Jennifer Oliver
@jenoliverwriter.bsky.social
Jen ♀️ | Writer - Artist - Gamer | Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, YA | 🎮🐰🐶🐱 | Member of The OWW.
Website: https://jenniferoliverwriter.com/
Substack: https://jenniferoliverwriter.substack.com
Website: https://jenniferoliverwriter.com/
Substack: https://jenniferoliverwriter.substack.com
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There are messages all over the walls of the tower. We're not certain who put them there or what they mean or who they're for. It's better to pretend they don't exist. Why not read today's flash instead?
"Names Set in Stone" by @jenoliverwriter.bsky.social
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"Names Set in Stone" by @jenoliverwriter.bsky.social
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November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There are messages all over the walls of the tower. We're not certain who put them there or what they mean or who they're for. It's better to pretend they don't exist. Why not read today's flash instead?
"Names Set in Stone" by @jenoliverwriter.bsky.social
crowcrosskeys.com/2025/11/01/n...
"Names Set in Stone" by @jenoliverwriter.bsky.social
crowcrosskeys.com/2025/11/01/n...
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📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
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June 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
You don’t have to write for algorithms. You don’t have to write for trends. You can just… write for the version of you who needed this story once.
June 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
You don’t have to write for algorithms. You don’t have to write for trends. You can just… write for the version of you who needed this story once.
Today’s writing tip: sometimes the metaphor isn’t working because the emotion isn’t clear. Strip it back. Start again.
June 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Today’s writing tip: sometimes the metaphor isn’t working because the emotion isn’t clear. Strip it back. Start again.
I've closed down my website so everything (story announcements, blog posts, news etc) will take place on my Substack from now on. Nothing bad caused this decision. I was just managing 3 websites and it was getting a bit much! Anyway, find me here: jenniferoliverwriter.substack.com
Jennifer Oliver Writer | Substack
Stories and creative writing articles that blur the line between beauty and the unknown. Click to read Jennifer Oliver Writer, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I've closed down my website so everything (story announcements, blog posts, news etc) will take place on my Substack from now on. Nothing bad caused this decision. I was just managing 3 websites and it was getting a bit much! Anyway, find me here: jenniferoliverwriter.substack.com
You know a book has you in a chokehold when you say "just one more chapter" and suddenly the sun is rising and you are 300 pages deep in emotional devastation.
March 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
You know a book has you in a chokehold when you say "just one more chapter" and suddenly the sun is rising and you are 300 pages deep in emotional devastation.
[Blog Post] "Write What You Know"—What It Really Means (and Why It’s Not as Limiting as You Think) : buff.ly/3Xg4DcN #writingcommunity #amwriting
"Write What You Know"—What It Really Means (and Why It’s Not as Limiting as You Think)
Ah yes, this classic piece of writing advice. We’ve all heard it. We’ve all puzzled over it. And at some point, most of us have misunderstood it entirely.Back when I was a bright-eyed, overly…
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March 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
[Blog Post] "Write What You Know"—What It Really Means (and Why It’s Not as Limiting as You Think) : buff.ly/3Xg4DcN #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Hugo nominations close tomorrow. Kaleidotrope is eligible for Best Semiprozine, Editor (Short Form), Short Story, Novelette (for one 10k story), and/or Poem. It would be an honor just to be buried somewhere in the nominating stats.
Everything the zine published last year is free to read here:
Everything the zine published last year is free to read here:
Kaleidotrope 2024
kaleidotrope.net
March 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hugo nominations close tomorrow. Kaleidotrope is eligible for Best Semiprozine, Editor (Short Form), Short Story, Novelette (for one 10k story), and/or Poem. It would be an honor just to be buried somewhere in the nominating stats.
Everything the zine published last year is free to read here:
Everything the zine published last year is free to read here:
Editing your own work is like finding your diary from 10 years ago. Painful, slightly embarrassing, but you have to go through it if you want growth.
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Editing your own work is like finding your diary from 10 years ago. Painful, slightly embarrassing, but you have to go through it if you want growth.
[Blog Post] Why We Keep Coming Back to Dystopian Fiction : buff.ly/41zZU8w #amwriting #reading #writingcommunity
Why We Keep Coming Back to Dystopian Fiction
Dystopian fiction has been around for a long time, and for good reason. It takes everything we fear—loss of freedom, unchecked power, environmental collapse, technology turning against us—and dials…
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March 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
[Blog Post] Why We Keep Coming Back to Dystopian Fiction : buff.ly/41zZU8w #amwriting #reading #writingcommunity
"Write what you know." Okay, but what I know is how to overthink an email for 20 minutes and cry over fictional characters at 2 AM.
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"Write what you know." Okay, but what I know is how to overthink an email for 20 minutes and cry over fictional characters at 2 AM.
New blog post: Why Are We So Obsessed With Apocalypses? buff.ly/3EIeDVQ #dystopian #postapocalyptic #fantasyfiction #horrormedia
Why Are We So Obsessed with Apocalypses?
Recently, astronomers spotted an asteroid—2024 YR4—on a trajectory that brings it uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032. Odds of impact? About 2.3%—which sounds both reassuringly low and just high…
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March 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New blog post: Why Are We So Obsessed With Apocalypses? buff.ly/3EIeDVQ #dystopian #postapocalyptic #fantasyfiction #horrormedia
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Getting (trad) published is a function of hard work and luck, mixed in proportions that you do not control.
You can control how you work and how you learn craft, but please don't obsess over that which you can't change.
I'll leave you with my father's maxim: "May luck find you working."
You can control how you work and how you learn craft, but please don't obsess over that which you can't change.
I'll leave you with my father's maxim: "May luck find you working."
March 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Getting (trad) published is a function of hard work and luck, mixed in proportions that you do not control.
You can control how you work and how you learn craft, but please don't obsess over that which you can't change.
I'll leave you with my father's maxim: "May luck find you working."
You can control how you work and how you learn craft, but please don't obsess over that which you can't change.
I'll leave you with my father's maxim: "May luck find you working."
Magic systems don’t need 500 rules. Just one that changes everything. (Magic works, but it steals memories. Magic is infinite, but your body isn’t. Magic can bring back the dead, but they're not quite the same people.)
March 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Magic systems don’t need 500 rules. Just one that changes everything. (Magic works, but it steals memories. Magic is infinite, but your body isn’t. Magic can bring back the dead, but they're not quite the same people.)
I've noticed that when I write a sentence I particularly like, that I think is full of atmosphere or cool imagery, I do a triumphant little hand wave at my screen. It's probably good that I write at home and not out in public, eh? #amwriting #writingcommunity
March 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I've noticed that when I write a sentence I particularly like, that I think is full of atmosphere or cool imagery, I do a triumphant little hand wave at my screen. It's probably good that I write at home and not out in public, eh? #amwriting #writingcommunity
Hereditary - The Complete Guide (Everything Explained) buff.ly/40W1n7e via @DesignsNovum. An incredible 4.5 hour dive into one of the most amazing horror movies in recent years.
Hereditary - The Complete Guide (Everything Explained)
#hereditary #explained #a24com Thank you so much for watching! Special thanks to Steve Newburn and u/Mickle-Caunle.patreon.com/novum00:00 Introduction01:48 S...
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February 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hereditary - The Complete Guide (Everything Explained) buff.ly/40W1n7e via @DesignsNovum. An incredible 4.5 hour dive into one of the most amazing horror movies in recent years.
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Another story of mine you might have missed, definitely not posted it here. www.vice.com/en/article/a...
Always Home
Who or what survives when the technologized world finally returns to nature—and what then of nature?
www.vice.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Another story of mine you might have missed, definitely not posted it here. www.vice.com/en/article/a...
How I deal with rejection: Keep writing new stories. Keep critiquing other people's stories. Keep reading. #amwriting #writingcommnunity
February 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
How I deal with rejection: Keep writing new stories. Keep critiquing other people's stories. Keep reading. #amwriting #writingcommnunity
Fantasy writers spend 30% of their time writing and 70% of their time naming things. If you haven’t renamed your protagonist at least three times, are you even writing fantasy? #writingcommunity #amwriting #fantasy
February 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Fantasy writers spend 30% of their time writing and 70% of their time naming things. If you haven’t renamed your protagonist at least three times, are you even writing fantasy? #writingcommunity #amwriting #fantasy
If you're a fan of horror movies, I highly recommend What Culture Horror: https://buff.ly/3X6lMFz I'm a little obsessed with this channel right now. #HorrorMovies #HorrorMedia
WhatCulture Horror
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February 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you're a fan of horror movies, I highly recommend What Culture Horror: https://buff.ly/3X6lMFz I'm a little obsessed with this channel right now. #HorrorMovies #HorrorMedia
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There is value in reading classic literature even if you find some concepts or words to be offensive, or if the author was a terrible person by modern standards. The popular idea found in popular books that reading bad things by bad writers makes bad people is unsupported by reality.
if u see this, quote-post with your tips for writers that no one gives anymore because they seem obvious (even though they're not)
February 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There is value in reading classic literature even if you find some concepts or words to be offensive, or if the author was a terrible person by modern standards. The popular idea found in popular books that reading bad things by bad writers makes bad people is unsupported by reality.
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Share this post! Just over a week left until the next ZNB #Kickstarter for the pirate-themed anth SKULL X BONES! Prelaunch page below; click that "Notify Me" button! Launching March 1st.
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#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #scifi #sciencefiction
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Coming soon: Science Fiction & Fantasy Pirate-Themed Anthology!
An SF&F themed anthology about pirates from the small press Zombies Need Brains!
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February 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Share this post! Just over a week left until the next ZNB #Kickstarter for the pirate-themed anth SKULL X BONES! Prelaunch page below; click that "Notify Me" button! Launching March 1st.
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#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #scifi #sciencefiction
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#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #scifi #sciencefiction
I recommend exploring different creative mediums if you're ever stuck. I'm an illustrator/pattern designer/font maker in my other life and getting lost in a visual medium for a bit always makes me feel fresh and invigorated when I come back to #writing. #WritingCommmunity
February 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I recommend exploring different creative mediums if you're ever stuck. I'm an illustrator/pattern designer/font maker in my other life and getting lost in a visual medium for a bit always makes me feel fresh and invigorated when I come back to #writing. #WritingCommmunity
I could plan every detail of a story before I start writing, but my characters would still find a way to ruin it. #amwriting
February 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I could plan every detail of a story before I start writing, but my characters would still find a way to ruin it. #amwriting