Join me for my chat with the Frank’s Haunted Book Society December 2025 featured author Marcus Hawke! We discuss his creative life, his life in general, and his amazing vampire tale set against the backdrop of New York City at Christmastime, You Can’t Take It With You. youtu.be/r-OLHMcyzl8?...

Love first. For yourself and others. Always. These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com #creativelife #supportindiecreators #supportindieauthors #redbubble #lovefirst

I like cats and dogs more than people, don’t you? These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com #tellyourcatisaidpspsps #housepanther #tellyourdogisaidhi #creativelife #supportindiecreators #redbubble #indiehorror

I love reading books, don’t you? These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com #ilovereading #creativelife #supportindiecreators #supportindieauthors #redbubble #unreliablenarrator #ilovebannedbooks #indiehorror

Got any old books? How about records? Bikes maybe? I like weird old things! These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com #creativelife #redbubble #booksky #vinyl #bikes

I like cats and dogs more than people. How about you? These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com

Maybe we’re only okay on the outside. Here are a few ways to share that with the world while supporting indie creators. These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com

Writers and readers and editors, oh my! Show your literary love this holiday season while supporting indie creators. These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com

All good things do have to start somewhere. That somewhere is with you. No pressure? Support indie creators. Support people putting love into the world.   These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com

Love first. Always. Support indie creators. Support people putting love into the world.   These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com

A few of the redacted statement designs featured in the Literary Collection! These and over 60 other designs are currently available in the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - poppubcreative.redbubble.com #CreativeLife #SupportIndieCreators #unreliablenarrator #Ilovebannedbooks #RedBubble

We’ve got something special (and festive) for the December 2025 edition of Frank’s Haunted Book Society! Welcome Marcus Hawke, and his novel You Can’t Take It With You! frankshauntedbooksociety.substack.com #readindie #buyindie #reviewindie #loveindie #indiehorror #supportindiecreators

I added something special to my archive. I reached out to my local library after seeing old copies of my books on the shelf, so offered to replace them with updated copies. So, I was able to get the old books back, all marked up with use and Marigold Library System stickers. They make me smile.

Read. Edit. Write. Read. Repeat. I know it’s only the 5th, but I’m on schedule. That goes for reading for Frank’s Haunted Book Society, for the final draft of Escaping the Storm before it goes off for edit, and beta reading a friend’s book, among other things.

I signed up for the NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge. The maximum word count is 400 words. First draft? 536 words. Somehow I got it down to 409 words. Now after a few minor changes it’s up to 428 words… Good thing I’ve still got a few hours to work on it. #scarystorychallenge

Join me for my chat with the Frank’s Haunted Book Society October 2025 featured author Shelly Campbell! We talk about her creative life and her dark fantasy novel Gulf, the first book in the Dark Walker series. youtu.be/A8B1C6J7NU8

The first ever finale of Frank’s Haunted Book Society is only 5 days away! Subscribe at frankshauntedbooksociety.substack.com for updates and to join the subscriber-only chat. . . . #readindie #buyindie #reviewindie #loveindie #indiehorror #supportindieauthors #supportindiecreators #booksky

New redacted variant designs have just launched! See all designs, new and not so new, at the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store - www.redbubble.com/people/poppu... . . . #CreativeLife #supportindiehorror #lovemelikemydemonsdo #indiehorror #stayspooky #stayweird #Redbubble #stillhere #booksky

Read new books. Read old books. Read banned books. Read horror books. Read all the books. www.redbubble.com/people/poppu... . . . #readbannedbooks #readhorrorbooks #readspookybooks #readsmuttybooks #readindiehorror #supportindieauthors #supportindiecreators #whattoreadnext #creativelife

Tell the world you’re an introvert without telling the world you’re an introvert! See more like I’d Love to Stay and Chat but I’m Lying on the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store! www.redbubble.com/people/poppu... . . . #CreativeLife #SupportIndieCreators #introvertlife #introverting

The October finale of Frank’s Haunted Book Society is fast approaching and we need a few questions for featured author Shelly Campbell! What have you always wanted to ask your favourite indie author? frankshauntedbooksociety.substack.com #horrorbookclub #readindiehorror #loveindiehorror

I really am spookier than I look. I promise! These designs and more are part of the Stay Weird collection, have a look here - www.redbubble.com/people/poppu...   . . .   #CreativeLife #SupportIndieCreators #stayweird #stayspooky

Good thing Decoy is just a plastic skeleton. For now…   Frank’s Haunted Book Society launches on October 1st. Help us celebrate indie and small press horror here and on Substack! frankshauntedbooksociety.substack.com #horrorbookclub #readindiehorror #loveindiehorror

Frank’s Haunted Book Society is excited to announce our featured author and read for October 2025, Shelly Campbell and her novel Gulf (Dark Walker Series Book 1)! Subscribe for updates at frankshauntedbooksociety.substack.com and follow here. #horrorbookclub #readindiehorror #loveindiehorror

Ten new designs for the readers and writers out there have just been uploaded to the Pencil on Paper Redbubble store. It’s the Literary Collection! Yes, it’s about time! Have a look here - www.redbubble.com/people/poppu...   . . .   #CreativeLife #SupportIndieCreators

NEW ITEMS now available in the I’M not OKAY and Love First collections. A portion of all proceeds from items sold in these collections will be donated to support mental health initiatives. www.redbubble.com/people/poppu...

Two months in a row of getting my newsletter out on time. Maybe I’m on a roll? If once per month emails with exclusive content are your thing, you can subscribe at ShaneKroetsch.com.

When I say creative life, I mean it.

Do you love reading indie horror? What about live author readings and chats? Well then, Frank the Book Bike has some exciting news for you. Frank's Haunted Book Society launches in October. Go to pencilonpaper.ca for details, follow here for updates. #frankshauntedbooksociety #supportindiehorror

Pencil on Paper originally started as a self-publishing imprint, but it was always meant to be more. Through good and bad, the pivots haven’t stopped, and now a new era is about to begin. That means books, haunted book bikes, and a whole lot more. Buckle up. #supportindiecreators #creativelife

Bouchercon World Mystery Convention is coming to Calgary in 2026. The submission deadline for next year’s anthology is October 1, 2025, so I wanted to share in case anyone might be interested.   bouchercon2026.com/anthology/

It’s been two years since the storm forever changed the world, but the sickness was only the beginning. . #readindie #buyindie #reviewindie #loveindie #indiehorror #supportindieauthors

No electricity. No communication. No way to escape the storm raging on the horizon. . #readindie #buyindie #reviewindie #loveindie #indiehorror #supportindieauthors

Home is meant to be a place of sanctuary. For Jason, it means being forced to live life as a shadow, in constant fear of being noticed. . #readindie #buyindie #reviewindie #loveindie #indiehorror #supportindieauthors

Home is meant to be a place of sanctuary. For Jason, it means being forced to live life as a shadow, in constant fear of being noticed. . #readindie #buyindie #reviewindie #loveindie #indiehorror #supportindieauthors

Elements of Indigenous Style by Gregory Younging is a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples. While written from a Canadian perspective, the guidance within is universal. Anyone creating works about Indigenous Peoples would be well served to give it a read. #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay

Happy 4th birthday to Chasing the Storm. Nearly everything about my life has changed since Chasing was first put out into the world. Maybe that’s why I want to acknowledge today, but not celebrate it. Instead I’ll continue to do the only thing I know how to do - I’m going to keep moving forward.

I got my copy of Hand of Doom: A Literary Tribute to Black Sabath yesterday. All proceeds go to ChildrenOfTheNight.org, which is a non-profit providing intervention in the lives of sex-trafficked children. It’s available on Amazon. Go support an amazing cause and some really great writers!

Calgary Horror Con 2025 is only four days away! Julie (Killers and Demons) and I will be at table 63 with all the zombies and heavy metal serial killers. This is going to be an event all horror loving people should check out! #horrorcommunity #horrorreads #horrorreader #zombies #calgaryhorrorcon

Listening to a guided meditation that asked me to visualize the archangel Michael beside me, but all that did was bring to mind a scene for my next project. Except Michael looks like this…

Long day. Something like seven hours of writing, inputting, and editing got me a couple thousand words divided into five new chapters, but more importantly it brought me to THE END. Not that this is the end, there’s still a lot more to do. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

I want to keep writing but I’m so very, very tired. Tomorrow is the final push. Getting this manuscript done is priority one. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

I’m happy with today’s progress. I wrote a chunk of Chapter 33 but it was a jumbled mess. I input it and organized it, so I’ll be ready to attack it again tomorrow. I also added another chapter to the plot, and I rewrote parts of Chapter 27. Again. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

Anyone sensing a theme here? Not as much progress as I hoped, but for the first time, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Six chapters to go. If that means 6-7,000 words total, I’ll be happy. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

Yesterday was a no word count day, but that’s all right. I picked up books from the local printer, attended a bookish event, and caught up with friends. It wasn’t a distraction, it was a needed break from everything else going on. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

Tuesday was a low word count day. I spent more time excavating plot and inputting than I did writing new words. The good news is I think I’m going to hit my overall word count goal. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

Even though I have some unexpected time on my hands, I’m still finding it hard to get many words in each day. I’m hoping this will help keep me on track. My goal is to finish a draft for book four in The Storm series by the end of the week. #horrorwriter #horrorbooks #booksky #wip #zombies

Nothing is easy, especially with me, but I’m getting closer to enjoying the journey. I think I’m finally ready to finish the first draft of what will be book four.

What I love about self-publishing is that I can do whatever I want. What I hate about self-publishing is that I can do whatever I want.