Jasmine Shea Townsend
@authorjasmineshea.bsky.social
Writer of character-driven fantasy, sci-fi, magical realism, and literary fiction. 📚
I also run the page Black Girls Belong in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: bgbfs.bsky.social
I also run the page Black Girls Belong in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: bgbfs.bsky.social
To pull myself out of this funk, I started writing down some ideas for magical girls.
Then I started making them on a doll maker, and oh my god I love them so much.
Left to right, their names are Indirah, Maylis, Jade, and Aleksandra. 🥹
Then I started making them on a doll maker, and oh my god I love them so much.
Left to right, their names are Indirah, Maylis, Jade, and Aleksandra. 🥹
January 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To pull myself out of this funk, I started writing down some ideas for magical girls.
Then I started making them on a doll maker, and oh my god I love them so much.
Left to right, their names are Indirah, Maylis, Jade, and Aleksandra. 🥹
Then I started making them on a doll maker, and oh my god I love them so much.
Left to right, their names are Indirah, Maylis, Jade, and Aleksandra. 🥹
Translating my WIP into French -- one paragraph a week -- is a good language exercise and helps me rethink the material when I have writer's block. 🥰
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
January 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Translating my WIP into French -- one paragraph a week -- is a good language exercise and helps me rethink the material when I have writer's block. 🥰
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
First office selfie of the semester!
My creative writing class is finally getting into the swing of things.
We had excellent discussions about "Wildwood" by Junot Diaz and "Model's Assistant" by Alissa Nutting
My creative writing class is finally getting into the swing of things.
We had excellent discussions about "Wildwood" by Junot Diaz and "Model's Assistant" by Alissa Nutting
January 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
First office selfie of the semester!
My creative writing class is finally getting into the swing of things.
We had excellent discussions about "Wildwood" by Junot Diaz and "Model's Assistant" by Alissa Nutting
My creative writing class is finally getting into the swing of things.
We had excellent discussions about "Wildwood" by Junot Diaz and "Model's Assistant" by Alissa Nutting
I love the writing community, but sometimes, there are stinkers.
Please don't do this shiesty shit.
From now on, I will block people who do this.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
Please don't do this shiesty shit.
From now on, I will block people who do this.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
January 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I love the writing community, but sometimes, there are stinkers.
Please don't do this shiesty shit.
From now on, I will block people who do this.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
Please don't do this shiesty shit.
From now on, I will block people who do this.
#writingcommunity
#writersky
... Well, is he wrong? lol
December 27, 2024 at 8:17 PM
... Well, is he wrong? lol
Nessaea is from the citystate of Aelnav, known for its beautiful, opalecent glass art and architecture.
It's a part of a larger region on the west coast called the Glittering Coast.
From the ocean, you can see all the colors of magic glittering in the distance.
#writecember
It's a part of a larger region on the west coast called the Glittering Coast.
From the ocean, you can see all the colors of magic glittering in the distance.
#writecember
December 24, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Nessaea is from the citystate of Aelnav, known for its beautiful, opalecent glass art and architecture.
It's a part of a larger region on the west coast called the Glittering Coast.
From the ocean, you can see all the colors of magic glittering in the distance.
#writecember
It's a part of a larger region on the west coast called the Glittering Coast.
From the ocean, you can see all the colors of magic glittering in the distance.
#writecember
Drew my MC again 💕
Young Nessaea, before she cuts her hair -- narratively speaking, before the inciting incident 😂
Before she becomes a bad ass, before she learns to weild a glaive, before she becomes Nessaea the Deathless -- she was once just a girl.
#writingcommunity #writersky
Young Nessaea, before she cuts her hair -- narratively speaking, before the inciting incident 😂
Before she becomes a bad ass, before she learns to weild a glaive, before she becomes Nessaea the Deathless -- she was once just a girl.
#writingcommunity #writersky
December 20, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Drew my MC again 💕
Young Nessaea, before she cuts her hair -- narratively speaking, before the inciting incident 😂
Before she becomes a bad ass, before she learns to weild a glaive, before she becomes Nessaea the Deathless -- she was once just a girl.
#writingcommunity #writersky
Young Nessaea, before she cuts her hair -- narratively speaking, before the inciting incident 😂
Before she becomes a bad ass, before she learns to weild a glaive, before she becomes Nessaea the Deathless -- she was once just a girl.
