The Outer Deep by Matthew Kressel

Fiction and Radical Honesty

We have to strive for personal authenticity if we want to say something meaningful

Feb 27 • Matthew Kressel

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Communication Breakdown and Social Media

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave…

Feb 25 • Matthew Kressel

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Plot Schmott; Make it Flow, Kurt, Make it Flow

Plot is overrated; narrative flow is where it's at

Feb 19 • Matthew Kressel

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December 2025

Digital Minimalism is Harder Than it Seems

Your social media addiction is not your fault.

Dec 12, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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Impostor Syndrome Hits in Different Ways

Don't fall prey to the Algorithm that rewards production of low value content

Dec 5, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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October 2025

You are better than AI Slop

You have a choice to make, the path of authenticity or the path of lies

Oct 31, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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September 2025

Is it Okay to Take a Writing Break?

Ruminations on "productivity" and mental health

Sep 17, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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July 2025

SPACE TRUCKER JESS launches today!

Today is the release of my novel SPACE TRUCKER JESS

Jul 1, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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March 2025

It's a Weird Time to Be a Writer

Why would you want to do something silly like write fiction, especially now?

Mar 11, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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January 2025

Writing is Revising, Revising is Writing

Some thoughts on the art of revision

Jan 12, 2025 • Matthew Kressel

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November 2024

DUNE: PROPHECY Episode One (Mostly) Non-Spoiler Review

Some thoughts on the new Dune: Prophecy TV series' first episode

Nov 18, 2024 • Matthew Kressel

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October 2024

Why Writers Should Not Use AI

Using generative AI to write stories is a terrible idea

Oct 24, 2024 • Matthew Kressel

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