Finally able to share that I was at Creatures Crimes and Creativity Con this past weekend and it was sooo much fun! I was on a panel and moderated another. Soaked in great advice from the Keynote speakers. Sold 6 books. Here’s some pics from the event! #writersconference #authorssky #C3con

Looking for suggestions for an easy to read and distribute my author newsletter. I use MailerLite, but feel like it involves never ending scrolling to read the content. I’ve made traditional ones via Canva, pretty but not easy to read on the phone. What should I do? #authorsky #authorcommunity

Great Carroll Chapter with the Maryland Writer’s Association meeting with Hannah K. On Library Resources for Research. Great group, great questions, fun times!

I love writing during fall and that comes through in my stories as many are set during fall months. Can anyone else relate? #authorsky #writerssky #writersconmunity #amwriting #writers

My Substack, Horror on the Page is back from summer break! My recent post covers my picks for fall #horrormovies and #hortorbooks + info about a Weird Wild West flash story I wrote and will be read at an Oct. event + a horror writing prompt. #horror open.substack.com/pub/mksholun...

Feisty Women - Fiction by CafeLit ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

Currently working on getting some new content up on my free substack “Horror on the Page”. Excited to get back into sharing all kinds of things related to the horror genre! #horror #substack #amwriting

Despite it being Labor Day, I used this time to send to finally email two query letters out to two people who are heads of small presses I pitched to at a writing conference back in April - one wanted a full the other requested my first three chapters. #amquerrying #writingcommunity

Finished the 5th draft of my horror novel #amquerrying. Very confident this is the very best version and super proud of it. Only hoping an agent will believe in it, this draft as something worth championing! #litagents #horror #tradpuborbust #writerssky #writingcommunity

I gave a talk at a historical group this past Wednesday sharing my research for an upcoming novel involving a murder that happen where I live in 1938 with the trial in 1939. A relative of the murder brought this matchstick box he made in prison to show me. How cool! #truecrime #writingcommunity

Thoughts on my longline for my novel? What if a dilapidated farmhouse is no longer able to keep a decades old secret buried when it’s owner is found dead, forcing one neighbor to risk everything in order to keep her peaceful rural community together while a looming darkness aims to tear it apart?

It’s almost spooky season! Who else is excited! What’s on you spooky TBR list? #spooky #horror #booksky #writingcommunity

Ugh! Missed out on #questpit as life was hectic today! One of these days I’ll be prepared to do a #pitchevent. What are some future pitch events you recommend. (Note #amquerrying a #folklore #horror novel 89,000 words and based on true events.) #writingcommunity

My author newsletter is out. Read up on updates from May, June, and July including book launch photos, talk about my writing meet-up group, highlights from events where I sold my books, an author talk, and much more! #authornewsletter #writerscommunity preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4482...

Happy August all! What are your writing and reading goals for this month? #writerscommunity #writersky #writinggoals

Planning on using this ad for a writers conference program that I designed. Hoping for some feedback. What works and doesn't work for you? Would you check it out in the conference's bookstore or visit the website? #bookmarketing #writersky #writingcommunity #writingconferences #authors #writers

A week ago, I submitted a short story to Writers Playground's contest. It required choosing a character and location out of 5 choices for each. Mine is based on Ferrari-Carano in #SonomaCounty CA. Never been but damn it looks amazing www.ferrari-carano.com #shortstory #winery #writingcontest

More happy writer fans! This is from earlier this week at the Cult Writer’s group I belong to. #authorlife #authorsofbsky #writerscommunity

Two days ago I sent in my flash story to a Weird West contest! The rough draft at 1,300 words, but needed to be shaved down to under 1,000 words in two hours (plus edit it)! It got done! Best news? Hubby thought it was one of my best stories! Hope it places and gets published! #weirdwest #writerssky

Another happy customer! This photo is from this past weekend’s #christmasinjulymd event at the Howard County (MD) Fairgrounds art and craft show. #writerssky #authorsky #writingcommunity #writers #bookselfie

Here’s my booth set up for when I sell my books at craft shows, farmers markets, and book fairs. What do you think? #writingcommunity #writerssky #authors

All set up and ready to sell and sign some books at the #howardcountymdfairgrounds for #ChristmasinJuly art and craft show happening both Saturday and Sunday from 9-4! Here’s a sneak peek of my booth. #writerssky #authorsky

Yea! My book is out of Amazon purgatory! For 3 weeks, the buy and add to cart button were removed. My publisher, #BookBaby came to the rescue and after a phone call with them, they put in a request to Amazon. Very thankful! Anyone else had or is having this issue? #authorsky

As I mentioned a day or so ago, I want to get back into sharing #horror related goodies. Gotta kick it off with the movie #sinners ! It deserves 6 stars! Great premise, an amazing cast, perfect creepy atmosphere, exceptional music and a brilliant twist on the vampire genre! It’s amazing! Agree?

Not sure if folks have seen this article, but I think anyone do likes #writing #horror will find it very enlightening! I did! #writingcommunity janefriedman.com/what-isnt-sa...

Hello Bluesky friends! Miss you! I’ve been writing, getting away, and sweating. Too much TMI?? I’ve also been binging lot of great #horror and #thriller shows and movies lately. Will be talking all about that later today. And working on a Weird Wild West flash story. Details coming! #writerssky

What a week! ➡️ Cult Writing Group meetup ➡️ 👨‍⚕️ appt. ➡️ Mother-in-law's in the 🏥 & had surgery ➡️ MWA Chapter exec committee met to do the budget & 2025-2026 meeting schedule ➡️ Dealt with Amazon & other retailers re: a book selling issue. ➡️ 👩‍🌾 market tomorrow How has your week gone?

Fake seller alert on Amazon. If anyone sees Webdelico and Amasinbooks selling books on Amazon, watch out. They're a scam/shell company claiming they have my books (and millions of others books) and don't. They never send a book, just get your money and to date have never given out one refund.

Spent Saturday selling signing my book at a craft show in and Lebanon, PA. Thankful it was inside and in the A/C! 🙂. Would love to hear how other authors of #authorssky handle marketing their books in the summer. Me? I won’t do outdoor summer shows as heat and weather can be unpredictable.

My story got an honorable mention for the Wonder 2025 writing contest with @writingbattle.bsky.social ! Yea! #writingcommunity #writers #authors #flashfiction #writingcontest

Hello #maryland #writers ! Join us for a unique writers salon happening June 19 from 6-8pm at Sunday Mornings at Savanna’s in New Windsor, MD! It’s free and there’ll be coffee and a light snack. The theme/topic is #characterdevelopment - motivations and evolution. #authorssky

Forgot to share that I had a great time at the Cult Writers Group at Cult Classic Brewing Company on Tuesday. We discussed what drives us to write and it’s the stories these guys share about their accomplishments and their support of one another that motivates me as a writer! #writingcommunity

Putting in the hours the past 7 days which does relate to writing, but not really writing writing. If I could transfer the amount of words I’ve written for emails I’ve put out, I’d have half a novel composed. Does writing emails count as writing? #writingcommunity #writerssky #authorssky

Woot woot! I made it to Round 5 of the #writingbattle, putting me in the top 3 of my house/group! Anyone else do the Wonder 2025 #writingcontest ? Here's the link to my flash story that has nods to norse and Scottish folklore #folklore #fantasy #writingcommunity www.writingbattle.com/story/debrie...

I'm finally getting around to play with the app/software BookBrush. Any other #authors willing to share a tip or two in how they use Bookbrush? #authorssky #writingcommunity

Just posted an out of the box post via my #substack, Horror on the Page, regarding how I not what inspired me to write and #indiepublish my book but how I approached planning my #booklaunch party that happened this past May 9th. Enjoy! #authorsky #booksky open.substack.com/pub/mksholun....

Finally back to getting into the good stuff - all things #horrorwriters. Here’s my horror #writingprompt for the week via my substack - Horror on the Page. Read my take on the prompt “medicine” and invite you to take a “stab” at the prompt too. #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/mksholun...

It’s the weekend and I’m writing using prompts from my new book! What are you up to this weekend? #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts

Another great meeting with the Carroll Chapter of @marylandwriters.bsky.social ! Great talk with Karen Diem about Navigating Amazon - in tips and tricks to publishing using KDP. Definitely learned some new tricks especially when it comes to customer service. #KDP #selfpublishing #writerscommunity

My interview for A Book Finds You podcast is live! It’s for authors to share the inspiration about your book and their writing process. Heat what inspired my book 150+ Prompts: A Creative Writer’s Journal and how it’s helping writers find their creativity. #aubtorsky #writerscommunity #podcastsky

Saw this at a yard sale over the weekend and couldn’t help but snap a pick thinking this would be helpful one day in writing a story on nostalgic games. What was your favorite board game when you were a kid? #boardgames #retro #writingresearch

My writing prompt book is on sale for 15% off but only through Friday May 9th, my launch day! Use code 15OFF at the time if checkout to get the discount! It is available at all major bookstores too but at reg price. #writingprompt #writerssky #authorssky #writers store.bookbaby.com/Book?bookurl...

Staring at a blank page, unable to come up with new ideas for a story? Has writers block stalled your progress? Struggle transitioning between different genres Ex: non-fiction/memoir to fiction? Frustrated your writing routine feels stale or unproductive? You may want new book! #writerssky #prompts

My release date for my #creativewriring #prompt book 150+ Prompt is happening in a few days! Hoping 25 friends and fellow authors friends from my writing groups will celebrate with me at my launch party in Maryland. If your around you’re invited! May 9th. #writingcommunity #authorssky #writerssky

Still thinking about the great discussions about times we thought about quitting and AI and scammers, from last weeks monthly meeting with my fellow #authors and #writers of the Cult Writers Group in #stevensvillemd

Hey #bluesky! Loving this platform! Hope to connect more with: 📕 fiction readers /writers/authors 📝 writing communities/groups ⚡️flash fiction writers 🎙️podcasts about writing/horror 🪦 ❤️ love horror/folklore/ghost stories ☠️ the paranormal 🦀🦪⚓️ Maryland/Marylanders 🌺 Hawaii/Hawaiian food

Just submitted my #flashfiction story to the #writingbattle happening this week and ending tomorrow. Feel really good about my 994 word fantasy story. Anyone else doing tw 2025 Wonder Flash Fiction Ballrle? #writingcommunity #writingcontest #wonderbattle

Don’t mean to be silent, April has just been a busy month. Ever since I got back from the Las Vegas Conference I’ve been promoting the release of my 150+ Prompts book, doing writers meeting, planning a book launch party on May 9th, doing a flash writing contest and now it’s Easter weekend.

Excited to announce that my book launch party will be Friday May 9 at 6:30 at the Fellowship Hall at Emory UMC in Upperco, MD! There’ll be refreshments, a short talk, raffle for 3 prizes, and a Write In using prompts from my Book! #booklaunch #maryland #writingcommunity #authorssky #booksigning

At the #lasvegaswritersconference learning about key info on making your writing noticed and stories that are unputdowable. Really enjoying it!