# chandler (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover chandler. Page: Feed: --- ## [Touring the Golden Gate Park Commission Vault](https://j-nelson.net/2026/07/touring-the-golden-gate-park-commission-vault/) _2026-07-13 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ What I saw when I visited what must be the smallest museum on the West Coast. ## [Emma Soyer: Rebuilding an Oeuvre](https://adamfineart.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/emma-soyer-rebuilding-an-oeuvre/) _2026-07-04 · adamfineart · Painted Eloquence_ A recorded lecture providing a brief insight into the process of rebuilding the oeuvre of female artist Emma Soyer, nee Jones (c. 1809-1842). The lecture is presented by Dominic Sanchez-Cabello and Adam Busiakiewicz and was originally devised and delivered for the Royal Academy in June 2026. ## [“In My Memory Locked” for $1.99](https://j-nelson.net/2026/07/in-my-memory-locked-for-1-99/) _2026-07-02 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Available for only a few weeks. ## [A rediscovered portrait of Alexis Soyer by his wife Emma](https://adamfineart.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/a-rediscovered-portrait-of-alexis-soyer-by-his-wife-emma/) _2026-06-22 · adamfineart · Painted Eloquence_ I’m joining forces with my friend Dominic Sanchez-Cabello this week in a talk at the Royal Academy, bringing to life our work on rebuilding the oeuvre of Emma Soyer (c. 1809-1842). The audience of Bendor Grosvenor s connoisseurship course will receive our first public talk on the matter, which has been very fun putting together over Continue reading A rediscovered portrait of Alexis Soyer by his… ## [We fix phone](https://j-nelson.net/2026/06/we-fix-phone/) _2026-06-14 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ With apologies to Gwendolyn Brooks. ## [The Tonga castaways don’t disprove “Lord of the Flies”](https://j-nelson.net/2026/05/the-tonga-castaways-dont-disprove-lord-of-the-flies/) _2026-05-26 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ What the Tongan teenagers did was remarkable. Their success doesn't prove William Golding was wrong. ## [“Chandler & West” Goodreads giveaway](https://j-nelson.net/2026/05/chandler-west-goodreads-giveaway/) _2026-05-05 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Fifty Kindle editions are up for grabs. ## [Three early audio stories](https://j-nelson.net/2026/05/three-early-audio-stories/) _2026-05-02 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ I recently discovered old recordings of three of my early short stories. They're now available for listening. ## [San Francisco street names project](https://j-nelson.net/2026/04/san-francisco-street-names-project/) _2026-04-28 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ A little side-project I've been working on. ## [Outliving your obituarist: Robert Duvall](https://j-nelson.net/2026/02/outliving-your-obituarist-robert-duvall/) _2026-02-26 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ The writer of Robert Duvall's obituary died twelve years before Duvall's obituary was published. That fascinates me. ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S0WqxbBLphf5) _2026-02-26 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [“Chandler & West” released](https://j-nelson.net/2026/02/chandler-west-released/) _2026-02-09 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ It's finally available. ## [Growing up a Scholastic Books kid](https://j-nelson.net/2026/02/growing-up-a-scholastic-books-kid/) _2026-02-06 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ I was raised in a house brimming with books. ## [“Chandler & West” pre-order now available](https://j-nelson.net/2026/01/chandler-west-pre-order-now-available/) _2026-01-15 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Reserve a copy of my latest novel, a Hollywood crime novel set in 1939. ## [The big secret of “Chinatown”](https://j-nelson.net/2026/01/the-big-secret-of-chinatown/) _2026-01-09 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ The film sets us up to expect one kind of story, but by the end, we're watching something quite different. ## [Take a peek at a proof copy of “Chandler & West”](https://j-nelson.net/2025/12/take-a-peek-at-a-proof-copy-of-chandler-west/) _2025-12-29 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Photos of the upcoming paperback edition. ## [Read a sample chapter of “Chandler & West”](https://j-nelson.net/2025/12/read-a-sample-chapter-of-chandler-west/) _2025-12-20 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ A preview is now available. ## [Coming soon: “Chandler & West”](https://j-nelson.net/2025/12/coming-soon-chandler-west/) _2025-12-07 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Announcing my upcoming book, "Chandler West: A Story of Los Angeles," a new crime novel about two of Los Angeles' greatest writers, set in the Golden Age of Hollywood. ## [The twelve types of indie writers on X/Twitter](https://j-nelson.net/2025/10/the-twelve-types-of-indie-writers-on-x-twitter/) _2025-10-25 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Collect them all. ## [“According to Cain” named the scariest winter game of them all](https://j-nelson.net/2025/08/according-to-cain-named-the-scariest-winter-game-of-them-all/) _2025-08-20 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ It placed #1 on Winter is Coming's "The 10 scariest free interactive fiction games to enjoy this winter." ## [Canadian Pilot Creates Alternative Hangar Storage Solution](https://www.flyingmag.com/canadian-pilot-creates-alternative-hangar-storage-solution/) _2025-08-04 · Grant Boyd · avaition real estate – FLYING Magazine_ ‘Aircraft carousel’ design helps provide additional shelter availability, especially at airports with space constraints. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pYUVDAVXJS6F) _2025-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Maintaining a regular writing schedule](https://j-nelson.net/2025/08/maintaining-a-regular-writing-schedule/) _2025-08-04 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ How to find the right writing schedule. ## [“Take care of your backlist, and your backlist takes care of you”](https://j-nelson.net/2025/07/take-care-of-your-backlist-and-your-backlist-takes-care-of-you/) _2025-07-15 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ A piece of writing advice worth remembering. ## [“A Man Named Baskerville” audiobook available at Apple Books](https://j-nelson.net/2025/07/a-man-named-baskerville-audiobook-available-at-apple-books/) _2025-07-13 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ The audiobook of "A Man Named Baskerville" is now available at Apple Books, as well as Audible and Amazon. ## [No, they won’t get permission first](https://j-nelson.net/2025/06/no-they-wont-get-permission-first/) _2025-06-01 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ "Is it only considered piracy if the people who do it lack resources and respectability?" Apparently so. ## [Entire Bridge Daughter series now available on Kobo](https://j-nelson.net/2025/04/entire-bridge-daughter-series-now-available-on-kobo/) _2025-04-17 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ The final two books in the Bridge Daughter Cycle, Hagar's Mother and Stranger Son, are now on Kobo. ## [Audiobook’s first month & an update on the hardcover edition](https://j-nelson.net/2025/03/audiobooks-first-month-and-an-update-on-the-hardcover-edition/) _2025-03-23 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Update on the audiobook of "A Man Named Baskerville," and the hardcover edition is about to be released. ## [A Self Portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler Reappears](https://adamfineart.wordpress.com/2025/03/08/a-self-portrait-by-john-westbrooke-chandler-reappears/) _2025-03-08 · adamfineart · Painted Eloquence_ I was very pleased to spot a misattributed Self Portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler whilst scrolling through the newly digitized Witt Library the other week. This portrait, which clearly relates to another signed version which sold at Christie s a few years ago, was parading around as a work by John Opie during the 1950s. It Continue reading A Self Portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler Reappears ## [More books now available on Kobo](https://j-nelson.net/2025/03/more-books-now-available-on-kobo/) _2025-03-07 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ "Bridge Daughter" and "In My Memory Locked" now on Kobo. ## [“A Man Named Baskerville” audiobook now available](https://j-nelson.net/2025/02/a-man-named-baskerville-audiobook-now-available/) _2025-02-23 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ The audiobook dropped this week on Audible. ## [Going wide](https://j-nelson.net/2025/02/going-wide/) _2025-02-23 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Why I'm publishing my back catalog to Kobo, and why I've put off doing it for so long. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DvSueTaiEW7W) _2025-02-23 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Kobo & me](https://j-nelson.net/2025/02/kobo-and-me/) _2025-02-15 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ I'm beginning to add more of my back catalog to Kobo, starting with "Edward Teller Dreams of Barbecuing People." More titles will follow. ## [Pre-order “A Man Named Baskerville: Special Edition”](https://j-nelson.net/2025/01/pre-order-a-man-named-baskerville-special-edition/) _2025-01-25 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Pre-orders for the special hardcover edition of A Man Named Baskerville are now available. ## [Ten years of blogging: Waiting for Neuro](https://j-nelson.net/2025/01/ten-years-of-blogging-waiting-for-neuro/) _2025-01-25 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ What if someone simply made their own version of Neuromancer? Not a movie trailer, but the movie itself? ## [Secret Agenda: Watergate, Deep Throat and the CIA by Jim Hougan](https://j-nelson.net/2025/01/secret-agenda-watergate-deep-throat-and-the-cia-by-jim-hougan/) _2025-01-19 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Originally written for a book review contest, here's my take on a revisionist Watergate history that offers wild and fascinating theories on the reasons for the break-in that changed American history. ## [“A Man Named Baskerville: Special Edition” Kickstarter crosses the finish line](https://j-nelson.net/2025/01/a-man-named-baskerville-special-edition-kickstarter-crosses-the-finish-line/) _2025-01-19 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ And that s a wrap—MX Publishing s Kickstarter for A Man Named Baskerville closed earlier today with 81 backers pledging £1,842 (USD$2,241) toward the upcoming Special Edition hardback. Learn more about A Man Named Baskerville on my web site. I should have more information soon on the hardback edition, as well as an upcoming audiobook. Thanks, everyone! \[ \] ## [Kickstarter update: “A Man Named Baskerville: Special Edition”](https://j-nelson.net/2025/01/kickstarter-update-a-man-named-baskerville-special-edition/) _2025-01-04 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ The Kickstarter for "A Man Named Baskerville: Special Edition" has raised nearly $1,700 in two weeks, and great donor rewards are still available. ## [Ten years of blogging: A unique manifesto](https://j-nelson.net/2024/12/ten-years-of-blogging-a-unique-manifesto/) _2024-12-23 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ B. R. Myers asked an emperor-has-no-clothes question: Instead of rewarding authors by who they are or who they know, why not judge their books by story, language, themes, and meanings? ## [A year ago: “A Charlie Brown Christmas”](https://j-nelson.net/2024/12/a-year-ago-a-charlie-brown-christmas/) _2024-12-22 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Wherein I contemplate a prior post on the significance of "A Charlie Brown Christmas." ## [“A Man Named Baskerville: Special Edition” Kickstarter starts now](https://j-nelson.net/2024/12/a-man-named-baskerville-special-edition-kickstarter-starts-now/) _2024-12-20 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ MX Publishing's Kickstarter fundraiser is underway to launch a special hardcover edition of A Man Named Baskerville and an audiobook. Donors can receive rewards like signed copies and exclusive megapacks. Contributions will cover production costs. Please share the campaign! ## [Coming soon – A MAN NAMED BASKERVILLE: Special Edition & audiobook](https://j-nelson.net/2024/12/coming-soon-a-man-named-baskerville-special-edition-audiobook/) _2024-12-19 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Some time in early 2025, you should expect to see a new hardcover and audiobook of Baskerville. I'm especially excited about the audiobook, as this will be the first one produced for my novels. ## [Character-driven fiction, plot-driven fiction](https://j-nelson.net/2024/11/character-driven-fiction-plot-driven-fiction/) _2024-11-19 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Last year I wrote about dysfunctional narratives, a type of story that Charles Baxter first identified in the 1990s and which now seems overly prevalent today. He quoted a description of them by poet Marilynne Robinson, who also identified this type of narrative. She called it a mean little myth : One is born and in \[ \] ## [Ten years of blogging: Flaubertian three-dimensionalism](https://j-nelson.net/2024/11/ten-years-of-blogging-flaubertian-three-dimensionalism/) _2024-11-15 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Previously: Writer s blockNext: A unique manifesto The year that was 2020 will most likely go down as one of the most turbulent years of my life: The COVID-19 pandemic, lock-downs and masking, the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing riots, all leading up to the most contentious presidential election in memory that some still \[ \] ## [“Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe” reviewed at The Final Arc](https://j-nelson.net/2024/09/under-the-cognomen-of-edgar-allan-poe-reviewed-at-the-final-arc/) _2024-09-22 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ My Interactive Fiction Competition entry Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe was reviewed by Justin Kim at The Final Arc. Highlights: On one hand, it s a game about dealing with the duality of superficial popularity vs meaningful respect as a career writer. On another hand, it s a mystery about the last days of famed \[ \] ## [IF Comp 2024: Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe](https://j-nelson.net/2024/09/if-comp-2024-under-the-cognomen-of-edgar-allan-poe/) _2024-09-01 · Jim Nelson · Jim Nelson_ Today is the start of the Interactive Fiction (IF) Competition 2024, which includes my latest IF title, Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe. Over 67 titles are entered in the competition this year. The great thing about IF Comp is that anyone can play and be a judge. If you re interested, you ll need to \[ \]