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P.L. McMillan

@authorplm.bsky.social
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🦇 Author, Artist, Creator. 🦇 🍷 SISTERS OF THE CRIMSON VINE 🍷 ☄️ WHAT REMAINS WHEN THE STARS BURN OUT ☄️ Co-host of the Dead Languages Podcast linktr.ee/AuthorPLM

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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wrote a little review about my Freewrite Traveler! So if you've ever been curious, I deep dive into my experience with the product! www.plmcmillan.com/blogging/fre...
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Freewrite Review — P.L. McMillan
My review of my Freewrite device(s). Not sponsored, just have been asked quite a bit about how I feel about the product!
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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We need YOU to submit a drabble. Top 3 winners get some DLP merch. Theme this year is corrupt writing organizations/groups.
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We want your drabbles 👁👄👁
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For a limited time only - a Spooktastic eBook Bundle deal! 3 for only $12! Don't miss out and have this haunt you, grab your sweet Halloween treat here: www.plmcmillan.com/store/p/hall...
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Halloween eBook Bundle Deal — P.L. McMillan
HALLOWEEN SPOOKY SAVINGS Three books for a sinisterly low price! Get PLM’s debut novella: Sisters of the Crimson Vine and her two collections: What Remains When The Stars Burn Out and Whims of the ...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tomorrow - the reckoning comes Join me for a live online launch event 5pm MT/7pm ET for WITCH BONE BLUES-a folk horror noir by Luciano Marano 🐝 author interview 💀 live reading 🔪 giveaways Reserve your spot now: www.eventbrite.com/e/witch-bone...
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Witch Bone Blues by Luciano Marano | An Online Book Release Party
A FREE book launch event for WITCH BONE BLUES by Luciano Marano ||| Sat Oct 3rd ||| 4pm PST, 5pm MST, 6pm CST, 7pm EST
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't forget - I have two upcoming events I'm hosting Both free, online, with a chance to win free books! Sept 30th www.eventbrite.com/e/we-the-mis... Oct 3rd www.eventbrite.com/e/witch-bone...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Full story here: www.plmcmillan.com/blogging/the... And a huge thank you to the staff of the Colorado Festival of Horror for stepping in and ensuring the safety of me and my friend
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Had an amazing time the Colorado Festival of Horror - the weekd was both exhausting and refreshing to be around so many fellow weirdos 🖤❤️ (Made a new post because bluesky labeled my Saturday fit as too suggestive 😅) All other pics are on my insta haha
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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WE ARE GOOD PEOPLE is up for preorder now! @dangerslater.bsky.social cuts to the heart of this Immaculate Golden Age we're living through in his extraordinary new novel, the scarring-to-everyone-on-every-level WE ARE GOOD PEOPLE. Out February 9th, 2027. Preorder now: store.tenebrouspress.com
cover art by Matt Blairstone, cross-section of a house rendered in greens and oranges; in the dining room a woman holds an axe above an unsuspecting dinner guest; in the kitchen a man is plunging something bloody in the sink.
And beneath the house? Miles and miles of gross intestines fill the earth.
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My short story collection UNFORTUNATE ELEMENTS OF MY ANATOMY is now out in a Spanish language edition! @dilatandomentesed.bsky.social has put together a new release, art by Raúl Ruiz, LAS PARTES DEFECTUOSAS DE MI CUERPO, and it's beautiful! www.libreriaserendipia.com/libro/las-pa...
the cover of the Spanish edition of Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy by Hailey Piper, art by Raúl Ruiz, showing a woman against the moon with her skull and bones showing through her skin
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tonight, join me for a time-warping debut novel by @sidney-arcane.bsky.social 5:30MT, 7:30ET - author interview - live reading - Q&A - giveaways It's online, free, and I can't wait to see you there! Save your spot below! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-time-t...
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The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane | A Debut Novel Launch
A FREE book launch event for The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane ||| Tues Sept 22nd ||| 4:30pm PST, 5:30pm MST, 6:30pm CST,
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Looking for a fun event this Tuesday? Join in on this online book launch party I'm hosting! Completely free and you'll get a chance to win some goodies! Don't miss out! The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane is not one to miss! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-time-t...
