Ready to sell your short story? Join us for "Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And What To Avoid)" with award-winning author, KC Grifant. Registration $49 / $39 November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC reachyourapex.com/wew #authors #writingworkshops

Next week, I’ll be offering a virtual class called Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And What To Avoid) at Reach Your Apex! 🟢 Learn what elements you can control (and which you can’t) to maximize your chances of publication. Ideal for beginner writers of horror, sci-fi and

Followers can use my code WEWKCG for $10 off! ✍🏼 #writing #writingtips #shortstory

This month!! The #audiobook of my award-winning debut horror western MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER will release on Nov 18. Narrator Ash Aarrestad brings the Weird West to life with a stunning performance. Saddle up for a wild, monster-infested ride! PRE0RDER: scifiwri.com/2025/10/17/n...

If subverting old tropes is your jam, check out award-winning author, @kcgrifant.bsky.social KC Grifant, talking about how Weird West fiction is an opportunity to reexamine Old West myths. Plus, evaluate if your piece can be considered Weird West. youtu.be/QJnnjRmm4i0 #authors #writingtips

When the barista calls all the male customers of varying ages “boss” but you get a “ma’am” 🥲

Support your friendly neighborhood writer and sign up to get monthly news, recs, behind-the-scenes glimpses, memes & more! My November newsletter comes out soon. 😊 mailchi.mp/a9f0d76bba28... #authors #indieauthors

Our next live workshop is "Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And What To Avoid)" led by award-winning author, KC Grifant. Join us! November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC reachyourapex.com/wew #authors #writingworkshops

Get a peek into why award-winning author KC Grifant @kcgrifant.bsky.social is such a popular instructor in this excerpt from her live workshop earlier this year, "Creating Weird West Stories That Sizzle And Sell" youtu.be/QJnnjRmm4i0 #authors #writingtips

The interview is up!! You can tune in at the halfway mark (24:20) - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

Thanks @kpbssandiego.bsky.social for featuring horror authors on the roundtable today! I was thrilled to join Jon Cohn & Shane Hawk to talk about what scares us, why people enjoy horror, San Diego bookstores & so much more! Hosted by Andrew Bracken, KPBS Roundtable airs each Friday at 12 p.m. &

Award-winning author, @kcgrifant.bsky.social KC Grifant, shares how Weird West fiction is an opportunity to reexamine the myths we've been told about the Old West. Plus, KC shares a framework for assessing if your piece is, indeed, Weird West. youtu.be/QJnnjRmm4i0 #authors #writingtips

San Diego! Tune in at 12:30 to @kpbs for a horror writers roundtable with me and Shane Hawk and Jon Cohn!! 89.5 FM #horror #sandiego #kpbs #publicradio #halloween

My Halloween Haunts essay is up at the Horror Writers Association website! Vivid dreams have always been constant in my life, but a few nightmares ended up being something more… Read at horror.org/23528-2/ #Halloween #scarystory #dreams #horrorwriters #hwa

If you’re looking for spooky stories, check out my short story collection SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY (Dragon’s Roost Press)! Writer and editor David Orange reviews: “Several stories in Shrouded Horror…effectively use the outdoors to show people channeled into increasing

Get a peek into award-winning author KC Grifant's live workshops. In this excerpt from her course on creating horror short stories, KC shares how to craft a chilling hook. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6YS... #authors #writingworkshops

Register today for "Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And What To Avoid)." This live workshop is led by award-winning author, KC Grifant. November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC reachyourapex.com/wew #authors #writingworkshops

🚨🎧 Reminder, the audiobook of MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER is available to pre0rder 🤩 Narrator Ash Aarrestad does a phenomenal job bringing this story to life!! scifiwri.com/2025/10/17/n... #audiobook #weirdwest #westernhorror #newbook

Happy pub day to TALES OF SLEY HOUSE 2025!! This horror anthology includes my zombie poem “Unwanted Advances” and fun horror stories from excellent authors. Check it out…if you dare 😈🎃👻 www.amazon.com/Tales-Sley-H... #newbook #halloween #scarystories #horror

Publisher: Where is that next book? Author: Still working on it Publisher: You owe us Author: Ready when it's ready Publisher: Can you knock out an AI book in the meantime? Author: .... Publisher.... Author: I beg your pardon? Publisher: We'll take that as a Yes then.

This seems especially dystopian for creative professionals. The article makes it sound like publishers will push AI onto their big-name authors and pressure them to produce more quickly (under the guise of “helping with writers block”). www.theguardian.com/business/202...

My Halloween Haunts essay is up at the Horror Writers Association website! Vivid dreams have always been constant in my life, but a few nightmares ended up being something more… Read at horror.org/23528-2/ #Halloween #scarystory #dreams #horrorwriters #hwa

📣 New virtual class: Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And What To Avoid) 🧐 Learn what elements you can control (and which you can’t) to maximize your chances of publication. Ideal for #writers of horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres, this workshop offers insights on how to rise above

Crafting A Chilling Hook For Your Horror Short Story with award-winning author, KC Grifant — pro tips in this excerpt from one of KC's live workshops. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6YS... #authors #writingworkshops

Meet me at #TheBookFestFall025 this weekend!! You can tune in 2:30pm PT on Saturday to hear me read a short scary story and give writing tips ✍🏼 Free to attend virtually and see the livestream of panels and conversations. #writing #writingtips www.thebookfest.com

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect spooky season read: ghosts, monsters from beyond the reef, bloodthirsty spirits, magic, vengeance, mayhem, and it’s 45% off again! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Flashback to my blog post on Becky Spratford’s RA For All’s 31 Days of Horror! Read about my musings on horror (and my encounter with a wild tarantula). While you’re there, check out all the other fabulous offerings on all things #horror: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2023/10/31-d...

🚨🎧 You can preorder the audiobook of MELINDA WEST AND THE GREMLIN QUEEN (Brigids Gate Press) now! Narrator Ash Aarrestad brings the grit, charm and high-stakes action of the Old West to life with a captivating performance. #audiobook #weirdwest #westernhorror #newbook

What it’s like having a conversation these days: “Did you hear about—“ “Terrible Thing 1?” “OMG no. But did you hear about Terrible Thing 2?” “That’s awful. I was just reading about Terrible Thing 3.” “Ugh. I did learn about [incorrect fact based on an AI video in their social feed].” 🙃🙃🙃

Thanks everyone who stopped by our Monster Gunslingers game table at #TwitchCon! I did more demos than I could count and learned that Texas Hold’Em fans *really* enjoyed the game 🤠 Sign up for notifications + discount: bit.ly/gunslingergame #twitchconsandiego #poker #Texasholdem #newgame #indiegame

#TwitchCon, stop by the Monster Gunslingers game for freebies & discounts! We are under the Table Top sign by convention entrance E. #indiegame #texasholdem #poker #weirdwest #monstergunslinger #games #sandiego #twitch #twitchcon2025 #gaming

Even monsters love playing Monster Gunslingers! We’re demoing this supernatural take on Texas Hold’em in select locations ahead of its launch! If you’ll be at #TwitchCon this weekend, stop by our table to play. The game will launch in early 2026; sign up to not miss out! mailchi.mp/ca24ca2aaa21...

If you’re following @starsandsabers.bsky.social, you’ll want to follow the team! I’m CEO and Editor-in-Chief. Associate editors are @scarlettralgee.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @kcgrifant.bsky.social. Editorial assistants are @denniskcrosby.bsky.social and @authorhelengj.bsky.social.

Tonight! I'll be reading "Interstate Mohinis" (originally published in @diabolicalplots.com) for the first time ever! Be there, or be square 🖤🌃▪️

Had a dream I had ventured out of my Antarctica station with the team. We braved the cold to a smattering of shops to get a gourmet latte. I made it back through the blizzard and was about to take a much-anticipated sip when I woke up. 😫 Why do I always wake up before the best part of a dream?

Who’s ready to get into the spirit of the spooky season? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Free short horror stories at scifiwri.com/2025/09/16/f... #horror #horrorstories #scarystories #Halloween

Unboxing my copies of SPACE HORRORS! Space doesn’t care if you scream… Ten Stories of Horror Science-Fiction: From derelict ships haunted by madness to alien planets steeped in dread, this chilling anthology of space horror and sci-fi terror takes you on a

Big thanks to contributor and reviewer David Agranoff for the shoutout of DREAD COAST! Join us Nov 1 at Artifact Books to grab your signed copy and hear authors read excerpts from their pieces! davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #DreadCoast #horrorbook #horrorcommunity #horroreview

Announcing the 2025 Rhysling Award Finalists! The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology. /

Congratulations @seabeewrites.bsky.social!! Love this story!

I’m so thrilled to announce my first audiobook! Ash is the perfect narrator to bring MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER to (audio) life! It will be out in Nov; in the meantime

October newsletter is out! Support your friendly neighborhood writer and sign up to get monthly news, freebies, book recs, writing memes and more 😁 mailchi.mp/a9f0d76bba28... #books #authorcommunity #writingcommunity

Can very much confirm this is crime fiction that matters. Grab your copy and tell a friend.

Happy release day to @tanyapell.bsky.social and this eerie and gorgeous novel bursting with mystery and sensual atmosphere. 🎉🖤 I loved it, and I hope everyone picks up a copy. 🩸📚💙

How cool is this cover?! Inspired by Creepshow, Twilight Zone and others, it brings to life the creepy and pulpy stories inside (including my new zombie poem)! TALES OF SLEY HOUSE 2025 coming soon: www.sleyhouse.com/product-page... @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social #horrorbook #shortstory #horror

Want to send us a story this month? Stand out from the slush with Apex Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lesley's Rules! ✍️✔️ We're looking for stories that blur sci-fi and fantasy, with that iconic dark Apex edge. Ready to submit? Visit our submission portal here: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/.../apex.../...

Horror writers representing at #ScreamDiego! #horrorcommunity #horrorauthors #HWA

Excited for this! If you’re in the mood to read about gunslinging female characters in the Old West before the show, check out my Monster Gunslinger series! scifiwri.com/monster-guns... #OldWest #WeirdWest #TheAbandons

I joined HORROR REALM as a returning guest to talk about the “weird west,” horror and more! Please hit “like” and “hype” to support up-and-coming creators: youtu.be/XbZFM8wj0Ys?... #horror #horrorcommunity #halloween #October

🚨 Last day to purchase discounted admission to #ScreamDiego!!