RELEASE DAY!! So happy to bring you my tenth (!!!!) book - Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies! Appreciate all the support, and enjoy the book(s) 🧙 mybook.to/magicmapsand... mybook.to/charms

Note from my notebook (2017). Still true.

Right now the world is full of people who want to code and write and paint and film stuff and people who want to play and read and look at and watch stuff and nobody is allowed to do any of that because some unrelated third guy isn't making enough money off the deal

Writing a first draft is hard, but anyone who thinks there's a shortcut available in slop doesn't know how creating works. Doing the hard part is where the wild and unique things happen. Where the creation of an immersive experience for the reader happens. Where the soul happens. 16/17

You wanna know how dumb chatgpt is? I asked it a question about Olivia Rodrigo's 3rd album and it told me she's only released 2 albums. Her third album not only released but was #1, the singles all charting. Chatgpt can't even google shit. If you trust it's info for *anything* you are insane.

Any More Questions For The Corpse? out in the U.S. August 25th! Preorders now available: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826815...

When a young necromancer investigates a string of deaths in the hidden magical capital of England, the dead come back to haunt him in @jjunthank.bsky.social's ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CORPSE? #ewgc #libraryreads Request on NetGalley: https://loom.ly/7Wgxfsc

One of my cats has learnt how to play fetch! By this I mean she drops her toy by my head at 5am then whines until I throw it!

Fucker Bowl

Chotiner: Tell me what you found interesting about these vampires. Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess. Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining. Documentarian: Exactly. Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 90981: Unhappiness is not a prerequisite for making good art. Tea as a writing medium works quite as well as blood, and comes out a lot cheaper...

I just thought everyone should see this

Throughout a career in publishing, the commonest problem I’ve found in authors trying to break into the business is their fear of taking themselves seriously. If that’s you, try this. (Little thread follows.) 1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”

Almost every day this little madam comes and interrupts my work, then runs off when I go to give her rubs! Today was clearly the exception! #cat #catsofbluesky

Could you be sued for using AI? I wrote a little piece over on the blog about the legality of what AI produces, and the potential future that could be in store for us if the court decides against AI's ability to create copyrighted work! jjunthank.com/2026/01/02/c...

Going over First Pass pages today looking for last minute typos, thought I'd read the whole book backwards (chapter-by-chapter, not word-by-word, that would be impossible)! It's completely broken my usual flow (I must of read the book like a 100 times) so it seems to be working! #amwriting #booksky

SELL IT TO WHO, BEN?? FUCKING PUMAMAN??

God forbid anyone suggests kindness to refugees this *checks notes* Christmas

Many years ago (when we were dead broke) Rachel said she wanted a christmas wreath for our door, so I took a branch that had fallen off our plastic tree and some odd decorations, and made this! For some reason it's still her favourite! She insists it's the first decoration up each year!

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

Been a chill two weeks, but I think it's back to work today, got some copyedits to go through! My doctors and surgeon are all happy with how it's all gone, so everything is best case scenario! The scars are pretty gnarly though, won't be posting them here until they've cleared up! #writingcommunity

Recovery reading sorted for the next few days! #booksky

Surgery all went well! Moving and not in too much pain! A lot of work still to go until the implant is working but, for now, all is good!

All good. Very drugged!

Been waiting for this day for two and a half years, and now I’m roughly three hours away from being a cyborg! Wish me luck!

Been working through my editors notes all day and this little chicken has come up to interrupt me about fifteen times! She’s feeling a bit under the weather bless her, taking her to the vet later! #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #cat

Had the best time at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! Can’t wait for Glasgow next year!

Great first day at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! Met so many lovely people! Can’t wait for the rest of the weekend!

Had my last coaching session with @edidin.bsky.social today; I can't recommend his coaching enough! Genuinely feel so much better prepared for my first round of edits. He also taught me a bunch of techniques so I can keep improving my craft (hopefully) now we’re done!

People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.

my pumkin he is everything

Heading to my first @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social next week! Kind of terrified, not really been to a con before! Anyone have any tips for getting the most out of these things? #writingcommunity

I wrote a new Essay :)

Spent a few months working through the middle of this book to get to the ending, and now I’m here it feels daunting as all hell! Finally chipped my way through the ice today, only 500 words, but it felt good to make a start! Have some kitten photos to celebrate! (They’re now much older!)

Finally crossed the 60K threshold with my WIP! Also I got the precious publishers marketplace screenshot for the upcoming book! #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky

like if i have to spend a bunch of my time teaching it to not be wrong, it's not really a tool helping me, is it. i'm a tool helping it

Etymology Hole 2.0: Sycophant: from the Greek 𝘴𝘺𝘬𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦̄𝘴. 𝘚𝘺𝘬𝘰𝘯 meaning 'fig' and 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘯 meaning 'to show'. Apparently 'showing the fig' was an obscene hand gesture, like 'flipping the bird' is today, except you'd stick your thumb up between two fingers. #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity

Got another 1.5k done on the new project! Spend the whole day flitting between liking and hating the whole thing. How does anyone stay objective about their work when they're so invested? I can't tell if I'm being too critical, or not critical enough! #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity

Demon in the curtains #cat

Can't recommend this game enough! (I'm slightly biased becase I worked on it way back when!) Also it's made by like the best people on earth, so you should get it!

She has a habit of co-opting large pieces of furniture, today it’s the beanbag! #cat

Managed to make up for some leaner days this week! Got 1.5k done! Onto chapter 22 tomorrow! Here’s Zelda giving me her most approving look! #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity #cat

i'll be uncharacteristically direct this time and say that the KS is 10k out with ONE week left and i need everyone on this game's team to make rent and have enough to eat. i can't overstate the importance of trans gamedevs continuing to create in a hostile industry. please support if you can!

It cannot be made clearer. If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

Less fun update about chronic illness stuff from the last few years. There's some pre and post surgery photo's in there if you're a sicko and that's your bag. There'll be even more later this year after next surgery! jjunthank.com/2025/10/08/m...