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Jessica Strawser
@jessicastrawser.bsky.social
USA Today Bestselling author of suspenseful book club favorites (Catch You Later, The Last Caretaker, Not That I Could Tell, others); Writer's Digest Editor-at-Large; recipient of 2024 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. www.jessicastrawser.com
Tackling a DIY #NaNoWriMo or just looking for a creativity & productivity boost before the holidays, #writingcommunity friends? I'm teaching my most popular webinar for @writersdigest.bsky.social 11/6 on Setting Up a Great Novel Premise. Join us!

writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/setting-up-a...
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Of all my novels, this one is the most fitting read for summertime—set on a nature reserve that's a front for a whisper network of #womenhelpingwomen on the run from abusive men. Today & tomorrow only, #TheLastCaretaker is a Kindle deal for $2.49! #booksky Details:

www.amazon.com/Last-Caretak...
July 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What's your next summer read? I have 2 friends w/new books out today going straight onto my list: @elizaknight.bsky.social's CONFESSIONS OF A GRAMMAR QUEEN, about 1960s copy editor intent on smashing the glass ceiling + @kimberlybellebooks.bsky.social's suspenseful THE EXPAT AFFAIR. #pubday #booksky
June 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Last week, I was invited to join two of the most warm & welcoming book club discussions of CATCH YOU LATER, and that's the energy carrying me back to my keyboard this week!

#bookclub readers always remind me of the power of storytelling to bring us all together. Grateful for each of you!

#booksky
May 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I was thrilled when my friend @janefriedman.com agreed to be our special guest on @careerauthors.com this week—and I absolutely love her take on what sets successful authors apart from the rest: careerauthors.com/do-you-have-...

What do you think? Is it talent? Persistence? Something else?
May 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Confession: I love it when it's my turn to craft the week's #writingprompt for @careerauthors.com. Here's the latest.

It's all about perspective, friends.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky #writersofbluesky
April 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Grateful to @broadleafwriters.bsky.social for this podcast chat all about POV in fiction: How I approach it in my own novels, what common mistakes I see in unpublished work, & why voice is key. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/4BbJ...

#writingcommunity #writingtips
April 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I have set two of my novels entirely in the springtime, for very intentional reasons. So it was a lot of fun writing up this post for @careerauthors.com about all the way spring can grow your story's themes + help characters bloom. #writingtips #amwriting careerauthors.com/10-themes-fo...
April 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#writingcommunity friends in the New England area: I hope you'll consider joining us for this year's @careerauthors.com retreat. It's truly one of my favorite events; we work hard to make it special. And today I had the honor of writing about all the reasons why:

careerauthors.com/youre-invite...
April 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy #pubday to my sweet friend @aimiekrunyan.bsky.social and her latest, THE WANDERING SEASON! If this luscious book isn't the perfect April read, I don't know what is. ❤️
April 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
My daughter is in 5th grade & invited me to speak at their Career Day this week. The kids asked great Qs about being a writer until a boy raised his hand & pointed at one of my book covers. "Is that you??"

"Nope," I said, holding it up, turning. "Does it look like it?" EVERY kid shouted YES. 😂
March 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As an editor, I specialize in helping the #writingcommunity get submission-ready—& next month I'm teaching a virtual #WFWA workshop about one of the trickiest elements: The synopsis. Registration opens today, with a chance to get feedback on your own work! wfwa.memberclicks.net/mastering-th...
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy birthday to a most legendary lady: @paulamunier.bsky.social, my talented friend, writerly big sis, @careerauthors.com partner, Boston walking tour guide, bonus agent guru, kindred spirit in nature + books, mistress of the martini, all-around amazing human. Have the beautiful day you deserve! ❤️
March 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So grateful for this chance to chat w/ @pollycampbell.bsky.social on the fab SIMPLY WRITE podcast! All about crafting multiple POVs, making more time for #writing & much more, #writingcommunity.

You can listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/4rNb...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
February 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A new day, a new game of "Which male in my house does this product belong to: The 13-year-old or the 48-year-old?" Honestly not sure I want to know this time...
February 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It's been a minute since I've shared one of my LEARN BY EXAMPLE columns for @writersdigest.bsky.social — but the latest gave me an excuse to quote one of my favorite EVER passages from #SallyHepworth alongside friends @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social, @laurenthomanwrites.com + more. #writingcommunity
January 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our Harry Potter advent calendar is looking full: Must be Christmas Eve! Decorating this pop-up paper Hogwarts tree with each day's ornament is our favorite new December tradition. Wishing you a holiday filled with your own favorites, big & small. 🌲❤️
December 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM
#writingcommunity friends with #writing goals over the holidays—or resolutions for 2025—I'm teaching a new
@writersdigest.bsky.social webinar 12/19, on using your characters' motivations as the engine to drive your stories. Join me! Details:

writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/what-do-your...
December 18, 2024 at 9:07 PM
In case there was any doubt local booksellers are the best: I have not one but two bestsellers in my friendly neighborhood indie this month. ❤️ #booksky #catchyoulater #thelastcaretaker
December 9, 2024 at 6:36 PM
#Cincinnati: My final signings of 2024 are this week! 12/4 at Joseph-Beth w/Sharon Short, celebrating her new novel, TROUBLE ISLAND. (They'll have all my books on hand, too!) + 12/7, come say hi & get a copy of my latest, CATCH YOU LATER, at The Bookshelf Madeira Holiday Open House, 1-2:00. #booksky
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 PM