Sussex Bonfire Society Parade! Aka "Are you sure it's not a cult?"

A Half-Baked Harmony - a sweet, cosy romcom set against the backdrop of the Brighton seafront. Rock star Johan and baker Dominic, caught between their private hardships and the promise of a brighter future together, must confront their demons and choose each other over fear. #QuestPit #A #R #LGBT

The problem of a compensatory rest after a late on call always lulls me into thinking I have an extra day to do things round the house. The reality is I make these plans and then stare at the wall like a zombie.

On call fox watch: 3 foxes!

Final @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social book haul!

I need to get up to get ready for another day at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social ...but I'm stuck under a fat orange cat. Thoughts and prayers appreciated.

Me: has A Thing about Kit Marlowe Me: has A Thing about Prague Me: finds a book about Kit Marlowe doing spy shit in Prague Insert happy book goblin noises

One More Sleep until world fantasy con! Assuming I can sleep. It's proving elusive lately

I have far too much to do with writing and work. Perfect time to start making a sweater!

Just finished Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff and fuck my face it was good!

🩸 New #TremblingWithFear is live! This week features “The Mass” by Richard Martin: a dark and haunting tale that lingers long after reading. Plus drabbles from @ariskari.bsky.social, Will McCloughlin, and James Patrick Focarile. Read it now: horrortree.com/trembling-wi... #TremblingWithFear#HorrorCommunity #AmReading

Welcome to Wilton's Cross, an idyllic village in the heart of the English countryside where nothing interesting ever happens and no unspeakable tragedies have ever occurred. margaretevewrites.wordpress.com Read the story then help guide it

My romance flash fiction "Wildflowers and Smoke" was published in the September edition of Romance Matters! Also, my summer themed horror short "Beach Ready Body" is now available at Trembling With Fear horrortree.com/trembling-wi...

Trembling With Fear - Summer 2025 Edition w/stories by @noahwood.bsky.social , ‪@academiablues.bsky.social, @ariskari.bsky.social, & more!‬ horrortree.com/trembling-wi... ##Fiction #Free #FreeFiction #TWF #amreading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors

Increased subscription price by £25 for use of the AI that already gets in my way when I try ignoring it? I think not, Microsoft, I think not

Took the plunge and sent out my first agent query. Then notice my first bloody sentence in my cover letter has a word missing. Good job.

Part of my RNA NWS feedback report "My feeling is the author wants some reassurance on whether or not this is ready for market. I’ll be blunt: it is. It’s ready to go. Get it out there!" While pleasant to read, I am feeling very called out. Guess it's querying time.

After literal years of planning to something, I've finally made a website! margaretevewrites.carrd.co

Got the lovely news yesterday that Horror Tree's Trembling With Fear has accepted all four of the drabbles I submitted! Starting to think I'm not half bad at flash fiction

Do you hear the people sing... Cockade made for child's French Day next week

The intense horror of grabbing your towel and suddenly there's a spider on your fingers I am displeased

How it started...

Took a break from both portfolio and procrastination to read A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher and it was So Good! Had all my favourite sort of creepy shit going on. And vultures! I love vultures

More #crochet Not procrastination this time. Downtime activity while on a vacation very much aimed at the 5 year old

If you are a trans author and want to do any of this, please send me an email, which can be found here gnofhorror.com/ginger-nuts-... Normally, this would be only open to horror authors, but this is open to all genres.

Pretty sickened by UK's Supreme Court 🤮 So I'm opening my submission inbox to unagented trans authors in the UK until the END OF APRIL. I'm not currently open to general subs BUT if you're a trans author writing folk horror, weird, experimental, mystery, literary/upmkt fiction, take a look below 👇

Foxy friends! Still need eyes. And have yet to grow legs and walk off despite my daughter's concerns. She's not even watched Toy Story #crochet #foxes

"Even though we think we're alive, we're just made of cardboard. And people are moving us about on sticks." Some bedtime existential thoughts from my 5 year old. Enjoy

Completely forgot I was on call last night. Got summoned at 3am and utterly rocked the look. PJ trousers, bed head, and inside out oversized jumper. So chic

I made a snoot

Picking up my new car today! I'm deeply excited!

Horror drabble was published today! "I Do Not Hear You" inspired by creepy ass stories I've heard out of Appalacia horrortree.com/trembling-wi...

Eeeee @horrortree.bsky.social has accepted my drabble for their Trembling with Fear section. I'm deeply excited!

Oh wow, that's a lot of new followers. Hello! A lot of you might have found me through packs or be following back, but I'm delighted your here and way! I'm just a bit scatty and absent because it's Half Term.

I was left unsupervised five minutes walk from a bookshop. The inevitable happened. Also, "The Warm Hands of Ghosts" is one hell of a title. Couldn't resist

In Glasgow Central Station and the pigeons are starting to gather. Do they know about the timbits in my bag?

Urgh, February has been a lot. How is it only the 6th?

Woe. Rejection from Bookoture. I had many hopes (if not any expectations) for that one. Alas

LOOK UP, HANDSOME X AN UNEXPECTED KIND OF LOVE Rockstar Johan and Baker Dominic must confront their personal demons and make their way to a happily ever after. A queer, contemporary cosy romcom set in the seaside town of Brighton #2025pit #romance #CR #adult

Watching Severance at husband's insistence and it is deeply uncomfortable viewing

I wanted to start reading a specific book today, but I left it at home. I still have my kindle but...its not the book I want

LOOK UP, HANDSOME X AN UNEXPECTED KIND OF LOVE Rockstar Johan and Baker Dominic must confront their personal demons and make their way to a happily ever after. A queer, contemporary cosy romcom set in the seaside town of Brighton #P2Ppit #romance #CR #adult #querying

Johan had barely stepped off the promenade when the rain stopped fucking around and gave him both barrels.

Cheese but...we had to write a story for school. We'd fiction before, but you had to finish it in about an hour. That was just long enough for me to get going. Then, in year six, we had a long-term story project. That was it.

Publication! That's the dream. Goals more under my control: finish the next romance manuscript, get the shorts edited and out there, and make myself a website. So many publishers want marketing strategies now. A site and newsletter will help

My biggest project is the contemporary romance in querying at the moment, but I have a trio of horror shorts out there in the wild with more on the editing floor. And there's a fantasy novel in me somewhere, I know it!

The BFS celebrates all things SFFH. And we want to celebrate with live events in your local area. We're currently looking for authors in Greater Manchester who're interested in panels, readings & talks. Fill out the form & we'll be in touch. forms.gle/yQmFRvbHNxkq...

Starting to wonder if I accidentally licked a shigella plate on Sunday or (more reasonably) scratched an itchy lip before washing my hands. It's been a very long three days

I had a short story published today! Free to read! And (at time of posting at least) it's the cover story www.pikerpress.com/index.php

LOOK UP, HANDSOME X AN UNEXPECTED KIND OF LOVE Rockstar Johan and Baker Dominic must confront their personal demons and make their way to a happily ever after. A queer, contemporary cosy romcom set in the seaside town of Brighton #BluePit #romance #CR #adult