For this Flasher story, I wanted to write about an infestation – yes, again. But this one’s in a different format compared to my published infestation story “Silver” (in the collection Coping Mechanism). For this piece of flash fiction, I wanted to show one side of a phone call rather than exploring the larger story, Since “Silver” is about insects, I debated between featuring snakes or rats in this one. And then I decided it
Just because I read, write, and watch horror, doesn’t mean I’m fearless. If you remember my previous post on what scares me, you might recall that I am afraid of heights. I always have been. And I don’t know why. But over the past couple of years, I have enjoyed
Some days, being a horror author feels like walking a fine line between creativity and insanity. They say “write what you know”, and maybe that’s why so much of what I write is based in trauma and inspired by my own mental health issues. And when I took that AutoCrit
August was a disappointing month for reading for a number of reasons. Not only did I not read as many books as I had hoped, but the two books I got through were a bit of a slog. It was a month of historical fiction, and that’s not typically a
It’s time for the monthly tarot check-in! Is it just me, or did August pass by in a blur? I’m sitting here, trying to reflect back on everything that happened last month and I’m drawing a blank on a lot of it. And here I thought the last few weeks
Ever since I started publishing horror, and immersing myself in the genre to learn as much as possible about it, I’ve been spending more time thinking about fear. Not only is it useful for me to analyze fear for my writing and character building, but all of this time spent
Hi, I’m Stephanie. And I am a book hoarder. Hi Stephanie. A good friend of mine once said that buying books and reading books are two different hobbies. Not only do I read books, I buy them. But I’ve always had a habit of buying books faster than I can
Don't Miss Out!
Free stories and updates on my writing, as well as sales and promotions