James Molloy
@molloywrites.bsky.social
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Thinking of starting a podcast where indie authors talk about the books that shaped them—as readers, as writers, as people.
Would you listen? Want to be a guest?
Working title: Offbeat Journeys.
Soft callout to the offbeat & brilliant.
#indieauthors #writingcommunity #bookchat
Would you listen? Want to be a guest?
Working title: Offbeat Journeys.
Soft callout to the offbeat & brilliant.
#indieauthors #writingcommunity #bookchat
Offbeat Journeys is live! Tap the link for Spotify / Apple / Amazon 🎧💚
Hit subscribe on your platform of choice!
pod.link/1850773659
Hit subscribe on your platform of choice!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Offbeat Journeys is live! Tap the link for Spotify / Apple / Amazon 🎧💚
Hit subscribe on your platform of choice!
pod.link/1850773659
Hit subscribe on your platform of choice!
pod.link/1850773659
Almost scrapped Unkindness last week. Half of me loves it. Half of me really wants to bin it. I think the tug-of-war means the story’s still well on its way?
September 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Almost scrapped Unkindness last week. Half of me loves it. Half of me really wants to bin it. I think the tug-of-war means the story’s still well on its way?
I skipped two weeks of the newsletter. Not because I quit or didn’t care, I love writing that thing. Sometimes it’s best to say nothing.
September 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I skipped two weeks of the newsletter. Not because I quit or didn’t care, I love writing that thing. Sometimes it’s best to say nothing.
Her story is hours away from being told.
They tried to bury it.
Tried to lock it down.
But some things don’t stay buried.
Check the comments.
Before it disappears again. 🤫
They tried to bury it.
Tried to lock it down.
But some things don’t stay buried.
Check the comments.
Before it disappears again. 🤫
June 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Her story is hours away from being told.
They tried to bury it.
Tried to lock it down.
But some things don’t stay buried.
Check the comments.
Before it disappears again. 🤫
They tried to bury it.
Tried to lock it down.
But some things don’t stay buried.
Check the comments.
Before it disappears again. 🤫
“Terms & Conditions: Internal Use Only.”
I’ve been showing fragments.
A girl posting into silence.
An experiment gone too far.
Pretending Group C never existed.
If you’ve been following the clues,
and you want the full story…let me know.
I’ll send the link before they make it disappear.
I’ve been showing fragments.
A girl posting into silence.
An experiment gone too far.
Pretending Group C never existed.
If you’ve been following the clues,
and you want the full story…let me know.
I’ll send the link before they make it disappear.
June 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Terms & Conditions: Internal Use Only.”
I’ve been showing fragments.
A girl posting into silence.
An experiment gone too far.
Pretending Group C never existed.
If you’ve been following the clues,
and you want the full story…let me know.
I’ll send the link before they make it disappear.
I’ve been showing fragments.
A girl posting into silence.
An experiment gone too far.
Pretending Group C never existed.
If you’ve been following the clues,
and you want the full story…let me know.
I’ll send the link before they make it disappear.
No comments.
No replies.
She posted at 02:03.
She never got to see the likes.
No replies.
She posted at 02:03.
She never got to see the likes.
June 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
No comments.
No replies.
She posted at 02:03.
She never got to see the likes.
No replies.
She posted at 02:03.
She never got to see the likes.
“Group C never existed.”
That’s the official company line.
But I’ve read the file.
Someone’s trying to hide something from us.
I’m working on a way to show you. Soon.
#UnkindnessBook #IndieAuthor #ShortStory
That’s the official company line.
But I’ve read the file.
Someone’s trying to hide something from us.
I’m working on a way to show you. Soon.
#UnkindnessBook #IndieAuthor #ShortStory
June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Group C never existed.”
That’s the official company line.
But I’ve read the file.
Someone’s trying to hide something from us.
I’m working on a way to show you. Soon.
#UnkindnessBook #IndieAuthor #ShortStory
That’s the official company line.
But I’ve read the file.
Someone’s trying to hide something from us.
I’m working on a way to show you. Soon.
#UnkindnessBook #IndieAuthor #ShortStory
One line from the file hasn’t left me:
“There was no ‘undo’ button for what she thought the silence meant.”
That’s all I’ll say today.
“There was no ‘undo’ button for what she thought the silence meant.”
That’s all I’ll say today.
I wasn’t supposed to find this file.
