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August 29, 2025 Spooky Season is upon us! Be sure to get out there and have a scary good time! For those of us who like to celebrate all-year round, this time of year is heightened by the extra attention paid to the monstrous macabre of Halloween! So watch those horror movies, read the scary…
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October 10, 2025 For everyone who enjoys writing challenges but decided to say NO to NANO over the past couple years, this one is for you! I wanted to create a new challenge for indie authors looking to write the first draft of a new novel (or novella) in one month. Who wants to be…
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Being a horror author and spooky season fanatic, it’s only natural that I release books during the spooky season. That’s not to say I wouldn’t (and haven’t) released books at various other times throughout the year. I certainly have. But releasing something during the season surrounding my favorite holiday became routine before I even realized…
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January 1, 2026 As my aging, Gen-X body passed the half-century mark this year, I set out to complete fifty bookish accomplishments by the end of 2025. Although I did have some goals pushed back to 2026, I did manage to complete fifty accomplishments before the end of the year. I don’t know if I…
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The tagline was: Beware the Darkness. But as I wrote the first draft, those words weren’t simply a marketing slogan. They carried a much darker and personal meaning. My 2023 spooky season publication, This Is How He Collects Them, has a somewhat interesting backstory. Whenever I’m at a book signing event, I tell readers who…
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Emmie Hamilton is an award winning fantasy author and part time professor. As a lifelong New England resident, she spends her free time hiking, traveling, and homeschooling her son and can usually be found at the beach or local coffeehouse. Follow her on Instagram @authoremmiehamilton. Find Emmie Hamilton’s Books! Questions:
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Alana K. Drex lives with her family and doggo in the middle of the United States. After Covid struck, she became more serious about writing and started focusing mainly on penning short stories. You can find her favorite, “Las Pulgas Vestidas,” written in a Stine/Pike style, in the anthology Curbside Curses. Drex hopes to publish…
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Viggy Parr Hampton, MPH is an epidemiologist, host of the podcast “Horror Humor Hunger,” and the author of A Cold Night for Alligators, Much Too Vulgar, and The Rotting Room. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. Follow Viggy Parr Hampton Website: http://www.viggyhampton.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viggyparrhampton/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@viggyparrhampton Linktree: https://linktr.ee/viggyparrhampton Horror Humor Hunger Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2139349 QUESTIONS:…
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Eddie J. Morales is a fiction horror author with five independently published books. Besides writing, Eddie enjoys reading, watching television, going to the movies, and outdoor activities. He has a college degree in English Creative Writing and a Master of Health Administration. Eddie is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and HWA…
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