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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Something peculiar is raiding Lukáš Křížek's fridge. Is this going to be a problem...? Sign up to beta read Crap! How Do I Evict a Fr!gging Selkie and find out whether Juha is forever stuck in a pining limbo and whether an alien seal creature turns out to be a menace or an unexpected blessing. 🦭

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Convincing you to sign up to my newsletter or apply to beta/arc read for me with the unedited openings and the titles of the 3 new books coming next year! 🪼 Help! His D!ck is Shaped Like A Sea Anemone 🦡 Shit! I'm In L*ve With A Bloody Werebadger 🦭 Crap! How Do I Evict a Fr!gging Selkie 💙📚 #books

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This kiss was like suckling on a handful of menthol lozenges—crisp, cool and biting as he inhaled—except instead of mint, it tasted of a fair few grapefruit-soda-and-gin long drinks and the lingering rich, roasted flavours of a recently-drunk stout.
Lauri let himself be rammed against the tiled wall of the men’s restroom.

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The last thing Antti Myyryläinen expected to see when he looked up to check the oil pan of his red 1990 Volvo 740 was the face of his ex-best-friend—who'd disappeared without a word two and a half years ago—peeking through a gap in the engine bay.
“Hi,” the asshole had the gall to say.

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Perched on an outcropping by the shore of Lake Saimaa, the cabin with its quaint sauna, pier and fishing boat powered by a spunky electric motor would have had all the makings of a quiet summer paradise for Lukáš Křížek had it not also come with whatever the hell was currently raiding his fridge.
That thing was probably not human. It was mostly human-shaped, but it...

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

The beta feedback for the Anemone pp book has been encouragingly positive so far. The stuff that's come up has been easy to fix save for one thing I'm troubleshooting right now, but there hasn't been any of that panicked desperation I sometimes get if a plot hole gets pointed out to me. Yay! 😅

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I just added a 7,6k bonus chapter to the end of my upcoming anemone pp book. Is 7,6k a bit excessive? Maybe. But more is more, right? 😂

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

If anyone wants to beta read my alien thing for me, my signups are open... 😅 forms.gle/FhRdWfAkdzLu...

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I think I might be done with draft 1 at 97k. 😮 I still have a few in-between tweaks to make, but that's basically a complete manuscript in about 2 months.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Do I have any Irish friends here who like weird alien mm romance? I could use someone's help in sprinkling some subtle Irishness into my alien's speech. He's not Irish (obviously... He's an alien), so I'm not worried about it being 100% authentic.

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Sage Mattison @sagelmattison.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Have you pre-ordered yet?? 🌈‪‪❤︎‬ We Shall Rise is a two volume series of anthologies with over 100 authors collaborating for Reproductive and LGTBQIA+ rights. mybook.to/WeShallRiseA... If you're an author and you've contributed, let us know in the comments! 🌈📚 #mmromance 💙📚

Book promotion graphic featuring the We Shall Rise Volume 1 anthology. Text on the image reads:
Releasing 01June25
Preorder for only $4.99
We Shall Rise Anthology Volume One
All proceeds for volume one go to the center for reproductive rights

Book promotion graphic featuring the We Shall Rise Volume 2 anthology. Text on the image reads:
Releasing 01June25
Preorder for only $4.99
We Shall Rise Anthology Volume two
All proceeds for volume two go to the Trevor Project

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I'd like to give a separate special thanks to everyone who's bought a book from me this month (well, earlier months too, but sort of especially now since I had a big fat zero for 2+ weeks because I had been so incredibly tired I'd not had the spoons for anything).

