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20 November, 2025

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Like a Rolling Stone

Blelo evwebody,

I bet you’re wondering how that author event went, right?

…..

It was awesome!

Well, to be honest, I was super nervous and really freaked out all day. We set up at 9 a.m. at the library, the event started at 11 a.m., and we left around 3:30 p.m. But I channeled my mom’s outgoing energy and used my best people skills. M said I did awesome. I even sold 20 books and gave away some bookmarks and business cards! And my free funky pen giveaway was a big hit! People really liked them. When someone would walk by my table, I’d ask if they wanted a free pen and then I’d ask if they wanted a book! ^_^

This is me all set up and ready to go!

Now I am ready to get to work on my next books!

I also want to try to find some other author events to sign up for. I hope the next ones will be easier. I’m sure they’ll still be scary but hopefully I won’t be as freaked out.

Side-note: Our youngest cat, who’s still in kittenhood, decided it’d be cool to turn on our kitchen faucet and flood our kitchen. It went into our basement. Flooded everything. We already had the sheetrock in the basement stairwell replaced. We might have to tear up the kitchen tile. There are industrial fans and dehumidifiers everywhere. Ugh. Impudent little fluff. -_-*

Anyhoo, I hope I can start writing something this fall/winter. I’d really like to. Crappy things just keep happening to us. It’s stressing us out. Sigh.

Well, keep on trucking, kids.

J

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24 October, 2025

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It’s Electric, Boogie Woogie

Blelo, evwebody!

It has been a busy summer into fall.

A cool thing that happened was that my science fiction crime drama, Code of Murder, won a 2025 International Impact Book Award and got the finalist medal in the Science Fiction-Suspense Category of the Global Book Awards. That was really cool. :o)

I am still trying to get my books/me out there. It is very hard. I only have 7 ratings on Code of Murder on Amazon. Marketing is very hard when you don’t have a marketing department behind you or your own publicist. But how are indie authors supposed to afford that? And then the emails you get from individual people claiming to promise to put you and your books in front of people are very sketchy and you know you’d end up paying them hundreds of dollars.

Anyway, I have a cool new website and everything. And I got a Goodreads author account, too.

So I have put myself out there in lots of places.

In a couple weekends I am doing something scary. I am going to be at my first-ever in-person author event. O_O It’s at a local library. They’re having lots of local authors come and sell their books and meet the community. I’ll have a table where I’ll be signing and selling my books, and giving away bookmarks, business cards, and some funky pens I found. :o) It is a great opportunity to get my face out there! But I am very scared and nervous. I hope I don’t chicken out. :o( M is being very supportive. He is going to come with me and help me stay strong….. I just hope I can do it!

Attempting to start some more stories, too. I hope fall will be a good writing time.

Next week is Halloween. My second favorite holiday! I’m so excited! I love October. My second favorite month (also my birth month). ^_^

Happy writing, happy reading, and happy All Hallows Eve!

-J

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17 June, 2025

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Standing in My Own Way

Amazon box person sad in the rain

Blelo evwebody.

It is rainy. It is always rainy these days. It does not feel like summer.

And I am doing it again. I am starting to feel like I am not writing enough. I feel like I should be more prolific. I keep beating myself up because I haven’t gotten around to writing those short stories floating around my head, or starting those other novels.

I also feel like I haven’t been published enough to be taken seriously. I looked at my “Published Work” page and although it makes me happy, I feel like it’s “not enough.”

Of course this is all nonsense, but I just want to do this author thing full-time and pump out lots of stuff and have people all over the world read it all and love it. ❤ That would be nice.

What I should do (instead of pouting), is just sit down and write something, gahdammit! The next time I think about one of those short stories, well golly gee, I might as well start writing the damn thing. :o| Makes sense, eh?

No one’s stopping me but me, after all.

Hope summer weather comes soon.

Happy writing,
-J

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3 May, 2025

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New Book Published!

Blelo evwebody!

Exciting news! I just published my science fiction novella, Star Runner, in Amazon. It is available in e-book and paperback formats:

https://a.co/d/8e06m8e

Here’s the back cover: “In the crowded streets of a gritty, future Earth, Milo Halliday is just another courier with a dream, riding his leviboard and longing for a break from his everyday grind. But when a chance encounter and a mysterious flyer lead him to the Space Force, his life spirals into a whirlwind of unexpected friendships, high-flying missions, and secrets that could shake the very foundations of the empire. With danger lurking behind every cosmic corner and the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Milo’s journey is about to get a whole lot more intense—and surprisingly personal.”

Please be aware that this book contains LGBTQ+ content. If you aren’t interested in that, I suggest you not read it.

Happy reading!

-J

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Now on Facebook and BlueSky!

Blelo evwebody! (I love Tiny Chef.)

Just wanted to drop a note and let you know I know have an official author Facebook page, and an official BlueSky page, JCDKerwin. The FB url right now is a bit wonky; I’m trying to figure things out.

For now, this is the link for my FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/15e6ZvTxV1/

The FB page is JCD Kerwin.

My BlueSky account is @jcdkerwin.bsky.social

I hope you’ll join me in my adventures! ☺️

-J