Briar Winters
@briar-winters.bsky.social
I’m Briar. I mostly write fantasy, fairy tales, or horror stories. Currently I’m working on a contemporary romance novel. You can check out my writing here:
Patreon: patreon.com/briarwinters
Substack: substack.com/@briarwinterswriting
Patreon: patreon.com/briarwinters
Substack: substack.com/@briarwinterswriting
I didn’t have time to finish my horror short story in time for Halloween.
But I am very excited about it, it’s a sequel to By Daylight, and I will finish it.
Tentatively planning to post it in January!
I’m giving myself a lot of time to write a Christmas short story haha
But I am very excited about it, it’s a sequel to By Daylight, and I will finish it.
Tentatively planning to post it in January!
I’m giving myself a lot of time to write a Christmas short story haha
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I didn’t have time to finish my horror short story in time for Halloween.
But I am very excited about it, it’s a sequel to By Daylight, and I will finish it.
Tentatively planning to post it in January!
I’m giving myself a lot of time to write a Christmas short story haha
But I am very excited about it, it’s a sequel to By Daylight, and I will finish it.
Tentatively planning to post it in January!
I’m giving myself a lot of time to write a Christmas short story haha
Just posted Chapter Six of Finally Found: New Beginnings.
Change is just around the corner.
This story available on my Patreon and Substack for my members. Links are in my bio. First chapter is free!
Finally Found is a contemporary romance featuring single mother Dani and her toddler Noah.
Change is just around the corner.
This story available on my Patreon and Substack for my members. Links are in my bio. First chapter is free!
Finally Found is a contemporary romance featuring single mother Dani and her toddler Noah.
October 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Just posted Chapter Six of Finally Found: New Beginnings.
Change is just around the corner.
This story available on my Patreon and Substack for my members. Links are in my bio. First chapter is free!
Finally Found is a contemporary romance featuring single mother Dani and her toddler Noah.
Change is just around the corner.
This story available on my Patreon and Substack for my members. Links are in my bio. First chapter is free!
Finally Found is a contemporary romance featuring single mother Dani and her toddler Noah.
Soul Trails is a planned sequel to my horror short story, Phantom Station. This is a tidbit available on my Patreon for Emerald tier and above.
Brian is sure that Rowan is still alive and trapped in the spirit realm. Brian is willing to risk everything to find and have Rowan, even his own soul.
Brian is sure that Rowan is still alive and trapped in the spirit realm. Brian is willing to risk everything to find and have Rowan, even his own soul.
October 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Soul Trails is a planned sequel to my horror short story, Phantom Station. This is a tidbit available on my Patreon for Emerald tier and above.
Brian is sure that Rowan is still alive and trapped in the spirit realm. Brian is willing to risk everything to find and have Rowan, even his own soul.
Brian is sure that Rowan is still alive and trapped in the spirit realm. Brian is willing to risk everything to find and have Rowan, even his own soul.
A house is found, a home is made.
Chapter Five of Finally Found is now up on my Patreon and Substack! Links are in my bio
Chapter Five of Finally Found is now up on my Patreon and Substack! Links are in my bio
September 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A house is found, a home is made.
Chapter Five of Finally Found is now up on my Patreon and Substack! Links are in my bio
Chapter Five of Finally Found is now up on my Patreon and Substack! Links are in my bio
One world is ravaged by war and struggling to survive. Another is filled with peace, and magic is everywhere.
This is a tidbit I posted on my Patreon for Emerald Tiers and above. This a story I’ve had in mind for a while and think this will have a lot of fun worldbuilding
This is a tidbit I posted on my Patreon for Emerald Tiers and above. This a story I’ve had in mind for a while and think this will have a lot of fun worldbuilding
September 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
One world is ravaged by war and struggling to survive. Another is filled with peace, and magic is everywhere.
This is a tidbit I posted on my Patreon for Emerald Tiers and above. This a story I’ve had in mind for a while and think this will have a lot of fun worldbuilding
This is a tidbit I posted on my Patreon for Emerald Tiers and above. This a story I’ve had in mind for a while and think this will have a lot of fun worldbuilding
Better late than never
Heart’s Flame is a dark Cinderella retelling, instead of a fairy godmother coming to help Cinderella to the ball, she encounters a demon coming to take her life.
This short story is available for free on my Patreon and Substack, links are in my bio.
Heart’s Flame is a dark Cinderella retelling, instead of a fairy godmother coming to help Cinderella to the ball, she encounters a demon coming to take her life.
This short story is available for free on my Patreon and Substack, links are in my bio.
August 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Better late than never
Heart’s Flame is a dark Cinderella retelling, instead of a fairy godmother coming to help Cinderella to the ball, she encounters a demon coming to take her life.
This short story is available for free on my Patreon and Substack, links are in my bio.
Heart’s Flame is a dark Cinderella retelling, instead of a fairy godmother coming to help Cinderella to the ball, she encounters a demon coming to take her life.
This short story is available for free on my Patreon and Substack, links are in my bio.
He wants sneak peeks haha
August 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
He wants sneak peeks haha
“You cannot hurt me in a way that matters.”
August 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“You cannot hurt me in a way that matters.”
“They can love you and still hurt you.”
August 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“They can love you and still hurt you.”
My August tidbit has been posted on my Patreon!
I spontaneously got inspired by Rumpelstiltskin. I feel that this fairytale has so much potential for story rewrites.
In this tidbit, what if the villain is the King and the girl’s father and Rumpelstiltskin is the love interest?
I spontaneously got inspired by Rumpelstiltskin. I feel that this fairytale has so much potential for story rewrites.
In this tidbit, what if the villain is the King and the girl’s father and Rumpelstiltskin is the love interest?
August 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My August tidbit has been posted on my Patreon!
I spontaneously got inspired by Rumpelstiltskin. I feel that this fairytale has so much potential for story rewrites.
In this tidbit, what if the villain is the King and the girl’s father and Rumpelstiltskin is the love interest?
I spontaneously got inspired by Rumpelstiltskin. I feel that this fairytale has so much potential for story rewrites.
In this tidbit, what if the villain is the King and the girl’s father and Rumpelstiltskin is the love interest?
“I will always be there in the shadows. You will find no reprieve, no place to hide, no moment left untouched. You will find no peace in death. I will haunt your every breath. You should have left me left me alone when you had the chance.”
August 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“I will always be there in the shadows. You will find no reprieve, no place to hide, no moment left untouched. You will find no peace in death. I will haunt your every breath. You should have left me left me alone when you had the chance.”
It’s close enough to Halloween and Christmas for me to starting thinking about a horror story and a Christmas story
I wrote a horror short story, Phantom Station, a few years ago and I’m toying with the idea of writing a sequel
I wrote a horror short story, Phantom Station, a few years ago and I’m toying with the idea of writing a sequel
August 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It’s close enough to Halloween and Christmas for me to starting thinking about a horror story and a Christmas story
I wrote a horror short story, Phantom Station, a few years ago and I’m toying with the idea of writing a sequel
I wrote a horror short story, Phantom Station, a few years ago and I’m toying with the idea of writing a sequel
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
The rain will purify…
- An unfinished thought
- An unfinished thought
July 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The rain will purify…
- An unfinished thought
- An unfinished thought
“My bones are burdened with the weight of my soul.”
July 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“My bones are burdened with the weight of my soul.”
Posted chapter four of Finally Found on my Patreon and Substack!
Finally Found is a contemporary romance focusing on Dani, her baby, and the life she’s trying to build.
Finally Found is a contemporary romance focusing on Dani, her baby, and the life she’s trying to build.
July 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Posted chapter four of Finally Found on my Patreon and Substack!
Finally Found is a contemporary romance focusing on Dani, her baby, and the life she’s trying to build.
Finally Found is a contemporary romance focusing on Dani, her baby, and the life she’s trying to build.
Watching Lord of the Rings and playing DND makes me want to write this type of adventure fantasy story
July 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Watching Lord of the Rings and playing DND makes me want to write this type of adventure fantasy story
Today I was thinking about Fey Courts, the main ones I hear about are Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and sometimes Night.
And I’m just thinking about a story where a Fey character lives in the modern world and struggles with weather outside of their court’s normal. Just a fun slice of life story
And I’m just thinking about a story where a Fey character lives in the modern world and struggles with weather outside of their court’s normal. Just a fun slice of life story
July 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Today I was thinking about Fey Courts, the main ones I hear about are Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and sometimes Night.
And I’m just thinking about a story where a Fey character lives in the modern world and struggles with weather outside of their court’s normal. Just a fun slice of life story
And I’m just thinking about a story where a Fey character lives in the modern world and struggles with weather outside of their court’s normal. Just a fun slice of life story
Me: I want to write this weekend
Puts on a movie I’ve seen a bunch for background noise
Proceeds to watch the entire Hobbit trilogy
Not much has been written
Puts on a movie I’ve seen a bunch for background noise
Proceeds to watch the entire Hobbit trilogy
Not much has been written
July 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Me: I want to write this weekend
Puts on a movie I’ve seen a bunch for background noise
Proceeds to watch the entire Hobbit trilogy
Not much has been written
Puts on a movie I’ve seen a bunch for background noise
Proceeds to watch the entire Hobbit trilogy
Not much has been written
Sleeping Beauty idea: what if while in the magical sleep, Aurora’s consciousness is sent to a different world, where time passes differently so she’s there for years, where she has to hunt, forage, and fight to survive.
And imagine her back home, struggling to be a princess after being a survivor.
And imagine her back home, struggling to be a princess after being a survivor.
July 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Sleeping Beauty idea: what if while in the magical sleep, Aurora’s consciousness is sent to a different world, where time passes differently so she’s there for years, where she has to hunt, forage, and fight to survive.
And imagine her back home, struggling to be a princess after being a survivor.
And imagine her back home, struggling to be a princess after being a survivor.
I’m currently writing a contemporary romance novel! You can read the first three chapters on my Patreon or my Substack, the first two chapters are available for free!
Patreon.com/briar_winters
Substack.com/@briarwinterswriting
Patreon.com/briar_winters
Substack.com/@briarwinterswriting
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July 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I’m currently writing a contemporary romance novel! You can read the first three chapters on my Patreon or my Substack, the first two chapters are available for free!
Patreon.com/briar_winters
Substack.com/@briarwinterswriting
Patreon.com/briar_winters
Substack.com/@briarwinterswriting