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Dragons are greedy. Dragons are violent. Dragons are selfish. It's regrettable that Jormandr thinks these are virtues. His tail is teaching him better. #DragonOfSeattle #DragonsAreReal

I expected to finish my WIP this month, but I got to about 3/4s through and couldn't bear to write the Dark Night of the Soul, so I paused for almost two weeks. I WROTE THE SCENE YESTERDAY! I felt so bad for MC, but now that I've gotten that out of the way, things are looking up. #AmWriting

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I'm listening to TMBG - "Birdhouse In Your Soul" I used to sing this to the child I nannied. I've used it for painting inspiration, and I quote it all the time. It's a favorite! What's your favorite song or musician?

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Jormandr, Dragon of Seattle stories are in editing. Should hear from my editor in a couple of weeks. On track for a December release.🤞🏼Writing the full novel stalled, but I'm back on track there too. #AmEditing #AmWriting jenniferkyrnin.com/books/jormandr/d…

Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I spent seven hours editing one book at the beginning of the month. And then another three on one chapter. When I sent that chapter to my writing group, there was so much repetition in it, I suspect I sent them the unedited copy. (I didn't. Sigh)

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Writers use clean endings as role models. It promises that if you admit you were wrong, your losses get taken back. At the end of The Honey Tree the tree lives and stays scarred. I wanted the ending where being right too late still costs something. Read my blog: jkk.tips/jenn-bsky-jkw-mg

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of the things about writing in the fall is the changing light. I'm always surprised how early it gets dark. This combines with my time blindness when I'm writing to leave me out in my office until well past bedtime. In summer, if it's dark I know I'm late.

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jormandr's best friend (after Tail, of course) is a subservient kobold named Herman. Herman cared for the hoard and the cave system while Jormandr slept, and he's not exactly sure that an awake dragon is better than a sleeping one.

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I've decided my memoir would be called "Mouse Proof Detergent" which makes me laugh and everyone else say, "what?" For my writing journey specifically, I'd probably call it "Journey to the Center of the Forest" Or maybe "Dragons Win."

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The most frustrating time to find an error in my books is after it's published and has been sold for several years. That's especially annoying when it's my trad-published books, as they aren't going to want to edit it to fix that typo I found on page 372. #writersofbluesky

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Do you read new genres? The genre decision is something I make based on how tired I am. If I'm exhausted I stick with my tried-and-true faves like fantasy or scifi. But I am not opposed to reading other genres. Some of the best books I've read have been outside my comfort zone.

I'm excited to announce that Digital Dryad is on sale RIGHT NOW on My Shop and Amazon and on Thursday at all other shops for just 99cents. If you've been considering a book about a dryad with a digital tree. NOW IS THE TIME! jkk.tips/dryad-bsky-jkw-260922 #authorsOfBluesky #BookSky

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Some of you may know me for my years of writing about HTML. I wrote online for 18 years about HTML, CSS, and web design. I also wrote 6 books about web development. That's where I got the idea for Digital Dryad. Sierra uses a scripting language to interact with the Prime.

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I wrote a free story for readers who like their forests a little bit alive: The Honey Tree, from the Digital Dryad universe. Link below—no strings, just a story and an invitation to stay for the next one. jkk.tips/honey-bsky-jkw #IndieAuthor #SFF #BookSky

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I struggle to relate to Jormandr's accountant, Herman, a character in my dragon stories. He has an enormous family (100s of kids), loves spreadsheets, and isn't afraid of his dragon boss. He's also a kobold. #DragonOfSeattle #DragonsAreReal #dragons

What can a reader know to be true about me from my work? I love trees and dragons and the "weird" people. #DigitalDryad #DragonOfSeattle

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Sierra prefers t-shirts with sarcastic coding slogans on them. Her current favorite says "!false It's funny because it's true." What's your favorite funny t-shirt? #giftIdeas #tshirts #coding

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I'd love to walk the forest with Sierra from Digital Dryad and then check out her base in the Prime. It would be able to write code and have it affect reality. Trees are amazing, but so is coding. #AmWriting #DigitalDryad

Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Winona is sure the beekeeper across the river wants to kill her grove. She's wrong. The fungus she's terrified of is called honey fungus for the color of its caps. Unrelated to bees. She was wrong about the bees. She was right about the rot. jkk.tips/jenn-bsky-jkw-mg

A wide view of the cover art for The Honey Tree. A row of white beehives sits on the far bank of a broad blue river, and a dryad with long white hair braided with willow leaves watches them from the near bank at the right edge. The book cover sits on the left, titled The Honey Tree, a Digital Dryad story by Jennifer Kyrnin.