It had no name. No author. Only a single heading: “Terms & Conditions — Internal Use Only”
I don’t know if I should share it.
(Yet.)
#InternalUseOnly #UnkindnessBook #StoryDrop
It had no name. No author. Only a single heading: “Terms & Conditions — Internal Use Only”
I don’t know if I should share it.
(Yet.)
#InternalUseOnly #UnkindnessBook #StoryDrop
June 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
One line from the file hasn’t left me:
“There was no ‘undo’ button for what she thought the silence meant.”
That’s all I’ll say today.
“There was no ‘undo’ button for what she thought the silence meant.”
That’s all I’ll say today.
I wasn’t supposed to find this file.
It had no name. No author. Only a single heading: “Terms & Conditions — Internal Use Only”
I don’t know if I should share it.
(Yet.)
#InternalUseOnly #UnkindnessBook #StoryDrop
It had no name. No author. Only a single heading: “Terms & Conditions — Internal Use Only”
I don’t know if I should share it.
(Yet.)
#InternalUseOnly #UnkindnessBook #StoryDrop
June 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I wasn’t supposed to find this file.
It had no name. No author. Only a single heading: “Terms & Conditions — Internal Use Only”
I don’t know if I should share it.
(Yet.)
#InternalUseOnly #UnkindnessBook #StoryDrop
It had no name. No author. Only a single heading: “Terms & Conditions — Internal Use Only”
I don’t know if I should share it.
(Yet.)
#InternalUseOnly #UnkindnessBook #StoryDrop
Unkindness is finally back on the page after so many delays. The current scene makes me genuinely excited. It’s tense, it’s emotional, it’s…exactly why I wanted to tell the story in the first place…I can’t wait to share it! #UnkindnessBook #BackToWriting #OffbeatJourneys
June 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Unkindness is finally back on the page after so many delays. The current scene makes me genuinely excited. It’s tense, it’s emotional, it’s…exactly why I wanted to tell the story in the first place…I can’t wait to share it! #UnkindnessBook #BackToWriting #OffbeatJourneys
🎙️ Offbeat Journeys is nearly here!
Not just another book podcast
A space for soulful convos with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the unlearning it took to get here.
Episode #1 coming soon.
Follow to be the first to hear it. #PodcastComingSoon #WritersOnWriting #OffbeatJourneys
Not just another book podcast
A space for soulful convos with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the unlearning it took to get here.
Episode #1 coming soon.
Follow to be the first to hear it. #PodcastComingSoon #WritersOnWriting #OffbeatJourneys
June 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🎙️ Offbeat Journeys is nearly here!
Not just another book podcast
A space for soulful convos with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the unlearning it took to get here.
Episode #1 coming soon.
Follow to be the first to hear it. #PodcastComingSoon #WritersOnWriting #OffbeatJourneys
Not just another book podcast
A space for soulful convos with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the unlearning it took to get here.
Episode #1 coming soon.
Follow to be the first to hear it. #PodcastComingSoon #WritersOnWriting #OffbeatJourneys
Sometimes the best ideas don’t knock.
They just… settle in and wait until you’re ready.
#OffbeatJourneys #WritingQuotes #IdeaInTheWings
They just… settle in and wait until you’re ready.
#OffbeatJourneys #WritingQuotes #IdeaInTheWings
June 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Sometimes the best ideas don’t knock.
They just… settle in and wait until you’re ready.
#OffbeatJourneys #WritingQuotes #IdeaInTheWings
They just… settle in and wait until you’re ready.
#OffbeatJourneys #WritingQuotes #IdeaInTheWings
If you know anyone who’d enjoy this quiet, chaotic journey. From hospital visits to surprise ideas and everything between,
I’d love for you to share this newsletter with them.
There’s always room for more.
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com
#NewsletterGrowth #OffbeatReaders #WriterCommunity
I’d love for you to share this newsletter with them.
There’s always room for more.
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com
#NewsletterGrowth #OffbeatReaders #WriterCommunity
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June 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If you know anyone who’d enjoy this quiet, chaotic journey. From hospital visits to surprise ideas and everything between,
I’d love for you to share this newsletter with them.
There’s always room for more.
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com
#NewsletterGrowth #OffbeatReaders #WriterCommunity
I’d love for you to share this newsletter with them.
There’s always room for more.
