Jean Marie Ward

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Second, a big thanks to jewelry artist and photographer Laurie Toby Edison for giving me space on her fascinating arts and culture blog Body Impolitic. It's an honor. laurietobyedison.com/body-impolit...

The Heart of the Stories – Jean Marie Ward | Laurie Toby Edisonlaurietobyedison.com

Two final things before Release Day Madness ends. (Tomorrow will be better. Promise!) I want to thank two folks who featured the book on their blogs. First Jennifer Crusie made me an Argh Author for the occasion, which is too cool for words. arghink.com/2024/07/argh...

Argh Author: Jean Marie Ward’s Dragons, Cats, & Formidable Femmes | Argh Inkarghink.com

If it's Tuesday it must be Hot Off The Press 128 featuring the latest SF & fantasy releases from Catherine Asaro, Stuart Jaffe, Berta Platas, & me. Chill out with some great chat and even better reads on #ConTinual. You know you want to. #newbooks #SFF #series www.facebook.com/share/v/S1bi...

Con-Tinual: The Con That Never Ends | If it's Tuesday it must be Hot...www.facebook.com If it's Tuesday it must be Hot Off The Press 128 featuring the latest SF & fantasy releases from Catherine Asaro, Stuart Jaffe, Berta Platas, & me. Chill out with some great chat and even better...

Your #TuesdayWeird. The world is a stranger place than anything we SFFH writers could possibly imagine. Today's exhibit: Namida-ishi. www.atlasobscura.com/places/namid...

Namida-ishiwww.atlasobscura.com A single block in this stone staircase to the temple is mysteriously always wet.

Sometimes, contrary to #Shakespeare, the good that men do does *not* die with their bones. Case in point, Jens Jensen. And he was a redhead too. ;-) www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jen... #JensJensen

Wisconsin's Long and Winding Road Has a Secret Pastwww.atlasobscura.com For decades, locals believed landscape architect Jens Jensen designed this twisty stretch of Highway 42—the real history is even more serpentine.

Happy #BookBirthday to me--& to you! Now that DRAGONS, CATS, & FORMIDABLE FEMMES has been released into the wild, you can finally see the great interior #art & read 3 of the stories on Amazon. There's more too. DC&FF contains 27 tales, 10 of them new, & art for every one. :D amzn.to/3We8kyu

Amazon.com: Dragons, Cats, & Formidable Femmes: A Collection by Jean Marie Ward eBook : Ward, Jean Marie: Kindle Storeamzn.to Amazon.com: Dragons, Cats, & Formidable Femmes: A Collection by Jean Marie Ward eBook : Ward, Jean Marie: Kindle Store

This will be my last "me" post before the DH & I leave to see the original KING KONG on the big screen. DC&FF goes live at midnight ET. 'Til then, pre-orders really do mean <3. I also want to say a big THANK YOU!!! to everyone who's purchased the book to date. You're the best! <3 <3 amzn.to/3LK4IPX

Taking a break from all the me-me-me-ing to share that July's featured book on @ginikoch.bsky.social's READ THIS!!! is THE OPENING BELL by super writer J.B. Garner. Don't miss this show--or forget to vote for your faves in the Dragon Awards. Get the deets here: ginikoch.blogspot.com/2024/07/cove...

Blah, Blah, Blah...: Cover Reveal Time, My SDCC Schedule, the READ THIS! BotM Author Q&A, and More!ginikoch.blogspot.com

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NOW AVAILABLE!!! Ebooks and trade paperbacks of ZNB's newest anths, FAMILIARS, LAST-DITCH, and AMPYRIUM! Familiars Kindle: amzn.to/3PYi0KZ Trade: amzn.to/3Y4L5t5 B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/familiars-... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #readingcommunity #fantasy #urbanfantasy #sff #scifi

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NOW AVAILABLE!!! Ebooks and trade paperbacks of ZNB's newest anths, FAMILIARS, LAST-DITCH, and AMPYRIUM! Last-Ditch Kindle: amzn.to/4dkwJtC Trade: amzn.to/4eVzqCO B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/last-ditch... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #readingcommunity #sff #scifi #sciencefiction #mystery

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NOW AVAILABLE!!! Ebooks and trade paperbacks of ZNB's newest anths, FAMILIARS, LAST-DITCH, and AMPYRIUM! Ampyrium Kindle: amzn.to/4b9hbaW Trade amzn.to/3W3evVJ B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ampyrium-j... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #readingcommunity#fantasy #urbanfantasy #sff #scifi

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I Need Your Help, My Comic-Con International schedule, a Cover Reveal, the READ THIS! BotM Author Q&A, & More @ the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2024/07/cove... @jeanmarieward.bsky.social @labyrinthrat.bsky.social @sharonskinner.bsky.social @phyllishemann.bsky.social

Blah, Blah, Blah...: Cover Reveal Time, My SDCC Schedule, the READ THIS! BotM Author Q&A, and More!ginikoch.blogspot.com

Speaking of Prime Day, DRAGONS, CATS, & FORMIDABLE FEMMES will hit the shelves on the day itself. All boosts--signal AND pre-orders--are much appreciated. <3 amzn.to/3zDpq14

Just in time for Prime Day, early edition, @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social will release their 2024 #anthos TOMORROW. Naturally, I hope you'll check out FAMILIARS, containing my comic SF "The Alien Method," But they're all good. And tho time is short, pre-orders mean love. :D amzn.to/3WmLjdK

