Published by Vincent Lore at @transman-badass, The Darkness in Old Bellblack is a cosmic horror short story/novella (truly I'm not sure where the line is between those two lol) with elements of detective fiction and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. And it's set mostly in a creepy abandoned building, which is a selling point all on its own for me. (Look, I just love abandoned buildings and old ruins.)

Set in the city of Arkham in 1930, the story kicks off when Arkham's crime lord Nathan O'Tipp recruits Lazarus Core, a private detective, to retrieve an old grimiore from an abandoned sanitarium. But the place holds secrets, and Lazarus and his best friend Sadie don't have a chance in hell of making it out unscathed.

The story has a trans man protagonist, no romance but a delightful platonic bond between the main guy and girl, and an incredibly charismatic villain that makes you love and hate him all at once. The atmosphere is incredible, dragging the reader into the dread of the setting and making them jump at every corner. If you like cosmic horror, weird fiction in general, and creepy abandoned settings, I would definitely recommend this story.

Thanks for tagging me @ettawritesnstudies!

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better/catch up with!

Favorite color: I go back and forth between darker shades of green and purple.

Currently Reading: About to start a book my best friend wrote! She just finished her first draft. No title yet.

Last Song: Geronimo by Sheppard

Last Movie: Collateral Beauty. Highly recommend it!

Last series: Fall of Angels Trilogy by Keary Taylor

Sweet, Spicy, or Savory: Spicy lately

Craving: Weirdly enough for me, ice cold water right now. I usually crave fast food.

Tea or Coffee: Herbal tea. There’s so many flavors!

Currently Working On: Theoretically, Wedding Bells and Blood. Kinda stuck though. Again. Also working on sewing projects.

I get inspired by whatever life throws at me, the shows I watch, bizarre dreams I have, pictures I find online, music I listen to and of course the lovely writeblrs here on tumblr. I’m gonna pick five of my favourite writeblrs, but I have dozens more I could rant about all day~

Dreams and Goals

Well, this is it! The last day of Writeblr Life Week! Today is all about our dreams and goals as writers, and I’m going to share the goals I have for the future. Besides actually finishing my WIPs, I’m going to focus on smaller goals that will help me get there.

Finish 1st Draft of Moonblood: When I first started my main WIP, Moonblood, I edited every chapter as I wrote it, and because of that I’m not as far along as I’d like to be. One of my goals is to take is easier with the 1st draft, and focus on editing once I have the story written and laid out.

Worldbuilding: Whenever I can’t find the inspiration to write for one WIP, I worldbuild for another that isn’t as far along in the writing phase. As I work on writing Moonblood, I’m worldbuilding for a new fantasy WIP I recently started. I’d like to get the worldbuilding and plot mapped out sometime around the end of the school year.

Being involved as a Writeblr: One of my favorite things about the Writeblr is that writers are there to support other writers. These days, I’ve found it hard to be involved in the Writeblr community, or at least not as involved as I’d like to be. Hopefully when school lets out it will mean I can be much more active in this community.

Poetry and short stories: Recently I’ve been trying to talk to people about getting some of my poems and short stories published, as my Writing Club teacher at school recommended it. Those two things come together much faster than my WIPs, and it would be totally awesome if I could actually start publishing them.

@the-moving-finger-writes was a dear and tagged me in this game. Thank you! I am so bored today! (also hungry)

Slow Burn or Love At First Sight

Fake Dating or Secret Dating

Enemies to Lovers or Best Friends to Lovers

Oh no, there’s only one bed! or Long-Distance with Correspondence

Hurt/Comfort or Amnesia (ironic because A Witch’s Memory involves an amnesia curse, but I generally write and read more hurt/comfort)

Fantasy AU or Modern AU

Mutual Pining or Domestic Bliss (Both? Both. Both. Both is good. -insert gif of Miguel and Tulio from The Road to El Dorado saying Both-)

Smut or Fluff

Canon Compliant With Missing Scene or Fix-it Fic

Alternate Universe or Future Fic

One Shot or Multi-chapter

Kid Fic or Roadtrip

Reincarnation or Character Death

Arranged Marriage or Accidental Marriage

High School Romance or Middle Aged Romance

Time Travel or Isolated Together

Neighbors or Roommates

Sci-fi AU or Magic AU 

Bodyswap or Genderbend

Angst or Crack

Apocalyptic or Mundane

For Writer Positivity Week, here's some writeblrs I really enjoy!

@ditzysworld

@sunlight-and-starskies

@pens-swords-stuff

@skeleton-writer

@notquitenovelist

This lovely idea comes from @mvcreates and you can find out more about it here. Previous posts: sancta-silje | aschenink | everynextdream

This post is dedicated to @lilquill​

You can read her WIP “Don’t Mind the Gap” here on wattpad (do it! I am!)

(8) Your writing style reminds me of The Princess Diaries. Now to be fair, I haven’t read the books. But if you novelized the movies that would remind me of your wip!

(9) Your writing has made me reconsider YA Chick-Lit as a genre. I wasn’t a fan before I read your work, but for you, I make an exception!

I honestly have never read anything in this vein before but I am begging you on my hands and knees to update!!!!

(12) Of the outfits and regalia you’ve described in your WIPs, I’d love to see the ones that appear in "Don’t Mind the Gap” at a fashion show.