#writingcommunity #writersky
Wrote 1,000 words in my novel today... and I also wrote a bass line!
First time I've written fiction and music on the same day. 😂
Lulu here is my best listener.
#writingcommunity #writersky
First time I've written fiction and music on the same day. 😂
Lulu here is my best listener.
#writingcommunity #writersky
December 19, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Wrote 1,000 words in my novel today... and I also wrote a bass line!
First time I've written fiction and music on the same day. 😂
Lulu here is my best listener.
#writingcommunity #writersky
First time I've written fiction and music on the same day. 😂
Lulu here is my best listener.
#writingcommunity #writersky
White magic is ubiquitous and unremarkable.
Cultivating stronger magic with color is a huge deal. It's the first step toward any magical profession, like wizardry.
MC daydreams about one day channeling magic with color and wonders what color that would be.
Cultivating stronger magic with color is a huge deal. It's the first step toward any magical profession, like wizardry.
MC daydreams about one day channeling magic with color and wonders what color that would be.
December 18, 2024 at 8:14 PM
White magic is ubiquitous and unremarkable.
Cultivating stronger magic with color is a huge deal. It's the first step toward any magical profession, like wizardry.
MC daydreams about one day channeling magic with color and wonders what color that would be.
Cultivating stronger magic with color is a huge deal. It's the first step toward any magical profession, like wizardry.
MC daydreams about one day channeling magic with color and wonders what color that would be.
Good morning, Bluesky fam! 🥰
Meet my character, Nessaea 💖
Maybe one day I'll be good enough to illustate my novels.
Until then, I'll keep doodling for fun and commissioning actual artists for official art lol
#writingcommunity #blackwritersky
Meet my character, Nessaea 💖
Maybe one day I'll be good enough to illustate my novels.
Until then, I'll keep doodling for fun and commissioning actual artists for official art lol
#writingcommunity #blackwritersky
December 17, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Good morning, Bluesky fam! 🥰
Meet my character, Nessaea 💖
Maybe one day I'll be good enough to illustate my novels.
Until then, I'll keep doodling for fun and commissioning actual artists for official art lol
#writingcommunity #blackwritersky
Meet my character, Nessaea 💖
Maybe one day I'll be good enough to illustate my novels.
Until then, I'll keep doodling for fun and commissioning actual artists for official art lol
#writingcommunity #blackwritersky
Of course! 😄
December 15, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Of course! 😄
😂😂 I think I remember trying Xaoiyu and Asuka?
Tag though? Fuggetaboudit.
I'd be useless on anyone's team lmfao
I wrecked face in Soul Calibur, though. I played a handful of characters, but Cassandra was always top ho 🥹
Tag though? Fuggetaboudit.
I'd be useless on anyone's team lmfao
I wrecked face in Soul Calibur, though. I played a handful of characters, but Cassandra was always top ho 🥹
December 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM
😂😂 I think I remember trying Xaoiyu and Asuka?
Tag though? Fuggetaboudit.
I'd be useless on anyone's team lmfao
I wrecked face in Soul Calibur, though. I played a handful of characters, but Cassandra was always top ho 🥹
Tag though? Fuggetaboudit.
I'd be useless on anyone's team lmfao
I wrecked face in Soul Calibur, though. I played a handful of characters, but Cassandra was always top ho 🥹
Yay! 💃🏾
I just recently got out of my own reading slump.
The semester kills my capacity to read for fun, but I recently started rereading the Tower of Babel series -- truly steampunk done right. Brings a tear to my eye 🥹
I just recently got out of my own reading slump.
The semester kills my capacity to read for fun, but I recently started rereading the Tower of Babel series -- truly steampunk done right. Brings a tear to my eye 🥹
December 7, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Yay! 💃🏾
I just recently got out of my own reading slump.
The semester kills my capacity to read for fun, but I recently started rereading the Tower of Babel series -- truly steampunk done right. Brings a tear to my eye 🥹
I just recently got out of my own reading slump.
The semester kills my capacity to read for fun, but I recently started rereading the Tower of Babel series -- truly steampunk done right. Brings a tear to my eye 🥹
Playing DnD!
December 7, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Playing DnD!
The next time a family member asks why I haven't finished my book yet, I'mma tell them I'm just trying not to get jumped.
#blackwritersky #writingcommunity
#blackwritersky #writingcommunity
December 7, 2024 at 3:43 PM
The next time a family member asks why I haven't finished my book yet, I'mma tell them I'm just trying not to get jumped.
#blackwritersky #writingcommunity
#blackwritersky #writingcommunity
Last office selfie for the semester.
Then Winter Break.
Then it all starts all over again.
Then Winter Break.
Then it all starts all over again.
December 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Last office selfie for the semester.
Then Winter Break.
Then it all starts all over again.
Then Winter Break.
Then it all starts all over again.
Tea and donuts in my office for any of my creative writing students who stop by today. 🥰
It's blustery out, so I hope the tea brings a little comfort.
#writingcommunity
It's blustery out, so I hope the tea brings a little comfort.
#writingcommunity
December 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Tea and donuts in my office for any of my creative writing students who stop by today. 🥰
It's blustery out, so I hope the tea brings a little comfort.
#writingcommunity
It's blustery out, so I hope the tea brings a little comfort.
#writingcommunity
Thank you, FIYAH magazine!! This means a lot! 🥰🥰
I'll cook something up for a future issue. 💖
#writersky #blackwritersky #writingcommunity
I'll cook something up for a future issue. 💖
#writersky #blackwritersky #writingcommunity
November 30, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Thank you, FIYAH magazine!! This means a lot! 🥰🥰
I'll cook something up for a future issue. 💖
#writersky #blackwritersky #writingcommunity
I'll cook something up for a future issue. 💖
#writersky #blackwritersky #writingcommunity
Rereading this bad boi!
It is, truly, steampunk done right.
#booksky, what are you guys reading?
#senlinascends #booksofbabel
It is, truly, steampunk done right.
#booksky, what are you guys reading?
#senlinascends #booksofbabel
November 29, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Rereading this bad boi!
It is, truly, steampunk done right.
#booksky, what are you guys reading?
#senlinascends #booksofbabel
It is, truly, steampunk done right.
#booksky, what are you guys reading?
#senlinascends #booksofbabel
November 28, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Why is he here
November 27, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Why is he here
This is Winter, a character from my first published novel.
She is so near and dear to my heart, but I was young and inexperienced when I self-published that novel. And honestly, the whole concept deserved better than what I could give it at the time.
Maybe one day I'll revisit it.
🎨 Joye Cho
She is so near and dear to my heart, but I was young and inexperienced when I self-published that novel. And honestly, the whole concept deserved better than what I could give it at the time.
Maybe one day I'll revisit it.
🎨 Joye Cho
November 22, 2024 at 12:19 AM
This is Winter, a character from my first published novel.
She is so near and dear to my heart, but I was young and inexperienced when I self-published that novel. And honestly, the whole concept deserved better than what I could give it at the time.
Maybe one day I'll revisit it.
🎨 Joye Cho
She is so near and dear to my heart, but I was young and inexperienced when I self-published that novel. And honestly, the whole concept deserved better than what I could give it at the time.
Maybe one day I'll revisit it.
🎨 Joye Cho
November 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Welcome to my little corner of Bluesky! ☺️
Writing is my greatest passion.
My most recent publications include:
"Midnight in the Elder Woods" in Dream of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2024)
a.co/d/4DLlS0F
"Laments of a Time Witch" in Made of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2022)
a.co/d/0Si1Uis
Writing is my greatest passion.
My most recent publications include:
"Midnight in the Elder Woods" in Dream of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2024)
a.co/d/4DLlS0F
"Laments of a Time Witch" in Made of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2022)
a.co/d/0Si1Uis
November 21, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Welcome to my little corner of Bluesky! ☺️
Writing is my greatest passion.
My most recent publications include:
"Midnight in the Elder Woods" in Dream of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2024)
a.co/d/4DLlS0F
"Laments of a Time Witch" in Made of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2022)
a.co/d/0Si1Uis
Writing is my greatest passion.
My most recent publications include:
"Midnight in the Elder Woods" in Dream of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2024)
a.co/d/4DLlS0F
"Laments of a Time Witch" in Made of Rust and Glass Vol. II (2022)
a.co/d/0Si1Uis