JDEasterling
@jdeasterling.bsky.social
Author of historical fiction and romance, Path of the Vestal. Full time mental health worker, part time pirate and graduated historian.
Former wine maker, teacher, podcaster, chef, and vagabond.
Former wine maker, teacher, podcaster, chef, and vagabond.
Back to working on that dream of writing a book that will be worthy of being banned in Florida.
March 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Back to working on that dream of writing a book that will be worthy of being banned in Florida.
Unlucky for some, but I’m very happy to be sitting at 13 in historical romances today.
Steamy nautical love triangle, with a strong female lead, epic fight scenes and a one-eyed cat called Blackbeard.
Valentines Day Promo is running until the 17th.
Steamy nautical love triangle, with a strong female lead, epic fight scenes and a one-eyed cat called Blackbeard.
Valentines Day Promo is running until the 17th.
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Unlucky for some, but I’m very happy to be sitting at 13 in historical romances today.
Steamy nautical love triangle, with a strong female lead, epic fight scenes and a one-eyed cat called Blackbeard.
Valentines Day Promo is running until the 17th.
Steamy nautical love triangle, with a strong female lead, epic fight scenes and a one-eyed cat called Blackbeard.
Valentines Day Promo is running until the 17th.
Valentines Day Give Away!
My award winning debut is part of the AU/NZ Writers Clib Valentines Day giveaway.
Romance. Action. And an ending you won’t see coming! 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Free from Feb 14 - 17. Links in comments. 💙📚🌶️🔥
My award winning debut is part of the AU/NZ Writers Clib Valentines Day giveaway.
Romance. Action. And an ending you won’t see coming! 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Free from Feb 14 - 17. Links in comments. 💙📚🌶️🔥
February 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Valentines Day Give Away!
My award winning debut is part of the AU/NZ Writers Clib Valentines Day giveaway.
Romance. Action. And an ending you won’t see coming! 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Free from Feb 14 - 17. Links in comments. 💙📚🌶️🔥
My award winning debut is part of the AU/NZ Writers Clib Valentines Day giveaway.
Romance. Action. And an ending you won’t see coming! 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Free from Feb 14 - 17. Links in comments. 💙📚🌶️🔥
The only correct response.
Unless you’re a fan of the Indiana Jones method.
Unless you’re a fan of the Indiana Jones method.
February 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The only correct response.
Unless you’re a fan of the Indiana Jones method.
Unless you’re a fan of the Indiana Jones method.
What is it about air travel that makes unisex toilets fine on planes but when they’re on the ground conservative lose their god damn minds?
February 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What is it about air travel that makes unisex toilets fine on planes but when they’re on the ground conservative lose their god damn minds?
Deleted Twitter the day the day it got sold. Lost thousands of followers. 🤷
Disengaging with Meta means losing my highest engagement. 🙃
Restarting on BlueSky from scratch. 😩
It’s hard trying to be an ethical user of social media and grow a brand. But I guess I’ve proved to myself ethics > sales.
Disengaging with Meta means losing my highest engagement. 🙃
Restarting on BlueSky from scratch. 😩
It’s hard trying to be an ethical user of social media and grow a brand. But I guess I’ve proved to myself ethics > sales.
February 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Deleted Twitter the day the day it got sold. Lost thousands of followers. 🤷
Disengaging with Meta means losing my highest engagement. 🙃
Restarting on BlueSky from scratch. 😩
It’s hard trying to be an ethical user of social media and grow a brand. But I guess I’ve proved to myself ethics > sales.
Disengaging with Meta means losing my highest engagement. 🙃
Restarting on BlueSky from scratch. 😩
It’s hard trying to be an ethical user of social media and grow a brand. But I guess I’ve proved to myself ethics > sales.
Things are not great right now.
But, silver lining, fresh figs are back in season and I can cook one of my favourite dishes again.
But, silver lining, fresh figs are back in season and I can cook one of my favourite dishes again.
February 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Things are not great right now.
But, silver lining, fresh figs are back in season and I can cook one of my favourite dishes again.
But, silver lining, fresh figs are back in season and I can cook one of my favourite dishes again.
Nothing beats homemade 👌
February 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Nothing beats homemade 👌
Really hoping my fellow Australians don’t buy into Temu Trump’s rage politics and false narratives. We are better than this and if you want a live example of how messed up his reign would be, look to the US.
Send Voldemort back to the non-corporeal world this election.
Send Voldemort back to the non-corporeal world this election.
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Really hoping my fellow Australians don’t buy into Temu Trump’s rage politics and false narratives. We are better than this and if you want a live example of how messed up his reign would be, look to the US.
Send Voldemort back to the non-corporeal world this election.
Send Voldemort back to the non-corporeal world this election.
The second eye gets filled in when I release my second book. Motivate me, little friend. #booksky #amwriting
January 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The second eye gets filled in when I release my second book. Motivate me, little friend. #booksky #amwriting
Find some time for some self care this weekend, folks.
January 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Find some time for some self care this weekend, folks.
Any authors or readers out there using Fable.co?
Keen on anything that breaks away from Goodreads and interested in people’s experiences with it.
Keen on anything that breaks away from Goodreads and interested in people’s experiences with it.
Fable.co
January 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Any authors or readers out there using Fable.co?
Keen on anything that breaks away from Goodreads and interested in people’s experiences with it.
Keen on anything that breaks away from Goodreads and interested in people’s experiences with it.
Found an author sized terminate mound on our hike today.
January 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Found an author sized terminate mound on our hike today.
Local vandals proudly displaying their kindergarten education.
January 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Local vandals proudly displaying their kindergarten education.
Give me your most quoted line from LOTR.
January 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Give me your most quoted line from LOTR.
I am always excited when I encounter one of these little guys in the wild.
January 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I am always excited when I encounter one of these little guys in the wild.
As an author is resisted TikTok for so many years, finally caved… didn’t enjoy it. So I’m very happily sipping my tea and enjoying the rise of #booksky 💙📚
January 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
As an author is resisted TikTok for so many years, finally caved… didn’t enjoy it. So I’m very happily sipping my tea and enjoying the rise of #booksky 💙📚
To better times.
January 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
To better times.
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” MLK
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” MLK
Looking for all my book refugee friends from across my now defunct Twitter, Meta and TikTok platforms.
Sad to have lost contact with so many wonderful people across the writing community.
Sad to have lost contact with so many wonderful people across the writing community.
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Looking for all my book refugee friends from across my now defunct Twitter, Meta and TikTok platforms.
Sad to have lost contact with so many wonderful people across the writing community.
Sad to have lost contact with so many wonderful people across the writing community.