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Janelle Mccurdy

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Author, VA and Gaming Content Creator. The final book in my UMBRA TALES trilogy is out now! SECRETS OF LUNIS. Agent: @rachelpmann CAA

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And then there were three!

The US edition of the finale in my Umbra Tales book series is OUT!

Had to post this super early in the day as I'm currently at the airport about to go to Japan!

Thank you so much to everyone who has made this series such a success. It's been a pleasure to start this journey with @simonkids as well. Special shoutout to my AMAZING editor Jessi!

And @jeff_oyem for the phenomenal cover art!

This series has meant so much to me, and whilst it took ten years to achieve my goal as an author, the timing couldn't have been more perfect.

I can't wait to continue on this amazing journey!

#booksofinstagram #bookstrammer #bookseries #miaandthelightcasters #umbratales #janellemccurdy #bookrecommendations #authorjourney #author by @janellemccurdyy

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2 years ago

Braids on lock. Summer ready! ☺

#summervibes☀️ #summer #braids #braidstyles #author #authorsofig #books #bookstagram #london #summertime #blackgirlgamer #blackgirlmagic #summerlove #summerlovin #gamer #authorlife #braidsgang #summerready #mg #ya by @janellemccurdyy

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5 years ago

Still can't believe this is all really happening! I'm so grateful to be living my dream as an author after so many years of trying and thank you so much to everyone who has supported and preordered the book already! Preorders really help authors out a lot so thank you so much ❤❤

I can't wait for you guys to see the illustrations inside too, they're stunning and exclusive to the UK edition! @anacandraw
did an amazing job.

Big things are coming! I can't wait for you guys to see the US cover too.

Preorder links for MIA AND THE LIGHTCASTERS is in my bio. The preorder links for the US edition for the book coming soon x x

#authorsofig #author #UmbraTales #Lightcasters #blackgirlmagic
#fantasy #fantasyauthor #magic
#magicalgirl #magical #magicadventure #booksofinstagram #booksofig #adventurebook #mg #mgbook #blackauthors #blackauthorsofinstagram #gamergirl #gamergirls #finalfantasy #gamer #gaming #bestseller #dreams #london #UK #article #illustration #coverreveal by @janellemccurdyy

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5 years ago

TETHERED TO YOU IS OUT NOW ON STEAM!!!

I still can't believe my first ever voice acting role was for this beautiful visual novel game. The team at @stellanoctisgames have been absolutely fantastic to work with, alongside my fellow castmates. @tammykingofficial @mgrahamvoices @jonasttg @dangilesvo

Everyone has put so much hard work into this release from the artwork, to the music, story, and voice acting, I hope you enjoy playing it!! (Make sure to choose Fern!!! I'm TOTALLY not biased or anything 😏)

It's also free to play on Steam too, so please do enjoy and a review would be amazing too!!!

#visualnovelgame #storygame #tetheredtoyou #voiceacting by @janellemccurdyy

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24 days ago

ONE WEEK TO GO until 'What Gaming Taught Me About Worldbuilding' with @janellemccurdyy.

In this interactive webinar, join award-winning YA fantasy novelist Janelle McCurdy. Janelle will be sharing with us her top tips for creating a practical world building template, to help you make sure the world your characters move through is believable, consistent, and comes alive on the page. Regardless of the genre you are writing in, come along and learn how to build a world for your story that is fit for purpose and where all of the logic lines up perfectly. An avid gamer, Janelle will also be sharing with us how different games influenced her debut, and how the intersections of gaming and writing impact her process for the better.

Free for members (just head to Circle and RSVP in Member Events), or a very limited number of non member tickets are available via the What's On page on our website.

We can't wait!

https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/what-gaming-taught-me-about-worldbuilding/

#gaming #worldbuilding #writerslift #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #amwriting #ampitching #theliteraryconsultancy https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/what-gaming-taught-me-about-worldbuilding/ by @janellemccurdyy

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My Doctor Who short story: THE DOCTOR AND THE THREE WITCHES story is out today!!! It's featured in the amazing Time Lord Fairy Tales book by the late Justin Richards. I hope this story honours his amazing writing.

Enjoy this next feature in Circuit Breaker story, featuring the Fugitive Doctor @msjomartin !

Thank you so much to @puffinbooksuk and @bbcdoctorwho for the opportunity to write another Doctor Who story! 💜

#doctorwho #doctorwhobook #doctorwhocircuitbreaker by @janellemccurdyy

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2 months ago

✨️VA TESTIMONIAL✨️

AHHH! I'm excited to share my very first testimonial as a voice actress!! It's been such a pleasure working with Finch and the @stellanoctisgames team on Tethered To You, where I voice as Fern.

And you can wishlist the game on Steam ahead of its release or play it now on itch.o!! Let me know what you think and be prepared to fall in love with all of the characters! My fellow VAs SMASHED IT too!!!

#voiceacting #voiceactor #voiceactress #stellanoctisgames #tetheredtoyou by @janellemccurdyy

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3 months ago

Had the absolute pleasure of celebrating @gll_literaryfoundation reception at the House of Lords hosted by the beautiful Baroness Benjamin, who gave an inspiration speech and took the time to speak so much life into me with words of encouragement.

The work that GLL does for authors, libraries and communites as a whole is truly amazing. 📚✨️

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4 months ago

Yesterday was a fantastic night filled with PC Gaming galore courtesy of @lg_uk and @meltdownlondon ✨️🎮

The LG Ultra Gear Monitors were amazing, gameplay ran smoothly thanks to @nvidiageforceuk and the amazing mouse, pad and headset were brilliant to use thanks to @steelseries ✨️

Thank you so much for having me and shoutout to my friend, @dejoungm who was one of the winners last night!!! It was great catching up with all my other peeps too!

#gamingevent #gamingcontentcreator #lguk #steelseries #meltdownlondon by @janellemccurdyy

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5 months ago

✨️ NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! ✨️

I'm beyond excited to finally announce that I had the honour of writing an official story for the Fugitive Doctor!! I jumped at the chance of bringing the amazing @msjomartin Doctor to life through the Doctor and the Three Witches Story, and I hope you all enjoy it and the whole Circuit Breaker series!!

Out 20th August 2026!

Thank you again to @puffinbooksuk for having me again for another Doctor Who story! @bbcdoctorwho and special thank you to my amazing editor @0hmyst4rs

#doctorwhobook #doctorwho #fugitivedoctor #author #bookannouncement by @janellemccurdyy

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7 months ago

✨️Announcement✨️
Behind the scenes I've been working quietly on another dream and now it's time to announce, I'm a voice actress! AHHH!!

At the start of the year, I decided to pursue voice acting after wanting to do it for years!! Especially as a huge anime fan and being a gamer.

It's been over a month and a bit now since I officially started, and it feels amazing to dive into another dream alongside being an author (watch this space for more RE: that too!) and gaming content creator.

I've had awesome coaching lessons so far from the amazing Morgan Berry and attended a super cool workshop by NSIP Studio ! I've also trained with the legendary Mo Cap Vaults too! Highly recommend them all!

✨️I'm so excited for the future✨️

To celebrate the launch of this new journey (alongside being cast for three unannounced roles already so far!!). I commissioned this GORGEOUS artwork from the amazingly talented Nagisa Yumekui.

Everyone I've met in the VA community has been so friendly and kind. They're all cutie pies 🥹

And watch this space for future announcements! 👀🔥

#voiceacting #voiceactress #va #gaming #voiceactorsofinstagram by @janellemccurdyy

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