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com
#NewsletterGrowth #OffbeatReaders #WriterCommunity
If anyone wants to do a guest appearance on Offbeat Journeys, send me a Direct Message. All indie authors are welcome! We’ll chat about the book that changed you, the one you wish you wrote, the line you can’t let go of, and we’ll finish by talking about your work. Let me know if you’re in! 👇
June 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If anyone wants to do a guest appearance on Offbeat Journeys, send me a Direct Message. All indie authors are welcome! We’ll chat about the book that changed you, the one you wish you wrote, the line you can’t let go of, and we’ll finish by talking about your work. Let me know if you’re in! 👇
I haven't been able to be myself lately. But I’m still trying to show up. Slowly, imperfectly, honestly. And you’re still here. Which means more than you probably realise.
June 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I haven't been able to be myself lately. But I’m still trying to show up. Slowly, imperfectly, honestly. And you’re still here. Which means more than you probably realise.
My podcast finally has a name.
And yes, it’s exactly the same as my newsletter.
Offbeat Journeys.
It’s a spot for thoughtful chats with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the detours they never expected.
Coming soon.
#PodcastReveal #OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthors #WritersTalkingBooks
And yes, it’s exactly the same as my newsletter.
Offbeat Journeys.
It’s a spot for thoughtful chats with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the detours they never expected.
Coming soon.
#PodcastReveal #OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthors #WritersTalkingBooks
June 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
My podcast finally has a name.
And yes, it’s exactly the same as my newsletter.
Offbeat Journeys.
It’s a spot for thoughtful chats with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the detours they never expected.
Coming soon.
#PodcastReveal #OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthors #WritersTalkingBooks
And yes, it’s exactly the same as my newsletter.
Offbeat Journeys.
It’s a spot for thoughtful chats with indie authors about the books that shaped them and the detours they never expected.
Coming soon.
#PodcastReveal #OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthors #WritersTalkingBooks
I couldn’t focus. Couldn’t plan. Could barely think straight.
That’s when it showed up.
A new fiction idea. Uninvited, abrupt, and quietly resolute.
Unkindness still comes first. This next one?
Even I don’t know what it’ll become yet.
#WritingThroughIt #BookIdeas #CreativeProcess #OffbeatJourneys
That’s when it showed up.
A new fiction idea. Uninvited, abrupt, and quietly resolute.
Unkindness still comes first. This next one?
Even I don’t know what it’ll become yet.
#WritingThroughIt #BookIdeas #CreativeProcess #OffbeatJourneys
June 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I couldn’t focus. Couldn’t plan. Could barely think straight.
That’s when it showed up.
A new fiction idea. Uninvited, abrupt, and quietly resolute.
Unkindness still comes first. This next one?
Even I don’t know what it’ll become yet.
#WritingThroughIt #BookIdeas #CreativeProcess #OffbeatJourneys
That’s when it showed up.
A new fiction idea. Uninvited, abrupt, and quietly resolute.
Unkindness still comes first. This next one?
Even I don’t know what it’ll become yet.
#WritingThroughIt #BookIdeas #CreativeProcess #OffbeatJourneys
Unforeseen issues. A surprise infection. Endless hours in hospital again.
The past two weeks wiped me out emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Nothing got written. Nothing got planned. And yet… I’m still here.
Still going...just about!
The past two weeks wiped me out emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Nothing got written. Nothing got planned. And yet… I’m still here.
Still going...just about!
June 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Unforeseen issues. A surprise infection. Endless hours in hospital again.
The past two weeks wiped me out emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Nothing got written. Nothing got planned. And yet… I’m still here.
Still going...just about!
The past two weeks wiped me out emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Nothing got written. Nothing got planned. And yet… I’m still here.
Still going...just about!
A library said yes.
The book isn’t even written yet, but it already has a home on a shelf.
This might be the biggest moment of my writing life so far!
Read the story here:
open.substack.com/pub/jamesmol...
The book isn’t even written yet, but it already has a home on a shelf.
This might be the biggest moment of my writing life so far!
Read the story here:
open.substack.com/pub/jamesmol...
The Sun, a Shelf, and a Shift
Hey, The sun made a rare and glorious appearance in Ireland this week—and I took full advantage of it.
open.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A library said yes.
The book isn’t even written yet, but it already has a home on a shelf.
This might be the biggest moment of my writing life so far!
Read the story here:
open.substack.com/pub/jamesmol...
