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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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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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3 May, 2025

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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

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18 April, 2025

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New Book Published

Hello, everybody. My science fiction crime drama, Code of Murder, has been published and is now available on Amazon in e-book and paperback formats. 🙂

Here is the back cover copy:

“In a near-future metropolis where technology blurs the lines between life and death, Detective Cordell Washington is thrust into a maelstrom of brutal murders and digital horror. When a series of meticulously staged crime scenes and eerie links to a legacy serial killer emerge, Cordell finds his grasp on reality and justice slipping away. With the ominous Genesys System promising eternal life yet concealing ominous secrets, every revelation forces him to confront not only a twisted killer but also the darkness within himself. As stakes reach a fever pitch, Cordell must decipher clues that could either shatter his world or deliver him from the relentless nightmare threatening to consume him.”

If you like crime, thriller, mystery, or science fiction, or just reading (maybe?), I invite you to check it out. 🙂

Of course I’m back to thinking it’s terrible. 😦 I was just looking at all the releases on Amazon and just noticing I’m just a tiny voice in a sea of yelling and screaming writers wanting to be heard. Yeah, I’m “special.” Just like everyone else. I only hope that people like it and don’t think it’s complete shite. I would hate for big crime junkies to read it and give me terrible reviews and say it’s awful. 😦 I guess we’ll see.

Anyway, I am happy I finished it and it’s up and out there. The next one that I will be publishing is my science fiction space opera novella. I’m nervous about that one, too. (Me? No!)

Happy reading,

J

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In Line with the Best?

Hello! I’m back.

And I’ve been writing furiously! Hurray!

Surprising, isn’t it? In my last post, I said I wasn’t going to think about what other people are doing anymore, and I’m not. So, I finished my space opera novella and I finished my science fiction crime drama. 🙂 I’m very pleased. Now I’m getting ready to publish them both.

I broke down and bought AutoCrit. You know, that really popular editing/critiquing/whatever software many writers use to help them with their work. I wasn’t going to pay for such a thing, but I really want my work to be the best it can be. Well, I used it’s fiction analyzer tool on both my novels and I was shocked, utterly shocked, to see that my overall “score” for both of them was in the percentile: “in line with bestseller expectations.” I was very happy and surprised. (Because I think my writing is shit, remember.) I was floored. Still, I made many edits and took many of the software’s suggestions and improved both works. I am now happy and pleased with both of them. I hope other people will like them.

I am going to move on to writing the first book in my cozy mystery series. 🙂 I also have another crime comedy book I am working on, too. That one has a vampire in it. It’s fun. 🙂 I am quite motivated to write. I am liking this feeling a lot. I am having fun again! ❤

-J