The Fixer is now on Ream! Check out my page for more info and free starter chapters. Lots of perks for subscribers: sneak peeks, behind the books, and much more! #booksky #readingcommunity #books reamstories.com/authorjillam...

In the "I want to write a sentence like that" department, here's your random moment of literary beauty . . . "Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living." —Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close #readersofbluesky #amreading #fiction

Calling all #readersofbluesky Join the team. Spread the word. As a Fixer Street Team member: 1. Get all the books 2. Sneak peeks and advanced copies before publication. 3. And more . . . jillamyrosenblattbooks.com/the-fixer-st... #streetteam #fictionseries #fiction #booksky

"Whatever you do, don't get caught." #series #crime #fiction #whattoreadnext #fictionaddiction #kindle #TheFixer #KaterinaMills www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZV0AFUO

I finished the entire Ruth Galloway series. Obsessed, -it was so good. Ruth is an amazing character, so well developed, relatable, a heroine to root for and identify with. I loved DCI Nelson too, a smart cop and a good man, flaws and all. #ruthgalloway #mystery #crime #books #series

‪@itsanahere.bsky.social‬ Please check out Ana's Bluesky. She's an amazing graphic artist who is open to accepting book cover commissions. She will be happy to help! #bookcover #graphicartist #artist

Feeling like a little Pablo Neruda tonight . . . "Don’t leave me, even for an hour, because then the little drops of anguish will all run together the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift into me, choking my lost heart." #pabloneruda #love #lovepoem #poetry

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where, I love you like this because I don’t know any other way to love, except in this form in which I am not nor are you, so close that your hand upon my chest is mine, so close that your eyes close with my dreams. #pabloneruda #poetry

"My name is Katerina Mills. Make sure I disappear." Step into the dark and dangerous world of The Fixer. #readingcommunity #bookstodon #bookrecommendations #crimefiction #seriesfiction payhip.com/WriterJillAm...

Have found a new series to dive into, the #RuthGalloway series. I was intrigued by book 1, The Crossing Places, and book 2, The Janus Stone, has me completely hooked. 15 books in the series - yes, please! #mystery #series #amreading #booksky www.goodreads.com/series/46415...

"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal." Jane Austen. Yes, she could be a bit of a biatch, but that's what I admire about her. You go, Jane. #JaneAusten #writers #literature

"What is grief, if not love persevering." A sentence that a writer reads and thinks, "Damn, why didn't I come up with that?" #respect #wandavision #mcu #writing #writers

When you're writing and you THOUGHT you had the ending worked out, but your characters had something else in mind. #book5 #TheFixer #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #workinprocess #charactertakeover #whosincharge

When you're working on a plotline and you realize how much research you still need to do. #workinprocess #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers

I admit I'm twenty-two years late . . . I just started watching #NCIS . . . and now I'm hooked. #agentgibbs #bingewatch

"Where the hell is the hit man?" #FirstLine #Chapter1 #ChapterOne #TheGoodCriminal #Book4 #Booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9YPH2MQ

“Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliché, it’s the key to victory over fear and its cousin, depression.” Robert McKee #amwriting

“Read, read, read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out the window.” William Faulkner #reading #write

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman #author #writing #inspiration

“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World #authors #writing #quotes

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde #quote

#booksky #booksbooksbooks #ratherbereading #amwriting #writingismytherapy #readingismytherapy

Just discovered the wonderful comedian Atsuko Okatsuka - she is hilarious! #comedy #standup #jokes #funny #humor www.instagram.com/reel/DK2JVqm...

I just discovered the brilliant, hilarious Gina Brillon. #comedy #comedian #funny #lol #standupcomedy youtu.be/GtPvIcIBKaY?...

“What’s your major?” “Sociology. I’m studying the effects of oppressive social institutions on women and the loss of individual rights in an autocratic, patriarchal police state.” “I can see why you two hit it off,” Ryan said. #thriller #booksky payhip.com/b/EpO7G

Lovely little words of wisdom and kindness, with illustrations, courtesy of @rashmiraidoodles on Instagram. #instagram #kindness #illustration www.instagram.com/rashmiraidoo...

Came across this program on BritBox. Finished episode 1 - great characters, an intriguing mystery. All is not as it seems . . . with a bit of humor thrown in - www.britbox.com/us/season/Lu... #britbox #mysteries #seriestv

Hitchcock. Grant. Bergman. Suspense. Romance. Danger. It doesn't get any better. I love, love, love this movie #movies #classicfilm youtu.be/1IAmMP56VuI?...

So . . . I finally renewed my library card (not that I haven't been reading - I've been buying books). My first selections: 1. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: Aimee Bender 2. Strangled Prose: Joan Hess Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? #bookcommunity #booksky #ratherbereading #reader

As a latchkey kid, I spent afterschool watching General Hospital and developing an overactive imagination. I have a soft spot for this frothy, fun, comedy. #writercommunity #creatives #soapopera #soapdish youtu.be/dLLkOjKNanY?...

"Is the Oxford comma necessary?" Is that even a question? Let's just get it out in the open: I am a dedicated, loyal, and unwavering supporter of the Oxford comma. #writers #amwriting #writersofbluesky #grammar writer.com/blog/oxford-...

Today's book break: I read Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk several years ago and thought it was charming. #readers what book would you recommend? My TBR pile isn't nearly long enough #booksky #reading www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...

#writercommunity how do you deal with plotting snafus? Working through the plot/scene sequence of #thegoodcriminal Part II. If I think of it as a plot "problem" I block up mentally. Now, I think of it as a plot "opportunity." It's a riddle I need to solve. #blueskywrites #writers

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/b... #writer #author #mystery #whodunit #readers #readersofbluesky #blueskyreading #reader

Classic #conflict The date scene in Terms of Endearment Aurora goes on a date with her neighbor, Garrett, a man she is attracted to but is in constant conflict. Aurora is in conflict with herself, Garrett . . . and her hair . . . #writers #authors #writesky #movies youtu.be/kTiPre3AU4c?...

More on #conflict For #writers it's important to pull off a trifecta of conflict in our story: 1. It's life-changing, whether in a small or large way 2. It's believable - not melodramatic 3. The conflict is inner, outer, and/or interpersonal. All 3 is best! #authorsky #fiction #stories

More on #conflict in story I wrote a #firstdraft of a scene in #TheKillingKind where instead of conflict, someone gives Kat a cup of tea during a conversation! Why? Because I felt bad for Kat and wanted someone to be nice to her. #authors do you take it easy on your characters in your story?

“Mikhailovich showed at the museum,” Kat lied, “just like you said.” “And did everything go off as planned?” Winter asked, playing along. “What plan?” Clay asked. “You met Viktor Mikhailovich?” Katerina looked at Winter. “Why is Yoko here?” #suspense #thriller #crime #books payhip.com/b/EHtG4

A moment of appreciation for classic cinema. #Jaws #movies #classicmovies youtu.be/2I91DJZKRxs?...

More on conflict: Why do writers have trouble writing conflict? My theory: Writers love their characters. It's only natural the writer wants everything to work out for the character. They want to protect their character from harm. More tomorrow - #amwriting #writers #writingcommunity

"The only way out, is through." Robert Frost I used to get upset that a scene or arrangement of scenes wasn't working. Now, I look at it like a riddle. It's a puzzle that I need to let sit until it works its way out. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting

A moment of zen for you - #goodnight

Writers often struggle with conflict. "Not enough conflict." I heard that critique a lot while working on my first story. Why do writers struggle so much with conflict in their story? What do you think? More on this question tomorrow - #amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity

#blueskybooks #blueskyreading

Alan Harper on books. I sympathize . . . #books #reading #blueskyreading #blueskybooks youtu.be/K-xKdwkxNFM?...

“Katrina, Ho bisogno di aiuto.” THE FIXER: L’UOMO NUDO è disponibile in italiano! #italy #ItalianBook #libro #initaliano payhip.com/b/1j5Js

"If the scene is about what the scene is about, you're in deep shit." Robert McKee Harrison Ford: I've got this. #moviequotes #screenwriting #adlib #starwars #writers

I’ve never related to anything more 🤣📚 #Booksky #Booktok

Today's Fixer "fix": “I think this vehicle will suit your needs,” Moose said, nodding at the Camaro. "So, what do you think?” “I'm looking for something that says, 'I'm here to pick up my Uncle,' not, 'I'm the trophy wife of a man in the midst of a midlife crisis.’” #blueskybooks #reading #books

To research is to encounter the pain of others. To write Katerina's journey, one of the books I read was #ThePeoplesElbow by Rax King. A haunting, devastating book about assault and its aftermath. #writersbluesky #writers #research #authors ursusamericanuspress.bigcartel.com/product/the-...