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#1 NYT bestselling horror/SciFi author. • Bassist/singer for Superweapon. • Free, weekly fiction podcast at

San Diego, CA
Joined March 2007
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Scott Sigler
8 years
A presidential campaign quoting from MY LITTLE PONY. There just isn't enough popcorn in all the world for this.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
A lot of people are bummed that Stan Lee died. I get that, but I'm more of a mind to revel in his amazing run: Lived to 95, left a permanent mark on our culture, built an empire, entertained literally BILLIONS of people, and once looked this bad-ass:
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Scott Sigler
11 months
This my dog. RAVENS v BENGALS, my guy rocking the Barry Sanders No. 20 jersey for no other reason than Fuckyou, Detroit vs. Everybody. Get this man a Faygo.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
They can have my alcohol, sausage and bacon when they pry it out of my cold, drunk, well-fed, happy dead hands.
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6 years
No amount of alcohol, sausage or bacon is safe according to cancer experts
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Scott Sigler
10 years
And now, hands-down, the best graphic of the night. Way to go, @nationwide : RT @BigHeat34 : #SB49 http://t.co/WDHZaHcZUu
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6 years
To all my pals struggling to make it in their creative fields — from the time I decided it was my primary goal, it took me 14 years to get a book deal. During that time I got better and better at my job. Keep working. It doesn't come easy. Do it because you can't NOT do it.
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8 years
Education matters. Critical thinking matters. Giving every American kid access to these things matters.
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8 years
Dear Madison Ave, When pop-up ads block all content & we can't see how to close 'em? We hate that product and will never buy it. Thanks.
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Scott Sigler
5 years
A bummer that Rutger Hauer has passed. For all the great things he did in his life, IMHO, nothing will ever top BLIND FURY. Loved that flick.
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Scott Sigler
4 years
As someone who just Photoshopped a picture of Macklemore holding one of my books, mad respect for these skills...
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Barry Dorrans
4 years
Whoever is photoshopping dildos over the guns in photos of reopen protesters is doing God’s work. (Via Reddit. Of course.)
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5 years
This was a secret, but the facehugger's out of the bag, so here's the news. -- NEW NOVEL -- No pre-order link yet. I'll holler when it's up. I'm a *huge* fan of this franchise. Honored to be a part of it. -- Game on, man ... game on. -- #Xenomorph #Alien #Aliens @TitanPublishing
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1 year
I've been getting hit with the "wrong number text" catfishing scam lately. A "young woman" accidentally texts you, then strikes up a convo and tries to lead some lonely schumck through a process that I assume ends with sending money — I let my writer-brain do the talking for me.
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Scott Sigler
4 years
What the fuck? Honestly, WHAT THE FUCK??
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Salvador Hernandez
4 years
Fox News with the “look at the stock market gains after the killing or beating of unarmed black men” was not a take any of us were prepared for
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Scott Sigler
6 years
So, you want to date an author? You should prepare for illogical mood swings while they are writing, okay? I SAID FUCKING PREPARE FOR MOOD SWINGS YOU SON OF A BITCH! Oh, hey, that's a pretty sunset ... I should write about it. Oh my gosh, you are so great!! Wait, I HATE LIFE!
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Scott Sigler
7 years
Me watching every Olympic sport I haven’t seen before: 9:00 pm: “Oh my God this is a stupid sport.” 9:05 pm: “Is that judge crazy?!? That landing was incredible!”
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Scott Sigler
8 years
I didn't watch the debate, but I'm sure both candidates told the truth at all times and many voters changed their minds.
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Scott Sigler
9 years
Happy Book Day to @feliciaday ! YOU'RE NEVER WEIRD ON THE INTERNET is on sale today. Charming memoir! http://t.co/cl4VoFVIg0
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Scott Sigler
9 years
I'm so old, I remember when a "lifehack" was called "learning how to do something."
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Scott Sigler
4 years
I won't lie — as an Athiest, I was pretty pumped that Biden swore in on the Necronomicon. Did you see that thing?
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Scott Sigler
5 years
If u want reading material to get through the slump, please think of ordering from your local bookstore. Amazon will be fine in the long run, your local, not so much. You shut-in? Cool, most bookstores are used to shipping. Locals already have a razor-thin profit margin. #COVID19
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Scott Sigler
8 years
Sometimes I'm blown away at how how lucky I am to have my dream job. Then I remind myself it took 20+ years of work before I got "lucky."
