Helen A. Jack
@heljanecek15.bsky.social
Writer. Wife. Mother. Spinner of yarns, wrangler of chaos.
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A community of writers can lift us up and, when needed, push us along. Author Harper Ross shares her gratitude for her recent experience at the UnConference, today at WU.
Giving Thanks For The Writers At My Table
On Thursday, most of us will gather around the Thanksgiving table with close family and friends, expressing our gratitude for one another and the things that bring us happiness. Today, I want to …
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November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A community of writers can lift us up and, when needed, push us along. Author Harper Ross shares her gratitude for her recent experience at the UnConference, today at WU.
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👀 who's that on the cover?
COVER REVEAL! Our December issue is right around the corner—featuring art by João Antunes Jr. and stories by Siobhan Gallagher, Ali Maloney, Aaron Romano, Thomas C. Mavroudis, and more!
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November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
👀 who's that on the cover?
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
Gorgeous ⭐
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Gorgeous ⭐
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Today is the 25th. Christmas is one month away!
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Today is the 25th. Christmas is one month away!
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We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
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This looks amazing! Added to my ever-growing TBR list.
Preorders are open for HOME SICK 👀🪓🐑
* Cottagegore
* Unhinged women
* Female rage
* Creepy folktales
* I tHiNk I'm GoNnA dIe In ThIs HoUsE
geni.us/homesick
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
* Cottagegore
* Unhinged women
* Female rage
* Creepy folktales
* I tHiNk I'm GoNnA dIe In ThIs HoUsE
geni.us/homesick
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This looks amazing! Added to my ever-growing TBR list.
Currently reading this, and it's incredible! I love how each story takes place in a different unique area of the globe.
'Tis the season...
Missed this one when it came two years ago. Gonna fix that this year. I mean, edited by @datlow.bsky.social, featuring @sgj.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social @garthnix.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social and many other fine writers... Can't wait.
#horror #horrorstories #booksky
Missed this one when it came two years ago. Gonna fix that this year. I mean, edited by @datlow.bsky.social, featuring @sgj.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social @garthnix.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social and many other fine writers... Can't wait.
#horror #horrorstories #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Currently reading this, and it's incredible! I love how each story takes place in a different unique area of the globe.
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Writers - here’s your next prompt! 📝
The First Line is seeking stories that begin with:
“I flipped through the notebook and found half-finished poems, some drawings, and __________.”
💰 $25–$50 fiction, $5–$10 poetry
🕛 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
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#WritingCommunity
The First Line is seeking stories that begin with:
“I flipped through the notebook and found half-finished poems, some drawings, and __________.”
💰 $25–$50 fiction, $5–$10 poetry
🕛 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Writers - here’s your next prompt! 📝
The First Line is seeking stories that begin with:
“I flipped through the notebook and found half-finished poems, some drawings, and __________.”
💰 $25–$50 fiction, $5–$10 poetry
🕛 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity
The First Line is seeking stories that begin with:
“I flipped through the notebook and found half-finished poems, some drawings, and __________.”
💰 $25–$50 fiction, $5–$10 poetry
🕛 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity
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A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025.
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#yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity
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#yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity
Best Books for Teens 2025
Our expert librarians have selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults! Discover a selection of 25 e-books that you can read right away—with no wait times!—through December 31, 2025, pl...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025.
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
#yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
#yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity
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Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
Comp titles! How on earth do you sort this one out in your query letters? I'm pulling my hair out!
a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in front of a window with a sticker that says ugg
ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in front of a window with a sticker that says ugg
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Comp titles! How on earth do you sort this one out in your query letters? I'm pulling my hair out!
Added to my TBR list.
I don't want to give too much away because it's best to just dive in, but new There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org is a brilliant, sinister, mind-bending alien scifi/horror that should definitely be on your TBR...
How do you fight a war when you don't remember it's even happening?
💙📚🪐
How do you fight a war when you don't remember it's even happening?
💙📚🪐
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Added to my TBR list.
Added to my TBR list!
Fantastic book, such ideas! love it 👏
I don't want to give too much away because it's best to just dive in, but new There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org is a brilliant, sinister, mind-bending alien scifi/horror that should definitely be on your TBR...
How do you fight a war when you don't remember it's even happening?
💙📚🪐
How do you fight a war when you don't remember it's even happening?
💙📚🪐
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Added to my TBR list!
Hello everyone, I'm Helen A. Jack. I've had some short fiction published and work in myriad genres. I'm currently querying an adult dystopian fantasy novel. My current WIP is a gothic suspense centering around an escaped war criminal and his army of clones. It takes place in the Pacific Northwest.
Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other
#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚
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#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚
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November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hello everyone, I'm Helen A. Jack. I've had some short fiction published and work in myriad genres. I'm currently querying an adult dystopian fantasy novel. My current WIP is a gothic suspense centering around an escaped war criminal and his army of clones. It takes place in the Pacific Northwest.
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Hello. I create horror/folk fiction and illustration under the name RP Fox. I've had stories published by Horrified (link below) and my visual work and contact details can be found at rpfoxart.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hello. I create horror/folk fiction and illustration under the name RP Fox. I've had stories published by Horrified (link below) and my visual work and contact details can be found at rpfoxart.bsky.social
www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/uncategorize...
www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/uncategorize...
Lohiri and the Iron Sun - that was my previous title before The Eleventh Key.
In your opinion, does The Eleventh Key sound too YA? It's a dystopian dark fantasy, but solidly adult.
In your opinion, does The Eleventh Key sound too YA? It's a dystopian dark fantasy, but solidly adult.
