A bit of a sale for my college coming-of-age novel The Miracle Girl between now and Thanksgiving. #Booksky shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

The Miracle Girl Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Levi’s life is missing something. He isn’t sure what. Between the stress of trying to get into medical school, the humiliation of constantly sticking his fo...

My contemporary fiction novel The Miracle Girl is now available on Audible! The narrator has acting experience, and it really shows in the level of quality. Give it a listen if you have an extra credit. #booksky #audiobooks #contemporaryfiction #mentalhealth www.audible.com/pd/The-Mirac...

Okay, we've had a few months to mourn the Trump election. It's time to look in the mirror. America hated the candidate we fielded so badly that she lost to a literal felon. On that front WE failed the assignment. A strategy of "do the same but HARDER" isn't going to move the needle.

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I'm giving away a few ebook copies of The Miracle Girl. If you end up with one, leaving an honest Amazon review would be incredibly helpful, as I don't have many ways of getting those at the moment. Thanks in advance! #booksky claims.prolificworks.com/free/F1H6yFrW

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My new novel The Miracle Girl is available today! Mental health themes, but without an emphasis on self-harm. MC is a college student.

#booksky #contemporaryfiction #mentalhealthmatters www.amazon.com/dp/B0F882PCTP

New Blog Post New Book: The Miracle Girl

The Miracle Girl comes out May 16th! It's a coming-of-age novel with mental health themes. Intended to be a little lighter than your average mental health novel. Written by a licensed therapist. Ebook available for pre-order. #booksky #mentalhealthawarenessmonth jamesupsilonbooks.com/so/6cPR4xZQj...

I don't like analyzing the books I read too much. For me, it has a way of pulling me out of the experience. #booksky

I don't understand people who only read one genre. It's like looking at all the varieties of fruit in the world and deciding you only ever want to eat blueberries. I mean, blueberries are great and all, but doesn't it get a bit old after awhile? #booksky

"She was immediately wary. There was nothing quite so suspicious as the Manifestation of All Evil wanting to forge a contract with you." I feel like this should be a more common sentiment. #booksky

The Furry Book of Nonsense Amazon.com: The Furry Book of Nonsense: 9798992499506: Upsilon, James: Books

My children's chapter book, The Furry Book of Nonsense, is out now on Amazon! It's about a beaver who convinces everyone he's a library book and is filled to the brim with utter nonsense. #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY58JHBK

Ever wondered what Winnie the Pooh plus Alice in Wonderland would look like? I have a middle grade fiction book dropping in a few days that's exactly that. Check it out: #booksky www.jamesupsilonbooks.com/post/introdu...

Can a book be about love without a strong romance component? I think so. #booksky

Just finished Alloy of Law (Mistborn 4). I have to wonder: How is it possible for Wax to do all this sleuthing, sharpshooting, evasive maneuvers, etc. on no sleep? The last third of the book is a straight shot of about two days, and the book implies a sleepless the night before that as well. 💙📚

Exactly! It takes a lot more work, but it's worth it on so many levels. Bluesky has been a lot better on that front, at least so far, and I don't want to see that changing.

Why Authors Should Build Community As I've been preparing to launch my debut novel (a middle grade book pumped full of as much craziness as I can fit in it), I've gone through my paces to learn the book marketing world. In so doing, I'...

I've noticed(to my untrained eye), an uptick in the number of authors/editors/cover self-promoting on #booksky lately.

Here's why I don't think that's a good thing for anyone, and how we can do better:

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Third Earth in the Pendragon series. You could make an argument for Scythe by Neil Shusterman. Those are the main examples I can think of. It's not as common as it ought to be, I think.

I think dystopian books have a place, but I prefer ones that give us a vision of what this world can be if we all do our best with it. #booksky

I know, right?

Does anyone on here read middle grade fiction as adults? It's kind of nice to go for something light and funny sometimes, you know? 💙📚

New Blog Post Projects Update January 2025

I'm writing quite a lot of books at the moment Here's a rundown of all the projects I'm working on right now #booksky

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I always thought of myself as a one writing project at a time sort of person, but here I am with four separate books (all in different genres) at various levels of completion. #booksky #writingcommunity

Just casually writing an actual book based on a short story I wrote as a twelve-year-old #booksky

Frontier War | Inside The West Papua Liberation Army YouTube video by Paradise Broadcasting

So apparently there's evidence of the Indonesian government bombing civilians and people armed with literal bows and arrows in West Papua. Anyone else heard of this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_D...

Let's say we actually develop a technology that previous writers have fantasized about. Does that mean their work isn't science fiction anymore? #booksky

I enjoy books where the MC and antagonist have a lot more interaction than just trying to punch each other's lights out. #booksky

Have you found success doing that, or do you think it has hindered your sales?

Exactly!

I wouldn't go so far as to say "should" because I do think for some people it's worth it to adapt a little to make writing a sustainable source of income, but for me I've decided that it's most important to have a product I can stand behind, even if that means I can't go full time.

There's no way I'm not going to end up writing in an extremely wide variety of genres. I know that's not ideal from a branding perspective, but if I don't write what's interesting to me my books will be lackluster and I think that's worse. #writingcommunity 💙📚

We need people who are willing to put the united back in United States.