Hello!
Thanks for joining me here. I guess we should start with who I am. I’m Jack Strange, an author living in Wales. I write gay romantic comedy novels, as well as gay murder mysteries, and I’ve launched this Substack to keep you afloat of all things writing.
Here, I plan to share updates on my writing - including book news, cover reveals, and whatever else comes with the world of getting a book out there - to other parts of my life. Most content will be free: every month, I will aim to bring you an update on my writing. This will be free and will be a chance to create a friendship with you.
Other content, such as tarot readings, photography, writing excerpts, and anything else that comes to mind, may have a tendency to be a paid for option. However, there’s no pressure at all to subscribe and pay. My main aim here is to have a place to build community, make friends, and enjoy free writing.
So, who am I? Well, like I say, I write gay romantic comedies and I’m Welsh. My first romantic comedy novel, Look Up, Handsome, is publishing with HarperCollins imprint One More Chapter in October. I have a second romantic comedy novel scheduled for a 2025 release.
Here’s some other things you should know about me: I practice witchcraft, and call myself a spiritual witch. I believe in manifestation, read tarot cards, and try to practice astrology. I say try because astrology is such a vast topic and I can just about read a birth chart. I lived in Vancouver for a year, but now I’m back in my home country of Wales. I love cats - right now I have seven of them, but they’re not all mine. I try and keep fit and active: half an hour on a treadmill, some weights, 500 calories burned by swimming. I say try because most of the time I can’t be bothered and that’s that. I would love a ripped body or at least a six pack, but at this point I’m beginning to think that’s not going to happen. I’m a creative guy: I like to write, obviously. Writing to me is like the thing I need to do. I once tried to give it up and that didn’t work out. More on that another time. I love pop music and I’m a huge Britney fan. I call myself a Britney Spears enthusiast. I’ll probably talk about and make references here to all things Britney, pop music, and pop culture, so yeah…get ready for that. I’m a journalist by trade, once a video editor, both for TV shows and later for news output. I’m also a bookseller because capitalism has meant I can’t afford life with just one job. However, my dream is to live full time as an author. Oh, if you haven’t guessed yet, I’m gay, but I feel like we don’t need to specify that when I’ve already told you about me writing gay romantic comedies. This is also why I don’t think it’s necessary to preface that I LOVE romantic comedies. I also love books - again, I feel like that isn’t necessary to point out here in context. I love travel and history, and I like musicals. At this rate, it’s probably best to tell you what I don’t like: microwave ready meals.
The above paragraph is adding context to the types of stuff you can expect here. I’ll be taking you along for the ride of publishing my books, writing, and any other creative projects I do. I might even document my move back to Canada. Maybe a podcast, too!
If you’re still here, I salute you. It might mean you’re interested in subscribing and hearing more about my writing life. Great, I look forward to being here with you! If you know someone who might be interested, let them know so that can join us here, too.
Anyway, I’m going to try and get a newsletter like this one out every first of the month. Let’s hope we have something to talk about come then!