Jules Kelley

I vaguely remember that I thought, “Oh, by giving this character more agency, they could…” And then it just turns into static. 😭

A screencap of Ellipsus document share in dark mode that includes the opening paragraphs of the author’s WIP, “Blackthorn.”

Ooo, I’m liking @ellipsus.com’s new Reader Mode…

I would appreciate your thoughts and prayers in this difficult time—I solved my plot problem while showering and when I went to write it down after I got out, I lost all of it. Cannot remember what the hell it was. I have been trying to remember for five days. 😩

I send out a periodic newsletter highlighting new self-pub & small press queer romances I think look promising.

IF YOU are putting out a queer romance in 2026 for retail sale and you are (like me) NOT publishing on Amazon, please reply / DM so I can get you on my radar.

Reposts very welcome. 🌈💜🌈📚♠️

—this led me to the conclusion that what I deeply need is for someone to give it the Baz Luhrmann Romeo+Juliet treatment and use Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” as the guiding theme song.

The way I want to write this adaptation myself is unholy.

Went on a whole rant about adaptations of Wuthering Heights today when asked about the new EF one. (Short answer: some are better than others, none I’ve seen truly understand it.) (I NEED to see the Mexico-based adaptation [looks good] and the two high school AUs [look delightfully horrible].) BUT—

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Do you enjoy beta reading? Are you writing something & you'll be looking for beta readers this year?

DM me for info about a chill Discord server focused on asking for & offering beta reads!

It leans SFF and queer but isn't exclusively either. 👍

Reposts welcome.

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If anybody needs music to listen to in order to center themselves, I have four suggestions.

- This Is What It Sounds Like from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack
- We Deserve to Dream by Xavier Rudd
- Nina Cried Power by Hozier and Mavis Staples
- Nazi Punks Fuck Off by the Dead Kennedys

strawberries. and strawberry pie. and strawberry fruit tea from my local boba shop. 🍓🍰

Hey men-attracted people on Bluesky--Like and/or Reblog (I'm a tumblr grandma leave me alone) this post if you would GENUINELY LIKE shirtless/intimate/sex scenes with men who were well fed and not dehydrated. I wanna see.

Jesus fucking Christ give me a belly I can bite that won't break my teeth!

(Or even better, request them on Libby, Overdrive, or via paperback at your local library! #welovelibraries)

Just a quick update: My titles are not currently available on Amazon. I'm hoping this is a temporary situation--aka, I'm hoping that we soon live in a country where capitalist billionaires aren't funding guerrilla tactics on civilians--but please refer to other retailers or Payhip until then.

It's been TEN MONTHS since I made this post, and I feel like I've been fighting a mental health breakdown for every day of them, but Chapter Four just went up! The thread includes the details and the link. Thank you to everyone following this project; it means a lot to me.

Ten thousand fucking percent.

Like, I get it. I get that you're despairing. Shit is rough. But skeeting "we're so fucked" ten times a day accomplishes nothing, alleviates nothing, and contributes to learned helplessness.

In all seriousness, if you feel that welling up? Log off. You need a break.

I like that this phrasing implies they can help you mysteriously murder someone. Now THAT’s bespoke service.

a gray tabby cat lying on a plaid blanket. a diluted calico is on the floor next to her attempting to groom her.

I think at this point they should just set up a guest room for me at the vet’s. This cranky old lady (on the blanket, not the blur trying to groom her) is still putting us through our paces a year and a half-ish after her near-death experience, Labor Day 2024.

A pink and green diamond art ornament hanging on an artificial evergreen tree

Made some diamond art tree ornaments with the wife tonight and couldn’t help thinking of Derek im @skyekilaen.bsky.social’s Tell Me Anything, one of my faves.

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS:

An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

Cover art for Stars Still Fall by Jules Kelley, featuring a painting of two girls. One has red hair and is staring into the distance. The other has blonde hair, has her head resting on the redhead’s shoulder, and is making direct eye contact with the viewer.

Quick heads up that the cover for Stars Still Fall has had a small update (literally just the title font), so if you have an ebook copy, you may notice that update in your reader, depending on where you got it from.

Cover art for Stars Still Fall by Jules Kelley, featuring a painting of two girls. One has red hair and is staring into the distance. The other has blonde hair, has her head resting on the redhead’s shoulder, and is making direct eye contact with the viewer.

Quick heads up that the cover for Stars Still Fall has had a small update (literally just the title font), so if you have an ebook copy, you may notice that update in your reader, depending on where you got it from.

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy. Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

Once again, there is an ACLU petition specifically made to stop Mastercard from unlawfully policing adult content. It’s getting pretty grim for us out there. Please sign and/or spread the word.
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

- you have to initiate the payout yourself. it's under "Earnings"

- if this is your first payout, the amount will seem unaturally low. itch calculates a 30% tax withhold systematically, until they review your tax info, which they do in first payment

- they charge 3.00 for that first review

Look, my two primary advice are:

1) Download what you bought now. Store it elsewhere than on itch

2) If you are a creator, initiate your payout now, just in case. I meant to work on a small guides about this today, lol, but the highlights are below:

I know it’s a “chick flick” but I do recommend!

Aw, sad not to see his turn in the remake of Sabrina mentioned here. That movie had such good breathing. But then I’m a sucker for an understated character study.

had to:

Honestly my guiding principle is to live my life in such a way that John Rogers would never coolly and calmly eviscerate me with a single sentence on social media.

Books aren't meant to be universally adored.

If you don't like something you read, it's not personal. It's just not for you.

And, as authors, our job isn't to make ourselves palatable for everyone. It's to make our stories essential for the reader who needs it more than anyone else.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.