K.B. Jensen

So close to wrapping up a proofread and my own story revisions for an upcoming project but I have a mild migraine so it's going to have to wait. Weirdly enough, the best thing I can do is get away from screens and do gentle exercise. Will I actually do it? #amnotwriting #writingcommunity

AI is supposed to make things faster but maybe it leads to second guessing and a lack of confidence, for writers? Some folks think it can write better than they can, and instead of working on their craft and trusting their human voice, they trust AI more than themselves. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Hey writers, what do you do after writing about trauma? Today I wrote about a difficult topic. I always advise clients to take some time for self-care after writing like this. Take a bath, go for a walk, talk to a friend, reach out to your therapist, etc. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Today's #writingprompt: Write what you don't know. #writingcommunity #writinglife #amwriting

Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT F...

A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it.

Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.”

He has already made at least one run on the stove.

A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.

a picture of a frog surrounded by flowers and butterflies with the words picmix on the bottom ALT: a picture of a frog surrounded by flowers and butterflies with the words picmix on the bottom

Sometimes I write oddly political #poems about rage gardening. #amwriting #booksky "I deadhead the pink peonies... Blast away the seeds from the honey locust tree and the ant hills on the pavers with my leaf blower. My landscaping will be perfect. This one little piece of America will be perfect."

Is there anything in June still? This can't be soon enough.

Summer Boycotts. The People’s Union USA has announced their summer boycotts! July 4th: Economic Blackout. July 1st to 31st: No Starbucks, No Amazon, No Home Depot. August 1st to 31st: No Walmart, No McDonald’s, No Lowes. @liberalresistance.bsky.social

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The thing is this could happen in your city or town too.

I hear you. And we need art right now. Your art matters. Art is part of how we stay strong. It's part of how we make it through, process, learn, remember and make sense of things. I don't know how we get through any of this without art. Without art, we break. It's how we survive. And I hear you.

A writer at a loss for words and a former journalist who won't turn away from the news, I have turned to rage gardening. Pulling weeds and donating to the ACLU. There's a metaphor in there somewhere, and I suppose, worse coping mechanisms. #amnotwriting

ICE crossed a line in LA

So FB has suspended my account, giving me 180 days to appeal. Anyone else had this happen? What did you do? Would my life be better without it anyway? It was nice having an account as an author. #writingcommunity

Do you ever write something completely out of control? Like this will be a cute, little humorous story about a giant, and it gets really weird and dark halfway through? I feel like I have no control over my own stories sometimes. It's like dreaming on paper. #amwriting #writingweird

Ever finish a book and feel a profound sadness that it’s done because it was so good? What book? #booksky #writingcommunity just finished Good Dirt and loved the chorus of history. There was a wonderful historic scaffolding in the storytelling. I will miss the characters.

Plan a book? I trick myself into writing books. Pantser here. I like to find out what happens as I write, do the occasional character interview if stuck. Once I’ve got a draft I revise the heck out of it. But planning? Nah. Vague ideas and lots of walks if I need to untangle a character or plot.

Long story short: Had surgery recently to fix my nose after an accident. Not because I looked like I got in a bar fight. The idea was to be able to breathe through it. Yes, it hurt but now I can breathe with my mouth closed! I am bruised and swollen but I can smell things. Basil. Wow. #grateful

One day, once they allow AI works to be copyrighted, will someone using AI copyright every combination of words or chords? Will we have to pay them to create a song, story or poem? Someone should pay me to write this Black Mirror episode. #storyidea #amnotwritingyet the joys of having an imagination

I don’t think Blue Sky has died and I am not a zombie. Just write about them a lot lately. Lol

Thanks, Rob!

Forgot to mention it's free til May 19.

KB Jensen, Author, Love and Other Monsters in the Dark K.B. Jensen is an award-winning author of Love and Other Monsters in the Dark, Painting With Fire, and A Storm of Stories.

For camp info, visit: kbjensenauthor.com/emerging-tee...

Jump the Fence: Stories of Rebellion By Teen Writers (The Camp Ink Series) Jump the Fence: Stories of Rebellion By Teen Writers (The Camp Ink Series) [Jensen, K.B., Wilhelm, Shelly] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Jump the Fence: Stories of Rebellion By Teen Writers (The Camp Ink Series)

#Booksky #writingcommunity #teenwriters www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV93HWZ4

You can still snag Jump the Fence, excellent stories of rebellion by teen writers, until May 19 on Kindle! I'm proud of the work and talent these kids have! From the award-winning Camp Ink Series, part of our Emerging Teen Authors Writing and Publishing Camp. Link in comments.

KB Jensen, Author, Love and Other Monsters in the Dark K.B. Jensen is an award-winning author of Love and Other Monsters in the Dark, Painting With Fire, and A Storm of Stories.

#teenwriters The link for camp: kbjensenauthor.com/emerging-tee...

Jump the Fence: Stories of Rebellion By Teen Writers (The Camp Ink Series) Jump the Fence: Stories of Rebellion By Teen Writers (The Camp Ink Series) [Jensen, K.B., Wilhelm, Shelly] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Jump the Fence: Stories of Rebellion By Teen Writers (The Camp Ink Series)

Free book on Kindle for #booksy #booklovers #yafiction www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV93HWZ4

KB Jensen, Author, Love and Other Monsters in the Dark K.B. Jensen is an award-winning author of Love and Other Monsters in the Dark, Painting With Fire, and A Storm of Stories.

kbjensenauthor.com/emerging-tee...

sandy beach with grass and the ocean, the the cover of a great book, Jump the Fence, and anthology written by teens in our Teen Writing and Publishing Camp

Jump the Fence, from our award-winning #teenwriting and #publishing camp is free May 16 to 19 on Kindle. #teenwriters www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV93HWZ4 If you know a teen who wants to write and publish with us , I'll put a link to camp in the comments.

A polar bear figure, jar of pens with the Danish flag, and The Story Oracle Cards deck on a desk

We all have our #writingsecrets. I've been playing with The Story Oracle Cards I got at Spell Books. It's eerie how you have this vague idea of what you want to write about and then draw the perfect cards to open the door to that #story or #poem. Chaotic scene from my desk. #amwriting

Kindle image of the cover of Love and Other Monsters in the Dark with water, mist, a kraken and a silhoute of a couple holding hands. Also a gold medal award seal.

One fun thing about being a #writer and having anxiety is you imagine worst-case scenarios. Sometimes I look at my short story collection, Love and Other Monsters in the Dark, and go oh crap, those strange flash stories about monsters of all kinds, they are still way too timely. #writerlife