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The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane | A Debut Novel Launch
A FREE book launch event for The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane ||| Tues Sept 22nd ||| 4:30pm PST, 5:30pm MST, 6:30pm CST,
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Looking for a fun event this Tuesday? Join in on this online book launch party I'm hosting! Completely free and you'll get a chance to win some goodies! Don't miss out! The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane is not one to miss! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-time-t...
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The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane | A Debut Novel Launch
A FREE book launch event for The Time Traveler's Final Mission by Sidney Arcane ||| Tues Sept 22nd ||| 4:30pm PST, 5:30pm MST, 6:30pm CST,
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hey cuties! I'll be at the Colorado Festival of Horror all weekend in the Tomb of Tomes! Come say hi and tell me your favourite final girl! I'll be showing off my books, custom art, stickers and I'll have a claw machine! See you soon!
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Steven Patchett @stevenpatchett.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The horror writers podcast @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social (honest, they really are) have merch now! Get it here! www.bonfire.com/dead-languag...
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Dead Languages Podcast - Metal Lite | Bonfire
Support the pod, support creativity, get cool merch. The cohosts of the Dead Languages podcast, Carson Winter and P.L. McMillan, have unleashed feral merch.  The plan...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Grab a shirt with this design here: www.bonfire.com/store/dead-l...
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Dead Languages Podcast | Official Merchandise | Bonfire
Horror fiction podcast -  if you want to laugh, commiserate, and learn—Dead Languages is your ticket to the horrific world of horror writing.
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I forgot to share a pic of the inked version to compare to the digital one!
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
REPEAT is along the bottom, sideways because a writer's work is never done. It brings you back to the beginning. It took me forever to get that repeating staircase look right omg. I used the black circles to tie every card together and add some impact to the design. What do you think?
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
IDEA was the easiest. The brain. The source of doom and gloom and inspirations.
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
EDIT was more difficult. I didn't want to be too on the nose. I went with the image of a ghoul reaping the field, cutting down the words and making the field lean. Representing the hard work to trim a story down, how brutal it can feel. 5/?
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
SUBMIT was easy because it often feels like you're throwing your work into the void and waiting for a response. It's hard to see in the inked version pic, but for SUBMIT, originally the void was smaller and I didn't like it so I used a white paint pen to correct. 4/?
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My first idea for WRITE was a wraith wrapped in parchment holding a pen but I thought it was too literal I guess? I went with a specter bleeding out the words since writing can feels like that sometimes haha. You can see I kept the parchment theme, just minimized it. 3/?
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
For my process, I sketch out the design in pencil. I don't have any fancy pencils, I use just a standard writing pencil haha. I then ink the design out, erase the pencil. 2/?
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A little behind the scenes peek into my artistic method. Inspired by a tarot writing challenge started in the Dead Languages Podcast discord. I had an idea of a writing tarot spread so you have the 4 stages & then the infinity card below. The struggle & trial of every passionate writer! 1/?
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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Omg I need this t-shirt from @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social like yesterday GET WRITING, NERD! www.bonfire.com/dead-languag...
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Dead Languages Podcast - Metal Lite | Bonfire
Support the pod, support creativity, get cool merch. The cohosts of the Dead Languages podcast, Carson Winter and P.L. McMillan, have unleashed feral merch.  The plan...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
😅 I'm equally as late seeing this! Thank you so much for the review!
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Dead Languages Podcast @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Support your fav horror writing craft podcast by grabbing some sick merch. Rock the classic logo with the goblins Get magical with the writing tarot card spread Or show some aggressive motivation with the heavy metal GET WRITING NERD www.bonfire.com/store/dead-l...
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Dead Languages Podcast @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Keep making art. New episode, where we talk more about AI and how much it fucking sucks for everyone. open.spotify.com/episode/6Ggq...
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SLUGGER @sluggerfiction.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Contractual by @authorplm.bsky.social published in SLUGGER Vol. 1. Art by Vesqid PLM designed our fantastic logo and released a new collection this year! Check it out!
