Writer of horror and dark academia Rep: Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass https://julesnickerson.com/https://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mtow4zx2m22xI love it when my critique partners leave the grimace emoji reaction 😬 in my gdocs. It means I've done my job! #WritingCommunity #Horror22 Aug 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtow4zx2m22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mt7kzkwpfc26Really enjoyed this one! #WritingCommunity [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7kzkwpfc26https://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mssvkbnews2hI love @bpl.boston.gov in Copley Square and any excuse to visit—it's my favorite library! Got my library card renewed today for another 4 years so I can continue borrowing on Libby. #BookSky11 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssvkbnews2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3msgxwo3kps2mMy dog and I visited the Brattle Book Shop today! A used bookstore with over 250,000 books, maps, and prints. The outdoor section is the sales area with books as low as $1. #BookSky06 Aug 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgxwo3kps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mr47mc3l6c2qI finished self-edits for a project! This was a major revision where I shifted chapters around, added new ones, and clarified character arcs. In total I added about 15k words. Time to set it aside while I wait for feedback, and in the meantime, maybe dive into something new... #WritingCommunity20 Jul 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr47mc3l6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mq5ldwnefk2jAll the new horror books coming out in July 2026! One that I'm looking forward to reading is The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontrager about a group of academics trapped in an underwater cave. Links: - https://readjumpscares.com/2026/07/07/all-the-new-horror-books-coming-in-july-2026/ - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sea-hides-its-dead-megan-bontrager/9764dac4980f25b1 #BookSky #Horror08 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5ldwnefk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mpynyr3j4c2yWhat I'm reading this week: FIEND by Alma Katsu @almakatsu.bsky.social After @annahirsch.bsky.social recommended it to me, I borrowed it on libby and I'm loving it so far! Definitely a comp for the manuscript that I'm currently drafting. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734363/fiend-by-alma-katsu/ #BookSky06 Jul 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpynyr3j4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mle5fhjxms2jLots of great horror releases in May! I'm most interested in Nicholas Binge's Abyss (Severance meets Lovecraft). https://reactormag.com/new-horror-books-may-2026/ #horror #booksky08 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle5fhjxms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mknc7q74pc26From the wise @zillawrites.bsky.social: "The cheerleaders aren’t the problem. The problem is when cheerleaders are all you have. When the loudest voices in your corner are the ones telling you you’re already good enough." Read more at https://zillawrites.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-more-cheerleaders #WritingCommunity https://zillawrites.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-more-cheerleaders?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true29 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknc7q74pc26https://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mjcr3dij6c2h"Human creativity is not an efficiency problem that can be optimized. Treating writers’—and by extension editors’—work as a problem AI can solve misunderstands the qualitative advantages that book publishers have over tech giants." https://dearheadofmine.substack.com/p/dont-automate-yourself-out-of-a-job #WritingCommunity12 Apr 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcr3dij6c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mhj4oprv5224Taking a break from the keyboard today ☀️20 Mar 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj4oprv5224https://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mfoqumfnvc2kSo many amazing horror reads in 2026. https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3051-a-month-by-month-peek-at-2026-s-most-anticipated-horror #booksky #horror25 Feb 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoqumfnvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mfjoxqywxs27Good morning23 Feb 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjoxqywxs27https://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3mayhdwfdds2iLast Call for Mass Market Paperbacks "According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop of about 84%, and sales this year through October were about 15 million units." https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99293-last-call-for-mass-market-paperbacks.html27 Dec 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mayhdwfdds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3malw3vghwc2rCongrats Zilla!! The blood and sweat was worth it🩸🩸🩸 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3malw3vghwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3ma53hksk7c2iTaking a break from the keyboard this week...16 Dec 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma53hksk7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/julesnickerson.com/post/3m54om2fhe22jWhat I’m reading this weekend: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield It’s a horror novel about a woman who returns from a catastrophic deep-sea mission but is no longer the same. #BookSky08 Nov 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:uoakmlzfa5axl6nekfets24v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54om2fhe22j