What does “direction” even mean? Daily writing prompt What gives you direction in life? View all responses I've been around long enough now to understand that, looking back, I've walked several paths so far. Every single one has been toward a different point of the compass, moral or otherwise. Why…

My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment.

As someone who has needed permission from others for the duration of my conscious life; here's some validation.

Mulling things over: A little update and some flowers n stuff.

This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.

Spent ages today on a new Facebook ad (see below). Published it. Watched it recveive absolutely no engagement in its first four hours (unusual). Then realised I had put a massive typo into the caption (not the image itself). Not sure what I expected. Who buys from an author that can't spell?!

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THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS x THE HOLLOW KIND Windego is a 60K word supernatural horror novel based on Anishinaabe folklore set in West Texas exploring trauma, grief, and the power of friendship when finding yourself again after it all. #questpit #Q #A #H #S

🕰️ Piper knew something was wrong the moment the clock started ticking again. THE WHISPERED KINGDOM is seaside castles, forgotten folklore, and a murder mystery wrapped in a bedtime story. 🌊✨ #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #openingline

STARLING HOUSE x WAYWARD CHILDREN 🌸 memory magic 🌹monsters lurking under a botanical garden 🌷mutual pining 🌻set in autumn 🍂 🌼committing small crimes to investigate an old disappearance 🪻looming threat of student loan payments 🌺 sapphic & ace rep #questpit #Q #A #F #LGBT

It's been trendy recently to focus on the folklore from outside the British Isles, but there's some great stuff within these shores as well. I will be keeping my eyes open on Friday night.

PARALLEL EXPERIENCES: 66K word thriller where BLACK MIRROR meets DISCLOSURE. As a multi-corp struggles to hide technology failure and abuse, hospital chaplain Mary Davies fights to stop the system erasing her brother’s memories before it’s too late. #QuestPit #Q #T

DEADNAME With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind #QuestPit #AG #YA #H

An #agentsguide for AMITY COVE ✨Haunted, Abandoned Wharf ✨Century-Old Massacre ✨Missing Sister ✨Enemies to Lovers YA Romantic Mystery Thriller

James Gray has been obsessed with the paranormal. A Brit working as a Private eye in Maine, getting more than he bargained for when his friend vanishes, and something behind the curtain is trying to help him find her. #Questpit #Q #PR #T Mood and Comp pics below

THE EXORCIST X DONNIE DARKO Chris is plagued with seeing shadow people, but an encounter with a powerful Eldritch being known as The Hatman, leaves him possessed and desperate to exorcise the entity attached to him before he loses control and becomes a demon himself. #QuestPit #Q #H

Disembodied voices✅️ Omens everywhere ✅️ A missing persons case✅️ 'Ace' representation ✅️ Death himself✅️ And One rather confused private eye ✅️ One Foot Behind the Curtain - 108k word count. #Questpit #Q #A #PR #T

An Agent’s Guide to WHAT ARE THE CHANCES- an adult historical mystery set in Chicago, 1929, where a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel must ally with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, all the while pursuing her own secret plan for revenge. #questpit #My #a #q

When his best friend goes missing and the police won't help, Private Detective James Gray takes matters into his own hands, only to discover that the dead have something to say. What do you do when evidence of the paranormal lines up with a crime? #Questpit #Q #PR #T Mood: see pics

Mini update: Stuff n Things

Another post prompt Daily writing prompt Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. View all responses Strangely, the first thing that's come to my mind is emptiness. Why on earth is it that, when the world around us is such a maelstrom, that I find myself sitting at the bottom of the…

A little update: Who here has heard of a #writerdeck before?

BRB, off to scare myself witless watching the X-Files for the first time.

Following a writing prompt on tattoos. Think the thumbnail is from the person that generated the prompt?

A quick update: Digital minimalism, word counts, and editing. Ok, as the title promises, this will be quick... As you know from my earlier posts, I've been looking to cut back on the sheer amount of time with my Phone and be more present in the real world. I'm delighted to inform you that, just…

I needed to have a little shout at myself after taking a long look in the mirror. I've not been doing well, and I can be better than this. Burn After Reading.

Well, I've had some bad news, but I genuinely care about all of you, so I hope you're ok.

Anyways.

A couple things… The “conflict“ in Iran *IS* a war. It is a war of choice. It is warfare without conscious. It was unprovoked. And I’m sick and tired of people suggesting & implying the only tragedies herein are that US Service Members have died. The people of Iran are innocents in this conflict!

“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor”—Tupac

Amazon reader reviews for Curious Physiologies 5⭐ "superb, enthralling" 5⭐ "thrilling and exciting" 5⭐ "twists had me guessing" 5⭐ "impossible to put down" 5⭐ "immersive" mybook.to/curiousphysiologies London-based urban fantasy that shows you the monsters hiding in plain sight.

I wrote to my MP on this, using Ed's eloquent thread because at this stage what I actually want to say is basically just 4000 characters of swearing.

Ah here i am again, screaming into the void in hope of someone or something answering. Tired of feeling alone in crowded rooms, or misunderstood by those who swore blind that they "get it". What, I wonder, would the void even care to whisper back?

When you try to film yourself for accountability, then see yourself.... lol

Yikes. Indie book sales are down across all platforms. This is gonna hurt a lot of folks.

Formal invitation to the hockey team sent,,, if any people with connections to the hockey team wanna have them email my team my bio. I’m for real. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I'll be live on TikTok tonight (730pm) with @sarahedwardsvoice.bsky.social talking about how we created the audiobook for urban fantasy Curious Physiologies. If you're an author this might kickstart YOUR audiobook. If you love fantasy this might be your new TBR add. www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...

Eeee!!!! I am absolutely thrilled and delighted to see that Wolf Moon, Antler Moon made the final Stoker Award Ballot in the long fiction category. Huge congratulations to all my fellow finalists! I don't think it's online yet, but it's in an HWA email so it's really real! 🐺🌕🦌🌕

If there was an "ideal" day for writing, what would it be for you? Mine would be both kids playing nicely, while I've managed to get the housework and errands done early, a cup of tea on the go, sat up at the desk while I keep an eye on the littles. #writers #dadlife #question

Considering a heavy and surprisingly full Sunday, including housework after the wife and kids went to bed because I couldn't sleep... it's just gone 25 past midnight Monday morning and somehow I still managed to get another 600 words done. Might almost feel proud of myself. Actually tired now too.

Sundays are weird, aren't they? I mean, why did we decide that this was the one stop shop for "we must rest" but also "the house needs cleaning" along with "you MUST make a huge dinner for everyone." ?? I mean, life is exhausting enough...

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

Ok, having watched Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur in "The Woman In Black" and being pleasantly terrified, I was expecting the book to possibly underwhelm. What I got, is a story told in such a way that it's even more compelling... what's your favourite horror adaptations? 📚🩸

Who here is worried about Dead Internet Theory? I'm on multiple platforms and getting more and more worried that – aside from a few people – all I see and interact with are bots

Why did Trump prohibit Colbert from interviewing the Texas state senator, James Talarico, on his show? What does Trump not want you to see? Search YouTube for "james talarico colbert interview" and spend 15 minutes watching the dangerous interview that scares the shit out of Trump.