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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Talented author/top-flight editor, she/her, gunblade trans, lesbian and generally awesome. I write fantasy, sci-fi, wrestling epics. Also writing as Emelia Quantrille (queer fantasy) and Temple Hart (lesbian superheroes) https://www.jbgarnerwrites.com/

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · Aug 13

COVER REVEAL!

@gingerbluepublish.bsky.social had this waiting for me in my inbox this morning - the finished cover for my next book, From Angry Secretary to Cat-Girl Heroine in Just One Rebirth!

Big thanks to @lisadovichi.bsky.social for the incredible art!

The book cover for From Angry Secretary to Cat-Girl Heroine in Just One Rebirth by J. B. Garner, published by Ginger Blue Publishing

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 17m

If you want to turn that around, why not buy a book from a trans femme lesbian creator? ME!

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner | Author and Editor

The literary minds of Top Flight Author and Editor J. B. Garner.

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 58m

This, sadly. My indie sales and my publisher's sales reports agree.

I hate to say it, the people hurt most by a Kindle boycott are indies and small presses, often marginalized creators of all stripes.

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 4h

Everyone: I AM BOYCOTTING KINDLE

Me: cool, will you buy my books somewhere else at least?

*me looking at my sales report* Ah, I guess not.

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Dani Finn 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 3h

Tech investors seem to think hubris is the most important quality in a CEO

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 2h

You're welcome! That's one of the reasons I make these posts every day.

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Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 9h

I hold out hope that one day, leftists will stop being shocked at "Person of marginalized identity holds conservative beliefs".

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Yay!

The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Let's get ACCOUNTABLE for Wednesday, October 15th!

I'm up before my alarm (boo), breakfast'd, coffee'd, with fresh girl patches slapped. Work-wise, today is all editing as I hope to finish my last deadline for October, but I do have an afternoon break to step outside for a nice lunch.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 13h

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TOUCH SOMETHING SOFT.

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Ginger Blue Publishing @gingerbluepublish.bsky.social · 19h

There are a million tales in the Walled City…Noir mystery crossed with romantasy in an amazing metropolis filled with danger and intrigue. @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social
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Songs & Sorcery: Tales of the Walled City|eBook

There are a million stories in the Walled City. This is one of them...The Walled City is a modern marvel – set at the mouth of the Great River where it joins the Orb Sea – five cities bu...

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Another Con-Tinual panel talking about new and upcoming releases with yours truly, as well as @jpnettles.bsky.social, @ginikoch.bsky.social, @layladorine.bsky.social, @randeedawn.com, Lynn Michaels, and DG Carothers.

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I wouldn't worry. You'll carry Maine in your heart, just like I keep Chicago. So you can bring it forth when needed. Now, you're just adding new experiences and places to your repretoire.

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 1d

How about the Lupin III x Slam Jam mash-up?

The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Let's get ACCOUNTABLE for Tuesday, October 14th!

The fam is home, all is well, they had a great trip and I'm happy to have them back. A good house and pet-sitter I am!

So, today is a little rest, a lot of laundry, and more editing. If I can finish this last contracted job, I can breathe easier.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 1d

STRENGTH CRUSHES ENEMIES! DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO?

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Land of Confusion by Disturbed

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 2d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 2d

😳 Oh, uh, yes, that does make it better, I suppose! Thank you!

And yes, the end of the tunnel is coming. Just gotta claw my way there.

The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 2d

I'm really feeling the grind today. From the press of con season right into super con curd RIGHT INTO being seriously behind on every aspect of my work, it's all crushing right now.

I know this will pass, but this is the closest I've felt to crushing burnout in some time.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 2d

IT IS GLORY TO BATHE IN THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES BUT TO ALSO BATHE IN THE SHOWER.

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Let's get ACCOUNTABLE for Monday, October 13th!

The fam returns tonight, so I'm trying to make sure all is in order. Not that it isn't mostly there, but I just want to make sure everything is as nice as possible.

Also, I have one last client novel to edit this month. Time to get to it!

The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 2d

The doggo squad formed up while their parents aren't home to escort me. Fierce guard dogs, ready to defend me against any threat, lol.

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 2d

YOU MUST DO YOUR STRETCHES TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 2d

One book edit down, one to go for the month.

Maybe THEN I can finish Cat-Girl revisions. Such is the life of a freelancer, I suppose.

The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Let's get ACCOUNTABLE for Sunday, October 12th!

Back into the daily grind. I should finish edits on a client's novel today, then I start his next one, the last I'm contracted for currently. Still an end of October deadline for that, so it's time to get busy.

Or, as I'm already busy, busier?

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 3d

YOU MUST SATE YOUR THIRST TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.

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The Literary Minds of J. B. Garner 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Speaking of bra fitting, here's a pic my friend snapped of me in the new, fitted kit which, trust me, makes a big difference in the bust department.

Of course, she snapped me in mid laugh and, somehow, that makes me look like I'm resigned to death. Don't ask me why.

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