Today I went to the Liberty Lake Historical Group’s meeting which had a military/Veteran’s Day theme. I got to share photos of my grandfather who served in the Army Air Corps in WWII including army newspaper articles! Very nice meeting with great members who also brought items too.

Got more writing done, not a ton of words, but did complete Chapter 3 of my horror novel - a prequel to the novel I’m querrying! How is everyone else doing for #Novelnovember #novnov ?

Had a lot going on the past 3 days so I put my #NovelNovember updates in one bullet journal post. #amwriting #writerscommunity

Day 12’s status with #NovNov #November ! I had a day off from writing and totally okay with that. Here’s what did happen.

Here’s Day 10’s progress with my horror novel I’m writing for #NovNov #NovelNovember Thanks to those who’ve been keep up with my status reports! Hope all others doing Novel November are going well too’

Here’s Day 9’s progress on my journey of doing #NovNov #NovelNovember . How’s everyone else fairing also doing Novel November? How are you celebrating your milestones? #writerssky #writerscommunity

Yesterday’s talk at the #carrollcounty Chapter meeting with the @marylandwriters.bsky.social was great! Loved Emily’s talk on Author’s Websites. Even got a great website evaluation which yes I immediately applied when I got home! 🙌🏼

Got Day 8s update! My word count is 0, but used my time to plot Chapter 2 so I don’t wander/write aimlessly which saves me time and wasted words. Anyone else do this? Must answer: Who’s in the scene, why are they there, what’s the purpose of the scene/chapter, how does it end? #novelnovember

Here’s Day 7’s recap on my progress with #NovelNovember . Biggest accomplishment is finishing Chapter 1 of my new novel! #writerssky #writingcommunity

I forgot to post Day 6 progress regarding #NovNov. I have to make my journal entry for Day 7.

Day 5 recap of my WIP for #novnov #novelnovember

Bumping my post for #questpit. #amquerrying #q - do have three full requests out 🤞🏼seeking that one yes. 🫶🏼

#NovNov Day 4 recap of my progress Premise: What If the supernatural consequences from one horrific event in a house creates an unlikely bond between two men from different decades. 👨‍⚖️ Based on local Maryland 1939 murder trial that made front page headlines. #WIP #W #H #HR #PR #questpit

#questpit When a concerned woman discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood across the street, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As secrets to the area’s past surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T

1988. Suburbia. Wannabe writer Vinny goes on an epic kids on bikes adventure w/ his friends to find a crashed UFO. Along the way they find an exact duplicate of their neighborhood, a creepy mansion and uncover a dangerous conspiracy, all in one night. #MG #SF #questpit

This hits all my favorite tropes. Sounds super intriguing!

🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️ the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you #questpit #Q #A #LF #MY

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag. #QuestPit #A #S #SF #W

#questpit When a concerned woman across the street discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As clues to area’s past secrets surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T

Day 3 of #novnov #NovelNovember. Some forward motion. Didn’t meet my 1,000 word goal but got some words on the page and have a clearer direction of the complete first chapter of my new novel. #writerssky #writingcommunity

Here’s a recap on Day 1 and Day 2 of my progress with #NovelNovember . It’s going slow, but moving forward and happy with what I’ve written so far! #writerssky #writerscommunity

Had an awesome time last night at the Scary Stories to Tell at Cult Classic last night reading my Weird Wild West story “The Whistler of Silver Creek” with 20 other talented authors!

I’m doing #NovNov and working on some prep stuff. Curious to know what #characterdevelopment questions do you ask your characters? What’s in their fridge? What’s their favorite holiday? What grinds their gears? Fav movie? #writerscommunity #writerssky #authors #novelnovember

Random photo I took today in while finding some locations for a future photo shoot. It’s of Liberty Reservoir in Sykesville/Eldersburg, MD. #maryland

Today I finished my slides for a talk I’m giving Saturday where I get to share my research for my next novel based on a local who murdered his estranged wife in the late 1930s, sentenced for life and lived to be 93. It’s crazy and needs to be told. #writerssky #writerscommunity #booktalk #maryland

Some super cheesy ghost jokes shared from a friend. 👻 #opeaghost #podcast #paranormal #funny #ghostjokes

Had a nice time with the Fredrick chapter of the @marylandwriters.bsky.social sharing tips on different ways writers can use #writingprompts like working though problem area in a novel, experiment with different genres or POVs, or as motivation to boost your writing routine.

Had positive critique feedback on my first 10 pages with an agent today at the Maryland Writers Association conference #brainstobookshelf ! She liked my writing, said it was polished Suggested to add more sinister language in a few areas. Requested to read 75 pages! #amquerying #wishmeluck #writers

@lizaachilles.bsky.social hey! Great presentation at the @marylandwriters.bsky.social Brains To Bookshelf conference! Happy to follow you. Feel free to follow back if you find my content interesting! Great talk

Today and tomorrow is the #BrainstoBookshelfMWAconference and looking forward to the workshops and my critique with an agent today. What are you up to today? #writerslife #Writingcommunity #critique #amquerying

My author e-newsletter dropped last night! It now has an all new look and easier to navigate. There's only 4 sections including events I'll be attending this October, a C3 writing conference recap and photos from the month of me out in the wild! #writerscommunity #authorslife #authornewsletter

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