Abigail F Taylor
@abigailtaylor.bsky.social
🌙THE NIGHT BEGINS 🌙- Luna Press 2023
🐺MARYNEAL, 1962 🐺- Wild Ink Publishing 2025
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🐺MARYNEAL, 1962 🐺- Wild Ink Publishing 2025
https://linktr.ee/abigailftaylor
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From the moment I met her & the day she came inside to let us know she was pregnant & needed a home...
Squeaks had a wonderful 15 years of living but passed away this morning after a month long battling an illness. Thank you to those who helped her with her last battle. ❤️
Squeaks had a wonderful 15 years of living but passed away this morning after a month long battling an illness. Thank you to those who helped her with her last battle. ❤️
For some, marriage is a contemporary structure of the new family moving into their own space, away from parents/grandparents. Or at least across town. For others, the groom is the one to move & settle into the house of his new family & permitted to bring one relative.
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders
Hey there, #DecemberWorldbuilders! This week I'll ask you questions related to FAMILIES. Feel free to put it in the context of any characters you've made, or how your societies in general work. Today's Q: How do family units in general work? Are they generational homes? Who moves after marriage?
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For some, marriage is a contemporary structure of the new family moving into their own space, away from parents/grandparents. Or at least across town. For others, the groom is the one to move & settle into the house of his new family & permitted to bring one relative.
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders
Looking for a book to give to someone you hate? Apparently mine is perfect for that! Add MARYNEAL 1962 to your tbr today & plot against your foes.
✨Great for people who hate indigenous rep, sapphic awakenings, shapeshifters, small town trauma, and the 60s✨
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✨Great for people who hate indigenous rep, sapphic awakenings, shapeshifters, small town trauma, and the 60s✨
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Looking for a book to give to someone you hate? Apparently mine is perfect for that! Add MARYNEAL 1962 to your tbr today & plot against your foes.
✨Great for people who hate indigenous rep, sapphic awakenings, shapeshifters, small town trauma, and the 60s✨
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
✨Great for people who hate indigenous rep, sapphic awakenings, shapeshifters, small town trauma, and the 60s✨
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
I've been disheartened by the trajectory of my career and so the feeling that it might be my last story published has certainly been circling my thoughts. But it's not my last written and it never will be. This is my vocation regardless of if I'm ever seen in print again.
Any other published writers live with anxiety over whether or not their last published story will be their last story ever?
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I've been disheartened by the trajectory of my career and so the feeling that it might be my last story published has certainly been circling my thoughts. But it's not my last written and it never will be. This is my vocation regardless of if I'm ever seen in print again.
So this year has kinda been a mess for me emotionally & I had to update the lady I sometimes ghostwrite for since we're going to clean up the 2 first drafts I wrote for her at the beginning of the year.
She sent me an email that she likes me as a person & is happy to work with me fast or slow ❤️😭
She sent me an email that she likes me as a person & is happy to work with me fast or slow ❤️😭
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
So this year has kinda been a mess for me emotionally & I had to update the lady I sometimes ghostwrite for since we're going to clean up the 2 first drafts I wrote for her at the beginning of the year.
She sent me an email that she likes me as a person & is happy to work with me fast or slow ❤️😭
She sent me an email that she likes me as a person & is happy to work with me fast or slow ❤️😭
Just the general focus. I took a long break because of burnout and I really wanted to refill the well. It was helpful but this year ended up being very emotionally exhausting. My output has become slower and more scattered. It's getting better though!
#pretendpanel
#pretendpanel
#pretendpanel, I hope you find today's question just as engaging as yesterday's, even if the emotions might be a bit more negative surrounding the question...
December 6th: What was the most challenging aspect of writing for you in 2025?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 6th: What was the most challenging aspect of writing for you in 2025?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Just the general focus. I took a long break because of burnout and I really wanted to refill the well. It was helpful but this year ended up being very emotionally exhausting. My output has become slower and more scattered. It's getting better though!
#pretendpanel
#pretendpanel
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Howdy, #DecemberWorldbuilders! What are some symbiotic or parasitic relationships that occur in nature in your world? Feel free to interpret this one broadly and talk about a character with a parasitic personality, if you prefer😁 Don't worry, I'm not grading you on how much biology is in your world!