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Scott Sigler
6 years
Hey, author-pals, see if your books are at pirate site , because if they are you aren't getting paid for them. Just submitted my DMCA notice (). Do the same and RT #writing #publishing
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Scott Sigler
5 years
Final draft finished, February 17, 2020, 9:10pm.
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Scott Sigler
2 years
@That1teddygirl Totally soft. The kid could dig some coal when he arrives. And if he gets the tuberculosis, tell him to toughen up and be like Grampa, who flee solo to another state when he was four and a half, LIKE A REAL MAN.
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6 years
Talent is nothing. If you aren’t here to work your ass off and you can’t take a punch (endless punches), give up now — the creative life ain’t for you. All that time you spend bitching about how things ain’t fair could be spent making shit and learning how to sell it.
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4 years
Things I Never Thought Of Until This Week: “I hope I don’t die because my president thought my governor was not nice to him.”
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Scott Sigler
10 years
@TheBloggess I believe the phrase you are looking for is "Oh, bless your heart."
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Scott Sigler
1 year
@stevesaylor Anything story-based I play on easy. I want to enjoy the experience, not get frustrated.
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Scott Sigler
2 years
If you’re a fiction author, I hope u spend the next few years developing your fan community. AI fic is coming. If u think media companies won’t use it ad nauseam, you’re naïve. In 10 years, maybe even 5, if u don’t have readers who like YOU, the person, it’ll be hard to compete.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
You want to know about hell? I'll tell you about hell — hell is a squiggly red underline beneath a word that is spelled correctly and is also grammatically accurate.
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Scott Sigler
9 years
Holy crap — @EW reviewed my novel ALIVE. http://t.co/6MyM0fbVUv
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Scott Sigler
6 years
Before and after photos of the sportsball game between my @Lions and her @NYJets . If you don’t follow the fooseball, her team had 47 sneetches to my team’s 17 quaffles.
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Scott Sigler
8 years
YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS! What a day!
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Scott Sigler
5 years
ALIENS: PHALANX My next novel, out 2/25/20 • Pre-orders links: • Autographed copies: • Yep, an official ALIENS tie-in • Yep, it's canonical • Nope, not suited for 10 & under #alien #aliens #xenomorph #xenomorphs #comegetsome
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Scott Sigler
7 years
Dear @DarkSideBooks : Please convey my thanks to book designers for stunning Portuguese version of NOCTURNAL! Cover & interior are wonderful!
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Scott Sigler
6 years
Just finished recording EARTHCORE Episode 1 for tomorrow's podcast. Such a trip to think where I was career-wise when I recorded Ep 1 of the original version back in 2005. I was unpublished, and recording in my closet. Hail to my Junkies who have brought me so far. HAIL!
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Scott Sigler
4 years
I admit I'm super confused how the nation that first put a human on the moon supposedly can't figure out how to properly and accurately process mail-in ballots for our most-cherished right — voting in an election. We used to be good at solving problems and building things...
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Scott Sigler
7 years
Once you accept that the majority of people are pretty fucking stupid, your life becomes much more serene.
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Scott Sigler
5 years
I wondered how long it would be before we saw conspiracy theories about @BeyondMeat . The answer, apparently, was 41 days ...
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Scott Sigler
1 year
Since #horrorbooks are trending, I kick out an old-school one of my own . RT if you dug it.
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Scott Sigler
8 years
The Real Carrie Fisher, strapped with an M-16 and throwing straight flamethrower heat in BLUES BROTHERS.
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4 years
I am never, ever, ever writing a book this big again. Never. MOUNT FITZ ROY is off to the publisher. This book release will be a little different, we'll share more about that when we can (as well as the release date when we have it).
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Scott Sigler
5 years
I will tell you this: when you wind up with that person who not only really gets who you are, but has been waiting for your ass to show up, all the other bullshit you went through to get here becomes treasured, because it helped make you the person they were waiting for.
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6 years
Holy shit.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
I admit I'm confused about the Gillette ad outrage. I despise the portrayal of the stereotypical "dumb male" in TV advertising, but this ain't that — the message I got from the Gillette ad was to stand up and defend those who can't defend themselves. Seems like a good thing.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
@MykeCole Your modesty is what sets you apart from most other rappers! Here's the back cover, I think it turned out 🔥🔥🔥
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2 years
Creators, I keep tellin’ ya to spend time connecting with your audience. Any chance companies have to use AI and avoid paying creators, they will take. Those who don’t find ways to build an audience will be those who have to find other lines of work.
