Rex Stout’s prose is so smooth and stylish that I no longer think of his writing “voice.” Instead, I think of his flow. #rexstout #nerowolfe #mystery #detectivefiction #adhdwriters #writingcommunity #writing #flow #writing

Starting the ADHD meds today. Therapy only got me so far. Lifestyle changes only did so much. It’s time to shake things up. If they help me focus for even two hours a day, that would be a huge improvement. #adhd #adhdwriters #neurodivergent #art #writingcommunity

I will NEVER use box office as an indicator of a film’s quality. Anyone who presents themselves as having the “correct take” on a movie because of sales is an imbecile. We’ve had decades of flops shining and blockbusters fading. Box office don’t mean shit. #art #filmsky #adhdwriters #writing

Every short story I start to write in order to get away from my unfinished books balloons into yet another unfinished book. I think I need to finish some stuff. #adhdwriters #writingcommunity #authorsky #art #fiction #shortstory #book #books

I do not believe any successful writer who says their early years of struggling was the best time of their lives. Nope. I refuse. The constant burnout and anxiety and suffocating doubt CANNOT be better than making a comfortable living with your writing. #adhdwriters #writingcommunity #writesky

You ever get so mad at your creative stump that you use that anger to immediately dive into the second draft? Anyway

The Ghost Story, Alfred Bestall, 1930 #Christmasghoststories

Horror Writers, 'Tis the season to join #HorrorWritersChat Bring your own snacks, beverages and festive horror brain for an hour of questions, prompts, and chat about writing horror. Wednesday 24 December at 7 pm (GMT - UK time) Hosted this week by @marywyrd.bsky.social #HorrorSky #amwriting

I know it's often hard to find anything to celebrate these days. But there is one thing we can do. We can celebrate each other. Sending love. 💜

Why can’t I focus on anything for more than a few minutes today? Oh, yeah! Like 4-ish hours of sleep! Got a little writing done. Gonna have to kick back and read to refuel for tomorrow. #adhdwriters #adhd #art #writingcommunity #writing #writer #read #reading #mentalhealth

I had a chance to check out 7 Rex Stout Nero Wolfe novels at the library yesterday and I blew it. #books #reading #library #bookstoread #RexStout #adhdwriters #writingcommunity

My fear of heights is getting stupid. #adhd #adhdwriters #art #phobias

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The messages were read, conversations were relived. The days of anger. The weeks of sorrow laid bare before the room. Still they sat there. As if their clean hands were proof enough. No emotion. No #regret #vss365 #adhdwriters #5amwritersclub

#HorrorWritersChat I’ll be reading my poem The Witch’s Hat at a spoken word event called Into The Dark, at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen on 19 February, as part of next year’s Granite Noir crime literature festival. Come see me!

Thanks for telling us that! I had no idea. Will be definitely thinking of him that day 💝

#HorrorWritersChat are you in the mood for a spooky collection? This one has ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses, among other things. Why not check it out? Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6 Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx

Thank you, thoughtful questions. x Read about redemption, regrets, and revenge in my first collection. Warning, some stories are pure raw horror, others subtle. Not everyone gets out alive, but each story mirrors flawed humans. And sometimes, bad things happen to good people. mybook.to/AllsWell

Thank you for hosting, Gree. Great questions!

"Just like Shirley Jackson, Taylor skillfully taps into the unique fears that can arise in domestic spaces and close-knit communities. Similar to Ken Kesey, she dives into the darker sides of individuals who are pushed to their limits by societal expectations." -Ginger Nuts of Horror a.co/d/bOwwdCO

Thank you for the thoughtful questions! I have nothing to promote this week, but there will be many anthologies soon: the one in honor of Matt, + one from @squirmbooks.bsky.social featuring me & @amandamblake.bsky.social & many more authors. ❤️

And finally, here are some tantalising horror tales from past and present members of the #HorrorWritersChat.

If interested in a true story, though written like a grief-horror novel, my autobiography, 41, is all about regret and redemption—breaking generational trauma, but also acknowledging the hurts that came before me and decisions to do better. Only NINE bucks through Anuci Press! #HorrorWritersChat

I'd love some more eyes on my coming-of-age folk horror, The Haunting of Wounded Birds. If you love dark forests, black birds, old rituals, and haunted boys, this one is for you! mybook.to/woundedbirds #HorrorWritersChat

Hello #HorrorWritersChat The funeral of our community originator, Matt Mason @chaoticauthor.online, is on Friday. As not everyone can make the funeral, we're inviting people to share their memories of Matt or a review of his books here on Bluesky between Friday and Sunday using #MGMasonRocked 🤍🕯️

