John Zeleznik
@johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Teacher and Writer. Jedi Knight and friend to Captain Solo. Winter is coming. Mets, Orange, Isles, Bills fan. Novelist and writer NOT the artist with the same name! Opinions stated are mine and mine alone.
It’s funny, I’m sitting at my desk and I literally wrote this on a post it
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It’s funny, I’m sitting at my desk and I literally wrote this on a post it
COOP KNOWS THE SCOOP x BOB’S BURGERS: #MG kids on bikes adventure with 2 timelines:
1995: Friends find out their parents were in a band & go on a quest to find their hit album.
2025: Their kids hear about said album & go on a quest to find the lost recordings. #W #questpit
1995: Friends find out their parents were in a band & go on a quest to find their hit album.
2025: Their kids hear about said album & go on a quest to find the lost recordings. #W #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Set in the early 90s think CLERKS co-written by Kevin Smith & Warren Miller, a male fat positive romcom about a writer & a wannabe Olympic skier from rival schools that meet& fall in love. Lots of laughs and shenanigans. Perfect for upcoming Winter Olympics. #YA #Q #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
AN EMBER IN THE ASHESxTHE 3 MUSKETEERS: Two apprentice warriors, an empress in hiding that doesn’t know & the son of a dark lord trying to do right, are forced to work together to stop a war his dad is trying to start. Romantasy adjacent. Male fat positive. #YA #F #Q #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I miss the old school covers with actual art on them. I know it's not specifically YA or MG, but my God these covers were just incredible. #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I miss the old school covers with actual art on them. I know it's not specifically YA or MG, but my God these covers were just incredible. #kidlitchat
Holy crapola….this is still a thing????
Where’s my Sears Christmas Catalog dammit????
Where’s my Sears Christmas Catalog dammit????
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Holy crapola….this is still a thing????
Where’s my Sears Christmas Catalog dammit????
Where’s my Sears Christmas Catalog dammit????
IT x STRANGER THINGS x THE RIVERMAN: Two identical photos taken years apart send true crime fan Max on a quest to identify the girl in the photo while tangling with a eldritch horror released by crazed cult leader accused of murdering seven little girls. #YA #PNH #T #GhostPit
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Max wrestles with a eldritch horror while trying to ID this girl and why she’s in 2 photos takes years apart and manages to connect her to the local legend: a serial killer cult leader and the 7 missing girls he’s accused of murdering. #YA #UnhingedPit
September 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Max wrestles with a eldritch horror while trying to ID this girl and why she’s in 2 photos takes years apart and manages to connect her to the local legend: a serial killer cult leader and the 7 missing girls he’s accused of murdering. #YA #UnhingedPit
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
The Saigon Commandos
No 12 year old should've been reading books like this!
The Saigon Commandos
No 12 year old should've been reading books like this!
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
The Saigon Commandos
No 12 year old should've been reading books like this!
The Saigon Commandos
No 12 year old should've been reading books like this!
IT x STRANGER THINGS x THE RIVERMAN: Two identical photos taken years apart send true crime fan Max on a quest to identify the girl in the photo while tangling with a eldritch horror released by crazed cult leader accused of murdering seven little girls. #YA #H #PN #T #questpit
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
COOP KNOWS THE SCOOP x BOB’S BURGERS: #MG kids on bikes adventure with 2 timelines:
1995: Friends find out their parents were in a band together & go on a quest to find their hit album.
2025: Their kids hear about said album & go on a quest to find the lost recordings. #W #questpit
1995: Friends find out their parents were in a band together & go on a quest to find their hit album.
2025: Their kids hear about said album & go on a quest to find the lost recordings. #W #questpit
August 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AN EMBER IN THE ASHESxTHE 3 MUSKETEERS(1990 Film): Two apprentice warriors, an empress in hiding that doesn’t know & the son of a dark lord trying to do right, are forced to work together to stop a war his dad is trying to start. Romantasy adjacent. Male fat positive. #YA #F #questpit #Q
August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
IT X THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD: When Max finds 2 identical photos, taken years apart, he embarks on a quest to unravel the mystery of the girl in the pic and her link to 7 missing girls while tangling w/ the eldritch horror their crazed cult leader murderer unleashed. #YA #H #T #Q #questpit
August 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
HALLMARK by Kevin Smith x Warren Miller x SWIM THE FLY: Framed as a mix tape & set in a 90s ski town, 2 teens fall in love amid their friends’ wintery shenanigans all while working to fulfill their dreams: he as a writer, she as an Olympic skier. Male fat positive. #YA #RC #Q #questpit
August 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Kids on bikes.
1988 Setting.
Suburbia.
A crashed UFO.
Mysterious millionaire.
Duplicate neighborhood.
Creepy mansion with a hedge maze.
Both dangerous & bumbling henchmen.
First crushes.
Drizzt/D&D allusions aplenty.
Ever seen the Bob’s Burgers ep Stand by Gene? Same idea.
#MG #SF #Q #questpit
1988 Setting.
Suburbia.
A crashed UFO.
Mysterious millionaire.
Duplicate neighborhood.
Creepy mansion with a hedge maze.
Both dangerous & bumbling henchmen.
First crushes.
Drizzt/D&D allusions aplenty.
Ever seen the Bob’s Burgers ep Stand by Gene? Same idea.
#MG #SF #Q #questpit
August 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
AN EMBER IN THE ASHESxTHE 3 MUSKETEERS(1990 Film): Two apprentice warriors, an empress in hiding that doesn’t know & the son of a dark lord trying to do right, are forced to work together to stop a war his dad is trying to start. Romantasy adjacent. Male fat positive. #YA #F #BluePit #Q
July 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM