Jerry F. Westinger, fantasy author
@jfwestinger.bsky.social
Author, game developer, pastry chef, mortician. The bad person behind The Bad Series. I also run @goto10.games
https://linktr.ee/jfwestinger
https://linktr.ee/jfwestinger
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THE WAIT IS OVER! After premiering at #Stockholm #ComicCon this weekend, my latest novel is now available on Amazon! Check out "A Bad Way to Strike Gold" and be among the first to order below:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWYQXC8S
#selfpublished #indieauthor #bookrelease
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWYQXC8S
#selfpublished #indieauthor #bookrelease
"How it started" vs "How it's going"
In 2023, I signed up for #Stockholm #ComicCon more or less on a whim, and arrived with nothing but a poster and 30 copies in my bag. Two years later, it's now a full-blown event I plan months in advance, and it's an incredible experience each time.
In 2023, I signed up for #Stockholm #ComicCon more or less on a whim, and arrived with nothing but a poster and 30 copies in my bag. Two years later, it's now a full-blown event I plan months in advance, and it's an incredible experience each time.
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"How it started" vs "How it's going"
In 2023, I signed up for #Stockholm #ComicCon more or less on a whim, and arrived with nothing but a poster and 30 copies in my bag. Two years later, it's now a full-blown event I plan months in advance, and it's an incredible experience each time.
In 2023, I signed up for #Stockholm #ComicCon more or less on a whim, and arrived with nothing but a poster and 30 copies in my bag. Two years later, it's now a full-blown event I plan months in advance, and it's an incredible experience each time.
THE WAIT IS OVER! After premiering at #Stockholm #ComicCon this weekend, my latest novel is now available on Amazon! Check out "A Bad Way to Strike Gold" and be among the first to order below:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWYQXC8S
#selfpublished #indieauthor #bookrelease
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWYQXC8S
#selfpublished #indieauthor #bookrelease
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
THE WAIT IS OVER! After premiering at #Stockholm #ComicCon this weekend, my latest novel is now available on Amazon! Check out "A Bad Way to Strike Gold" and be among the first to order below:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWYQXC8S
#selfpublished #indieauthor #bookrelease
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWYQXC8S
#selfpublished #indieauthor #bookrelease
Well, Amazon sure took their sweet time with it, but my latest audiobook is finally available on all platforms!
Listen to "A Bad Price to Pay for Love" on Audible, Kobo, Spotify, Google Play Books, Storytel, and wherever audiobooks are found
#indieauthor #selfpublished #fantasy #mystery #audiobook
Listen to "A Bad Price to Pay for Love" on Audible, Kobo, Spotify, Google Play Books, Storytel, and wherever audiobooks are found
#indieauthor #selfpublished #fantasy #mystery #audiobook
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Well, Amazon sure took their sweet time with it, but my latest audiobook is finally available on all platforms!
Listen to "A Bad Price to Pay for Love" on Audible, Kobo, Spotify, Google Play Books, Storytel, and wherever audiobooks are found
#indieauthor #selfpublished #fantasy #mystery #audiobook
Listen to "A Bad Price to Pay for Love" on Audible, Kobo, Spotify, Google Play Books, Storytel, and wherever audiobooks are found
#indieauthor #selfpublished #fantasy #mystery #audiobook
Reposted by Jerry F. Westinger, fantasy author
“I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don’t know what the big deal is,” Robert De Niro told CNN in a statement. “I love all my children.”
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/e...
Robert De Niro shows support for daughter Airyn after she shares she’s trans: ‘I don’t know what the big deal is’ | CNN
Robert De Niro is expressing his love and support for his daughter Airyn De Niro, after she recently shared publicly for the first time that she is transgender.
www.cnn.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don’t know what the big deal is,” Robert De Niro told CNN in a statement. “I love all my children.”
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/e...
