In her Author Interview, Justine Castellon reflects on writing through discomfort, creative independence, and the kind of emotional honesty readers increasingly respond to.
A grounded, insightful conversation for writers who value depth over polish.
Read it here @justcastellon.com:
Meet the worlds I’ve been building 📚✨
4 books.
2 series.
2 unforgettable female leads.
Two journeys. Two destinies. One universe of stories waiting to be explored.
#BookSeries #WomenInFiction #RomanticDrama
Finally, the weekend!
A “no knocking on my door” kind of day. Just me, my WIP✍️… and #BridgertonS4 (which is, btw, very Cinderella-ish ✨)
So we packed up and left work early so my boys could pick up the newly released game. How I wish my readers would do the same every time I release a new book. Sigh.
Day 2 with our little guy. He’s already stronger than yesterday and seems to love his new milk formula. My newest writing companion, and future editor in the making. 🖤🐈⬛
We rescued him from one of the bushes in the rain.
It really hit the writing community.
She poisoned the well this industry holds sacred: creativity and authenticity in storytelling. And, I don’t have words for how disgusting that is.
So it happened! the very thing the #writingcommunity has been dreading. What makes it worse is that she didn’t just exploit AI to sell books to readers; she went a step further and taught others how to do it too, profiting further from it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
Much as I’m partial to the original novel over its film adaptation, when it comes to a #GossipGirl spinoff, I’d rather see it on TV or film with the original cast. Catching up with them 20 years later.
The evil, petty writer in me puts everyone who annoys me straight into my novel, immortalizing them as hideous, revolting creatures: the pimple-popping, missing-tooth types who drool every time they open their mouths. Ahh…art is healing. 😈
I absolutely love their high tea menu.
While prepping the #questpit materials, I stepped outside my work area. The sun is out, everything is green, and it turns out that sometimes the best thing to do is absolutely nothing….. just appreciating what’s around you is enough.
The energy you put into the world always finds its way back to you.
Done with the characters’ dossier, storyline, and setting for the new novel. Yes, I’m back with dual POV, and I cannot wait to spar with this brilliant writer who’ll handle the dark side of Jack in “Bye, Jack!”, based on my short story.
#wrìterslife #writingcommunity
Up way too early, hungry, air-fried nuggets, and being judged by my cat.
Time to open my manuscript. Fair warning, this moment may be immortalized in fiction. #authorslife
Haunted by a broken promise, a runaway heir who traded his family’s empire for a life of self-destruction is dragged home to save his dying brother.
#amquerying The Runaway Prince today. Fingers and toes crossed. 🤞
#WritingCommunity
Weekend.
Road trip.
Reunion with siblings.
Food.
Laughter.
No work.
No writing.
Just living IRL.
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Good thing I’m not a fan of Agatha Christie. I watched Ordeal by Innocence only because of Matthew Goode.
From a #marketing standpoint:
DO NOT offer your book for free or price it too low. Consumers are always looking for value, and they often perceive free or cheap goods as having little to no worth.
Your first draft doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to exist. Edit later; for now, let the words flow. Remember: you can’t edit a blank page. Write now, worry later. ✍️
“Don’t ask anyone to write your story — self publish! Put your art and words on a coffee bag. But do get an editor’s.” — Roosroast Coffee
This is definitely the coffee beans for writers and artists ☕️🫘
Thanks for the heads-up!
I haven’t seen the new one.
Yeah, that’s the saddest part.
“We only live once, big brother, so I say bring on the sugar!“
#TheLastSnowfall
#bookquote
Back in the ’90s, Scott Adams was one of us: cubicle-bound, fluorescent-lit, surviving bad meetings and worse bosses. Out of that grind came Dilbert: razor-sharp wit and painfully spot-on office life. We laughed because it was true.
🖤 #RIPScottAdams
6 years of writing. ✍️
4 books published. 📚
1 audiobook. 🎧
What I’ve learned? The work doesn’t end when the book does.
#readersofbluesky, if you love twenty-something characters, coffee-shop romance, and heart-wrenching plots, you might enjoy my books → justcastellon.com
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Boss cat energy 🐾