J.J. Unthank

Holding two books in a hospital bed, one is ‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ by John Green, the second is ‘Brigands & Breadknives’ by Travis Baldree.

Recovery reading sorted for the next few days! #booksky

Also I didn’t get an uneven tan from the surgery, it’s iodine staining! =P

Man (who is slightly orange from the iodine) recovering in hospital post surgery with a compression bandage on his neck and chest!

Surgery all went well! Moving and not in too much pain! A lot of work still to go until the implant is working but, for now, all is good!

All good. Very drugged!

Me in surgery gown waiting in a hospital room.

Me in super sexy anti blood clot stockings and bright yellow socks.

Been waiting for this day for two and a half years, and now I’m roughly three hours away from being a cyborg! Wish me luck!

Most definitely! She’s been feeling extremely sorry for herself ever since we got home!

Ohh protest poo sounds like it would be fun to clean! =P mine just hide under the blankets we put in there with them!

Just got her back from the vet, they’ve given her some antibiotics to help! She should be better by Monday! =) Poor sod did not like the vet one bit! =P

Caught one on camera! She’s really not having the best time! This was proceeded by her getting lots of pets out in the corridor outside my office! (Her favourite spot for some reason)

A poorly ragdoll cat named Zelda lying on the floor next to the top of a staircase.

Been working through my editors notes all day and this little chicken has come up to interrupt me about fifteen times! She’s feeling a bit under the weather bless her, taking her to the vet later! #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #cat

ONE OF US! haha! I should get the membership stuff through soon and I can start annoying people in the discord! =D Thank you! I'm sure it will, I'll post some gruesome photos once it's all done (if bluesky lets me)!

Yeah not my finest moment! =P It was lovely meeting you too, thanks for making me feel so welcome! YES, Glasgow! Good luck with the book as well, let me know if it finds a home I want to read it! =D

Am impossibly tired now, it didn’t help that I got on the wrong train home and turned my 4 1/2 hour train journey into a 6 1/2 hour one! I am very smart!

The world fantasy awards being presented in the main room of World Fantasy Con.

A panel from World Fantasy Con

Brighton pier on a mediumly sunny day.

Brighton sea front at night with the moon in the sky.

Had the best time at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! Can’t wait for Glasgow next year!

The outside of the Hilton Hotel in Brighton where world fantasy con is being held!

Caitlin Rozakis, Phillip Irving, Mike Brooks, and Karin J. Robinson sitting on a panel

A mural of a sausage dog with a rainbow running through their belly!

Great first day at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! Met so many lovely people! Can’t wait for the rest of the weekend!

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Had my last coaching session with @edidin.bsky.social today; I can't recommend his coaching enough! Genuinely feel so much better prepared for my first round of edits. He also taught me a bunch of techniques so I can keep improving my craft (hopefully) now we’re done!

Two humorous social media posts about cats believing their owners can control nature, like rain and sunlight. Transcribed Text: Feline_Tales My cats have this meow that means “please come with me to fix this” after which they’ll lead me to the problem in question, usually a empty (or ‘empty’) food bowl or a closed door they want open. They look at the ‘problem’, they look back at me, clear message. What fascinates me is how this illustrates what they percieve as being in the realm of my ‘power.’ I control the food, I control the door, sure, but my cats love to sit on the balcony in the sun, and it has happened plenty of times that on a rainy day they come get me, go to the balcony and show me... the rain. “Please fix this” they say. “Please get rid of the wet” “Silly kitty,” I say, “I can’t control the rain.” I then walk into the shower and turn on the rain. purrfect_logic I hope this is a universal cat owner experience. Every single night he begs me to turn the sun back on so he can watch birds on the balcony. I tell him no, I cannot do that. But I can turn lights on and off in the house and he’s fairly certain I’m just not applying myself properly here.

AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal

People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.

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I’m very much the same! I’m okay until it’s large crowds then my instinct is to run! I’ll be making use of the convention quiet zone a bit I think! =P

I was on the fence about that panel because I wanted to go to the LLM panel and hear people talk shit about AI =D But I think you’re right, the new to the con panel would be more helpful!

Thanks! This feels like really good advice! I was mildly panicking about trying to meet so many people! =P

Ohh I hadn’t thought about that! Thank you!

Heading to my first @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social next week! Kind of terrified, not really been to a con before! Anyone have any tips for getting the most out of these things? #writingcommunity

Two ragdoll cats staring at a camera perched upon a desk.

Thanks!! =) They’re not kittens anymore but they still have blue eyes! =P

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Two ragdoll kittens looking at a camera whilst a man with a large head is in the background!

A ragdoll kitten named Zelda sleeping in a radiator hammock she is now far too small for!

A ragdoll kitten named Ori, mid yawn, in the same radiator hammock, but up close making it look like she’s holding the camera!

Spent a few months working through the middle of this book to get to the ending, and now I’m here it feels daunting as all hell! Finally chipped my way through the ice today, only 500 words, but it felt good to make a start! Have some kitten photos to celebrate! (They’re now much older!)

Thanks!!! =D

A Publishers Marketplace deal report screenshot with the words: ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CORPSE By J.J. Unthank Imprint: Crooked Lane Former videogame developer J.J. Unthank's ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CORPSE, following a young necromancer who must hunt a serial killer through London's magical twin to keep the secret of his undead parents buried; pitched as for fans of Ben Aaronovitch, Stuart Turton, and Jim Butcher, to Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2026 (world). marcia.markland@crookedlanebooks.com Rights: Elena.silverberg@crookedlanebooks.com

Finally crossed the 60K threshold with my WIP! Also I got the precious publishers marketplace screenshot for the upcoming book! #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky