Back in hospital. Will update as and when

Ahead of The Residents of James Hotel going wide in a couple of weeks, I have updated the file on Amazon, and on D2D to include the short story "Henrietta's Story" on the end. If you bought the version without, don't worry, you're not missing out. It's still on the blog and will remain there too

I used to dislike "O Little Town of Bethlehem", and especially singing it as a kid in assembly. Who made me end up loving it? Well, it was always going to be Annie Lennox' infinitely powerful voice. Please... even if you once hated it, give it a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=etNO...

Heading into the weekend and not sure what to read? Check out the works of MG Mason aka @chaoticauthor.online > ghost stories > gladiator horror > zombie dystopia > supernatural crime/mystery in Salmonweird series 💙📚

Just reviewed and enthusiastically recommend checking out. A great new tale from the king of cosy reads www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #WritingCommunity

I highly recommend this! I had the pleasure to beta read it and I loved it 💙📚

Just finished ARC reading this lovely tale-- I'll be leaving a proper review tonight; for now I highly recommend getting a preorder in. It'd be a couple of pounds very well spent! #WritingCommunity

Edits for All Quiet on the Terraces is done! Preorder from Amazon now. Will go on Ko-Fi and D2D on day of release (if not next day, have a busy weekend and start to the week) mybook.to/quietterraces

Whoever pushed me to 200 book sales last night (I assume it was one of you lovely #HorrorWritersChat gang) thank you for stepping up for me in my darkest hours. Even though I beat last year's tally in June, this new figure means so much.

Family not understanding how important writing has always been to me does not surprise. "You don't have time to update everyone individually, but you find the time to post longer stuff on Facebook" Yes, because I can ignore replies to a post. People don't get upset if I don't reply immediately.

Now [re-]reading: MG Mason @chaoticauthor.online: The Residents of James Hotel Read it already [twice] and know it's good. Never wrote a review bc life, AuDHD burnout and scatter brain. Time to repeat the experience. A worthy candidate for review #100. -- #AmReading 👀📚💙📚😱 #KindleUnlimited 🩸📚📢

I'll be sitting out #HorrorWritersChat tonight. Just not up to it right now. Have fun and behave yourselves 😛

In nicer stuff, the proofreader has already completed edits on All Quiet on the Terraces. I cannot express how grateful I am that this person has given me so much support and leeway over the last couple of years to get my work out there.

NO REPOSTS I can't understate the catastrophic changes in my life that have happened in the last month. I went from a relatively active(-ish, I'm not fooling myself about being the fittest person around) I could bound up four flights of stairs laden with shopping bags full of food and not get 1/5

💫THE HAUNTING OF WOUNDED BIRDS is live on the feast of Martinmas, old Halloween, cover designed by @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social — a coming-of-age folk horror steeped in secrets & tragedy. Dark forests. Black birds. Old rituals. Haunted boys. Some stories will not rest. mybook.to/woundedbirds

Happy Release Day to @beverleylee.bsky.social and her latest book, The Haunting of Wounded Birds! "Beverley Lee's work makes you feel like you're wrapped in light and smothered in shadow with every sentence. A truly beautiful read." Go grab your copy today: beverleylee.com/the-haunting...

Might sound morbid, but this might be my last Christmas I love it for various reasons. I've relied on it to get me through some dark times I had my first date with Cat at a Christmas market. We go back every year It saved my life more than once So I'm doing a thread of favourite Christmas songs!

Ahead of my funeral, there will be a notice for flowers from close family only. Everyone else should donate to MacMillan, or give blood. It's important my untimely death encourages people to think of others, as far too many people are in their cruel bastard era.

I know a couple of you are waiting on paperbacks from me ordered from Ko-Fi. I haven't forgotten you. I am truly sorry I've not been well enough to get outside much. I will try to put them through as Royal Mail collections instead.

Marshmallows is being re-released next week! Preorder the new edition here: tr.ee/hLMMJvFjt2 ❄️

Cancer/chemo life: Yes I am awake at 4:30am, but I've woken up with the most horrendously dry mouth, it's taken me over ten minutes to apply enough internal and external moisturiser to stop it hurting. A saliva stimulating lozenge, and then back to bed.

You can do this!

Predator: Badlands was fun, watchable nonsense. A Big Mac for the brain, and it's exactly what I needed tonight for my first solo jaunt out following so long in and out of hospital.

I'm off out to see Predator Badlands tonight on my own I know I'm going to feel guilty using my disabled badge to park, and then I see how much difficulty I have standing, sitting, moving, and how much energy it takes to do things I once took for granted I was never the most active person, but 1/2

Beta edits are done. ARC copies now available! Let me know. Scammers, stay away. I'm not paying you for AI generated slop responses.

