Jessica Warren
@jessicawarren.bsky.social
Wordsmith, paleographer, and purveyor of kindness; Author, editor, nerd.
Change is hard. But denial, denial is easy.
It's like leaving the clean dishes in the dishwasher. The sink gets full, the plasticware inside grows mold, it stinks when you open it, but ur stuck with too many clean and too many dirty - so you throw away the moldy plasticware and call it a win.
It's like leaving the clean dishes in the dishwasher. The sink gets full, the plasticware inside grows mold, it stinks when you open it, but ur stuck with too many clean and too many dirty - so you throw away the moldy plasticware and call it a win.
September 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Change is hard. But denial, denial is easy.
It's like leaving the clean dishes in the dishwasher. The sink gets full, the plasticware inside grows mold, it stinks when you open it, but ur stuck with too many clean and too many dirty - so you throw away the moldy plasticware and call it a win.
It's like leaving the clean dishes in the dishwasher. The sink gets full, the plasticware inside grows mold, it stinks when you open it, but ur stuck with too many clean and too many dirty - so you throw away the moldy plasticware and call it a win.
Me looking for a job:
Stepdad: Go be a 911 dispatcher, they're always looking. Good pay, pension, benefits, no requirements.
Me: Okay!
*Several hours later looking up 911 dispatcher jobs: Bachelors in Em. Manag., Comm., Criminal Justice, Comp. Sci.*
Uh... M.A. English not on the list... 🙄
Stepdad: Go be a 911 dispatcher, they're always looking. Good pay, pension, benefits, no requirements.
Me: Okay!
*Several hours later looking up 911 dispatcher jobs: Bachelors in Em. Manag., Comm., Criminal Justice, Comp. Sci.*
Uh... M.A. English not on the list... 🙄
August 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Me looking for a job:
Stepdad: Go be a 911 dispatcher, they're always looking. Good pay, pension, benefits, no requirements.
Me: Okay!
*Several hours later looking up 911 dispatcher jobs: Bachelors in Em. Manag., Comm., Criminal Justice, Comp. Sci.*
Uh... M.A. English not on the list... 🙄
Stepdad: Go be a 911 dispatcher, they're always looking. Good pay, pension, benefits, no requirements.
Me: Okay!
*Several hours later looking up 911 dispatcher jobs: Bachelors in Em. Manag., Comm., Criminal Justice, Comp. Sci.*
Uh... M.A. English not on the list... 🙄
Good afternoon Ohio!
May 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Good afternoon Ohio!
Someday I'll write a novel.
April 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Someday I'll write a novel.
It wasn't for my own writing, but I was fact-checking a now-famous author's work.
They wrote there was 80 lbs of dirt that went on top of a coffin buried at 6ft. My brain said, "miracle gro bags are 40 lbs. There's no way that's correct."
My math brought it to ~2400lbs.
#AskAnAuthor
They wrote there was 80 lbs of dirt that went on top of a coffin buried at 6ft. My brain said, "miracle gro bags are 40 lbs. There's no way that's correct."
My math brought it to ~2400lbs.
#AskAnAuthor
1️⃣8️⃣ What’s the weirdest or most unexpected piece of research you’ve done for your writing?
Have you gone down a bizarre rabbit hole for the sake of accuracy? Spill the strangest fact you’ve learned!
Repost with your answer and tag #AskAnAuthor so others can find it! ✨
#WritingCommunity #Booksky
Have you gone down a bizarre rabbit hole for the sake of accuracy? Spill the strangest fact you’ve learned!
Repost with your answer and tag #AskAnAuthor so others can find it! ✨
#WritingCommunity #Booksky
February 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It wasn't for my own writing, but I was fact-checking a now-famous author's work.
They wrote there was 80 lbs of dirt that went on top of a coffin buried at 6ft. My brain said, "miracle gro bags are 40 lbs. There's no way that's correct."
My math brought it to ~2400lbs.
#AskAnAuthor
They wrote there was 80 lbs of dirt that went on top of a coffin buried at 6ft. My brain said, "miracle gro bags are 40 lbs. There's no way that's correct."
My math brought it to ~2400lbs.
#AskAnAuthor
He's offering buyouts so his unemployment rate doesn't go up - am I right to assume this is the case?
February 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
He's offering buyouts so his unemployment rate doesn't go up - am I right to assume this is the case?
I'm starting to wonder if those who voted are thinking,"Oh shit. What did we do? We just wanted cheaper groceries."
And you knew he wanted to be king, even if he had a puppetmaster.
And you knew he wanted to be king, even if he had a puppetmaster.
February 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm starting to wonder if those who voted are thinking,"Oh shit. What did we do? We just wanted cheaper groceries."
And you knew he wanted to be king, even if he had a puppetmaster.
And you knew he wanted to be king, even if he had a puppetmaster.
Thread:
I explained to my dad recently why "the younger generation doesn't work."
I started with this: The Silent Generation worked until they were broken, body and soul. The Boomers came along and did the same, but with healthcare. The Boomers then taught Gen X: 1/
I explained to my dad recently why "the younger generation doesn't work."
I started with this: The Silent Generation worked until they were broken, body and soul. The Boomers came along and did the same, but with healthcare. The Boomers then taught Gen X: 1/
February 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thread:
I explained to my dad recently why "the younger generation doesn't work."
I started with this: The Silent Generation worked until they were broken, body and soul. The Boomers came along and did the same, but with healthcare. The Boomers then taught Gen X: 1/
I explained to my dad recently why "the younger generation doesn't work."
I started with this: The Silent Generation worked until they were broken, body and soul. The Boomers came along and did the same, but with healthcare. The Boomers then taught Gen X: 1/
Many of us are feeling some sort of way about the last two weeks. In a sentence or two, tell your 2018 self anything that might help you today. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #prompts
January 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Many of us are feeling some sort of way about the last two weeks. In a sentence or two, tell your 2018 self anything that might help you today. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #prompts
For anyone on my list ready to pitch to agents! Save the date!
Remember, this Saturday, Feb 1st, is #MiseryPit for writers of Mystery, Thriller, True Crime, and Horror!
Check their pinned post for the rules!
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #PitchEvents
Check their pinned post for the rules!
#AmQuerying #AmWriting
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #PitchEvents
The next #MiseryPit Bluesky pitching event is February 1!
Time: 6 AM PST to 6 PM PST!
See you there!
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #PitchEvents
Time: 6 AM PST to 6 PM PST!
See you there!
#writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #PitchEvents
January 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
For anyone on my list ready to pitch to agents! Save the date!
Reposted by Jessica Warren
Our first #TBRCon2025 panel for today "What Makes a Good Dystopian Fantasy" starts in 1 hour! With @krystlematar.bsky.social , @shellycampbell.bsky.social , @dbrook.bsky.social , Jason Clark, @marsgeverson.bsky.social & @hannafordjenny.bsky.social !
https://buff.ly/4g1MFkG
https://buff.ly/4g1MFkG
January 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our first #TBRCon2025 panel for today "What Makes a Good Dystopian Fantasy" starts in 1 hour! With @krystlematar.bsky.social , @shellycampbell.bsky.social , @dbrook.bsky.social , Jason Clark, @marsgeverson.bsky.social & @hannafordjenny.bsky.social !
https://buff.ly/4g1MFkG
https://buff.ly/4g1MFkG
If you could live in any story world, which one would it be and why?
#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #authors #booksky
#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #authors #booksky
January 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
If you could live in any story world, which one would it be and why?
#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #authors #booksky
#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #authors #booksky
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
It's not. It's really not.
It's not. It's really not.
January 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"
It's not. It's really not.
It's not. It's really not.
Reposted by Jessica Warren
okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES!
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES!
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
A podcast I have been listening to, hoping for writing inspiration, said to just write 1 page a day. This is day 3 of following that idea, and I found myself wanting to wake up and get to it. There might be something to this! Tell me your "get to it" inspirations?
January 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A podcast I have been listening to, hoping for writing inspiration, said to just write 1 page a day. This is day 3 of following that idea, and I found myself wanting to wake up and get to it. There might be something to this! Tell me your "get to it" inspirations?
Reposted by Jessica Warren
Cover Debut! - A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, Vol. 6
Thanks to the marquess’s scheme, the water dragons have gone on a rampage. The Kingdom of Ciepla’s internal conflicts only continue to expand. What will it take to turn the tide of the battle?
Pre-order Here: https://buff.ly/4afjjOp
Thanks to the marquess’s scheme, the water dragons have gone on a rampage. The Kingdom of Ciepla’s internal conflicts only continue to expand. What will it take to turn the tide of the battle?
Pre-order Here: https://buff.ly/4afjjOp
January 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Cover Debut! - A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, Vol. 6
Thanks to the marquess’s scheme, the water dragons have gone on a rampage. The Kingdom of Ciepla’s internal conflicts only continue to expand. What will it take to turn the tide of the battle?
Pre-order Here: https://buff.ly/4afjjOp
Thanks to the marquess’s scheme, the water dragons have gone on a rampage. The Kingdom of Ciepla’s internal conflicts only continue to expand. What will it take to turn the tide of the battle?
Pre-order Here: https://buff.ly/4afjjOp
Just saw the term "broligarch," and my linguistic brain is twitching.
January 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Just saw the term "broligarch," and my linguistic brain is twitching.
January 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I think I like this place more than the others.
January 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think I like this place more than the others.