Without a doubt the best title + thumbnail combination I've seen on YouTube
March 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Without a doubt the best title + thumbnail combination I've seen on YouTube
The level 3 outline of my next novel is now complete! Gonna give it one last read-through over the weekend to estimate the word counts and maybe do some balancing, and then next week, it's on to drafting.
#amwriting #fantasy #milestone #authorsky
#amwriting #fantasy #milestone #authorsky
March 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The level 3 outline of my next novel is now complete! Gonna give it one last read-through over the weekend to estimate the word counts and maybe do some balancing, and then next week, it's on to drafting.
#amwriting #fantasy #milestone #authorsky
#amwriting #fantasy #milestone #authorsky
Having more or less lost track of Lady GaGa around Artpop, I just listened to Mayhem today, and as the fellow kids would say, that shit slaps.
March 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Having more or less lost track of Lady GaGa around Artpop, I just listened to Mayhem today, and as the fellow kids would say, that shit slaps.
Because what better message to send on International Women's Day than "You should be nicer to misogynists."
If progressives want to win back young men, then they must talk to them and address their needs, instead of constant scolding. All the finger wagging just drives them to Rogan, Peterson, and the Tate brothers. And they DO talk to young men.
March 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Because what better message to send on International Women's Day than "You should be nicer to misogynists."
The most frustrating part of writing, for me? Not the revisions. Not the line editing. Not the dumb reviews.
No, what frustrates me most about writing is that I set out to release one book a year, but experience has shown that finishing a book takes me *fourteen* months.
#writerslife #amwriting
No, what frustrates me most about writing is that I set out to release one book a year, but experience has shown that finishing a book takes me *fourteen* months.
#writerslife #amwriting
March 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The most frustrating part of writing, for me? Not the revisions. Not the line editing. Not the dumb reviews.
No, what frustrates me most about writing is that I set out to release one book a year, but experience has shown that finishing a book takes me *fourteen* months.
#writerslife #amwriting
No, what frustrates me most about writing is that I set out to release one book a year, but experience has shown that finishing a book takes me *fourteen* months.
#writerslife #amwriting
Gotta admit it took MUCH longer than I would have liked, but yesterday evening I completed the level 2 outline of my next book. Gonna take the rest of the week "off" (i.e. focus on other projects), then it's on to level 3 and drafting.
...Yay, I guess?
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
...Yay, I guess?
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
February 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Gotta admit it took MUCH longer than I would have liked, but yesterday evening I completed the level 2 outline of my next book. Gonna take the rest of the week "off" (i.e. focus on other projects), then it's on to level 3 and drafting.
...Yay, I guess?
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
...Yay, I guess?
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
Finally managed to get a combination of jokers that let me score 1M+ with a single hand in #Balatro and now I can't stop thinking "Man, why doesn't writing work this way"
February 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Finally managed to get a combination of jokers that let me score 1M+ with a single hand in #Balatro and now I can't stop thinking "Man, why doesn't writing work this way"
Work on book 4 of The Bad Series is now underway! If you're a fan of the first three, watch this space for updates.
If you're not a fan yet, check out my Linktree for all the places you can get them: linktr.ee/jfwestinger/...
#amwriting #fantasy #indieauthor #booksky #selfpublishing
If you're not a fan yet, check out my Linktree for all the places you can get them: linktr.ee/jfwestinger/...
#amwriting #fantasy #indieauthor #booksky #selfpublishing
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Work on book 4 of The Bad Series is now underway! If you're a fan of the first three, watch this space for updates.
If you're not a fan yet, check out my Linktree for all the places you can get them: linktr.ee/jfwestinger/...
#amwriting #fantasy #indieauthor #booksky #selfpublishing
If you're not a fan yet, check out my Linktree for all the places you can get them: linktr.ee/jfwestinger/...
#amwriting #fantasy #indieauthor #booksky #selfpublishing
Last November I was selling my books at a convention, and it was absolutely the cover art that not only drew people in but motivated them to buy all three at once.
Like it or not, a good cover is half your marketing, so get used to that thought─and more importantly, PAY YOUR ARTIST!
Like it or not, a good cover is half your marketing, so get used to that thought─and more importantly, PAY YOUR ARTIST!
January 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Last November I was selling my books at a convention, and it was absolutely the cover art that not only drew people in but motivated them to buy all three at once.
Like it or not, a good cover is half your marketing, so get used to that thought─and more importantly, PAY YOUR ARTIST!
Like it or not, a good cover is half your marketing, so get used to that thought─and more importantly, PAY YOUR ARTIST!
Sex, gore and swearing doesn't make your world realistic. *Banality* makes your world realistic. Daily routine. Working. Eating. Cleaning. Getting around. Common bureaucracy. These are the details that make your world feel lived in.
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
January 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Sex, gore and swearing doesn't make your world realistic. *Banality* makes your world realistic. Daily routine. Working. Eating. Cleaning. Getting around. Common bureaucracy. These are the details that make your world feel lived in.
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
#amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #authorsky
I just got fanmail.
Someone sent me fanmail.
Someone has made the conscious decision to take time out of their day to write an email about how much they like my books.
...This literally made my entire weekend.
#authorsky #writerslife
Someone sent me fanmail.
Someone has made the conscious decision to take time out of their day to write an email about how much they like my books.
...This literally made my entire weekend.
#authorsky #writerslife
January 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I just got fanmail.
Someone sent me fanmail.
Someone has made the conscious decision to take time out of their day to write an email about how much they like my books.
...This literally made my entire weekend.
#authorsky #writerslife
Someone sent me fanmail.
Someone has made the conscious decision to take time out of their day to write an email about how much they like my books.
...This literally made my entire weekend.
#authorsky #writerslife
"Most of your work will be average, beacuse that's what average means. Some of your work will be below average, because that's also what average means."
Taken from John McNamee, still some of the best advice I've ever read.
#amwriting #authorsky #writerslife
Taken from John McNamee, still some of the best advice I've ever read.
#amwriting #authorsky #writerslife
January 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Most of your work will be average, beacuse that's what average means. Some of your work will be below average, because that's also what average means."
Taken from John McNamee, still some of the best advice I've ever read.
#amwriting #authorsky #writerslife
Taken from John McNamee, still some of the best advice I've ever read.
#amwriting #authorsky #writerslife
Figuring out a plot point you've been stuck on is like picking a massive booger: it's an incredible relief that makes you feel like you can finally breathe again, and it invariably happens when you're lying in bed without any paper nearby.
#amwriting #writerslife
#amwriting #writerslife
January 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Figuring out a plot point you've been stuck on is like picking a massive booger: it's an incredible relief that makes you feel like you can finally breathe again, and it invariably happens when you're lying in bed without any paper nearby.
#amwriting #writerslife
#amwriting #writerslife
Can't wait to get home from work, throw off my shoes, and sit down for some well-earned even more work
Being an author with a fulltime job is a constant "Ooh, and now I'll get to do *other* work during my lunch break, as a treat!"
January 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Can't wait to get home from work, throw off my shoes, and sit down for some well-earned even more work
Do you like
- murder mysteries?
- fantasy *without* romance?
- gritty stories *without* gratuitous sex/swearing?
If so, The Bad Series might be up your alley. Especially if it's a dark and suspicious alley.
www.amazon.com/dp/B09WC6P39X
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
#fantasy #booksky #indieauthors
- murder mysteries?
- fantasy *without* romance?
- gritty stories *without* gratuitous sex/swearing?
If so, The Bad Series might be up your alley. Especially if it's a dark and suspicious alley.
www.amazon.com/dp/B09WC6P39X
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
#fantasy #booksky #indieauthors
The Bad Series
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January 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do you like
- murder mysteries?
- fantasy *without* romance?
