For the past few months, I've been unable to come up with any story ideas, so I haven't really been writing. This morning, I gave myself an hour to sit and play around in a Word Doc. So excited to have a few ideas FINALLY. I've missed writing stories so much!

Ok, it's been a while, but is it cool if I gush about getting to go to the Long Live The Black Parade tour in NJ? I cried, I lost my voice singing, I ascended.

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week. They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions. Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.

My current WIP - I think I would fare just fine! Mae is a witch, sure, but I think we'd actually get along great. My novel I'm querying - Alas, I don't think I would survive a battle with Dionysus. #Katydeads #CampRevPit

Hello, fellow #camprevpit #katdeads ! I'm Caitlin. I write adult horror, mainly cosmic. I'm currently writing a short weird western while in the query trenches w/my theatre possession novel. 🫖 Tea, always! Some horror favorites: 🎬The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 📚 Mauve Fly ✒️Rachel Harrison

I'm already enjoying #camprevpit and it only just begun! Looking forward to giving and receiving some feedback and meeting more horror writers! ✨️🔪

The replacement is art in all its forms. Movies, music, and books. Storytelling. The beauty of Nature. And being a part of a community that practices love & kindness. Hope this helps.

Let's 👏🏼go 👏🏼Knicks👏🏼!!!

YOU x MURDERBOTS ELSA's been mishandled by her technicians. Leslie's the first to show kindness. ELSA returns kindness with gratitude. Love. Obsession. ⭐good for her horror ⭐I can make her worse ⭐computer x human ⭐female rage ⭐small cast #posterpit #posterpita #h #sf

I've disappeared on here, but I'm back! It's hard to post and write and query amidst *gestures widely* but I want to keep pushing. Anyhoo, I hope you all have a lovely weekend (especially my fellow writers in the query trenches). 🌞

Dear senators who think you can’t do anything, Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT. ~ All of Us

Indie publishing is tough. But independent presses are vital. Here are a few that I hope you check out: @psychopomp.com @neonhemlock.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @dimshores.bsky.social @lethepress.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social @wordhorde.bsky.social

If you love your library, listen up…

There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

Is pirate horror a thing? I woke up today with a craving to read a pirate horror novel but can't seem to find anything. #booksky #horrorsky

Squid Gamex1984 To find her bestie, Tate lies her way onto the Trinity Trials—televised games in which viewers decide all: magic players are 💉 with, the hunter, &each twist. She must survive not only the games+the hunter but other desperate players who play by their own rules. #popuppita #luckypit

If you love someone, let them go. Avoid them for ten years until you're invited to the same wedding. Don't ruin everything again. Unless they do it first. She broke his heart and wants him back. He doesn't trust her, but maybe she shouldn't trust him either. #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #writesky

THE RAVEN BOYS x S.T.A.G.S A series of murders at an elite private school in Ireland spark an aspiring journalist, a burgeoning psychic, and a rebel with a cause to investigate, confronting their privileged lives and sceptical beliefs. #PopUpPit #PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #YA #Mystery #Supernatural

After some time off, hopping back into the pit game, recycling lame pictures and lamer prose. In Their Shadows returns, rocking that non-linear, gothic upmarket vibe about a half-human princess wading into a cursed and ancient forest to rescue her crappy dad’s corpse. F/H #Luckypit #PopUpPit 💙📚🪐

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

just finished a big, overdue update to the 2025 horror new releases list - if you submitted something to be add it and don't see it here, let me know! (if you'd like to submit something in general, use the link in the third paragraph) readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...

ICYMI: celebrate Women in Horror month by checking out some excellent writers substack.com/home/post/p-...

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#SFF #horror writers, we're looking for you! Paid anthology opportunity. #writing cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...

look, if you want to write a kick ass book, through out the rules of writing, all that stuffy stuff and just read Read a shit ton. Read stuff you love & stuff you hate & pay attention. That's the key of it, you need to love it and you need to pay attention. It's how you build muscle memory of story

Hi, I'm Caitlin! I mainly write cosmic horror, but I consider myself a plain ol' horror writer. 🙂 I'm a plantser- bit of both! I like a plan that I can lean on and follow, but my favorite writing moments are when I get surprised by my own story going in a different direction. #HorrorWritersChat

🧵All women in horror deserve to be read. There're so many of us, so many different styles, which makes for excellent variety. Women should never be pigeonholed either just because we're women. We know horror, trust me. Don't believe me? Well, read us. Special mentions to the women in writing I

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When a black tee shirt is so old, it gets that yellowish greenish tint. ✨️

Head's up! Our general submission window for #ModernMummies closes TOMORROW (Feb. 28th) at 11:59 p.m. (last place on Earth). So, get those stories in! We want all the mummy madness you can come up with! Learn more at: www.cateyepress.com/submissions

Forbidden love between death and a mortal BELLADONNA x NOSFERATU’S dream haunting with a romantic touch. Catalina's life changes when she unearths a mysterious boy, a vampire who desires death and finds the key in her, dooming them to eternal love or each other’s demise. #WSPit #F #R #YA #WSPitW

Candice’s boyfriend disappears with her life savings.   She tracks him down at his new workplace: a candy factory “built on hopes and dreams.”   She lands a job there to confront him, but after learning the company’s sickly sweet secret...   She might never clock out.   #WSPitW #SF #A #LGBT #WSPit

ALICE IN WONDERLAND x THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA Inspired by fairy tales and the books you were definitely too young for when you read them, 'The Six Missing Sisters of Serenity Stone' is a story about monsters, deception, unreality, and family. #WSPit #WSPitW #MG #F #H

I think that’s murder, but you can call it whatever you want. Poor kid. Won’t be the last.

Gabriel is a witch. Summer isn't. Sure he's suspicious when the cute con-artist opens up a witch shop next to his apothecary. But when she's accused of murder through love potion, he reluctantly comes to her aid. How to catch a killer, when magic is in the air? #wspit #wspitw #rc #conwitchwip

When a young woman inherits two portraits from her wild grandmother, she is haunted by a paranormal entity who guides her closer to the truth--one that lies behind the walls of a sanatorium in the Canadian woods. #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #PH #R

Woohoo! I treat myself to something sweet (ice cream, bubble tea, etc.) and a good dinner. After that, I give myself a few days off from writing. In my mind, I need this time to distance myself from my finished project before starting something new. #HorrorWritersChat

The Theatre of Cruelty: For those of you who loved Come Closer, but wanted more Dionysus. #HorrorWritersChat

ELPHABA X ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES X DON'T LET THE FOREST IN = TEARS OF A BANSHEE 🖤Sibling rivalry 🖤Themes of grief, jealousy & revenge 🖤Good FMC turned bad 🖤Morally grey, angry & imperfect characters 🖤Challenging the system Belated #questpit post for my #agentsguide #Q #F #H #NA #writingcommunity

For writing, I'm a traditionalist. I like sitting at my desk with the door closed. Sometimes I'll throw on some instrumental music if I need some inspiration. 🖥️ For brainstorming, I find I come up with my best ideas when I'm on my stationary bike. 🚲 #HorrorWritersChat

Hi there! My name is Caitlin and I write horror of all types (often cosmic). I am currently brainstorming/outlining something to write for the Women of the Weird West call. Not nearly far enough along to summarize! #HorrorWritersChat horrortree.com/taking-submi...

💫 CROWNED IN LIGHT 💫 NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST X RAVEN CYCLE SERIES 🌹Romance/Romantasy 👨‍👨‍👧Polyamory ❤️‍🔥Slow Burn 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦Found Family ⚖️Gods & Goddesses 🎵Music! ♿Diversity 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQIA+ 💖Soul Mates ✨Magical Realism Agent's guide included 📖 #WSPit #WSPitQ #WSPitS #A #F #R #bipoc #spec #magicalrealism

Moira is falling in love with her best friend while thrust into running her father's merchant business. The country is at war & a trade embargo turns her to smuggling for the enemy & joining the revolution 🧡BFFS-Lovers-Enemies ⚔️Pirates & Witches 🏰Castles & Pubs 💕Love triangle #WSPit #WSPitQ #F #R #A

✈️Boarding now! Destination: Berlin 🇩🇪☀️Multicultural summer romance 📼🌿‘90s retro & authentic 🏙️🌾Big city but small-town vibes 💖🔥Heartfelt & spicy slow-burn 👨‍👧🏠Single dad & forced proximity 💼🎖️Love, career & duty 🌅HEA 💘💭Romance x beach read #WSPit #WSPitQ #A #R

YA LOTR Wren was supposed to be the chosen one–until her brother claimed her place in the prophecy for himself and defected to the enemy. Now, Wren must prove to herself that she does not need to be a child of the prophecy to make a difference, and to defeat the Dark Lord. #WSPit #WSPitW #YA #F

Thistle has a debilitating illness and is confined to the estate of Willis Manor. She's been under the thumb of Mama her whole life, and now has to fight to control her own destiny. Family secrets, dark magic, and horrifying mysteries follow her at ever turn. #WSPit #WSPitQ #NA #T #LGBT

My summary list for #WSPit: 1. Sundered Galaxy #WSPitW #A #SF 2. Tides of Sourcery #WSpitW #A #F (1/3)