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Jessica Jonas

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#amquerying writer and mother. My TBR list is still way too long.

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jan 17

A HEALTHY BABY is right for agents interested in:
📚 Book club fiction
🤰 Postpartum mental health
🏰 Gothic energy in a contemporary setting
🆙 Upmarket
😨💑 Complicated female friendship
🤬 Female rage

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#P2Ppit #A #U #Q

Collage images: postpartum belly, woman covering her face, shadow of woman holding child, infant covering face, stormy water, woman's hand grabbing baby's arm, infant nursing. Text in image reads: "Myth 1: you should love motherhood" and "My deafening cries are being drowned out by the diapers I change, the bottles I make, and the help I don't get."

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Aug 16

Disney princess Jasmine 🤝 Samantha American Girl

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Aug 1

My modern, postpartum Gothic novel with religious tones and unhinged night feedings is in your inbox!

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 26

I thought writing meant 1,000-word sessions and polishing as I went.

It turns out 200-word sprints and messy bullet lists and [fix this later] gives me the material I need to mold into something beautiful.

#writersky #amwriting

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 20

Congratulations! How do you feel about upmarket horror, postpartum Gothic vibes?

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 19

Reached an exciting milestone on revisions, my house is quiet and the limoncello spritz is immaculate ✨

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 19

My husband and kids are going to a board game day and I am at home alone, with only a novel and a bowl of cherries to keep me company, oh nooo what will I dooo

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 4

Reminder that it's okay to use this day for rest. It's okay to give candy to your kids, grill food with your loved ones, lie in the sun, watch fireworks if you like them and ponder what you want this country to represent.

No kings. Liberty and Justice FOR ALL.

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 3

I'm just saying, when I finally read a certain obituary I'm going to the bookstore with a roller suitcase and buying every single book I please.

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bubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · Jul 3

fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk)

it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 3

Writing a scene with this energy, but deep in the labyrinth of postpartum distortion

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#amwriting #gothichorror #postpartumhorror #queryingwriter

Disney Sleeping Beauty (1959) Maleficent Makes Aurora Touch The Spinning Wheel

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jul 1

Jessica is fine, thanks!

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 30

Passed the midpoint on my revision! Balancing the tension between horror and tenderness. I love the freedom horror offers to explore emotions we usually aren't allowed to voice aloud.

#revision #horrorwriter #randr #amquerying #horrorsky

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 27

The real gap between fanfic writing and original writing is how you think about word count.

Original fic: I wrote 74K words, a whole damn book, what an accomplishment!!

Fanfic: I wrote 68K, a cute lil snack, an easy one-sitting read💅

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 27

How do you feel about a re-query after extensive revision?

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 25

I have an upmarket horror novel (spooky, psychological) that could be right up your alley! A point of clarity -- my story includes details of stillbirth and intrusive PPD/anxiety thoughts. I'm not writing children suffering but stillbirth is on page. Should I query you?

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 25

I did no-mow May and accidentally ended up with a lawn that's ~80% clover and I love it so much. Flowers are blooming, my kids go barefoot in soft clover and the honeybees are far too happy to sting anyone

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 25

My favorite part of revision is looking for openings. In horror, and Gothic especially, the surroundings are such a tantalizing playground to show how a character is changing, even if she doesn't realize it yet. It's so fun to add telling details or description.

#amwriting #horrorwriter #querying

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 23

I love October as much as any basic white girl, but I'm sick of the "only 126 days until it's cold again" posts. I'm trying to find more love for ALL the seasons, not live for a short stretch of favorite weather

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 22

I made cherry pie

Freshly baked cherry pie with lattice crust, resting on top of oven.

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 21

For anyone who needs to know:
Your librarian can order books from other branches.
They can order interlibrary loan from branches outside their system.
They can order from university libraries.

I made up a PhD dissertation title based on ✨vibes✨ I wanted and she found books for me. Ask librarians.

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · Jun 7

That moment 😘👌

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · May 18

Spending the weekend reading by a lake and plotting (literally) >>>

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · May 11

For a writer, nothing is as mortifying as taking a pause from writing for a month or two.

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Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · May 11

Mothers spinning wildly between joyful and drowning
Mothers with empty arms
Mothers facing CD1 instead of their BFP
Daughters with no one to call
Daughters mothering themselves better than the woman who birthed them could
Mothers getting kicked from the inside

I see you. Happy Mother's Day 💐

Jessica Jonas @jessicamjonas.bsky.social · May 11

Shout-out to mothers whose toddler is crying because:
- he got one blueberry with the tiny stem left in it
- she wants her jacket but only one sleeve and is furious that the rest of the jacket hangs behind her
- you won't let them drink the water in the base of the plant pot
- the sun is too high