Jordan A. Werner
@jawerner.bsky.social
Author of The Witch and the Ostrich. Hobbyist artist and blacksmith.
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Jordan A. Werner
@jawerner.bsky.social
· May 19
Many thanks to @ndasfw.bsky.social for drawing my book protagonist, Quin!
For now, the sequel to The Witch and the Ostrich is called The Last Virtues.
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM
For now, the sequel to The Witch and the Ostrich is called The Last Virtues.
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Many thanks to @ndasfw.bsky.social for drawing Joanne Bockrath, one of the protags from my next book!
December 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Many thanks to @ndasfw.bsky.social for drawing Joanne Bockrath, one of the protags from my next book!
Red dress, leather belt, black wraps and purse. #sketch #fashionsketch
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Red dress, leather belt, black wraps and purse. #sketch #fashionsketch
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It's the yearly r/Fantasy Megasale! Two days only, and HUNDREDS of #indie #books at $0.99 or Free! Try out some Space Wizard books like One of Our Spaceships is Missing, The Dissolution Cycle, My Heart is Human, and The Mandroid Murders!
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December 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's the yearly r/Fantasy Megasale! Two days only, and HUNDREDS of #indie #books at $0.99 or Free! Try out some Space Wizard books like One of Our Spaceships is Missing, The Dissolution Cycle, My Heart is Human, and The Mandroid Murders!
#fantasy #scifi
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#fantasy #scifi
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Second draft done at 130,580 words.
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Second draft done at 130,580 words.
Aaaaargh. Woke up at 2 a.m. to get tickets to the London show for the Clair Obscur concert (right as ticket sales opened) and it sold out pretty much instantly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Aaaaargh. Woke up at 2 a.m. to get tickets to the London show for the Clair Obscur concert (right as ticket sales opened) and it sold out pretty much instantly.
Hmm. I may have to rewrite more of the book than I thought. But doing so will give it a stronger tie to the first book and make it more focused.
October 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Hmm. I may have to rewrite more of the book than I thought. But doing so will give it a stronger tie to the first book and make it more focused.
Hm. I may have to rewrite the book's ending.
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hm. I may have to rewrite the book's ending.
Editing continues. Draft 2 at aaaalmost 120000 words.
October 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Editing continues. Draft 2 at aaaalmost 120000 words.
Watching the Plain White Ts in Oside.
September 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Watching the Plain White Ts in Oside.
Because context is for the weak.
September 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Because context is for the weak.
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THE WITCH AND THE OSTRICH (Space Wizard Science Fantasy) by @jawerner.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
THE WITCH AND THE OSTRICH (Space Wizard Science Fantasy) by @jawerner.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
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It is time to announce the semifinalists for the Small Spec Book Awards.
Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.
Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.
Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.
September 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It is time to announce the semifinalists for the Small Spec Book Awards.
Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.
Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.
Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Sketch of the Rose Suit from Clair Obscur.
July 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sketch of the Rose Suit from Clair Obscur.
And that's the first draft done.
June 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
And that's the first draft done.
Woohoo! The end (of the first draft) approaches.
June 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Woohoo! The end (of the first draft) approaches.
The Strike put on a solid show yesterday in San Diego:
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Strike put on a solid show yesterday in San Diego:
I now have the book's ending roughly mapped out. It should not take another 10,000 words to complete.
The next draft or two will be focused on bringing everything into coherence and fleshing out the characters.
The next draft or two will be focused on bringing everything into coherence and fleshing out the characters.
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I now have the book's ending roughly mapped out. It should not take another 10,000 words to complete.
The next draft or two will be focused on bringing everything into coherence and fleshing out the characters.
The next draft or two will be focused on bringing everything into coherence and fleshing out the characters.
Close to 100k words on The Witch and the Ostrich 2 (haven't figured out the title yet).
I'd HOPE to have the first draft done by 4th of July weekend. Maybe. Perhaps. We'll see.
I'd HOPE to have the first draft done by 4th of July weekend. Maybe. Perhaps. We'll see.
June 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Close to 100k words on The Witch and the Ostrich 2 (haven't figured out the title yet).
I'd HOPE to have the first draft done by 4th of July weekend. Maybe. Perhaps. We'll see.
I'd HOPE to have the first draft done by 4th of July weekend. Maybe. Perhaps. We'll see.
Fashion sketch-short shorts, shoulder bag, purse, denim longskirt. No, I’m not adding a space between those two words. I’m making it up.
June 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Fashion sketch-short shorts, shoulder bag, purse, denim longskirt. No, I’m not adding a space between those two words. I’m making it up.
Progress continues.
And pondering what to write on my sign for my next protest against this shitpit administration.
And pondering what to write on my sign for my next protest against this shitpit administration.
June 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Progress continues.
And pondering what to write on my sign for my next protest against this shitpit administration.
And pondering what to write on my sign for my next protest against this shitpit administration.