Next up: Annihilation

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I’m a writer because my dyscalculia is so bad that I cannot tell you how much eggs cost. In my head, a dozen is either $1.50 or $18.
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Superb advice as always from the wonderful and wise @timwaggoner.bsky.social

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What’s the scariest setting you've ever used in your writing?

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This has been so fun! I #amquerying my debut horror novel, Finish the Ritual, so if you know any agents or indie presses hit this ol' NB up! #agentguide is pinned!

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It's already revised from this, but this is what I have in the cloud and I'm already in bed. It does the job.

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Yes! The Satanist Gracie put in jail as a child is being released and exonerated and poor young Asher made a deal he thinks he's in control of (he is NOT) so they are both going through it!

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Oh gosh, heck yes! Mostly about not having the time/ to do it after ensuring my survival *shakes fist at capitalism* and about being able to pull off the wonderful, terrifying, cathartic story in my head with the remaining braincells I have.

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🩸 Submit Prompt Words Submit prompt words and follow #horrorprompt and #haikuhorrorprompt, where writers transform your words into works of horror!

When was the last time you submitted horror writing prompts for #horrorprompt & #haikuhorrorprompt?

I’m accepting new submissions for May 2026 now! Submit yours in the comments or use the form: www.wordsfrombehindthemask.com/writing-prom... 💀🖤 #WritingCommunity #HorrorWriters

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Read a book, nerd.

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One week left to book - we've got a full weekend of the spooky and the scary in fiction coming to York with the latest run of SPRING HAUNTS, running over 11th and 12th April! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spring-hau... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorworkshop #horrorworkshops #York #Yorkshire

🩸📚 Dare to take a chance? It could be the last choice you ever make ...

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As well as our six exciting guest workshops, we're offering author 1-2-1s and written feedback as optional extras for SPRING SCARES - the event kicks off on the 14th April! www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-sca... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorworkshop #horrorworkshops

🩸📚 Suspense, action and horror as lines of reality blur ...

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Thank you to my publisher (of DOOMFLOWER), @encyclopub.bsky.social, for this lovely feature in which I'm mentioned alongside so many great horror writers and narrators, "Horror's Leading Ladies." encyclopocalypse.com...!
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Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat, Gree. I have been working on something for The #ShadowBoxArchives. You could call it a bit of a group activity. Speaking of, if any #HorrorWriters or just #Writers need a place to post their work, check out our website. (1/2)

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If you're in and around York, and into your dark fiction, then be sure not to miss SPRING HAUNTS over the weekend of the 11th and 12th April! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spring-hau... #York #Yorkshire #darkfiction #Gothicfiction #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorauthors

Taking Submissions: Strange Vibes Weird Fiction Anthology Volume 2 - The Horror Tree

Another anthology is taking submissions!

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🩸📚 Beware the babe with the bared ... teeth! 💙📚🪐

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Eee! A second request??

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✍️ How do you come up with unique and creative ways to scare your readers?

1) Twist the familiar
2) Write my nightmares
3) Research real fears
4) Other

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I think I'm starting to see that the idea usually tells me where it wants to go. My real work is being able to admit it was right.

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Taking Submissions: Sinister Soiree: A Celebration Horror Anthology - The Horror Tree Submit celebration themed horror stories to Sinister Soiree anthology. Pays $20 for stories 2,000 to 5,000 words. Deadline May 15, 2026.

Calling all writers! Another anthology is taking submissions!

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Start reading Women in Horror with anthologies! Proud to share a TOC with some amazing women. These editors, @suzie-sam2.bsky.social @lydiaprime.bsky.social @jillgirardi.bsky.social promote women writers every day. #wihm #horrorwriters #horroranthology #womenwriters #femalerage #femaleempowerment

Summer Scares - 6-week horror writing school Join us for six weeks of horror writing workshops, feedback sessions and more, where we'll be proving summer can be scary too...

Keep things dark this summer, with six weeks of guest writing workshops at SUMMER SCARES, kicking off on 20th August! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-sca... #summer #horror #horrorfiction #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #writing #writers #authors #fiction

Lee Murray & Dave Jeffrey A writer of books and screenplays.

New Substack interview — my first with two authors:

Lee Murray (NZ) & Dave Jeffrey (UK), co-editors of This Way Lies Madness, a horror anthology exploring mental illness from Fire Tree Press

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What inspired you to write horror stories in the first place?

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Looking forward to my four-week exploration of the many aspects of horror, with SUBGENRES OF HORROR coming up this June! www.eventbrite.com/e/subgenres-... #horror #horrorcourse #horrorcourses #horrorworkshop #horrorworkshops #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorevents

Spring Scares - 6-week online horror writing school The latest six-week run of the online horror writing school, with a series of guest workshops, along with feedback and 1-2-1 options.

The online horror writing school is back this April with SPRING SCARES, and we've got six awesome authors joining us for guest workshops over our run! www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-sca... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorauthors #horrorfiction #workshop #workshops

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How do you keep your readers on the edge of their seats while building suspense?

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