I very much enjoyed writing 'Packages', my new tech military thriller. This novella is available FREE if you join my (also FREE) reader members club at damianvargasfiction.com/book?bookID=17… #tech #military #thrillers #indieauthor #freebooks

Great. China’s state security services will now have millions of mobile surveillance devices. For free. finance.yahoo.com/news/baidu-rea… #ai #security #surveillance. #china

My daughter ToullaCreative did some stellar internal and edge art for my mate Luke Richardson excellent book The Ark Files. Proud of them both!! pulsepoundingthrillers.com/products/ark-f…

A breathtaking view of Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft!

Experiementing with Claude 3.7, generating a story using Lisa Cron's 'Story Genius' method just for kicks. This AI is phenomenal. Best I've experienced.

Hillarious. My new, personal favourite Russian quote; "life may be bad but at least it's short".

The World Map, according to fish. Getting bigger every day, apparently.

I'm releasing 'PACKAGES' - my very first audiobook for FREE, courtesy of - get it here: elevenreader.io/app/reader/aud… #audiobookrecommendations #AudiobookLovers #audiobooks #speculativefiction #dystopian #USA #Military #technology #thriller #selfpublishing #AI

Check out this - The Adventure Story Podcast - by my author chum Luke Richardson - adventurestorypodcast.com #archeological #thriller

Early morning stroll with ToullaCreative through the stunning centre of Sevilla en route to #GPS2025 #indieauthor #indiepublishing

Familiarity sells! Hollywood knows this. Authors need to understand it too. James Blatch speaking at #GPS2025 #indieauthors #indieauthorsuccess #Sevilla

Everything in your book package must align to tell the prospective reader that this is the type of book they read #GPS2025 James Blatch #bookmarketing #selfpublishing

I just spent an enjoyable 5 days in wonderful Berlin (partly) researching locations for my next book Quantum Shift, a cold war thriller speculative fiction mashup. Now at #GPS2025 to make sure I market it well

Some great tips on crafting your (book/story) pitch at #GPS2025 … now to put the theory into practice #indieauthorlife #selfpublishing #writerslife

Really looking forward to this … ‘Five questions for your author brand’ by Luke Richardson at #GPS2025

2 offbeat observations from #gps2025: (1) lots fiction authors used to be teachers, (2) lots of British authors have escaped to Spain

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My next book. Maybe…..After helping President “Taco” Tramp steal the White House, tech billionaire Keta Mean becomes his greatest threat—hunted, betrayed, and hell-bent on burning the system they built to the ground. #writetomarket #thriller #taco #trump

Trump on Oct 1, 2024, saying that we are on the brink of WWIII and a “global catastrophe” because Iran just launched missiles at Israel, which never would’ve happened if he was president.

The drone guy...so hilarious...#TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #trumpFailure