#HorrorWritersChat One of my stories that I have yet to add to my list on here that was inspired by IT is largely influenced by the town I grew up in. I tend to give my characters my issues, but that one is a love letter to the place I spent my formative years in

Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 7m ago

Making 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 I give them history that doesn't even show up in the story because I just like making little guys. Everyone's haunted by something that's happened to them. Felix had a run in with Something as a kid that he still isn't sure was real or not, and underlies a lot of his behavior

Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 22m ago

Even fictional characters have a past. Q2: #HorrorWritersChat - How much history, how much of a past, do you give your horror characters? Share an example.

#HorrorWritersChat Hi, I'm Simon! I write eldritch horror, body horror, and character drama My kneejerk reactoin is that I largely don't interact with historical fiction period because i usually reach for nonfiction (history degree lol) but: 1. The Ballad of Black Tom 2. Beloved

Mary Wyrd (she/her)@marywyrd.bsky.social · 37m ago

Welcome 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.)

really crawled out of my anxiety hole to see that HWA showed their ass on AI huh

so when i have my medical anxiety spirals i like to read about health advancements and modern treatments to help calm me down, right? it's pretty effective! but it's also interesting to watch people finger wag and act like this is just allowing people to Cheat and Avoid Consequences

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

Important thing about me is that above all else things with my heart and arteries freak me out

In two weeks im getting my annual blood test and truly why am I spiraling out as if theres going to be radical negative changes since november

my cortisone shot didn't work so back to hip pain :T

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i think taking hank green to task for using AI to research/brainstorm (including editing notes for his fiction novel) is a "moral panic" or a "purity test" or anything

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honestly i hope getting a diagnosis helps me not be so overwhelmed with social interaction i want to make friends !!

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The Kingdom of Felafontia has spent centuries waiting for the one who will end its suffering. When the time comes, the portal that opens in Willet's Rest plucks three women and Dr. Barty Kellis instead - and only Barty knows what awaits. Elsewhere is queer, strange, and out now: a.co/d/0bwetIRn

finally going to ask about pursuing an adhd diagnosis yipee

#HorrorWritersChat Gotta give it up for Oleander! It's so pretty but watch out

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · 7d ago

The sun feels warmer, your skin buzzing with new life. Do you have a favorite poisonous plant, #HorrorWritersChat ? Why? What draws you to it?

#HorrorWritersChat Their petal bells wave with my breath, with the pulse of my heart as roots nest into muscles and nerves. My throat bubbles with sap; overflows and drips from open mouth to durn the skin of my lips. Flesh bulges and splits and the agony is nothing more than a background hum.

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · last wk.

The strange compulsion to reach out and touch one of the plants overtakes you. As your fingers touch the petals, they tingle. You freeze, watching tendrils reach out cautiously from the plant. "The roots dig deeper into my veins, foxgloves sprouting from my skin." Finish it. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat i have, actually! short story about plants around an abandoned building in the woods consuming whatever poor critters wanderered beyond the treeline

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · last wk.

The garden is bright and vibrant with a wash of flowers. Oleander. Monkshood. Hydrangea and Mountain Laurel bushes. Small placquards stand beside each one. You realize as you read them, they're symptoms. QUESTION 2 - Have you ever written anything centering plants or poisons? #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Hello!!! I'm simon, I write body horror and eldritch horror and character drama as far as eco-horror goes for all my "that's now how that works" i loooove the bay

Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚@vampireantihero.com · last wk.

Howdy, #HorrorWritersChat ! The leaves whisper secrets at the edge of a forest that melts into a garden. Its quiet murmurs guide you. You take a step. Q1 - Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and... share your favorite piece of horror media with plants, poisons, forest, or eco-horror.

bravely made an appointment for an annual doctors check up instead of just going to the urgent care place that does PCP anxious about it? noooooooooo never

"Death of the author" is a literary theory that emphasizes the personal interaction and connection to an artistic work over the concept of an authorial ultimate meaning. "Separate the art from the artist" is a catchphrase to mumble to yourself so you can justify buying more Harry Potter shit.

just got accused of saying hadestown shouldn't have used patrick page because i *checks notes* said that people who watched the proshoot should be mindful of how they talk about his performance as hades bc ive seen some things that tip into "evil cripple"

Anyway maybe ill get back to my hadestown fics

Loved the hell out of the hadestown proshoot but id be lying if I said I wasnt mourning the loss of Extremely Autistic broadway orpheus in it lol

I get the sentiment, but also most people don’t “care” about Jimothy. They are entertained by him and his popularity is going to get him killed. I would prefer we not compare disabled animals to disabled people because we don’t treat either with dignity or respect.

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