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Huge thanks to the 236 brave souls who got Feudal Fisticuffs during the promo this week. I hope you have a splendid time reading it! 🩵 Those of you with KU can still read it for free until the 11th of July (which is when it goes wide). 🌿

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Not me refreshing my dash every two seconds to see if more people have grabbed my free book. 😂

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Feudal Fisticuffs is book 3 of the Catnap Fumblers (extras to the Catnap Ramblers trilogy). HOWEVER, it can be read completely separately & on its own, and it's FREE on Amazon right now! books2read.com/u/bMyN07

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Who wants a free book?! It's UNHINGED, and it has a raven in it! ✨ books2read.com/u/bMyN07

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I mean, the enemies are almost never actual enemies in 'enemies to lovers', are they? Shouldn't it seem at least bad enough for you to think these a-holes are definitely NOT going to end up together?? But then they do... 😂👌 (Feudal Fisticuffs will be free April 14-18)

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I haven't posted much because I'm always posting about the same stuff, and I get the feeling people are probably tired of hearing about it. 😔

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Has anyone ordered author copies from 'zon lately? I heard they've been slow with them so I'm just wondering what to expect. I ordered two weeks ago and have heard nothing so far.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I'm going to go to sleep now, and please, for the love of any fictional deities out there, I would like to be able to sleep with my mouth closed tonight and without everything drying up and hurting. Thanks! 😂🤧 Ps. Feudal Fisticuffs is $0.99 on Amazon today. Go get it!

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Available now! ⚔️Actual feuding ❤️‍🔥Forced proximity 🐿️ Quick read 🌶️ Open-door spice (mm, ff, fm) 🚀 Alternate history scifi (late Iron Age) 🇫🇮 Folklore (ps. not accurate but cool atmosphere) 🎓 Fun teaching moments 😂 🌱 Seaweed lube... books2read.com/u/bMyN07 💙📚👀📢📚🌈📚 #books

A framed closeup of two drawn dudes, the bearded one is holding his hand on the daintier one's cheek. Text says Saturday only, $0.99 Feudal Fisticuffs, an extra novella by J.B. Thwaite. In an unhinged feud over a squirrel hide, who will come (out) on top?

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Got a burning question? Now's your chance to ask me. 🌸

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I wonder if I'm reaching that age where I might enjoy cross-country skiing. 🤔

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I've been busy with my own stuff for a while now, but I'm hoping to spend more time in the spring hyping up all my fellow indie authors' stuff again! 🩵 And so, feel free to post some suggestions to me in the comments! Extra points for lgbtqia+ science fiction, fantasy and neurodiversity! 🌈🚀🐉♾️

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

⚔️ Looking for an epic & unhinged Iron Age gay enemies to enemies with benefits Scifi "romance"? books2read.com/u/bMyN07 🕯️ How about a whole Gaslamp Scifi series with a variety of queer 🏳️‍🌈 (and some not so queer) characters? books2read.com/u/3nk1qB 💙📚👀📢📚 #books

The six book covers of the Catnap Ramblers/Fumblers spread like a hand of cards. Black background, ornate sepia frame.

Map of tropes and keywords for the Catnap Ramblers. Amnesia, mind reading, dream world, multi pov, holiday read, slowburn, arctic vibes, bad things happen at night, found family, heart-warming, queer, mystery, atmospheric, whump, seasonal affective disorder, 3rd person limited, bone-chilling, traumatic past, spicy extra novella, gaslamp, insomnia, gut-wrenching, enemies to enemies with benefits, second chance, forced proximity, talking animal sidekick(s), neurodiversity, trans mc, ancient technology, severed limbs, poly, cinnamon rolls. Black background, ornate sepia frame.

Five maps from the Catnap Ramblers/Fumblers books. Black background, ornate sepia frame.

Character illustrations (3 photos from open books with flowery character images on them). Black background, ornate sepia frame.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Anyone looking for a properly unhinged, gay enemies to lovers (enemies with benefits) "romance"? Because I have one... 🌈🚀💫💙📚 #books

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Are you tired of the enemies not being proper enemies before they get to the lovers part? Don't you just love it when they're a tiny bit unhinged? And maybe also fairly ridiculous? And kinda all the way gay actually. And what are their wives up to now? Oh my... 👀 books2read.com/u/bMyN07 💙📚👀📢📚🌈🚀💫

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

This is your friendly reminder to release that breath you didn't know you were holding. 🌬️💨

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Oh by the way... If you want to ARC read Feudal Fisticuffs for me, be sure to fill my ARC signup form. If you've already filled it and didn't opt out of other ARCs, you'll get a download invitation automatically when I send them out. 💙📚 forms.gle/BvYX4hYvL8hZ...

