So here’s the full rundown on what’s happening for me in December. I am back! With a tentative new writing schedule and a couple of announcements! #readingcommunity #mysterybooks #books #BookSky open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...

If you want all writers to be rich dorks born rich who don’t need the money this is how you get all writers to be rich dorks born rich If you want writers who were poor dorks born poor because maybe just maybe they have something different to say, this ain’t it

#booksky #readersky #readers #books #booklover #readerscommunity #mustread #bookbuzz #bookspotlight #whattoread #readingforpleasure #booksworthreading #bookrecommendation #bookworm #giftideas #booksmakegreatgifts #christmasgift

In a world where shadows conceal secrets, The Innocent Children unravels the gripping tale of missing children and the FBI's desperate race against time. 📚🔍 #DarkThriller #MustRead #humantrafficking tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp Proceeds to my wife's cancer fight @ www.gofundme.com/f/help-debbi...

Pool and Lane of Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan, 1880 https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12247

Loose Ends is hitting that sweet spot for thriller fans—tight action, real tension, and a story that won’t let go once you’re in it. If you’re looking for your next “read way too late at night” book, this might be the one. ➜ tinyurl.com/24kxr8w5 #LooseEnds #Bestseller #SpyThriller #LatestRelease

I've been absent lately (yay seasonal depression!). I'm hoping to return next week. I just wanted to let you guys know my books will be in the #Smashwords End of Year Sale starting Dec. 8! Looking for some mysteries over the holidays? Snag the first "Beyond Dark" book during this sale! #EOYsale25

Guys, buying from small publishers and indie bookshops, instead of Amazon is the best way to support publishers, booksellers and authors and to keep small presses alive 👇 Please buy, too, from my lovely publisher @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social

TOMORROW IS HALLOWE'EN AND IT'S FRIDAY HECK YES TOMORROW IS HALLOWE'EN AND IT'S FRIDAY HECK YES TOMORROW IS HALLOWE'EN AND IT'S FRIDAY HECK YES 🎃🪦🕷️⚰️🕸️🍂🥧🍬🎃🪦🕷️⚰️🕸️🍂🥧🍬🎃🪦🕷️⚰️🕸️🍂🥧🍬🎃🪦🕷️⚰️🕸️🍂🥧🍬🎃🪦🕷️⚰️🕸️🍂🥧🍬

Haven't been online much between work, prepping for Halloween, and taking a break from Substack to redo my writing schedule. Just wanted to pop in wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween, if you celebrate. I'll be back next week with some announcements! 💜💜💜

NOTE: for all who read above—my journey ⤴️ —the kind comments offer a great way to convey why i share(d) ⤴️ it’s about situations appearing on human-emotional & spirit levels to evolve. —TO READ CLICK ⤵️ #zen #spirituality #philosophy #enlightenment #overcome #writesky #art #music #booksky #substack

This is so crazy. Has some of the hallmarks of the Pink Panthers (dramatic heist, setting fire to the vehicle, escaping on motorcycles, short robbery time, specifically targeted pieces) but we will see in time. #Louvre #Heist www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...

The robbery took place shortly after the famous Paris museum opened on Sunday.

Inappropriate Cats - Halloween Edition Cats are jerks, but we still love them. badstitched.etsy.com/listing/1800... #CrossStitch #StitchSky #BlackCats #CraftSky #Needlework #Halloween

..i wrote this at 1 am—posted—and the site crashed. it's back:)..i'm chronicling fast. so i share. 1 min read—for any who read my “notepad” notes.. click below.. ⬇️ “know yourself” ©️dww #substack #quotes #philosophy #art #booksky #bluesky #life #challenge #nature #writesky #spirituality #memoir

Journalism is great but if anyone wants to team up and do jewel heists lmk. (Don't tell the cops I said this)

Our confirmed count stands at 8.1 million participants worldwide for yesterday’s No Kings protest. Thank you to everyone who helped verify the numbers through our submission website. While some MAGAs attempted to submit false or misleading data (such as reporting “one person” for major cities)

Finally finished this #crossstitch project! It's taken me most of the year (it has a lot more colors than it looks) and I am glad to be done. This is my sister's x-mas gift as she loves Japan. Onwards to a fun, easy, Halloween one!

#WIPSnips #WriterSky I've shared before (maybe not on this prompt) but it's one of the best first lines (and definitely the longest) I've written, imo. From one of the short stories in Dirt You Shall Become (which btw is only 99c right now)

GG Collins Mysteries. Available at Amazon. amzn.to/2L3YSN1 Mystery book editor #Cozies. Reluctant Medium Indigenous paranormal #Thrillers.

We’ve got to do something about these f@*king losers…

Every year I do a photography project during October. I’ve done haunted objects and favorite horror movies seen through my lens, for example. This year, I didn’t feel like doing one. Tonight I walked past a ghost and thought, “Decorations!” Here’s #1 #photography

I am working on my outline for "Beyond Dark 3" and getting super excited to write it soon! I can't wait to start sharing snippets. A black widow killer. A glimpse at Alyssa's career history. The killer who got away. And the daughter who lives in fear of her. #writingcommunity #mysterybooks #BookSky

Won't be at all surprised if it's arson by magat. This shit is exactly who they are.

We'd really like to reopen in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. Pictures are of Stan Lee, our shop cat who died this past December. carpelibrumbaltimore.com

If you need me tonight, no you don't. Critical Role's new campaign starts in 12 minutes and I will be fully invested for the next few hours. #CriticalRole #Dnd #campaign4

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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🎃 This Halloween, don’t settle for candy. Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond brings 100+ short horror stories from 12 months of our webzine—microhorrors that stay under your skin long after October ends. 📖 Link in bio 🖤 #booksky #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #horrorlit

This fall, I am working on a spinoff to my "Beyond Dark" mystery series. I chose it because I love the characters and would like to start posting it to Substack as a serial novel! I felt that now would be a good time as any to dive into it. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall

"Fascism—ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power". -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd POTUS 🌊

Chicago, Illinois, 2025: "They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van." "They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other." "I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'" abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

A very heartbreaking story about a 14-year-old girl who believed she was saving her family when she murdered her father. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...

#FirstDraftFall has officially started!!! We are SO excited to write alongside all of you!! If you're looking for more support than the Bluesky prompts + chats, join our Sustaining Membership Program for access to the Pro Discord with weekly write-ins, monthly socials & more

Haven't posted a #crossstitch update in a bit! I just have section left on this piece and am working to finish it before Xmas to gift it to my sister.

Watching the Sumud Flotilla tonight and thinking about our friend Greta Thunberg, who was just arrested by Israel… and also countless other people who are just as brave even if we don’t know their names yet

Book 1: A daring WWII mission. A pilot who risks it all. Book 2: The true tale of Nancy Wake, the Gestapo’s most wanted spy. Book3: A deadly cipher. A traitor in the shadows. A battle to protect Britain’s future. mybook.to/HeroesofWar #KU #WWII #histfic #Booksky

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

A very heartbreaking story about a 14-year-old girl who believed she was saving her family when she murdered her father. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...

Trying to do some research and make notes for the Beyond Dark spinoff and this guy is making it difficult 😂 #writerproblems #cats

For the night crowd. There’s a teaser to my new project as well!

For the night crowd. There’s a teaser to my new project as well!

📚 #NewRelease ✨ The Shadow Code — A WWII historical thriller, packed with espionage, betrayal, and buried secrets. Inspired by a true story & real heroes. mybook.to/TheShadowCode #TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booktok #womensfiction

If trying to solve a murder or series of murders, Alyssa will work hell or high water. If not, she is home, cuddling with her dog and reading a good book with good coffee. Thayer will also work no matter what. At home, he will be gaming or working on his most recent classic car rebuild.

California! Set a reminder in your phone to call the gov’s office to tell Newsom to sign these five bills. The guy’s mercenary as hell so if he thinks the wind is shifting in favor of trans rights (it never shifted! Trans rights are human rights!) we could flip him. Info below. Call: 916.445.2841

After a hectic last week, I finally have two days to myself. I look forward to having two days to catch up on housework and write and hang out with my cats. I am dead tired tonight. I do love cleaning for my clients, but it is also exhausting. Moral: take care of yourself. It's okay to rest.

My bookish newsletter for September is out! Updates on both Beyond Dark 2 & 3 and Martha Holmes Mysteries 2, as well as a little announcement of new fictional project on Substack! #BookSky #readingcommunity #mysterybooks #BeyondDark open.substack.com/pub/laviniat...