J.W. Donley
@jwdonley.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Graphic Designer, & Webmaster hurtling through life with devious glee
- Dark Forest Press LLC owner
- HamLit co-editor
- @HorrorTree.bsky.social crew
he/him
- Dark Forest Press LLC owner
- HamLit co-editor
- @HorrorTree.bsky.social crew
he/him
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I can make your book stand out in the crowd!
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#bookdesign #indiepublishing
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#bookdesign #indiepublishing
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MONSTROUS ANGELS is out!
Get a copy and feast your multitudinous seraphic eyes on this anthology of angelic horror! Mine’s called GIVE ME WINGS and it’s got music, madness, movies, and a mysterious monk.
🪽🪽
Get a copy and feast your multitudinous seraphic eyes on this anthology of angelic horror! Mine’s called GIVE ME WINGS and it’s got music, madness, movies, and a mysterious monk.
🪽🪽
Monstrous Angels: An Anthology of Religious Horror
An Anthology of Religious Horror
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November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
MONSTROUS ANGELS is out!
Get a copy and feast your multitudinous seraphic eyes on this anthology of angelic horror! Mine’s called GIVE ME WINGS and it’s got music, madness, movies, and a mysterious monk.
🪽🪽
Get a copy and feast your multitudinous seraphic eyes on this anthology of angelic horror! Mine’s called GIVE ME WINGS and it’s got music, madness, movies, and a mysterious monk.
🪽🪽
Have you ever thought about starting your own indie press? Confused on where to start? Well, good news! We have just the thing.
Join us December 3rd for a virtual panel on Indie presses where we will discuss the pitfalls, triumphs, and wish-I'd-knowns of starting your own press. (cont.)
Join us December 3rd for a virtual panel on Indie presses where we will discuss the pitfalls, triumphs, and wish-I'd-knowns of starting your own press. (cont.)
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Have you ever thought about starting your own indie press? Confused on where to start? Well, good news! We have just the thing.
Join us December 3rd for a virtual panel on Indie presses where we will discuss the pitfalls, triumphs, and wish-I'd-knowns of starting your own press. (cont.)
Join us December 3rd for a virtual panel on Indie presses where we will discuss the pitfalls, triumphs, and wish-I'd-knowns of starting your own press. (cont.)
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"If you won $100 million, would you still work?"
Absolutely. I would work every day, as I do now, only I would get to exclusively work on my things. I would set up a publishing company and sign all the writer friends I have who are struggling to do the same thing.
Absolutely. I would work every day, as I do now, only I would get to exclusively work on my things. I would set up a publishing company and sign all the writer friends I have who are struggling to do the same thing.
"If you won $100 million, would you still work?"
Hell no, I would not. I would do whatever the fuck I wanted.
Appropos of...
GRRM got what $100 million? 200? from HBO for Game of Thrones etc. Dude won the lottery. Why would he work? Those last two books are not coming. Ever.
Hell no, I would not. I would do whatever the fuck I wanted.
Appropos of...
GRRM got what $100 million? 200? from HBO for Game of Thrones etc. Dude won the lottery. Why would he work? Those last two books are not coming. Ever.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"If you won $100 million, would you still work?"
Absolutely. I would work every day, as I do now, only I would get to exclusively work on my things. I would set up a publishing company and sign all the writer friends I have who are struggling to do the same thing.
Absolutely. I would work every day, as I do now, only I would get to exclusively work on my things. I would set up a publishing company and sign all the writer friends I have who are struggling to do the same thing.
I can make your book stand out in the crowd!
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#bookdesign #indiepublishing
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#bookdesign #indiepublishing
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I can make your book stand out in the crowd!
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#bookdesign #indiepublishing
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#bookdesign #indiepublishing
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"Donley's books is perfect for those of us whose imaginations stray beyond the boundaries of polite prose." — @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social former HWA president and Space and Time publisher.
Get your copy today at DarkForestPress.com
#IndiePublishing #smallPress
Get your copy today at DarkForestPress.com
#IndiePublishing #smallPress
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Donley's books is perfect for those of us whose imaginations stray beyond the boundaries of polite prose." — @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social former HWA president and Space and Time publisher.
Get your copy today at DarkForestPress.com
#IndiePublishing #smallPress
Get your copy today at DarkForestPress.com
#IndiePublishing #smallPress
Get your copy of Vicar of Fists by @kaijupoet.bsky.social poet direct from DarkForestPress.com today!
#IndiePress #Bizarro
#IndiePress #Bizarro
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Get your copy of Vicar of Fists by @kaijupoet.bsky.social poet direct from DarkForestPress.com today!
#IndiePress #Bizarro
#IndiePress #Bizarro
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Read @jwdonley.bsky.social's #BookReview This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer ( @jennykiefer.com )
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September 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Read @jwdonley.bsky.social's #BookReview This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer ( @jennykiefer.com )
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#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Books #WritingCommunity
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The Mourning Fields by @thedancerwrites.bsky.social is out tomorrow!
“...The Mourning Fields reimagine Greek myths to address love, obsession, lust, & harm. What’s most mesmerizing ... is its steadfast, moving undercurrent of kindness, something this world desperately needs.” - Sharma Shields
“...The Mourning Fields reimagine Greek myths to address love, obsession, lust, & harm. What’s most mesmerizing ... is its steadfast, moving undercurrent of kindness, something this world desperately needs.” - Sharma Shields
September 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Mourning Fields by @thedancerwrites.bsky.social is out tomorrow!
“...The Mourning Fields reimagine Greek myths to address love, obsession, lust, & harm. What’s most mesmerizing ... is its steadfast, moving undercurrent of kindness, something this world desperately needs.” - Sharma Shields
“...The Mourning Fields reimagine Greek myths to address love, obsession, lust, & harm. What’s most mesmerizing ... is its steadfast, moving undercurrent of kindness, something this world desperately needs.” - Sharma Shields
Reposted by J.W. Donley
“In David Beaumier’s debut collection The Mourning Fields, fifteen shorts chart us on a course of divine and deft illumination.”
– HamLit Literary Journal
The Mourning Fields by @thedancerwrites.bsky.social comes out this Tuesday! Order your copy at your favorite independent bookseller.
#indiepress
– HamLit Literary Journal
The Mourning Fields by @thedancerwrites.bsky.social comes out this Tuesday! Order your copy at your favorite independent bookseller.
#indiepress
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“In David Beaumier’s debut collection The Mourning Fields, fifteen shorts chart us on a course of divine and deft illumination.”
– HamLit Literary Journal
The Mourning Fields by @thedancerwrites.bsky.social comes out this Tuesday! Order your copy at your favorite independent bookseller.
#indiepress
– HamLit Literary Journal
The Mourning Fields by @thedancerwrites.bsky.social comes out this Tuesday! Order your copy at your favorite independent bookseller.
#indiepress
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'Fitting for its chosen pantheon of myth–and especially its particular namesake–The Mourning Fields illustrates many facets of desire.' – @chantireviews.com
The Mourning Fields by David Beaumier comes out next week!
The Mourning Fields by David Beaumier comes out next week!
September 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
'Fitting for its chosen pantheon of myth–and especially its particular namesake–The Mourning Fields illustrates many facets of desire.' – @chantireviews.com
The Mourning Fields by David Beaumier comes out next week!
The Mourning Fields by David Beaumier comes out next week!
Do you want your book's interior to rival that of the big five? I can make that happen!
I've set anthologies, collections, novels, & financial non fiction as well as fantasy, horror, erotica, literary, bizarro, & more.
Check out my portfolio: JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
I've set anthologies, collections, novels, & financial non fiction as well as fantasy, horror, erotica, literary, bizarro, & more.
Check out my portfolio: JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
September 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Do you want your book's interior to rival that of the big five? I can make that happen!
I've set anthologies, collections, novels, & financial non fiction as well as fantasy, horror, erotica, literary, bizarro, & more.
Check out my portfolio: JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
I've set anthologies, collections, novels, & financial non fiction as well as fantasy, horror, erotica, literary, bizarro, & more.
Check out my portfolio: JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
I'm starting a brand new series on Patreon.
Bedtime Stories with Ranger J.W.
Episode 1 out this Tuesday at 7:30pm Pacific time
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Bedtime Stories with Ranger J.W.
Episode 1 out this Tuesday at 7:30pm Pacific time
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September 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I'm starting a brand new series on Patreon.
Bedtime Stories with Ranger J.W.
Episode 1 out this Tuesday at 7:30pm Pacific time
www.patreon.com/posts/bedtim...
Bedtime Stories with Ranger J.W.
Episode 1 out this Tuesday at 7:30pm Pacific time
www.patreon.com/posts/bedtim...
I have a bit of room for new clients!
Do you want your book's interior to rival that of the big publishers? I can make that happen. I love making your words look amazing on the page.
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
Do you want your book's interior to rival that of the big publishers? I can make that happen. I love making your words look amazing on the page.
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
August 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I have a bit of room for new clients!
Do you want your book's interior to rival that of the big publishers? I can make that happen. I love making your words look amazing on the page.
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
Do you want your book's interior to rival that of the big publishers? I can make that happen. I love making your words look amazing on the page.
Check out my portfolio at JWDonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #bookdesign
Hey you.
Yeah, you.
You like spooky?
Good.
Come and see myself and seven other local horror authors read spooky summer stories.
This spookiness will happen at the Kirkland Arts Center this Saturday at 7pm.
I dare you to be there. >:)
#SeattleHWA @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
Yeah, you.
You like spooky?
Good.
Come and see myself and seven other local horror authors read spooky summer stories.
This spookiness will happen at the Kirkland Arts Center this Saturday at 7pm.
I dare you to be there. >:)
#SeattleHWA @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey you.
Yeah, you.
You like spooky?
Good.
Come and see myself and seven other local horror authors read spooky summer stories.
This spookiness will happen at the Kirkland Arts Center this Saturday at 7pm.
I dare you to be there. >:)
#SeattleHWA @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
Yeah, you.
You like spooky?
Good.
Come and see myself and seven other local horror authors read spooky summer stories.
This spookiness will happen at the Kirkland Arts Center this Saturday at 7pm.
I dare you to be there. >:)
#SeattleHWA @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
Come and see and many others at this spooky summer live reading event! Saturday, August 30th 2025 7-9:30pm
August 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Come and see and many others at this spooky summer live reading event! Saturday, August 30th 2025 7-9:30pm
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As foretold, here is the full cover reveal for David Beaumier's brand new collection, The Mourning Fields!
Look at how amazing it is!
Preorder links are coming soon. :)
The cover illustration & design were done by the esteemed @schism-art.bsky.social
Definitely check out their work.
Look at how amazing it is!
Preorder links are coming soon. :)
The cover illustration & design were done by the esteemed @schism-art.bsky.social
Definitely check out their work.
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As foretold, here is the full cover reveal for David Beaumier's brand new collection, The Mourning Fields!
Look at how amazing it is!
Preorder links are coming soon. :)
The cover illustration & design were done by the esteemed @schism-art.bsky.social
Definitely check out their work.
Look at how amazing it is!
Preorder links are coming soon. :)
The cover illustration & design were done by the esteemed @schism-art.bsky.social
Definitely check out their work.
Reposted by J.W. Donley
It's coming! David Beaumier's new collection The Mourning Fields comes out 9/23 from Dark Forest Press LLC. I am so excited to share it with everyone. But first, here is a little teaser for the cover. Watch the socials tomorrow for the full reveal.
#covertease #darkforestpress #indiepublishing
#covertease #darkforestpress #indiepublishing
August 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It's coming! David Beaumier's new collection The Mourning Fields comes out 9/23 from Dark Forest Press LLC. I am so excited to share it with everyone. But first, here is a little teaser for the cover. Watch the socials tomorrow for the full reveal.
