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Johnna Matook

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romance/ya writer + reader all spelling errors are my own she/her linktr.ee/johnnatries

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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Finished Developmental Edits (Round One)
Journey to Querying #5
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
new post johnnatriestowrite.substack.com/p/a-revision...
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A Revisionists History
Journey to Querying #4
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
vulnerable on main open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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To All The Manuscripts I've Shelved Before
What all "failed" manuscripts have taught me and why I'm not afraid to be bad at things.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
midyear reading recap open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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Mid-year Reading Recap
It's halfway through 2026 or whatever I guess
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Ellie May @elliemayauthor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My baby is gonna be my debut!🥹⚾️🩵
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
UH OH HERE I GO AGAIN open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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Finished My First Draft
Journey to Querying #1
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
new substack (ok it's a few days old ) open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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About Post-[insert noun]-Depression
post concert, post series finale, post book, etc;
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
*anotha one* open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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Why You Don't Want to Give Up, Actually
I’ve writen a couple substacks about pondering whether I should give up an idea and rejections during querying.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
did not intend for homestuck to be the cover photo of this post open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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Reacting to TFIOS Years Later
"Maybe okay will be our always."
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
there's a moment in one of my favorite childhood YAs where the mmc squeezes the fmc's arm before exiting the scene and i live for that kind of thrill in my books every now and again (the lonely hearts club by elizabeth eulberg)
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
who the hell are these guys that go fishing on NESN and how can i get a production position on their show
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Should I Just Give Up?
Tales from an Author Doing Revisions
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
here's to the highlights when I was convinced/ that this was much more to you than some night shit
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
:( trying to remember the B plot after the mc's have been making out for like 2.5 chapters straight :(
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Dallas Rose 🌹 @dallasrosebooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I'd rather write my own books, even if they never get read by a SINGLE person outside of my betas/CPs, than "generate" (steal) other people's hard work with AI.
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Erin Rose 🍉 - Updates Only @authorerinrose.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Need a little romance this February? Add Sparring Partners on Goodreads and enter to win a free paperback copy 💙 Giveaway runs through the 27th — 20 copies, US & Canada only. #goodreadsgiveaway #sportsromance #sparringpartners
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
scrolling through my bsky and most of my posts are in all caps whoops
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
JANUARY READING WRAP-UP open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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The Books I Read in January
I read NINE books in January alone.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
5 MORE SUNDAYS UNTIL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
hbd harry styles THANK GOD IT IS FEBRUARY SPRING WE ARE GETTING CLOSER
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🗣️DON'T CALL ME KID🗣️DON'T CALL ME BABY
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Writing question: How do you format texts between characters? For context, I have a HP laptop and use word.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Finding Your 'Why', Writing Slumps, and Where I've Been
I needed a third thing; i don't think it's much of a mystery of where i've been because I haven't been gone long lol
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Dallas Rose 🌹 @dallasrosebooks.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
How many more people need to be murdered in the street? How many more children ripped away from their parents? As a mother and just as a human being, I feel so sick all the time. This needs to stop. ABOLISH ICE.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11/01/2026
It is normal to feel scared in times like this, but if you are able to do so, get into community with people. Other people help you keep in touch with hope, help you understand that you can and will make a difference.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
just shouted "and now…THE MOMENT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!!" and hopped into bed with a book
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Dallas Rose 🌹 @dallasrosebooks.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Now #amquerying: LEARNING FOR YOU, the teaching/karaoke romance of my heart 💜 YOU BETWEEN THE LINES x KATHERINE CENTER When budget cuts threaten her dream job, new high school English teacher Jules must compete with her annoying(ly handsome) rival to keep her place—and avoid falling for him.
Title slide: LEARNING FOR YOU Agent GuidePitch (abbreviated for alt text): New high school teacher Jules Clark’s dream job is in jeopardy before it's even begun: looming budget cuts mean each department is set to lose one recently hired employee. Her direct competition is Adrian Pierce, the annoying(ly handsome) and smug former lawyer who breezes through everything she struggles with and one-ups her every chance he gets. She must compete with him to keep her place at the school—and try to avoid falling for him in the process.
Tropes/elements: golden retriever love interest, workplace rivalry, karaoke league, complicated family dynamics, forced proximity, strong female friendships. Comps include You Between the Lines, One on One, and The Makeup TestMoodboard featuring warm hazy images of books, a classroom, rumpled bedsheets, a woman studying, men’s glasses on a book, and a silhouette of a couple about to kiss
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
called my senator rep today and you should do
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
"When my depression works the graveyard shift All of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room" is hitting a little too accurately right now
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
besties what are we reading this year? open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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2026 Reading Goals
A loose idea of what I'd like to accomplish in the reading world for the year 2026
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
i hate when i'm revising a chapter and it's like, where are their sunglasses? on their head or did they already put them away? Oh they're tucked into their t-shirt? Since when?
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
lowkey yearning for 2009
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madge @madgemaril.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
the barnes & noble pre-order sale is back! members use promo code PREORDER25 to save 25% off one of next summer’s steamiest sports romances, THE PADDOCK CLUB 💕 starts today, ends 1/1! full details on B&N’s site. 🔗 below
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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MY 2025 READING WRAPPED
What's the point of having a blog if I don't talk about a few of my FAVORITE books of the year?!
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
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We're all we've got
Winter Break 2011 I finished reading Mockingjay and I remember, vividly, being heartbroken and sad and having a terrible book hangover.
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
oh shit did the doomsday trailer drop
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
happy pajama day for all who celebrate (last day of public school in the U.S. for 2025).
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Wild take but a man wearing a quarter-zip with a quilted vest over it is--not a red flag, exactly--but it's SOMETHING OK
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
time to share one of my favorite videos on the internet!!! Happy first night of hannukah www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlL...
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Dreidel - Hanukkah song - Shir Soul - Hanukkah 2025
YouTube video by Shir Soul Music
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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In the Case of Being Embarrassingly Honest...
I don't know what I'm doing and this cannot be understated!
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Happy Hanukkah! Thank you to Chabad of Park Slope for shining light in times of darkness, and showing we will never yield to hate.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
4. All the evidence that is not anecdotal here, all the research, supports teacher burnout from too much tech and too many demands, but it keeps coming back to more training. It does provide a voice asking for fewer demands and less tech.
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random bread every 10 minutes @10minutebread.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
bread
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
plotted out my book up until fun and games. now i'm beyond that and don't know what happens next like an asshole
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
oh yup clock it open.substack.com/pub/johnnatr...
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Feeling Connected
One month (or so) without Instagram
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
don't have to tell me twice!!
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Johnna Matook @johnnatries.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
guys i am COOKING with my holiday shopping this year
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