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

This is an author newsletter signup form announcement! 💙📚 If your interest has been piqued, click here ↪️⤴️🔄⤵️ forms.gle/cm3XVTud7xPG... I release stuff whenever, so if you enjoy occasionally randomly feeling uncomfortable as well as informed, slip your email ever-so-gently into the box provided. 🫣🥵

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

🎊🎄 Merry Everything! 🎄🎊 Whatever you celebrate or don't celebrate, I wish you all the best for this season. May your family and friends be at the very least tolerable, and if you're feeling lonely, I hope you find someone else perhaps in need of company to share the day with. 💙

Chibi figures of the Catnap Ramblers wishing you a Joyous Midwinter!

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Need a last-minute Christmas gift idea? How about an ebook (or two) from an indie author? 📚 Doesn't have to be mine (but mine would be great 😂). Just... If you give an indie book to someone as a gift, it's like giving two gifts: You're also giving a gift to the author. 🎁 💙📚

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

"I'm looking for an [incredibly detailed wishlist of things to have in the book that miraculously fits with my novel] but it has to be [the one thing my novel is not]." 😘👌💝

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I ordered something from a store and the package got rerouted... The new pickup point is FARTHER FROM ME THAN THE STORE I ORDERED FROM. 😂👌 Like, here, have some money to take these items away from me, please! 😂💰

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Vincent is stuck on a remote but cozy little Arctic island for the winter. But what if boredom isn't the worst of his worries? 😬 Whatever happens, the book is wholly unsuitable for kids... 😱 💙📚👀📢📚 books2read.com/u/3nk1qB

The cover of Vincent and the Cat in a tablet surrounded by a fox, a goose, a goat and a raven and some pinecones and Christmas baubles. Dark background. Text says: Perfect for the Holidays. Http://linktr.ee/napuke

Two five-star reviews for Vincent and the Cat and some stars and decorative baubles. Dark, fir background.

A five-star review for Vincent and the Cat and a Christmas tree with presents underneath. Dark, fir background.

A festively decorated five-star review for Vincent and the Cat. Dark, fir background.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

If you signed up to beta read for me and haven't received your email yet, check your spam! 📧

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Ok, it seems my mental health is crappier than I thought so I'll just finish Fisticuffs and that's it. That marks the end of the Ramblers and that's all I'll do as an author. Thanks to everyone who's been supporting me and reading my stuff. That's all from me for now. Take care of yourselves.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Anyone into weird stories set on remote Arctic islands with talking cats and mental health things unsuitable for kids: Vincent and the Cat is under a buck on the zon today. It's both gut-wrenching and heart-warming, and it's perfect for the Holidays (Midwinter theme). Go grab it while you can! 😬 💙📚

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

But please pleeeaaassseeee read the garbage. I need to know. 😭😭😭😭

Alexander Pennington's quote/meme: "Writers handing their story to beta readers: Here is an insurmountable amount of garbage. It disgusts me as well. I apologise in advance." An illustration of a frog handing an envelope to a snail.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Vincent and the Cat today and tomorrow for $0.99! 🌺 Quirky personalities 🌺 Multi-POVs 🌺 Whimsical 1800s setting with Nordic vibes 🌺 An unusual story & plot /w layers & subtle puzzles 🌺 Thoughtful writing 🌺 A chatty cat 🌺 Ghastly adversity balanced /w equal sweetness 💙📚👀📢📚 #books

Ad graphic for a kindle countdown deal for Dec 8th 9th. $0.99. Vincent and the Cat. There's a drawn picture of a cat and an old typewriter and some ghostly flowers.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Right now, the paperback of Vincent is -42% (under ten dollars) on 'zon! 💙📚👀📢📚 #books (can be read on its own if you don't want to invest in the whole series. You'll get a full story, just not the resolution to the underlying main mystery.)

