Jen Williams | The Sleepless out this year!
@sennydreadful.bsky.social
Award-winning author. Earth bender. Full-time goblin mode. Agent: Juliet Mushens. Partner of Peter Newman. From London, enjoying Bristol.
The Copper Cat Trilogy|The Winnowing Flame Trilogy|The Talon Duology|The Sleepless Duology
The Copper Cat Trilogy|The Winnowing Flame Trilogy|The Talon Duology|The Sleepless Duology
Pinned
Did you know you can preorder my first ever YA fantasy novel?? Amazing but true! Release dates: UK 22/5/25, US 30/9/25
🐉 A serpent queen
⚡ A whole roster of weird gods
🦊 A cute little guy
☠️ Forbidden touch
🩸 Costly magic
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🐉 A serpent queen
⚡ A whole roster of weird gods
🦊 A cute little guy
☠️ Forbidden touch
🩸 Costly magic
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...
Listen, people who say this shit are just lazy thieves. If they had all the money in the world, they'd still steal your stuff, and they throw insults around because they're perfectly aware it's wrong.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Listen, people who say this shit are just lazy thieves. If they had all the money in the world, they'd still steal your stuff, and they throw insults around because they're perfectly aware it's wrong.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
AND!
Not paying artists is exactly what ensures only the wealthy can make art, you numpties.
Which character do you reluctantly concede has your energy
a stuffed dog is holding a notebook with 1 + 1 written in it
ALT: a stuffed dog is holding a notebook with 1 + 1 written in it
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November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Which character do you reluctantly concede has your energy
good ol' Florida man strikes again
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
good ol' Florida man strikes again
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Right I've decided that as I'm at NEARLY 4K followers I'm going to do a thread of all my books, but instead of covers you can have gifs with the same vibe
THE COPPER PROMISE, or, Who Put the Rogue In Charge Anyway? uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
THE COPPER PROMISE, or, Who Put the Rogue In Charge Anyway? uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
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November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Right I've decided that as I'm at NEARLY 4K followers I'm going to do a thread of all my books, but instead of covers you can have gifs with the same vibe
THE COPPER PROMISE, or, Who Put the Rogue In Charge Anyway? uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
THE COPPER PROMISE, or, Who Put the Rogue In Charge Anyway? uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
was reading Pete what I'd written over the week & there was a whole extra chapter in there I'd forgotten about
I think it's a sign I'm enjoying this book. OR that I'm a chaotic human being, one of the two.
I think it's a sign I'm enjoying this book. OR that I'm a chaotic human being, one of the two.
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
was reading Pete what I'd written over the week & there was a whole extra chapter in there I'd forgotten about
I think it's a sign I'm enjoying this book. OR that I'm a chaotic human being, one of the two.
I think it's a sign I'm enjoying this book. OR that I'm a chaotic human being, one of the two.
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
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I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
one of the things I love about living in this house (as opposed to a pokey flat) is that all my things have a place. If I need desk things, they are on my desk. If I need a lipstick, it's on the dressing table.
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
one of the things I love about living in this house (as opposed to a pokey flat) is that all my things have a place. If I need desk things, they are on my desk. If I need a lipstick, it's on the dressing table.
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I love this illustration of book accurate Carrie by Dominic Bustamante
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November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I love this illustration of book accurate Carrie by Dominic Bustamante
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#xenovember day 20 a bit of metallic high contrast and scratchy pen today.
#art #alien #xenomorph #DarkArt #Horror #HorrorArt #HRGiger #ArtChallenge #BSkyArt
#art #alien #xenomorph #DarkArt #Horror #HorrorArt #HRGiger #ArtChallenge #BSkyArt
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#xenovember day 20 a bit of metallic high contrast and scratchy pen today.
#art #alien #xenomorph #DarkArt #Horror #HorrorArt #HRGiger #ArtChallenge #BSkyArt
#art #alien #xenomorph #DarkArt #Horror #HorrorArt #HRGiger #ArtChallenge #BSkyArt
So tired today. I'm aware that I have only a tiny sprinkling of energy left, and I'm burning through it fast. Soon I will only be fit to eat biscuits under a blanket.
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
So tired today. I'm aware that I have only a tiny sprinkling of energy left, and I'm burning through it fast. Soon I will only be fit to eat biscuits under a blanket.
very tempted to add this fine print to the bottom of our wedding invitations
In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
very tempted to add this fine print to the bottom of our wedding invitations
fuuuuuuuck
“Are the fae open source?” is such a terrifying question in so many ways.
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
fuuuuuuuck
spoke too soon - in the inbox today, invites to feature The Sleepless in bookclubs in Detroit and Oslo.
Lads, you don't need my permission, or my money, to feature my book in a bookclub. Thanks muchly.
Lads, you don't need my permission, or my money, to feature my book in a bookclub. Thanks muchly.
the AI book marketing people are having a break, I assume - it's been days since I had five or six bots jizzing themselves over how I 'blend epic fantasy stakes with nuanced characters and inventive world-building'
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
spoke too soon - in the inbox today, invites to feature The Sleepless in bookclubs in Detroit and Oslo.
Lads, you don't need my permission, or my money, to feature my book in a bookclub. Thanks muchly.
Lads, you don't need my permission, or my money, to feature my book in a bookclub. Thanks muchly.
this such a powerful flashback to working in a design agency it killed me dead, RIP me
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
this such a powerful flashback to working in a design agency it killed me dead, RIP me
the AI book marketing people are having a break, I assume - it's been days since I had five or six bots jizzing themselves over how I 'blend epic fantasy stakes with nuanced characters and inventive world-building'
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
the AI book marketing people are having a break, I assume - it's been days since I had five or six bots jizzing themselves over how I 'blend epic fantasy stakes with nuanced characters and inventive world-building'
OOOOOH I love this (surprising precisely no one)
“I Feel Better Now There’s Nothing Wrong” ☠️ 💐 A new original painting up on jameshance.com today ☺️ Prints soon!
✨🎨(Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel)
✨🎨(Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel)
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
OOOOOH I love this (surprising precisely no one)
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40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
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I do not understand authors, broadcasters, voice artists, YouTubers, ANY creative artists using quick and cheap AI for their cover images and not realising: it will be you next.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I do not understand authors, broadcasters, voice artists, YouTubers, ANY creative artists using quick and cheap AI for their cover images and not realising: it will be you next.
I finished Wanderstop, which was a very sweet game with a very earnest message. My favourite part was probably dying the pluffins different colours. Recommend if you want a thoughtful game that's a bit like playing a cosy fantasy novel.
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I finished Wanderstop, which was a very sweet game with a very earnest message. My favourite part was probably dying the pluffins different colours. Recommend if you want a thoughtful game that's a bit like playing a cosy fantasy novel.
I had such a fun time at YALC, everyone was so lovely - and I’ve never done such a long signing 😅
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I had such a fun time at YALC, everyone was so lovely - and I’ve never done such a long signing 😅
I should say also that I do think that romantasy & 'fantasy with romance' are different things. In the former, the romance is A Plot, in the latter, it's B Plot. Which is why I wouldn't describe all my books as romantasy when they all have snogging (and more!) in them.
seeing a lot of chat about the juggernaut that is romantasy in publishing at the moment, & given I am a fantasy author with a YA romantasy book out (plus, I just did a romantasy panel yesterday) I feel like I should have some startling insights. I'm not sure I do. But...
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I should say also that I do think that romantasy & 'fantasy with romance' are different things. In the former, the romance is A Plot, in the latter, it's B Plot. Which is why I wouldn't describe all my books as romantasy when they all have snogging (and more!) in them.
seeing a lot of chat about the juggernaut that is romantasy in publishing at the moment, & given I am a fantasy author with a YA romantasy book out (plus, I just did a romantasy panel yesterday) I feel like I should have some startling insights. I'm not sure I do. But...
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
seeing a lot of chat about the juggernaut that is romantasy in publishing at the moment, & given I am a fantasy author with a YA romantasy book out (plus, I just did a romantasy panel yesterday) I feel like I should have some startling insights. I'm not sure I do. But...