Thanks Eryn! #HorrorWritersChat, "Hannah and Other Stories" is out again! If you would like to read a super spooky collection with ghosts and carnivorous horses, here's your chance! Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6 Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx

#HorrorWritersChat Thanks Eryn This topic was true to my heart, since my first book AMNION has an elder protagonist It seems to have had an effect on those who read it Go on, read it It's one of the most fun times reading something bleak you'll have #horror www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

If there's one thing growing older can do, it's make you realize how messed up childhood can actually be. That's the heart of my new short story collection, which grapples with parental anxiety, fractured fairytales, kids in danger, and kids who *are* the danger: books2read.com/b/mq2V06

Thanks so much Eryn - some really interesting things to consider tonight. Here's the link to my novella, with an ageless villain. And disgraceful behaviour across the age spectrum. #HorrorWritersChat payhip.com/b/58paC

Decided to knock up a new trailer for my gothic ghost story "The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece" books2read.com/bronzecarriage mybook.to/bronzecarriage

I am constantly posting the same story because life has made it impossible to work on my new one 😩 So here it is again: Basement Floor 2, a Backrooms-inspired creature horror with an older working-class protagonist (see, it’s relevant! 😉) being stalked through a dark maze. books2read.com/u/b6KEEZ

Also, for anyone who wanted to learn more about my mom's journey, here you go: people.com/mom-goes-bac... #HorrorWritersChat

Fiends & Phantoms 6 tales of horror for fans of M R James and E F Benson Featuring: - academics delving too deep into the dark - folk horror slug gods in the Bavarian hills - vengeful saints - Judiciary Mediums with regrets - ironic fates for bodysnatchers #booksky 📚💙

Years ago, I lost a friend to gun violence and I'm older than him now. My partner recently got off the train early. He didn't make it to 40. Age is a wonderful privilege. So, not all of my characters make it to old age because that's life. But, by God, they try. #HorrorWritersChat

I like to pull the rug out their feet. For all their experiences, older characters can still act out irrationally. After all, being human is full of contradictions. It helps remind them that they're living & have something to fight for, even if it does mean sore knees the next day #HorrorWritersChat

Experience often comes with age. When it comes with youth, it's usually fraught & frantic. My older characters know how to take a step back & allow space for nuance. Sometimes they're slower in a fight but they make up for it with true grit. Or they're the ancient villains. #HorrorWritersChat

Texas author here! I write specfic, grief, and historical horror often inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage. Several of my shorts have won money & I have two books out with two baby daddy publishers. I'm elbow deep in 38 years of living. 🥳 #HorrorWritersChat

Starting chapter fourteen today, which is totally awesome because my outline only goes to chapter ten. 👖

The book vs the author baby photo edition! .even as a kid, I was deadly! 💅 #writingcommunity

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Being anemic and walking an average of 5 miles a day for work sucks! I don't enjoy this Texas fall. I want snow and I want blankets and I want to get paid to be a gremlin in my pajamas and write novels!😤 Oh well. At least the dogs I walk are cute.

An incredibly real feeling of Americana we can see in many classic tales and then Taylor smashes it up with horror. - Runalong the Shelves Like Shirley Jackson, Taylor skillfully taps into the unique fears that can arise in domestic spaces. Ginger Nuts of Horror #horror #spookyseason

Sold a book just now and I forgot how to do my author signature and how to take the money.

And last for now!

I've been thinking about purpose. It's not a revolutionary thought but it's one I've been sitting on for some time.

Shhh let them cook

You rip out the tooth, it's blood gleaming with opportunity. Becoming a dentist was the best decision you made in the line of witchcraft. Easy access to bones and all. Unfortunately, your newest patient came out of surgery requesting to keep her molars. She must be in on the game. #HorrorWritersChat

They have to inconvenience themselves for someone else. Such as taking a friend to the airport during rush hour traffic. Or going to an event even though they don't want to. But they would have to do it honestly. Doing it to get it out of the way is not enough to break the curse. #HorrorWritersChat

I would mildly inconvenience my enemy. Oops gum on your shoe! Hah! You've tripped on the curb. Where are your keys? You'll never know! Low tire pressure. Toothpaste always falls off the brush. You've ran out of poo bags when the HOA president is looking right at you.😈 #HorrorWritersChat

Hi #HorrorWritersChat. I'm a Texas based author of Indigenous-Irish descent. I write a lot of folkhorror, gothic, & spec fic usually in a historical setting. The most frightening hex is gaslighting. Proper, cerebral stuff. Looking at you, Rosemary!

If y'all like Stephen King, The Long Walk, and fast reads... I've got an indigenous horror story perfect for spooky season.

