#donnaink

New Industry Insight from DonnaInk Publications Horror is evolving—and 2026 is shaping up to be its most transformative year yet.

In my latest article, “Horror Writing in 2025–2026: A Publisher’s Perspective on Genre Evolution & NexGen Literary Success,” I explore how the genre is mutating beyond traditional tropes into immersive, tech-infused, and culturally expansive terrain. From AI-enhanced editing to climate horror and global folklore, this piece outlines what publishers are curating and what authors must master to stay relevant.

Whether you're a horror author, editor, or literary strategist, this is your roadmap to publishing with purpose in a genre that refuses to sit still.

Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path . . . exactly where you are meant to be right now . . . And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love. ~ Caroline Adams Miller

H. H. Holmes – America’s first serial killer

Today we’re headed to Chicago, cause there’s a man, and his castle that I want to tell you folks about.  This dude was born with the name, Herman Mudgett, which kind of sounds like a Looney Tunes character, I guess he knew that, so he changed his name and became notorious while he was known as, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes.  And Dr. Holmes is said to be the United States very first serial killer.

Acc…