#novmemeber #writersky #writesky #writingcommunity
Instead of Wasphole, we considered Scrap-Iron Crown or Base Metal Throne or something along those lines.
Decided against it because so many fantasy novels have throne or crown in the title.
Instead of Wasphole, we considered Scrap-Iron Crown or Base Metal Throne or something along those lines.
Decided against it because so many fantasy novels have throne or crown in the title.
#Novmemeber 19
Give us an alternate title to your WIP. Another title you considered, your working title, or a joke title.
Potential examples:
Of Mice and Men was originally Something That Happened
The Da Vinci Code might've been ScavengerHuntWIP
Frankenstein could be How to Make a Guy in 10 Days
Give us an alternate title to your WIP. Another title you considered, your working title, or a joke title.
Potential examples:
Of Mice and Men was originally Something That Happened
The Da Vinci Code might've been ScavengerHuntWIP
Frankenstein could be How to Make a Guy in 10 Days
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Lohiri and the Iron Sun - that was my previous title before The Eleventh Key.
In your opinion, does The Eleventh Key sound too YA? It's a dystopian dark fantasy, but solidly adult.
In your opinion, does The Eleventh Key sound too YA? It's a dystopian dark fantasy, but solidly adult.
Finally picked up this awesome collection edited by @datlow.bsky.social. Can't wait to read!
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Finally picked up this awesome collection edited by @datlow.bsky.social. Can't wait to read!
Can't wait to check it out!
🔪 This week’s #TremblingWithFear opens with Panic Room by A.E. Deakin - a pulse-pounding slice of dread!
Also featuring chilling drabbles by Katerina Petrou, @kirstyes.bsky.social, and Ryan Broderick.
📖 Read it now →
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#HorrorCommunity #DarkFiction #AmReading
Also featuring chilling drabbles by Katerina Petrou, @kirstyes.bsky.social, and Ryan Broderick.
📖 Read it now →
horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
#HorrorCommunity #DarkFiction #AmReading
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can't wait to check it out!
Proud to announce the publication of my gothic horror short story, The Crosnier Debt, in The House of Long Shadows.
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HLS No. 39: The Crosnier Debt
Louisiana Gothic from Helen A. Jack
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October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Proud to announce the publication of my gothic horror short story, The Crosnier Debt, in The House of Long Shadows.
houseoflongshadows.substack.com/p/hls-no-39-...
houseoflongshadows.substack.com/p/hls-no-39-...
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Plan smart, write fast, finish strong: my guide to writing a novel in 30 days
Soon it will be NaNoWriMo time! The official National Novel-Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organisation closed earlier this year, but the writing world is still hard wired to Nano in November, come what may. (What’s…
Soon it will be NaNoWriMo time! The official National Novel-Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organisation closed earlier this year, but the writing world is still hard wired to Nano in November, come what may. (What’s…
Plan smart, write fast, finish strong: my guide to writing a novel in 30 days
Soon it will be NaNoWriMo time! The official National Novel-Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organisation closed earlier this year, but the writing world is still hard wired to Nano in November, come what may. (What’s NaNoWriMo? A worldwide event where the aim is to write a work of 50,000 words in just the 30 days of November.) This year there are several official alternatives, if you like to be official.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Plan smart, write fast, finish strong: my guide to writing a novel in 30 days
Soon it will be NaNoWriMo time! The official National Novel-Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organisation closed earlier this year, but the writing world is still hard wired to Nano in November, come what may. (What’s…
Soon it will be NaNoWriMo time! The official National Novel-Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organisation closed earlier this year, but the writing world is still hard wired to Nano in November, come what may. (What’s…
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🩸 New #TremblingWithFear is live!
This week features “The Mass” by Richard Martin: a dark and haunting tale that lingers long after reading. Plus drabbles from @ariskari.bsky.social, Will McCloughlin, and James Patrick Focarile.
Read it now: horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
#HorrorCommunity #AmReading
This week features “The Mass” by Richard Martin: a dark and haunting tale that lingers long after reading. Plus drabbles from @ariskari.bsky.social, Will McCloughlin, and James Patrick Focarile.
Read it now: horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
#HorrorCommunity #AmReading
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🩸 New #TremblingWithFear is live!
This week features “The Mass” by Richard Martin: a dark and haunting tale that lingers long after reading. Plus drabbles from @ariskari.bsky.social, Will McCloughlin, and James Patrick Focarile.
Read it now: horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
#HorrorCommunity #AmReading
This week features “The Mass” by Richard Martin: a dark and haunting tale that lingers long after reading. Plus drabbles from @ariskari.bsky.social, Will McCloughlin, and James Patrick Focarile.
Read it now: horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
#HorrorCommunity #AmReading
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🌘Meet the Voices in the Dark🌘
From haunted sinkholes to cursed warriors & vengeful ghosts, Into the Dark is filled w/ unforgettable stories by incredible authors from around the world
Our latest update spotlights their work. Help bring these dark tales to life
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
From haunted sinkholes to cursed warriors & vengeful ghosts, Into the Dark is filled w/ unforgettable stories by incredible authors from around the world
Our latest update spotlights their work. Help bring these dark tales to life
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌘Meet the Voices in the Dark🌘
From haunted sinkholes to cursed warriors & vengeful ghosts, Into the Dark is filled w/ unforgettable stories by incredible authors from around the world
Our latest update spotlights their work. Help bring these dark tales to life
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
From haunted sinkholes to cursed warriors & vengeful ghosts, Into the Dark is filled w/ unforgettable stories by incredible authors from around the world
Our latest update spotlights their work. Help bring these dark tales to life
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM