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πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ€“πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Find Yourself in Fiction Autistic Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy #actuallyautistic #intj #nonbinary #writer

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If you are around Denver join me on Saturday 10 am-1pm at @thespicylibrarian.bsky.social for a pride book signing with 15 authors and a variety of authors including my trans/queer/autistic sci-fi and fantasy! #transbooks #actuallyautistic #booksigning

20.06.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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In-Between ebook by MJ James - Rakuten Kobo Read "In-Between" by MJ James available from Rakuten Kobo. Sometimes life doesn’t turn out how you thought, but you can still find your place. Alicia is a single mother to her eig...

www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

13.06.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stand Alone Sci-fi: The Immortal Part of Myself.

Stand Alone Sci-fi: The Immortal Part of Myself.

Stand alone sci-fi: Neurodiverse

Stand alone sci-fi: Neurodiverse

In-between ebook with pride flag and autism infinity symbol

In-between ebook with pride flag and autism infinity symbol

Hi. I write sci-fi and fantasy with autistic and queer main characters - all of them are on Kobo+. My stand alone fantasy In-Between is about an aro/ace autistic single mother who finds out her son is the heir to the elvish thrown when he starts doing magic. Then I have two sci-fi standalone also.

13.06.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You can like how Gavin is handling the federal invasion and very plainly see the 28,000 reasons he shouldn't be President.

The hero worship is reminding me of how people talked about Giuliani after 9/11 and we all know how that went.

12.06.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
6 book covers on a ombre background, with 'vampire pride' text, and some bats in the left corner. 

From left to right the books are 

Silver Blood @tallimorgan.bsky.social 
Life Remains @ormakal.bsky.social 
A Ballad for Slayers and Monsters @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social 
Kill me Quick @josiejaffrey.bsky.social 
Lucas @mj-james-writes.bsky.social 
Bound in Blood @A.M Boone

6 book covers on a ombre background, with 'vampire pride' text, and some bats in the left corner. From left to right the books are Silver Blood @tallimorgan.bsky.social Life Remains @ormakal.bsky.social A Ballad for Slayers and Monsters @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social Kill me Quick @josiejaffrey.bsky.social Lucas @mj-james-writes.bsky.social Bound in Blood @A.M Boone

Happy Pride! Queer vampiresπŸ§›βš°οΈπŸ¦‡

Silver Blood @tallimorgan.bsky.social
Life Remains @ormakal.bsky.social
A Ballad for Slayers and Monsters @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social
Kill me Quick @josiejaffrey.bsky.social
Lucas @mj-james-writes.bsky.social
Bound in Blood @A.M Boone

#pride #indiebooks

05.06.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reading, Writing, and Productivity Sprints for May 9, 2025 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mj_james NeurodiVeRse: https://a.co/d/bkgutNg The Immortal Part of Myself: https://amzn.to/3JDYbpw In-Between: https://amzn.to/3lecXK8 Webpage: http://mj-james.com Etsy St...

I'm going live on YouTube for productivity sprints if you want to do some co-writing, co-reading, or just hang out. #writers #productivity

www.youtube.com/live/KU1pzTt...

10.05.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Join the NeuroSpicy Writers Discord Server! Check out the NeuroSpicy Writers community on Discord - hang out with 26 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Are you a neurodiverse author or aspiring author. Come join our writing discord full of other neurodiverse authors. All diversities are welcome and self diagnosis is valid. discord.gg/GKWtJfaw

#author #actuallyautistic #ownvoice #neurodiverse #writing

06.05.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading is power!

That is why they keep trying to ban books.

#books #bannedbooks #writer

23.04.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mika is book four of the Ember Town series - a queer and neurodiverse fantasy series. Make sure to pick up book on - Lucas for just $1.99 - and grab Mika for only $.99 while on pre-order. It will go to regular price upon release.

#queer #lgbtqfantasy #saphic #lgbtfantasy #embertownseries #mjjames

21.04.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Van Hollen: "I don't think it's ever wrong to fight for the constitutional rights of one person because if we give up on one person's rights, we threaten everybody's rights...Anyone who is not prepared to stand up and fight for the Constitution doesn't deserve to lead."

20.04.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2605    πŸ” 403    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 23

Apparently non-binary parents day was yesterday. So yeah.

#nonbinary

21.04.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Star Trek The Search for Spock scene. Our Lord and Savior Spock is pictured in a white robe. He stands surrounded by his shipmates who are all older here than they were in the TV show. Sulu is touching Spock's chest for some reason and he's smiling. Uhura, Chekov, Scotty, and Bones also all seem thrilled to see him. Despite being surrounded by friends, Spock is staring only at Kirk, for obvious reasons.

Star Trek The Search for Spock scene. Our Lord and Savior Spock is pictured in a white robe. He stands surrounded by his shipmates who are all older here than they were in the TV show. Sulu is touching Spock's chest for some reason and he's smiling. Uhura, Chekov, Scotty, and Bones also all seem thrilled to see him. Despite being surrounded by friends, Spock is staring only at Kirk, for obvious reasons.

He is risen

20.04.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3120    πŸ” 880    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 42

I am (finally) starting Sunrise on the Reaping!

20.04.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of grey/black coy fish circling orange grey coy fish in pond.

Painting of grey/black coy fish circling orange grey coy fish in pond.