A lot of political nastiness is going on this week. So if anyone wants to read a FREE #landback story about colonizers succumbing to strychnine, then "Packs of Yellow Eyes" is for you. We were a People before 'We, the People.:

I'm an award winning author with two novels traditionally published. I still woke up to a form rejection from an agent... Such is the industry.

y'all know the drill by now: ~kidnapped ballerina ~panic disorder ~fantasy fugitives ~their leader's magic stuck in her ~forced to live w/ them ~spying for freedom ~forced proximity ~found family ~slow burn romance blah blah etc like my book🙏 #UnhingedPit #CS #YA #F #M #R #MH

My apartment just announced a curfew. No one outside after 10pm. You can't be sitting on your stoops, people! Also, no one is allowed to fix their cars. God forbid we have hobbies. This is after they shut down 5 exit points which were handicap accessible & closest to the bus stops.

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

Woo hoo! My little book finally made it over 100 adds to GR! Can we make it to 300 for Halloween?? Only you can make a difference!

So the fanfic to big book deal pipeline is at an all time level of batshit. On one hand, I can keep pushing my originals & wait for the fad to die down. On the other hand, I can write a slap dash self insert & use my crush on Serj Tankian. It'll be a scifi romcom called Terracotta this Pie.

The daily grind. I'm up to 30k in my newest book! Trick Tiernan vs The Otter King. That's not the title but maybe it should be 😂

Thanks for the host #LateNightWrite! My historical YA horror MARYNEAL 1962 is available now! It's been compared to Shirley Jackson. Proceeds go to my dog. Zon a.co/d/egp10jz B&N www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maryneal-1... Goodreads www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Nobody wants to put the ram in the rama lama ding dong anymore and that's sad

Trick, 38. Irish. Jewish-Catholic Family: it's complicated. Teacher. First to get a degree. First to not go to jail. I like short walks in the city. Not a fan of insects. Or boating. I somehow am always surrounded by both. I don't know what I'm doing here. #LateNightWrite

Hey y'all! I'm a Texas based author of Indigenous-Irish descent. I write historical based horror & folkhorror. Currently, I'm switching things up & writing a contemporary Southern Gothic. My favorite non-spoiler thing about my WIP is that it's set in Uncertain!

Dear John, I got turned around driving to NOLA. l There's gnats all over the damn place! There's trees growing out of the lake but I'm not supposed to go in there because of the dead bodies. It smells like feet. Wish you were here, -Sally #LateNightWrite

Okay so there's like... this guy and he's got to find his terrorist dad but ends up fighting with a giant otter his dad feeds when he's bored or whatever. It's super serious and spooky I promise! #LateNightWrite

It's #HispanicHeritageMonth and the neighbors are performing Danza Azteca 🎉

I definitely have some aspects of the same character threaded throughout. It's usually because I'm still trying to figure out the archetypes and one story isn't enough! #pretendpanel

What makes a standout character for me is if they have a rich inner life. Don Draper is one of the best examples. On the surface he's suave & handsome. But his dialogue is practiced, qualities manufactured, motivations based in fear. When the veneer cracks, we're in for a trip! #PretendPanel

Thanks for the host & great comments! My book MARYNEAL 1962 is out now and available on all major platforms! ✨ Indigenous Rep ✨ Coyote Shifters ✨ Sapphic bi-curious ✨ 60s Nostalgia ✨ Small Town ✨ Folkhorror 🛑Check my bio for places to find it & add to Goodreads or Storygraph!🛑 #QueerWritersChat

From my sapphic historical horror MARYNEAL 1962. #QueerWritersChat

I do my best to make the landscape a character. So I focus on the visuals & smells as well as the emotions tied to it. Particularly if the setting is historically significant. I don't want to disregard the trauma bond the earth holds to us. #QueerWritersChat

Small town Texas is my favorite setting so far! The state has a gorgeous & diverse landscape, tumultuous history, & dynamic/ fascinating people. Rural landscapes hold a quiet magic... Also places named Uncertain, Cut and Shoot, & Dime Box are asking for stories! #QueerWritersChat

Hello all! I'm a horror & spec fic author with several short stories & two novels currently running around in the world. I usually write things that are inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage put in historical settings. My current WIP, however, is a modern southern Gothic! #QueerWritersChat

Pictured below are friends, dojo family, & fans who came to my first Barnes & Noble book signing! I think my favorite thing (besides being surprised by my ex stepbro & new sister-in-law 🥹) was the fact that a bunch of older cis-het men came to support my queer horror book. #writerslife

The news this week has me wanting to run but I remember My people were scattered by colonization. The British. Trail of Tears. Indian Relocation Act. Boarding Schools To stay IS AN ACT OF REBELLION We were a people before we the people. They died for this place I honor them by not abandoning it