Rosemary Jones
@rosemaryjones.bsky.social
Author of cozy fantasy fiction for Arkham Horror, Cobalt City, Dungeons & Dragons + more. Also wanders about Seattle arts scene and collects books.
Holiday madness begins. Somewhere in Seattle is a mailroom with orange mailboxes, white tile floor, and the slippers ordered for Christmas gift. Sadly my mailroom has silver mailboxes and carpet.
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Holiday madness begins. Somewhere in Seattle is a mailroom with orange mailboxes, white tile floor, and the slippers ordered for Christmas gift. Sadly my mailroom has silver mailboxes and carpet.
All the weekend plans were sidelined by sniffles. So a day of chicken soup (homemade) for lunch followed by leftover pumpkin pie (it's a veggie) and wrapping up with salmon (and more veggies, real veggies) for dinner. Enjoying college football featuring people being athletic during snow tonight.
November 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
All the weekend plans were sidelined by sniffles. So a day of chicken soup (homemade) for lunch followed by leftover pumpkin pie (it's a veggie) and wrapping up with salmon (and more veggies, real veggies) for dinner. Enjoying college football featuring people being athletic during snow tonight.
There's a bunch of #BlackFriday deals on books from @aconytebooks.bsky.social at DriveThruFiction, including my first three Arkham Horror novels: www.drivethrufiction.com/en/publisher...
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There's a bunch of #BlackFriday deals on books from @aconytebooks.bsky.social at DriveThruFiction, including my first three Arkham Horror novels: www.drivethrufiction.com/en/publisher...
A quick reminder for the upcoming Small Business Saturday...and any shopping day...Haunted Burrow Books in Seattle has signed copies of the latest Arkham Horror novels in their local authors bookcase. Drop in! Seattle's only horror bookstore is fun to visit. Also they can do online orders.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A quick reminder for the upcoming Small Business Saturday...and any shopping day...Haunted Burrow Books in Seattle has signed copies of the latest Arkham Horror novels in their local authors bookcase. Drop in! Seattle's only horror bookstore is fun to visit. Also they can do online orders.
All true. Follow Kate's whole thread on how authors get paid (or not) in traditional publishing. My fun history trivia: full credit returns started to entice bookstores to buy books during the Great Depression. Publishers don't like the returns risk but nobody has figured out how to end it either.
The publisher pays you based on what bookstores (not customers) buy, BUT they hold back a chunk because bookstores can return books later for a full refund, and how many returns you will get can be hard to predict. 8/
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
All true. Follow Kate's whole thread on how authors get paid (or not) in traditional publishing. My fun history trivia: full credit returns started to entice bookstores to buy books during the Great Depression. Publishers don't like the returns risk but nobody has figured out how to end it either.
So if you're looking for a great reading deal any day of the week, Visions & Nightmares contains my first THREE Arkham Horror novels plus two new short stories written for this omnibus edition published by @aconytebooks.bsky.social. Ask at your local bookstore or available online (print only).
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So if you're looking for a great reading deal any day of the week, Visions & Nightmares contains my first THREE Arkham Horror novels plus two new short stories written for this omnibus edition published by @aconytebooks.bsky.social. Ask at your local bookstore or available online (print only).
Mary Chase's children's novel Loretta Mason Potts is a mid-century classic. She was also the author of one of my favorite imaginary friends plays: Harvey. Holiday sale on kids books continues through Saturday. www.biblio.com/book/loretta...
Loretta Mason Potts
by Chase, Mary |
1958 |...
Find the best prices on Loretta Mason Potts by Chase, Mary at Biblio | | 1958 | Lippincott
www.biblio.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Mary Chase's children's novel Loretta Mason Potts is a mid-century classic. She was also the author of one of my favorite imaginary friends plays: Harvey. Holiday sale on kids books continues through Saturday. www.biblio.com/book/loretta...
Safe travels wherever you roam, even if it is just digging into the bookshelves for another novel. Had a request for my writing resume from a nonprofit so updating that today. Happy #writing Wednesday!
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Safe travels wherever you roam, even if it is just digging into the bookshelves for another novel. Had a request for my writing resume from a nonprofit so updating that today. Happy #writing Wednesday!
A fun look at a Portland classic, Annie Bloom’s Books in this A Life Recording for the Bookstore nwbooklovers.org/2025/11/18/a...
Annie Bloom’s Books: A Life Recording for the Bookstore
Treat yourself to this interview with Annie Bloom's Will and Ruby. It's less than 18 minutes long, and it's professionally produced by Oregon artist Leif Olsen, who also composed the music, as part of...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A fun look at a Portland classic, Annie Bloom’s Books in this A Life Recording for the Bookstore nwbooklovers.org/2025/11/18/a...
A delivery came early so I could spend my afternoon packing up book orders and taking them to the post office. Sale continues through Small Business Saturday. Many discounted children's books published between 1900 and 1990. www.biblio.com/bookstore/lo...?
LostLoves Books, Seattle, Washington - Biblio
LostLoves Books on Biblio.com
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November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A delivery came early so I could spend my afternoon packing up book orders and taking them to the post office. Sale continues through Small Business Saturday. Many discounted children's books published between 1900 and 1990. www.biblio.com/bookstore/lo...?
My plunge into the earliest photoplays yielded Perils of Pauline (1914). The serial and the book followed the Adventures of Kathlyn's success. The novelization has 15 photos. Including this gem featuring Pearl White and unidentified actor in a gorilla suit! Happy Monday!
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My plunge into the earliest photoplays yielded Perils of Pauline (1914). The serial and the book followed the Adventures of Kathlyn's success. The novelization has 15 photos. Including this gem featuring Pearl White and unidentified actor in a gorilla suit! Happy Monday!
Gift yourself early 20th century books. Out-of-print books can yield a wealth of #writing ideas not found online. Or at least that is my excuse for shopping the sales at Biblio this week. www.biblio.com/book-sales
Discount Books - Uncommonly Good Used Books On Sale
Save up to 70% - Our booksellers offer exclusive deep discounts and special pricing on select used, rare and out-of-print books. Online book sales are for a limited time only, so don't let an...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gift yourself early 20th century books. Out-of-print books can yield a wealth of #writing ideas not found online. Or at least that is my excuse for shopping the sales at Biblio this week. www.biblio.com/book-sales
Happy #caturday to me! Adventures of Kathlyn arrived. A very early movie novelization (published in 1914 for the ongoing 1913/14 movie serial adventure of same name) and illustrated with photos from film. The star was known for her willingness to work with big cats. The leopard shows his best side.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Happy #caturday to me! Adventures of Kathlyn arrived. A very early movie novelization (published in 1914 for the ongoing 1913/14 movie serial adventure of same name) and illustrated with photos from film. The star was known for her willingness to work with big cats. The leopard shows his best side.
A friend asked if I had ever had three books out in one year before. No. This was a first for me, but very fun. 2025 saw two new novels released in the Drowned City series AND an omnibus including the first three Arkham Horror novels + two new stories from @aconytebooks.bsky.social. #writer
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A friend asked if I had ever had three books out in one year before. No. This was a first for me, but very fun. 2025 saw two new novels released in the Drowned City series AND an omnibus including the first three Arkham Horror novels + two new stories from @aconytebooks.bsky.social. #writer
And, if you prefer, jet packs and boys scifi adventure. Sale goes through weekend.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
And, if you prefer, jet packs and boys scifi adventure. Sale goes through weekend.
One more week of kid book sale…with dragon!
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
One more week of kid book sale…with dragon!
Apparently it’s hard to stop outlining into the “save the cat” beats. I now have a duology. What is your favorite outline or story organizing technique?#WritingCommunity
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Apparently it’s hard to stop outlining into the “save the cat” beats. I now have a duology. What is your favorite outline or story organizing technique?#WritingCommunity
The time has come to clear the shelves of books bought for various research projects -- because I'm working a new research projects and more books incoming. So there's a bunch of deals on mid-20th century children's books at Biblio Start your own #book hoard! www.biblio.com/book/loretta...
