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...

I had an absolute blast creating these for Adam! ❤️

✨️The JAMstore is LIVE✨️ Buy signed paperbacks, art prints and bookswag direct from me, the author! 🎉🎉 Shipping internationally with signed bookplates coming soon! jessicaamcminn.com/store/

Call of the Huntress is an excellent introduction to the Gardens of War & Wasteland series (by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social), a fast paced novella that gives so much of the world. I've read it as part of @thesfincs.bsky.social semifinals. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/call... 💙📚

Me too! 1 like = 1 thing I love

To Adelaide!

Slated for a May release! 🤗

"After everything, when I was staring down the guillotine with chafed wrists and broken teeth, I decided this was the only fitting way to go." BOOK TWO'S UP! It's got a Meat Train Chase Scene, motorcycles that run on nerves and spinal fluid, and wound care powered by robotic scarabs! geni.us/dotk

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy; no selfies.

Belated Christmas Art!! Hope you all had a wonderful day, however you celebrated ❤️

It's that time of year again: @wraithmarked's annual Holiday Megasale for charity! From now until 27 Dec, The Ruptured Sky AND The Blood Curse will be discounted to just $/£0.99, with a portion of proceeds going to the Mary Cariola Center. Browse all books below: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Voting for the Indie Ink Awards 2024 is now OPEN and I need your help to make finals~♡ Sign up for a free account and give some love to your favourite #indiebooks! indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

VOTING IS NOW OPEN! Take a look at this year’s Indie Ink Award nominations and help us declare some finalists! indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-...

Right, so I have started rereading The Ruptured Sky so I can get into some series work on Book III in 2025 and immediately (as in, pages 1) started rewriting it in my head. This is going to be a loooooong read through 🫣

Happy Release Day!! Available for just 6 months, TOO MANY BEDS features 10 authors' subversive take on the beloved "only one bed" trope. With a wide range of genres and spiciness, there truly is something for everyone between these pages! Buy now or read for free with KU: books2read.com/beds