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JJ Clapton
@jjclapton.bsky.social
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Reader. Writer. Crafter 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪🇮🇨

Chronically ill. Queer. Autistic
Agender, bi, ace, & aro-spec

Featuring: ME/CFS, cats, crochet, f1, SFF books, Lego, diamond painting

YA scifi: A STAGE OVER RUTHLESS STARS - 01.02.25
Urban fantasy: FIGHT FOR ME - 01.06.25
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BEEP BEEP BEEP WE HAVE A COVER
Cover of the book IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS by Ada Hoffmann. The title is written in bright, colorful block letters and the author's name is below it in a handwriting-like font. A tiny robot peeks out from the "S" at the end of "Instructions." Below the title and author there is a cartoon depiction of the planet Jupiter, against a starry background, with a cartoon spaceship flying up from it. There is a small Jolly Roger flag on the spaceship.
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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A brilliant engineer must work with the scientist who trapped thousands in small gems to save them, but to do so, they will need to learn to trust one another—with the science, with their loved ones, and with their confused aro hearts.

Aromantic fantasy novel! buy.bookfunnel.com/prdyz5509q

🌈📚
An arrow trope image where several elements point to a central cover. The cover features a masc person and a child stand in a city street with their back to the viewer. The child is pointing towards a flock of birds swooping through the sky. The entire cover is in tones of blue, and it is clearly set in winter. The surrounding information includes: the evil scientist who betrayed ols community, fixing what’s broken / aftermath story, three arospec leads with messy relationships to romance, the chaos of a six cats household, may contain Baker Thief characters, the gender feels of choosing a body for yourself, fantasy city and spring traditions inspired by Quebec City
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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The new Swift album has been listened to.

These are the songs that have made it onto my playlist:

The life of a showgirl
Cancelled
The fate of Ophelia
Father figure
Elizabeth Taylor
Wish list

Good album. Gotta say, father figure is my fav though
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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November is my sickiversary for my chronic illness
(I could argue it’s at the start of January but ironically with Christmas /new year, I’d be too fatigued to celebrate it then…)

I got sick at 15. This year my ME/CFS is 18 years old. It can drink! I can’t though - it’s given me alcohol intolerance😅
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I went on kobo plus to make a wish list of books to be ready for a kobo plus trial/make sure I could find enough to make it worth it and. Now I have TOO many amazing sounding books on kobo plus to know where to start😅

Oh no. But a good oh no? 💙📚
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Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
www.kobo.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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It’s that time of of year where everyone is talking about what books they’re looking forward to in 2026 and I realise I’ve barely read any 2025 books. And. Oh no.

This is terrifying. 💙📚
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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If you're an avid reader who loves monthly subcriptions, you can get all my books in Kobo Plus (alongside many other indies!). Great way to devour Nerezia!

We love a subscription service that doesn't ask exclusivity from its authors ~

www.kobo.com/ca/en/plus
All my books are in Kobo Plus. The image shows covers for 13 different books by Claudie Arseneault, from three series: Val-de-mer, City of Spires, and The Chronicles of Nerezia.
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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It’s getting colder. I’m in the mood for SFFH queer romance books that feature winter festivals/holidays?

Must be:
🦄Science fiction, fantasy, or historical
🏳️‍🌈M/m or non binary, agender, genderqueer romance
🎄Some kinda holiday/festival. It doesn’t even have to be winter😂 I just want traditions

🌈📚💙
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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It’s getting colder. I’m in the mood for SFFH queer romance books that feature winter festivals/holidays?

Must be:
🦄Science fiction, fantasy, or historical
🏳️‍🌈M/m or non binary, agender, genderqueer romance
🎄Some kinda holiday/festival. It doesn’t even have to be winter😂 I just want traditions

🌈📚💙
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Update on my mosaic crochet blanket 🧶

I’ve got to say, anytime I see this one laid out, I’m in awe of the pattern. It’s so easy? And yet, so pretty? 👀

On the one hand, I wanna make loads in different colours. On the other hand, at this stage of the game, each row is like 4000 stitches and oh no.
Crochet blanket laid out on a double bed. The main colour is cream and the pattern colour is teal The same crochet blanket laid out on the bed but showing the reverse side. The colours are the opposite, the main colour is now teal, with the pattern in cream
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Cat ate her food this morning, and I kid you not, she left her bowl like this: 🐈
Blue cat bowl with some food left in it in the shape of a smiley face. Two eyes and a smiling mouth.
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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A Stage Over Ruthless Stars:

🔭YA science fiction
🏳️‍🌈Dual POV with Queer, ND, disabled leads
💚FRIENDSHIP
🔪Murder at a high tech circus
♿️Disability in

Available from everywhere! And to request from libraries!
🪐💙🌎
Graphic on a gold background. The book cover of a stage over ruthless stars by JJ Clapton is in the centre. Around it says: space station circus, high tech gadget competition, sabotage and murder, second chance at friendship, mc with chronic illness/pots, aromantic rep and queer platonic partner goals, autistic and ADHD best friends, alternative title; fall down boys
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Sidetracked is in 2 Asexual Pride Week bundles this week!

I’m ace-spec myself, and Sidetracked’s antagonist is problematic ace rep (I love him, but he is the worst 😅).

51 books for $50 or 25 for $25!

Megabundle: riyati.ink/acepride2025
Bundle 1: riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Bundle 2: riyati.ink/ace2025-2
Marketing graphic for Ace Pride Week itch.io mega bundle Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50! Ace Pride Week Bundle #1 All books in this bundle have either a major character that identifies on the ace spectrum, an ace-identifying author, or BOTH! Oct. 19-25 25 Books for $25.00 Ace Pride Week Bundle #2 All books in this bundle have either a major character that identifies on the ace spectrum, an ace-identifying author, or BOTH! Oct. 19-25 26 Books for $26
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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My first nibling was born this week! 👶🏼

I have a little niece now and I made her a baby blanket a few months ago which I can finally share online!

It’s a mosaic crochet pattern.
Folded up blanket in a shipping box with an envelope sitting on top saying baby! Baby blanket laid out on a bed. The blanket is made up of rows of yellow, gold and bronze hearts in a gradient on a beige background. Baby blanket laid out on a bed showing the back. The back of the blanket is made up of rows of beige hearts on a gradient background of yellow, gold and bronze Baby blanket folded in half showing both the front and back design of the hearts
October 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Did some crochet this week for the first time in 3 months 👀

And yes, I absolutely forgot how to do this crochet blanket I’m halfway through and had to go back and read up all the instructions again😅
🧶
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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So. Morbid author question.

What do fellow indie authors have in their wills about their books/stories?

#indiebooks #queerwriters
October 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
jjclapton.bsky.social
So. Morbid author question.

What do fellow indie authors have in their wills about their books/stories?

#indiebooks #queerwriters
October 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I’M GOING ON HOLIDAY* TODAY!!

Wooooo!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

*and by holiday I mean I’m going to stay in a snazzy hotel five minutes drive from home for a few days because no thank you travel #pwme
September 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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I feel like I haven’t mentioned my books in ages. Mostly I’ve been too tired to be here much. And I only made one sale last month (related? Possibly! Oops)

So. Hey I have 2 books published.

Both are very queer📚💙🌈

You should check them out if you think they sound cool? (Spoiler: they are!)
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I haven’t been to the doctor in 3 years

I really need new blood tests
I want to try beta blockers/propanol to see if they help
I also need them to prescribe the drowsy antihistamine I use for sleep during PEM as it’s script only in Spain but.

I don’t want to use my little energy that way #pwME
a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves
Alt: a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves moving her arms and legs in a tantrum
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August 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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I have figured out how to make homemade popcorn in the microwave.

This was a bad idea.

It’s too easy now, even I can make it.
It’s healthy too.

I have no ability to resist. Will power… failing…
August 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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I feel like Netflix have this thing lately where they make documentaries about something REALLY BAD & end it with actually it’s good for some people so it’s all fine really…

Fit for TV about the biggest loser just did this.

Big Vape also ended with: vaping isn’t that bad at all actually

What.
August 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Meet our new stairlift. I’ve named him Sebastian after the crab in little mermaid because he looks like a crab 🦀

Every time I see him I do pincer movements with my hands 😂

#pwME
Photo of a stairlift
August 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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✨Cover Reveal✨ Art by Lawrence Mann

To contain monsters & survive Organised Crime's bold tactics, Rarkin must confront his trauma head on, & break the cycle of violence in his family.

Final Fantasy 8 (& Squall) X The Outsiders + autism & CPTSD rep

🌈📚🪐📚💙 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ #SytheSeries
Text: Elise Carlson, Walking the Knife's Edge. Sythe Series, Book1. Rarkin stands in foreground, wearing leather jacket and jeans, holding a stun gun raised to shoot to the left. Miona stands on the right, smiling and with boxing gloved fists raised, ready to fight. They both stand on a grassy slope, a patchwork of Farm Zone paddocks, fields and tree lined streams behind them, to a cloud covered horizon through which the yellow glow of the sun shines.
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I love Band of Brothers & have rewatched it a few times.

I tried to watch The Pacific after it came out but it was SO SLOW. Even with all the awards it won I just couldn’t push through.

Netflix have it now. So I’m watching it on 1.25x speed & I cannot tell it’s been sped up at all 😂 much better
August 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM