Jan M. Leotti
@janmleotti.bsky.social
Short story and novel writer, finding my voice, sharing my journey. I love mysteries, ghostly tales, and stories steeped in folklore. Hunter of fine hot cocoa. Published in several literary magazines, so far.
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Find peace. Treat yourself to something delicious: coffee, tea, scones, the company of loved ones. Do something good for someone, a note tucked into a door or mailbox, a call to someone lonely. Find beauty all around! Send out a global hug today. #WriteLife #writingcommunity #WriterSky #Inspiration
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Find peace. Treat yourself to something delicious: coffee, tea, scones, the company of loved ones. Do something good for someone, a note tucked into a door or mailbox, a call to someone lonely. Find beauty all around! Send out a global hug today. #WriteLife #writingcommunity #WriterSky #Inspiration
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#ICYMI: Our Spring/Summer 2025 (Issue 34) is now available in print!
Featuring stunning cover art by Tschiegg and work that explores the full spectrum of desire and dread.
Our last issue sold out—grab your copy while you can: epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany...
Featuring stunning cover art by Tschiegg and work that explores the full spectrum of desire and dread.
Our last issue sold out—grab your copy while you can: epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany...
Epiphany Spring/Summer 2025: Desire & Dread — Epiphany
Issue 34 includes fiction by Ananya Pandya, Isabelle Qian, June Glass, Kriska Desir, Mazi Kazemi, Meghan Proulx, Miah Jeffra, Nikki Barnhart, Rachel Seo, and Sarah Gouda, poetry A Molotkov, Aditi Bh...
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June 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#ICYMI: Our Spring/Summer 2025 (Issue 34) is now available in print!
Featuring stunning cover art by Tschiegg and work that explores the full spectrum of desire and dread.
Our last issue sold out—grab your copy while you can: epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany...
Featuring stunning cover art by Tschiegg and work that explores the full spectrum of desire and dread.
Our last issue sold out—grab your copy while you can: epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany...
This book is so helpful. Not only is it packed with great examples of linchpin moments in influential fiction, Fox writes eloquently about his own experiences/struggles with finding the right words. Recommended! @bookfoxwriter.bsky.social #WriterSky #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #WriterSky
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This book is so helpful. Not only is it packed with great examples of linchpin moments in influential fiction, Fox writes eloquently about his own experiences/struggles with finding the right words. Recommended! @bookfoxwriter.bsky.social #WriterSky #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #WriterSky
One of my favorite indie authors! Just pledged. Check out The Buried and the Drowned Short Story Collection by Joanna (J.F.) Penn on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
The Buried and the Drowned Short Story Collection
Short stories that dredge up drowned cities and dig up cursed graves—collector hardback, audiobook, and exclusive extras.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
One of my favorite indie authors! Just pledged. Check out The Buried and the Drowned Short Story Collection by Joanna (J.F.) Penn on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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In these days of billionaire-run corporations, artists rely on word of mouth. Want to help out? Join my readers group!
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Thanks and magical blessings!
#booksky 📚💙
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Thanks and magical blessings!
#booksky 📚💙
August 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In these days of billionaire-run corporations, artists rely on word of mouth. Want to help out? Join my readers group!
Check the link to sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thanks and magical blessings!
#booksky 📚💙
Check the link to sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thanks and magical blessings!
#booksky 📚💙
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Smart! A Raven doing Raven things.
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Smart! A Raven doing Raven things.
It’s good to know where your flaws come from. But at some point, you have to own them and work to change for the better. Took me a while to figure that out. 😉 I journal a lot.
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #selfcare #ilovejournals
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #selfcare #ilovejournals
August 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It’s good to know where your flaws come from. But at some point, you have to own them and work to change for the better. Took me a while to figure that out. 😉 I journal a lot.
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #selfcare #ilovejournals
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #selfcare #ilovejournals
Just finished this book and it was fantastic. Hard-hitting advice for serious short story writers of all genres. Enjoy! 📚🖋️
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting
August 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Just finished this book and it was fantastic. Hard-hitting advice for serious short story writers of all genres. Enjoy! 📚🖋️
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #newskies #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting
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“We choose our direction each day, whether we’re conscious of it or not.”
My latest newsletter is on choosing to move forward:
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My latest newsletter is on choosing to move forward:
thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/choosi...
August 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“We choose our direction each day, whether we’re conscious of it or not.”
My latest newsletter is on choosing to move forward:
thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/choosi...
My latest newsletter is on choosing to move forward:
thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/choosi...
Enjoy your Sunday!
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #funquotes #selfcare
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #funquotes #selfcare
August 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Enjoy your Sunday!
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #funquotes #selfcare
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #funquotes #selfcare
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It's not just you. Everything is taking forever. It's tough out there for authors right now.
It's tough out there right now
One of my favorite truisms about the publishing industry is that no matter what year it is, the golden era was always twenty years ago. There’s a perennial sense of doom in this business that’s belied...
nathanbransford.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It's not just you. Everything is taking forever. It's tough out there for authors right now.
