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Jann Alexander

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Best-Selling Author, UNSPOKEN: A Dust Novel #historicalfiction Read, write, blog. Aim, frame, click. Stop, drop, and read. Find me at https://JannAlexander.com

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@cliffgarstang.bsky.social Thanks for a great opportunity!

09.08.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Black Death strikes… πŸƒ

β€œA wealthy big-game hunter from Texas was killed on Sunday when a Cape buffalo that he had been eying for his next trophy attacked him during a safari in South Africa”

Every now and then #karma earns a sweet victory ✌️

08.08.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can the Dust Bowl Happen Again? With new research showing the world's fresh water supply is quickly disappearing, it's not a leap for an author to plot a dystopian waterless future β€” and another novel in The Dust Series

Can the Dust Bowl happen again?
When I read "The Drying Planet" report on diminishing fresh water supplies caused by groundwater mining, in propublica.org, I did what #authors doβ€”pictured exactly how the Dust Bowl *could* happen here. Again. #blogshare

www.jannalexander.com/post/can-the...

07.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So true, your question! What readers and authors most want these days is to hear from lesser known voices, I think! Defining that, however, can cause controversy

07.08.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

I'm lucky to be the Author of the Day in Global Girls Online Book Club today! With club members from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the UK, and US, it's a very engaged audience! Hop over to Facebook, join the group, and enjoy the #bookclub chatter #booksky
www.facebook.com/groups/27073...

07.08.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great pointers for #MondayBlogs!

04.08.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To Gain More Fans and Sell More Books, Be Fully Yourself An Artisan Author has to be bold enough to risk being different from everyone else, uniquely and unashamedly being themself.

To Gain More Fans and Sell More Books, Be Fully Yourself writersinthestormblog.com/2025/08/to-g...

04.08.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve Got Questions for Jann Alexander Editor’s Note: This exchange is part of a series of brief interviews with emerging writers of recent or forthcoming books. If you enjoyed it, please visit other interviews in the I’ve Got Questions…

When author Cliff Garstang had questions for me, I had answers! Great to be featured on his blog today, in his very supportive #writingcommunity series of #interviews!

#MondayBlogs #authorlife
cliffordgarstang.com/ive-got-ques...

04.08.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’₯ NEW: The Hidden World of Writing Scams | by @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via @annerallen.bsky.social vist.ly/32743

Thrilled to be a guest today. I have written many posts about the various scams targeting authors on my Substack. Here are snippets from each one.

#MondayBlogs #Writers

04.08.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Writing is such a natural outpouring of me-ness, I’ve overcome a couple of obstacles that are an organic part of being me…

Read more about Julie Bonner Williams’ fascinating writing life (& her beautiful oak desk)

lindaksienkiewicz.com/writing-life... #mondayblogs #writer

04.08.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Editing Is Hard #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne Tell us about a writing lesson you learned the hard way.

Editing Is Hard #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=19997 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

04.08.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m forever hoping my readers will find commonality with my characters, and if they can find that, then empathy. It’s why I write
#mondayblogs #authors #writetips #writingcommunity #whyIwrite

28.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Quick! Name this oft-overlooked era, sandwiched between two world wars, deserving of more #historicalfiction and #nonfiction, called β€”β€” ?
Bonus Question: explain why
#mondayblogs #history #booksky #whyIwrite

28.07.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Breathing Dust: Why One Girl Refused to Run with Author Jann Alexander As an award-winning host, Teri M Brown’s goal for Online for Authors is to introduce avid readers to characters they’d like to invite to lunch. Today, Teri chats with Jann Alexander, author of Unspoke...

"Breathing Dust" in #historicalfiction that explores themes that resonate todayβ€”family dynamics, resilience in the face of adversity, and found family with The Dust Bowl as a potent reminder of how history tends to repeat itself #podcast #bookreview #mondayblogs
www.terimbrown.com/blog/episode...

28.07.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes it can…here’s why
#MondayBlogs #conservation #historyrepeats #water

04.08.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting a Sunday evening head start on sharing #MondayBlogs …in advance of adorable grands arriving 7:30am πŸ™„πŸ€£

04.08.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This retreat looks awesome!
#readers #authors #writingcommunity #booksky

03.08.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

can't get to the east coast in November, as delectable as it looks! but happy to help w/ sharing

03.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Women's Fiction With a Love Theme Find your new favorite authors right here. They've partnered together to bring you all of these exciting free reads!

πŸ–οΈ If you're at the beach, grab a #free #womensfiction story to read and find love.
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πŸ† A win-win, either way!
πŸ“š #booksky
books.bookfunnel.com/augustwomens...

03.08.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@phillaird1.bsky.social thank you for sharing, Phil. The @propublica.org story deserves much more attention than it’s getting

03.08.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Authors and #readers, all are welcome to meet the future’s famous authors in a monthly zoom book club! #booksky

03.08.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Clubs | Jann Alexander Reading the historical novel UNSPOKEN by Jann Alexander in your Book Club? It's a story as close-to-true as fiction can get, where strong women face down their fears during the Dust Bowl and Depressio...

A fabulous idea! I joined! I’ll help recruit. If you’re looking for a historical novel to feature in the future, will you please consider Unspoken?
www.jannalexander.com/book-clubs

03.08.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Horrible. So sorry!

03.08.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy cow!! This is an email you actually rec’d? From someone on X?

02.08.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No! Might I be? I think I qualify πŸ˜‰ Please tell me how to apply?

02.08.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fun read this was!

02.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ludicrous. Waiting for the pardon to drop

02.08.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Mercedes! Nice to find you here 😍

01.08.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every good thing must come to an end but my historical novel #Unspoken lives on! Thanks to the amazing book blog hosts and tour guide @cathiedunn.bsky.social 😍
#historicalfiction #booksky

01.08.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tv screen says welcome

Tv screen says welcome

🎼 Where everybody knows your name 🎢
#cheers

31.07.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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