Kelly Xan
@theauthorwars.substack.com
Microfic 🎃 Happy Halloween Season 🎃 #horror #shortstory #booksky #writingcommunity #halloween #scarystory #monster #writesky
October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Microfic 🎃 Happy Halloween Season 🎃 #horror #shortstory #booksky #writingcommunity #halloween #scarystory #monster #writesky
A ghostly gunslinger and a demonologist have a chat 👻 theauthorwars.substack.com/p/harum-scarum 👻 #cowboys #spooky #spookyseason #horror #supernatural #ghosts #shortstory #fiction #horrorwriting
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A ghostly gunslinger and a demonologist have a chat 👻 theauthorwars.substack.com/p/harum-scarum 👻 #cowboys #spooky #spookyseason #horror #supernatural #ghosts #shortstory #fiction #horrorwriting
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I had the honor of reading an ARC of this book and had so much fun doing so! I love a great creature feature and It Came From The Flower Shop Down Under is exactly that. It is packed with fun characters, humor, and a very cool creature that gave me the creeps.
#booksky #indiehorrorbooks #horrorbooks
#booksky #indiehorrorbooks #horrorbooks
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I had the honor of reading an ARC of this book and had so much fun doing so! I love a great creature feature and It Came From The Flower Shop Down Under is exactly that. It is packed with fun characters, humor, and a very cool creature that gave me the creeps.
#booksky #indiehorrorbooks #horrorbooks
#booksky #indiehorrorbooks #horrorbooks
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The Spider is £1.99. It's book 1 of The Muldoon Mysteries series.
It is all of these things:
🌹Gothic Horror
🔪Murder mystery
👻Supernatural suspense
⌛Historical thriller
It's set in Liverpool, where I'm from… but 130 years ago.
Smart.bio/hdelaneywrites
#horrorAuthor #horrorbooks #gothichorror
It is all of these things:
🌹Gothic Horror
🔪Murder mystery
👻Supernatural suspense
⌛Historical thriller
It's set in Liverpool, where I'm from… but 130 years ago.
Smart.bio/hdelaneywrites
#horrorAuthor #horrorbooks #gothichorror
September 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Spider is £1.99. It's book 1 of The Muldoon Mysteries series.
It is all of these things:
🌹Gothic Horror
🔪Murder mystery
👻Supernatural suspense
⌛Historical thriller
It's set in Liverpool, where I'm from… but 130 years ago.
Smart.bio/hdelaneywrites
#horrorAuthor #horrorbooks #gothichorror
It is all of these things:
🌹Gothic Horror
🔪Murder mystery
👻Supernatural suspense
⌛Historical thriller
It's set in Liverpool, where I'm from… but 130 years ago.
Smart.bio/hdelaneywrites
#horrorAuthor #horrorbooks #gothichorror
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I'm super excited to announce that METROPOLIS DOWN will release on 03 MARCH 2026
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm super excited to announce that METROPOLIS DOWN will release on 03 MARCH 2026
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My little reminder that Name Her Holy signed hardcover pre-orders are still going through the end of #SapphicSeptember 🍂
ko-fi.com/s/2d4dda2eb3
ko-fi.com/s/2d4dda2eb3
September 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My little reminder that Name Her Holy signed hardcover pre-orders are still going through the end of #SapphicSeptember 🍂
ko-fi.com/s/2d4dda2eb3
ko-fi.com/s/2d4dda2eb3
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#HorrorWritersChat definitely artificial intelligence. Killer robots, the Grid deciding humanity must be eliminated, a whole Matrix situation happening... it's telling that Stanley Kubrick's last film (which Stephen Spielberg finished for him after he died) was a borderline horror film called "A.I."
Nearly there, #HorrorWritersChat bods. Hang around for the outro when you can throw out all the links. But not yet, my darlings, not yet.
We live in a world that we saw loom in scifi, the rise of AI, but not yet the Terminator... drones, smart devices, Alexa...
So what do you think brings the fear?
We live in a world that we saw loom in scifi, the rise of AI, but not yet the Terminator... drones, smart devices, Alexa...
So what do you think brings the fear?
September 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#HorrorWritersChat definitely artificial intelligence. Killer robots, the Grid deciding humanity must be eliminated, a whole Matrix situation happening... it's telling that Stanley Kubrick's last film (which Stephen Spielberg finished for him after he died) was a borderline horror film called "A.I."
I don't think a lot can beat the static of an old television set or a radio that is stuck between stations/dimensions. I tend to lean towards those older elements because they can act up in especially unnerving ways.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
Catching up, somewhat.
Tech is tech. We forget that wheels, fountains, cars, were tech once, something new and exciting. Our brains making something new.
What's scarier, really? An old tv? An old setting? Nostalgia?
Is tech our new religion?
#horrorwriterschat
Tech is tech. We forget that wheels, fountains, cars, were tech once, something new and exciting. Our brains making something new.
What's scarier, really? An old tv? An old setting? Nostalgia?
Is tech our new religion?
#horrorwriterschat
September 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I don't think a lot can beat the static of an old television set or a radio that is stuck between stations/dimensions. I tend to lean towards those older elements because they can act up in especially unnerving ways.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
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My current WIP concerns some 80's/90's animatronics and submechanophobia. Ghosts in the machine. This will be my first time delving into that sort of horror.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
Q2, #HorrorWritersChat! You lot were chatting so much I ran over. Hmpf.
Anyway you know the theme. Hit me with it.
Anyway you know the theme. Hit me with it.
September 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My current WIP concerns some 80's/90's animatronics and submechanophobia. Ghosts in the machine. This will be my first time delving into that sort of horror.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
I write spooky-themed novels/novellas, short fics, and serial fictions. Most of my horror revolves around monster lore that I either make up or find interesting. I love building complex ghouls and frightfully fun new worlds 👻
Scrivener. Scrivener. Scriiiveneeer. #Horrorwriterschat
Scrivener. Scrivener. Scriiiveneeer. #Horrorwriterschat
September 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I write spooky-themed novels/novellas, short fics, and serial fictions. Most of my horror revolves around monster lore that I either make up or find interesting. I love building complex ghouls and frightfully fun new worlds 👻
Scrivener. Scrivener. Scriiiveneeer. #Horrorwriterschat
Scrivener. Scrivener. Scriiiveneeer. #Horrorwriterschat
"They begged for the fire. They didn't realise hell's fire seethes with frost." A ghostly gunslinger and a demonologist have a chat. theauthorwars.substack.com/p/harum-scarum #spooky #ghost #fiction #cowboy #writing #shortfiction
September 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"They begged for the fire. They didn't realise hell's fire seethes with frost." A ghostly gunslinger and a demonologist have a chat. theauthorwars.substack.com/p/harum-scarum #spooky #ghost #fiction #cowboy #writing #shortfiction
Can You Tell Me Your Name? #fiction #booksky #writing #fantasy #mystery open.substack.com/pub/theautho...
Can You Tell Me Your Name?
The Author Wars: Collection 1 - Episode 1
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September 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Delirium Tremens - A pirate's tale #fiction #fantasy #shortstory #booksky #writingcommunity #pirates #dragons substack.com/@theauthorwa...
Delirium Tremens
Written for the Circus Dragon Image Prompt
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September 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Delirium Tremens - A pirate's tale #fiction #fantasy #shortstory #booksky #writingcommunity #pirates #dragons substack.com/@theauthorwa...
I hated this piece that I wrote, so I marked it up and posted my commentary. Creators: remember NOT to judge yourselves on first drafts. They're stepping stones for growth, & reminders to laugh at ourselves 💜🧡 📚💙 #writingcommunity #fiction #booksky #https://theauthorwars.substack.com/p/burny-details
September 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I hated this piece that I wrote, so I marked it up and posted my commentary. Creators: remember NOT to judge yourselves on first drafts. They're stepping stones for growth, & reminders to laugh at ourselves 💜🧡 📚💙 #writingcommunity #fiction #booksky #https://theauthorwars.substack.com/p/burny-details
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Episode 2 is out now on Substack! Please enjoy and share (link below) 💜🧡 #serialfiction #substack #booksky #fiction #fantasy #mystery #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/theautho...
Burny Details
The Author Wars: Collection 1 - Episode 2
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September 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Episode 2 is out now on Substack! Please enjoy and share (link below) 💜🧡 #serialfiction #substack #booksky #fiction #fantasy #mystery #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/theautho...
"He winced at the faint yelp that came from the table. Skipping over the burny details, he barrelled ahead." The Author Wars: Collection 1's Episode 2 comes out on September 5th on Substack 💜🧡 #serialfiction #fictionwriter #substackwriter #booksky #writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy #mystery
September 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"He winced at the faint yelp that came from the table. Skipping over the burny details, he barrelled ahead." The Author Wars: Collection 1's Episode 2 comes out on September 5th on Substack 💜🧡 #serialfiction #fictionwriter #substackwriter #booksky #writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy #mystery
This is a zine that brings writers together to create wonderful short stories, and the first issue is out now on Substack! In Issue 1, Pippa Moonwing goes on a journey to get some curtains for the fairy queen. Please read and enjoy! #booksky #writingcommunity
theroundtablezine.substack.com?r=5ri0k5
theroundtablezine.substack.com?r=5ri0k5
The Round Table | Alexa D.B. | Substack
A fantasy-themed zine centered around community and collaboration. Click to read The Round Table, by Alexa D.B., a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
theroundtablezine.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is a zine that brings writers together to create wonderful short stories, and the first issue is out now on Substack! In Issue 1, Pippa Moonwing goes on a journey to get some curtains for the fairy queen. Please read and enjoy! #booksky #writingcommunity
theroundtablezine.substack.com?r=5ri0k5
theroundtablezine.substack.com?r=5ri0k5
The frustration of when you try to make up a character’s name and you go down a rabbit hole of word origins and end up creating an entirely different concept that has nothing to do with the project you’re currently working on #writingcommunity #booksky #writers
August 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The frustration of when you try to make up a character’s name and you go down a rabbit hole of word origins and end up creating an entirely different concept that has nothing to do with the project you’re currently working on #writingcommunity #booksky #writers
The Author Wars 27th Anniversary was anticipated to be the most memorable jubilee yet - no one was expecting it to be so murdery. Prologue out now (link below) - tune in Sept 5th for the second episode 💜🧡 theauthorwars.substack.com/p/a-brownie-... #serialfiction #booksky #substack #substackwriters
August 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Author Wars 27th Anniversary was anticipated to be the most memorable jubilee yet - no one was expecting it to be so murdery. Prologue out now (link below) - tune in Sept 5th for the second episode 💜🧡 theauthorwars.substack.com/p/a-brownie-... #serialfiction #booksky #substack #substackwriters
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Prologue is out now on Substack for free! Please enjoy and share (link below) 💜🧡 #serialfiction #substackwriters #fictionwriters #booksky #writingcommunity #radiotheatre #bookcommunity open.substack.com/pub/theautho...
A Brownie, His Vanquishing
The Author Wars: Collection 1 - Prologue
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August 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Prologue is out now on Substack for free! Please enjoy and share (link below) 💜🧡 #serialfiction #substackwriters #fictionwriters #booksky #writingcommunity #radiotheatre #bookcommunity open.substack.com/pub/theautho...
"A chai latte would be his downfall. A brownie, his vanquishing."
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Prologue is out on August 29th on Substack for free. 💜🧡 #serialfiction #fictionwriters #substackwriters #bookcommunity #booksky #books #writingcommunity
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Prologue is out on August 29th on Substack for free. 💜🧡 #serialfiction #fictionwriters #substackwriters #bookcommunity #booksky #books #writingcommunity
August 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"A chai latte would be his downfall. A brownie, his vanquishing."
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Prologue is out on August 29th on Substack for free. 💜🧡 #serialfiction #fictionwriters #substackwriters #bookcommunity #booksky #books #writingcommunity
The Author Wars: Collection 1's Prologue is out on August 29th on Substack for free. 💜🧡 #serialfiction #fictionwriters #substackwriters #bookcommunity #booksky #books #writingcommunity