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J A Jensen
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Mystery/Thriller Writer (MWA Member), Horror Writer, (HWA Member), Private Eye Writers of America, He/Him Bookseller at Warwick’s. Rep by Cherry Weiner
On Cyber Monday, remember Indie Bookstores have websites and we wrap and ship. Keep your holiday dollars in your neighborhood. #CyberMonday #shoplocal
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It’s ironic that fast action scenes are the slowest to write. Every motion has to be choreographed in the mind before it makes it to the page. Dialogue and description freely flow, while combat must be carefully planned. #shortstory
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I can’t wait to celebrate the release of Cosplayed to Death: A Suddenly French Mystery by Elle Jauffret at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social next month!!

Join us for an in-person event on Dec 6 at 2pm. Attendees will get swag with a purchase! mystgalaxy.com/12625Jauffret

#newbook #SoCal #SanDiego
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
He was a snitch anyway.
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Rose at 4:45 this morning to write about a child vampire. How did your morning go? #shortstory #horror
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In this episode, Achille Poirot again enters the tunnels beneath Waldorf Astoria Hotel. There he finds new clues as well as fresh danger.
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A DEATH AT THE WALDORF
(an Achille Poirot mystery)
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November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I don’t need to be famous for my writing. I just want to sell enough books to live like this every day. #writerslife
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hear me out. #bookstore #books
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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📣 Out TODAY!!!

I’m so happy with how this audio version of my award-winning debut turned out!

MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER is now available on all audio platforms (including lending platforms) 🎧 🎙️

✨ Vibes of The Witcher + Buffy + Supernatural + Bonnie and Clyde

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November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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New mag alert! Adventitious is open Dec 1–5, 2025 (or until they hit 200 subs).

They want stories that surprise and spark wonder through language, characters, or plot—spec, surreal, or grounded.

💰 $0.08/word (1¢/word reprints)
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#WritingCommunity #SpecFic #OpenCall
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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📣 The audiobook version of MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER is up on Netgalley for a limited time. The Weird West comes to life in this monster-hunting adventure! Reviewers, let me know if you’d like a copy 😊🎧 #MelindaWestMonsterGunslinger #NetGalley #audiobook

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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In this episode, Achille Poirot is visited by FBI Agent Baker and they trade notes on the growing list of suspects. #shortstory

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A DEATH AT THE WALDORF
(an Achille Poirot mystery)
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November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Eligibility post! I had 9 pieces published this year. More info here for award eligibility consideration 😊

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#horror #scifi #fantasy #book #anthology #shortstory #poetry
2025 Eligibility Roundup
KC Grifant’s 2025 award-eligible works.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Scares That Care has TWO charity events in early 2026 -- our first Women's Writing Symposium and our 6th annual AuthorCon. For more information on either event, visit the charity's website: scaresthatcare.org
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November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The best editing is done with a dog warming your feet. #rescuedog #dog #chihuahua #editing #shortstory
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend an anthology of haunting Indigenous stories edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and #PWWritingPrompts on surveillance, unknowability, and reimagining hatred. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A good week of writing. However, I’m dreading the heart-wrenching scenes about to come. Who says our characters do not affect us? #shortstory
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Spread the disease this holiday season...

THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND

A New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post Bestseller

Hardcover, audiobook, and eBook

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November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My new T-shirt. #crows #corvid
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Cosplayed to Death: A Suddenly French Mystery by my friend Elle Jauffret is out today! Order wherever you buy books, or from @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social for a signed copy.

#SanDiego, I hope you’ll join us for a fabulous in-person event at Mysterious Galaxy on 12/6 to celebrate! Attendees will get
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM