Josh Boldt
@joshaboldt.bsky.social
Nature, books, dogs. Writer of mystery & southern gothic | Book cover & graphic designer. Editor @brownhoundpress.bsky.social. Lexington, KY. joshboldt.com
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Josh Boldt
@joshaboldt.bsky.social
· Mar 22
Houston, we have a manuscript. My fourth novel is officially on paper and in the hands of a beta reader: @gwenda.bsky.social. I feel pretty good about this one. It’s my most complex and literary novel to date. Hope to share it with everyone soon! #writing
“Invention does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.”
Mary Shelley, in the author’s introduction to Frankenstein
#writing
Mary Shelley, in the author’s introduction to Frankenstein
#writing
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Invention does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.”
Mary Shelley, in the author’s introduction to Frankenstein
#writing
Mary Shelley, in the author’s introduction to Frankenstein
#writing
First draft of the new novel is FINISHED! 95,000 words. @gwenda.bsky.social and I have been describing it as "Bonnie & Clyde meets What's Eating Gilbert Grape". 😂 Stay tuned... #writing
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First draft of the new novel is FINISHED! 95,000 words. @gwenda.bsky.social and I have been describing it as "Bonnie & Clyde meets What's Eating Gilbert Grape". 😂 Stay tuned... #writing
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SUBS OPEN NOW THRU NOV. 22! We want stories that detail life at the bottom or at the margins of human society. Make it sad. Make it dark. Make it the tiniest bit hopeful. More info here: bit.ly/4onmEBw
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
SUBS OPEN NOW THRU NOV. 22! We want stories that detail life at the bottom or at the margins of human society. Make it sad. Make it dark. Make it the tiniest bit hopeful. More info here: bit.ly/4onmEBw
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Halloween fun with @joshaboldt.bsky.social — who am I? Answers within 18.207.115.111
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Halloween fun with @joshaboldt.bsky.social — who am I? Answers within 18.207.115.111
Working on the climax of my latest novel now. 91,000 words. Maybe another 5k left to finish the novel. I love this book, y'all. #writing
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Working on the climax of my latest novel now. 91,000 words. Maybe another 5k left to finish the novel. I love this book, y'all. #writing
When’s the last time you wrote a scene that made you cry?
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When’s the last time you wrote a scene that made you cry?
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Yesterday @joshaboldt.bsky.social and I went on a spirits and spooks walk at Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill after a whole day of rain — maybe your Monday needs the magical rainbow we saw at the very end.
October 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Yesterday @joshaboldt.bsky.social and I went on a spirits and spooks walk at Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill after a whole day of rain — maybe your Monday needs the magical rainbow we saw at the very end.
I want to appreciate Poor Richard's Books in Frankfort, Kentucky. One of my favorite bookstores around, and they are heroic supporters of Kentucky authors. Thank you! #bookstores #books #kentuckywriters
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I want to appreciate Poor Richard's Books in Frankfort, Kentucky. One of my favorite bookstores around, and they are heroic supporters of Kentucky authors. Thank you! #bookstores #books #kentuckywriters
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Whether you’ve lived in Lexington all of your life or you’re a relative newcomer, there’s probably a story you haven’t heard, or a question you’ve always had, about some of our fascinating spots or quirky spaces.
One on One: New book takes readers on a journey through a 'Secret Lexington'
Whether you’ve lived in Lexington all of your life or you’re a relative newcomer, there’s probably a story you haven’t heard, or a question you’ve always had, about some of our fascinating spots or qu...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Whether you’ve lived in Lexington all of your life or you’re a relative newcomer, there’s probably a story you haven’t heard, or a question you’ve always had, about some of our fascinating spots or quirky spaces.
Current project just crossed 80,000 words. Longest novel I've ever written and still going. Damn, it's a fun one. #amwriting
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Current project just crossed 80,000 words. Longest novel I've ever written and still going. Damn, it's a fun one. #amwriting
Best pilot I’ve seen in a while.