Want to show your love for all the SFFH novels, movies, shows, games, & art you loved over the past year FOR FREE? Nominate them for a #DragonAward, but do it fast. Nominations close July 19. Give your faves a thumbs up & vote! #DragonAwards application.dragoncon.net/dc_fan_award... #DragonAwards

Dragon Con 2024 - Dragon Awards Nominationsapplication.dragoncon.net

Five days--just five days!--until DRAGONS, CATS, & FORMIDABLE FEMMES is released into the wild. I'm thrilled. I can't wait to share this book with you. The stories! The #illos! The intro by Jody Lynn Nye! Check out the teaser jeanmarieward.com/books/teaser.... And remember, pre-orders mean love. ;-)

Teaser: Dragons, Cats, & Formidable Femmes – Jean Marie Wardjeanmarieward.com

For your #WednesdayWeird, I present glacier mice, proof that Mother Nature likes cute as much as the rest of us. :D www.atlasobscura.com/articles/her... #glaciermice

Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientistswww.atlasobscura.com These moss balls move in unison, and researchers are okay with not knowing why.

EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, my first monthly #newsletter, went live last night with all my latest news, links to cool stuff, fiction snippets, & good books. If that sounds like fun, subscribe on my website or email me at crescentblues (at) hotmail . com, and I'll happily sign you up. jeanmarieward.com

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The second of today's fascinators: the story of Mrs. Mandelbaum, the woman who professionalized fencing stolen goods in 19th century America. crimereads.com/margalit-fox...

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New Yorkcrimereads.com Fredericka Mandelbaum was a mother of four, a successful shopkeeper, an employer who appreciated unusual talent—and one of her era’s great criminal pioneers. The ingenious, imposing subject of Marg…

Hello Weird News Tues. First up, someone has stolen the sword of the legendary French hero #Roland. What makes this weird? The sword was embedded in & chained to a rock 30 feet above ground. (This is a gifted The New York Times article. There should be no paywall.) www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/w...

Mythical Sword’s Disappearance Brings Mystery to French Villagewww.nytimes.com Legend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it went missing in June, an investigation to find France’s Excalibur began.

Check out your new favorite m/m m/m/m #romances, #SF and #fantasy #anthologies, and collections from @samanthabwriter.bsky.social, Layla Dorine, J.L. Gribble, and me on ConTinual Con's Hot Off The Press 127. www.facebook.com/share/v/4hmU...

Con-Tinual: The Con That Never Ends | Check out your new favorite m/m...www.facebook.com Check out your new favorite m/m m/m/m #romances, #SF and #fantasy #anthologies, and collections from Samantha Bryant, Layla Dorine, Hanna JL Gribble, and me on Con-tinual Convention's Hot Off The...

A funny thing happened at #ArlingtonNationalCemetery yesterday, and I'm not making any of it up. :D jeanmarieward.com/forever-magp...

Forever Magpie – Jean Marie Wardjeanmarieward.com

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Hello social medias... You may not be aware a major Cat 5 hurricane struck an area that normally doesn't get them. The eye passed directly over Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The devastation is tremendous. The need is great. You can help and make a difference: www.gofundme.com/f/the-people...

Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover, organized by Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAGwww.gofundme.com On 1 July, the eye of Hurricane Beryl bore down on two tiny i… Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG needs your support for Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover

Sending a big thank you to I SMELL SHEEP for posting my blog about my @gingerbluepublish.bsky.social collection, DRAGONS, CATS, & FORMIDABLE FEMMES on their front page today. You want deets? Teasers for the stories? An excerpt? It's got all that. Check it out! :D www.ismellsheep.com/2024/07/fant...

Fantasy Author: Jean Marie Ward - Something Old, Something New – Assembling a Collection from the Inside + excerptwww.ismellsheep.com Fantasy Author: Jean Marie Ward - Something Old, Something New – Assembling a Collection from the Inside + excerpt

Some #musecrack for the Friday after the 4th: the life highlights of a real life sorcerer. I particularly like the idea of #AleisterCrowley chilling in a white clapboard cabin in #New Hampshire www.atlasobscura.com/articles/6-p...

To celebrate July 4, Dominick Grace, Daniel Hand, @ginikoch.bsky.social, Lisa Macklem, Fraser Sherman, Jay Smith, & @jpnettles.bsky.social take a trip through 50-plus years of Monty Python through The Flying Circus, favorite films, albums, & more on ConTinual Con! www.facebook.com/share/p/QocQ...

Con-Tinual: The Con That Never Ends | ConTinual Fandom presents Monty...www.facebook.com ConTinual Fandom presents Monty Python! Happy 4th of July eve! To celebrate, we bring you the UK's gift of apology for the whole unpleasantness a few hundred years ago, or maybe it's their revenge!...

Just a reminder that I'll be sending out my first #newsletter on July 8. If you want to get in on the info, links, teasers, excerpts, & #books you want to know about, sign up at my website. Thanks! jeanmarieward.com

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Three weeks from today, DRAGONS, CATS, & FORMIDABLE FEMMES will hit the shelves. I always loved illustrated books of #fairytales & #myths. Soon I'll have one of my own, only with #SF, #romance, & mystery too! :D

The Giant Rock sees your #aliens and raises you a #RejuvenationMachine. :D www.atlasobscura.com/places/giant...

Giant Rockwww.atlasobscura.com A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The word of the day is #aliens. Laura Resnick has undoubtedly shared this in the past, but it hit my inbox this afternoon, and I can't resist. I give you #Clive :D www.atlasobscura.com/places/clive...

Clivewww.atlasobscura.com He’s not from around here.