Really feeling what Stephen King said in "On Writing": "The scariest moment is always just before you start." #writer #writerslife #StephenKing

#HorrorCommunity What are your favorite YA horror novels? #writerscommunity #writer

Floop's Fooglies are genuinely terrifying and have no business appearing in a film as asinine as "Spykids". #film #horror #writer

Did anyone else write highly derivative stories as a kid, starring yourself? #writer #writerslife #WritingCommunity

33 agent rejections so far and no bites. Any querying tips from #writers who have received MS requests? #writerslife #amquerying #WritingCommunity

I tend to allow any deeper meaning in my work to be interpreted by the reader. How much of the symbolism in your writing is intentional? #WritingCommunity #writer #amwriting

IT X THE BABADOOK When the pale creature that lurks in young Rebekka’s nightmares abducts her family and demands that she slay a hulking shadow monster, she teams up with her two best friends, an eccentric PI, and the shadow monster itself to get them back. #moodpitch #ya #h

IT X THE BABADOOK When the pale creature that lurks in young Rebekka’s nightmares abducts her family and demands that she slay a hulking shadow monster, she teams up with her two best friends, an eccentric PI, and the shadow monster itself to get them back. #moodpitch #ya #h

Self-published authors: What are your strategies for successful book launches? #WritingCommunity #writer #selfpublishing

Just finished my third rewrite, and I'm looking to put my MS out for a beta-read. How do you all go about getting reliable beta readers? #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writer

After the third rewrite of my WIP and revising my query letter and synopsis, it's time to start querying once again! Hoping for my first partial/full request this time!🤞 #WritingCommunity #amquerying #writer

Playing with a new story concept: "No one told me the apocalypse would be this beautiful." #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writer

My most recent blog post, if you're interested: tylerappleby2021.wixsite.com/authortylerapp…

The mandatory and grades-focused methodology of college assignments ruined reading for me. Only now that I've graduated am I realizing that reading doesn't have to be a slog; it can actually be fun and can inspire me to continue writing. Strange. #WritingCommunity #reading

I've recently discovered that starting a book with a well-defined protagonist and building the plot around their development (instead of vice versa) makes the story a lot more meaningful. Who'd a thunk?

The Twilight series has taught me something very important about writing: Beautiful prose, while a good thing to have in a book, isn't necessary to keep readers engaged. #WritingCommunity #writer #Twilight

I tend to gaze blankly off to the side in those liminal spaces between flurries of typing, much to the confusion of whoever is sitting next to me. I swear I'm not looking at you... it's just hard to think while staring at a computer screen. #writingcommmunity #writer

My new opening line: "In the end, God destroyed the world." #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writer

A poem, if you'd like: "Dry" Rapunzel’s body lay broken at the base of the tower, dashed against the mossy rocks, and the prince in his wisdom muttered that she should have shaven her legs, before galloping away to find another perfection. #writer #poetry