Happy New Year. Here's to a magical 2026 and light along the path. (Image by SimoneVomFeld at Pixabay).

I don't know how this works, but I'll promote my #gothic #horror as long as the post stays up! Mine is the first book in a three-book gothic/folk horror novel set in Michigan. Horror Writers Chat #HorrorWritersChat #Michigan www.amazon.com/Dance-Rotten...

End of December 2022 sunset in Kansas. The 12-31-25 blog is live at sycoffelt.com Writing Every Day? Love for you to visit and read. #WritingCommunity

My wife, Debbie Bradbury, is facing a tough battle against stage 4 metastatic lung cancer. Please consider donating, sharing, or even buying one of my books to help ease her burden during this challenging time. Every bit helps. gofund.me/abb03b0d7

A winter shot of our street from 2021. No snow today, but still cold enough to stay inside and spend the day revising the WIP. How are you spending the last days of 2025? #WritingCommunity

The 12-31-25 blog is written and scheduled to publish at midnight of the last day this year. And asks the age-old question. Should I be writing every day? The answer may surprise you. Check it out at www.sycoffelt.com Image by Couleur from Pixabay. Winter has arrived.

Winter 2021. Moving along with my WIP. I won't be done with this draft by 2026, but it's a close thing. Maybe by mid-January. Also working on the December 31 Blog. Here's an unofficial and unformatted poll. What do you think? Writer's Resolutions or Writing Most Days? Or something else entirely?

Peter C. Bradbury crafts stories that pull you in from the first page. These dark thrillers and mysteries are not just books; they're experiences that captivate your mind. Disturbing and exciting! 📚📷 #BookLovers #DarkThrillers petercbradbury.com tinyurl.com/24nucxb9

The week between Christmas and New Years always feels like liminal space to me. Not quite empty and uncanny. What about you? (Image by Peter H. from Pixabay).

Folks have been taking amazing photos of Kansas sunrises, but here it's been overcast and foggy for days. Here's a winter sunrise from 2023.

This Christmas and New Year, dive into Peter C. Bradbury's world of dark thrillers and murder mysteries! His books promise fast-paced, engrossing stories that'll keep you on the edge. 📚🔍 #ThrillerReads #PageTurner petercbradbury.com USA: tinyurl.com/24nucxb9 UK: tinyurl.com/y2ue6jj8

Our foggy Christmas morning in Kansas. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. We're feasting on halibut today. What's on your menu?

Happy Christmas Eve to all who celebrate. (Image by Gerd Altman from Pixaby).

This book tackles an incredibly painful but necessary subject. It’s powerful and eye-opening, a gripping story that sheds light on a crisis too many choose to ignore. A must-read for anyone who cares about justice and humanity. #DarkThriller #GrippingRead #ThrillerFans tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp

Solstice sunset. Taken on December 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM.

Happy Winter Solstice to all who celebrate. Here comes the sun. Image by 🌼Christel🌼 from Pixabay

Last night's sunset. Today it's back to the grind for me. My goal is 1k words a day (or 7k words a week), and at this rate, this major revision will be done by the first week of the New Year. Good enough. Better to reach my stretch goal of December 30. #WritingCommunity

The newsletter will go out at midnight tonight (which will be tomorrow). Writing in the Dark offers a bit about flow, which I think is my best friend as a writer. To learn about it, follow me at www.sycoffelt.com

Debbie Bradbury is facing a tough battle against stage 4 lung cancer. She’s had to pause her passion for crafting due to her health. Your support can make a real difference. Please consider donating or sharing to help. Every bit helps. gofund.me/9bcfbc0e6

Writing in the Dark. Image by Vilius Kukanauskas from Pixabay. Two more days to sign up for the newsletter at www.sycoffelt.com A wild Tarot card drawing for the new year. Review for a cozy speculative. A bit about magical aging and flow.

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate. #WritingCommunity

This is what my TBR list feels like today. Image by Nino Carè from Pixabay. And I'm re-revising my WIP. But the last newsletter of the year is ready to go out in four days. I'd love for you to follow at www.sycoffelt.com #WritingCommunity

Who's looking for a Victorian gothic ghost story? Send them this way!

A sunset from this day in 2022. Hoping to be done with this iteration of my WIP by the end of the month. #WritingCommunity

Last night's sunset. We've had a run of colorful evenings. Deep into my WIP reinvention. So far, so good. #WritingCommunity #speclit

If you’re looking for a 1st book in a #horrorbook series, #booksky 💙📚, I humbly ask that you give mine a shot. #writingcommunity It’s had good reviews, is on #kindleunlimited, on #kindle for $2.99, and I can do Venmo if you want a signed copy. Reposts appreciated! www.amazon.com/Dance-Rotten...

Please share. My wife has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer and she faces radiation and chemotherapy. She has a gofundme page at gofundme.com/f/help-debbi... or please buy one of my dark thrillers or murder mysteries at tinyurl.com/24nucxb9 Thank you so much!

Last night's fab sunset. I've totally reorganized my WIP, with several new bits to be written. How many times have I reinvented this story? I've lost count This will be the last. Yeah. Famous last words. #WritingCommunity #SpecLit

In this sequel to Prospects, the Savvas brothers are back in the USA and gorgeous women are again disappearing. This dark psychological thriller is intense and will make you breathless! 📚 #darkthriller #darkpyschologicalsuspense tinyurl.com/2fbdupdm

I'm taking a bit of a social media break to focus on the newsletter coming out December 20, the last newsletter for 2025. To receive it, I'd love to see you at www.sycoffelt.com Meanwhile, here's a tree (image by Uschi Dugulin from Pixabay).

Hey #booksky 📚💙 #boooktok and #horrorbooks, I was on the Spooky Chris #podcast, and it was a great time. We discussed my latest book, Blood of the Witness Tree. We also talked about book #marketing, writing practices, and advice for newer #writers. Check it out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Please share. My wife has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer and she is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. She has a gofundme page at: gofundme.com/f/help-debbi... or please buy one of my dark thrillers or murder mysteries at: tinyurl.com/24nucxb9 Thank you so much!

Another old building, this one by Roy Harryman from Pixabay. It's time for me to go wandering and look for old buildings. I'm writing a retelling of Greek myths, but in the Wild West. Started with Helen of Sparta (MO) after the Great War. It's my side hustle for 2026. #SpecLit

Peter C. Bradbury crafts stories that pull you in from the first page. These dark thrillers and mysteries are not just books; they're experiences that captivate your mind. Disturbing and exciting! 📚📷 #BookLovers #DarkThrillers petercbradbury.com tinyurl.com/24nucxb9

Happy Caturday. Here's Fat Boy, middle of the night, wide awake and keeping me awake. Bad kitty. I need my sleep.

I’ve tried (kinda) to reach #readers via #facebook. Has been a waste of time. I’ve found my curious/generous new readers through #booksky 💙📚 My folk/ #gothic #horrorbook is on #KindleUnlimited is $2.99 on #kindle and is a handsome paperback. Take a chance? #booktok www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0FQ...

Wish I'd taken this photo. We have several old barns like this one nearby. Image from StockSnap at Pixabay. Someone is duplicating scenes in my WIP and adding those scenes to multiple chapters. Is it me having a PICNIC? (Problem in Chair, Not in Computer). I need to fix this. #WritingCommunity.

Dawn sky in Kansas. #Photography #Sunrise

Hey #booksky 📚💙...want to feed your #reading habit while supporting a small @npr.org station? You can get my books (The Dance of Rotten Sticks and Blood of the Witness Tree) for a $75 donation. They will be signed and shipped. Perhaps a #Christmas gift? Just call 877-472-7677. As for book deal!

Someone else's cat (actually from Pixabay). I'm looking for my other cat photos--spent a summer taking snaps of Not-My-Cat. This week I'm dealing with a major curve ball in my WIP. I may have to set back the launch by a whole year. #WritingCommunity

Today I'm 77 years old. Whew. Never thought I'd get beyond 30. Thanks to Shelley Evans at Pixabay for my cake. If you love short stories and feel inclined to give me a gift, read my Blog at www.sycoffelt.com/blog/why-i-w... #WritingCommunity #Reading

It's November 30 and today my second blog post is out. Why I write short stories. To read it, check out my website at www.sycoffelt.com. Hope to see you there. #WritingCommunity #SpecLit

Peter C. Bradbury crafts stories that pull you in from the first page. These dark thrillers and mysteries are not just books; they're experiences that captivate your mind. Disturbing and exciting! 📚✨ #BookLovers #DarkThrillers www.petercbradbury.com tinyurl.com/24nucxb9

Orange twilight. Photo from late fall 2021. It's revision time. #WritingCommunity

I don't have any Black Friday deals running because my self-published books are already 99 cents on Amazon! Short horror story collections, a Victorian gothic novella, a horror fantasy novel, and a southern gothic novelette. Happy reading! 📚👀 #booksky www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

🌓 Every child holds a story, and their disappearance is a chapter the FBI is desperate to rewrite. Enter a world where danger lurks in every corner and hope is the only beacon. #DarkThriller #ChillingThriller #FBIChase #BookLover 📖 tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp

It's leftover day and we're expecting company. So, looking to make leftovers look like today's delights. Not as wonderful as this image by Hans from Pixaby. Will I get any writing done today? Doubt it. I've got two great grandchildren to play with. #WitingCommunity

Happy Thanksgiving. Or have a great Thursday.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and today I have to wrestle with a turkey. Dreamed all night of every possible try-fail cycle involving turkey. Anxiety provoking. Gobble. (Image by Mohan Nannapaneni at Pixaby). #WritingCommunity

I started off writing a novel and ended up writing short fiction. Any short story or flash fiction writers out there? Let's engage. Check out my blog on November 30th for why I write short stories. Link is in the bio. #WritingCommunity