Just finished this and it is DARK 😱🕷 Daniel really is a huge horror talent so if you haven't checked out his work yet, go for it-- just be sure to leave the lights on #WritingCommunity

On this Remembrance Sunday, let's remember the more forgotten phrase that came out of the mouths of those who sacrificed so much during the Second World War. NEVER AGAIN. Today isn't just for the soldiers who died in France, who stood and sacrificed themselves while the Little Ships rescued 1/3

Tentacles out for the Bébé Jesus… or something

Morning all. While my body is struggling to do a lot of basic tasks, my mind isn't. Today is a day for All Quiet on the Terraces b3t@ edits, finalising and uploading the final manuscript, then sending out ARCs to those who already requested one. Let me know if you'd like one too (read blurb)

I'm now permanently signed off from having to work. But I'm a person who likes to keep busy (spoons, energy, medical appointments etc not withstanding) and I will keep writing until I'm no longer able. Please keep buying, reading, reviewing and spreading the word about my books.

It's the perfect season for a gothic ghost story, and @chaoticauthor.online has served up a real treat for you here! I have a particular fondness for this type of story, and this one in particular deserves a place in anyone's library. mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/

I've been mulling on ways to complete the Salmonweird series. There are two books to go. Due to the cliffhanger and the plot point it's about to resolve, I can't inexplicably skip Karl's medieval jaunt. But I doubt I can write 2x 70k novels in 12 months, even if it's all I do (that's assuming 1/3

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 don't know when the next Salmonweird will be released. But if you've read all three main titles, the spooky short story collection, and spinoff Shadows of Cathedral Lane and still want more, then may I interest you in a short story? 🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚

Reminder: I have a BlueSky quick start guide for indie authors It explains: - What BlueSky is - How BlueSky works - Site tools and how to use them - Breaking the algorithm site mindset What it doesn't do: - Promise tonnes of engagement - How to sell books - "One neat trick" for bossing BlueSky

"Edmund, find me" That voice – real this time, and if his ears weren’t fooling him, the wind seemed to carry it from the church. 🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚 Amazon: mybook.to/angelsmass B2R: books2read.com/angelsmass Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/80674cbdca Itch: onechaoticauthor.itch.io/angels-mass

One for when you’re dreaming of a Great White Christmas, (and want to get your card shopping Done Done Done Done, presumably) #shark #bsnm #christmas dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/6542...

Another Great White Christmas card, this one’s gonna need a bigger (gravy) boat… dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/7577... #ukgiftam #mhhsbd #bsnm #christmas

I will be honest about my illness and confronting my own mortality. I won't let it consume me though. I will handle it with coarseness if necessary, and British sarcasm by the bucket load. Laughing about it WILL help me cope. If you find this a bit much, I'll understand if you mute or unfollow me.

Decision I have to make every night from now on: morphine, or sleeping tablet, as if can't be both 😂 After a draining, the pain in my abdomen the pancreatic cancer causes comes back. No recs for "natural" or "alternative" remedies please.

Home, in pj's watching The Traitors before bed

Proof of life. Looking and feeling thinner. Need a shave and a shower. Will be discharged at 5

How is Prince Edward is the only male in the immediate Royal family without a scandal attached to his name? He was always the joke, the one who the media openly said they think he was gay, his marriage called a Lavender Marriage, and criticised for "wasting" his time and money on theatre patronage.

I wrote this blog post a little over a year ago. Suddenly, all the things I speculate on here feel all the more immediate mgmasoncreative.com/2024/09/02/d...

Finished listening to the audio book of this tonight by @stephellis.bsky.social This really got under my skin. Might require a second listen.

Sorry guys, my signal is atrocious. Have fun! #HorrorWritersChat

Hello! Matt from the hospital here where my first dose of chemo has just finished. I write as MG Mason, lots of ghost stories. The terrible truth? The manner by which humanity will destroy itself: petulant stupidity. But hope always accompanies, it can't be killed. #HorrorWritersChat

Hello #HorrorWritersChat. My name is Rami Ungar, I write horror and dark fantasy, and my mouth has to seal itself shut multiple times a day to keep me from spilling uncomfortable truths... like love is just a series of chemical reactions in your brain designed to get you to breed.

NO REPOSTS First chemo dose done and I'm having no side effects. Now into a second slow release dose to last 46 hours. I'm being kept in overnight for monitoring and all going well will be discharged tomorrow

NO REPOSTS Hi everyone. Not been here in a few days, mostly as the signal is bad at the hospital. There has been some stuff happening. In hospital for another abdominal drain. They took 4L this time. My chemo starts tomorrow but because of the amount of fluid I'm producing, they're starting 12