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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don't know how original the phrase 'slop dispensing rectangle' is, but that doesn't make me any less proud of it. jjunthank.substack.com/p/dont-be-th...

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Don’t be that guy: The Idea Guy

The only people who think ideas are all that matter

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you make him hold a dudestone and trade him he’ll evolve into Macklemost, who has guns for feet

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This might be the best thing I’ve seen all day!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Every six months the discourse returns to whether you need to be well read to write well. I wrote this so that I will forever have an answer. #writing #booksky jjunthank.substack.com/p/the-chef-w...

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The Chef Who Never Eats

Do you need to be well read to write well?

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In case it was unclear, suggesting that anyone with a disability needs gen AI to do amazing art is, in and of itself, incredibly ableist. Do not spit on those who have found innumerable ways of making art without stealing from others and polluting the planet. It is disgusting to suggest as much.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thank you for getting the quote! Even if what they’ve said is a load of rubbish! I love that they couched this in questions!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Do you happen to have a link to that article? I’d be very interested to give it a read!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nice! I hope it doesn’t disappoint! =)

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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It came! Psyched to read @jjunthank.bsky.social 's humorous fantasy tale.

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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you're not using asbestos yet, you are being left behind. Everyone is using asbestos, there's no point in trying to fight it. Asbestos is the future.

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wint @dril.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

a prominent member of Film Twitter told me to "Suck his dick" just because i said that my favorite movie is the tv show Scrubs

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Ian Fay @ianfay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"SPACE" one for me

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I wrote a little thing about plotting vs pantsing and here it is on crimereads!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Any More Questions for the Corpse? is officially out and available wherever you get your books!

The front cover of the book Any More Questions For The Corpse? by J.J. Unthank with the words 'Out Now' below it. The front cover consists of a skeleton reading a book on a sofa, while surrounded by shelves of other books.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

One day till release! This might honestly be my favourite joke in the whole book, and yet whenever I tell people it always gets a groan!

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"Like a failing podiatrist, Mal knew something here was afoot."

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

That and the fact that every one of these emails are 'written' with the most sycophantic AI bullshit you've ever heard.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I really don't get the, "Here's five easy replies you can use if you're interested." thing that all these emails end with. Is it a way to trick the stupid AI email thing that people use? It's so baffling, and such an enourmous give away that it's a scam...

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I love the nerve of some of these scam emails. (I'm getting at least two a day now, what fun) It's the follow up email that kills me, they're like: "Hello, I see you haven't fallen for my scam, just checking in to see if that's going to change, reply YES if you'd like to fall for it, Kind Regards."

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Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Releases this week! I'll be visiting my local Barnes & Noble to inquire about a copy.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In fun news, Any More Questions For The Corpse? will also be available in the U.K. from August 25th! I was able to preorder myself a cheeky copy in Waterstones!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

6 Days! Less than a week! Here is one of the more sane quotes from my novel!

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Ryan Pequin @ryanpequin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

if i saw C3PO trying to make art i would smash him apart with a wrench

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

7 Days! Still quite proud of this silly ass opening line.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

8 Days! This is feeling rather ominous, I swear the end is just a book comes out.

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"They did seem to have a knack for finding trouble -or looking for trouble? Either way, where they went trouble also went, like the pair were riding a tandem bicycle."

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My wife is reading some first draft chapters of my new book and I can hear her giggling to herself every now and again, and I so desperately want to go ask what bit she’s laughing at! I must not bother her or she’ll stop reading!

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Gonna keep telling this story. I watched an hour long "How To Write An AI Novel" how to video out of curiosity and I shit you not, 60% of the video was about how to trick Claude into writing something that didn't look like it was AI. If genAI is a tool, it's core audience uses it mostly for fraud.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

10 days to go! One of the best things about writing is the ability to troll your friends years in advance of them knowing! One of my closest friends is deathly afraid of moths, and when he read this he knew this passage was written just for him!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

11 Days! Well I'm commited to this countdown now, so I can't stop!

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

12 Days! From a touching moment between Mal and Des, as always Mal had to make a joke out of it! (I know I'm talking about these characters like they're real, not sure if it's a sign of madness. Hopefully not!)

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026

We could, and just hear me out, not give a fuck about able bodied persons receiving the benefits of accommodations. This is actually what we should do about it: nothing. Not a fucking thing. supposed "grift" is only a problem in a world looking for an excuse to deny accommodations.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wrote something silly that's been on my mind the last few days. jjunthank.com/2026/08/12/t...

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The Chef That Never Eats

Do you really have to read to be a good writer?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/08/2026

I think up the most ridiculously unsellable concept I can and then say "fuck it, Imma write that."

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We're officially two weeks out from my book release! Slightly terrifying, so I thought I'd count down the days with some of my favourite quotes! 14 days to go!

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"Of the many horrors our world possesses-- plagues, Eldritch beasts, social media-- there is but one Mal wished never to meet again. Zombies."

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Sensibly read my book until I fall asleep? Or spend the next four and a half hours watching the new @hbomberguy.bsky.social video that just dropped on patreon? I already know what I'm going to do. It can't be helped.

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hi!! Thank you!! I’m a huge fan, looking forward to coming to your panels! =)

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

In slightly mad news, here's where you can find me at @laworldcon.bsky.social! This is my first ever World Con, and first time on a panel. Slightly terrified, but can't wait! If you see me around do say hi!

A schedule of events some nitwit almost author named J.J. Unthank will be doing at LA Con this year.

From Shell Shock to Mind-Burn: PTSD in Sci-Fi
Thursday August 27 - 15:00 PDT
Found Family: Who We Call Home
Friday, August 28 - 12:00 PDT
Meet Debut Authors of 2026! 2nd Edition
Sunday, August 30 - 16:30 PDT
Murderous Dragons: Fantasy Mystery
Monday, August 31 - 10:30 PDT

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Miami Mike @leather-peach.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Speaking of the odyssey this is the best post anyone's ever made about it

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Hardbacks arrived the other day! I’m so happy with how they’ve turned out! I can’t believe two years ago I was writing this book with no idea what the hell I was doing! Strange how it all works out!

A photo of a hardback book held up in front of a living room. The book is ‘Any more questions for the corpse?’, the cover is a skeleton sat on a sofa reading a book!

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Excellent piece, reminding us that texts are irrelevant if they are not expressions of the creative thoughts of living and breathing authors, written for living and breathing readers. Texts written by LLMs are simulations, lacking the essence of embodied experience.

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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

RELEASE DAY!! So happy to bring you my tenth (!!!!) book - Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies! Appreciate all the support, and enjoy the book(s) 🧙 mybook.to/magicmapsand... mybook.to/charms

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J.J. Unthank @jjunthank.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Thanks man! I hope you enjoy it! =)

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Note from my notebook (2017). Still true.

Truths About Writing
Most people will ignore what you write
Someone dead did it better than you
You will be misunderstood
That's all ok

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