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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I got tired of writing and handing my sales to Amazon. They own the margin and the customer. So I built something for writers of all levels: gimmebook. If you've got a story, a novel or an entire epic saga, I'd love to introduce you to a better way. gimmebook.com

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sell your writing direct to your readers | gimmebook

gimmebook is a self-serve bookstore for authors. Upload your ebook or audiobook, set your price, and sell direct to readers.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I got tired of dealing with the big online stores to sell my ebooks. So I built one. And it’s for you, too. It’s called Gimmebook. Try the demo and get on the waitlist. It goes live next week. gimmebook.com//

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gimmebook — Upload. Share. Get Paid.

Self-publish ebooks and audiobooks. 70% royalty, no lock-in, quick payouts. Sell everywhere.

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Marie @mhsty.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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gimmebook — Upload. Share. Get Paid.

Self-publish ebooks and audiobooks. 70% royalty, no lock-in, quick payouts. Sell everywhere.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Artemis II crew returning to Earth.

Final Planet of the Apes scene with half buried Statue of Liberty on beach.

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Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It’s so wild that one of the reasons BlueSky is dissed so much is because there are smart people here who write and read books and then they have the gall to talk about what they know from writing and reading books. How dare you.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Pritzker demands a $1,700 refund per family for the people of Illinois after Trump's tariffs were ruled unconstitutional. Dems, pay attention. This is your midterms message.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This bad boy is now available. Couldn’t be more proud of @saidshony.bsky.social for crafting such a kickass book. www.tinyworldspublishing.com/collections/...

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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

When I do promotional events for my book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy, people often ask me to identify, out of the hundreds of interviews I did for the book, who were the most significant. Without hesitation, I tell them, Catherine O’Hara.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A friend of Tiny Worlds has lost someone they love. For the next week, every dollar from select ebook sales will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Grab a book. Help us turn it into care. www.tinyworldspublishing.com #indiepublisher #suicideprevention #booksky #readersky

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Tiny Worlds Publishing – Independent Fiction Press

Tiny Worlds is an independent publishing collective producing carefully curated fiction, short story collections, and limited-edition books.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell @saidshony.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I wrote a book! My debut novella goes on pre-sale Jan 22. If you’re a fan of the 90s, Buffy, unlikely superheroes, and found family, this novella could be for you. It’s a fun book. automaticwriter.substack.com/p/cherry-kills #debutnovella #horrorfantasy #cherrykills #brokenbraingang

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🍒 Cherry Kills 🔪

Oh hey, so I guess I kinda wrote a lil novella?

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I’d like to pitch you a book that isn’t mine… but I wish was. Cherry Kills by @saidshony.bsky.social is a sharp, feral punk-noir that moves fast and doesn’t look back. You should own a copy. www.tinyworldspublishing.com #smallpress #cherrykills #noirfiction

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Spookiest Welsh Canadian (Glynn Stewart) @glynnstewart.com · 24/11/2025

I am not going to dive into the back and forth on piracy. I have a side, you can guess what it is. But I will say one thing: if you get the books from your library, you're still not paying for it and the author does get compensated.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 26800: Querying is a slow, anxious process. Don't make it worse by stopping work. Start something new. Have fun with it. At worst, having a new project will take the sting out of rejection. At best, you'll have a second half-finished book when your first is accepted.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Love The Twilight Zone? I think you’re really going to enjoy the 70+ stories dropping on Monday as The Midnight Vault II. #writersky #fiction #twilightzone #free

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The Midnight Vault II

Call for submissions.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

11 more days to sign up for The Midnight Vault — a Twilight Zone-inspired event. Create weird, wild and stories of another place. Entering is free and you’ll have the chance of being published as well as sharing in royalties. #writersky #twilightzone #authorsky

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Submission Guidelines

Structure and format.

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Sarah @thebasementtan.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I think they should invent a drug that lets you wipe your memory of John Carpenter movies so you can watch them fresh every Halloween. And then John Carpenter should make a movie about this drug's terrifying side effects.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

When modern Christians say “it’s not the government’s job to help the poor,” they’re not echoing Jesus, Paul, the prophets, or the early church. They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Pop fresh batteries into your Walkman. Tomorrow, the final chapter of ISLA drops. “Fantastic.” “Riveting.” “Terrifying.” The whole journey’s here—start from the first hiss of Jolt Cola and see where the island takes you. #writersky #mexico #80s #isla open.substack.com/pub/tinyworl...

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ISLA | Start Here

Your guide to reading the serialized novel ISLA

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

ISLA reaches its final chapter next Tuesday. Grab your Walkman, rewind the tape, and take one last trip with George to the island that remembers. tinyworlds.substack.com/p/isla-start-here

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ISLA | Start Here

Your guide to reading the serialized novel ISLA

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Looking for an excuse to make something great? Check out the Twilight Zone-inspired event on Substack. #writersky #creatorsky #booksky

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The Midnight Vault II

Call for submissions.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

See, here’s the thing about the ego after finishing a novel—the writing of it, I mean. It can go either way. Like an Amazon review, it’s either angel-kissed or dumpster fire. Your brain says, you were a fool for doing it, or, c’mon, buck-o, let’s ride again! #booksky #writersky

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Looking for an excuse to make something great? Check out the Twilight Zone-inspired event on Substack. #writersky #creatorsky #booksky

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The Midnight Vault II

Call for submissions.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Somewhere between the known and the imagined… Writers, dreamers and the curious–your invitation drops 10.17.25 #writersky #booksky

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I don’t post here much because I’ve been busy writing my first novel. “Oh, really?” You say. Yes! And you can read it right now in serial form… for free. #writesky #booksky

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ISLA | Start Here

Your guide to reading the serialized novel ISLA

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Fascism is all or nothing. And when you order it, the whole table gets served. Your friends, your family, the people you claim to care about—they didn’t ask for this dish. But they’ll still be stuck with the check for your poor choices.

