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JR Maxwell

@thejrmaxwell.bsky.social
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schmoopy smut writer, knitter, agender queer, PNWer, Episcopalian, funnier than you'd think 🧶📚 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ jr-maxwell.author-pages.com

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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 12h
Today's example of my family's relationship with money: "Sure we can go on this trip, but it'll be coming out of your inheritance." 💀 I'd rather have a trip with my mother across Canada than the three grand it'll cost, but that just doesn't occur to her.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 12h
Presumed inspiration: comic books and/or films Actual inspiration: Being a child of G&T programs (I love this question) ~the book is called "Even Superheroes Have Bills to Pay" and pre-sale starts Nov 1st~
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 14h
GDI, I found a typo, far past when it can be fixed. It's the kind of typo that maaaaybe can be read as is, if one wants to assume the author is being ~eccentric~. Which, well. Sure, let's go with that. Ugh. Annoyed tho.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 14h
My fanfiction titles are 99% song lyrics. Original fiction titles are not, for obvious reasons, which means it's a much more annoying process. Basically I come up with something, I love it, I am sure No One will like it, I try to think of something else, I give up and go with the original idea.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 18h
I... think I might be stressing more over this book release than is wise. (she says after waking up with grinding teeth and heartburn at 1am)
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Dan Levy as David Rose: Get It Together!
Alt: Dan Levy as David Rose: Get It Together! (I don't even like the show but they give great gif)
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
That elephant picture is so Portland 😂
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Gave final signoff on the bk1 print proofs today. There is no emoji for this feeling.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Surprisingly motivating silly thing.
My birb from the 'Finch' app telling me we've gone on 600 Adventures together. (Meaning I've utilized the app 600 days.)
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Jackie Lau @jackielaubooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Stuff your turkey" with free romances by Canadian authors for Thanksgiving weekend! www.canadianromancesale.com
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In the category of Ancient History, my BFF just sent me a digital pic of this physical pic (lol) of me and our friend at church camp when we were 18. Yes I looked like a chubby Drew Barrymore in the late 90s. Good times.
Oh God where do I start. Me as a white teen in a dark blue prom dress posing with a white teen dude in a dress suit and tie. The background is sand and trees, as our church camp was at the beach. Summer of 1998.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
are these cool or WHAT (card design by me, via canva, who plant a tree when you print through them?! amazing) #indiepublishing
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Getting compliments from my typesetter is very pleasing indeed, because I respect their magic so so much. We're SO CLOSE to the finish line, folks. #indiepublishing
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
hey person behind this account, you might want to update your agentic AI's prompts, because it left this comment twice :)
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Is the fact that every search result thinks 'sneers' and 'simpers' are synonyms for 'grins' a sign of AI and how much it sucks? Because I'm about to throw my computer out the fuckin window.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm guessing there won't really be, or at least not many. The genre/trope is about how people can choose to be exceptions to darkness, but that darkness is usually *brutal*. (Which means I personally can't read it, and is why I find this thread interesting.)
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh god never mind the wheezing, I apparently used 'grins' forty-five (!!!) fucking times.
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Bert's Reaction: FML Cry
ALT: Bert's Reaction: FML Cry
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Six, the answer is six. Four for sex and two for laughter, which honestly sums my writing up tidily.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
new game, let's see how many times I used 'wheezes' in one book #amrevising
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Man Counting on Fingers, Feeling Overwhelmed
ALT: Man Counting on Fingers, Feeling Overwhelmed
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Print version of bk1 will have 296 pages, which is just fucking bonkers. I'm the kid who couldn't write fic over 2000 words without feeling pained.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
well I definitely wrote the book I wanted to read, because even when I'm just skimming for spacing issues the end gives me feeeeelings of the shiny eyeballs variety
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Rosa Diaz: It's Embarrassing Having Feelings
Alt: Rosa Diaz: It's Embarrassing Having Feelings
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
TIL people are even mean to each other on the kdp community forums. Like, a *lot*. I thought I was too cynical to be surprised by this shit anymore. Apparently... not.
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Nope Nope Nope Nope
Alt: Nope Nope Nope Nope (person in hoodie making a surprised 'nope' face then disappearing into the hoodie)
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
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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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Of COURSE she sends me the first full proof of bk 1 while I'm actually busy at work 😭💀
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hang on, the only way to participate as a romance author in Stuff Your E-Reader / Stuff Your Kindle day (www.romancebookworms.com) is by joining a Facebook group? That's a huge bummer, on several levels. I was looking forward to it.
