I suffer from migraines and if someone tried to take away my pain medication, I'd stab them with a kitchen knife without remorse. Needless suffering is just that - needless. And whoever wants you to be in pain, hates you.

The Autumn I dream of: crispy leaves; sharp, clear evenings; smoke in the air The Autumn in my corner of the world: endless rain; humid heat; mud 😭

Book news - a little Booktempting for next year meet The Diviners talking about a new book from @jelenawrites.bsky.social to look out for Love Lethal, Divine Death #lovelethaldeathdivine #thediviners #2026releases #streetteam #darkfantasy #slavicfolklore www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

Dear rapture, I have a meeting I really don't want to attend scheduled for 14.30. If you could please occur before it, I'd be immensely grateful. Thank you.

So happy to be part of the street team for LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE by @jelenawrites.bsky.social ❤️ One of my most anticipated books of 2026! This novel will be released on 7 April 2026 by Dark Matter Ink. #lovelethaldeathdivine #thediviners #2026releases #streetteam #darkfantasy #slavicfolklore

Join us this Friday during the first hour of @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social for a panel about Multilingual Life for Creatives! Featuring @witchywonderer.bsky.social, @danaiwrites.bsky.social, @jelenawrites.bsky.social, and @foxesandroses.bsky.social. Register for free at flights-of-foundry.org 🔥

Allow me to present my street team badge! I'm grateful to everyone who signed up to help me promote my book! Love Lethal, Death Divine is a dark fantasy with a romance subplot inspired by Slavic folklore. It will be released on 7 April 2026 by Dark Matter Ink.

Excited to announce that I'm part of @jelenawrites.bsky.social 's street team for her upcoming novel LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE which releases on April 7th, 2026 by Dark Matter Ink! Can't wait to read this one! 🗡️🪄🤍 #lovelethaldeathdivine #thediviners #2026releases #darkfantasy #slavicfolklore

It's the end of the week so it must be #PublisherFriday! If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors #publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress alt text in pictures please

Hi #Booksky! It's time to re-introduce myself. I'm Yolanda (she/her) & I live in Sydney, Australia. I write horror tales that bleed into other genres. I'm a horror freak, bibliophile + I love 80s tunes, cozy vibes & vampires. 🦇 Website & blog: www.yolandasfetsos.com?m=1 Nice to meet you! ☺️

a canceled streaming subscription is easily converted to several spec fic magazine subs on patreon and similar services, some are as low as 1-2 bucks. the more you know.

I always remove the head before cleaning my pigeon.

Important PSA for parents of white boys. If you don’t want you sons radicalized do these 5 things.

One more signup and I think I have my crew! Come on - dark fantasy, swag, banter.

Wherever they are, I hope they're having fun. RIP Robert Redford 💔 youtu.be/1IbStIb9XXw

I need two more signups to hit my totally arbitrary goal 😁 Dark fantasy, star-crossed lovers, Slavic mythology 🖤

I need two more signups to hit my totally arbitrary goal 😁 Dark fantasy, star-crossed lovers, Slavic mythology 🖤

I know we all enjoyed his video about male friendships, but I think this one about reading might be even better.

🖤 Dark fantasy readers 🖤 I'm currently looking for street team members for my dark fantasy novel docs.google.com/forms/d/1hbl...

Lately, I've adopted a strange habit when I can't sleep - and I can't sleep almost every night. I get up and pace the living room for about an hour (>2000 steps), letting my brain discharge ALL the thoughts & arguments. Then I go back to bed and sleep. Anxiety? Dread? Suppressed anger?

Pssst, enjoy it before someone shows up to claim that catapulting babies is illegal.

Anyways, as a writer, I thought that my most important coping skill would be surviving the publishing industry, but it turns out it's actually getting things done while despairing.

I know everything is political, and I'll be the first to admit that my books are political too, but damn, I wish we could just talk about writing for a little while.

🖤 Dark fantasy readers 🖤 I'm currently looking for street team members for my dark fantasy novel docs.google.com/forms/d/1hbl...

See the (exceedingly diplomatic) note highlighting the continued absence of the Must Read digests. Their contracts are still bad.

Join LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE street team! In a little over 6 months, the book will be out. However, if you want read it before the release and help me spread the word, consider joining my street team. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE street team! In a little over 6 months, the book will be out. However, if you want read it before the release and help me spread the word, consider joining my street team. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New book, new book stamp! I love personalizing my books 😊

So basically I just want you to know that I made a fabulous badge for my street team members and you're gonna be sorry if you don't get it. That's all.

What I've learnt from this whole fuckery: US companies may steal my work, but US courts won't protect me.

I think social media is run by a lot of people who simply can't imagine there are people who read for fun and/or who don't learn best visually. Hate to break it to you, but lots of humans love words. We've had them for a long time, and we don't need tech to use them. I think reading here to stay.

GHOST APPARENT (@ghostorchidpress.com) by @jelenawrites.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations! #SSBA #SSBA2025

A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts /AP

OOH Dark Woods, Deep Water had been one of my favorites in my ReadTheWorld list so far and it turns out there's *more* in that world?? Hell yeah!!

It's getting very hard to reach my readers on social media. If you like my work, and you want to get updates, freebies, publishing news and all the info you need on my new books, please go to my website and subscribe. I'll never spam you or try to sell you anything but my books😀 jelenadunato.com

Guys, I'm thinking about gathering a street team for my upcoming dark fantasy novel "Love Lethal, Death Divine". Is anyone interested?

I've been told the Authors Guild and plaintiffs in the Anthropic AI class action had no choice but to use a narrow definition of affected works. That if the group of writers hurt by Anthropic were too wide & diverse, the class action would've failed. Bullshit! 1/ www.patreon.com/posts/genre-...

"The groups pushing for this settlement went for the quick win and in the process screwed over the vast majority of authors."

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Oh, this is great! Never mispronounce my name again! 😁 namedrop.io/jelenadunato

Celebrating the 2nd birthday of Dark Woods, Deep Water and sharing the blurb, for those of you who might be interested 🖤

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

For anyone who thinks that is a lot of money consider that their last round of funding was for 13B, and that normally big copyright infringement costs like 150k per, not the 3k per they are gonna pay. A fine is a price. For 1/10th of their funding they will keep and use this data. Fuckers.

It's two years since my debut novel, Dark Woods, Deep Water was published, and one year since my novella, Ghost Apparent came out. When you're an indie author, you don't stop to celebrate, because you're always chasing new goals. But I think these books deserve to be celebrated.

My Nebula Finalist short story "The Witch Trap" is now free to read in The Dark! The entire issue is stunning and I'm so pleased to have a place in it! www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-witch-tr...

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

It's getting very hard to reach my readers on social media. If you like my work, and you want to get updates, freebies, publishing news and all the info you need on my new books, please go to my website and subscribe. I'll never spam you or try to sell you anything but my books😀 jelenadunato.com

all this "Dr Frankenstein is the real monster and his creature is a victim discourse" is very amusing because yes that is half true but the Creature is definitely still a monster, everyone involved is a monster, Oops! All Monsters!, alas it is a nuanced story aimed at marginally competent readers

This painting gives me a visceral reaction. Artist: Ron Francis Hope

It's getting very hard to reach my readers on social media. If you like my work, and you want to get updates, freebies, publishing news and all the info you need on my new books, please go to my website and subscribe. I'll never spam you or try to sell you anything but my books 😀 jelenadunato.com