#covertease #darkforestpress #indiepublishing
#covertease #darkforestpress #indiepublishing
Are you an indie or small publisher? Then let me help you to put out the best book possible. With my formatting services, your words will look outstanding on the page.
Check out my portfolio here: jwdonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #smallpublishing #bookformatting
Check out my portfolio here: jwdonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #smallpublishing #bookformatting
August 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Are you an indie or small publisher? Then let me help you to put out the best book possible. With my formatting services, your words will look outstanding on the page.
Check out my portfolio here: jwdonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #smallpublishing #bookformatting
Check out my portfolio here: jwdonley.com/services
#indiepublishing #smallpublishing #bookformatting
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Check out @robertstahl.bsky.social 's interview with @kaijupoet.bsky.social ! www.robertestahl.com/interviews/i...
Interview with John Baltisberger | Author of Vicar of Fists — Robert Stahl
Read my interview with John Baltisberger, author of Vicar of Fists
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August 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Check out @robertstahl.bsky.social 's interview with @kaijupoet.bsky.social ! www.robertestahl.com/interviews/i...
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Dark Forest Press has its own web store!!
That's right! You can get your DFP fix straight from the source! Plus, unlike ordering from the big Zon or anywhere else, you get some goodies as well.
Order some any of DFP's awesome titles today. You know you want to:
darkforestpress.com/shop/
That's right! You can get your DFP fix straight from the source! Plus, unlike ordering from the big Zon or anywhere else, you get some goodies as well.
Order some any of DFP's awesome titles today. You know you want to:
darkforestpress.com/shop/
July 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dark Forest Press has its own web store!!
That's right! You can get your DFP fix straight from the source! Plus, unlike ordering from the big Zon or anywhere else, you get some goodies as well.
Order some any of DFP's awesome titles today. You know you want to:
darkforestpress.com/shop/
That's right! You can get your DFP fix straight from the source! Plus, unlike ordering from the big Zon or anywhere else, you get some goodies as well.
Order some any of DFP's awesome titles today. You know you want to:
darkforestpress.com/shop/
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DFP has a zine! Yes! A friggin Zine!
Get your copy of Scattered #1 today
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Get your copy of Scattered #1 today
darkforestpress.com/2025/07/18/s...
July 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
DFP has a zine! Yes! A friggin Zine!
Get your copy of Scattered #1 today
darkforestpress.com/2025/07/18/s...
Get your copy of Scattered #1 today
darkforestpress.com/2025/07/18/s...
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Check out this review of @kaijupoet.bsky.social 's Vicar of Fists!
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July 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Check out this review of @kaijupoet.bsky.social 's Vicar of Fists!
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It's true. @stephenking.bsky.social has joined us as a contributing writer for @benjaminpercy.bsky.social's THE END TIMES. It's also true that, after the first 500 digital subscriptions, we're going to donate $1 from every subscription to @aclu.org. Reading matters. Freedom of speech matters.
Thanks to @stephenking.bsky.social for contributing some horror to The End Times, a short novel told through a post-apocalyptic newspaper delivered to you for a year. For every digital copy we sell over 500, we're donating a dollar to the @aclu.org . Spread the news. badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...
The End Times by Benjamin Percy with Stephen King (Digital Subscription) — Bad Hand Books
Get ready for an immersive, serialized, post-apocalyptic storytelling experience like nothing you've ever seen: A short novel delivered to your inbox in a series of monthly newspaper issues. Starti...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's true. @stephenking.bsky.social has joined us as a contributing writer for @benjaminpercy.bsky.social's THE END TIMES. It's also true that, after the first 500 digital subscriptions, we're going to donate $1 from every subscription to @aclu.org. Reading matters. Freedom of speech matters.
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The Vicar is approaching. Prepare yourselves and pre-order a copy of Vicar of Fists by @kaijupoet.bsky.social today.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Vicar is approaching. Prepare yourselves and pre-order a copy of Vicar of Fists by @kaijupoet.bsky.social today.
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#VicarOfFists #supportIndie
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#VicarOfFists #supportIndie