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Landon McAlister
@ejoelwatts.bsky.social
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#Author, traveler, USA born but living in #Ireland. Writing #literaryfiction and #gothichorror

#amquerying: The Red Thirst: A Gothic Tale of Ireland
#WIP: The Poet and the Hunger: A Red Thirst Tale
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence!
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#amquerying, begging really, for #litagents or #Editor interest. #WritingCommunity

#gothic #horror #writesky

“The Red Thirst - A Gothic Tale of Ireland”
What my sins hollowed out, something darker longed to fill—and when she called from the depths, I knew her voice, though I had never heard it before.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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So I’ve been a little busy today but wanted enters unto #questpit a little different. It’s “The Red Thirst” - #a #h a gothic horror novel set in Ireland. So in 60 seconds here you go. #amquerying
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Last #P2Ppit tweet for #ua #q #a #h 95k words absolute masterpiece of Irish Gothic horror with lit fiction prose. Anyway, an excerpt where the Dearg-Du breaks the rules, entering the house for the first time. Because she’s a bad ass tragic anti-heroine who saves the narrator
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January 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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On #Ireland’s northern coast, a grieving man becomes entwined with the Dearg-Dú, a cursed woman whose hunger and sorrow mirror his own, forcing him to risk his soul in a battle where love and destruction, redemption and damnation blur into one. #P2Ppit #uw #a #h #amquerying
Agents guide featuring a woman and several ghostly features Detailing the pitch of the book with several ghostly features Scary creature, talking about themes and tropes Heathrow feature in the background for an ex ER
January 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Been there so often. That was my usual place, indeed. But here….
December 7, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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We used to call this doodling but these are just some ideas that help me to focus on #writing (well, #amediting at this point) the #gothic #horror novel #amquerying #writingcommunity
Scary scene Scary scene book cover Scary scene
December 2, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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I got one this time. We were surrounded by dolphins for a couple of hours Tuesday morning. But the sun rise was absolutely gorgeous Wednesday morning.
November 28, 2024 at 5:29 AM
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Just off the coast of #Scotland
November 27, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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I decided to rewrite a little my intro to the #gothic #horror novel I #amquerying. I’ve thought about opening with the immediate action scene but I like the idea of talking to the reader first. #books #litagents #booksky. Thoughts?
The darkness knows your fear. It does not wait outside your door—not anymore. It’s already here, in the walls, under the floor, coiling around your breath. You feel it too, don’t you? That faint pulse just beyond sight, the hum of something watching. It’s not imagination. It’s not a dream. You’ve already let it in. I didn’t always believe this was how life, how death, worked. As a child, I thought the shadows were just tricks of the light, that the stories whispered by firelight were nothing but tales to keep children awake. But I was wrong. I see it now, feel it now. The shadows have weight. They have teeth. She’s here. She’s been here for days—weeks, maybe longer. Her voice is like wind across the cliffs, low and cold, whispering my name in the stillness. At first, I thought I was imagining her, that my mind had split under the weight of grief. But now I know better. She isn’t a ghost. She isn’t a memory. She’s something older, something far worse. You must feel it too. The flicker at the corner of your eye, the moment you’re sure someone is behind you? It doesn’t matter if you turn around. You will not see her, not until she wants you to. The darkness isn’t a refuge. It’s a trap. And she’s waiting in it, her hunger endless, her patience cruel. The land knows her. This island knows them both. These stones, this soil—they’re heavy with her story, with the blood she’s spilled and the vengeance she craves. The shadows she carries aren’t just hers; they’re ours, too, stitched into the cracks of history. I thought I could escape them, but the truth is, you never can. She doesn’t just live in the darkness. She is the darkness, and she doesn’t just want me. She wants him to end this cruel cycle, this fate you and I now share. And he, he wants everything. I didn’t plan to write this, but I have no choice. Every word feels like it’s cutting deeper, letting her in. If I stop, she’ll take me. If I keep going, she’ll find you. I don’t know how this ends, but the
November 23, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Well.
NBC story
November 22, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Still playing with social media and self-promotion for my #book #litagent #agentwanted. #amquerying #booksky #books #ireland #gothic #horror
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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I don’t like the mold, thus wish to break it a bit. My query letter for The Red Thirst is… a bit different. I mean, with all of the rejections with the form letter, why not try something different. What ye think? #amquerying #writingcommunity #booksky #books #litagents.
Query letter
November 20, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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#amquerying #books #agentguides this is the first appearance of the Abhartach in my #irishgothic #horror novel. Thought I would share some of my vision.
Scary bad evil man
November 17, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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#ireland #photography #donegal
Seashore and a rainbow Seashore and a rainbow Seashore and a rainbow Seashore and a rainbow
November 17, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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I can still program a VCR but this social media thing I just don’t always get. Anyway, here’s a real I made on Instagram about “The Red Thirst” and thought I would share it here. #amquerying #books #booksky #agentguides #litagents
November 16, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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I’m playing with AI to 1.) see if they can understand my description and 2.) help me better visualize the characters for later use for #agentguides. This is the tragic antiheroine, the Dearg-Due. It’s set in modern #Ireland. #redthirst #booksky #litagents #books
November 16, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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The #supermoon over #malinhead #donegal #ireland
November 15, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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So we doing #unhingedpit here too? She’s centuries old, doesn’t need love, but sends all the #H to a pour man in order to scare him into serving her. All the #irish horror she can muster. #Q.
November 13, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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Created this as a #moodboard for an upcoming #agentguide. It’s a #gothichorror novel set in #Ireland. About the Dearg-Due. And yes, I still need a #litagent
November 13, 2024 at 5:34 PM