We finally got a chance to watch the pilot episode of The Lowdown and hot damn, we both loved it. Can’t wait to see more. cc @joshaboldt.bsky.social www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lowdo...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Best pilot I’ve seen in a while.
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😘 Happy birthday, beautiful Ruby!
October 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
😘 Happy birthday, beautiful Ruby!
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Indianapolis Readers! I’ll be signing copies of PINEVILLE TRACE at the Proof: Midwest Lit Fest in Indianapolis at the Harrison Center on Sat. Oct. 11 from 10 - 11:30 am. Hope to see you! #booksigning #PinevilleTrace
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Indianapolis Readers! I’ll be signing copies of PINEVILLE TRACE at the Proof: Midwest Lit Fest in Indianapolis at the Harrison Center on Sat. Oct. 11 from 10 - 11:30 am. Hope to see you! #booksigning #PinevilleTrace
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My dog is also named Ruby & is soon to turn 15! Hope yours has just as good a life for just as long. HBD, other Ruby!
October 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My dog is also named Ruby & is soon to turn 15! Hope yours has just as good a life for just as long. HBD, other Ruby!
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happy tenth birthday ruby!
October 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
happy tenth birthday ruby!
Ruby’s 10th birthday is this week. Three years after the cancer diagnosis that she beat, and she is going strong. Still in remission and as healthy as ever! The vet says she is the poster dog for fighting cancer. Happy birthday, Ruby!
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ruby’s 10th birthday is this week. Three years after the cancer diagnosis that she beat, and she is going strong. Still in remission and as healthy as ever! The vet says she is the poster dog for fighting cancer. Happy birthday, Ruby!
Beginning a process that I have long considered, which is creating a small press. For now, this is a placeholder. But look for more details soon. We will be seeking offbeat fiction and literary mystery, with a sweet spot for Southern Gothic. @brownhoundpress.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Beginning a process that I have long considered, which is creating a small press. For now, this is a placeholder. But look for more details soon. We will be seeking offbeat fiction and literary mystery, with a sweet spot for Southern Gothic. @brownhoundpress.bsky.social
This makes so much sense to me. Exactly the thoughts I have been having while querying. HT @gwenda.bsky.social
nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/09...
nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/09...
A publishing submission Bill of Rights
A modest proposal. The submission process in the publishing industry these days is increasingly broken. Many literary agents have long had a “no response means no” policy on query letters, but now the...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This makes so much sense to me. Exactly the thoughts I have been having while querying. HT @gwenda.bsky.social
nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/09...
nathanbransford.com/blog/2025/09...
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Finally, FINALLY (truly) about to finish this book, bemoaning it isn't done already and @joshaboldt.bsky.social gave me the BEST pep talk and maybe you need it too: Do it because you want to and because you love the characters and want them to have peace! They are ghosts and need to be freed. 🤯😍
September 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Finally, FINALLY (truly) about to finish this book, bemoaning it isn't done already and @joshaboldt.bsky.social gave me the BEST pep talk and maybe you need it too: Do it because you want to and because you love the characters and want them to have peace! They are ghosts and need to be freed. 🤯😍
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Got to celebrate @silashouse.bsky.social's fab new poetry collection ALL THESE GHOSTS last night--champagne, cake, friends. Had the opposite of a stress dream after, in which Dolly Parton assured me that I was going to finish my book very soon and gave me a delicious cookie shaped like her head.
September 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Got to celebrate @silashouse.bsky.social's fab new poetry collection ALL THESE GHOSTS last night--champagne, cake, friends. Had the opposite of a stress dream after, in which Dolly Parton assured me that I was going to finish my book very soon and gave me a delicious cookie shaped like her head.
Look at this sweet baby. Would you just look at her?
September 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Look at this sweet baby. Would you just look at her?
September 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reading the new Elmore Leonard biography, and feeling validated. 😆
September 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Reading the new Elmore Leonard biography, and feeling validated. 😆