I've got 4 shorts I'm working on that all have deadlines by the end of the month and I may have hit a wall... between work, the kids stuff, house issues, HT, a rough week at the gym, the cold weather... is the holiday season over yet?

My latest horror-western has been released! Smoke Signal Hill was released today in the anthology Twisted Trails: Tales of the Weird Wild West from Shacklebound Books. Super excited to see another of these in print! www.stuartconover.com/2025/11/10/m... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Finishing edits on the short I finished a few days ago, hoping to send it out into submission land tonight. #AmWriting

Finished writing a short last night, now to put it away for a week before edits... #amwriting

The last panel in #OneWorldUnderDoom issue 8. Wow. Especially with how he created a fixed point in time, RIGHT before it happened. Wow. #Marvel

I need to cut 800 words from a short story by Monday to submit before a deadline. Oh, I hope I have time to edit tomorrow because if not, it'll never get done, and I REALLY want to send this one in! #WritingCommunity

I don't want to tease anything... bbuutt I will. (Sorry!) I just want to say that @angelaslatter.bsky.social 's upcoming guest post for @horrortree.com is going to be a fantastic read for you all. #WritingCommunity

Holy #NewAvengers 4 by @samhumphries.bsky.social ... I'm dying... May you all find the doodad in your life 😆 So dumb yet so great! (I'd share the panel, but I never really know what the legality is around that. If someone out there is less worried, feel free to share in a response!) #Marvel

Kids were down early, so I had some #writing time today. Got a LOT of words down. Whew. My brain is now exhausted.

✅️ 45-minute workout ✅️ 1 hour of playing with the kids ✅️ 1 hour of writing ✅️ Half hour of cleaning ✅️ Laundry started Now to haircuts, donation dropoff, quick grocery run, and hopefully some downtime for the afternoon

#IronMan3 last night... Still my second favorite #IronMan movie... Still feel that Extremis was vastly underutilized in the MCU. Loved what they did with Stark here, didn't love the villain lineup. The #MCU rewatch for my youngest SLOWLY continues!

My cousin is launching a very cool game next month. If you're into good times with friends, check it out! prelaunch.playsubversia.com

One of my stories, which I really enjoyed writing, is on the short list for an upcoming anthology. Fingers, toes, and tails crossed! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Watching #TheAvengers for like the 50th time. First time with my youngest. He's loving it. This franchise is just sooo good. #Marvel

Contract signed for one of my recently teased sold short stories... Can't wait to share the details! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Another one of my sci-fi shorts was recently accepted! More details when I can share... What a great way to start the week!

Squee! One of my shorts was recently accepted for publication! More details when the official announcement is made. REALLY enjoyed writing this one, and it takes place in the same universe as my other recent sci-fi shorts! #amwriting #writingcommunity

Oof. This didn't take long to move to the rejection pile. Ahhh well.

Just had a short story longlisted, OH, I really hope this one is able to move forward! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Thank you, #Marvel, for finally giving us the #FantasticFour that we needed. Wow. It was just so good.

That short story rejection from the other day? Sadly (and expectedly), there was no feedback. (None expected! We know how the anthology game works...) Gave it a re-read, made a couple of minor tweaks, and it's already back out into submission land. #AmWriting

It's never really a good time of day for a short story rejection 😅

‘Dead Man’s Land: Trench Rot’ was released on July 20th, 2025, and contains my short story “The Choir of Bones,” which is a return to my writing about the undead. Available on Lulu(?!) - www.lulu.com/shop/parth-s... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

I have three shorts and a novella that are 'done' and all have deadlines of the 30th or 1st. However, they need some serious editing. Maybe I can skip sleeping this week? #WritingCommunity

Just saw an anthology I wouldn't usually submit to due to the pay on it... However, I had JUST finished a story that I missed the deadline on, which feels exactly what they're looking for. *submits for the hell of it* #WritingCommunity

Oof, short story rejection before bed. Ah well, at least I kind of expected this one. #writingcommunity

I might be helping in the judging and juroring of something this year...

Had a pretty chill #fathersday, kiddos each made me a card (well, one card and one paper monster.) Tomorrow... Back to the grind!

I'm on my fourth viewing. #Agatha would be my spirit animal if I turned evil.

Writing updates for the start of the week. One short story is still in the running for an anthology, and another short story has been submitted. I've got nine tales from shorts to novellas to a novel that I'm waiting to hear on. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

#BluePit is back for the summer! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects! #BluePit will be taking place again on July 13th, 2025! And #BluePitHype starts July 8th! #WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents

As part of (Heads in a) Cooler by the Lake, Bucket O'Blood Books & Records in Chicago is hosting a release party for Kyle Winkler's ENTER THE PEERLESS. June 14 at 4pm.

And another fun event to check out

More for Chicago horror authors and readers!

Fellow Chicago authors and readers, worth checking out!

Applications open now!!!!

While October is still a ways off... When the haunting season hits, you'll be able to pick up 3 of my shorts in Cryptids, Kaiju, & Corn from ‪@middlewestpress.bsky.social!‬ amzn.to/457pZ0N #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

We have some new books coming out this year! If you want to be an ARC Reader for our upcoming releases, email us anytime at [email protected] to be added to our list! #ScareShare #Horror #Horror_Retweet #supporthorror #HorrorCommunity

Sent out two short stories on my lunch break today. One I've been working on, the other was a previously rejected short that REALLY fit the theme of a new anthology I came across. We'll see! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

The end to the season finale of #TheLastOfUs season 2... loved it, not overly surprised thanks to the games... cannot wait until season 3!

Rest in peace, Peter David. A true icon and amazing writer. Oof.

It's true, folks!

✨ Exciting news! My story is featured in AVALON, a brand-new fantasy anthology from Iron Faerie Publishing filled with myth and magic. 💫 12 stories, and an early digital price of just $1.99! 🧚‍♀️ Available now on Payhip: payhip.com/b/oe43E #writingcommunity #ironfaeriepublishing #avalonanthology

Nearly a week ago, cool publishing news that I can't quite share yet. Today? A painful rejection. Ahhh the writers life 😅 #writingcommunity

I have no idea how I feel about what they're doing with the current story #Thor arc and suspect that I won't until part way into the new one starts up after it: Thor’s impending demise in the pages of Al Ewing’s IMMORTAL THOR has been teased for months. Now, learn about his coming rebirth! #Marvel

Time to re-watch the 2 hour season 3 of #Andor! Wondering how this will be with all that backstory fleshed out! #RogueOne #StarWars

Finished #Andor today. Holy hell, that is some absolutely amazing #starwars.

Just got some cool publishing news, but I can't share it until next month! #writingcommunity

Took a break off writing tonight to finally finish #Castlevania Nocturne. Once again, they've put out SUCH an amazing show, and I'm glad I had to watch it slowly. Hopefully they do another season! @netflix.com

Exciting news! My debut horror flash fiction collection, Thin Slices, is no longer exclusive on Amazon! I'm going wide, baby! First stop - Kobo and Kobo Plus! #flashfiction #horror #indieauthor #amwriting #amreading #shortstories