Hello, Kittens! I hope you're all well. October makes me one happy little creature, so I'm bloody fantastic. I have some exciting news to share, even though you probably know it already if you follow me on twitter. *Ahem - @raddestgirlever* I signed with a literary agent last week..ish! I'm now represented by Gina Panettieri, President of Talcott Notch! Gina is a total rocks star and I'm so excited to be working with her. I signed for my middle grade horror (obvs) and am excited for what comes next :) Anyhoo! Enough about me. As you may have realized, it[...]
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0 Good Morning, Kittens! It's the most wonderful time of the year!! If you live somewhere like me (Ohhhh Canada), you're probably already feeling that fall chill even though it's technically only the second day of the best motherfluffing season of the year. I don't know about you, but I'm already a PSL-toting basic babe decked out in flannel. There are some exciting things happening in my world at the moment - aside from 3D printing a foot inside my uterus - but there's not much I can share at the moment. What I can be openly stoked about is the[...]
I'm writing this through droopy eyes, with a mug of tea that's long grown cold. For today, we had the Nephews. Don't get me wrong. I love everything about the tiny creatures, but three kids that are three and under is nutty. It doesn't matter how hard you try to tucker them out or how many treats you give them, you will eventually lose control of the asylum. You are, at any given time, one bite away from pure pandemonium. Once the kids went to bed, Matt and I collapsed in the living room. We ran through our usual banter about never having sex again now that t[...]
Hello, Kittens! I'm writing this as s a brand new 29 year old! Thanks to my fellow Midnight Society members for the blog post - you guys are the best. I have a little story -a ramble, if you will - about my birthday. Yesterday I woke up and went for birthday breakfast. I was feeling pretty good. I'm pregnant, so my skin is all glowy and my hair is awesome. I didn't have my usual mini-meltdown about growing older (those started when I turned 25). When I got home I put my son down for a nap and made myself a cup of tea. I sat there, reflecting on the past y[...]
Hello, Darlings!! I am SO thrilled to have our very own Horror Twins, Brian LeTendre and Jolene Haley, on the blog today! They graciously let me feast on their brains about their books, both past and upcoming. So I'll stop boring you and just hop right in! How did you two start writing together in the first place? Brian: I was lucky enough to participate in a few of the Pen & Muse writing showcases (Dark Carnival and Haunt), and I was a big fan of Jolene's because she's such a positive force in the writing community. I asked her to be a gu[...]
I've been sitting on my couch for the last half an hour, staring at a blank screen, trying to figure out what on earth I'm supposed to blog about after this hellish week. In case you're literally living under a rock, both Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by police in both Louisiana and Minnesota. According to Huffington Post, police killed at least 136 black people in 2016, according to a project by the Guardian that tracks police killings in America. Philando Castile became the latest addition to the list Wednesday night after an officer sho[...]
Hello kittens, I'm bringing you a story straight from the truth vault. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine....just kidding. This guy is actually my friend, IRL and everything. He is a (gloriously) bearded farmer that lives in a tiny town in the prairies (since Bearded Farmer is probably a little too wordy, let's call him...oh...Mulder). A couple weeks ago, Mulder called me up and told me this story and I just knew that I had to share it with ya'll. I just got off the phone with him, so I'm going to tell it in first person, because I can't write[...]
Hello Darlings, As you may have noticed, it's Gothic Horror month here at the Midnight Society. Up until recently, I had no idea what gothic horror actually was, or how many of my favorite movies and novels fell under it's genre umbrella (is that a thing?). In case you're wondering, study.com defines gothic horror as: The term Gothic fiction refers to a style of writing that is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and very high emotion. These emotions can include fear a[...]
Good Morning, Kittens, I grew up in northern Alberta (Canada). My house backed onto the forest. I mean the real forest...not a small, sparse area of trees. No, I'm talking hundreds of miles of thick, dense woods. We found grizzly prints under our deck and even had recess cancelled a few times because there were black bears on our playground. I was the oldest out of my siblings and all of the neighborhood kids we hung out with. Our parents took us far into the boonies on many occasions (remind me to tell you the story about my dad and the moose). I was[...]
Hello Kittens! I have quite the treat for you. As you know, my Midnight Society pals and I ingest horror in a multitude of different ways. We read it, we write it, we play it, listen to it, draw it, design it, and we watch it. We watch a lot of it. Which is why I'm so, SO excited that Christian Ackerman is joining us on the blog today. You may know him from his newest release, RESTORATION, which he acted as both associate producer AND a medic. I could spend the next few paragraphs telling you all about Christian, or I could let the interview b[...]