Loretta Mason Potts
by Chase, Mary |
1958 |...
Find the best prices on Loretta Mason Potts by Chase, Mary at Biblio | | 1958 | Lippincott
www.biblio.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The time has come to clear the shelves of books bought for various research projects -- because I'm working a new research projects and more books incoming. So there's a bunch of deals on mid-20th century children's books at Biblio Start your own #book hoard! www.biblio.com/book/loretta...
Wrapping up 2025 on Biblio with a big discounts on early 20th century children's books through the end of the month: www.biblio.com/bookstore/lo...?
LostLoves Books, Seattle, Washington - Biblio
LostLoves Books on Biblio.com
www.biblio.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Wrapping up 2025 on Biblio with a big discounts on early 20th century children's books through the end of the month: www.biblio.com/bookstore/lo...?
Diving down research rabbit holes, I ordered the novelization of a silent movie action serial which pioneered cliffhanger endings. Doesn't everyone needs more 1914 action fiction on their shelves? There's lions. Tried to explain to my #writing meet-up today. They looked like
simba and nala from the lion king are sitting next to each other and looking up at the sky .
ALT: simba and nala from the lion king are sitting next to each other and looking up at the sky .
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November 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Diving down research rabbit holes, I ordered the novelization of a silent movie action serial which pioneered cliffhanger endings. Doesn't everyone needs more 1914 action fiction on their shelves? There's lions. Tried to explain to my #writing meet-up today. They looked like
The review had me at "Morris Dancing and sinister rabbit" but toss in the conductor is named Finnegan Downie Dear and I'm trying to figure out how I could transport myself to Opera North. If you are near Leeds, let me know how it is. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
The Devil’s Den review – folk horror opera with morris dancing and a sinister rabbit is an eccentric delight
Isabella Gellis’s first full-length stage work has the feel of a modern mystery play as it unpacks the legends surrounding an ancient Wiltshire monument
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November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The review had me at "Morris Dancing and sinister rabbit" but toss in the conductor is named Finnegan Downie Dear and I'm trying to figure out how I could transport myself to Opera North. If you are near Leeds, let me know how it is. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Listened to a fascinating lecture about Gutenberg and the early days of printing while sorting and recycling a pile of printed mail. The irony is not lost on me. But I love learning about how Gutenberg printed small projects, like school books, now lost to history. Thanks Book Club of Washington
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Listened to a fascinating lecture about Gutenberg and the early days of printing while sorting and recycling a pile of printed mail. The irony is not lost on me. But I love learning about how Gutenberg printed small projects, like school books, now lost to history. Thanks Book Club of Washington
It's playing on Radio Quasar this weekend but you can listen on YouTube at any time. Also love, love the reviews asking for this to become an annual tradition. Betsy and Farnsworth agree! youtu.be/FVZar2s1hos?...
Arkham Horror: Cornered in the Cornfield
YouTube video by Arkham Horror Official
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November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's playing on Radio Quasar this weekend but you can listen on YouTube at any time. Also love, love the reviews asking for this to become an annual tradition. Betsy and Farnsworth agree! youtu.be/FVZar2s1hos?...
If you missed anything (I've missed a lot due to calendar overflowing), you can check these out later!
We're off to a roaring start on Day 2 of Quasar:
Science Fact in Science Fiction! Story anthologies with Sheree Renée Thomas and Nick Wells! Mythbusting with @sciencewriters.org, and a terrific Office Hour! Next up: Tarot Need-to-Knows with @brightflame.bsky.social and @leftlanesmith.bsky.social. ✨
Science Fact in Science Fiction! Story anthologies with Sheree Renée Thomas and Nick Wells! Mythbusting with @sciencewriters.org, and a terrific Office Hour! Next up: Tarot Need-to-Knows with @brightflame.bsky.social and @leftlanesmith.bsky.social. ✨
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you missed anything (I've missed a lot due to calendar overflowing), you can check these out later!