Finally reading Weyward. I’m enjoying it so far, but there are triggers (abuse), so be aware. Hart’s writing is rich and creative! The cover is to die for. 📚
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #imreading #latestread
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #imreading #latestread
June 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Finally reading Weyward. I’m enjoying it so far, but there are triggers (abuse), so be aware. Hart’s writing is rich and creative! The cover is to die for. 📚
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #imreading #latestread
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #imreading #latestread
Happy Pride Month! 🌈 Support, defend, and protect the LGBTQ community, their family and friends.
#happypridemonth #happypride #supportlgbtqwriters #writingcommunity
#happypridemonth #happypride #supportlgbtqwriters #writingcommunity
June 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Happy Pride Month! 🌈 Support, defend, and protect the LGBTQ community, their family and friends.
#happypridemonth #happypride #supportlgbtqwriters #writingcommunity
#happypridemonth #happypride #supportlgbtqwriters #writingcommunity
While waiting for literary mags to respond, I write, tear my hair out, photograph nature, write some more, and sigh a lot. Happy Tuesday, everyone! ☕️📚
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism #nature #beautyofnature
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism #nature #beautyofnature
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
While waiting for literary mags to respond, I write, tear my hair out, photograph nature, write some more, and sigh a lot. Happy Tuesday, everyone! ☕️📚
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism #nature #beautyofnature
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism #nature #beautyofnature
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Anti-intellectualism is raging: support a strong literary ecosystem:
—read a book, tell a friend, join a bookclub
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—read a book, tell a friend, join a bookclub
1/n
May 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Anti-intellectualism is raging: support a strong literary ecosystem:
—read a book, tell a friend, join a bookclub
1/n
—read a book, tell a friend, join a bookclub
1/n
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Sometimes you just have to write your way toward the plot and your characters may wander as a result. But wandering tends to feel aimless. Here's how to rein your characters back in once you figure out what needs to happen.
How to rein in wandering characters
Sometimes as writers we don’t really know what’s going to happen next. Even the best outliner may find their characters wandering straight off the map. There may be stretches in a novel when we have t...
nathanbransford.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sometimes you just have to write your way toward the plot and your characters may wander as a result. But wandering tends to feel aimless. Here's how to rein your characters back in once you figure out what needs to happen.
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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"I guess the trick is to stop worrying about whether you're making the right decision. Sometimes it’s just about taking a step forward." - Ed Chigliak
April 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"I guess the trick is to stop worrying about whether you're making the right decision. Sometimes it’s just about taking a step forward." - Ed Chigliak
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Happy Birthday, Peter Carey, born 7 May 1943.
‘If you ever read one of my books I hope you’ll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times over, and over, and over, and that if you want to write at a good level, you’ll have to do that too.’
—Peter Carey
#Books #SkyWriting
‘If you ever read one of my books I hope you’ll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times over, and over, and over, and that if you want to write at a good level, you’ll have to do that too.’
—Peter Carey
#Books #SkyWriting
May 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy Birthday, Peter Carey, born 7 May 1943.
‘If you ever read one of my books I hope you’ll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times over, and over, and over, and that if you want to write at a good level, you’ll have to do that too.’
—Peter Carey
#Books #SkyWriting
‘If you ever read one of my books I hope you’ll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times over, and over, and over, and that if you want to write at a good level, you’ll have to do that too.’
—Peter Carey
#Books #SkyWriting
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"You know, the way I see it, life’s a lot like editing a film. You just keep cutting and re-cutting until it makes sense." - Ed Chigliak
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"You know, the way I see it, life’s a lot like editing a film. You just keep cutting and re-cutting until it makes sense." - Ed Chigliak
Happy Earth Day! Take care of our world and each other. 🌎🌳🌲🌴🌸🌻🌷
#earthday #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #earthday2025
#earthday #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #earthday2025
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Happy Earth Day! Take care of our world and each other. 🌎🌳🌲🌴🌸🌻🌷
#earthday #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #earthday2025
#earthday #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #earthday2025
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November 25, 2024 at 9:31 PM
I have to remind myself of this every day. Happy Tuesday morning! ☕️📚
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism
April 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I have to remind myself of this every day. Happy Tuesday morning! ☕️📚
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism
#WriterSky #Indie #Writing #WriteLife #booksky #selfcare #writingcommunity #AmEditing #WriterSky #AmDrafting #perfectionism
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"The more you write, the better you'll get." ― Stephen Graham Jones
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #wattpad #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #wattpad #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
a feather is laying on top of an open book on a table
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April 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"The more you write, the better you'll get." ― Stephen Graham Jones
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #wattpad #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
#5amwritersclub #amwriting #writerslife #writing #WIP #poetry #wattpad #mustread #BookWorm #amreading #NaNoWriMo #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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Bernie Sanders at Coachella
April 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Bernie Sanders at Coachella