Read Project Threshold

Hi all.
We keep getting positive feedback about the newer layout for the newsletter, which is fantastic! Hopefully, the new site layout will garner similar feedback. Fingers crossed! As I’m taking a couple of days off in the coming week to ideally implement it.

We’ll see!

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 General, Business, and Craft. Firstly, Jane Friedman’s blog has guest author Lea Page share a personal story about how a negative comment on her article affected her and what she did in response. When we put our writing out into the world, we’re sharing it with the whole world, even with people who have nothing but negative to say. I love how Lea Page decided to use the negative ‘sea hag’ into a positive sweatshirt. Next in business, FoxPrint Editorial advises on how to know when you’re ready to query your work. By looking at your first chapters in depth, you could be ready to query the whole book, and there’s some great tips to help. Lastly, in craft, Fiction University looks at five ways writers can develop character voices. There’s a great list of questions that will prompt writers to focus on character voice,s which will in turn lead to further character development. 

General:

Jane Friedman: “When the Comments Section Is Challenging”

Business:

FoxPrint Editorial: “How Do You Know If You’re Ready to Query?”

Craft:

Fiction University: “5 Ways to Develop Character Voices”

From Horror Tree:

🌫️ Horror Writing Inspiration - The Gothic Moors: Why Isolation Still Works

🌌 Interview with Sarah Jackson

📚 Book Review Visions of Grace by Alison Littlewood

📚 Liverpool Horror Book Convention

This week’s free fiction is horror in different sub-genres from eerie dolls to gory rope. Firstly “The Doll Problem” is a short story about a haunted doll that turns up out of nowhere. It is a compelling read with escalating horror that will give you nightmares. Next, “My Architecture” is a psychological horror story that looks at child loss. There’s great imagery comparing the building where the narrator lives to their own mental state. It is a sad short story that will haunt you. Lastly, “Absolutely Knot” is a body horror that looks at marriage from a woman’s point of view. Claire marries Mark, and as part of the marriage, Mark binds her body with rope from his mouth. It is a gruesome story that looks at what Claire must pay for changing her mind. Enjoy reading!

“The Doll Problem” by Angela Liu at Nightmare Magazine.

“My Architecture" by George Nevgodovskyy at Crow & Cross Keys.

“Absolutely Knot” by Winona Morris at Carnage House Publishing.

Writing Exercise: Chocoholic 

A teenager is sent to a health camp by her parents. Her diet is controlled, and she is pushed to breaking point with an exercise coach. 

Every night she craves chocolate. Milk, white, dark. She dreams of it, swims in it. When she wakes, she cries.

Her coach assures her it is just cravings and it will pass, and the teenager wishes she could get rid of such cravings permanently. 

Seeing how much she is suffering, one day the coach hands her a solution. The coach calls it a cravings killer, but the teenager thinks it looks more like a bulbous weed. It sends chills down her spine. Its face wails. 

Desperate though, the teenager swallows it.

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]

Out Of Home advertising has long been effective but hard to scale—until now. AdQuick makes it simple to plan, deploy, and measure campaigns with the same efficiency and insight you expect from online marketing tools.

Marketers agree: OOH is powerful for brand growth, driving new customers, and reinforcing messaging. AdQuick makes it easy, intuitive, and data-driven—so you can treat real-world campaigns like any other digital channel.

Learn more, visit AdQuick.com