My toxic author trait: Wanting every world I develop to have the depth of lore of Dark Souls/Bloodborne/Elden Ring ... Which would maybe be more attainable if my Fixations didn't change every few months, dragging me away from those worlds 🙄😅 #AuthorSky #WriterSky

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I am informed there is a Book Marketing "Expert" claiming they have helped me sell my books. This is a lie. If any of these "experts" claim me as a client, do not believe a word they say and run away from them before they steal your money.

Quit Threads because of the growing toxicity. Instagram is becoming decidedly anti-small creator. Too introverted to use BlueSky effectively ... I don't know what to do. #Author #Introvert

Mine #horror ...."dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew, where dangers are many and pleasures are few". @csmagnuson.bsky.social @catrector.com @kylejdurrant.bsky.social @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social @scottsigler.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @cshumble.bsky.social

If you like dinosaurs, and you like horror, and you like birds, and you like donating to charity ... Terrible Lizards! An anthology of dinosaur-themed horror stories where every sale raises money for the RSPB. mybook.to/jTS3Z 🩸📚

New book review 💙📚🩸 @damascusundead.bsky.social reviews Fridge Goop by @alanakdrex.bsky.social ‬ "Fridge Goop makes for a fast, lively read. With its playful ‘80’s setting, unabashed razor wit and gloriously glooptastic indulgence in bloody food preparation" gnofhorror.com/fridge-goop-...

Does anyone know of any #fantasy authors who have multiple series set in the same world but where they aren't specifically tied to each other aside from being in the same world? If that makes sense. Only example I can think of is the Forgotten Realms. #FantasyBooks #FantasyAuthors

Finished reading "The Reddening" last night. 4.5 stars. Loved it until the ending, which felt like a big stumble that lost momentum and went in an unsatisfying direction. Reading "The Troop" now. 🩸📚 #IndieHorror

Travelling to Cornwall this summer holiday? Why not pick up a queer paranormal mystery for reading on the beach or inside on the rainy days! Amazon: mybook.to/shadowsocl B2R: books2read.com/nikkisandford1 Itch: onechaoticauthor.itch.io/shadows-of-c... Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/8855774c13 🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚

16 tales of horror… Strange entities, body horror, gothic horror, folk horror, Cthulhu Mythos, Sci-Fi horror, terrible experiments, ancient mysteries, and cosmic forces unleashed. THE EMPIRE OF THE MOON AND STARS & Other Stories Out now in paperback, Kindle and on Kindle Unlimited. 💙📚🩸📚😱

Social media is exhausting. Buy my book. I'll give you a couple of my other horror books for free if you do, just drop me a message somewhere with proof and they're yours. 🩸📚 mybook.to/V9ulh

What's a #Horror trope you can't get enough of? I love a small town or village. For me, it often adds plausibility to a story — there are countless villages and towns we don't know about until we hear a story. It makes the horror feel like something that may have happened in a real obscure place.

Born to write myriad epic fantasy sagas, eldritch tales, and superhero adventures. Forced to bow before our corporate overlords. Also, born with neurodivergence that makes me bounce between projects and fixations, leaving many of them unfinished for months or even years before I continue them 😅

It's a shame this didn't get any entries here, but just to confirm that the giveaway is now closed.

A post just to make my stance on GenAI abundantly clear. I oppose its use in all creative pursuits. I do not use it, and will not support products or authors that use it. #AuthorSky

I'm sure I can't be the only author who finds the concept of 2nd drafts difficult. I want to write perfection on the first go round. It takes so long to do that, I don't want to go through the whole process a second time! #AuthorSky #WritingCommunity

Ever create a world (or a concept for a world) in your head but then not know the story that takes place in that world — and how are you supposed to present that world to others without a story? I'm experiencing that with a few of my ideas. #AmWriting #AuthorSky

I'm not entirely sure, but based on how often I replay: Batman: Arkham Knight Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dark Souls 3 (I wish I could say Bloodborne, but DS3 wins out)

"Show, don't tell" is great advice—except for when telling is the best tool. Sometimes, a single well-placed line of telling saves paragraphs of unnecessary showing #writingadvice

Struggling today, but enjoy this non-specific theropod. #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt

A little louder for those in the back. Keep genAI away from your books and their covers. And ffs don't generate an image and then pay someone to "touch it up". The "source material" is still unethical 💀 Shame on the artists selling their services to do this. #WritingCommunity #Authors #Art

One of the great writing struggles goes thus: Step one: Have an idea you're super excited about. Step two: Discover you're not sure how to turn that idea into an actual story. Step three: Stress! #AmWriting

Human Artists! Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

Wrote a little less today. 1k on Curse of the Cachalot (cosmic horror whale and pirates), a tiny amount of planning on the secret cosy story (hitting a bit of a wall there) ... But I did go for a walk this morning, so that sapped my energy, but it was probably good for me.

I'm fascinated by the themes and atmosphere of Silent Hill. Know any books that would scratch that itch? #HorrorBooks #HorrorLit #HorrorWriters

It's my birthday so let's do the birthday thing! If you can, as a little (free) present, it would be really nice if you shared my work. I'm slowly rebuilding here in bluesky so a bithday boost would help me a lot!

"If your computer lost half its processing power, you would call it broken. That's what's happening to [slop machine] users' brains." Who would have thought that ceasing to use a part of your body would cause it to atrophy? Well, not slop users, since they gave up thinking 🤷‍♀️

As the horizon lit up with the Solstice sunrise, we hoped against hope that it was all over; that there would finally be peace. As the warm bloom painted the sky, the air filled with that familiar ear-splitting screech, and we knew the nightmare had only just begun. #HorrorWritersChat

It would be a fancy Neapolitan-type — lots of sections representing my various fixations; plenty of flavours to choose from. Ideal for ice cream enjoyers who want a mix of stuff. #HorrorWritersChat

Im Jason Strutz, writer and artist of the webcomic Returned. I like to write weird horror with a big concepts. Horror works for me as a way to sneakily talk about serious topics within a heightened situatiom meant to highlight the concept. #horrorwriterschat

I somewhat think it doesn't, aside from how I might have less energy in summer, as heat exhausts me. Hard to be sure, though. My process always seems to be changing — I'm still trying to work out what works best for me, I think. #HorrorWritersChat

Hey, Kyle J. Durrant here, a multi-genre author but horror is one of them. My main focus is cosmic horror and weird fiction. The sense of being an outsider due to my neurodivergence feeds into my stories, and I think horror has always been a sanctuary for the weird folk. #HorrorWritersChat

Another 1,500 words on Curse of the Cachalot. 800 words in my secret cosy project plan. A good chunk of reading done of two books. Hit a wall late afternoon, but those were the goals, so a good day nonetheless. Maybe I'll manage a little more productivity before bed.

We're so proud to reveal the beautiful cover for @ioannapauthor.bsky.social‬'s forthcoming novella, The Castaway and the Witch, hand-illustrated by the fantastic @dorywhynot.bsky.social‬ The Castaway and the Witch is available to pre-order now: bit.ly/4mTp7mJ More retailers to follow!

It has been a good writing day. Approx. 1,900 words added to Curse of the Cachalot (pirate cosmic horror), and a little over 1,000 words of a plan/outline of a semi-secret cosy project.

One of my all-time favorite books, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT is getting a sequel! Part II: Back for Blood and look at this amazing line-up 👀 it's not coming until Fall 2026 but while we wait, we can read books from these contributing authors! Follow @shanehawk.com for more

I've been in a trap of thinking "I've got all day to do this", therefore procrastinating until I no longer have time. So I'm getting into the habit of planning out my days to make sure I'm using the time I have. Fingers crossed for increased writing productivity — at least one hour every day!

The frustrating thing is. Sometimes the story of your heart is not shaped like the story a publisher is looking for. And while you may find your audience--the people who recognize that it is the story of their hearts, too--you will have to find them on your own.

🍂🥀 SHORT STORY 🥀🍂 🏹 dark fantasy horror 🗡️ girls protecting girls 🍃 a forest of spirits 🎭 two sisters 🪦 a deal made in a cemetery 🗝️ children outsmarting adults 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/JeltBy 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/bailuchien 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... [ 🩸📚 ] [ 💙📚 ]

If you're a #CosmicHorror reader and/or writer, follow me so I can follow you — it's one of my core genres, with much gratitude to Bloodborne for introducing it to me. And I'm always looking to read more beyond the old masters.

Recently moved to BlueSky from Twitter or Threads? I've been here two years, and learnt a lot. 🖊️📚💻

Eldritch family drama for #Pride - THIRTEENTH (can be read as standalone) You can't choose your family, but you can eat them "Completely absurd, violent and absolutely wonderful" - Hester Steel, author of THE FACELESS THING WE ADORE #BookSky #QueerSFF #Horror 🌈📚😱🩸 buy.bookfunnel.com/kwqd6x2s9w

Today is my birthday so It would mean a lot of y'all shared my art :) 🫶

Authors... Please do NOT use generative AI for a cover or anything else. It can NOT be copyrighted. Besides, it's THEFT. It scrapes art done by human hands. If you can't afford to buy or have one custom made, use GIMP for one. It's FREE, and does NOT USE AI slop. #romancelandia #booksky www.gimp.org

Currently have three horror books out, one horror short story, a couple of horror anthology/magazine appearances; also have a charity anthology of dinosaur themed horror raising money for the RSPB; plus four books in my superhero series. Not a bad start to the career, and more to come, of course.

I'm going to keep going with writing updates even though I'm now in a Dinosaur Fixation and I'm not super active here. My untitled dinosaur time travel story (which is more serious than the picture implies) is at 11,496 words, about 2k of which were written this week.

Into a #Dinosaurs Fixation now. So I'll soon be researching the JP films, plus watching Chaos Theory, and revisiting old favourite Dino documentaries. Probably going to reread JP. And I've got a couple of non-fiction books to read. It's going to be a good time — plus, I've got Paleo Pines to play!

I've decided I'm going to replicate an "experiment" from a couple of years ago: to set aside a whole day to engage in some #WorldBuilding — creating (the foundations of) a whole new #Fantasy world. I've already got ideas, but now it's time to set those ideas down properly. Doing this on Wednesday.