Jill Jacobson
Jill Jacobson
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WRITING


MICROFICTION

I signed up for the 2022 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction challenge. The challenge involves multiple rounds of short story writing where participants are given a genre, location, and object to include in a 1000 word short story that must be submitted within a 48 hour window.

NEXT TO THE SUN

Suddenly facing death alongside a stranger, Evan is confronted by the futility of running from grief.

 

UNDERFUNDED

Bruno needs to secure another round of donations before his old knees give out, but at least he has a plan. 

Novels

I currently have several longer works in progress!

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

Status: Drafting

Setting: Outside of Amsterdam, Alt future

Themes: Ethics, Acceptance, Leadership

Researching: Brain Imaging, Psychology, Data security vulnerability

ROMANTIC COMEDY

Status: Revising for querying

Setting: Minneapolis, MN

Themes: Self acceptance, Communication, Belonging

Researching: Roadside attractions, icecream flavors, underutilized podcast names

EPIC FANTASY (Series Potential)

Status: Outlining / Mid-draft

Setting: Unnamed fantasy world

Themes: Family, Duty, Sacrifice

Researching: methods of travel, botany, historiography, mythology and lore


COZY FANTASY ROMANCE

Status: First draft completed

Setting: Unnamed fantasy world (spin off from the main series)

Themes: Family, Identity

Tropes: Holiday, Second-chance romance, Friends to lovers