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Howdy, #DecemberWorldbuilders! What are some symbiotic or parasitic relationships that occur in nature in your world? Feel free to interpret this one broadly and talk about a character with a parasitic personality, if you prefer😁 Don't worry, I'm not grading you on how much biology is in your world!
Some of my book is a contemporary setting. Meds & diseases are what is common today. However this did remind me that I need to deep dive into my other world setting. I'm taking it for granted that it won't matter much to the plot... But it will matter to the characters!
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders
Good day, #DecemberWorldbuilders. Does your fictional world have any notable or unique diseases, medicine, or vaccination processes? What is healthcare like in your setting? Have your characters had to deal with a disease?
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Some of my book is a contemporary setting. Meds & diseases are what is common today. However this did remind me that I need to deep dive into my other world setting. I'm taking it for granted that it won't matter much to the plot... But it will matter to the characters!
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders
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I’m at the Mad Men office christmas party asking Stan and Peggy if they wanna get out of here and go to a second location (the Eyes Wide Shut orgy)
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’m at the Mad Men office christmas party asking Stan and Peggy if they wanna get out of here and go to a second location (the Eyes Wide Shut orgy)
Well deserved! It is a splendid book.
oh 🥹 THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS hasn't been on many lists, but it's on Library Journal's list of Best Books of 2025 so if you need me I will be a puddle on the floor
www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...
Stellar Selections | Best Books 2025
Throughout the year, LJ’s expert reviewers consider thousands of books, reading titles across a myriad of genres and subjects. These are the nearly 800 works they judged as the best, most notable, sig...
www.libraryjournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Well deserved! It is a splendid book.
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Hey yo!! My Horror fantasy Itch Jam ends in 10 days!!! And the Bundle submissions close 3 days after that!! If you have a horror fantasy project you'd like to submit to either, you can join the Jam here itch.io/jam/fear-fan... or! Submit to the Bundle here! forms.gle/AWoyUjgyhK8y...
October 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hey yo!! My Horror fantasy Itch Jam ends in 10 days!!! And the Bundle submissions close 3 days after that!! If you have a horror fantasy project you'd like to submit to either, you can join the Jam here itch.io/jam/fear-fan... or! Submit to the Bundle here! forms.gle/AWoyUjgyhK8y...
My sophomore book was published this summer! So I'm very proud of that.
I'm also proud I pulled my next book from publication. The timing wasn't right and I want to do it justice. I'm proud of myself for making the jump even though it's left me in free fall.
#pretendpanel
I'm also proud I pulled my next book from publication. The timing wasn't right and I want to do it justice. I'm proud of myself for making the jump even though it's left me in free fall.
#pretendpanel
Happy December #pretendpanel! I hope you don't mind reflective questions. I'm a fan of them. But no worries if you give this month a skip, I'll understand.
December 5th: What are you most proud of from your writing this year?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 5th: What are you most proud of from your writing this year?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My sophomore book was published this summer! So I'm very proud of that.
I'm also proud I pulled my next book from publication. The timing wasn't right and I want to do it justice. I'm proud of myself for making the jump even though it's left me in free fall.
#pretendpanel
I'm also proud I pulled my next book from publication. The timing wasn't right and I want to do it justice. I'm proud of myself for making the jump even though it's left me in free fall.
#pretendpanel
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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#HorrorWritersChat
We know Matt liked to bake. So do I. But the act of sharing a recipe is even more special!
A couple years ago, around the holidays, he sent me a sticky gingerbread recipe. Even took the time to list the American ingredient substitutes!
thelegendarybrownie.com/2017/02/20/n...
We know Matt liked to bake. So do I. But the act of sharing a recipe is even more special!
A couple years ago, around the holidays, he sent me a sticky gingerbread recipe. Even took the time to list the American ingredient substitutes!
thelegendarybrownie.com/2017/02/20/n...
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
We know Matt liked to bake. So do I. But the act of sharing a recipe is even more special!
