DAL 2 is officially in the hands of my editor and beta readers. To my editor and beta readers, I thank you ❤ For updates, follow me or visit my website www.authorjdbennett.com #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indieauthor #fiction #blackhistory #oklahoma #booksky

Haven't posted on here in a while. Not dead, just writing. #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #oklahoma #booksky

Darnell and the Librarians: Journey Through Kuzimu is free on @Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! You can find all my on-sale books at #SWSale2026 #Smashwords #indieauthor #oklahoma #booksky #fantasy #bvm #writer #fantasybook www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

I’m excited to announce my book, Darnell and the Librarians: Journey Through Kuzimu, will be available for free on @Smashwords during their month-long Summer/Winter Sale in July! Sale begins July 1! #SWSale2026 #Smashwords #booksky #fantasy #indieauthor #blackbooksky #indiebooks #bvm #weekendwriter

Yooo I really sat down 6 yrs ago and wrote a lil story about a Black boy with magic and now my books are in bookstores worldwide. It’s not everyday you get to live out your childhood dream. #booksky

Guess what my bookish babes?? Struck Speechless is now available in Kindle Unlimited! So read about Jackie, Ant and yes, PeeWee with your KU subscription!! Just in time to add to your summer romance TBR!! Enjoy, bookies!!— 💋TMR #booksky #blackbooksky

The full draft of Darnell and the Librarians 2: Trapped in Tulsa is complete! Stay tuned for more updates, we're almost there! #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #oklahoma #booksky

The Draft is Complete!

The first full draft of Darnell and the Librarians 2 is completed!

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A new short story, Peanut Butter, is now available on my blog. Happy reading! www.authorjdbennett.com/post/peanut-... #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #blog #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog #oklahoma

The first draft of Darnell and the Librarians 2: Trapped in Tulsa is over halfway done! After this comes my editor and cover art. For those who have been waiting and supporting me, I appreciate you. #blackbooksky #fantasybooksky #indieauthor #oklahoma #blackwriter #blackhistoricalfiction

Over halfway Done!

The first full draft of Darnell and the Librarians 2 is over halfway completed!

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Low-key hoping to accidentally become an expert in something while doing research for novels. #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #blog #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog #oklahoma

I learned that while emotional pain is very conducive to writing, physical pain is not 🤕 #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #blog #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog #oklahoma

I generally do not write poetry; I think the last time I wrote a poem was in high school. But today, the words just came to me. #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #blog #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog #oklahoma www.authorjdbennett.com/post/equalit...

I need a book about mushrooms to help me write my book that is not about mushrooms. #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #weeknightwriters #oklahoma

Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection FOR FREE at @Smashwords from March 1 - March 7. Find my books and many more at www.smashwords.com/sale #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #booksky #indieauthor #oklahoma

"True & Absurd Lawsuits That Really Happened: The Curious Case Files of Sherlock Grant" by Sherlock Grant does not go into depth about each lawsuit, making it the perfect, and I mean this as a compliment, bathroom read. www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

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Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection FOR FREE at @Smashwords from March 1 - March 7. Find my books and many more at www.smashwords.com/sale #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #booksky #indieauthor #oklahoma

Maybe I can publish a book a year? #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #weeknightwriters #oklahoma

The new blog is an excerpt from a fairy tale-inspired story I've been working on ☺️ #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog www.authorjdbennett.com/so/96Pnp2hH0...

I'm excited to announce my book, Journey Through Kuzimu, will be promoted as part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate Read an Ebook Week from March 1 - March 7. Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more! #ebookweek26 #Smashwords

My love/hate relationship with editing is in full swing #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters

THE OMENS OF WAR is now out. A #PhilosophicalFantasy of Thucydidean politics, eldritch intellects, and #PsychologicalHorror woven into fractured timelines. For readers who read to solve. For those who dare.

Darnell and the Librarians: Journey Through Kuzimu is now available on bookshop.org #localbookstore #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog bookshop.org/p/books/jour...

Draft2Digital is partnering with Bookshop(.org) to release ebooks there, so you'll soon be able to get most of my stuff there and support your local book stores. ^.- It won't allow erotica in ebook format for some reason, so no horny clown but the nonbinary monsters and their knifeplay made it in.

I wrote this short story maybe about 10 years ago, and stumbled across it when browsing through some old files. #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog www.authorjdbennett.com/so/a1Pmib_rZ...

The February batch of Early Reviewers is live! Enter to win one of 3,153 copies of 255 titles. This month we've got exciting new titles from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social, @henryholtbooks.bsky.social, @revellbooks.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social & more! #💙📚 #Booksky

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A Series of Conversations #7 is posted! Alan and Neveah have first date jitters. #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #fantasy #timetravel #blackhistory #weeknightwriters #blog www.authorjdbennett.com/so/6dPlxOoHP...

Draft so close to done I can taste it ☺️ #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #fantasy #timetravel #blackhistory #weeknightwriters

Sneak Peek of Darnell and the Librarians 2! #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor #writers #amwriting #fiction #fantasy #timetravel #blackhistory www.authorjdbennett.com/so/93PlOetYW...

Made $23 from book sales. That’s two cups of coffee from the stuff I made up after taking an edible! #bvm #blackwriter #fantasywriter #indiewriter #blog #booksky #indieauthor