WOOOHOOOOOOO! The biggest congratulations to our editorial and mentoring client, Jess, whose gaslamp fantasy horror novella is not only shortlisted in #SFINCS3, but also now in @aurealisawards.bsky.social, only Australia's biggest spec fic awards! We love you, Jess! Go get 'em! ~ Anna

Holy shit guys, Aurealis is like the top SFF award in Australia. To receive two finalist berths is just 🤯🤯🤯🤯

😲😲😲 A huge thank you to the team @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social for selecting Parasitc Omens as a finalist in this year's #SFINCS3 competition. I am beyond stoked that you enjoyed it! 🤗 Congratulations to fellow finalist @bengalley.bsky.social and the semifinalists for making it this far ❤️

From five novellas down to two. We are delighted to share our #SFINC3 finalists. 🥁 🥁 🥁 Congratulations to @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social and @bengalley.bsky.social!

Another from Lesley, this time it's Parasitic Omens by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/p...

Okay hear me out. Supernatural x True Blood but make it gay. And set in Australia.

Check out my interview with the folks behind @blog.readindiefantasy.com for A Month of Rain & Reads 🤗 #AMoRaR #BookSky

The prize for today's challenge is The Ruptured Sky by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social!

Daily Challenge 10: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read! Remember, this can be a self-published SFF author or small press! Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR

It's a Sunday morning in A Month of Rain & Reads, and we've got you something to read. In today's Guest Post, B.S.H. Garcia @bshgarcia.bsky.social talks about the power of ideas and how they can be explored through fiction. www.readindiefantasy.com/guest-posts-... #BookSky #AMoRaR

Still time to enter!

I definitely prefer to stay inside - very much a home body! It would be easy to berate myself for being "lazy" but it just so happens all my interests (reading, writing, crafting, drawing) tend to be sedate activities so it is what it is 🤷‍♀️ Embrace the slow indoor life! #AMoRoR

🎉JAM's Birthday Book Giveaway🎉 It's my birthday next week and I want to celebrate by giving YOU the chance to win a signed Gardens of War & Wasteland book pack, valued at $95AUD! Enter Now: forms.gle/mZw83tLSdoLs...

Time for a @thesfincs.bsky.social's review: Parasitic Omens, by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social is a promising novella that lands into the dark and gritty side, scratching that itch for a Bloodborne like atmosphere. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/para... 💙📚

Hello #SFINCS3! Thanks to all the generous authors for submitting to this year's #SFINCS novella competition! The blog below introduces our team, the WIPs (name courtesy of @helynalc.bsky.social !), & our Round 1 books! @jamreads.com @angelaboord.bsky.social beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...

Should probably do my own post, but happy to show off some amazing work done by artist @kerosero.bsky.social and designer @vmcclain.bsky.social for the cover for Bounty Inc.! Check it out more here: bountyink.com/bounty-inc-c...

And it's time!!! Novella submissions are open! #writers #booksky💙📚🪐 www.sfincscompetition.com

For Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week we've done fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and LGBT books so far, so now we're looking at different story formats, starting with novellas! Here are Tru's picks for novellas: www.readindiefantasy.com/self-publish... #SPAAW #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek

my whole insta feed is full of thirsty saja boys fanart and im not even mad

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard no: no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings or Marvel.

Time for my second arc review of the week! Thank you @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social for a copy of Parasitic Omens. I loved it! And of course now I want to know more about this world! 😆 #booksky 💙📚🪐 #bookreview www.behindthepages.org/post/parasit...

Oh my, what a review!! 🫨

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Congratulations to client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, whose #gaslampfantasy novella, Parasitic Omens, has received all the love from Grimdark Magazine! We love it when good things happen to good people ~ Anna

An @esmayrosalyne.bsky.social review always leaves me blushing!! 😍 🫶

We have a second reveal today: Parasitic Omens, by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, is a novella in a new series, Gods of Dallamar, perfect for Bloodborne and Supernatural fans. Release date: 27th May, 2025. Full info: jamreads.com/reveals/cove... 💙📚

COVER REVEAL: Parasitic Omens by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social 💙 A gaslamp fantasy horror novella pitched as Supernatural x The Witcher x Bloodborne. Coming May 27th! 🔥 beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal...

Stoked to help with @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social’s #coverreveal for Parasitic Omens! Need some paranormal horror in your life? Look no further! Releasing May 27th!

✨️ COVER REVEAL ✨️ Parasitic Omens, a gaslamp fantasy horror for fans of Supernatural and Bloodborne, is out 27 May 2025 in paperback and digitally from Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Apple. Ebook pre-order and ARC information in the comments below ⏬️

Coming soon, friends!

Join me as I chat to one of Indie SFF's most popular authors/bloggers & podcasters, @krystlematar.bsky.social for a SIX ELEMENTALS CHAT tomorrow - live! 7pm EST! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6S0...

I loved working with Adam on this -- and they look so damn good as shiny pins!

I need a pickme up. Send me your favourite cat gifs and/or memes 🫶

CAN WE GET THIS FULLY FUNDED WITHIN 24HRS?!?! I THINK WE CAAAAAN! LETS FKN GO!

Quote with your most recent cover or art! I haven't officially revealed this one yet but now seems like as good a time as any to share a little teaser.

This week was the first time this year I've come in below my weekly word target 🥲 With uni starting next week, I certainly hope this doesn't become a new trend 💀

"Caplan is the most imaginative writer I have ever read and has the demented genius associated with painters like Dali or Breugel." GUYS COME CHECK OUT THIS REVIEW ITS SO COOL

Petition is phenomenal, fam. Pounce on this sale!!!

Here's to savouring that sense lightness and achievement one feels upon sending a manuscript to the editor because gods know it's not going to last once those comments roll in 🫠😂

I found an old draft of The Ruptured Sky circa 2009. ... anyone fancy a (self) roast? 👀

Oh man, I have not had enough sleep to tackle editing today. Sentence? What's a sentence?

Did you know you can now get personally signed bookplates from JAMstore to stick in your existing Gardens of War & Wasteland paperbacks? beventi.co/orderform/88...

Name: Jess Nickname: jam Age: 35 Sign: Scorpio Currently: Masters student, admin officer, author and parent Fave Colour: Pink Fave Book (series): Tainted Dominion, Realm of the Elderings, Songs of the Drowned Fave Show: Gilmore Girls, Young Royals Fave Genre: Dark SFF, but make it ✨️ gay✨️; mm romance

Playlist from today's writing sprint. How many genres do you count...? 😂

My son has just started watching Kimetsu no Yaiba and the desire to write my Japanese folklore-inspired dark fantasy project, Yokai Rising, has returned with a vengeance ... 😬

Come and listen to my awkward rambles 😂

Stickers have arrived based on @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social's artwork! Any direct purchases from my site will come with a free sticker, but I will also be adding a sticker pack for anyone wanting all three of these and a Skull and Crossed Needles sticker in the near future.

I meant to announce this earlier, but you can now access more art, behind the scenes insights and WIP snippets from my Patreon! Any and all support is welcome and appreciated 🫶 www.patreon.com/posts/121261...