Book Review: Mouse Trap
Book Review: Mouse Trap

If you like a bit of a fun cozy little scary read, I highly recommend Mouse Trap by Caryn Larrinaga. On the surface, it’s about the haunting of an ordinary house (or an ordinary family really), but it’s really about loss, grief, guilt, and anxiety.

The author does a brilliant job creating a mood of uneasiness, which builds the tension more and more. Larrinaga does a great job implanting dark imagery, setting up a little mystery, and providing just enough foreshadowing to keep you guessing.

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Guest Blog: Choosing a Book Genre
Guest Blog: Choosing a Book Genre

Writing a book is an exciting and nerve-wracking journey. As an editor, I talk to authors all the time about how hard it is to decide on the best way to get your story from thought to paper. You may know what to write, but how do you make sure it aligns with the expectations of that genre while still allowing you full creative freedom?

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Write Better Fantasy: 3 Tricks
Write Better Fantasy: 3 Tricks

Most writers out there have an urge to commit the story in their heads to paper (or a hard drive, given the times). I want everyone to get those thoughts and images into words. I want you to get that story finished in the timeframe you desire and in a configuration that will please you.

While writing pace is something that can be altered by your schedule, focus, and typing speeds, we can always improve our craft. There’s more: you’ve probably already had several important lessons in high school, and all you need to do is reactivate them in your brain. Here are a few quick tips and tricks to unlock all that potential!

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Guest Post: How to Write a Fairy Tale Retelling
Guest Post: How to Write a Fairy Tale Retelling

Fairy Tale Retellings, or Modern Fairy Tales as they’re called, have become exorbitantly popular over the last few years. I have edited and read many of them, and if you type the title into a Google search bar, you will be sure to find access to literally lists of recommended reads. In essence, a fairy tale retelling is exactly as it sounds-it draws from a fairy tale or lends itself to the fairy tale trope.

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The Prognosticator of Bleak Seasons
The Prognosticator of Bleak Seasons

Another bone-chilling February morning brought the village before the annual spectacle. They encircled the creature emerging from its subterranean lair. First, a colossal snout sniffed the dry air. Then massive paws widened the tunnel entrance. Finally, it hurled itself upon the surface with a thud.

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Guest Post: How to Co-Write a Novel
Guest Post: How to Co-Write a Novel

Our co-writing journey began almost by accident—a joint story written for a school assignment over a decade ago that morphed into an entire series of collaboratively written novels. While co-authoring might not work for everyone, we are here to tell you that the experience can be rewarding, productive, and even make you a better writer. Here are our tips for writing a collaborative novel.

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Guest Post: Creating a Podcast: Going from an Idea to Reality
Guest Post: Creating a Podcast: Going from an Idea to Reality

A year ago, if you had told me that I would be starting a podcast where I interview strangers about their writing processes, I would have laughed at you.

If you know me on a personal level at all, you probably know that having to talk to strangers is my worst nightmare. I’ve lost count of the number of times making a simple phone call to cancel a doctor’s appointment has sent me into a cold sweat.

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Contest Announcement: Darkness 101
Contest Announcement: Darkness 101

Fall is here! It’s back to school time! And the start of Spooky Season!

We’re also celebrating the release of Deluxe Darkness in September! Be sure to check it out and order your own copy today: three horror books in one: the Amazon bestselling Collective Darkness, Little Darkness, and the brand new book The Darkness Between.

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Hope Screams Eternal: An Unsettling Reads Anthology
Hope Screams Eternal: An Unsettling Reads Anthology

I feel it is only fitting, as I have been professing my love for the MCU and LOTR on our podcast, that I tell the origin story of Unsettling Reads and how Hope Screams Eternal came to be. So gather round, and I will tell the tale from its beginning.

Before the great pandemic struck in early 2020, Dair and I were gathered at a local bean roasting establishment, writing and planning. Always looking for a worthy quest, Dair proposed the idea of starting a podcast to not only aid our reading interests, but to be able to network with fellow writers. We also had a deep burn inside of ourselves to promote others like us, other up-and-coming authors battling in the trenches to make names for themselves.

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Quick Reads: "The Family Unit"
Quick Reads: "The Family Unit"

“The Family Unit” was first published by The Salt Flats literary journal in November 2020, which is hosted by the Salt City Genre Writers. The theme for the month was “the family you choose.” I tend to take these things literally, so, I wrote a slightly disturbing sci-fi tale about an angry young man who chooses a new family.

I don’t know if I would call this horror exactly but with a surprise twist ending reminiscent of “Tales from the Crypt” I think horror and sci-fi fans will enjoy this weird take on the theme of family.

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