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Mike Jasper

@michaeljasper.bsky.social
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Fiction and technical writer, amateur farmer, avid reader, dad of two, indie publisher. He/him. Always working on 5 things at once. michaeljasper.net | michaeljasper.net/newsletter | www.patreon.com/MichaelJasper

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 3h
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Woohoo!!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dang it, Paul, I wasn't gonna buy any more ebooks for the rest of the year, and now you do this?
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I do love a process post!
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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You can read the full chapter here! For FREEEEE!!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Smart: you add the dialog balloons FIRST.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's crazy -- the actors get $60-$80 for selfies with them, and $120 for videos with fans. Luckily, hugs and quick chats with favorite stars are still free... (we didn't pay for anything!)
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mitch and I went to the Greensboro comic convention for a few hours today. SO MANY COMICS. And some writers were there, selling books. Highlight of his day was meeting actor Khary Payton from "Walking Dead" (he played Ezekiel). It was a fun time.
The "Walking Dead" actors on a panel at the Big Lick Comic Con -- Abraham, Annoying Negan Guy, CARL, and Ezekiel, with moderator.A shot of all the vendors at the comic convention.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh snap, just realized this was also free until Monday -- my one and only "omnibus" edition: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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Contagious Magic
Contagious Magic - Kindle edition by Jasper, Michael. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Contagious Magic.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Coming to the end of my freebies from my Kindle Select/Unlimited experiment for the last of my stories, so you can grab my "prequel" story to my new novel The Finder for FREE today: "Gone to the Dogs" (it's an early Bim and Hank story)) www.amazon.com/Gone-Dogs-Fi... #booksky
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Gone to the Dogs (The Finder Team)
Amazon.com: Gone to the Dogs (The Finder Team) eBook : Jasper, Michael: Kindle Store
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Highly recommended! I finally found some time to finish this novelette, and I was hooked. It made me want to write something similar someday… which I think is the highest praise I can give as a writer. Go, sign up, read, and put your brain and heart back together later, when you’re done.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also! 5. Stop futzing with my website already (aka "procrastiworking")
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Actually, a couple more: 3. Draft a brand-new novel between now and New Year's Day. 4. Lose 1-2 pounds a week.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Damn. Time for a career change for me, I think... (I don't see retirement in my future for another 10+ years! Maybe when I'm 70)
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have two challenges for the rest of 2026: 1. Read more -- read a novel a week 2. Don't buy any more books for the rest of the year!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes! The story continues!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not really thriller but mysteries, but I really like Chris Offutt’s Mick Hardin novels. Set in rural Kentucky, the land is a character all its own. His writing is wonderful.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sharing these images to brighten your day:
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The hits keep coming! I need to learn to read faster….
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Awesome. Love Baby Etrigan!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today's the day: The Finder , my big ol' supernatural fantasy crossover novel is now out! (Now I can talk about something ELSE!) #booksky
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The Finder is live!
Today's the day: The Finder , my big ol' supernatural fantasy crossover novel is now out!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I thought Ted Lasso season 4 was a terrible idea, but it's been a really good watch so far. And it makes Wednesday nights fun, which is a plus in these crazy days. It's way better watching weekly than bingeing it all one or two chomps.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here it is -- the last free chapter of my serial paranormal mystery romance adventure novel! www.patreon.com/MichaelJaspe... Going forward, the rest will be for subscribers in all tiers (starting at just $1 a month) #booksky
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Chapter Three, Part Two: Heart's Revenge (serial novel) | Michael Jasper
Chapter three continues this week, with some dark stuff happening deep underwater. Please note that I was going to make this subscribers-onl
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Vocalizations! That’s what it was.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nice! Alex for the win (again)! This goes nicely with the site I reposted a few days ago for alt text.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks for the song! Haven’t heard them in ages. So good. My son loves them; he said they made up their own language sorxaone/all of their songs? Also, better to be Too Much then Not Enough… ❤️
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nice!!!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have SO MANY books loaded up on my ereader because of this behavior. Keep it up!!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I heart Stephen King.
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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Guys, listen... this is really, really simple: When one of your buddies says or does something f*cked up, you tell them it's f*cked up. This is, like, being the most basic, not terrible, human being 101. Got it?
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This was an interesting, unpredictable story. It’s cool to read a story where you have no idea where it’s gonna go, and you have no problem with it. Great last line, too.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Check it out!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New novel coming October 1st! New Novel Coming October 1st I’ve got some BIG NEWS: coming from UnWrecked Press on October 1st is my paranormal mystery / supernatural thriller entitled The Finder!! (You might've heard me talking about it here, off and on...) This novel is the culmination of years…
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New novel coming October 1st!
New Novel Coming October 1st I’ve got some BIG NEWS: coming from UnWrecked Press on October 1st is my paranormal mystery / supernatural thriller entitled The Finder!! (You might've heard me talking about it here, off and on...) This novel is the culmination of years of work and thinking and planning (and procrastinating!) for me, as it’s not only the third book in my Finder Team series, but it’s ALSO the third book in my “rural fantasy’ Family Pack series.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You're welcome! I'd started dreading adding images until I found this shortcut. I do want to include Alt Text whenever I can. :)
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FYI -- I used an Alt Text Generator for my alt text (then realized, duh, it used AI), so I'll be using this one instead: www.tailwindapp.com/marketing/to...
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Free Image Alt Text Generator
Generate alt text for your images with Tailwind's free image alt text generator. Enhance SEO and accessibility with keyword-rich alt text for your images.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just wrote a bunch of words on a new story after almost two months of no new words (tons of copy-edits and website work, plus the craziness of my first Kickstarter). It took a while to get going, but it was NICE to write again. Also, I rolled over 100k words this week!
A progress bar shows 101,200 out of 180,000 words completed (56% done) for a word count goal. The bar is over halfway filled in blue.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wrapping up the marathon-level copy-edits this morning, at last, so I have time to post a link to my latest story at Patreon -- it's my first story sale to Asimov's wayyy back in 2000s... www.patreon.com/MichaelJaspe...
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September 2026 Story: "Natural Order" | Michael Jasper
This month's story is one of my older stories, and one that just sorta came out of nowhere. A quick history: a different story of mine, "Mud
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
lol -- I try! Great to see all your books and interviews!!
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Brown Hound Press @brownhoundpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Story of the Week! This is the author’s first story publication. Jennifer Gann’s “Dying For a Burger in the Mostly United States of America, or Possibly, Hell” has a great voice. The dark humor and sarcasm come to life in the interiority of the narrator. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/jenn...
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New Flesh 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @esedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another reprint live on Patreon! “The Taste of Wheat” first published in Clarkesworld in 2007 www.patreon.com/KitSedia/pos...
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Short Story: The Taste of Wheat (reprint) | Kit Sedia
THE TASTE OF WHEAT Dominique came from solid peasant stock, not frequently given to fancy; still, in the privacy of the thick bones of her s
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh man, I think my fellow Writers of the Future writer and friend Melissa wins the Internet for today for the title of her new book. Check it out!! #booksky
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
OMG, that title! I gotta check it out. Thanks for the updates!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks, Sean! Hope you're enjoying BlueSky so far!
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Check it out! I've fallen behind on my reading, but I've got a subscription, cuz that's how I roll... :)
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
From last night, a double rainbow! Looks like the pot of gold should’ve been in our chicken coop. But I checked, and gold was NOT what I found…
A double rainbow shines over our farm, appearing to end right at our chicken coop. A Friesian looks on, unimpressed.More of those double rainbows. They were too big to fit all in one photo.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
(I don't mean to imply that the stuff I'm reposting isn't quality content! It's the BEST.)
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank YOU. Your comic brightens my day when it pops up, unexpectedly, in my feed. :)
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's awful. There's usually a fee that comes in a 2nd or 3rd email. What creative folks need to remember is that the actual people these scammers are impersonating are literally SWIMMING in books and scripts and comics that have been sent to them. They're not out looking for MORE stuff to read.
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The hell were they thinking??
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Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
(Sorry for the lack of actual "content" and life updates and whatnot here. I'm deep in the final stages of cleaning up the last of the copy-edits of my novel, and it's fun but painful but time-consuming but rewarding and it's never gonna end.)
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