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Publishers Weekly
2 years
Death of the narrator? Apple Unveils Suite of AI-voiced Audiobooks | @guardian
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2 years
Louder, for the people in the back: AUDIOBOOKS ARE THE SAME AS PRINT BOOKS ARE THE SAME AS EBOOKS! ALL-CAPS!! 🧠 If you consume stories by any method above, you are “reading.”
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Scott Sigler
5 years
Dis my nephew.
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NFL Network
5 years
Another interception! This time Tyler Sigler gets the ball back for the @AZCardinals ! 📺: #LACvsAZ on NFL Network (or check local listings)
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Scott Sigler
7 years
At this point, 90% convinced Apple is intentionally tarpitting my iPhone 6s to force crotchety bastards like me to drop $1k on a fucking phone. “Tarpittng” is my own word for “slowing down because fuck the customer.” Coin that phrase.
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Scott Sigler
3 years
Tomorrow I start a new novel. I think that first day of discovery never will never get old. All the anguish and joy and self-doubt yet to come is part of the journey. Someday I won’t be able to make that journey, so trying hard to celebrate while I still can.
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Scott Sigler
5 years
I have worked my tuchus off as of late, so time to reward myself with the most lovely creatures to ever grace our worlds ...
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Scott Sigler
2 years
Happy fucking new year from the Siglers.
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Scott Sigler
4 years
If you are a world-building author, I suggest you look into making a private wiki to track the numerous details and keep things consistent. It can be a $$ solution, but it has helped me immensely. Hat-tip to @paolini for turning me on to the idea at a con several years back.
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Scott Sigler
3 years
You GFL readers know these feels.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
Was just talking to an aspiring writer, who has the Big Idea and said: “I have to figure it out, then I’ll do it.” . I said: “Do it, then figure it out.”
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Scott Sigler
4 years
Guys, I have been watching this movie ELECTION for three hours, and I think it has like 80 hours to go and there is no plot. It’s all jumping cats and two dudes who look like Bond villains in the Bond movie where the bad guy is a rich American asshole. Bad storytelling, frankly.
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4 years
Just finished my livestream where @Ray__Porter read a section of MOUNT FITZ ROY. He narrated the audiobook, but I haven't listened — this was the first time I heard Ray bring my work to life, and it was fucking magic. He's soooooooo good.
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4 years
@ChuckWendig That time you stabbed me with a porcupine. Not cool.
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4 years
The way I was raised is this: a true leader is responsible for what happens under his/her/their watch. Full stop. Maybe that means you look bad, because it was your turn and shit went bad. Cowards blame others. Cowards don’t take the heat. Take the heat. Own it.
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Scott Sigler
4 years
Did you make a thing? Did people pay money for that thing? Did the people who paid money for that thing enjoy the thing? Then the thing you made was good. It’s that simple. Don’t let people not involved with you and your fans get in your head — they don’t know shit.
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5 years
Tomorrow, I finish the final draft of a novel. Prepare for the onslaught of “All things are possible!” and “Hard work pays off!” tweets before I start the next book and return to your regularly scheduled programming of “writing is a buncha bullshit” and “I want all words to die.”
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Scott Sigler
7 years
Such a huge difference between “that’s not for me” and “that’s not for you.”
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5 years
Yesterday I was antisocial. Today I am a responsible member of society who self-quarantines.
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5 years
15 years ago today, I put out my first podcast: Episode No. 1 of EARTHCORE. Here we are, 1,137 episodes later, and we're still kicking out an episode every Sunday (& sometimes extras!). To all y'all who've listened in, I say "thank you." To the next 15 years, I say ... BRING IT
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Scott Sigler
5 years
File under: humans I absolutely do not want to fuck with.
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Athlete Swag
5 years
How does somebody find out they can do this? 🤯 (via @HoHighlights )
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5 years
My nephew. Holy shit. Here’s to hoping he does well in the coming weeks.
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Ian Rapoport
5 years
The #AZCardinals are signing S Tyler Sigler from Division III Wheaton College after a minicamp tryout, I’m told. Would be a cool story if he catches on
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6 years
I just spent 2 minutes licking an envelope and trying to figure out why it wouldn't stick. Spoiler alert: some envelopes have a pull-tab-sticky-strip. . Also, this just in: pull-tab-sticky-strips taste pretty good.
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Scott Sigler
9 years
As you tweet against science, remember that science made it possible for you to tweet against science in the first place.
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Scott Sigler
4 years
One of the tragedies of the Internet is that people who think they are very smart but are demonstrably stupid are able to find other demonstrably stupid people to tell them they are very smart.
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Scott Sigler
10 years
The Internet: where everyone always thinks about context and understands situations are often complex, with no easy answers.
