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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 12h

Morning! Today I posted some H.P. Lampooncraft. Enjoy!
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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 3d

If you have not read The Wicked + The Divine then you have deprived yourself of pretty much the best comic of the past... I don't know how long. A long time though. Like the sort of time that you are sure wasn't that long ago, but then you see how old Macaulay Culkin looks now and you're horrified.

Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 3d

This went live last night - a big PDF bundle of the books I've written at Image. Includes The Wicked + the Divine, DIE, Phonogram, Ludocrats, the first Power Fantasy, We called them giants, etc. Basically, this is the stuff I got into comics to do, and a great chance to grab it.

Humble Comic Bundle: Roll for Initiative with Kieron Gillen by Image Comics

Dive into one of comics’ most creative minds with our Kieron Gillen bundle, featuring The Wicked + The Divine, and more! Pay what you want and support BINC!

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 3d

Morning. I probably had slightly too much fun writing today's flash story. A little horror-comedy epistolary thing. Hope y'all enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...

Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 5d

Morning. Today, I posted some thoughts on horror fiction, and some recent insights into how it operates. There, now you know what I posted today. Lucky you? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-horror...

Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 7d

Morning. It's Monday so I've got a new bit of audio up. A little horror experiment where I got curious about what would happen if the horror element truly couldn't be put into words. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...

Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 10d

Another Friday, another free story. This week, I was curious what would happen if a tale's horrors were as indescribable as Lovecraft used to say they were before he described them in loving detail...
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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 12d

Foreshadowing... :P

Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 12d

Morning. I have been asked a handful of times over the years about how traditional publishing works, so I decided to put everything I know into one (hopefully) handy article. Hope some folk get use out of it!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/how-gettin...

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 13d

NEW PAUL JESSUP BOOK! This is not a drill. This is an
absolutely spectacular book. Deep, dark, and dripping. Do yourself a favor. Buy it NOW.

👻 The Phantasmic Paul Jessup 👻 @pauljessup.com · Sep 10

Cancer Eats the Heart, coming out Oct 7th 2025 from @underlandpress.bsky.social

Welcome to Dark Rivers, a rustic northern town forgotten by most and beloved by few. Where the disabled and chronically ill and dying turn to vampirism as a cure

#horror #novel

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 14d

Morning. Another day, another 6-minute podcast. This week: the name is also the thing it is: me trying to figure out as many ways to describe a sunrise as I can within 1000 words. All without descending into a cheesy mess (hopefully). Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/29-sunrise...

29 Sunrises - Audio

A story of language and lumens

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 17d

Hello, hello. It's another Friday, so there's another story up. Or... perhaps a self-indulgent creative writing exercise that I'm trying to pass off as a story. You decide! Enjoy? Maybe? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/29-sunrises

Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 19d

Morning! Today I flung some words at the wall, and some thoughts about descriptive writing, and using language in odd ways emerged. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/were-in-th...

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 21d

Morning! It's Monday so I've got new audio fiction up. This week, I'm poking again at the idea of what we do when confronted with the inexplicable, this time around featuring naked bodies frozen in the ice. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

We Found Them Buried in the Ice - Audio

A story of answers and their absence

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 26d

I cannot express how disappointed I am by targeted ads. All I get is ads for cat food (I do not own a pet), cars (I have owned two in 18 years), and moderate-to-severe Crohn's and/or psoriasis (which I'm fortunate enough not to suffer from). Wtf?

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 26d

Morning! It being Wednesday, today I threw up some thoughts on writing and productivity. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 28d

Morning! It's Monday! Start things right by listening to a silly story based on a silly typo. Go on. Do it. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-cod-wa...

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · Sep 16

Horror folks, it's the middle of September, and the Stoker Recommended Reading List is looking extremely small. If you're a member of the HWA, go recommend something you've read that you loved!
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HWA Bram Stoker Award Recommendations

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · Sep 19

Morning. I misread the words "The Cold War" this week. The result: this incredibly silly story. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-cod-war

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · Sep 17

Morning. Today, I put up some thoughts about that old chestnut "write what you know" and why I largely disagree with it. Because I'm ornery on Wednesdays, that's why. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/advice-abo...

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's Monday, so I've got some fresh audio up. Trapped princesses, towers, and incipient madness. All you need to kick off your week. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-fantasy-...

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · Sep 11

Holler, @reactorsff.bsky.social !
Both @momoshaty.bsky.social's CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT & TORMENT & @hazelzorn.bsky.social's REEF MIND featured in their Can't Miss roundup.

Both are def can't-miss, & both are available in our webstore:
store.tenebrouspress.com

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Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for September and October 2025 - Reactor

This season's new titles include parallel worlds, interstellar voyages, and strange magic...

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · Sep 12

Morning! This week's free story: a quick riff on the Rapunzel fairy tale. Just with a lot less fairy. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-fantasy-...

Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · Sep 10

Morning. Today, I posted some thoughts on worldbuilding, and the joy of grimy, lived-in places. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/go-then-th...

Go Then, There Are Other Worlds Than These

A post about words and worlds

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👻 The Phantasmic Paul Jessup 👻 @pauljessup.com · Sep 8

did my first youtube short...if you ever wondered what my goth'd up freewrite alpha sounds like, or types like with my weird keycaps, know you now! I'll do a longer video explaining this and my writing process and how I made it at a later point

#writerdeck #goth #horror #writing

my gothic writingdeck for writing dark fantasy and horror

YouTube video by Paul Jessup

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · Sep 8

Morning! It's Monday so there's new audio up at Something's a Little Off. This week: a glimpse of a strange city, and what happens to people who linger too long. Basically, I let my New Weird freak flag fly. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-tourists...

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