Author James Schannep
@jamesschannep.bsky.social
An author, more or less. Approximately 3% famous.
Creator of the Click Your Poison interactive gamebook series
Currently seeking new representation
#writer #gamebook #clickyourpoison
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Creator of the Click Your Poison interactive gamebook series
Currently seeking new representation
#writer #gamebook #clickyourpoison
linktr.ee/schannep
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Books I'm #querying, a 🧵
(a bit about me: my previous agent, Kesia Lupo @ Donald Maass, changed careers and I'm now seeking new rep. Writer of teen & adult Sci-Fi, contemporary, dystopian, interactive fiction, and some horror)
(a bit about me: my previous agent, Kesia Lupo @ Donald Maass, changed careers and I'm now seeking new rep. Writer of teen & adult Sci-Fi, contemporary, dystopian, interactive fiction, and some horror)
"What's new with you?"
January 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"What's new with you?"
Odysseus: It's time to set sail on our odyssey home!
Sailor: What's an odyssey?
Odysseus: It's a long, dangerous journey named for the sole survivor.
Sailor: Oh, I see--wait, what?
Sailor: What's an odyssey?
Odysseus: It's a long, dangerous journey named for the sole survivor.
Sailor: Oh, I see--wait, what?
January 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Odysseus: It's time to set sail on our odyssey home!
Sailor: What's an odyssey?
Odysseus: It's a long, dangerous journey named for the sole survivor.
Sailor: Oh, I see--wait, what?
Sailor: What's an odyssey?
Odysseus: It's a long, dangerous journey named for the sole survivor.
Sailor: Oh, I see--wait, what?
One of the best rebuttals to the "I don't want to read widely in my genre for fear of losing originality" fallacy I've heard in a long time.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
One of the best rebuttals to the "I don't want to read widely in my genre for fear of losing originality" fallacy I've heard in a long time.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Let's circle back on this
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Let's circle back on this
Dracula asking what time the event starts
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My favorite type of diagram
"Venn"
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My favorite type of diagram
"Venn"
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Dracula asking what time the event starts
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My favorite type of diagram
"Venn"
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My favorite type of diagram
"Venn"
Reminder: to be jealous of another writer's skill is healthy. It pushes you to grow, study, and improve. To be jealous of another writer's success is unhealthy. We all walk our own path and yours will look different; the highs and lows will occur at different points on the road.
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reminder: to be jealous of another writer's skill is healthy. It pushes you to grow, study, and improve. To be jealous of another writer's success is unhealthy. We all walk our own path and yours will look different; the highs and lows will occur at different points on the road.
Recent accomplishments on a break from querying:
-Repaired & reupholstered an antique chair
-Started learning German
-Searched every inch of the house (twice!) for tablet my 1st grader lost (& found it!)
-Looked into donating my mane to Children With Hair Loss
-Slept better
😮💨
#QueryTrenches
-Repaired & reupholstered an antique chair
-Started learning German
-Searched every inch of the house (twice!) for tablet my 1st grader lost (& found it!)
-Looked into donating my mane to Children With Hair Loss
-Slept better
😮💨
#QueryTrenches
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Recent accomplishments on a break from querying:
-Repaired & reupholstered an antique chair
-Started learning German
-Searched every inch of the house (twice!) for tablet my 1st grader lost (& found it!)
-Looked into donating my mane to Children With Hair Loss
-Slept better
😮💨
#QueryTrenches
-Repaired & reupholstered an antique chair
-Started learning German
-Searched every inch of the house (twice!) for tablet my 1st grader lost (& found it!)
-Looked into donating my mane to Children With Hair Loss
-Slept better
😮💨
#QueryTrenches
Any recs for hair donation? Mine grows like a weed. These were taken approx a year apart, with a trim at 6 mos. On a lark, I decided to grow it out "until I got a book deal" (you can see how that's going), but now I think I'd like to donate. Any tips? Should I wait a few more months?
#hairstyle
#hairstyle
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Any recs for hair donation? Mine grows like a weed. These were taken approx a year apart, with a trim at 6 mos. On a lark, I decided to grow it out "until I got a book deal" (you can see how that's going), but now I think I'd like to donate. Any tips? Should I wait a few more months?
#hairstyle
#hairstyle
My new fan theory: the Yautja can time travel. The reason their tech is "static" across the franchise is because all the stories take place in Predator Present Time (PPT), sending hunting parties across time and space.
#predatorbadlands
#predatorbadlands
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My new fan theory: the Yautja can time travel. The reason their tech is "static" across the franchise is because all the stories take place in Predator Present Time (PPT), sending hunting parties across time and space.
#predatorbadlands
#predatorbadlands
I think my favorite horror subgenre is the one where the story is so compelling you forget it's horror...until you're very much reminded that it is.
#horror
#horror
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I think my favorite horror subgenre is the one where the story is so compelling you forget it's horror...until you're very much reminded that it is.
#horror
#horror
Spam email: "I loved your book!"
Me:
Me:
a close up of a man in a christmas outfit with the words `` you sit on a throne of lies '' .
ALT: a close up of a man in a christmas outfit with the words `` you sit on a throne of lies '' .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Spam email: "I loved your book!"
Me:
Me:
Great post. As someone who has written extensively both as a screenwriter and in prose, it's important to consider the medium when crafting your message.
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You're Writing a Book. So Stop Writing a Movie.
What film teaches us wrong about writing fiction
rebeccamakkai.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Great post. As someone who has written extensively both as a screenwriter and in prose, it's important to consider the medium when crafting your message.
rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/youre-writ...
rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/youre-writ...
Reposted by Author James Schannep
Lots of folks on Threads are talking about the staggering amount of scammer emails from people pretending to be book clubs, reviewers, and more.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lots of folks on Threads are talking about the staggering amount of scammer emails from people pretending to be book clubs, reviewers, and more.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
Today's writing prompt:
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today's writing prompt:
Writing requires two disciplines: Patience and Perseverance.
I've only mastered one, but I'll never stop pursuing the other...
#writingcommunity
I've only mastered one, but I'll never stop pursuing the other...
#writingcommunity
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Writing requires two disciplines: Patience and Perseverance.
I've only mastered one, but I'll never stop pursuing the other...
#writingcommunity
I've only mastered one, but I'll never stop pursuing the other...
#writingcommunity
Books I'm #querying, a 🧵
(a bit about me: my previous agent, Kesia Lupo @ Donald Maass, changed careers and I'm now seeking new rep. Writer of teen & adult Sci-Fi, contemporary, dystopian, interactive fiction, and some horror)
(a bit about me: my previous agent, Kesia Lupo @ Donald Maass, changed careers and I'm now seeking new rep. Writer of teen & adult Sci-Fi, contemporary, dystopian, interactive fiction, and some horror)
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Books I'm #querying, a 🧵
(a bit about me: my previous agent, Kesia Lupo @ Donald Maass, changed careers and I'm now seeking new rep. Writer of teen & adult Sci-Fi, contemporary, dystopian, interactive fiction, and some horror)
(a bit about me: my previous agent, Kesia Lupo @ Donald Maass, changed careers and I'm now seeking new rep. Writer of teen & adult Sci-Fi, contemporary, dystopian, interactive fiction, and some horror)
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate!
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate!
Reposted by Author James Schannep
I remember reading your excerpt on the Bath website! Loved it!
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I remember reading your excerpt on the Bath website! Loved it!
Reposted by Author James Schannep
I can't help but imagine marching forward with my fellow writers into the fray, hoping against hope, even as the soldier to my left takes a random musket round and the rest of us carry on in formation.
#querying
#querying
November 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I can't help but imagine marching forward with my fellow writers into the fray, hoping against hope, even as the soldier to my left takes a random musket round and the rest of us carry on in formation.
#querying
#querying
It's SAD season again. If it hits you like it does me, daylight lamps do help!
#daylightsavings
#daylightsavings
a full moon rises over the ocean with a rocky cliff in the foreground
ALT: a full moon rises over the ocean with a rocky cliff in the foreground
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's SAD season again. If it hits you like it does me, daylight lamps do help!
#daylightsavings
#daylightsavings
Reposted by Author James Schannep
🐟FROM THE SEA FRET🐟
Callum Point moves to the dead-end town of Perne to scrape together a new life. He’s hoping to get what he always wanted; peace. Unfortunately, what greets him is a place rife with secrecy, conspiracy and creatures beyond comprehension.
#GhostPit #A #H #Q #LGBT #OWN
Callum Point moves to the dead-end town of Perne to scrape together a new life. He’s hoping to get what he always wanted; peace. Unfortunately, what greets him is a place rife with secrecy, conspiracy and creatures beyond comprehension.
#GhostPit #A #H #Q #LGBT #OWN
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Author James Schannep
ALL FOURS x THE WEDDING PEOPLE
THIS ENDS NOW: Ditching perfectly good husbands is a bad look, especially for a wedding planner. But there's no breaking the cursed pattern until Lainey summons her first love—the man who whispered she was too much, too little and never enough. #GhostPit #Q #A #UP
THIS ENDS NOW: Ditching perfectly good husbands is a bad look, especially for a wedding planner. But there's no breaking the cursed pattern until Lainey summons her first love—the man who whispered she was too much, too little and never enough. #GhostPit #Q #A #UP
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM