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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff"

@authorlevai.bsky.social

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She/her. PhD in Egyptology, now I write fiction. The Night Library of Sternendach is my novella in sonnets. The Glass Garden is space horror and family drama. Will boost almost anything with a bat in it. linktr.ee/authorlevai

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · Aug 27

Hello to BlueSky and my new followers! Please check out my novellas:

THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH is a bittersweet vampire opera in sonnets.

THE GLASS GARDEN is space horror.

Covers designed by @kglyder.bsky.social.
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My two book covers, against a starry background.

STERNENDACH has red bat wings, a book, and fangs.
THE GLASS GARDEN has a kaleidoscope image on it.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 34m

Yeah.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 2h

I don't know about by you, but by me the weather is chilly and rainy and dark. I know: perfect.

I'm gonna try to write something, but if you're looking for something to read, here's this.
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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · Aug 27

A fan of big, romantic #musical theatre? Perhaps you'd like my novella in sonnets, The Night Library of Sternendach!

Love #TanzDerVampire? It's got vampires in love.

Adore #TheGreatComet? In this novella, they write letters.

Into #PhantomOfTheOpera? "Opera" right in the title.

The cover of the book in question. Big red bat wings, a book, and fangs, with stars in the background.

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Untitled Junk: HAPPY SPOOPY MONTH! 🎃🤖🎞👻 @untitledjunk.bsky.social · 2h

RIP Drew Struzan. 🕯️🎞

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 2h

Weather continues to be rainy and raw, but I opened my seasonal lip balm this morning, so at least my face smells cozy.
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Beeswax Lip Balm, Cardamom Coffee

Hydrate and protect lips with our Beeswax Lip Balm - Cardamom Coffee. Organic ingredients and essential oils provide smooth, soft lips with a spicy aroma.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 4h

I've often said there's a fine line between guerilla marketing and "Ma'am, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave the store."

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 5h

I was doing the family grocery shopping when Steely Dan's "Dirty Work" came over the PA and I just sighed.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 20h

Welcome!

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

Enjoy Night's Master. I adore that book!

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

Having my book in a Buffy-themed recommendation post is a dream I didn't realize I had come true.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

Good on you!

I'm… not going to make my goal of 100 rejections this year. I just haven't been submitting for the simple reason that I haven't been writing as much and have less to submit. I'll do my best and hope for next year.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

That is my submitting philosophy for so many markets.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

Welp. Halloween viewings of SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999) and selected spoopy episodes of RIVERDALE completed.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

Please back this! I really want to read WITCH OF PRAGUE.

Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 1d

Have we mentioned if we hit the Kickstarter goal for WITCH OF PRAGUE, we'll open pre-orders for our second book? According to @courtneymilan.com, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO is "Poignant, beautiful, and incredibly meaningful."

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

The Witch of Prague, from Homeward Books!

Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 23h

I just backed 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery, from @shewstone.bsky.social, on @kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

101 Tales of Magic and Mystery

TTRPG adventure plots of mystery, magic, and intrigue, grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 5-month birthday to my latest baby!

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · Jun 9

THE GLASS GARDEN, by me.
Cover by @kglyder.bsky.social
Image macro also by me, using OpenOffice draw
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The cover of THE GLASS GARDEN, by Jessica Levai, surrounded by arrows indicating tropes, or the author's best guess at them. "Adult sibling drama!" "Eldritch horror!" "Academics… in space!" "Coffee!"

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 1d

My vampires are all the classic aristocratic tropes but also, and this is not explicitly said in the book but you guys seem cool, my vampires are bound by promises, like in a supernatural way.
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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and want to support Indigenous people, may I suggest you pick up Never Whistle At Night, edited by Shawn Hawk with an introduction by Stephen Graham Jones.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 1d

#VampiresOfTubi: EAT LOCALS

Unsatisfying, but it let me spend some time with actors I like: Freema Agyeman (both prosecutors on L&O UK have played vampires!), that guy who played the king on THE ROYALS. I've never seen Charlie Cox in anything liked him here.

But yeah, the movie just… happens.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 1d

I like how that song starts cheesy but not actually bad, and then it just melts down.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 1d

Ha! I just watched that this afternoon with my husband and older kid!

It's been forever since I've seen it. Still want Depp's outfit.

Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 2d

I say the same about Doctor Who/Phineas and Ferb.

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Shewstone Publishing @shewstone.bsky.social · 2d

The Fair Folk (faeries) beguile travelers into their hollow hills. Ghosts haunt the moors and castles. Foreign spies plot the downfall of the Tudor Dynasty. 101 #TTRPG adventure plots inspired by the history and folklore of Renaissance England. 88.5% funded!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

Cover image of the book 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery with illustration showing three adventurers confronting an elf lord within his hollow hill. Green graphic reading "Nearly Funded [on] Kickstarter. Caption: TTRPG Plots inspired by the history and folklore of Renaissance England.

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 3d

I'd love for you to read my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book during the Halloween season.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

This is a photo of a paperback copy of The Atrocities by me (Jeremy C. Shipp). The cover features a creepy old manor house, storm clouds, and a hedge maze. The book is against a brick wall with vines growing around and over the book.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 3d

This thread inspired me to write to Bookshop, explaining the issue, assuring that I know it's not intentional, asking for maybe a price change of a few cents either way. They replied, saying they'll look into it. Further updates as events warrant.

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