- gritty stories *without* gratuitous sex/swearing?
If so, The Bad Series might be up your alley. Especially if it's a dark and suspicious alley.
www.amazon.com/dp/B09WC6P39X
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
#fantasy #booksky #indieauthors
- murder mysteries?
- fantasy *without* romance?
- gritty stories *without* gratuitous sex/swearing?
If so, The Bad Series might be up your alley. Especially if it's a dark and suspicious alley.
www.amazon.com/dp/B09WC6P39X
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
#fantasy #booksky #indieauthors
Reposted by Jerry F. Westinger, fantasy author
Here's the thing: Without their authors constantly shouting about their own work, indie books are voiceless. We don't have marketing teams or legions of fans. We've got ourselves and, if we're lucky, a handful of friends who share our stuff. So if you see an indie promo, throw 'em a bone and repost.
January 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here's the thing: Without their authors constantly shouting about their own work, indie books are voiceless. We don't have marketing teams or legions of fans. We've got ourselves and, if we're lucky, a handful of friends who share our stuff. So if you see an indie promo, throw 'em a bone and repost.
One effect of being terminally offline is that, by the time the latest "People Angry About Thing" reaches my feed, it's already flipped over to "People Angry At People Angry About Thing", or "People Tired Of People Arguing Over Thing", so I have to trace it back and it is always complete nonsense
January 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
One effect of being terminally offline is that, by the time the latest "People Angry About Thing" reaches my feed, it's already flipped over to "People Angry At People Angry About Thing", or "People Tired Of People Arguing Over Thing", so I have to trace it back and it is always complete nonsense
One of my biggest culture shocks was when I read a #fantasy book translated to Swedish and it used metric units (centimeters, kilograms, etc). I guess it's practical, but to me, fantasy is inextricably linked to silly made-up measurements like inches and ounces.
January 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
One of my biggest culture shocks was when I read a #fantasy book translated to Swedish and it used metric units (centimeters, kilograms, etc). I guess it's practical, but to me, fantasy is inextricably linked to silly made-up measurements like inches and ounces.
In #fantasy, we avoid terms closely tied to a real-life culture that would break immersion. Characters won't call a scheme "Machiavellian", or shrug and say, "Que sera, sera"─but where do you draw the line? Would your character say "nonchalant" or "Draw a blank"?
#writingQ #booksky #writingcomunity
#writingQ #booksky #writingcomunity
January 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
In #fantasy, we avoid terms closely tied to a real-life culture that would break immersion. Characters won't call a scheme "Machiavellian", or shrug and say, "Que sera, sera"─but where do you draw the line? Would your character say "nonchalant" or "Draw a blank"?
#writingQ #booksky #writingcomunity
#writingQ #booksky #writingcomunity
And now for something a little different: besides being a fantasy author, I'm also an #indiedev who just released their first game on @itch.io
Check it out at goto10games.itch.io/shoebox-battle
Check it out at goto10games.itch.io/shoebox-battle
Shoebox Battle by GOTO10.games
Turn-based tactical action!
goto10games.itch.io
January 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
And now for something a little different: besides being a fantasy author, I'm also an #indiedev who just released their first game on @itch.io
Check it out at goto10games.itch.io/shoebox-battle
Check it out at goto10games.itch.io/shoebox-battle
If you want to write a book of 90,000 words, you will have to make 90,000 decisions. Even if 99% of those decisions are easy, that still leaves 900 difficult ones─so, on average, you will get stuck at least *twice* per page. It's not writer's block. It's just math.
#amwriting #writerslife #booksky
#amwriting #writerslife #booksky
January 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If you want to write a book of 90,000 words, you will have to make 90,000 decisions. Even if 99% of those decisions are easy, that still leaves 900 difficult ones─so, on average, you will get stuck at least *twice* per page. It's not writer's block. It's just math.
#amwriting #writerslife #booksky
#amwriting #writerslife #booksky