Catching Up On Things In My Writing World

 First off let me start by saying... Happy Holidays!!! I know I haven't posted this month but things have been pretty busy, I guess that's par for the course this time of the year. What with shopping, wrapping, cooking and baking, and of course decorating! 

I haven't let it all keep me from writing and reading though. I managed to beat my goal of 100 books for the year. I am currently sitting at 104 and still have 16 days to read. 

As for writing I finished the first story for my six haunted paths collection. I also started my story for the Doors of Darkness Anthology and have it almost finished. As of right now I have managed to write 87,904 words for this year. Guess what, 2025 won't be any slower with writing. I plan to get these stories for anthologies finished and The Blakes Series as well. 

Now I did get some bad news concerning my story I sent in for the Inanimate Things Anthology. While they loved the story it wasn't accepted for the book. Instead of letting that get me down I decided, hey, I'm going to make a short story collection about haunted/possessed dolls. I'm thinking it will be called Dolls Of The Dead. Of course that's still a working title since I have other stories to finish before I get to this one.

I will try to post again since I need to post all my reviews anyway. Until then... Later Days and Happy Writing/Reading!!!

Happy Thanksgiving! And a writing update too!

 Hey everyone! How are you all doing? Happy Thanksgiving! I know everyone is getting ready for the big holiday tomorrow. What am I doing on this chilly November evening? You guessed it? Getting writing projects in order. I am also planning to write more on my story for the Doors Of Darkness 3: The Mall. I have to submit it and see if they accept it, but have to write it first. It's not due until the 31 of January so there's time. I also need to get my story for the Reach The Stars Anthology done as well. It's due the same day. 

I have managed to do a good bit of writing this month. I made Revenge of the Clown even longer and sent it in to see if it will be published as a novella. Won't hear back about it until  the end of January. I also wrote the first story in the six haunted paths stories I had planned. It's called Echoes Of Madness. 

What else do I have planned in the next few months. Well I am planning to write a story for the Echoes of the Mind Anthology and get something planned for Reign Of Terror. After that I have to get my story done for the Hayrides & Bonfires Anthology and then Holiday Spirit. 

You're probably thinking to yourself, wow, she's got all her writing projects all planned out. I would have to say you're half right. I have them written down in order, but only a few of the stories are planned so far. I am going to put a list of everything i am going to be working on, not counting the other stories for the six haunted paths, and the Blake's series. I have them up until 2027.

2025

Doors Of Darkness 3; The Mall

Reach For The Stars

Echoes Of The Mind

Terror Reigns

Hayrides & Bonfires

Holiday Spirit

2026

Survival

Sinister Dreams

Midnight Bites

A Winter's Love

2027

Meant To Be Claimed

The Killing Spree

Into The Dark

That's how my writing life looks like for the foreseeable future. Now I am off to do some writing before I read a bit.

Later Days and Happy Writing!

Ghostly Rites 2024

Hi everyone and welcome to this weeks blog. Today we are showcasing the Ghostly Rites 2024 Anthology.  Here are the stories and poems included in this years anthology. I am also going to be sharing the blurb, buy link and teasers.

Alone with Ghosts - Isabelle Plaisted

The Shadows of Todo O Nada - R L Burlech

I’ll Be Waiting For You - Danny Buenaflor

Once Upon a Tidal Cove - Cathy-Lee Chopping

Always Love You - Adria Northman

In the Middle of the Night - Donna Clancy

Undead Things - Chrissy Moon

The Belfry - Mary Woldering

Omens from the Shore - Kevin Chapman

Spectral Stories - Lily Luchesi

Another Step - Cathy-Lee Chopping

Now You see Me - Parker Stevens

You Forgot Something - Thomas Woldering

House of Nightmares - Cassandra Jones

Wear Wolf - Ashon Ruffins

Souls Waiting - Beth Bayley

Paralicyst - Michael Harding

The Old House - C Weave-Lane

The Ghostly Rites Crew is back again with another collection of spooky short stories and perfectly haunting poems that will tickle your senses and send shivers down your spine

Make yourself comfortable and get ready to dive into the mysterious unearthly tales that fill our pages, written by authors from all over the world that will leave you filled with chills.

https://books2read.com/u/bwwe7y?fbclid=IwY2xjawGXgfJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYvMFJ1SJ2ZCS-DTeaMClNXaJ3M-9TjpTmQKdExL96-cOveNVSaFx2FWyw_aem_VrRU6AB7pXXd2AO6TjBvZg

Get your copy today!

I love being a part of these anthologies. I hope you enjoy all of the stories and poems!

Until next time... Happy Reading!

 

A Mini Update

 Well what am I up to this week you may ask? Getting things ready for the release party for Beautiful Darkness on October 30, 2024. I still have spots to fill for the party. I also need to make the banner and welcome posts, schedule all of them, and get my posts planned and scheduled. I will also be making a couple of promo posts for the anthology so I can use them in my takeover. I will be super busy this week and this weekend as well. 

I also got behind on blog posts among other things due to another ear infection. I was doing good posting once a week until then. I need to update book reviews again as well. I will try to get them posted in the next couple of days. 

How is everyone's spooky season going? Things have been kind of crazy here, but what's life without a little chaos? This post won't be too long and I apologize for that. Just wanted to update everyone on things. I will definitely making a post on the 30th for the anthology release. Oh, and we are hoping to get all the promo stuff done for Ghostly Rites 2024 this week, so most likely will have an update on the release date for it. 

Until next time...

Happy Reading/Writing! 

Later days!!!

Happy October!

 First of all, Happy October!!! 

Is everyone ready for spooky season? I sure am!!! I have been making Halloween decorations, watching horror movies, and reading scary books. I am so excited for this time of the year! 

What else am I up to you may ask? This week has been super busy. With the release of the Malice Anthology on Monday and the release party, errands yesterday and today, and even more to do tomorrow. I need to go in the morning to try and get things set up for my GED classes. After that I have to schedule posts for a takeover on Friday, and of course do some writing.

I still have three stories to get finished between now and December 1st. Luckily they don't have to be that long so they shouldn't take much time to write. I am still working on research for the book about my hometown as well. 

Now that Malice has been released into the book world there's only one more thing to do. Okay, so it's a bunch of little things for one reason. I now have to get things ready for the Beautiful Darkness Release party on October 30th. I have the Google Sheet done and there are some authors already signed up. Think I might wait until next week to really start on other things for it. Give myself a little mini vacation. ;) 

For now I better get off here and get something else done. Until next time Happy Reading/Writing!!!

This Weeks Blog Post ( A Couple of days late!)

 I know I am a couple of days late with this weeks post. Things have been rather hectic this week. I spent some time with my aunt who recently got out of the hospital. We watched some tv, talked, and did Diamond Art. I got some reading done, but no writing. The next few days will be busy with getting ready for the Malice Release party. I am super excited for this anthology to be released. It is probably one of my favorites that I have been a part of because I got to write in my favorite genre, Crime Fiction!

Anyhoo... I wanted to at least try and get a post made for this week. So, what should we talk about? How many books have you read this year? I'm up to 74 so far. I am enjoying doing all of these reading challenges. They have been a lot of fun! 

I am going to be getting in some much needed writing this weekend as well. I have a few stories to get finished between now and the beginning of December. My writing schedule is super full. My schedule will be even fuller as soon as I get things set up to take my GED classes. Hopefully that will be sometime this upcoming week. (Like I need to add any more to my already full plate ;) )

For now I am going to get in my comfy pj's and relax for a bit. It's been a busy day. Until next time Happy Reading/Writing!!

Later Days!!!

TWO WEEKS!!! Two Weeks? Let's Get Busy Then...

 You're probably thinking what in the world is up with the title of this blog post? There's a couple reasons for it I suppose. One I am literally going on like two hours of sleep right now, but that's not the main reason for it. Two weeks is an integral part of this writers life right now. What is about two weeks that's so special???? Well. here's an image to give you a clue.

Yep, that's right. In exactly fourteen days this anthology makes it's way out into the book world. I am going to be super busy getting everything together for the release party. I think I have all of the welcome graphics made, however I will most likely double and triple check. Also have the banner made as well. Now I still have to make the chat for the party, give mods to those who need to schedule, and schedule my posts and the welcome graphics. I also need to make a couple more promo posts for this one. Then after that we will be doing it all again for the Beautiful Darkness Anthology lol. And after that Ghostly Rites, and who knows what else with me. I do tend to stay pretty busy with my writing stuff so we'll see if I ever take a mini vacation or not. Hahahaha!

Well that's all this time around. Have a wonderful evening and Happy Writing!!!

Later Days!!!!