@jassilvera.bsky.social
Writes about stories about the things that go bump in the night...including headboards. Inveterate Gemini Oatmeal cookie apologist Latest Release: Charming Dawn, Tooth & Spell Book Three!
Hey, I have had some questions about who is allowed to file.
Here is the class certification:
announcement about virtual panels tied to Black women in publishing.
Don't Miss This!!
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A cat staring hungrily at the UK version of Strange Beasts thinking "just Β£0.99!" Under the headline "Kindle Monthly Deals August"
Strange Beasts is an August Kindle Monthly Deal!
That means you can pick up a copy for just Β£0.99. A purrfect opportunity to catch up before @hodderscape.bsky.social releases the delightfully dark sequel, Wayward Souls, on 12 March 2026.
www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Beas...
Cover for Damn Good Story: a guide to hone your writing
Have you picked up your copy of Damn Good Story yet?
You can check out an excerpt here: drive.google.com/file/d/1fWPF...
You can pick up your copy here: ko-fi.com/s/4aed3fda2f
Don't be scared to share this post. Thank you.
Hey #romancelandia, the immensely talented and wonderful Jodie Slaughter is fundraising for her sister who was just diagnosed with cancer. Let's show up!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Here are some tips for ways to βshow upβ when you arenβt able to show up in person, as well as suggestions for all of us for building more inclusive movements for social justice and human rights.
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How to turn off FaceID
β’ Open Settings App
β’ Open Face ID & Passcode
β’ Enter your passcode
β’ Toggle off iPhone Unlock
𧡠2 quick tips for anyone who owns an iPhone, values their privacy, and is attending a large public event.
Note: these are meant for typical low-risk users. Please refer to @eff.org for detailed tutorials that are useful for higher-risk/higher-visibility individuals.
Itβs so, so good!
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Image of the tops of books in a herringbone pattern. They are in a rainbow gradient. The center of the image has a green textbox with the words "Resources for fighting book censorship, library challenges, and more."
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
I had a lovely conversation with a young person at a book event recently who had been using ChatGPT to help write their book reviews. When I patiently explained the way these models are trained they were horrified and promised to write their own.
So. I know people CAN get it.
Always here to support a dancer pursuing her dreams!
26.05.2025 17:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I donβt want to βstreamlineβ my writing. I donβt want to βincrease my output.β I donβt want to βwrite a novel with one click.β I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.
25.05.2025 20:39 β π 1411 π 468 π¬ 23 π 20Teachers, librarians, book lovers, #BookSky! Join us Friday May 9th from 10AM-3PM for the Freedom Read-In, a free, all-day assembly of award-winning children's book authors reading from their own work to bring attention to and raise support for Freedom to Read bills that are active in 12 states...
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A little bird told me tickets are all sold out but you can still stream the panel live (free!) from your home planet. π½π See you Saturday!
www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy...
Doing some last minute Mother's Day prep at Third Place Books in LFP and spotted Conjuring Moonlight & Binding Shadows! Sydney was kind enough to turn me loose with a Sharpie - now there are signed copies of my witchy/wolfy babies on the shelf! π
www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9780997...
My dad would have loved this- he was my gateway to comics and action movies.
Proud to be the 218th backer π on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Adventures of Lion Man! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
OK, now we have FIVE HOURS and $4,190 to go!
By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
Text over image of 2 bottles with the number 7 on their label on a table, surrounded by black folding fans with the words, Curious Elixirs, and an assortment of herbs. Text reads: Steamy in Seattle 2025 Sponsor Highlight
Text over image of 2 bottles with the number 7 on their label on a table, surrounded by black folding fans with the words, Curious Elixirs, and an assortment of herbs. Text reads: Steamy in Seattle 2025 Thanks to Curious Elixirs, we'll have Curious #7, a Sparkling Champagne Cocktail To serve with the high tea & treats on May 10
Thereβs still time to get your tickets for Steamy in Seattle on Saturday, May 10!
Join us in person or online for a lively discussion with @annaguirre.bsky.social and Elizabeth Stephens, moderated by @jassilvera.bsky.social!
www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy...
I hate to ask, even more so at this time of financial uncertainty for everyone, but I have some #BookstoreRomanceDay expenses looming & sponsors who have dropped out or are dragging their feet about committing, & could use your help, if you're able. #Romancelandia
gofund.me/d7809983
Rainbow over Seattle Marina
The world is a mess. But, also:
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There's a lot that goes into campaigning for any elected position. If you need more information on how to get started, I highly recommend wherecanirun.org which is part of @runforsomething.net, co-founded by @amandalitman.bsky.social. This is where I found my current goal: running for City Council.
02.04.2025 15:58 β π 53 π 27 π¬ 1 π 0Whole heartedly agree on this list pick!
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This year I am hosting the Romancing the Craft conference at Rutgers. Itβs an all-day affair on May 3 with some of the best romance writers and editors offering a master class, workshops, speed pitches and more. Details and registration here: bit.ly/RomancingTheCraft
27.03.2025 13:17 β π 347 π 71 π¬ 9 π 8Yay! I loved this book so much. Glad to see!
28.03.2025 00:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0because people have internalised a really strange hagiography based on locus of control over the process of gathering information and for some reason doing so via your eyes is supposed to be superior to doing so via your ears
25.03.2025 12:21 β π 304 π 32 π¬ 31 π 4Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek
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Graphic. Book covers on a yellow background with two walking cartoon cherries. "In one of these books a male main character makes the other male main character ** **** on the female make character on the beach." "its this one." Harbor March Backlist bundles. Haven, Sanctuary and Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon 3 steamy romances for the price of one. Three romances with shirtless buff guys on the cover, standing in front of the mountains, in front of a farm and in front of the ocean. All three books have plus size black heroines and all three books feature BDSM elements. Haven - he saves her from serial killers. Months later they reunite and do the nasty instead of going to therapy. Sanctuary - She saves herself from a professional hit and ends up hidding at his farm. They do the nasty in a peach orchard. Harbor is a polyam story with three black folks. Their cheating partners are killed and they try to find meaning in it all. The meaning involves a threesome on the beach.
PICK WHAT YOU PAY! The March Book Bundle is here!
Scoop up some sexy catharsis in 3 dark romances.
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Ok. But can I rave about the book keeping me company this weekend for a minute:
Iβm calling this one contemporary romance with a ghost of magic about a career driven sports broadcaster and a cinnamon roll optometrist is everything I never knew I needed. π
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Losing...
But Iβll be damned if I stop writing (and publishing). My writing is the love of my life, my sanity, my safe space and the way I make sense of loving a world that doesnβt seem to love me back. They donβt get to win this fight with my silence.
/End rant
