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Oli Jacobs - Author
@olijbooks.bsky.social
Writer of books. He/Him. Largely oblivious. Absolutely anxious. Usually found in a pit of despair.
What does an Oli Jacobs horror 📕 include? 🏠 strange towns! 🕳️ weird holes! 🪱 fleshy fatbergs! 🐟 seaside cults! 👶 mutant babies! And much, much more! Check out my tales on Kindle & paperback today… olijbooks.wordpress.com/books/ #booksky #horrorsky #indieauthor
One of the infuriating things about depression is having all the things you want to do and all the joy you experience with them be locked behind a window with no way of letting them out. You can see them, but you can’t do anything with them. Why? Because your brain says so.
Only ✨ten✨ away from my goal on my novella's one year anniversary! It's been my *slowest* year of sales in *years*, so getting to 100 would be a joy. Thank you so much to folks giving it a try! I hope you love it! Now let's see if we can't get ten more sales before midnight 👀 [ #booksky ]
Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · last wk.🗡️ fantasy novella ⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals 🏹 gallant knights 👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom 🌲 enchanted plants and forests 🥀 romance and friendship 🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR 💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-... 📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... [ #booksky ]
Thanks, Gabino! 🖤 #FridayReads - discover new-to-you horror writers with twenty short stories that tackle THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY ebook & paperback: amzn.eu/d/098CFL12 #TheShadowsThatWeCarry
#HorrorWritersChat I’ve ruminated on doing The Thing in the old Wild West. Cowboys, mines, gloopy goodness. I know it’s been done in Viking era though so want to be careful not to be derivative…
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoMake horror history with a new setting. Q4: #HorrorWritersChat - Choose an existing horror IP or horror creation and add it to an historical period different from its origin. Share your idea. ---- Outro in 10 mins
#HorrorWritersChat According to my more close readers, quite a lot! Missing/deceased parents, paranoia over those around you, suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, all the usual fun and games. Almost all of my work has my mental health past weaved through it, for better or worse…
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoMaking it personal. Q3: #HorrorWritersChat - In what ways has your own history (past) impacted or inspired your horror writing? Examples: giving a character your childhood trauma, reimagining an experience with a different ending.
#HorrorWritersChat As much as is relevant. Most of our actions - especially the horror ones - are born of past traumas, so they do pop up. Otherwise, the fact so many monsters come from mundane beginnings appeals to me…
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoEven fictional characters have a past. Q2: #HorrorWritersChat - How much history, how much of a past, do you give your horror characters? Share an example.
I am here!! Discombobulated and unfocused due to the prolonged heatwave, but still here! Hello! I'm Gree, writer of body, psychological, and religious horror! Oooo, this is a tough question, actually! Do works like Bram Stoker's Dracula count? #HorrorWritersChat
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoWelcome to Horror Writers Chat. It’s time to explore the past. Q1: #HorrorWritersChat - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and share up to three historical horror fiction stories you’ve enjoyed. (Horror set in the past.)
Hello #HorrorWritersChat, my name is Rami Ungar, I write horror and dark fiction, and some of my favorite historical fiction stories include The Hunger by Alma Katsu, Jerusalem's Lot by Stephen King (not Salem's Lit, but it's kind of prequel novella), and, of course, Sinners.
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoWelcome to Horror Writers Chat. It’s time to explore the past. Q1: #HorrorWritersChat - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and share up to three historical horror fiction stories you’ve enjoyed. (Horror set in the past.)
#HorrorWritersChat I'm Trish Wilson, and I'm happy to report I have no injuries this week! Yee hah! I write horror comedy and quiet horror. I can't think of any historical horror books ATM but I'll name some movies: Deathwatch The Orphanage The Devil's Backbone
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoWelcome to Horror Writers Chat. It’s time to explore the past. Q1: #HorrorWritersChat - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and share up to three historical horror fiction stories you’ve enjoyed. (Horror set in the past.)
It's Wednesday again, #HorrorWritersChat ! I'm Artemis Quinn, I write dark fantasy and paranormal/supernatural horror, and... Some historical horror fiction I've enjoyed! - Frankenstein, if it counts. It was contemporary when it came out, but it's one of my faves. - Lost by Gregory Maguire. 1/2
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoWelcome to Horror Writers Chat. It’s time to explore the past. Q1: #HorrorWritersChat - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and share up to three historical horror fiction stories you’ve enjoyed. (Horror set in the past.)
Hello #HorrorWritersChat. Oli Jacobs, curator of cosmic horrors here again, same as it ever was… Top 3 historical fiction? Let’s see… A Warning to the Curious - M R James Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy At The Mountains of Madness - HP Lovecraft I think they count…
Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 5d agoWelcome to Horror Writers Chat. It’s time to explore the past. Q1: #HorrorWritersChat - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and share up to three historical horror fiction stories you’ve enjoyed. (Horror set in the past.)
Write horror? Want to talk about it? Join the #HorrorWritersChat community on Wednesdays Next meeting: Wednesday 5th August at 2 pm (EDT - USA) / 7 pm (BST - UK) All horror writers from any time zone are welcome! Guess the theme from the image and get a virtual cookie. #AmWriting #HorrorSky
The thought of going to the library to do book edit is strong today. Hopefully stronger than the thought that everything outside is terrifying and will damage me.
When the weather gets colder i think of one of my favourite horror novels, THE AUCTIONEER by Joan Samson. A quiet little nightmare about giving your soul away in pieces so small you don't even realize you're doing it. Wintry rural horror. Can't recommend it enough.
"Oh, you're an author, anything I'd know?" The question is really, "Are you a household name?" And I'm sorry, grocery store cashier, but I don't think anyone who was would be shopping here. I tend to just say, "Probably not." But they don't like that answer. #writingq #WritingCommunity
Susan Savage Lee@susansavagelee.bsky.social · 7d agoWhat’s one question you’re tired of answering as a writer? If I have a book published. Not because someone wants to actually read it, but more so they can classify me as a “real” writer…or not #writingq #WritingCommunity
Go, grab my stories… become addicted to the Cult of Oli Jacobs. It’ll be worth it all in the end…
Oli Jacobs - Author@olijbooks.bsky.social · last yr.New followers! A fresh intro for you fine new folk… I’m Oli Jacobs, writer of cosmic horror influenced by Lovecraft, King, and Ligotti. I also write flash stories on my website. Buy my books here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J... My website is here: olijbooks.wordpress.com #booksky #horrorsky
Me: it’s a new month, I should do some marketing stuff to get some book sales and continue my streak! Also me:
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One thing im having to keep an eye on in this edit is the page count. Currently at 365 but need to whittle that down to less than 350 due to book production costs/postage. You may think this means removing a lot of words. It actually means making them slightly smaller…
Done the edit of the New Book’s prologue. Work needed, but by golly is it exciting. What did I say about not enjoying editing?
So excited to see more sales on Kobo this week 😍 Buuuut Kobo has the highest payout threshold of any ebook distributor... And I need ONE more sale to make payout It would be so cool to hit that today so I'll get the payout in time for my birthday at the end of August 👀
Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦@diannalgunn.bsky.social · 3w agoIf you love stories with: Cults Vampires Slow-burn horror Sapphic romance Doomed lovers You’ll love Woman of Sorrow and Blood, available NOW on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/wosab And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/m0p0kW #HorrorSky #BookSky
Ask me anything about my writing, by the medium of likes! Or, like Oli below, feel free to pick a question to ask me directly.
Oli Jacobs - Author@olijbooks.bsky.social · 2w agoOk, I’m game. As @dyre.bsky.social says, if there’s any in particular you want me to answer, let me know…
Ok, I’m game. As @dyre.bsky.social says, if there’s any in particular you want me to answer, let me know…
Sad Monster@dyre.bsky.social · 2w agoThis does look fun, but if you see one on here you just want to ask outright you can do that too. >.>
Well hello Panic Attack. Been a while since YOU showed up…
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Finished writing book last night, now in the vague zone between a fresh project and editing the next release. Kinda floaty. Kinda unanchored.
A dimension hopping cosmic horror. The Yavvis = complete.
How dare this very accurate post call me out in such a way.
Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Author & Narrator@autumnwolff.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m calling everyone out.
Sometimes I get so caught up in my short stories I forget about my books! My first book The Assassin's Raven has: ⚔️ Female assassin 🛡️ Soldier 🧟 Zombies 🌹 Flirty banter 👑 Kings and queens It's a fun cozy fantasy horror. You'll find it on Amazon and on my Itch page. anna-verner.itch.io
Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Author & Narrator@autumnwolff.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m calling everyone out.