The Novel Wordsmith

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

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

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😂 Still a good one!

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

NYC’s first-ever horror bookshop will make its spooky debut next month Happy news, horror lovers!

G. K. Chesterton was widely admired by his peers and readers and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936. He wrote prolifically, including novels, poems, short stories, essays, and plays. His best-known character, the popular and witty Father Brown, only appeared in short stories. #gkchesterton #fatherbrown #author #birthday #writer #mystery Photo attribution: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

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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."

Healing Through Horror 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…

I just started reading to review "Dark Haven" by Brey Willows and this beauty shows up in Chapter 2. I can tell this is going to be a fun read! 😎🧛🖤 #darkhaven #breywillows #vampires #fantasy #darkfantasy #supernatural #bookstagram #butterworthbooks #amreading #amreviewing

Literacy is important, y'all! 📚