J A Jensen
@jajensenbooks.com
Mystery/Thriller Writer (MWA Member), Horror Writer, (HWA Member), Private Eye Writers of America, He/Him Bookseller at Warwick’s. Rep by Cherry Weiner
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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.
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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
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)
📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity #SpecFic #OpenCall
They want stories that surprise and spark wonder through language, characters, or plot—spec, surreal, or grounded.
💰 $0.08/word (1¢/word reprints)
📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity #SpecFic #OpenCall
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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
📣 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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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
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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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
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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
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
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#horror #scifi #fantasy #book #anthology #shortstory #poetry
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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
Scares That Care
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November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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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The best editing is done with a dog warming your feet. #rescuedog #dog #chihuahua #editing #shortstory
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The best editing is done with a dog warming your feet. #rescuedog #dog #chihuahua #editing #shortstory
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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
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
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
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
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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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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
amzn.to/4oJdpvF
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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
amzn.to/4oJdpvF
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
amzn.to/4oJdpvF
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
#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
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
#SanDiego, I hope you’ll join us for a fabulous in-person event at Mysterious Galaxy on 12/6 to celebrate! Attendees will get
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KING OF ASHES has been noted as one of Kirkus favorite fiction books of the year
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
KING OF ASHES has been noted as one of Kirkus favorite fiction books of the year
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More KOA news
If you're so inclined, you can vote for KOA as your choice for thriller of the year
If you're so inclined, you can vote for KOA as your choice for thriller of the year
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
More KOA news
If you're so inclined, you can vote for KOA as your choice for thriller of the year
If you're so inclined, you can vote for KOA as your choice for thriller of the year
Special Veteran’s Day sale on Dread Coast:Tales of SoCal Horror. Regularly $16.99. Now $15. Media Rate shipping available to U.S. www.jajensenbooks.com/new-products...
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Special Veteran’s Day sale on Dread Coast:Tales of SoCal Horror. Regularly $16.99. Now $15. Media Rate shipping available to U.S. www.jajensenbooks.com/new-products...
The one in the right celebrates my short stories. The one on my left is for my first novel. I’m itching to crack that one open. However, being a writer teaches you patience and perseverance. Here’s to both 🥃
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The one in the right celebrates my short stories. The one on my left is for my first novel. I’m itching to crack that one open. However, being a writer teaches you patience and perseverance. Here’s to both 🥃
In this episode, Achille Poirot reunites the orphaned brothers and has a dangerous request of Chubby and the Eastside Boys Brotherhood.
jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at... #mystery
jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at... #mystery
A DEATH AT THE WALDORF
(An Achille Poirot mystery)
jamesjensen2.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In this episode, Achille Poirot reunites the orphaned brothers and has a dangerous request of Chubby and the Eastside Boys Brotherhood.
jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at... #mystery
jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/a-death-at... #mystery
While Jeeves is getting groomed, I’m taking advantage of a beautiful San Diego morning outside of Starbucks. I know, writer cliche. #writing
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
While Jeeves is getting groomed, I’m taking advantage of a beautiful San Diego morning outside of Starbucks. I know, writer cliche. #writing
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Wrote a thing about agents. If you’re a new writer or are actively querying, hope this helps keep you safe!
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Too Many Sharks: A Warning About "Agents"
No, seriously
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November 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Wrote a thing about agents. If you’re a new writer or are actively querying, hope this helps keep you safe!
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Honored to be a member of the Weird Tales family. This prestigious magazine has been the home of some of the greatest writers of the strange and unusual.
Pick up this issue and learn about my old stomping grounds of Northwest Florida in, Buford vs the Skunk Ape. #shortstory
Pick up this issue and learn about my old stomping grounds of Northwest Florida in, Buford vs the Skunk Ape. #shortstory
The CRYPTIDS & URBAN LEGENDS issue of WEIRD TALES is now available! All original stories, poems, and essays. www.weirdtales.com/store/p/weir... #weirdtales #horror #darkfantasy #cryptids #urbanlegends
Weird Tales Cryptid Issue - Explore Tales of Urban Legends & Mythical Creatures — Weird Tales
Explore the mysterious world of cryptids and urban legends with the Weird Tales Cryptid Issue. Featuring stories from renowned authors, this edition immerses you in thrilling tales of the unexplained....
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November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Honored to be a member of the Weird Tales family. This prestigious magazine has been the home of some of the greatest writers of the strange and unusual.
Pick up this issue and learn about my old stomping grounds of Northwest Florida in, Buford vs the Skunk Ape. #shortstory
Pick up this issue and learn about my old stomping grounds of Northwest Florida in, Buford vs the Skunk Ape. #shortstory
Night Gallery scared the crap out of me as a kid.
On this day in Horror History, NIGHT GALLERY premiered on television in 1969.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Night Gallery scared the crap out of me as a kid.
Autumn Saturdays are time for old dogs and comfy blankets. #dog #rescuedog #chihuahua #autumn #saturday
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Autumn Saturdays are time for old dogs and comfy blankets. #dog #rescuedog #chihuahua #autumn #saturday