Reading horror as a teen such as Edgar Allan Poe, The Monkey’s Paw, and The Country of the Blind. Plus Hitchcock movies!!!

My agent: "Is there a noise that accompanies the glass heart box when it slides up from the floor?" Me: "How about something that sounds like an ominous, low C note played on the piano and held too long?" Why am I so creepy?!?😂

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OMG I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!

Agent ask: "Can you tease out her interactions with the mirror and make this creepier?" Me:

How I'm feeling....and it's only Tuesday??!?! 😭

Wow! Mel Reynard is on 📷🧵🦋⏰ highlights some of the fantastic #posterpit posters (many of my favorites!!) and explores why they caught her eye! Thanks, Mel! I love these little deep dives and appreciate the time you put into this thread and I'm grateful you included my poster! 🩵

I haven’t read it yet, but THIS COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 (Adding to my cover inspo file!)

I'm rereading a scene in CASA DEL DEMONIO and there's a part I added to it more recently that I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT and it had me on the edge of my seat!!!! “When I did a cursory examination, I discovered a rather horrifying detail that I think best we keep quiet for now to

Are you curious about the line edits my agent made to my manuscript? These are what I've noticed the most: 1) Removing some of the "showing" character body movements. 2) Adding em dashes. I love them but hardly ever use them! 3) Removing some prepositions. 4) Removing "ly"

I love seeing more authors become agented, and if I have one tip to share with friends still in the trenches, it’s this: DON’T GIVE UP!!! Send more queries. Hone your craft. Find more betas. Start a new book. But please don’t stop pursuing your passion! You’ve got this!!!!🩷

This is a fabulous episode about R&R's and I was thinking about it today (as well as a recent episode of Shooting the Shit by TSNOTYAW) as I've been working on some line edits for my agent. Whether you're receiving feedback from a query or full, an R&R from an agent or editor,

Agent edits update: I've reached page 192 and am REALLY happy with the line edits so far! Although I've had to say a sad farewell to a handful of my carefully crafted sentences, so many of my favorite parts are essentially untouched and that makes me SO HAPPY that they've

What I thought my agent might delete: My love for repetition. “No. No. No. Not him. Not here. Not now. “Coraline,” he says, his voice raspy and raw. I step back and release the thick branches between us, heart racing. I watched him ride away. He should be in town. Not here. Not

Remember this Z. T. Fairfax ????!?😂 I think we had at least two people think it was an actual book and not a messy (but cool!!!!) conglomeration of our two stories for #unhingedpit I guess we've always been troublemakers...😂

Perimenopause = trying to communicate to a new doctor how tired and emotional you are while reassuring her you're really okay and that the tears streaming down your face are a physical response you can't control and that this has become your new norm and you hate it and want to

Trying to figure out what to do with myself after I finish Wordle...

This sentence is under the editing knife. Should I fight to save it? "With so much to say to one another, so many secrets to lay bare, a small part of me resents his silence. I want him awake so we can plan our escape together. I hate that he is vulnerable and weak when I need

Wanna know the most frequent comment my agent made while reading the last 1/3 of my MS? "Where is Isabel?" Oops. If you don't want a supporting character to be present in a particular scene but they plausibly should be, YOU MUST let the reader know why they aren't there!

Based on a few posts I've seen lately, this is a friendly reminder to all authors that EVERYTHING you say can and will impact how you and your work is received by publishing. So please, I beg of you... -Don't be a jerk to agents and complain about them while querying. -Don't