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J.J. Thorn

@jjthornbooks.bsky.social

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I am a husband and father from Ontario, Canada, who moonlights as an author at night. I've released 8 books on Amazon, with more to come! Find my stories on Amazon, and my comics on Kickstarter - Don't Combust! All my links: https://linktr.ee/jjthornbooks

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hey bluesky!
I'm new and just wanted to say hi! I'm a self-published author with 8 books out on amazon.
My latest project is a Kickstarter for the comic adaptation of my next novel titled 'Don't Combust'. The comic Kickstarter launch is in March 2025 and I'm really excited to see it come to life!

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah! The amazing Tess is booked in for February or so :)

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 2d

#SaturdayPromo Reaper's Madness is available for pre-order! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Art by the amazing Piere d Arterie, with typography done by Freitoon.
#litrpg #books #fantasybooks #preorder #newrelease #digitalart #progressionfantasy

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Started The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews because I saw someone mention it was a litrpg. A couple chapters in and it definitely fits the bill, even without the stat screens. Always interesting to read different takes on the genre and I'm enjoying it so far. Here's to more people reading LitRPG!

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats!

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AvaritiaBona @avaritiabona.bsky.social · 8d

Today Splinter Angel: Book One, first book of my litRPG series, hits the digital shelves! Follow personal security professional Ana as she learns about possessed corpses, magic, feelings, and meddling gods! Listen on Audible, or read on Kindle or in paperback!

#progression #KU #audiobook

Splinter Angel: Book 1

Amazon.com: Splinter Angel: Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition): Avaritiabona, Jessica Threet, Royal Guard Publishing LLC: Audible Books & Originals

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 10d

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Reaper's Madness: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure & Fantasy LitRPG (System Orphans : Claire Book 3)

Reaper's Madness: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure & Fantasy LitRPG (System Orphans : Claire Book 3) - Kindle edition by Thorn, J.J.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Reaper's Madness: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure & Fantasy LitRPG (System Orphans : Claire Book 3).

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 10d

It's not out until next year (Editing, etc), but book 3 in my series 'System Orphans: Claire' is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Have a great weekend :)

#litrpg #progressionfantasy

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Friday!
With the Reaper's Madness (System Orphans: Claire, Book 3) draft completed(finally), I can now say I've written 10 books and 1 million words, woohoo! This is peanuts, sadly, in the context of LitRPG, but without that specific context, that's pretty cool!
#books #preorder #fantasybooks

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 11d

Oh sweet - that one is 'The Weight Of It All'. Here ya go :)
www.amazon.com/The-Weight-O...

The books at the top in this image are the six books in the series :) - all the best and happy reading!

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 12d

No murder hobos, but I don't have community-building themes in either of mine, to be fair. My first series is a magic academy fantasy turned epic. It's a coming-of-age adventure story with found family vibes and team dynamics. My second series is about an assassin who kills for revenge.

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 12d

I've written a few if you want to check those out :) - All the best mr/miss Otter!

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L @lonez12.bsky.social · 14d

Anyone into LITRPG? Lets talk about it. 👌

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Also, is there really no cheaper option for on demand paperback printing than Ingram Spark or Amazon? While I think Ingram Spark seems like a good company, all their quotes are in USD, and that makes them much more expensive than Amazon paperback printing. $3-4 more, at least.

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Getting my books into a few Indigos is progressing well, but it makes me wonder how these publishers make it work - the math is sad, and I'd love to hear publisher perspectives! Is it reasonable to only expect $2-3 per sale from a paperback?
#authors #publishers #books

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 18d

The sale is over, but here are a bunch of female-led stories :). There are SOOO many!

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Haha yup, lots of parallels for sure. I was reading light novels when I stumbled upon LitRPG and that's a pretty common trajectory for people who read and write in the genre :).

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Why can't it be both? The stat screens are just a tool in most LitRPG books. My first series has even less boxes (no stats) than DCC. It was a Magic academy and dungeon diving coming of age adventure... That was also a Litrpg haha

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Malory @maloryauthor.bsky.social · 21d

Psyker Marine 5 coming to Audible!

I’m James Thorne, Level 25 Psyker Apex, and I’m looking to bounce back from a pretty catastrophic outcome of the battle on Rithos.

Because Marines don’t die easy. They just come back meaner.

mybook.to/Psyker

#litrpg #booksky #scifi

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 21d

Refreshing the paperback for my first series. Which option do you like best of the following 3 choices? Option 1, Option 2, or Option 3?

#bookcovers #books #fantasybooks #litrpg #progressionfantasy #helpchoose #reading #authors #writing #coverdesign

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 22d

It's late and I still have a lot of work to do (some of these chapters need a lot of revising!!), but I've written THE END on the first draft of System Orphans: Claire Book 3 - Woohoo!
#litrpg #progressionfantasy #fantasybooks #writing #authors #TheEnd #editing

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 23d

Hello - Writing (and finishing!) book 3 in my System Orphans: Claire series. Tropes - revenge, found family, chosen one, apocalypse. Not sure about memes haha. Here's the cover for book 3!
#litrpg #fantasybooks #progressionfantasy #writing

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J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 26d

Each explores magic systems in a unique way, maybe?
Or a larger cast of characters that are actually meaningful?
Fish out of water themes?
Vast worldbuilding from each?
There might be more, but I do get your point haha
The person picked three popular stories and ran with it :P

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 26d

Used to love this series way back - happy to see it being called out :)

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · 28d

What are some good book fairs and cons in the Toronto/GTA area for books, comics, and the like? I've been to a couple of events now and I have a lot of fun talking to people about my books, self-publishing, etc.

So yeah, where would be good to check out?

#canada #writers #authors #bookfair #con

J.J. Thorn @jjthornbooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

Editor contacted for System Orphans: Claire Book 3 - Reaper's Madness :o. I still have finishing to do (~3 more chapters and a bunch of edits/revisions), but I'm almost finished... the pre-professional editing draft haha! Exciting, but still a ways to go.
#litrpg #progressionfantasy #writing