The Novel Wordsmith

12/30/2025

I'm ending 2025 on a high note! It took a couple of years, but I managed to Do It (STAY will get that 😉.) 🥳

10/16/2025

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10/16/2025

They say images can help you remember information. You're welcome.

10/16/2025

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10/16/2025

😂 Still a good one!

Image by Scott Metzger Cartoons ❤️

09/04/2025

Still not enough reason to get me to NYC, but how cool is this? 👻💀🦇🍷🖤

Happy news, horror lovers!

05/29/2024

05/09/2024

I need one of these! At least I'd go to bed some of the time.

05/09/2024

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11/20/2023

As an editor, reader, and viewer of horror, I had to share this fascinating article and book description with you. Mental health is a critical topic, so why not reach people where they live? As Preston Fassel states in his article, "One of the reasons we so often connect with horror movies is because they’re distinctly human, presenting, at the heart of each, a struggle for survival very much like our own."

Oh, the Horror! It doesn’t often come up but when it does, people are often surprised when I tell them I never set out to be a horror writer. Sure, I’m a die-hard, lifelong fan of the genre, and it…

09/15/2023

09/13/2023

Literacy is important, y'all! 📚