Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 12/09/2026Instead, my writing comes from a cobbled-together mess of ideas, slowly shaped into a working scene. My process is slow, but the benefit is that my chapters are polished and can be shared with readers before I'm done drafting the whole novel. (2/2) 020
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 12/09/2026I'm learning that I'm an edit-as-I-go writer, chapter by chapter. It's through the process of reworking the prose on a scene level that I discover the story and characters. A lot of this is because writing rarely flows for me in a linear fashion. (1/2) #WritingCommunity 150
Reposted by Jules NickersonElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 253116733316
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 22/08/2026I love it when my critique partners leave the grimace emoji reaction 😬 in my gdocs. It means I've done my job! #WritingCommunity #Horror 050
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 11/08/2026I thought you did a great job with Down Where Monsters Dwell so I'm sure you'll do amazing! you got this 💪 110
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 11/08/2026I love @bpl.boston.gov in Copley Square and any excuse to visit—it's my favorite library! Got my library card renewed today for another 4 years so I can continue borrowing on Libby. #BookSky 0174
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 06/08/2026My dog and I visited the Brattle Book Shop today! A used bookstore with over 250,000 books, maps, and prints. The outdoor section is the sales area with books as low as $1. #BookSky 040
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 20/07/2026I finished self-edits for a project! This was a major revision where I shifted chapters around, added new ones, and clarified character arcs. In total I added about 15k words. Time to set it aside while I wait for feedback, and in the meantime, maybe dive into something new... #WritingCommunity 260
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 08/07/2026All the new horror books coming out in July 2026! One that I'm looking forward to reading is The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontrager about a group of academics trapped in an underwater cave. Links: - readjumpscares.com/2026/07/07/a... - bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #BookSky #Horrorreadjumpscares.comAll the New Horror Books Coming in July 2026July 2026’s new horror books, featuring titles from Chuck Tingle, Sara Hinkley, Christopher Golden, Sami Ellis, Rae Wilde, Jen Julian, and more! 030
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 06/07/2026What I'm reading this week: FIEND by Alma Katsu @almakatsu.bsky.social After @annahirsch.bsky.social recommended it to me, I borrowed it on libby and I'm loving it so far! Definitely a comp for the manuscript that I'm currently drafting. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734363... #BookSky 161
Reposted by Jules NickersonThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 04/06/2026What makes a good bookstore? These shops made The Boston Globe‘s Best of the Best list because they offer something extra, whether it’s a special tie to the community or a memorably cozy cafe. trib.al/O5UN888 2294
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 08/05/2026Lots of great horror releases in May! I'm most interested in Nicholas Binge's Abyss (Severance meets Lovecraft). reactormag.com/new-horror-b... #horror #bookskyreactormag.comAll the New Horror Books Arriving in May 2026 - ReactorThis May, don't cross a black cat, be wary of the promise of eternal life, avoid cults at all costs, and more... 050
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 29/04/2026From the wise @zillawrites.bsky.social: "The cheerleaders aren’t the problem. The problem is when cheerleaders are all you have. When the loudest voices in your corner are the ones telling you you’re already good enough." Read more at zillawrites.substack.com/p/you-dont-n... #WritingCommunityzillawrites.substack.comYou Don't Need More CheerleadersOn building the writing circle that will actually help you level up 130
Reposted by Jules NickersonPorter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 25/04/2026It's Independent Bookstore Day! Hooray! Among many other things going on, the Prison Book Program matching donation program starts today! A generous donor will MATCH the dollar amount of all purchases off our Prison Program Wish List from now until May 2ndportersquarebooks.comPrison Book Program Wish ListPorter Square Books is proud to partner with Prison Book Program to help provide access to books to people in prison. Order any title off this wish list and select the In Store Pick Up at Cambridge. You don't need to pick it up—we will give it to Prison Book Program to distribute. The Prison Book Program believes in the life-changing power of literature. Books help people learn new skills, heal from trauma, and connect with their families. Since 1972, the Prison Book Program has been sending free books to individuals in prisons around the country. Along with each hand-selected package, volunteers send personalized notes to each reader— because connection and respect are just as important as books. 03118
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 12/04/2026"Human creativity is not an efficiency problem that can be optimized. Treating writers’—and by extension editors’—work as a problem AI can solve misunderstands the qualitative advantages that book publishers have over tech giants." dearheadofmine.substack.com/p/dont-autom... #WritingCommunitydearheadofmine.substack.comDon’t Automate Yourself Out of a Job, or Book Publishing in the Age of AIPublishing Economics 301: Artificial Intelligence 010
Reposted by Jules NickersonIvy T. Woods @ivytwoods.bsky.social · 07/04/2026@annahirsch.bsky.social @zillawrites.bsky.social and I started a podcast! Join us for Episode 1 on Substack, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube! #writing #tradpub #querying #amqueryingopen.substack.comQuerying Rules and How (Not) To Break ThemJoin us as we discuss the nitty gritty of getting into trad pub and your first step after finishing the book, querying! 083
