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Jess JR Creaden
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MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET| Hopepunk SFF Author| Freelance Editor| Now 89% Muppet| Rep'd by Sheldon Fogelman Agency| linktr.ee/jrcreaden
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Follow the rabbit 😌
Text: JR "Jess" Creaden. Question 5: What is one piece of writing advice you were given that you wish you'd learned years before? Answer: "Trust what haunts you." I wish I'd learned earlier that most of my obsessions aren't distractions; they're the map to the work only I could write. #HiveMentor
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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I highly doubt I'll get any projects that are too close to my own, but just in case, please don't send me:
1930s mg runaways, 2001 adult Appalachian witches, crossover contemporary secret society vs artistic revolutions, or adult space operas with non-corporeal alien ships, k? thx! 😌
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Text: JR "Jess" Creaden. Question 4: what topics would you not be the best mentor for? Answer: I'm not the best fit for military or royal plotlines bc the motivations don't resonate for me. Same with hard sci-fi or high fantasy that prioritizes complex science or lore over emotional connection. I typically avoid stories that rely on cynicism, cruelty, or shock value action(violence). #HiveMentor
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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For today's @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor question, I have a lot of reservations about my answer already, so please @ me to ask questions this week if you have them.
"I think" should be the caveat here, bc I'm always open to being surprised by a manuscript OR a writer's process!!
Text: JR "Jess" Creaden. Question 3. What are you looking for in a mentee or manuscript? Answer: I'm drawn to those who write from a place of curiosity, courage, and vulnerability. I love manuscripts that blend the real and surreal, or that explore grief, love, and transformation through imaginative lenses. The best fit for me is a mentee who's ready to go deep: someone open to revision, reflection, and reshaping their words until they hum with their own internal truth. #HiveMentor
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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My favorite book tends to be whatever I'm currently reading, and right now that's The Garden by Nick Newman. I'm really enjoying the sibling relationship at its center, their playfulness & warmth amidst such a grim world. #HiveMentor
Text: JR "Jess" Creaden. Question 2: what's your favorite book you've read recently? Answer: My favorite book tends to be whatever I'm currently reading, and right now that's The Garden by Nick Newman. I'm really enjoying the sibling relationship at its center, their playfulness & warmth amidst such a grim world. #HiveMentor
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Scroll for my answers to @writehive.bsky.social #HiveMentor AMA!
Question 1: What is your mentorship style? What can mentees expect from working with you?
Text: I'm a mentor for WriteHive! JR "Jess" Creaden. SWIPE for my AMA. #HIVEmentor Image: middle aged white person with clear glasses, brown eyes, and short, wavy brown hair Text: JR JESS Creaden. Question 1: What is your mentorship style? What can Mentees expect from working with you? Answer: My style varies a lot depending on each project and author, but generally I can be expected to offer clear guidance wrapped in understanding and warmth. No one starts out knowing everything, and there's always more for every artist to uncover about their process and self. My mentee should expect encouragement and support in diving deep.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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✨Big News!✨ I'm a mentor for this coming year's #HiveMentor program from @writehive.bsky.social! 🎊✨🎊✨
#hivementor announcement with smiling white person over a purple space background Text: I'm a mentor for WriteHive JR "Jess" Creaden Text: Manuscript Wishlist Age categories: mg, ya, & adult Genres: sci-fi and spec fic Specifics: hopepunk, lunarpunk, solarpunk (anything -punk) Weird or experimental structure or techniques Earth-based sf/f mashups Text: important dates Nov 3-7 Mentor AMAs Nov 13-16 Submission Window Nov 13-Dec 30 Mentor Reading Window Jan 1 Mentees Announced!
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The best boy forever 😭💔🐾
Good old doggo Leto Bacon Atreides, a black lab-rat (Labrador rat terrier) riding in the front seat of a gray van
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Please help save my dog?
I'm losing my home and can't bring him where me and my kids have found shelter. We have friends who can take him, but he needs surgery first. Please help give Leto a safe, pain-free fresh start. Every share and donation means the world!
GoFundMe QR code for "Surgery for Leto: A New Start" (scan to donate to Jess' fundraiser); image of sweet old black dog with a white face and hopeful eyes; blocks that spell "help"
July 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Happy first birthday to Moon Dust In My Hairnet!!
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🌈📚💙💚♾️
First anniversary sale for Moon Dust In My Hairnet, get the ebook for only $2.99
April 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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WOW, those books went fast!!🤯
That's all for the giveaway, but for those still interested (and wanting it free), PLEASE request it (print/ebook/audio) through your local library? Then I get paid plus others can read too! 🏳️‍🌈📚
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www.mythicroadspress.com/moondustinmy...
Moon Dust In My Hairnet by JR Creaden book cover on a starry background. Text: hopeful, autistic/ADHD representation, lunar setting, postapocalyaptic, found family, polyamory, community focus, grief, disability representation, corporate shenanigans
January 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Maybe now is actually a great time to read a book about queer disabled people fighting fascism in the face of overwhelming grief?
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I have 3 copies I'd love to give to any other nonbinary folks struggling extra today. We're still here. 🫂
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Book cover of Moon Dust In My Hairnet by JR Creaden. Meditative illustration of a person in a spacesuit standing on the moon's surface with an ethereal bust of a woman overlooking them. Blurb text "A poignant, tender sci-fi with humanity at heart" by Xiran Jay Zhao, NYT bestselling author of IRON WIDOW
January 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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My sci-fi debut Moon Dust In My Hairnet is nearing seven months old, and it's made it to more than 30 libraries!
Get yours direct from my publisher at www.mythicroadspress.com/bookshop/moon-dust-in-my-hairnet or wherever books are sold--it's available in print, ebook, and audio. Linktr.ee/jrcreaden
Book promo for Moon Dust In My Hairnet by JR Creaden. Book cover and descriptors on a velvet starry background. "Hopeful. Post-apocalypse. Found family. Community focus. Corporate shenanigans. Disability representation. Grief. Polyamory. Lunar setting. Autistic/auDHD representation."
November 9, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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If anyone's hungry for a hopepunk SF that also grapples with finding joy amid grief, you can follow me or just check out my book Moon Dust In My Hairnet. 💙🌕🍪
Book cover of Moon Dust In My Hairnet by @jrcreadenwrites. Illustrated Image by Andy Ra: Person in a space suit near a domed settlement on rocky lunar surface, facing a pastel ghostly shadow of a long-haired human who obscures the stars beyond.
November 9, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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My book has been spotted at Orell Füssli in Zürich!
Moon Dust In My Hairnet found among other great titles stacked on the bookstore floor at Zurich train
August 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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My first official author event!
Celebrate indie day with me at The Book Exchange in Marietta GA! APRIL 27 FROM 12-3pm. Address 2932 Canton Road Marietta GA 30066. Book cover image of Moon Dust In My Hairnet and author photo
April 18, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed with Rebecca Williamson & Sheldon Fogelman of Sheldon Fogelman Agency to represent my books! ALL THE BOOKS! 🥳
Cheerful starry wallpaper with text: JR Creaden is now rep'd by Rebecca Williamson and Sheldon Fogelman of the Sheldon Fogelman Agency
December 8, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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AAAAAAAAHHH
Mood board for MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET, happy queers in space vibe, cupcakes, redhead, "Autistic gays in space with Cake"
August 11, 2023 at 6:18 PM
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I HAVE BOOK NEWS!

https://www.mythicroadspress.com/
Announcing the first Mythic Roads Press author: JR Creaden MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET arriving 2024 in print, ebook, & audio!
August 11, 2023 at 6:13 PM