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Jelena
@jelenawrites.bsky.social
SFF & horror writer, art historian.
LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE (April 2026, Dark Matter Ink)
SFWA, Codex
https://jelenadunato.com/links/
Words in BCS, The Dark, The Deadlands
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I'm thrilled to present you my new novel, LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE, coming in April 2026 from Dark Matter Ink.
It's all the things I usually obsess about: Slavic gods and cursed deals, political turmoil, trauma, revenge and duty - but this time with a hefty dose of love 💀
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It's publication day for In This City, Where it Rains out now from @lunapress.bsky.social! This is my Scottish gothic love letter to Edinburgh, a weird tale of ghosts, curses, family secrets, weird moths, & dark rituals 🖤 All links: linktr.ee/lyndseycroal Bonus Q: how many ghosts can you see here? 👀
February 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Yet another platform crashed and most of social media is a dumpster fire anyway.
If you want to stay in touch and get the news about my books, please go to my website and subscribe.
I promise I'll never spam you.
www.jelenadunato.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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How to run a fic contest:
-Don’t be shocked quality varies. That’s why 1st readers exist.
-Don’t say you’ll take a tenuous connection to the theme, then complain about tenuous connections.
-In the winner announcement, don’t say all subs were bad & you felt embarrassed to pass any to the guest judge.
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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i say this as someone with at least a mild background in cybersecurity — tiktok is now trump/fedgov spyware. you need to delete your account and app ASAP. just because the app isn‘t open doesn’t mean they won’t be harvesting your personal data to target you. queer folx get the fuck off that app
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM
My heart goes out to my US friends today. 💔
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.

It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.

Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.

Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Publishing news!
Love Lethal, Death Divine audiobook is coming soon, produced by Spotify.
It will be narrated by Nicola Delgado (Melia) and Savy Des-Etages (Liana).
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Thank you for 300 adds on Goodreads!
January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Love Lethal, Death Divine is on NetGalley.
Request if you want dark fantasy with a touch of romance, Slavic folklore and political intrigue.
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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If you are on NetGalley highly recommend this one!!!
Love Lethal, Death Divine is on NetGalley.
Request if you want dark fantasy with a touch of romance, Slavic folklore and political intrigue.
January 18, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Love Lethal, Death Divine is on NetGalley.
Request if you want dark fantasy with a touch of romance, Slavic folklore and political intrigue.
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A fantastic article about bestsellers and the choices the publishing industry makes when promoting a book
goldsborobooks.com/blogs/news/h...
How a book really becomes a bestseller
There is a comforting myth in publishing that the best books rise. That readers simply “discover” exceptional writing and carry it to glory. The truth is very different, and far more constructed. Best...
goldsborobooks.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I just love it when the people who would never buy my book threaten me with not buying my book because of my views.
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Today I saw a simple post asking "What if it all goes right?" and I started crying.
I'm so used to everything going wrong - in the world, in publishing, in life in general - that I can't even imagine a positive outcome.
I'm constantly bracing for the bad news.
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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Liana and Melia

from Love Lethal, Death Divine
a dark fantasy love story by @jelenawrites.bsky.social

#art #illustration
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Love Lethal Death Divine is on NetGalley!
You can request it today!
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Love Lethal Death Divine is on NetGalley!
You can request it today!
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Book marketing scammers are getting better
Here's someone who contacted me on my web
The agency is real, the name is real (as in, a person with that name really works there) There is just one tiny letter missing in the mail address
It's good that I'm aware that such an agency would never contact me
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 AM
It's so frustrating to be the first and the last generation who knew how to use a PC.
First I had to help my parents, now I have to help my kid.
January 7, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Roses are red,
Sunlight is bright
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
From W.H. Auden's September 1, 1939
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Daily reminder that the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.
Anyway, AI has already stolen friends’ work, and is going to put other people out of work.

I do not think a political party that claims to be the party of workers in this country should be using it. Even for just a silly joke.
December 26, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Publishing industry shouldn't be this hard on authors.
It's a feature, not a bug - to make us feel expendable
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM