Jessica Killingley Consulting

The cat is tiptoeing out of the bag… the unstoppable has her first contemporary romance coming from and in the 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧(and so far also 🇳🇱 and .verlag 🇩🇪).

Following the story of an American novelist and a British actor, I like to think I stepped up and played a vital support role in explaining what you can and can’t buy in the co-op on Skye, a reminder that we don’t put cream in tea and the nuances of specific adjectives when applied to the C word. All things which finally make me feel like the agent I was always destined to become.

thank you, my love, for always keeping our marginalia and slack DMs entertaining! Couldn’t be prouder of you 🧡🧡🧡

51. Na zdraví 🍻

One of my favourite reader reviews I read in the run up to publication of this frankly mind-blowing book described it as a GRANDIOSE BANGER and I can’t really top that.

I can, however, apologise in advance because this book will 100% break you. Sorry. But also not. 😬 I have no idea how she made SINS even better than SAINTS, but she did.

Enormous thanks to and and the team at for making such a beautiful book 😍

All that’s left to say is Kate, babe, when are we getting those arrows tattooed? 🔜🐺

I probably talk to at least one or two people a day now who have their path crossed by ND in some form - whether that’s a newly diagnosed child or a late diagnosed adult. And it slowly feels like the conversation is shifting to create spaces that are more understanding, inclusive and accepting. But there is a long way to go … and it’s stories like ’s that bravely shine the light on the cost to millions of people whose lived experiences are negated.

It’s truly my wish that everyone who is, or knows someone who is, neurodivergent, reads this beautiful, inspiring, heartbreaking and uplifting book. 💜
Posted • It’s publication day. 🥹

Thank you to for seeing what the messy first draft could be and for helping it to get there.

Thank you to for believing that my story was worth telling by and for your guidance every step of the way.

Thank you to everyone sending me such lovely messages of support and love, and to everyone who has ordered it and wants to read it.

GIRL UNMASKED is OUT NOW!!!! Find it on Amazon, Waterstones, Blackwells etc. 📚

So proud and excited that we can now talk about this remarkable memoir. Emily’s story is brave and heartbreaking and funny and helpful and inspiring and essential reading for anyone whose life is touched by autism in any way.

Thousands of young autistic people are badly let down by the system every day, resulting in so much pain and trauma for them and their families; GIRL UNMASKED is Emily’s journey through it all - and it’s one that she very nearly didn’t make. The more we talk about this, the more help young people, especially girls, can get to prevent what Emily went through.

I don’t do a lot of memoir, but as a late diagnosed neurodivergent woman, and as a parent, reading Emily’s story was both a gut punch and a delight. The way in which she writes about some big, heavy topics with such a gentle, very human elegance and still manages to bring warmth and humour into some dark times is an absolute magic trick.

You may know Emily from her supportive presence on social media or from her campaigning activism, and I guarantee you are going to love spending time with her in the pages of her book. Go and pre-order it now (because let’s face it if you’re ND you’re going to forget and it’s a dopamine gift to your future self!)

Since I’m now running The bks Agency full time, I’m no longer taking on any new book coaching clients.

But! I *am* still going to have a small number of 1:1 life/mindset coaching clients, because I bloody love working with your beautiful brains:

Do you ever think that by this point, anxiety is just your personality now, and without it driving your relentless, exhausting attempts at productivity, you’d become an amorphous blob that never gets out of bed?

Do you hold yourself together to be successful in one area of your life, only to beat yourself up for being a hot mess everywhere else?

Do you switch between: Getting annoyed with yourself for wasting time when you’re working because you second-guess yourself so much everything takes three times as long? Or getting annoyed with yourself for wasting time when you’re not working, because despite all the ‘Rest is Productive’ memes you heart on IG, your self-worth is entirely tied to your achievements?

Congratulations, you’ve got a normal human brain! And by that I mean, one that offers up a ridiculous amount of fu**ery that tends to get in the way of the relationship we have with the best version of ourselves.

Having someone sit down alongside you, so that the two of you can look at all the ways your brain is getting in your way, is one of the most magical, powerful things you can do for yourself.

I work 1:1 with a small number of high-achieving women to help them navigate how they want to show up in the world. They are successful - but can’t always give themselves the recognition. They are ambitious - but are usually apologetic about it. They are impactful - but often overrun by imposter syndrome.

