Friendly reminder that if you'd like a chance to read THE SECRET ATTIC super early, there is an advanced reader copy giveaway up on Goodreads. 20 winners. If you win, you'll get the ARC the same time I get my copy! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #horror #thriller

It shouldn't make me feel so good to wreck people, but...it feels so good. Big 🖤 to @tanyapell.bsky.social for indulging an early read.

It’s not even 9am and my 5yo is asking me about if there’s a fourth dimension and “why do we never talk about 4D shapes?” It feels real early to explain space-time and the concept of a tesseract.

I wrote a super fever-dreamy chapter today, and I love that I get paid to be so weird.

THE FARMHOUSE by @chelseaconradt.bsky.social is available now from @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #thriller #feminist #nebraska #farm #haunted #deadly #BookSky

I finally broke out of my executive dysfunction to get this interview out into the world! K.T. Nguyen is an Anthony and Agatha-award winning author. So grateful she took time out to chat!

I just called my reps to demand they restore funding for life-saving SNAP and WIC benefits (and extend ACA tax credits) with 5 Calls, you should too: 5calls.org

Throwing it out there. Goals for 2026: 1. Speaking Gigs at Writerly Events - I've got a keynote and workshops, friends! 2. Participate in more anthologies If you're a writing con director or an antho editor, please reach out! #writing

Really excellent short story tackling identity and ownership from @johnpmurphy.bsky.social in today’s @morningtransport.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thetrans...

In 2 weeks I'll be reading from LIGHT BEYOND THE GLASS. Come join me and @swsworlds.bsky.social @authorterribruce.bsky.social @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @sylviecathrall.bsky.social @brendaclough.bsky.social @chelseaconradt.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

Just saw this one is up for “Read Now” on Netgalley. So immediate approval for an ARC? Run, don’t walk: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

In today's "tell me you're an author's kid" moment, the 5yo saw a cluster of black birds and let me know, "Mommy, that's a conspiracy of ravens." And while I was very proud, I had to explain it was in fact a murder of crows.

I got to work on a new ghost story thing today and it makes my 🖤 so happy.

Kind words from @chelseaconradt.bsky.social for Most Likely to Murder 🖤🔪💀

So delighted to see The Farmhouse included in this Goodreads roundup of Halloween reads: www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30... #horror #thriller

I'm doing a read-through of THE SECRET ATTIC right now, and texting the group chat about why I love it. I want to say these are deep texts, but I just sent an all caps missive of "befriend me, birds!" So...I'm a professional. #writing

Build your #horror TBR with these #newreleases! @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @markrainey.bsky.social @themordashin.bsky.social @gregfrost.bsky.social @rayvanhornjr.bsky.social @chelseaconradt.bsky.social @abigailtaylor.bsky.social @daniel-lorn.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social

Really delighted to be hearing from readers who have enjoyed my short story in the Fractured Reveries anthology. That whole collection is wildly good. @carinabissett.bsky.social can curate quality like no other.

Here's an excerpt of my short story "Pennies for Dreams, Pounds for Nightmares" from the FRACTURED REVERIES anthology. It's a feminist retelling of "The Boy Who Set Out to Know Fear" fairy tale. open.substack.com/pub/storiedi... #ssfh

Excited to have my short story "Pennies for Dreams, Pounds for Nightmares" in the FRACTURED REVERIES anthology edited by @carinabissett.bsky.social. My story was inspired by "The Boy Who Set Out to Know Fear" fairy tale...but, you know, make it feminist AF. amzn.to/3UGF6rk #sffh

I'm such a nerd about using my Freewrite that they interviewed me about it. If you're curious... getfreewrite.com/blogs/writin...

