Been trying to write poetry but within a line or two I feel like words don’t make sense anymore. I don’t know how you poets do it!

I feel ugly x

Is there anywhere on this app to follow or be aware of for freelance writing opportunities? I can write about travel, Pokémon, tarot and spirituality, astrology, the paranormal, books with a focus on fiction and romance books, and pets and pop culture, but happy to take on anything!

‘We will not be moving forward with your application. Please see our job board for other positions better suited to your skills’ and the job you’ve been rejected for is the one you’ve done for ten years and you’re currently doing now. I hate job applications.

Love when you block someone online, and they go out of their way to find you and comment with their second accounts. Unhinged. Always interesting when they think you’ve blocked them because you’re the one who has done something wrong, when really you cba interacting with such weird people 😅😂

Querying a manuscript for an agent never gets any better. Rejection after rejection. Think I might give up on the agent search/murder mystery route for now!

Me realising I turn 30 in 10 days

Is this because we keep manifesting?

Fed up of nothing happening. I want things to happen!

Other than my own, A Con Affair? Well, For the Fans for most explicit maybe, but I also found it hella problematic and struggled to finish it. Look Up, Handsome by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social is also pretty horny, but in a tamer, gentler, sweeter way. I need to read more horny books

I’ve just come to the end of watching Desperate Housewives for the first time 😭

Annoying watching TikTok at the min because it’s all full of ‘Americans are gone’…and yet we all knew they would be back, and the servers are back on so it’s all been pointless discussing it xo

The weird thing about working in a bookshop as an author is when a browsing customer picks up your book and remarks on it. This time, someone picked it up and their daughter walked over and said ‘oh, that’s the Jack Strange one’ - neither of them knew I was Jack Strange, but she knew my name 😭

Today I finished reading Look Up, Handsome by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social The book helped kick off the year with some Hallmark-Christmas-romance-save-the-bookstore vibes. #gmlgb #booksky

I got Look Up, Handsome by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social last night at the bookstore. Out sightseeing today, so I had to also get the ebook so I can keep reading it while out today (no shame in my reading game). It’s the perfect Christmas rom-com! 10/10, no notes.

Today's Bluesky recommendation: Just in time for Christmas, "Look Up, Handsome" is a holiday themed m/m romance by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social set during the winter festival in Hay-on-Wye, Wales only official "booktown." A great cozy read for the holidays!

Is it too late for a festive read rec? Look Up, Handsome by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social is an a wonderful Christmas romance and I enjoyed it so much. It's 99p for Kindle right now.

Look Up, Handsome by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social is the perfect escapist festive read for this time of year, it took me right back to the charms of Hay-on-Wye! 🎄☃️ Published by One More Chapter 🎅📚 (Views own - #HarperCollinsEmployee)

@jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social is an absolute legend and Look Up, Handsome is a must read for the festive season. I'll post a review soon but safe to say I loved it, it's every bit as gorgeous as Riccardo Bessa's cover.

Finished my mini book tour with a 3 course meal with a bookclub in Cambridge. Great to meet the club and the readers. But also been great to have met so many readers at events since Look Up, Handsome published in September. I’ve had a jolly and gay time of it!

Kaden's Weekly Recommendations! Week Fourty: Look Up Handsome by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social A gorgeous homage to the Christmas romances that bring great warmth this time of year as well as a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community and the spaces we feel most at home.

Ahh, thank you so so much for this 💖 I really appreciate it!!

Awkward when you’re scrolling through TikTok and come across a vid of someone saying they’re not enjoying the book you wrote. All fine, but no where is safe to try and avoid people reviewing my work 😭😂

So, if you love films like HOT FROSTY, SINGLE ALL THE WAY, or THE CHRISTMAS SET UP, you should totally give LOOK UP, HANDSOME by @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social a look this holiday season! It'll definitely jingle the bells of some of you. 🏳️‍🌈📚🎄🎁☃️

What’s this new trend of filming yourself watching films? Put your phone away x

Have you listened to the Rejected Writers’ Club yet? (Link in my bio) 🤓 I hope these podcasts bring comfort and inspiration to writers struggling with rejection at any stage of their journey 🧡 Some recent guests @jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social @joannechocolat.bsky.social @oliviawrites.bsky.social

This article by @theguardian.com is everything. Believe it or not, I have the perfect book for you if you like films like this! www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...

Snowing where you are? I’ve got the perfect read for you! 👀

Is there anything better than when a reader just ‘gets’ your book? 😍

Can you quote Bert’s Books on a book cover? I might!

Working in a bookshop as an author is weird because you’ll hear someone talking about your book and the whole time you hold your breath wondering if they’re going to say good things or bad things 😂

Someone just came into the bookshop I work in and looked just like Noah, my lead in my book, Look Up, Handsome. From the voice, to the height, to the facial hair. I was like 👀

Got my Girls Aloud playlist on in the shop this morning, in honour of Sarah’s birthday. Looking forward to the Girls Aloud show on ITV tonight!!

Great event! Had a lovely time!!

Great romance panel event last night in Book-ish. We talked all things romance and being snowed in. Turns out we all like characters being snowed in 😂

Author advice: never check your reviews. Especially on Fable and StoryGraph. My god 😭

Was wondering why I was getting back into bad habits again. Full moon 🌝

Been making Christmassy content. Trying to get some stuff all together for the socials. It’s so time consuming 😂

Finding copies of my book in Gay’s the Word was a dream come true!

Hello! My name is Jack. Author of gay Christmassy romcom Look Up, Handsome set in Hay-on-Wye! Published by HarperCollins. I’ve neglected this account for Threads, but switching over to here ✌🏼 let’s connect!!

@jackstrangeauthor.bsky.social I’m thrilled to get my hands on this! Can’t wait for the cute festive read!

My editor just described my Christmas rom-com as like stepping into a Richard Curtis book. I’m honoured

Got into work at the bookshop today to find Christmas stock out already. I’m in the Halloween spirit, BUT I’ve ended up buying Christmas themed books and a Yule themed tarot deck. So it worked. They got me.

Can’t believe Britney’s book is out in 9 days and we’re seeing zero promo*. Honestly, icon behaviour, don’t expect anything else #thewomaninme  *she owes us zero promo and we’re lucky to even be getting a book so 💅🏼

Did you even go pumpkin picking if you didn’t do a photoshoot? 👀🎃

Happy bookshop day! A good day to be a bookseller. Be kind to us today!! Also a dangerous day to be a bookseller trying not to buy more books 👀

Would be happy to see Paul go tbh #BBUK

I haven’t complained about ITV’s relaunch of #BBUK yet because it’s been very good and I’m so happy to have it back. But here’s my one and only: nominations have to be beginning of the week, and they need to be nominating two people. Hopefully it’s just launch week and will be fine next week!