Recognise yourself in that?

The work that I do with them, with you, guides you towards a place of self-trust, self-love, self-acceptance. It lovingly pokes holes in everything your brain offers up, and gently reminds it that it’s a lying fu**er.

It brings you to a place of knowing that that how you are is exactly how you’re supposed to be. And that from there, that all things are possible. That the fastest way to get to where you want to be, is to bring your whole authentic self with you.
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New(ish) news.

Going into Target in Colorado and picking up a copy of was *beyond wild* for me (doubly so since the Tattered Cover I went to in Denver was already sold out!). This book journey started with a series of voice notes with - lots of ‘what ifs…’ and ‘how abouts…’ and now it’s got a global team behind it 😭. Getting a debut into Target is no mean feat - you rock! 🙌🏼

I cannot quite believe that the day has finally come! This incredible book is officially out in the world today - I can’t wait for you to meet Aya and have firmly cemented as your new favourite author 🖤🐺🗡️
Posted • 'I was hooked from the very first chapter. Fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout are bound to fall in love with this fast-paced romantic fantasy' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ READER REVIEW

'This book has everything I adore about this genre - powerful female lead, full of action and adventure, twists and turns . . . Brilliant!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ READER REVIEW

The spellbinding new fantasy debut that EVERYONE has been loving. is out tomorrow! ✨

Books don’t get written by magic.

They don’t get written by saying ‘I’m writing a book’ and then… just not doing anything about it.

The intention is a great first step and I’m here to 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 that up all damn day.

But that intention is very often followed with a wave of nausea 🤢 - and most people, well, they never push past that.

So if that sounds like you right now - keen, committed but kinda wanna puke 🤮 then this is for you.

Let’s take a cool, calm, practical look at what you want to write about, how you need to approach it and what action to actually need to take (and in what order) so you can neutralise some of that drama.

Because then you can stop skirting around the edges, stop getting frustrated with why it’s not all clicked into place yet, stop drowning in the self doubt and imposter syndrome of it all and actually get a great book down on paper and put into the world.

The *only* way you can currently get my help on your book is with my 1:1 Book Accelerator. That’s my 25 years of experience laser-focused into a two week container to get you on the right track with your book.

I have one space left in May, and a couple for June & July and that’s it for now.

So if you’ve been lurking for a while, thinking ‘when I’m ready, I know I’m going to come and work with Jessica’ (because hello regular DMs) then this is your last chance for a while.

DM me for more info or follow the link in my bio to read about it.

I've spent the last three days at the London Book Fair, during which time myself and the other 4 people who work with me in my Literary Agency have had back-to-back meetings every 30 minutes from publishers from all around the world.

I have sat down with some of the very best non-fiction editors across a number of major publishers, where I pitch them my authors, and I hear about their titles and what's working (or not) in the market.

It's intense, energising, creative and utterly eye-opening - even for someone who has been doing this as long as I have. Every year we learn new things, as the market evolves, about how to publish the very best books possible.

The thing that has come screaming through, is just how important it is for a non-fiction book to be absolutely LOCKED DOWN when it comes to clarity and structure.

The no1 question an editor is going to ask is 'Why should I care?" - because they know that's the no1 question a reader is going to ask.

After that, the book has to have a REALLY clear proposition, a strong narrative structure, practical help, expert knowledge - and of course, ideally a great platform to launch it from.

There is NO SPACE in the market for flabby books, for books where the author has phoned it in, for books where the needs of the reader haven't been put front and centre.

This does't just apply to traditionally published books. This applies to ALL books.

The authors that win are the ones that take it seriously. Push past the doubt and the nerves and commit to making it happen.

So decide. Is that you?

If you want to help more of your people, and grow your business, then it should be.

If that is you, then doing it with my help is going to be the thing that transforms your book and its chances of success.

What can I say, I'm good 😉.

I have a limited number of spaces for my Book Accelerator which is a unique coaching space that's going to get your book off to the best possible start, and is currently the ONLY way of working with me 1:1 for the rest of this year on your book as I’m closed out to all other book coaching opportunities.

Link in bio to read more. When those slots are gone - they’re gone!

No podcast this week because I’m being a grown up at the London Book Fair- but here’s a reminder for anyone that needs it:

You can be inconsistent, messy and not listen to your own teaching and milestones still show up.

You’re doing great 🙌🏼