M.K. Sholund - Author #amquerying
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M.K. Sholund - Author #amquerying
@mksholundauthor.bsky.social
Horror writer of flash & short stories
#amquerying BURIED SECRETS ON DARBYTOWN ROAD.
150+ Prompts: A creative Writer’s Journal is available via at most online book retailers and my website, www.mksholund.com
Visit my Substack - Horror on the Page 👻
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Hey #bluesky! Loving this platform! Hope to connect more with:
📕 fiction readers /writers/authors
📝 writing communities/groups
⚡️flash fiction writers
🎙️podcasts about writing/horror
🪦 ❤️ love horror/folklore/ghost stories
☠️ the paranormal
🦀🦪⚓️ Maryland/Marylanders
🌺 Hawaii/Hawaiian food
Here’s Day 10’s progress with my horror novel I’m writing for #NovNov #NovelNovember

Thanks to those who’ve been keep up with my status reports! Hope all others doing Novel November are going well too’
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Here’s Day 9’s progress on my journey of doing #NovNov #NovelNovember . How’s everyone else fairing also doing Novel November? How are you celebrating your milestones? #writerssky #writerscommunity
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Yesterday’s talk at the #carrollcounty Chapter meeting with the @marylandwriters.bsky.social was great! Loved Emily’s talk on Author’s Websites. Even got a great website evaluation which yes I immediately applied when I got home! 🙌🏼
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Got Day 8s update! My word count is 0, but used my time to plot Chapter 2 so I don’t wander/write aimlessly which saves me time and wasted words. Anyone else do this?
Must answer: Who’s in the scene, why are they there, what’s the purpose of the scene/chapter, how does it end?
#novelnovember
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Here’s Day 7’s recap on my progress with #NovelNovember . Biggest accomplishment is finishing Chapter 1 of my new novel! #writerssky #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I forgot to post Day 6 progress regarding #NovNov. I have to make my journal entry for Day 7.
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Day 5 recap of my WIP for #novnov #novelnovember
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Bumping my post for #questpit. #amquerrying #q - do have three full requests out 🤞🏼seeking that one yes. 🫶🏼
#questpit
When a concerned woman across the street discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As clues to area’s past secrets surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
#NovNov Day 4 recap of my progress
Premise: What If the supernatural consequences from one horrific event in a house creates an unlikely bond between two men from different decades.
👨‍⚖️ Based on local Maryland 1939 murder trial that made front page headlines. #WIP #W #H #HR #PR #questpit
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#questpit
When a concerned woman discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood across the street, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As secrets to the area’s past surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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1988. Suburbia. Wannabe writer Vinny goes on an epic kids on bikes adventure w/ his friends to find a crashed UFO. Along the way they find an exact duplicate of their neighborhood, a creepy mansion and uncover a dangerous conspiracy, all in one night. #MG #SF #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This hits all my favorite tropes. Sounds super intriguing!
1988. Suburbia. Wannabe writer Vinny goes on an epic kids on bikes adventure w/ his friends to find a crashed UFO. Along the way they find an exact duplicate of their neighborhood, a creepy mansion and uncover a dangerous conspiracy, all in one night. #MG #SF #questpit
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡️

the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you

#questpit #Q #A #LF #MY
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE

Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag.

#QuestPit #A #S #SF #W
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
#questpit
When a concerned woman across the street discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As clues to area’s past secrets surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Day 3 of #novnov #NovelNovember. Some forward motion. Didn’t meet my 1,000 word goal but got some words on the page and have a clearer direction of the complete first chapter of my new novel. #writerssky #writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Here’s a recap on Day 1 and Day 2 of my progress with #NovelNovember . It’s going slow, but moving forward and happy with what I’ve written so far! #writerssky #writerscommunity
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Had an awesome time last night at the Scary Stories to Tell at Cult Classic last night reading my Weird Wild West story “The Whistler of Silver Creek” with 20 other talented authors!
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m doing #NovNov and working on some prep stuff. Curious to know what #characterdevelopment questions do you ask your characters? What’s in their fridge? What’s their favorite holiday? What grinds their gears? Fav movie? #writerscommunity #writerssky #authors #novelnovember
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Random photo I took today in while finding some locations for a future photo shoot. It’s of Liberty Reservoir in Sykesville/Eldersburg, MD. #maryland
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Today I finished my slides for a talk I’m giving Saturday where I get to share my research for my next novel based on a local who murdered his estranged wife in the late 1930s, sentenced for life and lived to be 93. It’s crazy and needs to be told. #writerssky #writerscommunity #booktalk #maryland
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Some super cheesy ghost jokes shared from a friend. 👻
#opeaghost #podcast #paranormal #funny #ghostjokes
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Had a nice time with the Fredrick chapter of the @marylandwriters.bsky.social sharing tips on different ways writers can use #writingprompts like working though problem area in a novel, experiment with different genres or POVs, or as motivation to boost your writing routine.
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Had positive critique feedback on my first 10 pages with an agent today at the Maryland Writers Association conference #brainstobookshelf ! She liked my writing, said it was polished Suggested to add more sinister language in a few areas. Requested to read 75 pages! #amquerying #wishmeluck #writers
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
@lizaachilles.bsky.social hey! Great presentation at the @marylandwriters.bsky.social Brains To Bookshelf conference! Happy to follow you. Feel free to follow back if you find my content interesting! Great talk
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM