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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Gave myself a concussion by banging into the big trunk hatch on my car. Amazed at how long the symptoms are lasting. Anyone have experience with migraine/concussion glasses for computer use? Do they help?

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Amazing time at The BIG OHIO BOOK CON this past weekend. Sold lots of books. Met great authors and readers. Also got to hang with @seananmcguire.bsky.social

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The BIG OHiO BOOK CON is this coming weekend! In Medina, Ohio. Please join us. Come and see me!

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hey Everyone! My email got hacked. So if you get an invitation from me via Punchbowl DO NOT OPEN

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Go to my website at Slipperywords.com to see my interview with the amazing @tkingfisher.com!

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

@tkingfisher.com we met at DragonCon when we were on a panel together. Would you be willing to do an interview with me for my blog at slipperywords.com? Please? You can email me through the website either way. Thanks for your consideration.

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SlipperyWords.com

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Turns out that the slalom favors people who are tall and muscular. But hear me out: I think they are overlooking short and chubby. We curl up like a hedgehog or pangolin and just roll right down. We have the small radius plus the mass.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Has anyone else read Snake-Eater by the incomparable @tkingfisher.com? Because it is awesome. (Minor spoiler so you know you can read it: the dog is fine.)

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Set up a new display at the library. Do you notice anyone you know? @gabino.bsky.social

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Manifesting sales for October. My books are an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil? The latest is Queen of Thorns. www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

Book cover for Queen of Thorns by Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann.
Across the top is a banner announcing "Book Five of Servants of the Moon and Sun" in a clean silvery white font.
Against a deep red background with ominous dark thorny trees and fog, an armored knight dressed all in black and wearing a silver helm and breastplate rides a black horse, which is also armored at the head and body. The knight holds a crossbow loaded with a bright silver bolt in his right hand. The book's title is placed under the mounted knight in large silver letters in a fantasy font with thorn serifs. The author's name is centered below that over two lines in a smaller clean silvery white font.

A cartoon raccoon looks out from behind the cover and pink Raccoon footprints circle the cover.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Backing this Kickstarter because the anthology is going to be awesome. And, by the by, I'm one of the authors! :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...?

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Disruptive Intent

An anthology that challenges expectations, subverts tropes, and fights the power.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

A while ago, I wrote a story for Curiosities called The Book Burning. They turned it into a downloadable or listenable audio story and I'm pleased to say it is still up. Check it out: gallerycurious.com/e/the-book-b...

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The Book Burning by JD Blackrose | Gallery of Curiosities

A librarian in Nazi occupied Paris uses her special talents when faced with an order to burn her books. Gabrielle Riel narrates. File under: witch fantasy, WW2 Author JD Blackrose loves all things sto...

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

When you are a writer and your daughter wants to help you kill off characters, she gets you this. @tkingfisher.com, what do you think?

Cover of book entitled Botanical Curses and Poisons. Black cover with teal and gold flowers and skulls

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I love MurderBot. I'm on book 5. If you are not reading Martha Wells and T. Kingfisher, you are missing out on some of the best language usage I've read in a long time. I know those authors and I use the same American English language to write, but I swear they have access to words I don't.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

If you like LitRPG I cannot recommend Chrysalis by RinoZ enough.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Happy birthday to my dad. It worth celebrating when you hit 83. Love you.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

If anyone is wondering what my audiobook narrator for A Wrinkle & Crime looks like, here he is! The amazing Ryan Reid!

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

@tkingfisher.com Hemlock & Silver is fantastic and Grayling/Sergio is the best cat ever.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Had a great time and sold a ton of books at The Big Ohio Book Con. Thank you to Black Cat & Oddities a one the Ohio BookDragons and everyone who helped make it possible.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

“Ryan is so great. This production is absolutely hilarious. The author KILLS it with the pace and wit.” Check out my new Zombie Cosmetologist audiobooks on the Soundbooth Theater app.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Anyone have a subscription to Everand? Hell Bound is now out on audiobook. Audible, etc, will follow soon. www.everand.com/audiobook/85...

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I wrote something about AI and no one on the Book of Face commented, which means that no one saw it. It was clearly suppressed by the algorithm. Trying again here. slipperywords.com/say-no-to-ai/

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Say NO to AI - SlipperyWords

Say NO to AI. Meta's platform, LibGen, stole god-knows-how-many proprietary books to train its AI with no recompense to authors.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Made a version of chicken tikka masala and added saffron rice. Feeling pretty snazzy.

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 30/01/2025

I’ve been thinking for a while about putting a crossed “AI” on my covers. This looks neater. Now, we wait for this certification to become available for indie authors… www.theverge.com/news/602918/... #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Books written by humans are getting their own certification

Making it easier to avoid AI-generated slop.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Nerve blocks for migraines today. I feel like a pincushion. Just did the novocaine not the steroids because I already have osteopenia in my neck. Don't want to make it worse. Anyone have any relief with these?

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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

On that note: Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day. Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links. Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

A good amount of snow but what we are waiting for is the drop in temp. Gonna be especially cold here the next few days

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The building across my work houses a taqueria, a whiskey bar, and a church on Sundays. Does this scream book idea, or what?

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Trying to make plans for 2025 vis-a-vis enewsletter, blog, and writing schedule. Anyone else out there in #writerland #author #writer universes pondering the same?

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Was in Hawaii recently and could not get over how cute the Saffron Finches are. Apropos of nothing. Just a tiny bit of joy.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Writing question for today: if you’ve boxed yourself into a corner in your plot, what do you do to get out of it? 1) backtrack to where things went wrong and start again 2) kill a character 3) just keep writing until it unwinds itself? Or something else?

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

On vacation and am #writing. Trying to get some words in.

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I have a newsletter that comes out on the 2nd and the 16th of each month. Just a short email about my writing progress and family news (mostly our cats😁). News about sales and new releases will always be in the newsletter first. Subscribe at the link below: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/238700...

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Stuart Jaffe @stuartjaffe.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Galaxycon Columbus is over. It was a great con, sold a ton of books, and got to hang/work with @jdblackrose.bsky.social and @darinkennedyauthor.bsky.social. They're always great tablemates and always great friends. Also got to meet and work with Rami Ungar, who did a great job. Thanks to all!

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Exhibiting at GalaxyCon starting this afternoon. It is a great day to be inside buying books and seeing celebrities!

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Looking forward to exhibiting at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio this weekend. I’ll be with Richard Fierce, @darinkennedyauthor.bsky.social and @stuartjaffe.bsky.social. Come see us!

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

My wife will be speaking about ways to save money when working with a professional editor at the upcoming Make Books Better Summit! This isn’t just another online event; it’s a five-day deep dive into everything that makes books unforgettable. (1 of 5)

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I believe this so much. Where my ladies at? I've never achieved anything without support from other women. And I try to do the same for others. It doesn't have to be much, just a "atta girl" can do a lot.

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JD Blackrose @jdblackrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I know I post a lot of cat pictures but come on, look how cute he is.

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