A young artist at my favorite coffee shop drew a picture of me while I worked on my book yesterday. Rarely do I capture the act of writing, so it’s cool to have it in ink.

Yes, I’m an author and professional writer, but I still have to check with @merriam-webster.com that it’s “steel myself” and not “steal myself”. I’m only human.

How does @tkingfisher.com put so much cozy and whimsy to something that also has so much creepiness and atmosphere? A House With Good Bones is fantastic.

Thinking about making a gag version of my author bio where I only list publications I’ve received rejections from. “Maire has received rejections from prestigious magazines such as…” #author #authorsky #shortstory #writerhumor

Reading this headline made my morning better, and I hope it makes yours better too. #oscars #sinners #horror

Writing was my hobby, but it got too serious. Time to try cross-stitching.

I’m a horror writer in the PNW, and I mostly write female-centric horror stories across a range of sub-genres. My current WIP is a horror comedy inspired by My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix and Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer. My latest short story was inspired by Carpenter’s The Thing!

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999: The more you read, the more you understand writing. The broader your reading habits, the easier it will be for you to avoid common pitfalls, tired tropes and predictable plotlines...

I keep getting a disturbing Red Robin commercial where there’s a song that goes “I’m going to eat you out of house and home” and it shows children eating walls and furniture. I get what they’re going for, but it’s a little too similar to Bring Her Back (2025) for my taste.

Just received my first rejection letter of 2026. Rejection is a normal part of the writing process and it means that someone is engaging with your work, even if it isn’t what they’re looking for.

Time to query my first short story of 2026! #writer #writing #horror #shortstory #query

Started 2026 by revising a short story, and it made it SO MUCH BETTER! Hoping to keep up this momentum and the good vibes all year.

I am so good with that.

I read so many great books in 2025, but here were the ones that stood out the most to me. #reader #reading #bookrecs

How much did you read in 2025?

You don’t have to wait until 2026 to start working on that new writing project. You can always start today.

This year has been a big one for me as a writer. As someone who has been tracking her goals a little more this year than preciously, I thought I’d share my stats! #writer #author

If you give a reader a book, she’ll ask for a bookmark to go with it.

I waited all day to crack open my new book about writing. I’m getting better at this patience stuff.

There’s intimidating, and then there is a friend reading a draft of your work at the table across from you and making faces about it.

Met my writing goals yesterday, so now I have to try to motivate myself to keep going today.

Just finished the first draft of a new short story and it feels pretty good. Excited to start the editing process and see where this one takes me!

Today, the goal is 1 full chapter rewrite, and finally finishing a draft of a short story I’ve been working on for a few weeks. Anyone else writing today?

It turns out that if you watch a horror show for a few hours and then work on your horror novel before bed, you might have nightmares.

I love when watching something with good writing makes me want to sit down and write.

Rewrites can be frustrating and tough, but they’re also important. It’s about what makes the story better.

Convinced some friends to join me today at a coffee shop while I edit my book. Little do they know, they are inventive to actually sit down and do the thing.

Maybe the real treasure was the carbs we ate along the way.

Finally watched The Fall of the House of Usher and it was so much spooky fun. Mike Flanagan knows what he’s doing.

I love how positive this post is. I know that fear of rejection is a huge barrier that keeps people from writing. Once you accept that and decide to pursue it anyway, your world will change. Let’s write!

Our DM actually prepped for this D&D session. I’m scared.

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It’s raining right now. Guess it’s time to sit down and write.

I bought some sage salt at a winter market yesterday because I think it will be delicious. That being said, I’m pretty sure it’s also the most effective weapon against ghosts that’s ever existed.

It’s that time of year again, where I see just how much my writing playlists dominate my life. Spoiler: it’s a lot.

The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie. An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough. So finish the thing.

I said I wasn’t going to work on my book today. You know, like a liar.

Writing a book is my favorite part of writing a book.

All my Beta readers got back to me with their feedback. Time to dig back into my novel!

Why is writing a query letter harder than writing the book? Seems backwards, but okay…

People who dismiss e-books or audiobooks as being somehow less worthy or less meaningful than physical books are missing the point of books. Books are not ink and paper, just as human beings are not defined by their physicality. Books are connections; emotions; ideas; just like their creators.

What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are: - Supporting women’s rights and women’s wrongs. -What on earth is happening? - Neon lights and bloody delights. - Coming of age stories. - A foe people thought was vanquished returns.

I love when I start reading something new, and the first chapter is instantly gripping. I fear I will be looking for every excuse to enjoy this audiobook over the next several days.

Thinking about starting a YouTube channel completely unrelated to my books and writing. Instead, it will solely follow my opinions on shampoo/conditioner options offered by hotels.

Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.

At my favorite coffee shop for a feedback session with a beta reader. These are some of my favorite days as a writer.

I want what every writer wants: for @realgdt.bsky.social to make a haunting fantasy adaptation of the story I’m writing.

New Florence+the Machine album for Halloween? Yes, please.

I have serious concerns about the amount of emotional damage season 5 of Stranger Things may inflict on me.

“I will honour HALLOWEEN in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” -Charles Dickens probably