Reposted by Jules NickersonJade Mason @jademasonwrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2026First article from my series, The Life That Didn’t Happen, is live!!! It’s all true, all authentically me, and may include some cringe and humor in it depending on the reader. #writingcommunity #writers #writesky open.substack.com/pub/jademaso...open.substack.comMany Shades of JadeGreen, lavender, white, black—I contain multitudes, and apparently, a full color palette 01411
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 11/04/2026media.tenor.coma small puppy is laying in a cardboard box with a blanket .ALT: a small puppy is laying in a cardboard box with a blanket . 020
Reposted by Jules NickersonPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 04/04/2026Some of the imagery coming down from the Artemis II crew is breathtaking... 20865141
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 27/02/2026Congratulations Anna! It's been an absolute delight to watch you conquer the querying trenches in the past few weeks, and I cannot wait to see you take this book out on submission! ♥️🪳 120
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 25/02/2026So many amazing horror reads in 2026. www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30... #booksky #horrorgoodreads.comA Month-by-Month Peek at 2026's Most Anticipated HorrorHorror enthusiasts, gird your loins. This new year looks particularly scary. As part of our rolling overview of upcoming titles in 2026, we’ve coll... 050
Reposted by Jules NickersonIvy T. Woods @ivytwoods.bsky.social · 13/01/2026An #editorsguide to 🌲THE LAND OF UNDYING SUMMER🌲 This romantic fantasy has: 🐻❄️ Canadian subarctic inspired setting 🌋Roots in animistic religion ⚡️A physics based magic system 👵🏽 Crotchety immortals 🏠 Complex family dynamics 🌎 Accessible worldbuilding #bluepit📖 #A #F #R #FR #OS soon 👀 1410253
Reposted by Jules NickersonPhilip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social · 03/01/2026NYT offers a survey of the state of book publishing that feels hopeful. Also a nice mention for the newly-launched horror store, Twisted Spine. This is a gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...nytimes.comDragons, Sex and the Bible: What Drove the Book Business This Year 43411
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 27/12/2025Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks "According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop of about 84%, and sales this year through October were about 15 million units." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comLast Call for Mass Market PaperbacksAfter years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year. 130
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 22/12/2025Congrats Zilla!! The blood and sweat was worth it🩸🩸🩸 130
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 18/12/2025Thank you! Sending you some dry and sunny regards from the desert 🌵 010
Reposted by Jules NickersonT. Rutherford @trutherford.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Excited to announce that Our Elsewhere has won the general fiction category for the 2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished contest! bookpipeline.com/winners Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband. 6155
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 03/12/2025This is the best vague post I've ever seen. So happy for you Zilla and I can't wait to see what the next couple of weeks will bring! 💛 110
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 01/12/2025Congrats Chase!!! 🖤 That's an incredible accomplishment and I can't wait to learn more about this book! 130
Reposted by Jules NickersonKate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 26/11/2025I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/ 228795
Reposted by Jules NickersonPublishers Lunch @publisherslunch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started> lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...lunch.publishersmarketplace.comSourcebooks Cracks the Big Five - Publishers LunchFor the first time in decades, there’s a challenge to the hegemony of the biggest trade publishers in the US. As Sourcebooks continues to grow, it is now the fifth largest publisher in the country by ... 22010
Reposted by Jules NickersonPage One @ukpageone.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Simon & Schuster Executive Fiction Publisher @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social joins us to talk about the decisions that go into acquiring and marketing books. Plus, what happens in auctions and why she started The Honest Editor Substack! Watch now: youtu.be/SJXs6kut_EU Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone 186
Reposted by Jules NickersonAWP @awpwriter.org · 13/11/2025“TWC Live! Literary Agents on Publishing in a Time of Unrest” premieres TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. ET! See @frecklywench.bsky.social, of Aevitas Creative Management, Danya Kukafka of Trellis Literary Management, and @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social of Neighborhood Literary on AWP’s YouTube channel.awpwriter.orgTWC Live! Literary Agents on Publishing in a Time of UnrestTWC Live! returns November 13, and this time literary agents will be expanding on June’s Big Conversation in the magazine: “Publishing in a Time of Unrest.” 144
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 08/11/2025What I’m reading this weekend: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield It’s a horror novel about a woman who returns from a catastrophic deep-sea mission but is no longer the same. #BookSky 060
Reposted by Jules NickersonManuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Want to work on tension, character & querying - for free? Check out our #MSWL live replay from last week! One attendee said “I feel like I just had an entire MFA course. Except MFA programs get snooty about 'genre fiction.' " Check it out! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag... 0205
Jules Nickerson @julesnickerson.com · 03/11/2025Thanks for sharing the cover process. I love how you prepared an entire slideshow of your thoughts! How long was the whole process from beginning to end? 110