You are embraced by this darkness. Consequence flows into your lungs. It grips your heart. You accept. Have you answered the questions? Do you have something to share? Promote below, and share each others’ posts! The dreaming shall resume… next week. #HorrorWritersChat

Thanks so much for hosting, Gree, and for some wonderful questions. 🩸🍷🧛

Thanks Gree! #HorrorWritersChat are you in the mood for some Christmas horror? Then you're going to love "The Wild Hunt," about two sisters who run away on Christmas Eve and what they encounter within a blizzard. Amazon: tinyurl.com/4y33j7xr B&N: tinyurl.com/ymb8249b Kobo: tinyurl.com/2tuyy4vx

Here is an early look at my recommendations for Jan, including two fantastic tales from @chaoticauthor.online. ❤️

Here are some festive horror tales for everyone to sink their teeth into! 🎅🍷🧛🍷🎅

For regret and redemption, what better than an ordained vampire? In By the Blood, Fr Marcellus must face down dark forces to protect his new ward - a child who is suspiciously sensitive to sunlight... #HorrorWritersChat

Thanks for hosting Gree!! These really made me think hard. Appreciate you!

Despite today's issues of the hashtag loading up posts that I noticed too late, all of you were doing PHENOMENAL this week! Incredibly good contributions from all of you! 💝

Now, in turns of promotions on my end, Land of Gold work has been postponed for the #HorrorWritersChat anthology that is in the works in Matt Mason's name! I've been working on it since the beginning of December. In terms of what you can expect from me...

Christmas is my writing jam! I have 2 thrillers set in the holidays: THE WORLD BENEATH and THE GIRL WHO WOULD LIVE FOREVER and a collection of short stories called YULETIDE THRILLS. If you want to see the holiday through blood-color glasses, give them a go. #horrorwriterschat

Thanks Gree - great sesh today. :) Find most of my stuff on Substack, writesinister.substack.com, including my debut werewolf novel AWOO and an interactive horror story I'm currently writing with your help! #horrorwriterschat

#horrorwriterschat It freezes in place, curious. "I am my own gravity, weighed down by the cores of stars, dark and cold each one. I can taste my past on my lips. I am the hole created by my presence... and I have to live with that." I can almost see it smile.

I'm sorry, but my characters don't often earn -or find- redemption. They may seek it, but regrets come from past actions, and they always return. #HorrorWritersChat

Thanks for another engaging chat! Super excited to say that LWF has been nominated for 5 Indie Ink Awards! Links and voting details in this blog post: www.amberhathaway.com/post/lwf-nom... #HorrorWritersChat

My sins take shape, my sins gain sight. They turn towards me in the light From darkness into blackest night I open wide my mouth and bite down on my sins, without a fight. Acceptance. My wrongs by right belong to me. And I take flight All my facets burning bright #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Thanks Gree_ I'll leave you with my entire life's work They say such a thing is really a biography of the author Hope not, cause this could make me look like a big, big asshole Or a, uh, tortured poet T-there's a difference, right? www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

Super thought provoking questions this week ♥️ As always, I've got paperbacks and eBooks up on Lulu and Itchy :). Nothing new for now, but cooking some things 👀 linktr.ee/Michelle_Hel...

#HorrorWritersChat Redemption isn't a trophy admired on the mantle. It's a title belt that is attacked again and again. If one survives, that is. The journey to redemption is a long one.

In one of my books in particular, redemption comes at a huge price, and it nearly kills my protagonist in the process. I think he earned it but it wasn't a happy ending... #HorrorWritersChat

In horror, everything is terrible, even your redemption. It will hurt if it's even allowed. Will I allow it? I don't know. Maybe today, I am feeling nice, there was a cute little bobcat in my yard just now.

#HorrorWritersChat It's kind of a sliding scale, in that some regrets are more easily redeemed than others. Overall, as of late in my work, the regretful don't get a lot of redemption. I have one in my WIP who may, though it may take the whole book to get there, and even then, no guarantees...

Regret often crops up because of a path not taken and confrontation with the consequences, for me, the responding emotion is crucial and I often use personification of surroundings to mirror this and use that imagery. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat In my sci-fi Horror stories regret is shown when the environment (or something in it) attacks the character for making the wrong choice.

#HorrorWritersChat My MC in Sins of the Wronged went from regret to redemption, but to get there, she travelled through a world of escalating madness. It was a wild journey indeed, and I nearly went mad myself while writing it! Don't even ask me what the story is about, because I still don't know!

I have a WIP in which the characters have to fight literal shadow creatures that feed on the negative emotions of the people around them. It’s totally not an allegory for anything. 😂 #HorrorWritersChat