I will be on @CNN at 9:15 am EST.

Tune in.

I should be taking a break while I query. That last novel was emotionally brutal for me, but I just can't. I'm too excited for the next one.

Here's a big hint about the context of my next piece:
If you are ever in Western North Carolina, you have to check out Boojum on Main Street in Waynesville.

some marketing agency making $250K rn

I took this photo of the paper mill in Canton, NC. If you have not seen it a million times, you might not realize it is already in a fairly disassembled state. The iconic smokestacks are gone. I was standing on a pile of crushed stone when I took the shot.

#Milltown #farewell

Moshi Moshi, our seven-fingered man.
#Polydactyl #Catsky #Pet #Cats #HemingwayCat

Today, I learned the word "egregore" a non-phystical entity that arises from the collective thoughts and emotions of a group of individuals.

I've seen this word thrown around in different occult texts but I've never actually looked it up 🤣🖤

#WitchSky

Good morning✌️🍀

It’s been nearly one hundred years since the Sunburst logging village burned to the ground in November, 1925.
Now, beneath the still waters of Lake Logan, burnt buildings rot. Gravestones vanish in the silt.

Want to know the horrible truth?
Beta reader invites go out no later than August 14.

Air masses are a lot like plate tectonics in that they constantly move around and rub against each other. #wxsky #storms #deformationzone #airmasses #earth #climate

I’ve survived four catastrophic floods. Two of them in just the last five years.

The town I live in has been sitting under something dark for a long time.

I’ve taken all of that and hammered it into a novel.

It’s full of horror and Appalachian noir.

Act II is done.

#AppalachianNoir #Horror

los angeles california 1940

I see your cats and I love them all.
I've got six myself.
But how many of you have a freshwater monster named after a Nahuatl god?
Meet Aida.

#axolotl #petsky #metal #dinnertime #AidatheAxolotl

After a long few months, I'm now officially back open to queries! I've slightly updated my MSWL here: www.headwaterliterary.com/agents

I'm open to adult SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mysteries, Thrillers, Romance, Literary Speculative Fiction, & some select historical and contemporary fiction. And all YA!

I'm pinning my special invite query form for those whose posts I *like* that are either a mood board, a wip, pitch, or agent guide and if you'd like to query me (even if I'm closed & there's no pitch event), that means I'd love to see it!

querymanager.com/query/2640/B...

i'm back open to queries yeeeehaaaaww

relevant query info can be found on in the post below and our agency website: awfulagent.com/agents/valen...

Why can’t you play hide and seek with a Pokemon?
They always Pikachu.
Not very good, I know.
I’ll show myself out.

I'm in love with these images by @nekart.bsky.social! Imagine them as perfectly placed spot illustrations in a cosmic horror novel or a serialized online publication.

🔗 cpcorbin.substack.com

Here is the Official Finalized Programming Schedule for AuthorCon V (a @scaresthatcare.bsky.social event): www.briankeene.com/news/authorc...

My dream is to have my novel cover created by Wayne Barlowe. This is Eligor, God’s Demon cover (2005).

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