John Jupin
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John Jupin
@vols71.bsky.social

Volunteer
ACLU supporter and Legal Observer
UT graduate
Fulton County Poll Worker
Former Naval Officer
Law Enforcement Career
Pinned
💙📚 As I got older my mother drank more and more. By time my brother was born, she was out of control. I wrote L.E.A.P. (Linn’s Emerging Adult Plan) as a way to acknowledge my biggest regret—allowing others to stop me from seeking help for my brother…
ToniBellon.com
💙📚I’m a Atlanta Writers Club Lifetime member. Check out our upcoming conference

#indieauthors
#authors
#selfpublish
#writer
#book

www.atlantaselfpublishingconference.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:54 PM
💙📚Self publishing authors are more susceptible to fraudulent pitches on social media media. Avoid being scammed!

#indieauthors
#selfpublishing
#writers
#authors
#Atlantawritersclub

www.atlantaselfpublishingconference.com
Writing Conference | Atlanta Self-publishing Conference
The Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference (#ASPC) is built for new and seasoned indie authors who want to start or grow their writing career.
www.atlantaselfpublishingconference.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
💙📚Are you a self-published author?

“Bookshop has announced a partnership with Draft2Digital. The deal gives self-published authors the ability to sell their ebooks on Bookshop.

authorsguild.org/news/why-ind...

JJ: Atlanta Writers Club lifetime member and spouse of author Tonibellon.com
Why Indie Authors Should Consider Expanding to Bookshop - The Authors Guild
Bookshop, the online bookselling platform that directs profits to independent bookstores, has announced a partnership with Draft2Digital, one of the world’s largest self-publishing distributors. The d...
authorsguild.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
💙📚 Real literary agents do NOT reach out to authors FIRST via email or cold calls...."
They are constantly inundated with book proposals from authors. Be aware and be careful.
writersweekly.com/angela-desk/...

JJ: Spouse of an author, tonibellon.com.
#writers
#literaryagents
#authors
February 13, 2026 at 5:19 AM
💙📚I’ve read a lot of stories about alcoholics and many seem to have happy endings where the afflicted person agrees to go to rehab. I wanted to tell a story where the mother doesn’t get help.
Tonibellon.com
My Story
nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...
Free Linns Emerging Adult Plan(LEAP)
a.co/d/64sD4Ti
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Reposted by John Jupin
💙📚 As I got older my mother drank more and more. By time my brother was born, she was out of control. I wrote L.E.A.P. (Linn’s Emerging Adult Plan) as a way to acknowledge my biggest regret—allowing others to stop me from seeking help for my brother…
ToniBellon.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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“I was given a donut key ring with this debut novel, and the caveat, "you have to read the book to find out its significance!" So, I did and thoroughly enjoyed Linn's journal-story about trying to thrive (survive) in a difficult household with parents and others who seem to lie.

Jan Slimming
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It’s tough enough for authors.

Thanks for the warning Robb Bignell @inventingreality.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
💙📚 This year, for my birthday, I can safely say my second book, The Cost of Sin: Borne by the Innocent, will be published on September 1st, 2026. I don’t know anything else. I’ll let you know as I learn more.”

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February is the worst month
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February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Don’t get triggered. Get even

Every Democrat running for Congress should use the disgraceful post by Trump constantly

Every Democratic Senator and Representative please constantly show it along with Obama winning the Nobel Prize to trigger Trump.

Don’t get triggered Get even
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
💙📚My wife, author Toni Bellon received a phone call today saying they were with Global Broadcast Network and for $1400 could get her on television, pods, etc A scam!

See the press release from the REAL Global Broadcast Network and be careful
#writerbeware
#author

www.pr.com/press-releas...
Global Book Network Issues Warning on Scam Publishers Misusing Its Name - PR.com
Global Book Network (GBN), a trusted publishing resource for authors worldwide, is issuing an official statement to warn the writing community of fraudulent...
www.pr.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
💙📚 “The trouble with most of us is that we’d rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”

Norman Vincent Peale

Check out the many online writing critique groups provided by the Atlanta Writers Club
atlantawritersclub.org/writing-crit...

JJ: Spouse of author, tonibellon.com.
Writing & Critique Groups
Membership in the Atlanta Writers Club entitles members to participate in or start their own AWC-sponsored writing and critique groups, where you and your colleagues can help each other improve you…
atlantawritersclub.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 AM
📚💙Hey authors. See the below book club fee scam and be be warned!
#bookclub
#authors
#writers
#authorfraud

John Jupin, retired US Special Agent, Fraud Investigator and spouse of Author tonibellon.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
💙📚I’ve read a lot of stories about alcoholics and many seem to have happy endings where the afflicted person agrees to go to rehab. I wanted to tell a story where the mother doesn’t get help.
Tonibellon.com
My Story with an alcoholic mom
nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
💙📚 Writers are small businesses.

Most, including my wife, tonibellon.com, do not get financial help from their #publishers for book promotion.

The next time you see a writer promoting their book here, give them some love

Attached are no cost ways to help promote. Thank you.
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
💙📚The vast majority of scams start with a call or email!

My wife Author tonibellon.com received a phone call yesterday saying they would help her get into the LA Book Festival for $750. She then went online and applied herself

They are out there.
Be Careful!

writerbeware.blog/2025/08/01/r...
Return of the Nigerian Prince: A New Twist on Book Marketing Scams - Writer Beware
NOTE: There are now two more Nigeria-based marketing scams targeting writers. Read about them here. Marketing scams have always been plentiful. Over the past year or so, though, they’ve really surged....
writerbeware.blog
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Anonymous sources say this is now an #ICE standard operating procedure
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Torture
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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“Funny and tragic, poignant and powerful, Bellon draws on personal experience to weave the tale of a mother-daughter relationship strained to the point of breaking by mom’s #alcoholism.”

Chris Negron, acclaimed author of Underdog City.

#teacher
#schoolcounselor
#highschool

Tonibellon.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 AM
💙📚Romance Writers Beware: Scams are Targeting You

This is an excellent resource by Jenna Harte for all #authors too. It is full of advice. Well worth the time!
writewithharte.com/romance-writ...

JJ: Spouse of author tonibellon.com.

#Indieauthors
#romancewriters
#authorscams
#romancebooks
Romance Writers Beware: 11 Common Scams Targeting Authors and How to Spot
11 author scams including how to spot and avoid them, and what to do if you get caught up in one.
writewithharte.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:03 AM
💙📚I’ve read a lot of stories about alcoholics and many seem to have happy endings where the afflicted person agrees to go to rehab. I wanted to tell a story where the mother doesn’t get help.
Tonibellon.com
My Story
nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...
Free Linns Emerging Adult Plan(LEAP)
a.co/d/64sD4Ti
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
💙📚 “L.E.A.P. is an honest view into the life of a #teen living with an #alcoholic #parent and the systemic dysfunction that happens in a family that tries to pretend everything is normal.”
Kim Ottesen, Forsyth County Public Library

My story
nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...

Check out tonibellon.com!
Learning to lie as the child of an alcoholic - Nacoa
Author Toni Bellon shares about learning to lie as the child of an alcoholic and healing her 'mother wound' through her new book L.E.A.P
nacoa.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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“One speaker at an Atlanta Writers Conference said not to discount the #smallpublishers. He was right! I began ignoring the mainstream agents and looked at the smaller presses instead.”

My True Story and What Inspired Me to Write L.E.A.P.

nacoa.org.uk/learning-to-...
January 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
💙📚 Thank you #VictoriaStrauss and Writer Beware for your 2025 Year in Review. Too much to write here so check it out and be aware.

writerbeware.blog/2026/01/16/b...

John Jupin, retired Fraud Investigator and spouse of author Tonibellon.com
#writer
#author
#selfpublishing
#publishing
#books
Best of Writer Beware: 2025 in Review - Writer Beware
It’s been a busy year in writing scams (but then what year isn’t?). From the new AI marketing scams, to nasty contract clauses, to publishers behaving badly, to the biggest copyright infringement rest...
writerbeware.blog
January 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Congratulations Donald Trump for your latest award
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 AM