SJ O'Neill
@sjoneillauthor.bsky.social
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Cats do not count as ‘second person’ for Hwy. 417 HOV lanes, OPP says
Cats do not count as ‘second person’ for Hwy. 417 HOV lanes, OPP says
A cat doesn’t count as a passenger to allow you to use the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on Highway 417 in Ottawa, according to police.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
THE SILENT is a Princess Mononoke-inspired eco-fantasy tale about human connection to nature and the power hidden in each of us to make a better world simply by being who we are truly meant to be.
Nature Magic
Slow-burn Romance
Family lost / Family found
Activist Protagonist
#hopepit #ecofantasy
Nature Magic
Slow-burn Romance
Family lost / Family found
Activist Protagonist
#hopepit #ecofantasy
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
THE SILENT is a Princess Mononoke-inspired eco-fantasy tale about human connection to nature and the power hidden in each of us to make a better world simply by being who we are truly meant to be.
Nature Magic
Slow-burn Romance
Family lost / Family found
Activist Protagonist
#hopepit #ecofantasy
Nature Magic
Slow-burn Romance
Family lost / Family found
Activist Protagonist
#hopepit #ecofantasy
Let the new adhd obsession begin…apparently Hemingway wrote on an Underwood so of course I have to read A Farewell to Arms while I learn how to get this sucker working!!
#typewriter #oldschool #writersky #hemingway
#typewriter #oldschool #writersky #hemingway
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Let the new adhd obsession begin…apparently Hemingway wrote on an Underwood so of course I have to read A Farewell to Arms while I learn how to get this sucker working!!
#typewriter #oldschool #writersky #hemingway
#typewriter #oldschool #writersky #hemingway
Nearly dropped my phone when I saw my name in the TOC! Check out the latest issue (#47) of @elegantliterature.bsky.social to read my short story, The Life Print!!! And so many other excellent stories!
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
#writing #shortstory #sff
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
#writing #shortstory #sff
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
Magazine
Amazing stories by upcoming talent. No query letters. Guaranteed acceptance/rejection timeline. Above-professional pay.
www.elegantliterature.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Nearly dropped my phone when I saw my name in the TOC! Check out the latest issue (#47) of @elegantliterature.bsky.social to read my short story, The Life Print!!! And so many other excellent stories!
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
#writing #shortstory #sff
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
#writing #shortstory #sff
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
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Our fifth Climate Writing Session of 2025 - featuring @isabellekenyon.bsky.social of the award-winning @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social - is taking place this Wednesday at 7.00pm.
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cli...
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cli...
Climate Writing Session with Alice Kinsella and Isabelle Kenyon - Irish Writers Centre
Upcoming webinar with founder of the award-winning independent publisher Fly on the Wall Press, Isabelle Kenyon. Wednesday 27 August 2025.
irishwriterscentre.ie
August 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Our fifth Climate Writing Session of 2025 - featuring @isabellekenyon.bsky.social of the award-winning @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social - is taking place this Wednesday at 7.00pm.
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cli...
Register at the link below!
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cli...
Latest substack! A story about a woman juggling a new job, an aging mother, and a life of her own.
This was definitely an experiment for me but I enjoyed trying to tell a story through email and text only!
sjoneill.substack.com/p/save-the-w...
#shortstory #epistolary #karma #fiction #ecofiction
This was definitely an experiment for me but I enjoyed trying to tell a story through email and text only!
sjoneill.substack.com/p/save-the-w...
#shortstory #epistolary #karma #fiction #ecofiction
Save the World. And call Mom.
An epistolary story about a woman trying to juggle a new job, an aging mother, and a life of her own.
sjoneill.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Latest substack! A story about a woman juggling a new job, an aging mother, and a life of her own.
This was definitely an experiment for me but I enjoyed trying to tell a story through email and text only!
sjoneill.substack.com/p/save-the-w...
#shortstory #epistolary #karma #fiction #ecofiction
This was definitely an experiment for me but I enjoyed trying to tell a story through email and text only!
sjoneill.substack.com/p/save-the-w...
#shortstory #epistolary #karma #fiction #ecofiction
SHADOW & BONE meets THE LORAX (for adults)
#Eco-fantasy novel, THE SILENT, is a whirlwind adventure where a woman discovers the cursed forest beyond the city wall is more than what it seems. Truth is deceit, legends are real, and the trees have secrets of their own.
#bluepit📖 #A #F #Q
#Eco-fantasy novel, THE SILENT, is a whirlwind adventure where a woman discovers the cursed forest beyond the city wall is more than what it seems. Truth is deceit, legends are real, and the trees have secrets of their own.
#bluepit📖 #A #F #Q
July 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
SHADOW & BONE meets THE LORAX (for adults)
#Eco-fantasy novel, THE SILENT, is a whirlwind adventure where a woman discovers the cursed forest beyond the city wall is more than what it seems. Truth is deceit, legends are real, and the trees have secrets of their own.
