Jim Beard
@writerjimbeard.bsky.social
Aging writer, editor, and self-publisher who still manages to get up every morning and face a cruel world that won't review his books. Cute, but not terribly handsome.
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Jim Beard
@writerjimbeard.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Flinch Books | In-your-face pulp-style adventure fiction!
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Lotsa new followers recently, so here's who I am:
I'm a writer, editor, and small-press publisher of adventure fiction and pop culture non-fiction. I love experimenting with new things in old ways. Any questions?
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I'm a writer, editor, and small-press publisher of adventure fiction and pop culture non-fiction. I love experimenting with new things in old ways. Any questions?
www.FlinchBooks.com
www.amazon.com/author/jimbeard
www.facebook.com/thebeardjimbeard
Dave Seville? No, THE Seville! That's where "The Two Doctors" takes us, and it takes THREE hosts to clip all those hairs! #DoctorWho #SixthDoctor #ColinBaker #TARDIS
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The Doctor's Beard Podcast
TV Reviews Podcast · Updated Weekly · A Whovian (John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and retrace the journey of the Doctor and his companions from the very beginni...
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February 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Dave Seville? No, THE Seville! That's where "The Two Doctors" takes us, and it takes THREE hosts to clip all those hairs! #DoctorWho #SixthDoctor #ColinBaker #TARDIS
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It may be "The Two Doctors" we're talking about, but there are three of us doing it. Join John, @writerjimbeard.bsky.social , and guest J.B. Anderton as we talk about the breakdown in what should have been an epic story of time travel and Sontarans.
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Culinary Carnage in Seville - "The Two Doctors"
Join hosts John Drew and Jim Beard, along with , as they tackle one of the most controversial multi-Doctor stories in classic Who history. Production Overview: The …
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February 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It may be "The Two Doctors" we're talking about, but there are three of us doing it. Join John, @writerjimbeard.bsky.social , and guest J.B. Anderton as we talk about the breakdown in what should have been an epic story of time travel and Sontarans.
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Many thanks to @adammesser.bsky.social at #ActionPulp for this new Q&A with me:
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Jim Beard By Adam Messer “Finish something, which means you have to stop dropping stories before finishing them. Pick one, finish it, and then go back and make it pretty.” – Jim Beard. Jim Be…
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February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Many thanks to @adammesser.bsky.social at #ActionPulp for this new Q&A with me:
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Radio silence, I know, but I've been doin' stuff: writing my book on #DCComicsPresents, a new #13thDimension article about #TheJoker, and working with my artist @mirthquaketoons.bsky.social on the cover and interior illustrations for #DCJones 5. Whew.
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Radio silence, I know, but I've been doin' stuff: writing my book on #DCComicsPresents, a new #13thDimension article about #TheJoker, and working with my artist @mirthquaketoons.bsky.social on the cover and interior illustrations for #DCJones 5. Whew.
You can mark us safe from the Rani, but some of the characters in "Mark of the Rani" can't say the same. Listen in as we realize, ouch, that's going to leave a mark! #DoctorWho
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The Doctor's Beard Podcast
TV Reviews Podcast · Updated Weekly · A Whovian (John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and retrace the journey of the Doctor and his companions from the very beginni...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
You can mark us safe from the Rani, but some of the characters in "Mark of the Rani" can't say the same. Listen in as we realize, ouch, that's going to leave a mark! #DoctorWho
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#DCJONES 5 UPDATE:
The novel is now fully edited, and the cover and interior illustrations by returning artist Matt Orsman are in the works.
The next step is to begin assembling all the other material, i.e. copyright page, publisher's note, acknowledgments, back cover copy, etc.
#BeckyBooks
The novel is now fully edited, and the cover and interior illustrations by returning artist Matt Orsman are in the works.
The next step is to begin assembling all the other material, i.e. copyright page, publisher's note, acknowledgments, back cover copy, etc.
#BeckyBooks
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
#DCJONES 5 UPDATE:
The novel is now fully edited, and the cover and interior illustrations by returning artist Matt Orsman are in the works.
The next step is to begin assembling all the other material, i.e. copyright page, publisher's note, acknowledgments, back cover copy, etc.
#BeckyBooks
The novel is now fully edited, and the cover and interior illustrations by returning artist Matt Orsman are in the works.
The next step is to begin assembling all the other material, i.e. copyright page, publisher's note, acknowledgments, back cover copy, etc.
#BeckyBooks
Got through editing two more chapters of #DCJONES 5, and went through what I've written on the DCCP book to rejigger some of the entries. Kind of getting back in the groove of how I did the previous two team-up books. #AmEditing #AmWriting #AmSelfPublishing #BeckyBooks
February 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Got through editing two more chapters of #DCJONES 5, and went through what I've written on the DCCP book to rejigger some of the entries. Kind of getting back in the groove of how I did the previous two team-up books. #AmEditing #AmWriting #AmSelfPublishing #BeckyBooks
Two reviews now for #Kolchak Eras. You don't get much more polarizing than this :D
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February 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Two reviews now for #Kolchak Eras. You don't get much more polarizing than this :D
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I'm nine chapters in with editing on #DCJONES 5. Very few typos or additions/subtractions to the text. I'm writing cleaner and cleaner these days, making editing easier. I feel good about this novel. #AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I'm nine chapters in with editing on #DCJONES 5. Very few typos or additions/subtractions to the text. I'm writing cleaner and cleaner these days, making editing easier. I feel good about this novel. #AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks
First review of the new #Kolchak anthology. They say "Kevin" is the new "Karen." I'm wearin' this one as a badge of honor.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:18 AM
First review of the new #Kolchak anthology. They say "Kevin" is the new "Karen." I'm wearin' this one as a badge of honor.
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My newest #Kolchak the Night Stalker tale is now LIVE on #Amazon in KOLCHAK ERAS. Please let us know how we did with a review, wouldja?
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Kolchak Eras (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)
Carl Kolchak has faced more than his share of monsters throughout his infamous career. Now, Monstrous Books presents 13 short stories chronicling the intrepid reporter's exploits from his time in Worl...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My newest #Kolchak the Night Stalker tale is now LIVE on #Amazon in KOLCHAK ERAS. Please let us know how we did with a review, wouldja?
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If you need the Hollywood pitch, it’s #DocSavage meets #TheATeam meets #GIJoe.
You don’t need to know GI Joes or have played with them as a kid. You don’t need to have grown up in the 70s or 80s. What you do need is a thirst for action and adventure and mystery in your pulp reading. (CONT.)
You don’t need to know GI Joes or have played with them as a kid. You don’t need to have grown up in the 70s or 80s. What you do need is a thirst for action and adventure and mystery in your pulp reading. (CONT.)
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
If you need the Hollywood pitch, it’s #DocSavage meets #TheATeam meets #GIJoe.
You don’t need to know GI Joes or have played with them as a kid. You don’t need to have grown up in the 70s or 80s. What you do need is a thirst for action and adventure and mystery in your pulp reading. (CONT.)
You don’t need to know GI Joes or have played with them as a kid. You don’t need to have grown up in the 70s or 80s. What you do need is a thirst for action and adventure and mystery in your pulp reading. (CONT.)
More editing on #DCJONES 5. I didn't give the chapters titles as I wrote, so I'm doing that now as a I edit. Chapter titles are still one of the little joys of writing for me. #AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks
January 27, 2026 at 11:24 AM
More editing on #DCJONES 5. I didn't give the chapters titles as I wrote, so I'm doing that now as a I edit. Chapter titles are still one of the little joys of writing for me. #AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks
Formal editing on #DCJONES 5 began this morning, as well as official writing on my new comics-related #non-fiction project. The former shouldn't take me too long, though the latter will take however long it will take.
#AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks #comicbooks
#AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks #comicbooks
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Formal editing on #DCJONES 5 began this morning, as well as official writing on my new comics-related #non-fiction project. The former shouldn't take me too long, though the latter will take however long it will take.
#AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks #comicbooks
#AmWriting #AmEditing #BeckyBooks #comicbooks
It's "Attack of the #Cybermen" like you've never heard it reviewed before! It would have to be, since we've never reviewed it before! 😄 #DoctorWho
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The Doctor's Beard Podcast
TV Reviews Podcast · Updated Weekly · A Whovian (John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and retrace the journey of the Doctor and his companions from the very beginni...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
It's "Attack of the #Cybermen" like you've never heard it reviewed before! It would have to be, since we've never reviewed it before! 😄 #DoctorWho
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#DCJones 5. Chapter Twenty-Four. 2774 words.
The explosions are over. The battle is finished. Everything is quiet now. The newest adventure is done. (CONT.)
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The explosions are over. The battle is finished. Everything is quiet now. The newest adventure is done. (CONT.)
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Adventure Command International
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January 24, 2026 at 11:26 AM
#DCJones 5. Chapter Twenty-Four. 2774 words.
The explosions are over. The battle is finished. Everything is quiet now. The newest adventure is done. (CONT.)
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The explosions are over. The battle is finished. Everything is quiet now. The newest adventure is done. (CONT.)
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#DCJones 5. Chapter Twenty-Three. 2709 words.
The final battle is at hand. There are victors and losers on each side, but the war has yet to be finished. The biggest, baddest battle of them all is yet to come.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting www.amazon.com/dp/B09HN9JRCM
The final battle is at hand. There are victors and losers on each side, but the war has yet to be finished. The biggest, baddest battle of them all is yet to come.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting www.amazon.com/dp/B09HN9JRCM
Adventure Command International
Visit Amazon's Adventure Command International Page and shop for all Adventure Command International books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Adventure Command International
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January 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
#DCJones 5. Chapter Twenty-Three. 2709 words.
The final battle is at hand. There are victors and losers on each side, but the war has yet to be finished. The biggest, baddest battle of them all is yet to come.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting www.amazon.com/dp/B09HN9JRCM
The final battle is at hand. There are victors and losers on each side, but the war has yet to be finished. The biggest, baddest battle of them all is yet to come.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting www.amazon.com/dp/B09HN9JRCM
The very fun #GeeksLoveDogs #YouTube book review channel just dropped an entire spotlight video for my #DCJones series. You can check it out - and I hope you will! - through the link:
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DC Jones Adventure Command international Ink & Ammo
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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The very fun #GeeksLoveDogs #YouTube book review channel just dropped an entire spotlight video for my #DCJones series. You can check it out - and I hope you will! - through the link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVmt...
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#DCJones 5. Chapter Twenty-One. 2187 words.
The net tightens, forcing hands and plans. Do-or-die time is here.
(Chapters getting shorter, reflecting tightening of the story and action. Nearly 55K now; this baby's gonna come in just where I want it to.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
The net tightens, forcing hands and plans. Do-or-die time is here.
(Chapters getting shorter, reflecting tightening of the story and action. Nearly 55K now; this baby's gonna come in just where I want it to.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
#DCJones 5. Chapter Twenty-One. 2187 words.
The net tightens, forcing hands and plans. Do-or-die time is here.
(Chapters getting shorter, reflecting tightening of the story and action. Nearly 55K now; this baby's gonna come in just where I want it to.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
The net tightens, forcing hands and plans. Do-or-die time is here.
(Chapters getting shorter, reflecting tightening of the story and action. Nearly 55K now; this baby's gonna come in just where I want it to.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
DC Jones 5. Chapter Nineteen. 2023 words.
An enemy revealed. A plot laid out. An ultimatum delivered. Sounds like it's time for Plan B.
(Short chapter, but as is my practice, I don't force the words. Things fall as they will. Plenty of other chapters taking up the slack.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
An enemy revealed. A plot laid out. An ultimatum delivered. Sounds like it's time for Plan B.
(Short chapter, but as is my practice, I don't force the words. Things fall as they will. Plenty of other chapters taking up the slack.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
January 19, 2026 at 11:43 AM
DC Jones 5. Chapter Nineteen. 2023 words.
An enemy revealed. A plot laid out. An ultimatum delivered. Sounds like it's time for Plan B.
(Short chapter, but as is my practice, I don't force the words. Things fall as they will. Plenty of other chapters taking up the slack.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
An enemy revealed. A plot laid out. An ultimatum delivered. Sounds like it's time for Plan B.
(Short chapter, but as is my practice, I don't force the words. Things fall as they will. Plenty of other chapters taking up the slack.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks
#DCJones 5. Chapter Seventeen. 2864 words.
Rescues-Gone-Awry, Part Two.
(I'm now into the last third of the novel, sitting at just past 45K words. Seven chapters to go.)
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Rescues-Gone-Awry, Part Two.
(I'm now into the last third of the novel, sitting at just past 45K words. Seven chapters to go.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
#DCJones 5. Chapter Seventeen. 2864 words.
Rescues-Gone-Awry, Part Two.
(I'm now into the last third of the novel, sitting at just past 45K words. Seven chapters to go.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe
Rescues-Gone-Awry, Part Two.
(I'm now into the last third of the novel, sitting at just past 45K words. Seven chapters to go.)
#AmWriting #BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe
#DCJones 5. Chapter Fifteen. 2743 words.
Rescues are a specialty of #AdventureCommand. Until they aren't.
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Rescues are a specialty of #AdventureCommand. Until they aren't.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting #GIJoe
January 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
#DCJones 5. Chapter Fifteen. 2743 words.
Rescues are a specialty of #AdventureCommand. Until they aren't.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting #GIJoe
Rescues are a specialty of #AdventureCommand. Until they aren't.
#BeckyBooks #AmWriting #GIJoe
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@writerjimbeard.bsky.social said he got a genuine laugh when Griffiths poorly imitated the Cyber Leader. We'll be discussing "Attack of the Cybermen" on the podcast, Saturday, January 24.
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
@writerjimbeard.bsky.social said he got a genuine laugh when Griffiths poorly imitated the Cyber Leader. We'll be discussing "Attack of the Cybermen" on the podcast, Saturday, January 24.
I'm juggling two-dozen characters in #DCJONES 5.
Sometime I don't know what the hell's wrong with me :D
#BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe
Sometime I don't know what the hell's wrong with me :D
#BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I'm juggling two-dozen characters in #DCJONES 5.
Sometime I don't know what the hell's wrong with me :D
#BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe
Sometime I don't know what the hell's wrong with me :D
#BeckyBooks #AdventureCommand #GIJoe