Writer. Professor. Forensic Accountant. Author of: The Island in Her Blood Author Website: jillianalderman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.social/post/3msvoojfmac23Imagine if you didn't know about eclipses. What story would you tell yourself about what you saw? I explore this on my new substack, The Wayward Archives, in a post titled The Curious Case of the Vanishing Sun https://thewaywardarchives.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-the-vanishing?r=899ws3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web12 Aug 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:nrf3ctlu34de2d6lnflklfyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvoojfmac23https://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.social/post/3mrfujxedzc2s✨ Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD 🌴 A soil scientist is sent to a thriving remote Caribbean island in the midst of a regional famine. Mysterious visions reveal ancestral memories and uncover buried family secrets. The truth could cost her everything. #Questpit #A #Q #S #U #WF24 Jul 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:nrf3ctlu34de2d6lnflklfyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfujxedzc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.social/post/3mrbsaimobk2bSo honored to be a top 5 finalist for the women’s fiction writers association Rising Star award for my unpublished novel The Island in Her Blood!! It’s steep competition this year with some amazing novels in the top 5. Wish me luck in the final round!!! ❤️🙏🍀23 Jul 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:nrf3ctlu34de2d6lnflklfyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbsaimobk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.social/post/3mql37h7bmk2q🌴 Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD! ✨ Think MOANA, but for adults and set in the Caribbean… 🌊 Ancestral memories 🌿 A mysteriously thriving Caribbean island 🩸 Buried family secrets ❤️ Slow burn romance 🥰 Found family warmth #Q #A #M #WF #DIS #ND #BluePit #📖14 Jul 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:nrf3ctlu34de2d6lnflklfyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql37h7bmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.social/post/3mqknjhxzt22p✨ Excited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD 🌴 A scientist and heir to an agricultural empire explores a mysteriously thriving Caribbean island amid a regional famine. Cue the… 🌊 Ancestral memories 🩸 Buried family secrets ❤️ Slow burn romance ☀️ Found family warmth #BluePit #DIS #ND #Q #A #M #WF #📖13 Jul 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:nrf3ctlu34de2d6lnflklfyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqknjhxzt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jillianalderman.bsky.social/post/3mqkeuq5xdc2gExcited to pitch THE ISLAND IN HER BLOOD 🌴 A scientist and heir to an agricultural empire explores a mysteriously thriving Caribbean island in the midst of a famine, where she experiences ancestral memories and uncovers deeply buried family secrets. #Q #A #M #WF #DIS #ND #BluePit #📖13 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:nrf3ctlu34de2d6lnflklfyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkeuq5xdc2g