Read Project Threshold

Hi all. Stuart here,
This month, we once again have another 10-ebook giveaway! This time, we’re giving away TEN digital copies of Deborah Sheldon’s award-winning dark fantasy and horror collection ‘Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories’. We’re so thrilled that she’s chosen to work with us on this year-long giveaway of her various titles, so, if you’re looking to pick up a copy, enter today!

Not much to talk about past that. Our new Trembling With Fear editors are settling in well, and I’m hoping to have updates in a few other areas coming up soon!

And now, I will return you to your regularly scheduled newsletter!

Read InhuMANities today!

“Dark, visceral, poetic and devastatingly honest, Robertsons writing lives at the intersection of unabashed hunger, desire, beauty and repulsion. These tales strike at the heart of the queer, gothic soul. They are beautifully painful and darkly necessary. A must read for all those who love unflinching art.”
-Suzan Palumbo Author of Countess and Skin Thief.

This week I’m sharing articles from Business and Craft. Firstly, Author Marketing Experts explore how to build an author brand to attract readers and sell books. It may feel a bit outdated, but an author brand is just as important now as it has been in the past. This article breaks the author's brand down into easier-to-understand steps. In craft, Writers in the Storm has guest writer and author Lisa Hall-Wilson dive into a Deep POV with 7 questions to help for better immersion by the reader. This is an intriguing article about more advanced techniques on Deep POV in the form of questions for their characters. Lastly, in craft, Helping Writers Become Authors focuses on story structure with a four-act structure and a circular shape. There’s great theory examples and how this impacts characters and the story’s progression. 

Business:

Author Marketing Experts: “How to Build an Author Brand That Attracts Readers and Sells Books (Step-by-Step Guide)”

Craft:

Writers in the Storm: “Fix Flat Deep POV: 7 Probing Questions for Better Immersion”

Helping Writers Become Authors: “The Four-Act Structure and the Circular Shape of Story”

From Horror Tree:

🎉📚 Horror Ebook Giveaway 📚🎉

An Interview with V. Castro

🧟 Zombie Love or a Yearning For a Break

Dead Fake Book Review 🔪📱

Night Terror Book Review 🔥📚

This week’s free fiction is united under the theme of love, from a mother’s love to a love for a Dermestid Beetle. Firstly, “Words That Wither, Words That Bloom” is a dark fantasy story about a daughter striving for her mother’s love and affection. Vanis grows up under her mother’s shadow and seeks love. There’s a wonderful dark twist at the end that you won’t see coming. Next, “Crawl” is a horror flash story about a couple called Maggie and Jack. Maggie reflects on how they meet as she breaks into a graveyard and digs up Jack’s coffin. There’s powerful dark imagery that shows that this is a love that knows no bounds. Lastly, “Twelve Facts About the Dermestid Beetle” is a horror short story about someone who is obsessed about Dermestid Beetles all their life. This is a love obsession that goes too far. Be warned, there’s gory imagery about animal death as well as human death and dying. Enjoy reading!

“Words That Wither, Words That Bloom” by Jules Arbeaux at Uncanny Magazine.

“Crawl" by Rachel Savage at Crow & Cross Keys.

“Twelve Facts About the Dermestid Beetle” by Marisca Pichette at Nightmare Magazine.

Writing Exercise: Back to School

The remains of a school lay on the edge of town, out of bounds, forever chained and locked up. No one has dared enter since the fire. 

A teacher who once worked there won’t speak of it, not even to their own children, but when a letter arrives, everything changes. Someone knows what really happened. Someone wants revenge. 

Claiming they’ve kidnapped one of the teacher’s children, the teacher is led back to school, back to past memories and its ghosts.

What happens next is up to you…Let your imagination run wild!

If you post any writing content during the week and think it would be a good fit for us to feature, do reach out and let us know at [email protected]

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