Author of "Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder" (October 2026, @daturabooks) Rep: @awfulagent 📚 📸 Andria Zutich Photography https://linktr.ee/jessmeywriteshttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mzgmn4atkk2oI'm in the middle of a rewrite/revision. I feel like this is a spot where people feed their manuscript to AI and tell it to "polish" it or "improve" it. And since I'm in this very spot right now, I just wanted to say that that is BIG LOSER BEHAVIOR. SO BIG. SO LOSER-Y.03 Nov 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgmn4atkk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mzgm4dkhi22gIf you ever plan for your book to be in the New York Times (highly recommended), then just be mentally prepared for the influx of spam emails.03 Nov 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgm4dkhi22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mywzzv3rzk25I've checked 14 times that the article is indeed from the real @nytimes. Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder is featured today as one of the four best new mysteries of October, next to @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social. Speechless but screaming. Grateful.28 Oct 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywzzv3rzk25https://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3myssbkiryc2iHit the 40k mark of the book 3 draft 0! https://static.klipy.com/ii/f87f46a2c5aeaeed4c68910815f73eaf/a9/1d/ZOev75Ug.gif?hh=368&ww=368&mp4=apmSgS5S&webm=kAKI4SQu26 Oct 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3myssbkiryc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3myitgkaj222xThe Goodreads Giveaway for my debut novel ends tomorrow! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246552420-grace-jo-have-never-solved-a-murder22 Oct 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3myitgkaj222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mxyygmjrk22kI wrote an article in Karen's Killer Fixin's Blog about why I set my debut novel in Philadelphia, despite living in Pittsburgh! https://www.karendocter.com/karens-killer-fixins-with-grace-jo-have-never-solved-a-murder-amateur-sleuth-cozy-mystery-by-jess-mey-recipe-tiramisu/16 Oct 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyygmjrk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mxyxmeuqx22kI gave my fresh thoughts on debuting in a Substack article today! https://jessmeywrites.substack.com/p/whats-debuting-really-like-from-someone16 Oct 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyxmeuqx22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mxsb7ein7c22My phone wouldn't let me log in to Bluesky all day but... May the hijinks begin. 🙌 GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER is out now, wherever books are sold.14 Oct 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxsb7ein7c22https://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mxkd3ek6zs2mI have a fully formed plot, more than 25,000 words, and a headache.10 Oct 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkd3ek6zs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mxenst3esk2kMy publisher is giving away FIVE copies of my debut cozy mystery on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/453208-grace-jo-have-never-solved-a-murder08 Oct 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxenst3esk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mxcvakqers2wMy modern cozy mystery comes out in SIX days. It's got pop culture references, a sports mascot mishap, and charcuterie. Charlaine Harris and Publishers Weekly liked it. Here are some nice things people have said about it recently. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827351/grace-and-jo-have-never-solved-a-murder-by-jess-mey/07 Oct 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcvakqers2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mwt7enp6v22eA GRACE & JO HAVE NEVER SOLVED A MURDER audiobook shout-out from Parade this morning! I'm so grateful for all of Spotify and Stacy Gonzalez's hard work! https://parade.com/books/spotify-editors-audiobook-picks-october-2026-the-sixth-faction-trust-fall-more01 Oct 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt7enp6v22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mwsyfwdwok2nIt’s the month I become a traditionally published author! The wait was slow and brutal, but now we’re 13 days away from Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder being on shelves and in the hands of readers. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827351/grace-and-jo-have-never-solved-a-murder-by-jess-mey/01 Oct 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsyfwdwok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mwokwguukk2hPerfect comedic timing. Perfect horror timing. I've said, "He was bit by an animal and then became that animal," in my head dozens of times today. #WidowsBay29 Sep 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwokwguukk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mwohzgcmqk2zYou can say anything you want on the internet!29 Sep 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwohzgcmqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mvqmk26ytk2mI’m a month out from my debut novel hitting shelves, and I’m over-the-moon excited and grateful… but I’m also stressed, disappointed, frustrated, and feeling stuck. Let’s normalize accepting that achieving your dreams has some less-than-dreamy moments. https://substack.com/home/post/p-21621325917 Sep 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqmk26ytk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mt7m6jeb5k2hMy latest newsletter just went out! https://jessmeywrites.substack.com/p/debut-dossier-a-trade-review-and?r=5dizwl&utm_medium=ios16 Aug 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7m6jeb5k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mt7lcczvns2hHey, #writingcommunity, if you’re looking for a sign to bedazzle your book, this is it.16 Aug 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7lcczvns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3msvpriznck2zPeople wonder why writers are so anxious when two of the most common comments about going on submission are “nos are fast, yessss are slow,” and, “if it’s going to sell, it’ll probably sell in the first three months” https://static.klipy.com/ii/935d7ab9d8c6202580a668421940ec81/64/cf/0j81bAi6.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=Dm7lJxVQ&webm=tTIDGaHKf7DAMQmH12 Aug 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvpriznck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mse62qow522aKinda chic to be a writer. 💅🏻05 Aug 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse62qow522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3ms7qto4rgk2mI do not need to watch reality television because every day there is a new bombshell in the villa/publishing AI scandal.04 Aug 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7qto4rgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3ms7dzn3j3s2eA watched pot never boils. But just in case…03 Aug 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7dzn3j3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3ms6wixg76k2fHow people sound when they say they don’t have the money to pay an artist or write their own book: “I don’t have the budget for Louboutins or the time to save the money, so I’ll just steal someone else’s!” It’s not meant for you (for the time being or maybe not at all), and that’s ok.03 Aug 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6wixg76k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mrif5vghy22gToday on Substack, I wrote about the ethics and economics behind choosing whether to purchase a book new, buy secondhand, or get it from the library. (Spoiler alert, my answer as a debut author was no.) https://open.substack.com/pub/jessmeywrites/p/thrifting-and-borrowing-is-there?r=5dizwl&utm_medium=ios25 Jul 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrif5vghy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mrcyylktbs2tI almost signed an email "Jedd."23 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcyylktbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mr6i5es7xc2uCanva mockup of my next bookish tattoo. 🤣 #writingcommunity21 Jul 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6i5es7xc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessmeywrites.bsky.social/post/3mr66ue4zk22i*Cries in American Harrogate FOMO.*21 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:oo7blsec26ikjsf36b4ejlu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr66ue4zk22i