Jen Louden
@jenlouden.bsky.social
National bestselling author of 9 books
Claim to fame is The Woman's Comfort Book & Why Bother?
Writing a cozy fantasy novel with a climate twist
Coffee is great, dogs are even better
Claim to fame is The Woman's Comfort Book & Why Bother?
Writing a cozy fantasy novel with a climate twist
Coffee is great, dogs are even better
I made a tiny decision seeming decision when I started my contemporary fantasy to explain the source of magic. Where does it come from? Let me SHOUT, next time, there will just BE magic in the world. Period. Writing a novel - forget turtles - it's Jenga all the way down.
March 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I made a tiny decision seeming decision when I started my contemporary fantasy to explain the source of magic. Where does it come from? Let me SHOUT, next time, there will just BE magic in the world. Period. Writing a novel - forget turtles - it's Jenga all the way down.
cannot wait to read this!
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February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
cannot wait to read this!
I refuse to let the forces of evil take my mental health.
I refuse to allow the hatred and anger propagated by men with small dicks into my heart.
I refuse the despair, anger, and why bother energy.
I resist and protest LOUDLY as part of a MASSIVE community of good people.
We are not alone.
I refuse to allow the hatred and anger propagated by men with small dicks into my heart.
I refuse the despair, anger, and why bother energy.
I resist and protest LOUDLY as part of a MASSIVE community of good people.
We are not alone.
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I refuse to let the forces of evil take my mental health.
I refuse to allow the hatred and anger propagated by men with small dicks into my heart.
I refuse the despair, anger, and why bother energy.
I resist and protest LOUDLY as part of a MASSIVE community of good people.
We are not alone.
I refuse to allow the hatred and anger propagated by men with small dicks into my heart.
I refuse the despair, anger, and why bother energy.
I resist and protest LOUDLY as part of a MASSIVE community of good people.
We are not alone.
A book I want to read but do I dare? Can my brain take it?
I GOT INTERVIEWED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES I GOT INTERVIEWED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES I GOT INTERVIEWED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES I GOT INTERVIEWED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES(thank you Erik Piepenburg & Nathan Bajar) I GOT INTERVIEWED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES I GOT INTERVIEWED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES: bit.ly/4auqQt4
January 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A book I want to read but do I dare? Can my brain take it?
I so often read things that tell me I’m invisible at this age. And that by being invisible, I’m freed. But that idea still centers the male gaze.
I’m free because I choose to be, not because someone doesn’t see me anymore.
I’m free because I choose to be, not because someone doesn’t see me anymore.
January 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I so often read things that tell me I’m invisible at this age. And that by being invisible, I’m freed. But that idea still centers the male gaze.
I’m free because I choose to be, not because someone doesn’t see me anymore.
I’m free because I choose to be, not because someone doesn’t see me anymore.
I saw The Last Show Girl last night. Yes, it's an indictment of capitalism & what it does to women but Pamela Anderson's character is not a victim. She loves what she does. But does she love it because she was trained to love the male gaze as a beautiful woman? Or? Any thoughts?
January 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I saw The Last Show Girl last night. Yes, it's an indictment of capitalism & what it does to women but Pamela Anderson's character is not a victim. She loves what she does. But does she love it because she was trained to love the male gaze as a beautiful woman? Or? Any thoughts?
We Are All Witches Now
a case for claiming the witch archetype
jenniferlouden.substack.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Loved this novel -- fantastic world building, wonderful mystery deftly handled, neurodivergent main characters - loved Ana Dolabra - and often funny. Can't wait for next book in the series.
cool to see that the tainted cup got to over 4000 reviews on amazon www.amazon.com/Tainted-Cup-...
The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan)
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January 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Loved this novel -- fantastic world building, wonderful mystery deftly handled, neurodivergent main characters - loved Ana Dolabra - and often funny. Can't wait for next book in the series.
Cannot wait to read this!
We're thrilled to announce Lessons in Magic and Disaster, a new adult novel from @charliejane.bsky.social about a grad student witch who must teach her mother magic before family secrets destroy them both 📖🪄
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Announcing Lessons In Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders - Reactor
A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic—with very unexpected results...
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January 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Cannot wait to read this!
This.
December 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
This.
Chills and sick to my stomach at the same time.
December 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Chills and sick to my stomach at the same time.
Reading pieces here and there about literature trends for 2025, and everybody I’ve read has missed the most obvious one.
WOMEN’S RAGE.
I predict we’ll see many, many books about women who have HAD IT.
Might I be writing one of those books?
Yes, and I am not alone.
WOMEN’S RAGE.
I predict we’ll see many, many books about women who have HAD IT.
Might I be writing one of those books?
Yes, and I am not alone.
December 15, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Reading pieces here and there about literature trends for 2025, and everybody I’ve read has missed the most obvious one.
WOMEN’S RAGE.
I predict we’ll see many, many books about women who have HAD IT.
Might I be writing one of those books?
Yes, and I am not alone.
WOMEN’S RAGE.
I predict we’ll see many, many books about women who have HAD IT.
Might I be writing one of those books?
Yes, and I am not alone.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookChallenge
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December 4, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
What do you eat for lunch? I have breakfast down and my husband is a fantastic cook who makes a wonderful healthy dinner -- I know, I married well! -- but lunch always baffles me. Suggestions?
December 4, 2024 at 6:30 PM
What do you eat for lunch? I have breakfast down and my husband is a fantastic cook who makes a wonderful healthy dinner -- I know, I married well! -- but lunch always baffles me. Suggestions?
I've been stuck on my big finale scenes in my novel for a week now. I'm doing good not worrying but I'm also worrying, if that makes any sense. I keep muttering, "it's magic, you can do anything!"
December 3, 2024 at 11:11 PM
I've been stuck on my big finale scenes in my novel for a week now. I'm doing good not worrying but I'm also worrying, if that makes any sense. I keep muttering, "it's magic, you can do anything!"
It's been hard around my house since the election. I thought I'd re-read this note from my daughter that she wrote me the week after. If you're struggling today for any reason, you aren't alone.
December 3, 2024 at 5:43 PM
It's been hard around my house since the election. I thought I'd re-read this note from my daughter that she wrote me the week after. If you're struggling today for any reason, you aren't alone.
I tell this to my clients ALL THE TIME. and myself not enough.
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
December 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM
I tell this to my clients ALL THE TIME. and myself not enough.
doorstop book recommendations -- this thread is nothing but trouble ahead for me... delightful trouble! Thanks Anne!
The most interesting and difficult question: which thick novel should I read on my upcoming trip to Japan? (I will be reading books about Japan, but I want one absorbing social novel as well).
December 1, 2024 at 12:30 AM
doorstop book recommendations -- this thread is nothing but trouble ahead for me... delightful trouble! Thanks Anne!
What a fantastic idea!
I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
November 29, 2024 at 1:40 PM
What a fantastic idea!