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Year in Review: 2024 This year, I had to deal with a couple of health issues that had me down for the count for a little while. I dreaded doing this year in review because I knew just how much time had slipped through my fingers as a result! That being said, I was pleasantly surprised with all I had gotten accomplished these past twelve months, and the reminder was as big a relief as it was motivating. The first few months of the year were awesome, and I started off great. Then things went a little awry, and in the last few months of the year, I managed to get back on the saddle, so to speak. Still dealing with the long-term effects of some of those health issues, but taking it one day at a ti January 2024 This was the month of Scareuary ! The first edition of Scareuary was hosted this month, and while there weren't a lot of participants, I was able to write a full draft of two short horror stories ( The Star Seal being the one I chose to write for the write-with-me portion), and w...

Or: Adjusting Your Writing Expectations I'm long overdue for a writing update, but I hope this half-update half-lesson post will make up for my absence, because the truth is, I've been really busy lately. Good busy. Mostly. Alhamdulillah. I'll keep the update short: I've been working on an interactive fiction called The Black Hare , for which I hope to have a full prologue uploaded on itch.io soon. It got delayed by some personal issues, but I decided that since I was late anyway, I might as well be fashionably late and provide my readers with something really cool! So, that's in the works. The cool news is that I was able to write about 38k words for it in November alone! I've also been working on a fantasy novel: The City of Light . It's not as complicated as The Black Hare, because it's just writing on a document - no need for coding or dropping down the rabbit hole researching how to do a very specific thing on Twine Sugarcube v2! No, this fantasy...

Ready to write some horror? February's right around the corner, and you know what that means! Join us this coming February to participate in Scareuary 2025! In this second edition of Scareuary, I've got a brand new selection of writing challenges and prompts. Whether you're a seasoned horror fiction writer or looking to dip your toes into the world of writing horror, this is the event for you. Scareuary 2025 events will include: M-m-monster!! - This challenge asks you to create a monster. Veer away from the well-trodden path of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and other well-known monsters in the horror genre, and try to create a story that revolves around a monster that comes purely from your imagination. How would you design it? What would it look like? What would it represent? Twisted Hearts - For this challenge, consider the ways in which love and horror are linked. What terrors lie in wait for the hopelessly devoted? What fears consume the lovesick heart? What horrors w...