Welcome to Jen Mierisch’s author site. Here you’ll find humor, horror, and a lot of stuff in between.
Author Scams 👀
Well, it finally happened. After writing and publishing fiction for 7 years, I’ve evidently become “big” enough to be the recipient of one of the infamous author scams! I don’t know whether to gag or be flattered. I’ll settle for a giant eye roll with a side of giggles. This is the one where they…
Anti-AI Guidelines With Style
It should surprise nobody that creative writers, and most publishers, aren’t fond of the use of generative AI to create fiction. We got into this because we love writing, not because we wanted to outsource it to robots. We tend to be vocal in our distaste, sometimes strident, often colorful, because we are artists, not…
NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge: Round 1 Results
Now that’s a way to start the new year off right! Thank you, NYC Midnight judges, for ranking me first in my group in the Scary Story Challenge. I’m glad my bug story creeped you out. And I’m certain that’s not a beetle that you feel crawling up your leg. Just a stray hair, surely.…
Writing by Jen Mierisch 