The book isn’t even written yet, but it already has a home on a shelf.
This might be the biggest moment of my writing life so far!
Read the story here:
open.substack.com/pub/jamesmol...
To everyone who’s stuck with me through delays, detours, and A&E chaos. Thank you.
This newsletter is so personal, and it means a lot that so many of you read, reply, and share.
Know someone who’d enjoy it too? Pass it on:
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com/
#OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthorLife
This newsletter is so personal, and it means a lot that so many of you read, reply, and share.
Know someone who’d enjoy it too? Pass it on:
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com/
#OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthorLife
May 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
To everyone who’s stuck with me through delays, detours, and A&E chaos. Thank you.
This newsletter is so personal, and it means a lot that so many of you read, reply, and share.
Know someone who’d enjoy it too? Pass it on:
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com/
#OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthorLife
This newsletter is so personal, and it means a lot that so many of you read, reply, and share.
Know someone who’d enjoy it too? Pass it on:
https://jamesmolloyauthor.substack.com/
#OffbeatJourneys #IndieAuthorLife
The Cocooning Project is on the move! Flyers are out, stories will land soon. It feels like the start of something special.
The community will help pick a charity that gets a share of the book’s proceeds. Follow to join: www.facebook.com/molloywrites
#CovidStories #ElderlyVoices #IrishBookProject
The community will help pick a charity that gets a share of the book’s proceeds. Follow to join: www.facebook.com/molloywrites
#CovidStories #ElderlyVoices #IrishBookProject
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May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Cocooning Project is on the move! Flyers are out, stories will land soon. It feels like the start of something special.
The community will help pick a charity that gets a share of the book’s proceeds. Follow to join: www.facebook.com/molloywrites
#CovidStories #ElderlyVoices #IrishBookProject
The community will help pick a charity that gets a share of the book’s proceeds. Follow to join: www.facebook.com/molloywrites
#CovidStories #ElderlyVoices #IrishBookProject
Sometimes a book takes longer than we hoped. Sometimes that’s exactly how long it needs.
#QuoteOfTheDay #SlowWriting #UnkindnessBook
#QuoteOfTheDay #SlowWriting #UnkindnessBook
May 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sometimes a book takes longer than we hoped. Sometimes that’s exactly how long it needs.
#QuoteOfTheDay #SlowWriting #UnkindnessBook
#QuoteOfTheDay #SlowWriting #UnkindnessBook
Still loving the idea of bookmarks that grow into pine trees?
My eco-friendly bookmarks include sustainable materials and real pine tree seeds.
Subscribers to Offbeat Journeys on Substack get 10% off.
Get yours here: https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/1799032966/eco-friendly-personalised-bookmarks
My eco-friendly bookmarks include sustainable materials and real pine tree seeds.
Subscribers to Offbeat Journeys on Substack get 10% off.
Get yours here: https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/1799032966/eco-friendly-personalised-bookmarks
May 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Still loving the idea of bookmarks that grow into pine trees?
My eco-friendly bookmarks include sustainable materials and real pine tree seeds.
Subscribers to Offbeat Journeys on Substack get 10% off.
Get yours here: https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/1799032966/eco-friendly-personalised-bookmarks
My eco-friendly bookmarks include sustainable materials and real pine tree seeds.
Subscribers to Offbeat Journeys on Substack get 10% off.
Get yours here: https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/1799032966/eco-friendly-personalised-bookmarks
Even if the release date for Unkindness is moving slightly, I didn’t want to wait to show you this.
Here’s the cover for a book that has been years in the making.
This story doesn’t want to be rushed—and I’m learning to listen.
What do you think of the cover?
#CoverReveal #ComingSoon #Unkindness
Here’s the cover for a book that has been years in the making.
This story doesn’t want to be rushed—and I’m learning to listen.
What do you think of the cover?
#CoverReveal #ComingSoon #Unkindness
May 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Even if the release date for Unkindness is moving slightly, I didn’t want to wait to show you this.
Here’s the cover for a book that has been years in the making.
This story doesn’t want to be rushed—and I’m learning to listen.
What do you think of the cover?
#CoverReveal #ComingSoon #Unkindness
Here’s the cover for a book that has been years in the making.
This story doesn’t want to be rushed—and I’m learning to listen.
What do you think of the cover?
#CoverReveal #ComingSoon #Unkindness