Check out that creepy digital font! Yeah!
Happy Book Birthday to my short horror story Chrystine’s Sleep Solution. It’s still one of my favorites, inspired by insomnia, ASMR, and sleep apps.
Need a creepy read for spooky season? You should take a look at Chrystine! It’s short, surreal, dreadful…in other words, it’s a perfect warmup for the fall horror season!
Read CHRYSTINE’S SLEEP SOLUTION today!
The Pixelvania Publishing Proclamation o’ Progress is a semiannual post detailing what’s going on around here, and what might show up in the future.
Cute kitty photos at the end.
Whoa, it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? When it came to posting these updates, 2023 got away from me, but I still manage to publish things!
…Seems they were all horror short stories!
I love how this cover turned out.
Cover by GetCovers.com. The kitty’s name is Dozer.
Cover by GetCovers.com They really captured the colors I wanted!
Looking back, I realize this batch of stories is full of firsts!
Queen Sophie was my first-ever short story sale. The amazing people over at the NoSleep Podcast turned it into an audio drama! Which is a big first I never imagined happening. Afterwards, I put it into print and ebook.
The Accuser: A Christian Horror Short Story is my first R-rated story. It contains some cussin’ and sexual themes/discussion, yet it’s ultimately an edifying Christian tale. So niener. (And it has a great cat!!!)
Finally, Bona Ossuaria: A Home Renovation Horror Story became my first Kickstarter project–and a very successful one, at that!
Horror fans got to enjoy this creepy tale before the general public, got discounts on some of my other horror ebooks, and received some free very classy-yet-sassy kitchen printables featuring vegetables that die (which are still for sale here on my shop).
Bona funded in under one week on Kickstarter, and people seemed pretty happy with their experience. It gave me the confidence I needed to finish my next Kickstarter project. Next slide!
The Kickstarter for stormy science-fantasy novel The Guests of Crooked Neck is right around the corner!
The entire book is already completed in ebook and paperback format. If the funding goal is met before the deadline, Crooked Neck will release early to Kickstarter backers. Depending on your pledge level, you can also pick up some cool extra goodies, such as:
I hope you’ll sign up below so you can get updates. I just got the proof copies back the other day and I was shocked by what a heckkin’ chonker of a book it is. So if you’re a sci-fi/fantasy fan who likes a meaty read, keep your eye out!
While I’ve been working on that, I’ve been doggedly writing the sequel to Fashion Frenchies #1: Love Potion Commotion! It’s called Salute a Pooch! and it’s already longer than the first book. But it’s not done yet. If you’re a dog lover, you won’t want to miss it!
I’ve also been testing out covers for it (and have plans to revamp Love Potion Commotion’s cover at the same time), but I haven’t settled on anything yet. Stay tuned!
Every year this list gets bigger.
The Crooked Neck Kickstarter’s been monopolizing my brainspace, but once it’s over, I have plans for:
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know a few of these have been hanging onto this list for dear life. They’re all popcorn kittens, clamoring for my attention. I want to get to them all eventually!
That ends the news. Thanks for reading! Your reward is:
Our mascot, Pixel J. Cat, on his favorite striped blankie. He just turned 17 this year!
Pixel’s intern, Barnaby Jones, chillaxin’ against the lavender-scented litter.
After a wildly successful Kickstarter (over 200% funded), I’m happy to announce that BONA OSSUARIA: A HOME RENOVATION HORROR STORY is now available to the general public AND available for the first time in PAPERBACK! Just in time for spooky season! 🎃
They thought they were making changes to the house. But the house was making changes to them.
When their construction team discovers a hidden shaft while renovating a clients’ home, mother-daughter design duo Evelyn and Erika Ellsworth need an idea, quick.
But to Erika’s dismay, her flighty mom doesn’t just turn the shaft into her pet project: she refuses to let anyone else in on what she’s doing.
This isn’t the first time her mom’s gotten obsessive over a reno. And clients always love what she comes up with. So Erika decides to humor her.
That decision will prove fatal.
BONA OSSUARIA is a slow-burning morsel of surreal, psychological horror.
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I got the idea for Bona Ossuaria after a watching a certain HGTV program for a few seasons. The show has a fun and wholesome vibe–and I still love it–but my writer brain couldn’t help but see things going…let’s say, darkly wrong with the hosts.
After reading it, my proofreader said she was never able to watch that program the same way ever again. Which delights me to no end!
The Kickstarter for this story funded in under a week, so that was also really cool (and educational, as my first–but definitely not my last–Kickstarter). I got to design some darkly funny printable posters for the Kickstarter that are now available for sale, go check them out.
I just released a new short story, called THE ACCUSER! Check it out!
IN THE WAR FOR SOULS HE COULD BE THE NEXT CASUALTY
Kurt Henry is one tough motha. Rides motorcycles. Works construction. And has kicked his fair share of asses over the years.
He’s also a returning Christian. And he’s decided it’s time to dedicate himself to God once and for all.
But dark forces have other plans for him.
Can Kurt escape an enemy who knows all his weaknesses? Or will he lose his soul to the accuser?
THE ACCUSER is a tense Christian horror story perfect for anyone who enjoyed the movie NEFARIOUS or for fans of Michaelbrent Collings.
Contains strong language, adult situations.
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This is a story that I wanted to write for quite some time, because I knew a big tough construction guy (like ACCUSER’s main character, Kurt) who owned and loved an adorable kitty, and how could you NOT want to write a story about a big tough construction guy and his beloved adorable kitty????
Read an excerpt here (at the bottom)
Since uploading, I have discovered that Amazon will NOT pull up this story if you use their search bar UNLESS you select the category “Kindle Store” first. So my links are the fastest way to find it. 🙂
The Kickstarter for BONA OSSUARIA: A HOME RENOVATION HORROR STORY is almost over! Since we’ve funded AND reached both stretch goals, this is a great time to become a backer, because you’ll get all of the goodies offered in the campaign, including a bonus full-length horror novella (normally $4.99). Don’t miss out!
Time sure flies! I can’t believe my creepy kitty horror story What the Cat Brought Back turns FIVE today!
(This book makes me glad my cats are indoor meowmeows.)
I CAN’T WAIT for fall treats and temperatures! But it’s still 90-degrees plus outside (where I live, anyway), so I’m kicking off Spooky Season as usual by reading scary stories and games (well, Luigi’s Mansion 3. Close enough!).
If you like doing the same, check out my latest short story, Bad Tidings from Queen Sophie. It was made into an audio production back in December 2021 by the NoSleep Podcast (Season 17, episode 6), but this is its first release in paperback and ebook!
Here’s the deets:
When her beloved kitty Queen Sophie starts acting odd, Cass turns to a mysterious app to bridge the communication gap.
But she soon discovers that no mews is good news…
BAD TIDINGS FROM QUEEN SOPHIE is a quick fright perfect for any animal lover who’s ever wondered what their pet is trying to tell them.
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If you’re looking for scares that unnerve instead of nauseate, look no further. Horror stories from Danielle Williams lean towards slow-burn scares and the unsettling. If you take your creeps with a PG-13 sensibility—think THE SIXTH SENSE, THE OUTER LIMITS, or classic TWILIGHT ZONE—this is a story for you.
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Happy book birthday to fascinating horror story Side Effects May Vary, published this day in 2018.
Ohmygoshyouguys I’m so jazzed! My latest horror book, CHRYSTINE’S SLEEP SOLUTION, is part of a new Books2Read Promo!
(I’m relieved my cover looks like it belongs with the other kids!)
Check it out here: https://books2read.com/rl/spooks2read
(Chrystine is listed under the “Horror” section right there up top!)
It’d help me and the other authors out a ton if you’d share this promotion with your friends and family. Just share this post to anyone you think would love to find their next favorite book!
Looks like there’s some great spooky stories to be had for every budget and taste!
Thanks so much for your help and support!
I don’t know about you, but when fall arrives, it’s not pumpkin-spice-flavored-everything I look forward to. Instead, I like to get into the Halloween mood by reading spooky stories.
If you do, too, great news! I just released an original midlength horror story titled Chrystine’s Sleep Solution.
It’s about a woman who downloads a phone app to help her sleep, but…there’s something off about it.
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Paperback only available at Amazon. Ebook available at your favorite digital retailers.
I’m very pleased how this one turned out, and I hope you like reading it as much as I did writing it!