J.L. DuRona, Spooky Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃
@jldurona.com
Spooky middle grade author, Nintendo nerd, music and movie friend. #SCBWI #HWA. 🚫AI
Troupes are the ropes on which we joyfully swing!
Troupes are the ropes on which we joyfully swing!
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If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
Reposted by J.L. DuRona, Spooky Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃
If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 AM
If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
There are seriously just some things you can't search for anymore to learn about
There is no way to look up "how to build a free website" without every single result luring me to Wix or Squarespace, or a completely phony manipulator *cough* I mean influencer doing the same
There is no way to look up "how to build a free website" without every single result luring me to Wix or Squarespace, or a completely phony manipulator *cough* I mean influencer doing the same
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
There are seriously just some things you can't search for anymore to learn about
There is no way to look up "how to build a free website" without every single result luring me to Wix or Squarespace, or a completely phony manipulator *cough* I mean influencer doing the same
There is no way to look up "how to build a free website" without every single result luring me to Wix or Squarespace, or a completely phony manipulator *cough* I mean influencer doing the same
Reposted by J.L. DuRona, Spooky Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃
Look at how young they are!
And Travis Baker looks SO different*
*yes I know that's Scott Raynor 🤣
www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvq...
And Travis Baker looks SO different*
*yes I know that's Scott Raynor 🤣
www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvq...
Blink-182 Perform "Dammit" Live on March 17, 1998 | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
YouTube video by Conan O'Brien
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Look at how young they are!
And Travis Baker looks SO different*
*yes I know that's Scott Raynor 🤣
www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvq...
And Travis Baker looks SO different*
*yes I know that's Scott Raynor 🤣
www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvq...
As an author, my style is a picular cross between Edgar Allen Poe and judy Blume
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 AM
As an author, my style is a picular cross between Edgar Allen Poe and judy Blume
So itch has a REVERSE sale option and I just wonder
Do those work?
Do those work?
January 24, 2026 at 10:17 PM
So itch has a REVERSE sale option and I just wonder
Do those work?
Do those work?
Love how music is truly timeless 🖤 🎵
It is WILD hearing Evanescence blasting from my 17-year-old's room
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Love how music is truly timeless 🖤 🎵
Noiselund feat. Red Letter Media and friends - Look At Me (Bop Bop Bop)
YouTube video by Noiselund
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Well, Ghostbusters is both horror and comedy, as are many horror movies. Tech noir, of course, is another good one
#Writestuff
#Writestuff
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Well, Ghostbusters is both horror and comedy, as are many horror movies. Tech noir, of course, is another good one
#Writestuff
#Writestuff
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#Writestuff
I've never seen a noir that DIDN'T have at least a LITTLE romance! 😆
But no, I don't believe any genre is unmixable.
I've never seen a noir that DIDN'T have at least a LITTLE romance! 😆
But no, I don't believe any genre is unmixable.
#WriteStuff Q5 Are some genres unmixable? A noir romance for example?
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#Writestuff
I've never seen a noir that DIDN'T have at least a LITTLE romance! 😆
But no, I don't believe any genre is unmixable.
I've never seen a noir that DIDN'T have at least a LITTLE romance! 😆
But no, I don't believe any genre is unmixable.
#WriteStuff Q4 Name two genres you've never seen mixed that would be fun.
For fun, reply to as many replies as you can with examples that the respondent was unaware of.
For fun, reply to as many replies as you can with examples that the respondent was unaware of.
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Literary fiction is to genre fiction as a "critically acclaimed" film is to a "popcorn flick!"
#Writestuff
#Writestuff
#Writestuff Q3 Distinguish "literary fiction" from "genre fiction".
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Literary fiction is to genre fiction as a "critically acclaimed" film is to a "popcorn flick!"
#Writestuff
#Writestuff
#Writestuff
I don't "limit" myself, per se, but I enjoy writing horror the most because it resonates with me. I'm not at all against doing something else should I feel the spark!
I don't "limit" myself, per se, but I enjoy writing horror the most because it resonates with me. I'm not at all against doing something else should I feel the spark!
January 22, 2026 at 8:51 PM
#Writestuff
I don't "limit" myself, per se, but I enjoy writing horror the most because it resonates with me. I'm not at all against doing something else should I feel the spark!
I don't "limit" myself, per se, but I enjoy writing horror the most because it resonates with me. I'm not at all against doing something else should I feel the spark!