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Dispatch No. 35

Words go here

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

One of the great pleasures of writing ISLA is weaving in the Mayan mythology of the Popol Vuh. This week’s chapter is an interlude—my own spin on one of those stories, folded into the larger arc of the island. #writersky #booksky

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ISLA | Chapter Twenty-Nine

Interlude : The Mosquito Spy

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

When the world seems out of control, nothing is more important than art.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I grew up on The Goonies, Labyrinth, The Last Starfighter—those adventures where kids stumbled into something bigger than themselves. I looked for a book that captured that same spirit—story plus soundtrack—and when I couldn’t find it, I decided to write one. That’s ISLA. #writersky #booksky #80s

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ISLA | Start Here

Your guide to reading the serialized novel ISLA

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I’m trying something (potentially) very daft… the ebook version of my new collection of short stories is *only* available on my site. But, if paperbacks are your thing, I’ve got you covered. Get $2 off retail by using the link there, too. jcurtisauthor.com #booksky #writersky #indieauthor

Cover image: Tiny Worlds Volume Two by J. Curtis, available now at jcurtisauthor.com

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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I am all for not owning lots of ‘things’ - but books are not things!!

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Thanks for a great night reading from Tiny Worlds Volume Two in Mt Shasta, Ca! #booksky #writersky jcurtisauthor.com

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

My new book Tiny Worlds Volume Two comes out in paperback on the 31st! But the only place to get the ebook is on my website. Use code: V2 to get $2 off. #booksky #writersky #launchdiscount #tinyworlds #v2 jcurtisauthor.com/store/tiny-w...

Tiny Worlds Volume Two by author J. Curtis. Available in paperback on July 31st, ebook available now on jcurtisauthor.com — use code V2 for a $2 discount

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Kindness and caring are punk.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

What do Siouxsie Sioux, Warren Zevon and Camille Saint-Saens have in common? They’re all part of the ongoing playlist as I roll out my novel. #writersky #readersky

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ISLA | Start Here

Your guide to reading the serialized novel ISLA

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Hanna Delaney | Gothic Horror @hannadelaney.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Dear US readers: my debut novel, Oceanus, is now on a kindle deal for $0.99 If you like soft Sci fi mysteries with twists you won't see coming, you can get it now. It's inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. share.google/BbNuoZ8zJkKt... #scifi #scifibooks #booksky

5 star review of Oceanus by Hanna Delaney

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I wrote a book. Again. Tiny Worlds | Volume Two drops July 31, but I’m giving away free early eBook copies for my birthday. It’s short fiction that’s weird, thoughtful, occasionally funny, and (hopefully) a little unforgettable. 👉 BookHip.com/PKVKGAX #booksky #readersky #writersky

Tiny Worlds Volume Two book cover showing systems in the style of Erik Nietsche.

A topiary gone rogue.
A bear drinking tea by moonlight.
A double-cross in the high desert.

J. Curtis returns with a new collection of short fiction that bends genre, twists expectation, and finds magic beneath the everyday. Told in his signature cinematic style, these stories transport you from one Tiny World to the next—lit by wonder, longing, and a hint of mischief.

The smaller the world, the stronger the pull. Funny how that works.

Tiny Worlds Volume Two book front and back cover. Back cover includes the copy: A topiary gone rogue.
A bear drinking tea by moonlight.
A double-cross in the high desert.

J. Curtis returns with a new collection of short fiction that bends genre, twists expectation, and finds magic beneath the everyday. Told in his signature cinematic style, these stories transport you from one Tiny World to the next—lit by wonder, longing, and a hint of mischief.

The smaller the world, the stronger the pull. Funny how that works.

And blurbs: “...a feast for your imagination, your heart, your soul.”
Michele Bardsley, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author

“A small, mighty, eclectic story collection”
Hanna Delaney, author of The Spider

“...a ride into unlimited imagination”
A.P. Murphy, author of The Strangeness Kit

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

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Dave Lawson @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It’s Prime Day, so you know what that means? You can buy my hardcover on my website for half the price it’s listed at on Amazon. Boo to soulless corporations. Yay to direct sales for indie authors.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Tiny Worlds | Volume Two… coming July 31st 23 stories and a sneak peek at my new novel ISLA. #booksky #readersky

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.

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J. Curtis | Author, Publisher @jccurtis.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

“…every character setting off on an adventure had a sense of purpose, some greater destiny. Luke left Tatooine. Wendy went to Neverland. Frodo left the Shire. But as he thought about it more closely, “George Pérez left Chicago”—or wherever—didn’t feel legendary, just an incredulous stretch” #booksky

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ISLA | Start Here

Your guide to reading the serialized novel ISLA

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