New year’s resolutions are a great concept that are generally executed poorly. Every new year can be seen as an opportunity to make goals that will help you keep moving forward in life, get some of your long-term goals from prior years accomplished, and set smaller goals that you can …
It is extremely important to practice self-care after the holidays, even if you really enjoy them. They are a taxing and stressful time of year even if you feel that they are worth it. Many people battle grief on the holidays, or fear because they are about to lose someone …
Wishing you a truly amazing and very scary Christmas! My favorite things about Christmas: Giving gifts to loved onesReceiving gifts may not be one of my primary love languages, but it is one of the tools I use to communicate my love for others. Whether it’s something they have been …
Tell yourself the story Don’t stress about whether or not it will make sense to anyone else Do include as many details as possible, aware that you will be adding more If you get stuck on a scene, skip it, you’re slowing yourself down Don’t obsess over your weaknesses (details, …
If you love this time of year, chances are good that you are not even sure how ‘holiday blues’ could be a term that applies to so many people. If your favorite holiday is Halloween and your favorite genre is horror, chances are good that you are neutral on, if …
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The spirit of The Giving Season is not necessarily anti-Christmas. It is a horror collection, so it does have various themes throughout. Some are more disturbing than others, but some aspects of the way we celebrate the holidays are horrifying enough that all I need to do is illuminate them …
Who says horror can’t be whimsical? Incorporating innocence and games into horror makes more of an emotional impact. As a horror author, I enjoy tying things in that seem whimsical. Terror really should be fun. Keep your eye out for updates because I will be releasing work within the next …
Broken down psychologically and encouraged to kill, the experiment subjects have become something less than (or, truthfully, more than) human. This line is from a poem in The Halloween Collection (working title) presently set to be released September 01, 2022 for Kindle by New England-based horror author J.A. Steckling.
Christmas has been my absolute least favorite major U.S. holiday since I was a child. Of course, when I was very young, I loved it because I got presents. I have Bipolar I Disorder, and it onset when I was a child. At first, it manifested itself in severe depressions. …