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Scott Sigler
5 years
Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft. Finish the first draft.
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1 year
I’ve heard so much about this book. I met the author, @mattdinniman , when we did a panel together at #DragonCon . On that day, Book VI in the series was the No. 1 audiobook in the world. Fun to see Jeff basking in the glory. Book I sarts off like a rocket. My first #LitRPG read.
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5 years
I fondly remember meeting @MykeCole for the first time at Balticon. He was a new writer with his first novel; I asked how I could help him along his path. Years later, his nonfic LEGION VS. PHALANX will be a primary reference source for a new novel of my own. Full circle.
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Scott Sigler
8 years
Ladies & gents, I give you @shwood and @JustinRYoung wearing matching @KimKardasian body / Kim Jong-un face shirts.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
A compliment?
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8 years
If you move to @Canada , I wish you well. I'll stay — there is much work to be done.
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6 years
PROSECUTOR: "We have clear evidence that he committed a crime. Hundreds of experts have put in thousands of hours. We have indictments." JUDGE: "Hold on, let me ask him. Did you do this?" CRIMINAL: "Wasn't me." JUDGE: "Good enough! You're free to go, have a nice day."
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5 years
Today’s office is the killer new @MystGalaxyBooks store, personalizing Aliens: Phalanx for all your faces. Get some.
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Scott Sigler
10 years
AAAAIIIIEEEEE!!! RT @maximumplum : Seal Cthulhu. Jesus Christ. http://t.co/cuD7Mf2YIs
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Scott Sigler
3 years
Everybody all sad about Betty White, homes lived to 99 and was working all her life long and was a beloved icon. Celebrate that shit.
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1 year
I.m writing a novel under an NDA, so I can't provide details, but I stamped my feet and held my breath until I turned blue to get the publisher to allow me to tell you the book's name. Here is is. Don't ask me what it's about, I can't tell you. Don't ask me when it's out, I cant
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Scott Sigler
4 years
Fucking common sense.
@DoctorAjayita
Dr. Ajayita
4 years
What's stopping you from doing this?
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4 years
There's an enormous amount of info still to process about this election, but I really, really, really want to get the back story behind the Four Seasons Landscaping scenario.
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Scott Sigler
3 years
My Queen and I wish you a happy #AlienDay .
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Scott Sigler
6 years
My new look. Just in time for my switch to writing romance.
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6 years
My worst day as a full-time author is infinitely better than my best day working for someone else.
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Scott Sigler
10 years
Grammar doesn't mind, as long as you're happy ... RT @Mededitor : This really should be a thing: http://t.co/gjLyvnrymp
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Scott Sigler
2 years
Say you’ve read my books without saying you’ve read my books…
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Scott Sigler
7 years
People, I have heard that — now that marijuana is mostly legal — people are planning on leaving pot brownies for Santa. Santa doesn’t need your weed, okay? He has a job to do. Anyone flying magic reindeer faster than the speed of light should NOT be high.
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1 year
Two more days of the writing retreat, time for the morning walk. This path looks harmless, right? Not like a Stephen King novel open or anything. Right? RIGHT?
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Scott Sigler
6 years
You ever write something down on your to-do list that you already did, then check it off so you feel like you got something done? That kind of a day.
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Scott Sigler
6 years
Oh, you’re not Hollywood enough for the hotel to deliver you fancy personalized toilet paper? Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
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Scott Sigler
5 years
I am a happy reader (listener) today. New @LordGrimdark , read by Steven Pacey. To me, this is one of the strongest storytelling combos in the world. I want to listen at half-speed, just to make it last longer.
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Scott Sigler
8 years
Another book in stores today & it's time to celebrate. ALIGHT is Book II in the Generations Trilogy. Get thee some.
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Scott Sigler
5 years
No big deal, just No. 1 NYT bestselling author @sashaalsberg doing a little cosplay from my Generations Trilogy series.
@sashaalsberg
Sasha Alsberg
5 years
Cosplaying a badass catholic schoolgirl since...well...since I was one 😜 (2015-2019) #SorrySister
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6 years
Ideas are easy. Execution is hard. Finishing is what matters.
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Scott Sigler
8 years
I have just learned about the dumbest demon ever. I give you Buer, the demon with five goat legs. And no hands. Or tentacles. Come on, man.
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Scott Sigler
4 years
One way or another, on November 4th I am getting blackout drunk.
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Scott Sigler
7 years
For crying out loud, @Google , these are two of the four default "Science" stories on Google News. You reach millions of people. You have a responsibility to be better than this.
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