#bluepit📖 #A #F #Q
#Eco-fantasy novel, THE SILENT, is a whirlwind adventure where a woman discovers the cursed forest beyond the city wall is more than what it seems. Truth is deceit, legends are real, and the trees have secrets of their own.
#bluepit📖 #A #F #Q
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The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
#SmallPitch Submission Form
Please use this form to submit your pitch.
A few reminders:
You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript.
One pitch per form submission. Reload the form after submi...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
Current mood: writing is awesome, publishing sucks 🤓
sjoneill.substack.com/p/publishing...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #publishing
sjoneill.substack.com/p/publishing...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #publishing
Publishing is sucking all the fun out of writing...
...so I'm just gonna write.
sjoneill.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Current mood: writing is awesome, publishing sucks 🤓
sjoneill.substack.com/p/publishing...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #publishing
sjoneill.substack.com/p/publishing...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #publishing
That adhd understanding that you need to get as much stuff done while you feel motivated because as soon as your arse hits that couch, your productivity for the day is over! #adhd
July 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
That adhd understanding that you need to get as much stuff done while you feel motivated because as soon as your arse hits that couch, your productivity for the day is over! #adhd
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We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
The interaction I just wrote between my witchy FMC, her high-maintenance co-worker and the horse shapeshifting Manager was some of the most fun writing I’ve done in a long while. I get the feeling that Book 2 is going to be a little wacky and I love it!
#writers #amwriting #writesky
#writers #amwriting #writesky
June 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The interaction I just wrote between my witchy FMC, her high-maintenance co-worker and the horse shapeshifting Manager was some of the most fun writing I’ve done in a long while. I get the feeling that Book 2 is going to be a little wacky and I love it!
#writers #amwriting #writesky
#writers #amwriting #writesky
4 weeks into querying Book #1 but now with 4 rejections! Guess I'm officially an author :)
Chapter 1 of Book #2 also done!
I feel like my best advice for other querying authors is to keep writing to remind yourself why you love it even if the publishing process is a nightmare!
Chapter 1 of Book #2 also done!
I feel like my best advice for other querying authors is to keep writing to remind yourself why you love it even if the publishing process is a nightmare!
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
4 weeks into querying Book #1 but now with 4 rejections! Guess I'm officially an author :)
Chapter 1 of Book #2 also done!
I feel like my best advice for other querying authors is to keep writing to remind yourself why you love it even if the publishing process is a nightmare!
Chapter 1 of Book #2 also done!
I feel like my best advice for other querying authors is to keep writing to remind yourself why you love it even if the publishing process is a nightmare!
May 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
3 weeks into querying book 1
393 words into writing book 2
High-threes all around! #amquerying #ecofantasy
393 words into writing book 2
High-threes all around! #amquerying #ecofantasy
a baby yoda figurine is sitting on a moss covered rock
ALT: a baby yoda figurine is sitting on a moss covered rock
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May 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
3 weeks into querying book 1
393 words into writing book 2
High-threes all around! #amquerying #ecofantasy
393 words into writing book 2
High-threes all around! #amquerying #ecofantasy
The most nerve wracking image I’ve experienced so far as an aspiring author 😬 #ifyouknowyouknow #amquerying
May 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The most nerve wracking image I’ve experienced so far as an aspiring author 😬 #ifyouknowyouknow #amquerying
Sadie says: May the Fourth be with you 😻
May 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sadie says: May the Fourth be with you 😻
I did it! I finished my first novel! After 3 years and 7 months of work, I have a 75,000 word eco-fantasy story that I absolutely love and am so proud of ❤️🍃🎉😻
March 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I did it! I finished my first novel! After 3 years and 7 months of work, I have a 75,000 word eco-fantasy story that I absolutely love and am so proud of ❤️🍃🎉😻
Caturday editing session 😻
March 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Caturday editing session 😻
My writer journey: How magic mended a broken heart open.substack.com/pub/sjoneill...
#writer #author #writingjourney
#writer #author #writingjourney
My writer journey
How magic mended a broken heart
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My writer journey: How magic mended a broken heart open.substack.com/pub/sjoneill...
#writer #author #writingjourney
#writer #author #writingjourney
Editing round #3! I thought editing would require a lot of desk time (which I hate) but I revived my old goodnotes app on my iPad and it’s worked like a charm! Now I can cozy up on my couch with my cat and feel like I’m actually reading MY book 📖 🎉 🐈⬛
#writing #writingcommunity #editing #ecofantasy
#writing #writingcommunity #editing #ecofantasy
February 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Editing round #3! I thought editing would require a lot of desk time (which I hate) but I revived my old goodnotes app on my iPad and it’s worked like a charm! Now I can cozy up on my couch with my cat and feel like I’m actually reading MY book 📖 🎉 🐈⬛
#writing #writingcommunity #editing #ecofantasy
#writing #writingcommunity #editing #ecofantasy