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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm posting a read-along on my blog of John Blair's "Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World." Part 1 introduces the book and also the terms Blair will be working with. buff.ly/pamW40N #SpookySeason #Vampires #Halloween #KillingTheDead #History

In neon shades of pink and blue, text reads, "Read-Along, Part I: Intro. Join me for a history of the 'dangerous dead' on my blog, the scrawler tapes." The cover of the history book, "kIlling the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World," by John Blair features a pair of illustrated skeletons against a red background.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina is petitioning in an effort to add a historical marker recognizing the Nation in Robeson County. The initial request was denied, and the petition is one step in appealing. #NorthCarolinaHistory #PublicHistory #NativeHistory #IndigenousHistory buff.ly/epGIFO4

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Reconsider the Denial of the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina Highway Historical Marker

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Coming up September 17, you can hear me read again at the next First in Fiction event! Join authors from a mix of genres (half of us are horror, though ;) ) at Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh, 8pm onwards. #LocalEvent #Raleigh #Triangle #NorthCarolina #FirstinFiction #LocalAuthor

Event details overlay a warm image of a bunch of folks relaxing at a bar. The "First in Fiction" event series is depicted like a "first in flight" North Carolina license plate. The event features short readings by six NC authors representing a range of genres: Richard Dansky, Mimi Herman, Carrie Knowles, Jes Malitoris, Jacky D. Otto, and Jon Carroll Thomas. "Enjoy literature the way it was meant to be experienced - in good company with good food and good booze." Event details: September 17, 8:00pm at the Berkeley Cafe, 428 Dawson Street, Raleigh, NC.

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Michael G. Williams 🏳️‍🌈 @mcmanlypants.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It was such a delight to help spread the word of @jeswrites.bsky.social's sale of FLAME A-KINDLE to Laughing Man House! Do you want to hear exciting news and upcoming events by horror writers in North Carolina! Sign up here: hwanc.org/newsletter/ #newsletter #horror #writingcommunity

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NC Chapter of Horror Writers Association @hwanc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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Newsletter – HWA NC

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There’s a lot of terrible stuff out there but this morning I got new songs from two of my favorite musical artists so that’s something

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Oh for sure!!! I still made the announcement haha, it just made for a lot of noise around it

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Me during the last scandal trying to announce my first book deal hahaha. Right there with you! 💖

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Bridget D. Brave @beedeebrave.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Creepaway Camp looked amazing, exactly the kind of event I'd love to attend and support in the future. Unfortunately, like me and a handful of friends before me, they had a terrible Max Gold experience. Adding to the list. Statement regarding HWA complaint: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dear friends, my presence on this app is sporadic at best. I deactivate often to do work and not get distracted, so my threads appear and reappear. That said, if you are a Canadian SFFH writer and have a novel or novella out, please let me know in the replies so I'm aware of it!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/08/2026

there are going to be many remembrances of Tim Curry today for his brilliant work in Rocky Horror and Clue and so much more, but to me this ridiculous bit from Red Alert sums up everything that made him great you never knew what you were going to get with him, but whatever it was would be brilliant

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Tim Curry: Uncorrupted Space

Alt: Tim Curry's Space gif from Red Alert

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 26/08/2026

The queers would like a word with God, NOW

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tears. Tears on the SIDE OF MY FACE.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A legend. An icon. An amazing songwriter. A kind soul. A national treasure. This one hurts. Rest in power, Dolly! ❤️ (Photo by Irving Penn/Condé Nast)

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you don't have Spotify, you can also listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Flame A-Kindle - YouTube

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I've put together the soundtrack for my book, Flame A-Kindle, in case you can't wait! An hour of the songs that got me in the mood to write my supernatural seventeenth-century folk horror novella. #ComingSoon #Horror #QueerHorror #Summerween #FolkHorror open.spotify.com/playlist/4cb...

A wood stands in silhouette against an orange background. Bright text announces the title "Flame A-Kindle, a novella." A deer the same color as the sky lurks in the background, and a wolf hunts among the trees in the foreground.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I'm ecstatic to announce my debut novella, FLAME A-KINDLE, coming October 2027 from The Laughing Man House. Thank you so much to @palestarsirius.bsky.social for giving my beloved monster a home. #FolkHorror #ReligiousHorror #Horror #SeventeenthCentury #OldGods #QueerHorror #GenderQueer #TransHorror

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thank you so much, Chris!!! 💖

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Serial Experiments Rain Corbyn @raincorbyn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thanks @timberghostpress.bsky.social for talking to me about the vision and vibe at Haruspex Audio! We are open to general subs for the rest of the week, then one more week for BIPOC books and authors. www.timberghostpress.com/blog/small-p...

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Small Press Interviews: Meet Haruspex Audio

Tell us a little bit about your press and what inspired you to start it up. Haruspex Audio is a queer-focused audiobook house specializing in horror, smut, and outsider lit. 10 years of audiobook...

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If you're a fan of Lee Mandelo's The Woods All Black, Brom's Slewfoot, and/or Robert Egger's film The VVitch, have I got news for you! Announcement coming Thursday! #Horror #WritingCommunity #ComingSoon #FolkHorror #ReligiousHorror #SeventeenthCentury #TheWitch #Slewfoot #TheWoodsAllBlack

A wood stands in silhouette against an orange background. Bright text reads, "I've got a secret for fans of..." and then pictures the covers of Lee Mandelo's The Woods All Black and Brom's Slewfoot, and a movie poster for Robert Egger's film The Witch. "Watch this space!"

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You’re the best, I appreciate you💖

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

That’s very kind but for, I am keeping it to my personal circles. Thank you!

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

At this point I don’t really write nonfiction anymore, I’m editing genre fiction. Otherwise, it’s whatever editing needs doing.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Depends on the person, since some of my readers aren’t writers themselves. I usually ask guiding questions like, “if you wanted to stop reading, where did I lose you and why?” For beta trades I might ask more specific questions.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear it! Earlier I talked about finding out what the “load bearing pillars” are to someone and now I feel like I should add that concept to the post haha. Good luck with your edits!

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I have had folks ask how I managed to cut ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND WORDS from my novel. This week on my blog, I wrote about my process for how I manage big-picture edits on my novels: buff.ly/vfkfmYp #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritingCommunity

Image represents types of edits in relation to the "can't see the forest for the trees" idiom. Layered over an image of forested mountains, "developmental edits" include the peaks of character arcs, stakes, plot flow, and payoff. "Line edits" and "copy edits" reference individual trees of punctuation, style, grammar, diction, voice, and that line on page 54 that you've been trying to get just right.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I generally ask for big-picture feedback, although I will always take feedback on writing that was outright confusing, no matter the scale. I want to know how the book makes people feel and whether I’ve succeeded in what I was trying to convey.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It definitely was a lot of work! I did bring in new eyes, and I had some feedback to work from as to things that I could cut going into it. The biggest thing was knowing what the load-bearing pillars of the book were and finding ways to either cut or streamline everything that did not contribute.

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Since the trailer just came out for the Lizzie Borden episode of that Monster anthology show, allow me to recommend this book (that I helped research!) that is more interested in the trial: Why did other people think she did or didn't do it? buff.ly/gFIQ8Wc #LizzieBorden #History #MonsterAnthology

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The Trial of Lizzie Borden

The definitive account of the Lizzie Borden murders—the subject of Netflix’s Monster anthology series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. In Cara Robertson’s “enthralling” book, The Trial of Lizzie…

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

They've responded. She is out. Curious to see more in the coming days, but it's a start:

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Jes Malitoris @jeswrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

There is one specific volunteer who puts together the newsletter, he is the one who said it was his mistake

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