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We’re back! And for our fourth year in the row. Please enjoy this year’s picks and check out, and support each author. Most stories are free, and this year we have a wide selection of horror subgenres. So browse, read, and enjoy, and have a wonderfully terrifying and fun Halloween!

1. Rule Number One: Don’t Kill the Messenger by Blair Cousins

Evie is a simple imp woman. She enjoys her job as a messenger, loves her friends, and can throw down in the kitchen. You cross her however… Be sure to ha...

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Hollow

Hollow calmly sat before the Charstone Clan’s north faction leader Burko Jetty. Not a hulk of a man by human standards, but certainly a few heads taller than the average. His weather-worn skin and rough knuckles alluded to a life of hard work, but his embroidered undershirt and livery collar with a heavy gold medallion told a different story in this, his cur...

Welcome back, spooky story fans, to the third annual Very Special Halloweenie Newsletter! I’ve once again gathered up a bunch of stories guaranteed to inject some spook into your Halloween season. All stories are either free or discounted. So browse, read, and enjoy, and have a wonderfully terrifying and fun Halloween!

1. The Big Quarry Podcast by Blair Cousins

Life is going well for Adam. He has the wife, the kid, and his new family just moved into their first house in the quiet, small town o...

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The late September winds blew through Tom’s Used Auto Lot, causing Adam to pull his olive-green jacket closer together. It was a cool fifty degrees with perfectly clear blue skies—a great day to get out and around his new home. He had been running errands all day, but this was the stop he had been looking forward to the most. The dealer walked Adam to the object of hi...

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Caleb lifted his glass and threw back a laugh as he clanked it against the glasses held by his best friends. Smiles painted all their faces as he downed his beer at Earl’s Swing Bar in Jacksonward. Josh gulped his as Caleb watched Madison through the foggy glass, the sudsy beer disappearing down his throat. Josh slammed his mug on the table, threw his fist in the air,...

Welcome back, spooky story fans, to the second annual Very Special Halloweenie Newsletter! I’ve once again gathered up a bunch of stories guaranteed to inject spook into your Halloween season. All stories are either free or discounted. So browse, read, and enjoy, and have a wonderful, fun, and safe Halloween!

Deerhead by Blair Cousins

A young couple goes camping in a national park, but the forest has plans of their own. Will the duo make it out of the backcountry alive, or is their fate alrea...

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Content Warnings: mentions of child abuse and domestic violence

Music blasted in Imani’s ears as she shuffled her rucksack from room to room, throwing in items she would need for her three-day camping trip in Deerhead National Park. She and her boyfriend Shawn had saved up all summer to pay for the expensive camping equipment, and she couldn’t count the hours they’...

Panel takeaways:

1. Make a plan – Decide, I want to write a book and finish. Put real tangible goals in place and give yourself a timeline.

2. Stick to the plan – Be consistent! Show up for your book.

3. Always deliver – Focus on following through by avoiding burnout with sustainable planning.

Remember to be kind to yourself and that you got this. Life is rarely easy, so choose the path that’ll bring you happiness and finish that book!

Pre-Writing Resources:

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Wildgrass was the first to walk into the office, yawning as the automatic lights came on. It was odd that nobody was there, then he heard the chatter from down the hall. He poked his head out and saw a bunch of people walking toward the common area where teams would meet for emergency briefings. Wildgrass groaned. It was probably nothing, maybe a birthday or somet...

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They were alone, a species of one. He was alone, viewed a monster by all.
He said unto them, “Because you are my dearest friend, I will give you this gift, the gift of birth. So that you will never be lonely again.”

Alexis dragged her suitcase down the sidewalk in front of her mother’s large brick house. A crisp autumn breeze blew dried leaves from the old r...