I am Just Jess.

I'm the same Just Jess from the site that no longer shall be loaded.

Since 2003, I've written at least one rough-draft manuscript every November (excluding 2016 for . . . reasons). I was my region's official organizer of "write-offs" in 2004, and I proselytized the 50/30/1 life. (50K words, 30 days, 1 novel--yours!) I still have buttons and "Hello, My Novel is" stickers from that year.

I attended (and unofficially led) local write-offs regularly until 2008. Then I only chased the word count because it felt too . . . well, too commercial and elitist. That's also when I stopped posting to the forums. If you weren't part of the core clique, it was obvious you didn't matter. Also, the goal was diluted from 50/30/1 to whatever-floats-your-goat.

In 2023, what should have been a milestone as my 20th year participating was a non-starter. I just clocked word count and walked away.

In 2024, I found out about the situation. I started my third decade of writing one (or more) manuscripts over November at [writingmonth.org] (https://writingmonth.org/) though I don't remember if I wrote 50K words or not due to the same reasons of 2016.

I'm happy as the chickens-dickens to be here at FediWriMo. I've got a manuscript idea for a cozy core fantasy to follow up my recently published cozy science fiction novel: Final Lap.

I'm an indie writer and editor, hardcore No AI 'Til I Die.

Published Novels (as Jessica Alter):

THE DOME TRILOGY Beneath a Sunless Sky Nightmare Specters Solaray Dawn

THE CRYPTID SERIES 'Til Undeath Do Us Part Man and Brother

THE SMUGGLERS OF CYGNUS Final Lap Odatria (TBA)