How a bookstore dog spends the Sunday before Christmas Day off. #rescuedog #bookstoredog #dog

I was going to ask Santa for a book contract. However, since he is me, do I write to myself? #christmaswish #writing

Starting the morning writing with a poem and coffee ☕️ #novel #poetry #morningwriting

Submitted three short stories last night. Now it’s time to rewrite an old Southern Gothic I started a few years ago. My craft is finally ready to do it justice. #novel #southerngothic #HauntingAnnabelle

In this episode, Achille and the boys of the Eastside Brotherhood venture back down into the subway tunnels to search for an abandoned train car they found. #book #mystery #poirot jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at...

Watch a Rob Reiner movie tonight. #robreiner

Finished the edit of my Van Helsing origin short story. Is it good fortune or bad that I did so on the 13th? Or does that only count on Fridays? #shortstory #dracula

I’m always saying the same shit and I mean it every time. In the age of soulless AI slop, nothing matters more than your voice, so write/create whatever makes you happy. Make it weird. Make it dark. Make it queer. Make it surreal, diverse, sexy. Make it political as fuck. Do YOU.

Just learned that after Christmas, the Rockefeller Tree is milled into planks that are then used to make homes for Habitat for Humanity 🎄🥰

Google Dick Van Dyke and the year you were born to post a Happy 100th Birthday wish 🎉 #DickVanDyke

The headspace wasn’t right for writing this morning. So, I read some poetry instead. #poetry #writing

A moment of silence, I pray of you, for the 1600 darlings cut so cruelly away to pare down my story below 5,000 words. #shortstory #edit #KillYourDarlings

A huge thank you to both the new as well as the constant readers of my serialized novel, A DEATH AT THE WALDORF (an Achille Poirot mystery) on Substack. It was my first novel and my writing has come far since then. Still, it holds a special place in my heart. #mystery substack.com/@jamesjensen2

In this episode, Achille Poirot enlists the assistance of the murdered girl’s boyfriend and forms a plan. #detectivemystery jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at...

Ok, Hive Mind. If you could ask your favorite author three questions, what would they be? Not specific to their particular work, but just in general. #writer #author

House of Bone and Rain just won the FIFA Best Novel Ever Totally Legit Award!!!

Finished the first draft of a Van Helsing origin short story. Now, I’ll let the blood settle before stabbing at the editing. #shortstory #dracula

San Diego! I hope you stop by this Saturday to help celebrate this fantastic book! Attendees will get an awesome swag bag with book purchase, while supplies last 🏝️ Saturday 2pm @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social #newbook #mysteriousgalaxy

We writers should not be insulting our brothers and sisters in the visual arts by using AI slop for our covers or in our presentations. We already had access to photo depositories and stock art and it's easy enough to ask artists if you can reuse their work for a promotional credit.

My interview with sdvoyagermag is up! I shared my path to becoming a writer, the appeal of horror stories, and how I overcame a multi-year writer’s block: sdvoyager.com/interview/me... #writers #authors #writinglife

Started the day with a short story acceptance for a real cool anthology coming out next July. More details to come. #shortstory

Lord, that was a brutal scene to write this morning. My main character lost his son. Granted, he’s fictional. However, it still hits hard when a child falls. #shortstory

If you’re shopping today, consider checking out SPACE HORRORS, an anthology featuring out-of-this-world stories by indie horror authors. Makes a great gift for the horror or scifi fan in your life. On sale now! 👽🛸🪐 buy.bookfunnel.com/q69n7zflg1 #books #horrorbook #scifihorror #SpaceHorrors

In this episode, Achille Poirot meets with the murdered girl’s father and learns of a surprise turn of events jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at...

500 words this morning and the final scene begins. This short story nears its end. #shortstory

Monthly newsletter goes out tomorrow! Support an indie author and sign up for updates, exclusives & more 😊 mailchi.mp/a9f0d76bba28... #authors #writingcommunity #indieauthor

‼️ This is available for reviewers on Netgalley for just two more days! MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER has vibes of Supernatural + The Witcher + Buffy + Bonnie & Clyde. The audiobook features an AMAZING voice actor bringing the weird west world to life! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

On Cyber Monday, remember Indie Bookstores have websites and we wrap and ship. Keep your holiday dollars in your neighborhood. #CyberMonday #shoplocal

It’s ironic that fast action scenes are the slowest to write. Every motion has to be choreographed in the mind before it makes it to the page. Dialogue and description freely flow, while combat must be carefully planned. #shortstory

I can’t wait to celebrate the release of Cosplayed to Death: A Suddenly French Mystery by Elle Jauffret at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social next month!! Join us for an in-person event on Dec 6 at 2pm. Attendees will get swag with a purchase! mystgalaxy.com/12625Jauffret #newbook #SoCal #SanDiego

He was a snitch anyway.

Rose at 4:45 this morning to write about a child vampire. How did your morning go? #shortstory #horror

In this episode, Achille Poirot again enters the tunnels beneath Waldorf Astoria Hotel. There he finds new clues as well as fresh danger. jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at... #shortstory

My heart. #rescuedog #chihuahua #writersdog

I don’t need to be famous for my writing. I just want to sell enough books to live like this every day. #writerslife

Hear me out. #bookstore #books

📣 Out TODAY!!! I’m so happy with how this audio version of my award-winning debut turned out! MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER is now available on all audio platforms (including lending platforms) 🎧 🎙️ ✨ Vibes of The Witcher + Buffy + Supernatural + Bonnie and Clyde scifiwri.com/2025/10/17/n...

New mag alert! Adventitious is open Dec 1–5, 2025 (or until they hit 200 subs). They want stories that surprise and spark wonder through language, characters, or plot—spec, surreal, or grounded. 💰 $0.08/word (1¢/word reprints) 📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi... #WritingCommunity #SpecFic #OpenCall

📣 The audiobook version of MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER is up on Netgalley for a limited time. The Weird West comes to life in this monster-hunting adventure! Reviewers, let me know if you’d like a copy 😊🎧 #MelindaWestMonsterGunslinger #NetGalley #audiobook www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

In this episode, Achille Poirot is visited by FBI Agent Baker and they trade notes on the growing list of suspects. #shortstory jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at...

Eligibility post! I had 9 pieces published this year. More info here for award eligibility consideration 😊 scifiwri.com/2025/11/11/2... #horror #scifi #fantasy #book #anthology #shortstory #poetry

Scares That Care has TWO charity events in early 2026 -- our first Women's Writing Symposium and our 6th annual AuthorCon. For more information on either event, visit the charity's website: scaresthatcare.org

www.allieyohn.com/post/recent-... New post, almost a mini book report :D

The best editing is done with a dog warming your feet. #rescuedog #dog #chihuahua #editing #shortstory

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend an anthology of haunting Indigenous stories edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and #PWWritingPrompts on surveillance, unknowability, and reimagining hatred. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

A good week of writing. However, I’m dreading the heart-wrenching scenes about to come. Who says our characters do not affect us? #shortstory

Spread the disease this holiday season... THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND A New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post Bestseller Hardcover, audiobook, and eBook amzn.to/4oJdpvF

My new T-shirt. #crows #corvid

Cosplayed to Death: A Suddenly French Mystery by my friend Elle Jauffret is out today! Order wherever you buy books, or from @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social for a signed copy. #SanDiego, I hope you’ll join us for a fabulous in-person event at Mysterious Galaxy on 12/6 to celebrate! Attendees will get