Excited to read with badass authors (8 mins each!) for @swsworlds.bsky.social on Fri Aug 1, Noon EDT (free, zoom) tinyurl.com/swswa1 with: @authorterribruce.bsky.social @marromasco.bsky.social @nvhaskell.bsky.social @chelseaconradt.bsky.social @tabithapotts.bsky.social #horror #scifi #fiction

FRIENDS! I just learned THE FARMHOUSE is spending its second week on the USA Today Bestseller list. Two weeks out. Two weeks as a bestseller. 🥹 THANK YOU FOR READING. I’m so proud of this book, and I hope you’re having fun, getting a little scared, and feeling seen. 🖤 you all!

‼️‼️‼️ THE FARMHOUSE IS A USA TODAY BESTSELLER ‼️‼️‼️ Excuse me while I use all the exclamation points I can in emails today. www.usatoday.com/booklist/boo...

Delighted to share 5 Things I Learned Writing The Farmhouse over at Terribleminds: terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...

If you've heard me talk about the Baba Yaga/Fairy Tale Architecture discussion that spawned my story seed for THE FARMHOUSE, @carinabissett.bsky.social has posted it on The Storied Imaginarium! open.substack.com/pub/storiedi...

Okay, #ThrillerFest, LFG.

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My kid turns 5 next week (how? what is time?) and he called me "bro" this morning. WHAT IS HAPPENING?

June 2025 Horror Book Releases @raewilde.bsky.social @chelseaconradt.bsky.social @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social These are my top picks for June. There are so many horror books releasing in 2025! ⬇️Which of these are on your TBR #newreleases #horrorbooks

Just saw someone say The Farmhouse gives off big What Lies Beneath vibes, and, honestly, I'm here for it.

Looking forward to the shared book event I have with @kcgrifant.bsky.social at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social on June 7! If you're in San Diego, please drop by! Details: www.mystgalaxy.com/6725GrifantG...

Got my Covid booster today in prep for all the excellent people-ing next month (StokerCon, book release events, ThrillerFest). Excited to see everyone…but already need a nap.

Murderbot is totally what I needed this weekend. So good.

Just realized it's only a few weeks until StokerCon. I can't wait to be back around all the Halloween people. Who all is going?

You've been averaging a rate of *50 calls a minute* all day today on 5 Calls to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home and stop Trump’s plan to traffic civilians to a foreign gulag. ✊📞🔥

My 4yo is home sick...and decided he should join my call with my agent and pitch his own book to her. I know where he gets this from and yet... damn, kid! #parentsky #authorsky

“I like your tattoos!” was often the first thing readers said to me at ApollyCon. Does this mean tattoo sessions count as marketing expenses?!

Nothing feels more “you are traveling so much” than getting check in notifications for you next trip while at the airport heading home from your current one.

I just turned in a book to my editor. It's packed with secrets and lies we tell ourselves and rooms that extend on endlessly. And I'm proud of myself. So this afternoon, I rest. Tomorrow, I start on something new, shiny and SO DELIGHTFULLY DARK.

WRONG ANSWERS ONLY: Use one sentence to describe The Farm House by @chelseaconradt.bsky.social Bonus points if it’s cursed. The truth? You’ll find out June 17. Preorder now—before the corn finds you.

The weather is finally mild enough to allow me to write outside. Except there's a pregnant bobcat in my neighborhood right now and she's clearly hunting. So my dogs and I are back indoors.

I’m head-down on the final week of deadline. So, naturally, all my library holds have just come in.

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This looks fantastic!

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

Giveaway: Signed ARC of The Farmhouse: www.instagram.com/p/DHT4o6xxSqA/

Library Funding Targeted in New Trump Executive Order: What It Means & What To Do Now bookriot.com/imls-executi...

My 4yo didn’t tell me he had been up for some time before he woke me (at 5am), but there were signs: 1. He was wearing a cape. 2. There was a stool in the pantry pushed right below the candy basket. 3. A model train engine idled loudly upstairs. #parentsky

I’m at that special point in writing a book where I’m nearly to the end, but also there are BIG things happening in the book. So it’s like a good kind of overwhelm as a writer.