Cloudless Rain would smell like wet cement, like the city after it's rained for three days without stopping. Not petrichor, exactly. It isn't fresh enough for that. Like someone tried to wash a stain out, and kept trying long after it became invisible to everyone else.

Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head. Poltergeist (1982) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Halloween (1978) Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Looking for a quick scare this #Halloween? My 🏳️‍⚧️ short stories are queer in more ways than one! If you like gothic fantasy or the Cthulhu Mythos, you'll probably enjoy them. 📚💙📚🌈📚🤏📚💙😱 payhip.com/ALittleBitof... books2read.com/ap/nzej7l/Vi...

Still time for spooky reads (like The Devil in the Woods!) for spooky month! 🎃 Here's a snippet from Vivian's POV! She has a method for debunking urban legends that tends to work out, except maybe not this time... Available now! ⬇️ 🕯️ books.earlronove.com/thedevilinth...

Sorry for the delay on the video this week! We have company and I have not had time/energy to record or edit! My review of The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen will be out on SATURDAY!

BE NOT AFRAID, my fast-paced survival horror novella about a very bad night and violent angels, is fast approaching! You still have time to pre-order!! (And, if you like goodies with your pre-orders, check out the signed physical copy bundle on ko-fi!) 👁️ books.earlronove.com/benotafraid 🩸📚

Work is kicking my butt this week 😩 Coming back after a break is always so difficult. All that relaxation and quality of life improvement gone in 2 hours or less...

Thanks bike, I really needed another unforeseen cost on top of everything else. I'd say I'm open for commissions (bc I still am!) to fix it, but no one wanted any last time. So, maybe buy my books to help out! sjean.carrd.co#books

Looking for a community of authors, writers, and editors? Wanna learn more about writing, editing, and honing your craft? How about helping me access life-saving medications? You can gain all this and more by joining my patreon! Whatever your budget, whatever your goals, I've got a tier for you! 👇🏼

Hey Horror Fans, How many of these books by #StokerCon2025 attendees have you read? There are 50 books in this thread. > Repost your faves > Share your scores ??/50 > Or just add to your tbr! #HauteCover #HorrorSky 💙📚 🩸📚

Sweet & Wild, is out now! 🐝💛🍃 Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance featuring nature magic, a sunshine MC, and mysterious spirits in the forest! Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9 Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur... Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild Cover by the wonderful @northyme.com

Grab a new Event Horizon-inspired cosmic horror for #SpookySeason 🎃 A rescue mission to a stranded starship turns into a nightmare for Helene Cross and her crew when their minds are ensnared by an entity from beyond the stars. books2read.com/thego... alankdell.itch.io/th...#SpookySeason 📢📚 | 🩸📚🪐 | 🤏📚

📝 400+ pages 🥀 urban fantasy 🌃 set in washington state 🔥 slow burn 🤍 romance and angst 🗡️ demons and vampires 📕 first in a duology 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

I was tagged to complete the Outline Snapshot tag on Tumblr, and I thought a video was the best way to show off my outlining! #indieauthor

For US peeps, bookshop.org is having a free shipping sale for print books as an anti-amazon sale! That's really neat! Did you know you can find all my paperbacks there, too? And so many other cool indies? You should check it out!! bookshop.org/shop/earlron...

ALiCE Faux Insta Profile I'm trying to make more marketing materials for my books. And why not start with ALiCE, the perfect book for spooky season? You can get the ebook for just $1 from my Ko-Fi, as well as its newly published companion novella, WHiTE RABBiT! Or anywhere books are sold online~

Choosing to read indie books is great, solid pat on the back material. But choosing to read AND REVIEW indie books? You, my friend, are the stuff of legends.

Coming Soon! My husband and I take on The Horror Zine's list of do's and don't's. When your submission guidelines disallow genre staples like slashers, gore, and religious or political themes, we're left wondering: what's left in Horror to write about?

I am maybe one page in to Friend of the Damned by @vincentlore.bsky.social and OBSESSED what do you MEAN "Don't hurt her, I'm the one you want?" what do you mean using second person POV to cast the reader as the antagonist WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S ONLY 30 PAGES HELLO???????? Anyway, get it and read it!

I think Hymn of Memory by @earlronove.bsky.social is actually set in the late summer, but it is GIVING fall vibes. Like, PEAK first-day-of-fall, crisp-autumn-air, time-to-make-soup-for-dinner mood. And if anything bad happens to Morgan or Fin I will cry.

You should read this book! It's good!

Fighting for my LIFE to not take a nap...but I'm so cozy!!!

name: Avalon current read: Hymn of Memory by @earlronove.bsky.social last show: Graveyard Games with @aureliovoltaire.bsky.social last film: Radio Flyer (1992) fav book this year: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix fav watch this year: K-Pop Demon Hunters + something spooky:

Less than a month to pre-order a signed paperback of BE NOT AFRAID! And, because I think prints are neat, I've added a second one to the goodies to entice you that this pre-order bundle is pretty cool! ko-fi.com/earlronove/s... (there's also a cheaper bookplate bundle with the same goodies!)

I really need to be better about updating my Storygraph account...

Lazarus Core, Arkham private eye, finds more than he ever wanted in an abandoned house... 🐙 Cthulhu Mythos noir 💃 Flapper era 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans man MC 🫧 Freshwater horrors 🖤 Homoerotic rivals 🟡 Him. books2read.com/u/b6XgRE payhip.com/b/JP4Q0 🤏📚 💙📚 #horrorsky

My writing career (such that it is) summed up in one image:

The Devil in the Woods, my teen horror, takes place during October & ends on Halloween! What better way to invite you to give it a look than with snippets? Felix is our main character and starts the novella going to debunk an urban legend (too bad it's real)! 🕯️ books.earlronove.com/thedevilinth...

My review of Paige Not Found is now public! I really, really need more people to be talking about this book because oh my gods? Literally it's about autistic kids taking charge of their own lives? Literally the villain is an Elon Musk expy? Literally it's also very queer? Guys come on.

This is both frightening and appalling

I still need to read this one!!

Don’t assume your publisher registered your copyright. Check for yourself. Many writers are finding that publishers skipped this crucial step—even when contracts said otherwise. Read more: writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i... #AuthorTips #WriterBeware #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #WritersOfInstagram

TONS of videos are going up today! My full review of Paige Not Found will be public today. Supporters will have early access to the next TWO Throne of Glass videos, the next Grey video, AND the next episode of our Cinderella Boy dub. It's a great time to become a supporter if you aren't already!

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 30: Wrap-up! I tried to participate, and I didn't manage it a lot of days, but I DID post a few times which is better than I've done in the past!!

Waiting for the new chapter of Cinderella Boy dealt so much psychic damage to me that I had to add a chapter to my CB Playlist fic. Enjoy!

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 29! I'm definitely an introvert. In the main cast of Stellar Eclipse: Baltan - Introvert but can tolerate social settings Eureka - Ambivert; likes being with his family anywhere Azzie - Introvert, WILL get anxious in crowded places Lleuwellyn - Extrovert but bad at it

Please read this I need people to scream about it with!

Maybe instead of repackaged HP fanfic that keeps a genocidal transphobe relevant... You read a book about trans love and joy written by a trans author who actually cares about our community. Buttpirates.carrd.co

🧙 wild witches 🐦‍⬛ a crow (or two) 🔮 portal fantasy 🐈‍⬛ a cat who wanders in 👨‍❤️‍👨 true love 🗡️ revenge 👑 evil faeries 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Look I'm really proud that I actually got my bullet journal updated on time and I think it's super cute okay ;w; #bujo #planwithme

My fall #TBR is now posted! See what's on my reading list for the season~ with selections from @earlronove.bsky.social and @vincentlore.bsky.social youtu.be/RmQ5qbEswko

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 22: What type of book would your MC(s) write? Baltan would probably end up writing quick romance novels because they sell. (minor spoiler) Eureka actually ends up working as a translator at a publishing house, and he'd probably write short narrative nonfiction.

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 20 is a snippet share, so I'm going to actually try to share some of my writing?? Unheard of for me, lol. Here's the opening of the Weathering the Storm edition of Cloudless Rain which I will HOPEFULLY finish and upload this year.

It's Queer Your eReader day, hosted by @divinationhollow.bsky.social! During Sept 20th, find so many different SFF queer books on sale for the nice price of free! Like Wherever the Stars Call, my sci fi adventure! Find all the participating books here ➡️ divinationhollow.com/queer-your-e... ! 🚀

Happy Stuff Your Kindle day! From Sept. 20-21 you can snag The Bones We Haunt and other monster, fantasy, paranormal, and sci-fi romance ebooks on sale for $1.99 a piece! See the full catalog of books at monstersandmagicsykd.wordpress.com!

Oh, here's a fun one for #FantasyIndiesSeptember, because he might not strike readers as power-hungry right away, but there is a character introduced in Echoed Thunder who very much DOES want power for what he considers ethical reasons. Though he's willing to use some unethical means to get it...

I'm having a hard day re medical bullshit, so if you want to support me and keep me going, you should check out my books! I have 4 novels and 2 novellas (and one releasing soon!)! Lots of emotional character-focused SFF goodness for you to peruse! 🌻 sjean.carrd.co#books

New video! Roselin Reviews: Camp Scare Watch it on YouTube~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvQx...

While I'm working on this extra illustration for BE NOT AFRAID (it's gonna be cute, I swear, just need to draw the subway car...), why not check out what ARC readers have been saying about the book? A lot of really nice words!! BE NOT AFRAID releases DEC 9th! books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

After what Trent and Seth go through in BE NOT AFRAID, I felt they deserved a nice respite napping on a subway where nothing bad happens at all. Nope. Nothing. At all. Not this subway, anyway... BE NOT AFRAID, my survival horror novella, is out Dec 9th!