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🇫🇮 Happy Independence Day, Finland! 🇫🇮

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I worked on the illustration for the Fisticuffs cover today. This is the Raven, Tuiver, with the remains of the squirrel, Rehti. 🐿️

A framed illustration of a raven with the remains of a squirrel.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hmmm, I set up a kindle countdown deal for next week for Vincent, so if you're looking for chance to get it for a dollar, get ready to rush over to buy it on Monday or Tuesday. I'll post about it again on the day... If I remember. 😂 💙📚👀📢📚 #books

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Whoa, another exhausting day as I tried to work on my novella and catch up on some chores I've neglected all week. I have a hunch I'm going to be a total 🦀 tomorrow. 🤔

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Hmmm, how to entice you to read this thing? How about... Start reading it for the adorable trash energy, stay for the heartwarming underlying message? Ps. Consult the content keyword / TW list on my site first, though, if you have any sensitivies, because it's not all warm and fuzzy throughout. 😅

Cutesy faded closeup of the Pandion characters Kagesawa and Harumine gazing into each other's eyes again. Text says "Third time’s the charm?" and "Pandion".

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Two people linked together by a parasitic, hivemind alien organism implanted into their brains. For work. What the hell is that like under normal circumstances? What about if the link malfunctions?! 😱 Pandion: surprisingly sweet & fun - with neurodiversity rep: books2read.com/u/bxkA6q

Two men looking each other in the eye, Kagesawa with dark hair and Harumine with blond. Harumine smiles vaguely and holds one hand on the Kagesawa's mouth and the other rests on Kagesawa's collarbone, somewhat inside his open shirt. Drawn in similar style to manga by the author herself. An osprey and a wagtail in the background. Text says "out now". With the catch phrase "two minds, twice the baggage". Dark greenish blue background.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Stoked to see people reading my books on KU again. It's been entirely silent for so long. I finally got past 10k overall pages read. Thank you! 🩵

Cropped screenshot of the kdp dashboard with thumbnail of the book cover for Pandion. Text says: 17.70 euros estimated royalties. 5 processed orders. 784 pages read.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Hey, I'd like to make a formal apology to everyone who needs the ALT texts for images. I absolutely suck at adding them. Rest assured it has nothing to do with whether I find them important or not. They're important. It's my ADHD. It's my brain struggling to make routines and forming descriptions.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The 👁️‍🗨️ of the A is trending again because of that one new publisher (Spine) pic making the rounds, so let me just say: My books? No gen 👀 used! All written and illustrated by a certified weird person. 😂

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Heads up to the peeps reading Pandion! The asterisks are there for comedic effect and to invite you to guess what the characters are saying. I'm sorry if they are irritating (but not quite sorry enough to remove them because this is my weird sense of humour... Please understand my weirdness 🙏).

Two chibi characters, one slapping censorship stickers with asterisks on the other one for thinking lewd thoughts.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It's here! books2read.com/u/bxkA6q 💙📚🌈📚👀📢📚

Pandion book cover illustration (two men looking each other in the eye with two birds behind them) with the text: out now. Two minds, twice the baggage.

Info graphic with Pandion blurb and the text: Pandion - Mindlink pandemonium - kindle unlimited, amazon b&n

Info graphic with the text: what to expect? And the Pandion book cover with the dudes gazing into each other's eyes.
Words listed: m/m, geeky characters, mindlink, mild whump, quirky humour, one bed, gently spicy, opposites attract, alien tech, Japanese influences, school vibes, workplace romance (kinda), relatable struggles, realistic peril, soft scifi, sharp edges, neurodiversity.

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J.B. Thwaite @jbthwaite.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Any authors with newsletters going out with space for a cute gay Soft Scifi workplace "romance" novel coming out next week? This short-notice AuDHD chaos goblin has one, and it'd be cool to get the word out. 😅 💙📚 #authors #booksky #books

A BL-manga-style drawn closeup of the main characters from Pandion with a quote from Kagesawa: "I'm getting hard just thinking about it. Do me. You can be as rough as you’d like. You were holding back before, but it’s OK, I love it rough."

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