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Candace Harper @foxglovefiction.com · 06/10/2026
In a world where many people would prefer we not exist, and many more just wish we weren't so obvious, queer romance and existence *is* resistance. One part of it anyway. If you want to read something that welcomes you, that are AI free, check out this promo - promos.foxgloveficti...
Queer Romance is Resistance on a white background. On the bottom left there is the cover for A Knight to Remember by Ceillie Simkiss. On the bottom right there is a progress pride flag in a heart shape.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No idea what my first romance novel was, but my first and very formative sexytimes book, which I read when I was 10 or 11, was this one.
The cover for "Scruples" by Judith Krantz
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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And the Truth says, "Preach!"
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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Oh, well, AI is already here so—" "Asbestos." "Well, I mean—" "CFCs. Leaded fuel." "—but—" "Portable baby cages." "—okay, I—" "Radium. Agent Orange. DDT..."
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It was a very full weekend of travel and family and singing so I am grumpy as hell about having to go back to work. But a gear is turning on the book this week, so I will knuckle down.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OK yes it was a good funeral, except for the part where a man in full military uniform did the reading of 'blessed are the peacemakers' and my brain fully glitched. Anyway, RIP Great-Uncle Chuck, the last of his generation of the Henry & Freligh lines.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"I need evidence that he's breaking the law." "I don't think he is breaking the law. I think the law just sucks. Now get in the hole." Leverage: Redemption 3x1 The Weekend in Paris Job
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Doesn't matter how great the article is if it's behind a paywall. Because even a 'free' account is paying: I would then be seeing adverts from companies that pay the news outlet to play those ads for me. I would be generating revenue for the news outlet. Nothing is free, fam.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TIL knitting takes two-thirds of the yarn crocheting does. WHAT. Which has pros and cons in general, but as I'm already playing yarn chicken with this particular project, I've not got much choice. Boo.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Me and my mama touristing it up at a museum cafe in Oregon with the cutest dang table decorations.
An older white lady looking at a menu, and a table centerpiece of felt flowers.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well. I say "Negative, Ghost Rider" all the fucking time, but I actually say "Negatory, Ghostwriter" because I've never seen Top Gun, I was a tween of the 90s, and that's how my brain works.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've never really felt the whole 'I wish I had someone special to share this with' thing, like sunsets or movies or idk other couples type stuff. But gosh I wish I had somebody I to squeak at about every step in this publishing journey. Because there are a LOT of steps, and a LOT of feelings.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I'm too literal for this" - something I've said out loud about two things today, and probably one reason I'm single
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And! Today I got this! Crochet thread #40 and #50 for my brother's wedding present, which will be a fancy knitted lace tablecloth and placemats.
Six balls of VERY VERY TINY ecru thread, and my fingers with dark fingernail polish
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing it authentically 🤓
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just got to sing a favorite piece by a favorite composer in a giant echoey sanctuary with an organist who could actually play all the notes (Britten is no joke) and it was fucking magnificent. Like greeting an old friend you didn't realize you'd missed quite so much.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is *blistering*. No notes.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mm, woke up angry today. Will do my very best to use it for good, but I make no promises.
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lovvvveeeeeee this!!
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 29/09/2026
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Someday I'll learn to tag things before hitting Post. Le sigh.
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Matt LeBlanc's 'Excessive Oldness' Diagnosis
ALT: Matt LeBlanc's 'Excessive Oldness' Diagnosis
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let's dance :D:D:D
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every time I see someone use their religion as an excuse to exclude trans people in some court case or other, I think about how I genuinely believe that it is my religious duty towards God to transition, and how stressed a judge would be if we ended up opposite each other in the same case.
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 29/09/2026
Tennessee Legislators Demand Genital Check of Starbucks Mermaid: tinyurl.com/4v28assy
Starbucks mermaid scowling while closing and holding both her fins off to the side
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just got to wrestle with I mean pet a giant 2yo golden retriever who was so happy he drooled on me, so my day is MADE 😍
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JR Maxwell @thejrmaxwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
omfg i lied about not having a playlist for bk1, it's clearly the soundtrack of The Incredibles on repeat what was i even thinking, pffft
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