A couple years ago, around the holidays, he sent me a sticky gingerbread recipe. Even took the time to list the American ingredient substitutes!
thelegendarybrownie.com/2017/02/20/n...
We know Matt liked to bake. So do I. But the act of sharing a recipe is even more special!
A couple years ago, around the holidays, he sent me a sticky gingerbread recipe. Even took the time to list the American ingredient substitutes!
thelegendarybrownie.com/2017/02/20/n...
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
My dad is actually pretty great.
My dad is actually pretty great.
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
My dad is actually pretty great.
My dad is actually pretty great.
Everybody, and I mean 👏🏼every 👏🏼damn👏🏼 body👏🏼, on the Mongolian team in Physical Asia is hot.
James Mcavoy Sweating GIF
Alt: James Mcavoy Sweating GIF
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December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Everybody, and I mean 👏🏼every 👏🏼damn👏🏼 body👏🏼, on the Mongolian team in Physical Asia is hot.
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Dear #HorrorWritersChat
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely memories!
Matt touched so many lives.
Horror Writers Chat will continue with the example of his kind and welcoming heart as our guide.
🤍🕯️
~ HWC Co-Hosts
@erynmccee.bsky.social
@greethewriter.bsky.social
@marywyrd.bsky.social
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely memories!
Matt touched so many lives.
Horror Writers Chat will continue with the example of his kind and welcoming heart as our guide.
🤍🕯️
~ HWC Co-Hosts
@erynmccee.bsky.social
@greethewriter.bsky.social
@marywyrd.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat Q1
Thanks for attending our gathering today.
First, introduce yourself & share the horror subgenres you write.
Then, please share a happy memory you have of Matt OR a happy memory of being part of this community he started.
If the feelings are too raw right now, post a candle 🕯️
Thanks for attending our gathering today.
First, introduce yourself & share the horror subgenres you write.
Then, please share a happy memory you have of Matt OR a happy memory of being part of this community he started.
If the feelings are too raw right now, post a candle 🕯️
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Dear #HorrorWritersChat
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely memories!
Matt touched so many lives.
Horror Writers Chat will continue with the example of his kind and welcoming heart as our guide.
🤍🕯️
~ HWC Co-Hosts
@erynmccee.bsky.social
@greethewriter.bsky.social
@marywyrd.bsky.social
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely memories!
Matt touched so many lives.
Horror Writers Chat will continue with the example of his kind and welcoming heart as our guide.
🤍🕯️
~ HWC Co-Hosts
@erynmccee.bsky.social
@greethewriter.bsky.social
@marywyrd.bsky.social
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My publisher is putting all of our books on sale for 25c this month. So if you want to support a historical Sapphic book with indigenous rep, head this way...
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Maryneal 1962 by Abigail F. Taylor
Warned by a soothsayer at a traveling fair that something evil is about to come to Maryneal, sixteen-year-old Delah Nix chalks it up to carnie theatrics and ignores the woman's suggestion to leave bef...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My publisher is putting all of our books on sale for 25c this month. So if you want to support a historical Sapphic book with indigenous rep, head this way...
payhip.com/b/mwZbH
payhip.com/b/mwZbH
The current series I'm working on is a high tech scifi... well, high for me because I'm dumb & I get wowed by spy gadgets from the Cold War. But there's layers to this world so some of the stuff is settled comfortably in Cattlepunk/Weird West level of tech.
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders! What is the "level" of technology in your fictional world? Is it a low-tech fantasy? A high-tech sci-fi? Or something in-between? Maybe something outside the tech progression of human history. Did they invent anything ahead of us in time? Any inventions suspiciously absent?
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The current series I'm working on is a high tech scifi... well, high for me because I'm dumb & I get wowed by spy gadgets from the Cold War. But there's layers to this world so some of the stuff is settled comfortably in Cattlepunk/Weird West level of tech.
#DecemberWorldbuilders
#DecemberWorldbuilders
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Thanks for hosting this 🖤
I have to give a shout out to Matt's work. He was such a creative writer and I can't recommend checking out his books enough #HorrorWritersChat #booksky
I have to give a shout out to Matt's work. He was such a creative writer and I can't recommend checking out his books enough #HorrorWritersChat #booksky
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thanks for hosting this 🖤
I have to give a shout out to Matt's work. He was such a creative writer and I can't recommend checking out his books enough #HorrorWritersChat #booksky
I have to give a shout out to Matt's work. He was such a creative writer and I can't recommend checking out his books enough #HorrorWritersChat #booksky
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#HorrorWritersChat Unfold is my second book and first horror. It is a slow burn workplace thriller that escalates into a gory creature feature. Releases on December 15 for paperback and Kindle www.amazon.com/Unfold-Trist...
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Unfold is my second book and first horror. It is a slow burn workplace thriller that escalates into a gory creature feature. Releases on December 15 for paperback and Kindle www.amazon.com/Unfold-Trist...
I do a lot of cross stitching as one of my creative outlets. I know there is a history of stitching & knitting code into clothing. Many women did this during WW2 & I like knowing that I'm part of an art that lends itself to Nazi rebellion
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat Q4
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I do a lot of cross stitching as one of my creative outlets. I know there is a history of stitching & knitting code into clothing. Many women did this during WW2 & I like knowing that I'm part of an art that lends itself to Nazi rebellion
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
My dream is to be able to pay rent 😅 but also have my characters & situations feel real & authentic to the readers. Like if they can come out on the other side feeling as though they can defeat their own monsters, that would be amazing.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat Q3
This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My dream is to be able to pay rent 😅 but also have my characters & situations feel real & authentic to the readers. Like if they can come out on the other side feeling as though they can defeat their own monsters, that would be amazing.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Horror is a place where I can explore my own anxieties & fears. A place where I can push & prod the uncertainty & the hard questions. It's a space of liberation & introspection.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat Q2
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
December 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Horror is a place where I can explore my own anxieties & fears. A place where I can push & prod the uncertainty & the hard questions. It's a space of liberation & introspection.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm a Southern Gothic, Speculative, & Historical Horror author. Most of my work is inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.
I didn't know Matt well but I saw that he was earnest & supportive & cared deeply for our community. That's the stuff that keeps on living.
#HorrorWritersChat
I didn't know Matt well but I saw that he was earnest & supportive & cared deeply for our community. That's the stuff that keeps on living.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat Q1
Thanks for attending our gathering today.
First, introduce yourself & share the horror subgenres you write.
Then, please share a happy memory you have of Matt OR a happy memory of being part of this community he started.
If the feelings are too raw right now, post a candle 🕯️
Thanks for attending our gathering today.
First, introduce yourself & share the horror subgenres you write.
Then, please share a happy memory you have of Matt OR a happy memory of being part of this community he started.
If the feelings are too raw right now, post a candle 🕯️
December 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm a Southern Gothic, Speculative, & Historical Horror author. Most of my work is inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.
I didn't know Matt well but I saw that he was earnest & supportive & cared deeply for our community. That's the stuff that keeps on living.
#HorrorWritersChat
I didn't know Matt well but I saw that he was earnest & supportive & cared deeply for our community. That's the stuff that keeps on living.
#HorrorWritersChat
👩❤️👩 Sapphic
🏚️ Small Town Secrets
🐺 Shapeshifters
🧡 Indigenous Rep
🎡 60s nostalgia
💲 ONLY.25c‼️💲
Maryneal 1962 is the book for you!
payhip.com/b/mwZbH
🏚️ Small Town Secrets
🐺 Shapeshifters
🧡 Indigenous Rep
🎡 60s nostalgia
💲 ONLY.25c‼️💲
Maryneal 1962 is the book for you!
payhip.com/b/mwZbH
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
👩❤️👩 Sapphic
🏚️ Small Town Secrets
🐺 Shapeshifters
🧡 Indigenous Rep
🎡 60s nostalgia
💲 ONLY.25c‼️💲
Maryneal 1962 is the book for you!
payhip.com/b/mwZbH
🏚️ Small Town Secrets
🐺 Shapeshifters
🧡 Indigenous Rep
🎡 60s nostalgia
💲 ONLY.25c‼️💲
Maryneal 1962 is the book for you!
payhip.com/b/mwZbH