My adult kid painted this for our hallway. I’m not much for fish but I adore this and wanted to share.

19.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! NeurodiVeRse by MJ James

Two years ago I published NeurodiVeRse about Jupiter, a #nonbinary and #autistic human who found themselves in an advocate role after a politician tried to use us (autistic people) as political fodder. Sound familiar?

It is also on sale for right now.

books2read.com/u/bMA5zv

19.04.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Snow on top of a roof with tiny icicles hanging down.

Snow on top of a roof with tiny icicles hanging down.

Snow! In April!

#colorado

19.04.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Copies of Mika came in today! I will have them for Book Bash -available before release day! #bookbash #queerfantasy #fantasyseries

18.04.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mika releases May 1st. Pick it up for the pre-order price of $.99. #queerfantasy #sapphicbooks #fantasybooks

11.04.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Table with books and sign that says Autistic Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy banner.

Table with books and sign that says Autistic Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy banner.

Hey all my #queer #trans and #autistic people in Aurora come to the Cherokee Trails High School Craft Fair in Aurora, CO from 9am-3pm. Stop by and say hi!

29.03.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of my review for Lucas. The text reads: 

 adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

    Plot- or character-driven? Character
    Strong character development? Yes
    Loveable characters? Yes
    Diverse cast of characters? Yes
    Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The world-building in this novel is great and quite unique for a vampire book. I really liked the idea of having a town where everyone knows that something weird is going on, but chooses to ignore it, and a supernatural council being charged with overseeing and keeping the people in order. 

I really liked the narrative of a vampire having to stay exactly as they physically were, and how this was adapted and applied to a trans man not being able to have surgery or needing to take hormones anymore. This was such a gut-wrenching feature, and I think lots of trans people would be able to relate to not having access to gender affirming care for whatever reason (probably not as cool as being a vampire). 

The expansion on the type of supernatural creatures in the town as the novel progressed was great. I thought this was going to be only a vampire novel, so the introduction of nymphs, werewolves, merpeople, and witches was a really cool feature. 

Finally, the narrative of Lucas having been married before he came out as trans was really refreshing. Most of the books I read with trans characters are younger and, although I don't think Lucas' age was mentioned, him being married previously and for some time suggests that he's not in the 18-21 age range most protagonists are. 

Overall, a really solid novel, with great characters, and a cool fantasy world.

Screenshot of my review for Lucas. The text reads: adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced Plot- or character-driven? Character Strong character development? Yes Loveable characters? Yes Diverse cast of characters? Yes Flaws of characters a main focus? No 4.0 The world-building in this novel is great and quite unique for a vampire book. I really liked the idea of having a town where everyone knows that something weird is going on, but chooses to ignore it, and a supernatural council being charged with overseeing and keeping the people in order. I really liked the narrative of a vampire having to stay exactly as they physically were, and how this was adapted and applied to a trans man not being able to have surgery or needing to take hormones anymore. This was such a gut-wrenching feature, and I think lots of trans people would be able to relate to not having access to gender affirming care for whatever reason (probably not as cool as being a vampire). The expansion on the type of supernatural creatures in the town as the novel progressed was great. I thought this was going to be only a vampire novel, so the introduction of nymphs, werewolves, merpeople, and witches was a really cool feature. Finally, the narrative of Lucas having been married before he came out as trans was really refreshing. Most of the books I read with trans characters are younger and, although I don't think Lucas' age was mentioned, him being married previously and for some time suggests that he's not in the 18-21 age range most protagonists are. Overall, a really solid novel, with great characters, and a cool fantasy world.

My newest read for the #transrightsreadathon was Lucas by @mj-james-writes.bsky.social - this was a really unique take on the classic vampire-turning narrative, with a great trans MC, cool background characters, and fantastic world-building!

Review below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#queerbooks

29.03.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am editing. One chapter down. Hoping to get another done before bed.

12.03.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly this is my vibe right now.

12.03.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Book one is Lucas - a trans man who is turned into a vampire.

Book two is Phoenix - an autistic aro/ace werewolf who is trying to prove she can be alpha.

Book three is Birk - a non-binary nymph who features heavily in Mika's story.

12.03.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Mika Audiobook The Ember Town Series Book Four: Queer and Neurodiverse Fantasy Series

Interested in helping to fund a queer audiobook? It launches next Monday and I would appreciate a follow and share if inclined.

It is to help fund Mika, book three in my Ember Town series, and is about a lesbian witch in a coven that believes magic is binary.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mj-...

12.03.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For me it was divorce……..

05.03.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My current work in progress is a sci-fi about a trans/non-binary person about a decade in the future dealing with the ramifications of what is currently taking place. I would be lying if I said it wasn’t hard to write while also dealing with all that is happening.

05.03.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, what better act of rebellion today then downloading and reading a book about a trans vampire written by an autistic non-binary author? 🌈

#stuffyourereader #stuffwithfantasy #trans #nonbinary

28.02.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know today is a weird day for a Stuff your e-Reader event but:
πŸ˜•It was planned months
πŸ“–You are supporting indie authors
⭐️Books are free - so you are actually costing companies
❀️Some books are Amazon exclusive, others - like Lucas - are available wide

#stuffwithfantasy #stuffyourereader

28.02.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! Lucas by MJ James

books2read.com/u/bodrK9

28.02.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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