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J. Ivanel Johnson - Author/Playwright/Composer
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Author/Playwright/Composer- (in part, of the award-winning series, the JUST (e)STATE mysteries (whodunnits) and the musical Rough Notes. See more at linktr.ee/j.ivanel - Living with (dis)Ability.
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Just * T W O * more days to help fight cancer! (purchase any of its 3 formats -audiobook narrated by a real human,Craig Abbot).Award-winning whodunnit.Not just Amazon: B&N,Indigo,Waterstones & more -google it!Thx to @writingcommunity.bsky.social, @rodmannix.bsky.social for support! #justastalemate
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Hey #WritingCommunity!
I'd like to acknowledge and thank those raising money for charity with your book sales. Your efforts ARE seen & appreciated!
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Thank you!
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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When will we address that declining mental health, often starting in teenage years, leads to addiction in the first place -- and start erasing that stigma, and treating it as the CAUSE of soooo much damage? #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #robreiner #princessbride
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Why's editor M.Kinberg in undies at LAX?Find out& win LAXtras here www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGP2... Proceeds to #wildfirerecovery @catconnor.bsky.social, @johntures1.bsky.social, @lindasands.bsky.social, @meproctor.bsky.social, @kbowenwriter.bsky.social, @aimeekluck.bsky.social, @tjglenn.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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A great anthology, ed. by Margot Kinberg. Proceeds going to LA's Wildfire Recovery Fund. See my last-ever quadcast video, here now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGP2...
#InternationalVolunteerDay #InternationalVolunteerDay #IVD2025 #WeVolunteer #VolunteerForImpact #IVY2026 #writingcommunity
LA Xtras, ed. Margot Kinberg with J. Ivanel Johnson, #booksforcharity, #proceedstocharity ANTHOLOGY
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December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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🌼🌼🌼🦽🦽🦽One month left to help two non-profits! Thank you for your purchase - including libraries and bookshops! #cancerresearch #therapeuticriding #disabledauthor #writingcommunity
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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See you Sat. at 2 at Perth-Andover Library, NB. A rare physical appearance from me!
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Less than 2 mos. left to: Help Cancer Research, get yourself a great 20-percent-off deal AND a real treat for yourself or gift for a #mysteryreader.
#whodunnit #readcanadian #writingcommunity #buycanadian @cozymystery-com.bsky.social @cozymystery212.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Oct. & Nov.,I'm guest editor for Playwrights Guild of Canada's WC newsletter.'Women Writers' -don't like being categorized as such?Subscribe to PGC,read the rest of my editorial,find great interviews+ all kinds of links to CAN. productions, podcasts,readings. #womenwriters #writingcommunity #theatre
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Great promo from the pub.s for the Holidays. Use: SEASON20 to get a whopping 20% off purchases at the Black Rose Writing site starting now
'til Jan 31.
And remember,royalties from purchases of Just A STALE MATE:
www.blackrosewriting.com/mystery/p/ju...
all go cancer research until the end of
'25!
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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My one-act comedies are now streaming as part of the Alabama Int'l Fringe ! Filmed earlier this year in London, UK. Enjoy for free on this channel: www.youtube.com/@thornhillth... See : "A Tack Room" and "The Pistol's Report"
sponsored by Thornhill Theatre Space - thank you!
September 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Thanks to Matthew Wright, David Gordon Koch for this NB Media Co-op interview to highlight the upcoming Alabama Int'l Fringe Fest 2025, & Thornhill Theatre Space's sponsorship, hosting (on their Youtube channel) !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykXF...

#playwrighting #diversity #disabledauthor #theatre
New Brunswick writer's plays to be featured at Alabama International Fringe Festival
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September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Great new 4-min quadcast up! Win an ebook of the brand new The Peeper thriller if you can guess John's lie in The Fiction Faction section. #worldalzheimersawareness
#suicideprevention
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John Bukowski & J. Ivanel Johnson, authors, highlight #alzheimer, #suicideawarenessmonth
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September 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Sad to say goodbye to the last of the summer full moons this week, but my amateur detective character P.J. (Polly Jane) loves to dance 'neath the Harvest Moon to celebrate her only love, killed in WWII - and thus both these are set at this time of year... JASM sales to Can. Cancer Soc. for 2025!
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Be ready for laughter & fun on the 26/27th! Thanks to PARC PlaywrightsAtlanticResource Centre for this in recent newsletter & to AIFF. Mark your calendars for this rousing 1.5 hr. of fun! More details on FB Events page,mark yourself 'Interested' or 'Going', pls:
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September 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Who’s ready to send in their #PitchDis entry this week?! Here are a few things to remember after you hit submit.
AFTER THE EVENT Agents and editors won’t have access to pitches until September 16, so you won’t receive any requests before then. Requests will be sent out as they come in. • If you receive a request: o Make sure the agency or publisher is on the list of registered participants. If not, contact #PitchDis to verify (contactpitchdis@gmail.com, @pitchdis on Twitter, or @pitchdis.com on Bluesky). o Research the agent/editor. If you have any doubts, feel free to reach out. o Please follow any submission guidelines included in the request email. • If you don’t receive a request: o Remember that the number of requests during a pitch event is not indicative of the quality of your work. o Keep querying – most people still connect with their agents this way.
September 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Today is #SpinalCordInjuryAwareness #worldspinalcordinjury -&, for #PitchDis posting prompt- I write alone! With no distractions of any kind, preferably! p.s. all my 2025 royalties from #justastalemate go to CanadianCancerSociety. 3 formats of award-winning whodunnit to choose from! #disability
September 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Day 18 of 21 Days of #PitchDis! Today’s prompt is do you prefer writing alone or with other people? Make sure to include the #PitchDis hashtag in your post and search the hashtag to find others.
Day 18. Do you prefer writing alone or with other people?
September 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Excited to announce the promos are already going up!
Events Page : www.facebook.com/share/1BiMFa...

#horselovers #equestrian #fringefamily, #worldfring, #zoomtheatre, #theatre #digitalfringe, #suspense, #comedy, #oneactplays #jivanel #writingcommunity
August 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Stuck gasping in the heatwaves of the city? Join me for a cold iced tea on our farm - no talking, just sounds of nature (and ice!), cute animals, gorgeous Appalachian views. #asmr #naturesounds #writingcommunity #mountainlife #farmlife
#vlog #writerslife

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An Appalachian Author #2 -"50 Shades of Blue" from Blue Belldon Farm, Aug'25#farmlife #naturesounds
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August 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Hi #agents and acquiring #editors! Registration for #PitchDis 2025 is still open, but it will be closing in less than a month. We'd love to have you join us!
To register, just fill out the form below.
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#PitchDis Agent and Editor Registration
Thank you for your interest in #PitchDis! Please fill out this form to register for the event and access pitches from September 16 through September 19. The week before the event, we'll send you instr...
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August 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Let's KICK it!
help support the Canadian Cancer Society ! #beatcancer #kickcancer #kickcancersbutt #cancerresearch #cancersupport #writingcommunity #cozymystery #mystery #thriller #buycanadian #readcanadian @cbcnews.ca
August 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Great chance to win this terrific diverse mystery book set in 1920s! Join us and find out how - it's Free and EASY-PEASY (just guess a number!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkOY...
#writingcommunity #disability
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August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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It's here! Join the fun, and also perhaps win a paperback of this new release! 4-min. video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkOY... #internationalblues #murdermystery #booksky #speakeasy #jazzmusic #chicago #historicalmysterynovels #prohibition #blackcharacters #justestatemysteries
August 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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"SCRAM, Jail Bait!" Why is Carolyn Wilkins saying this in our 4-min. fun video? Watch and find out - and perhaps win a paperback signed copy of Murder at the Wham Bam Club, just out by Penguin Random House !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkOY...
#InternationalBlues #InternationalBluesMusicDay
Mystery Authors Carolyn Wilkins & J. Ivanel Johnson team up for 4-min. of fun, laughter, orig. jazz!
YouTube video by J. Ivanel Johnson
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August 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM