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#indieauthor
of queer (grim)dark SFF and sometimes artist. ➡️ jessicaamcminn.com
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✨️The JAMstore is LIVE✨️ Buy signed paperbacks, art prints and bookswag direct from me, the author! 🎉🎉 Shipping internationally with signed bookplates coming soon!
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about 1 year ago
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The Write Advice
13 days ago
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
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Holy shit guys, Aurealis is like the top SFF award in Australia. To receive two finalist berths is just 🤯🤯🤯🤯
13 days ago
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😲😲😲 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 ❤️
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18 days ago
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Grimoire Ink Reviews
18 days ago
From five novellas down to two. We are delighted to share our
#SFINC3
finalists. 🥁 🥁 🥁 Congratulations to
@jessicaamcminn.bsky.social
and
@bengalley.bsky.social
!
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Grimoire Ink Reviews
20 days ago
Another from Lesley, this time it's Parasitic Omens by
@jessicaamcminn.bsky.social
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/p...
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Parasitic Omens by Jessica A McMinn
Reviewed by Lesley Bennett-Chaney ★★★★½ Well this one completely side swiped me! I read this as a judge for SFINCS3 and good lord, I am so blown away. I’m not even sure what categ…
https://grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/parasitic-omens-by-jessica-a-mcminn-4/
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Okay hear me out. Supernatural x True Blood but make it gay. And set in Australia.
about 1 month ago
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Check out my interview with the folks behind
@blog.readindiefantasy.com
for A Month of Rain & Reads 🤗
#AMoRaR
#BookSky
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3 months ago
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Read Indie Fantasy.com
3 months ago
The prize for today's challenge is The Ruptured Sky by
@jessicaamcminn.bsky.social
!
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Read Indie Fantasy.com
3 months ago
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
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Read Indie Fantasy.com
3 months ago
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
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Still time to enter!
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3 months ago
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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
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3 months ago
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🎉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...
4 months ago
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Jamedi
4 months ago
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...
💙📚
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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
https://jamreads.com/reviews/parasitic-omens-a-gods-of-dallamar-story-by-jessica-a-mcminn
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Steve Hugh Westenra
5 months ago
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...
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Adam Holcombe
5 months ago
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...
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship
5 months ago
And it's time!!! Novella submissions are open!
#writers
#booksky💙📚🪐
www.sfincscompetition.com
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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship | SFINCS
The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community.
https://www.sfincscompetition.com/
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Read Indie Fantasy.com
7 months ago
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
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my whole insta feed is full of thirsty saja boys fanart and im not even mad
7 months ago
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Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard no: no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings or Marvel.
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8 months ago
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Tabitha | Behind the Pages
8 months ago
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...
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Parasitic Omens by Jessica A McMinn Book Review
Parasitic Omens is a quick and bewitching read. The tagline for this immediately caught my attention mentioning Supernatural.
https://www.behindthepages.org/post/parasitic-omens-by-jessica-a-mcminn
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Oh my, what a review!! 🫨
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9 months ago
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🫶🫶🫶
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9 months ago
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The Write Advice
9 months ago
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
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9 months ago
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An
@esmayrosalyne.bsky.social
review always leaves me blushing!! 😍 🫶
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9 months ago
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Jamedi
10 months ago
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...
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Esmay Rosalyne
10 months ago
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...
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COVER REVEAL: Parasitic Omens by Jessica A. McMinn
It's time to reveal the cover of Parasitic Omens, the gaslamp horror fantasy novella by Jessica A. McMinn pitched as Supernatural x The Witcher x Bloodborne.
https://beforewegoblog.com/cover-reveal-parasitic-omens-by-jessica-a-mcminn/
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Kris - A Fictional Escapist
10 months ago
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!
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✨️ 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 ⏬️
10 months ago
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Coming soon, friends!
11 months ago
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P.L. Stuart - Author of The DROWNED KINGDOM SAGA
11 months ago
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...
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SIX ELEMENTALS INTERVIEW #33 with KRYSTLE MATAR
YouTube video by P.L. Stuart - The Drowned Kingdom Saga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6S0EiNikfQ
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I loved working with Adam on this -- and they look so damn good as shiny pins!
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12 months ago
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I need a pickme up. Send me your favourite cat gifs and/or memes 🫶
12 months ago
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CAN WE GET THIS FULLY FUNDED WITHIN 24HRS?!?! I THINK WE CAAAAAN! LETS FKN GO!
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12 months ago
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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.
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12 months ago
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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 💀
12 months ago
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Connor ✡️ | C.M. Caplan
about 1 year ago
"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
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about 1 year ago
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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 🫠😂
about 1 year ago
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I found an old draft of The Ruptured Sky circa 2009. ... anyone fancy a (self) roast? 👀
about 1 year ago
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Oh man, I have not had enough sleep to tackle editing today. Sentence? What's a sentence?
about 1 year ago
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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...
about 1 year ago
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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
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about 1 year ago
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Playlist from today's writing sprint. How many genres do you count...? 😂
about 1 year ago
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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 ... 😬
about 1 year ago
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Come and listen to my awkward rambles 😂
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about 1 year ago
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Adam Holcombe
about 1 year ago
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.
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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...
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Get more from Jessica A McMinn on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/121261807?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share
about 1 year ago
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