was awesome, and fit seamlessly with the novel's themes

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An absolute dream come true to have @deathbytoys.bsky.social create this one of a kind Meepka action figure. The #1 Treasure Star deserves it!!!! Look at her little dirty hem 😭 And what a fabulous way to celebrate STAR WARS: LEGACY being a USA Today bestseller 🩷🩷🩷✨✨✨

If you want a tiny little hint at something that becomes *important* in #ReignoftheEmpire Book 2- #EdgeoftheAbyss I suggest checking out... #StarWars Propaganda (2016) - Pg 70 - 71 Inspiration comes from everywhere.

Intern Lando = super genius. 1 realized everyone was hanging at the pizza box and thus would be the center of attention 2 the pizza box is warm and toasty So now if you want pizza you must appease and fawn over Lando first. His namesake would be proud #InternLando