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Jormandr is 100% confident—over-the-top, unjustifiably confident. He's also loyal (when he remembers) and cautious (when he's not bragging). These may seem like flaws, but... Who am I kidding, they're flaws. Are you willing to argue with a fire-breathing dragon? #dragons #DragonOfSeattle

Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In one of my first writing group meetings I used the word "grotto" thinking it meant a secluded meadow with a pond deep in the woods. My group kept asking me where the cave came from. We were all very confused. 😳 #learning #writing #writingCraft

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Note to young Jenn: Don't stop #writing your #fiction and keep submitting. The rejections are like dunking your head in boiling acid every time, but if you stop you'll be mad at yourself when you're older. And when you do get an acceptance letter, your skin gets a fraction thicker.

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tailspin is the prequel to my stories about Jormandr, the Dragon of Seattle. You can get a free copy from Bookfunnel. jkk.tips/jortailspin-bsky-bf-260916

Cover image of the book Tailspin the Awakening - a Dragon Tail's Tale

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Friends ask why I don't have chickens. I was writing in my office and my neighbors chickens were angry about it. I was trying to write a fight scene and all I could hear was, "Squawk! Squawk!" Chickens are loud, even without roosters. Plus, my dog would probably kill them, and I'd be sad.

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Readers of Digital Dryad had a least favorite Willow Girl. "She's nothing but a mean girl" is a comment I saw over and over. She's the one I went back for. Why I wrote a whole story for the character everybody hated: jkk.tips/jenn-bsky-jkw-mg

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#editingInPublic Do you struggle with names? Naming characters is hard, but I struggle with remembering what I named them from day to day. I have named the same sasquatch character in Jormandr's stories Bob, Karl, Tom, Nick, and probably a few others. All the same guy.

Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My editor, Lisa Rose, of The Write Rose Editing, does an amazing job. She gives me great feedback and my stories would be much worse without her and have way more comma mistakes. www.writeroseediting.com

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Jennifer Kyrnin @htmljenn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jormandr believes that he is the most important entity in the universe who doesn't need community. His sentient tail keeps trying to pop that bubble, but dragons have thick skins. And Jormandr is stubborn. #dragons #DragonOfSeattle

Writing is a form of magic. It lets you invent new worlds and realities, fix things that were broken, and create beauty inside chaos. #magic #writingIsFun #writersofbluesky

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I think acronyms can be really funny when used well. I haven't used any in my work regularly, but I consider it all the time. They evoke a more governmental or militaristic feel, especially when they can be pronounced (like FUBAR, for example). #writersofbluesky #WritingCommunity

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I always wonder why, when expressing a fear or phobia that you have to endure (like going to the dentist), other people in that situation often ask, "are you okay?" "No. I mentioned that I'm terrified out of my mind. Why would you think I'd be okay?"

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"I’d found that most things would acquiesce to a sword, no matter how ugly it was..." - Jormandr, Dragon of Seattle. He wants to specify that the keyword in that sentence is MOST. Meet Jormandr: jkk.tips/jordos-bsky-jkw-260910

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Jormandr would prefer that all stories be about him. And if others won't tell them, he tells them himself. He also feels strongly that the more amazing he seems in the story the more 100% factual it must be. #dragons #AmWriting

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I'm working on publishing my book about my dragon, Jormandr. And while that's in editing, I'm writing the next book in his series. It's fun writing. I hope it'll be fun reading. #AmWriting #DragonsAreReal #DragonOfSeattle

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My favorite font (right now) is Baskerville. And the size depends on how long the day was. Mornings, 9pt is fine. Evenings I shift toward 12pt. And late at night 16pt is my savior. But for publishing I stick with Times New Roman. #typography

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Silverlock is an apprentice smith without any real aspirations. When his brother is killed right in front of him, he's forced to become his father's enforcer and into shoved into a world of violence. This is book one of a trilogy and all three books are written. Critiquing is the scary next part.

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Tail: I dream of food. If I could cook, I would make myself a pot of steamed dumplings. They smell amazing. But Jormandr controls the food we eat, and he says dumpling dough gets caught between his teeth. #DragonsAreReal #DragonOfSeattle

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In Digital Dryad, Leticia, the matriarch of the grove would be the worst person to be trapped in an elevator with. She would simultaneously pontificate on the dangers of technology as proven by the faulty lift, while also filling the air with the scent of burnt apples and cherries as her fear grew.

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I am constantly trying to measure the precise point where my character's arrogance crosses the line into irritating. I find his unjustified confidence hilarious, but some readers do not. It's a narrow gauge. What turns you off in a character? #AmWriting #dragons

that's what I hoped would happen, but the alert telling me the time was up would jolt me out of it every time.

Have you ever been airborne, soaring over the trees, admiring your lands from above when suddenly the magic fails and you're careening toward the earth, your wings flapping uselessly? Jormandr has. He doesn't recommend it. #dragonOfSeattle #DragonsAreReal

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Have you used Pomodoro? I found that 25 minutes is about enough time for me to get deeply invested in a story and taking a 5 minute break at that point just destroys the flow. These days I write until I don't want to write any more, then I stop and take a break. #writingTips

Jormandr knows that his strengths are his physical power, his fire, and his charm and good looks. Tail agrees that Jormandr is physically strong. But charm and good looks? Maybe after a strong spell. #dragonsAreReal

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