Hi, #Writestuff! Better late than never, I s'pose!
I'm J.L. DuRona, and I write spooky #kidlit. I'm here because I've been gone too long due to work, and the questions are always thought provoking 😺
I'm J.L. DuRona, and I write spooky #kidlit. I'm here because I've been gone too long due to work, and the questions are always thought provoking 😺
Tonight on #WriteStuff: Genres and Mashups. First question at :05, but first -- who are you? Why are you here?
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Hi, #Writestuff! Better late than never, I s'pose!
I'm J.L. DuRona, and I write spooky #kidlit. I'm here because I've been gone too long due to work, and the questions are always thought provoking 😺
I'm J.L. DuRona, and I write spooky #kidlit. I'm here because I've been gone too long due to work, and the questions are always thought provoking 😺
Thank you SO much to those who've contributed so far!
If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Thank you SO much to those who've contributed so far!
If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 AM
If y'all like your #kidlit with a smattering of #rlstine, #timburton, and TONS of snark, help me reach my funding goal and grab a copy or three of my books! 📚
Six Shooter for life, baby! #FrightClub
😆
Most of them were so bad but yeah, it was fun for me too
And now we all have favorite murder puppets!
#FrightClub
Most of them were so bad but yeah, it was fun for me too
And now we all have favorite murder puppets!
#FrightClub
January 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Six Shooter for life, baby! #FrightClub
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#Horrorwriterschat
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
#Horrorwriterschat
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
Thanks, Eryn! Hate being late, but I had work 🤷
I'm having a sale on my itch page to fund a Freewrite for m'self. 10% off each of my book (DRM free!).
If you like spooky middle grade books with snarky female leads, my series is for you!
itch.io/s/179021/hel...
#Horrorwriterschat
Again in verse:
One strike already
but can you blame me?
I can hug someone
that smells so strongly of cumin
Two strikes left
and I better comply
because the last will stick
and we'll no longer be one human
Again in verse:
One strike already
but can you blame me?
I can hug someone
that smells so strongly of cumin
Two strikes left
and I better comply
because the last will stick
and we'll no longer be one human
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
Again in verse:
One strike already
but can you blame me?
I can hug someone
that smells so strongly of cumin
Two strikes left
and I better comply
because the last will stick
and we'll no longer be one human
Again in verse:
One strike already
but can you blame me?
I can hug someone
that smells so strongly of cumin
Two strikes left
and I better comply
because the last will stick
and we'll no longer be one human
#Horrorwriterschat
(Both my MC are tweens for reference)
Lacey and Cal would both hate National Ghost Hunting Day because they happen to be good friends with some of them 👻
(Both my MC are tweens for reference)
Lacey and Cal would both hate National Ghost Hunting Day because they happen to be good friends with some of them 👻
I LOVE these days being subverted. You're all in sweatpant heaven. What about your WIP characters? your main characters? And what would they say?
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
(Both my MC are tweens for reference)
Lacey and Cal would both hate National Ghost Hunting Day because they happen to be good friends with some of them 👻
(Both my MC are tweens for reference)
Lacey and Cal would both hate National Ghost Hunting Day because they happen to be good friends with some of them 👻
#Horrorwriterschat
Picking the one on my birthday, and going for verse!
We lay them on the platter
Some still pulsate
their vessels ooze
but they beat no more
Because on International Heart Day
we each must make our offerings
Picking the one on my birthday, and going for verse!
We lay them on the platter
Some still pulsate
their vessels ooze
but they beat no more
Because on International Heart Day
we each must make our offerings
So we have four days today...or was it five? SUCH a busy day...
International Squirrel Appreciation Day
National Hugging Day
International Playdate Day
International Sweatpants Day
National Granola Bar Day
So which one will you choose to make horror? I know you can....
#Horrrorwriterschat
International Squirrel Appreciation Day
National Hugging Day
International Playdate Day
International Sweatpants Day
National Granola Bar Day
So which one will you choose to make horror? I know you can....
#Horrrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
Picking the one on my birthday, and going for verse!
We lay them on the platter
Some still pulsate
their vessels ooze
but they beat no more
Because on International Heart Day
we each must make our offerings
Picking the one on my birthday, and going for verse!
We lay them on the platter
Some still pulsate
their vessels ooze
but they beat no more
Because on International Heart Day
we each must make our offerings