I figured since I have a bunch of new followers it might be nice and responsible of me to make an actual pinned post. Sorry, it might get long.
About Me:
My name is Jules, I'm currently primarily using they/them as my pronouns but I also answer to she/her just fine, and I've been in fiction publishing since roughly 2009. I started out writing queer romance as M. Jules Aedin, and if you were around and reading romance back then, you might recognize Paper Planes or Windows in Time, which were perhaps the most popular. I also worked as an acquisition and content editor for one indie press and as a proofreader for another.
I'm neurodivergent, ADHD+, with tendencies toward depression and anxiety, and after the release of Lovegames in 2012, I hit a major depressive episode and took the next few years off writing and quit my editing jobs.
When I was ready to come back to writing, I wasn't the same person, and I wanted to write different things. I chose a new penname, and my first published work under the new name was Edge of the Woods which -- while still queer, and still with strong romantic elements -- was definitely not the formula romance I had been writing. It was a little messier and didn't fit very neatly into a genre.
I just recently decided that I wanted to embrace that messiness. Every time I've published with an external publisher, it's been so stressful for multiple reasons that, with recent strides made in the field of self-publishing, I've decided to strike out on my own.
Where to Find Me:
Mostly here on tumblr! I used to spend some time on Twitter, but with recent developments, it's unpleasant so I've mostly shuttered that account. You can still follow me at @juleskelleybks though, if you'd like.
I also have a website: juleskelleybooks.com
I'm primarily published through Amazon at the moment, though I'm looking to go wide now that I'm moving to all self-pub. You can find me there, but you can also find me at payhip.com/juleskelleybooks where I try to make things as easy on your bank accounts as I can, including running coupons frequently.
How to Contact Me:
You can send me tumblr Asks, or emails at [email protected], or through the contact form on my website. (Or ping me on Twitter, that's fine, but it might take a while to answer.) You can tag me in posts here, whatever. I'm friendly and like to chat but also prone to my meter abruptly running out, so please don't be offended if I don't get back to you right away.
Additionally, this is run as a sideblog, so don't worry if you don't see me follow you back; I probably followed you from my main blog. That one is just pure chaos and this one is distilled to only publishing stuff. :)
Post about books *as of July 30 2023* can be found here: [Link]
