I am once again begging folks to understand the difference between ‘I don’t like this’ and ‘Nobody likes this’. You are not the main character of the world. Readers and authors have different tastes. You are not the arbiter of what authors should and should not put into books.

5/29: silent! 🤫 #WIPSnips

5/28: insect. i can’t believe i only use it once in my whole draft 🐜 #WIPSnips

SLUGGER a dark fiction magazine that publishes two volumes per year. Each volume includes 7-10 short stories, full page/original/B&W interior art for each story, and a Sound Trails section that features non-fiction pieces related to punk/horror music. ko-fi.com/sluggerficti...

EILEEN x I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS x Micah Nemerever’s THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS An agent’s guide to THE WATCHFUL MR. SHEPHERD, an adult psychological horror featuring— 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Rep 👁️ Obsession 🔪 Rising Body Count ❓ Unreliable Narrator 🍰 Moral Rot ❄️ Snowy Backdrop #QuestPit #W #H #A

3/9: screw(ed) #WIPSnips Kieran spends a lot of time crying in this book but to his credit, it’s not melodrama

i write horror almost exclusively & lean bittersweet. usually one of the characters experiences a loss (identity, death, health, safety, self, etc) but gains something else important to them (freedom, identity, courage, love). i’d be hesitant to say any of my stories have traditionally happy 1/2 🧵

3/5: destroy -> destruction. this is one of my favorite dialogue exchanges #WIPSnips

Pre-orders open for Vol. 2! $12 for physical version + shipping. That's a steal for 13 pieces of original writing and 10 pieces of original interior artwork. $5 for the PDF. Go get it! ko-fi.com/sluggerficti...

3/3: counter #WIPSnips

the protagonist of my horror wip sustains a significant neck injury over the course of the book. it affects him mostly psychologically, with a few targeted physical moments. i plan on commissioning @silverhalls.bsky.social soon for character art depicting this injury! #Writesky

Pre-orders open for Vol. 2! Link in bio! Featuring work by @kayv.bsky.social @dreadwrites.bsky.social @jakeiswriting.bsky.social @carsonwinter.bsky.social @innatelywriting.bsky.social @beardedbetts.bsky.social and others!

3/2: most <3 #WIPSnips

excited to announce that my short fiction “woman parts” will appear in this issue of slugger! the first issue was great & i encourage anyone interested in short horror pieces to check them out 💙🩸 #Writesky

I imagine in a modern AU, Anaya's Instagram is very clean and aesthetic. She’s a rising star 🌠 (or should I say sun?) #f #a #w #UnhingedPit

3/1: face 👺 #WIPSnips

🎶 Broadway proudly presents the Bringer of First Light: the Musical! 🎶 Or the musical AU nobody asked for 💃🕺 #F #A #W #UnhingedPit

❤️February is the month of love.❤️ No better time to reimagine my psychological literary horror as a contemporary romance #H #A #W #UnhingedPit

Meet... ❤️KIERAN SHEPHERD, 28❤️ Forensic Scientist 7 miles away I've blocked my ex on here 57 times. Sorry for late matches I enjoy drinking to escape reality. JK! But our first date should be @ a bar Kieran is the "love interest" of my "romance" novel, The Watchful Mr. Shepherd #H #A #W #UnhingedPit

Meet... ❤️LUKE WELLS (Shepherd?), 28❤️ Medical Examiner's Assistant 15 miles away Swipe left. I'm only here for one person. Even if I wasn't, we wouldn't match. Don't be selfish; be an organ donor. Luke is the protagonist of my "romance" novel, The Watchful Mr. Shepherd #H #A #W #UnhingedPit

THE BRINGER OF FIRST LIGHT ☀️🌙 ✨ The Elves built an empire on magic and divine providence. For millennia, they believed power proved they were chosen by the Twin Goddesses to lead. But when a schism between Sun and Moon elves divided them, humans found a way to steal their magic. #WSpit #W #A #F

IM THINKING OF ENDING THINGS X EILEEN Luke can dissect a body without flinching. Letting go of his ex-husband is another story. THE WATCHFUL MR. SHEPHERD is a psychological lit. horror featuring: 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ 🧊unreliable narrator 📱stalking 🩸rising body count -and a past that bites #WSPIT #W #H #L #A

2/24: neither #WIPSnips

the protagonist of my psychological literary horror wip is luke, a divorced medical examiner's assistant. it follows him intimately, so readers get to live (and fester) inside his head, which has been so fun to write since luke has unusual psychology. 🧵1/3 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writing

2/23: science -> forensics! #WIPSnips

Stay tuned for a full cover reveal of SLUGGER Vol. 2!

2/20: corner from one of my fave scenes in this draft #WIPSnips

2/19: subtle! #WIPSnips

2/16: hurt #WIPSnips

2/15: never #WIPSnips

2/13: serious #WIPSnips

2/12: defense! #WIPSnips

2/11: vibe ➡️ feeling #WIPSnips CW for mentions of blood/sex

2/9 swapping select for choose! #WIPSnips

no airport but i do have fly #WIPSnips

2/6 - sixth 6️⃣ #WIPSnips

2/5 for except 🩵 #WIPSnips

#WIPSnips 😎

surprisingly i have no confident or its direct synonyms in my WIP but im sure “sure” is close enough #WIPSnips

surprisingly don’t have perish but die is pretty close 😩 #WIPSnips

zeal = passion 😎 #WIPSnips

academy -> school for today’s #WIPSnips from my project, ICEBOX

IM THINKING OF ENDING THINGS X EILEEN Luke is forced to team up with his estranged ex-husband when someone, or something, unknown to them drudges up secrets of their sordid past that threatens to rip apart their lives. ICEBOX is a WIP. 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ ❓unreliable narrator 👁️ obsession #questpit #W #H #A #T

CARRIE X SHARP OBJECTS In the deep Louisiana bayou, Sadie participates in increasingly gruesome Festival tasks in an attempt to achieve Godhood before she's forced into an arranged marriage. THE GODBRINGER is currently on query 🐍unlikable FMC 🗡️ cults 🐗 soft MMC #questpit #agentsguide #Q #A #H #LF

second person perspective is one of my favorites, happy i can post it with today’s #WIPSnips ! 💕 from my current wip, ICEBOX

first #WIPSnips but going with building instead of formation!

Current work in progress whilst waiting to hear back from agents and publishers about my finished manuscript. Introducing: Project ICEBOX … because there’s some scenes in a morgue and I dunno what else to call it at this stage #writing #writersky

listening to my coworkers who both beta-read my novel debate the likability of the main character and the themes underneath the horror is, in fact, what makes the struggle of writing and the pain of rejections worth it

some writing excerpts from various projects i’m zero drafting & editing this novel writing month 🌟 #writing #thrillerwriting #horrorwriting #novelwritingmonth

the lab, lately #microbiology