A series of three black and white images. One image shows hands handcuffed to a bed frame. One image shows a naked woman lying down and blindfolded. One image shows a woman with a gag in her mouth.
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𖤐🎃Shrieking Gooey Stewie🎃𖤐 @stevepattee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Denver #booksky, heads up!
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Any local Denverites, come say hi!
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Current kindle read
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Dead Languages Podcast @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Are writers insecure? Uh, yeah. We get into this week where we open up the souls of ourselves and our listeners to talk about Writing Insecurities. open.spotify.com/episode/4WH6...
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SLUGGER @sluggerfiction.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Happy Pride y’all! This month and every month. Listen to Bruno, he knows what’s up.
Bruno says Happy Pride! Bruno accepts all. An image of a neon green slug wearing a rainbow bandana and a rose in its mouth.
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Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I did a thing!! The mother of all horror podcaats awaits! If you want to see me in my Sunday morning feral persona, join the patreon. Thank you @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social @authorplm.bsky.social @carsonwinter.bsky.social for this opportunity! @emmaemurray.bsky.social so wonderful meeting you!
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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If your publisher uses AI art, they're bad at their job. Full stop. When a publisher claims they can't afford to invest in your cover art, what they're really saying is that they can't sell your book. /THREAD O'CLOCK
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I can't wait to hear your thoughts!
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Gene @downtonstabby.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It has been A DAY, but I’m happy to end it on a high note by finally sitting down to read “Whims of the Night Winds” by @authorplm.bsky.social!!!
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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
You're goddamn right we'd be at StokerCon every year if the vendor room was open to the public. This is a fun episode, & not only because PLM brazenly calls us out with no fucks given😂
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
NEW REVIEW: Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social I absolutely love how Harrison wrote the dialogue and the unreliable recollection of Clio’s childhood based on a book written by her mother, her own memories, and the half-truths others tell her. www.plmcmillan.com/blogging/2js...
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Play Nice — Book Review — P.L. McMillan
Play Nice is such a dynamic haunted house story and I couldn’t put it down. I loved the delicious braid of family horror, supernatural danger, and Clio’s character growth in the face of danger and dis...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Taty's Shy Skeleton Anime Reaction
ALT: Taty's Shy Skeleton Anime Reaction
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Sasha Brown @sashabrown.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The latest collection from the indomitable @authorplm.bsky.social is MINE ALL MINE. PLM's stories are deeper than most. Emotion and her own wild imagination twist into a rope that'll get you, y'know, some of the way down. Near the end, though, you're gonna have to drop. badass cover too
I propped it near some FLOWERS because that's what I DO
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It's been ten days since my newest collection dropped. I made a behind-the-scenes post on my blog, going into depth about the cover and each story within... www.plmcmillan.com/blogging/tak...
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Taking a whirl on the night winds… — P.L. McMillan
My newest collection has been out for ten days now and I’m just so happy! It’s been such a labour of love, from compiling the stories to creating the cover by hand-carving it as a print.
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Patrick Barb @patrickbarb.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
It’s a self-promo kinda day. This week I’m on the @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social with @erikmchatton.bsky.social talking slashers w/ @carsonwinter.bsky.social & @authorplm.bsky.social for 2+ hours. And believe it or not we stay on topic for at least 50% of the time! 😅
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Comedy Podcast · Updated Weekly · Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Exp...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
International favourite! Oh wait, I mean INTERSTELLAR favourite
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Just void things. www.plmcmillan.com/store/p/wotn...
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My harshest critic
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Erik McHatton @erikmchatton.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Hey, come listen to me be real unreasonable about the slasher genre.
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New review: The Return by @rachelharrison.bsky.social is an exploration of adult friendships — how they can be messy, wonderful, horrible, and complicated. What does one do when a supposed best friend returns from who knows where and is not the same? www.plmcmillan.com/blogging/the...
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The Return — Book Review — P.L. McMillan
The Return is a slow burn that sinks deep in your mind, wiggling in, the suspense mounting to a deliciously chaotic, and heart-breaking, conclusion.
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P.L. McMillan @authorplm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I know right? How dare I 😅😅
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