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Alright I feel like we've gone far enough XD

an image of the Disclosure Day popcorn bucket which is the full upper half of a deer with antler, a cardinal on it's antler, and popcorn coming out of its back

Brain no braining, energy drink only propping up the body. Every time I get up to do something, I walk two steps, squint, and try to figure out what I got up to do. Tonight is going to be listening to The Caretaker and doing chores, I think 😂

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I'm so mad that I've been resisting titling Coal Gets In Your Veins as Appalachian Gothic because it's not Appalachia ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS and we're called the Appalachian Uplands My marketing life could have been so much easier and instead local education failed me 🤣

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I'm going to this and SO SHOULD YOU

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I'm changing all my ebooks over to D2D from Ingram, and I'm trying to see if I can complete all four moves before I need to drive spouse to the airport in 40 minutes 😂

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I'm running a poll over on Instagram with a few basic questions for authors. I'm trying to gauge if people are feeling a particular gap the way I am. If you want to toss your answer into the fold, you can find it in my stories for another 11 hours or answer here! www.instagram.com/cat_rector/

Have you been an author for more than 2 years, yes or no?

Has your relationship to your author career become more difficult in the last few years, yes or no?

Do you feel a lack of resources for continued learning for experienced authors who are still looking to grow?

Have you thought about quitting the industry in the last year, yes or no?

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Scarecrows would never hurt you... If you like burning down the patriarchy, tearing apart your enemies, and communing with the spirits of the forest, This Too Shall Burn might be right for you. Sample chapters available on my website, Catrector.com Art by the amazing @egallagher.bsky.social

A blackout text post that reveals a scarecrow in the background, and text that reads

Arden leapt out of the way, narrowly missing being sliced in half by the blade. The scarecrow, the one from the field with the fucked-up eyes. Black mist streamed from its edges, fading into the air like smoke. And its face. Its face was a burlap sack with a drooling fang-filled maw and two black, void-like eyes. It had brought a friend. The scarecrow tossed the villagers across the stone. It followed after, picking up someone in a long, pretty fur coat and sticking their head in its mouth. Its teeth crunched down. They asked for it, she reminded herself. Everyone in the village had asked for it.

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I've been creating a series over on Instagram that summarizes my writing re-invigoration process I've been putting myself through, and now at 9:30 at night I'm going: (The series in question www.instagram.com/p/DYw-yNUFpJ...)

The Bilbo Baggins meme reading "after all, why not? why shouldn't I turn this into long form content?"

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Why is it never my book posts that break containment and reach new people XD

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but what if i went to see these movies back to back but left enough time to go to the bookstore next door and maybe got myself a nice meal

The movie listings for Backrooms and Obsession

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And I finished listening to the book and now must suffer for a year waiting for the next

Cat Rector @catrector.com · 26/05/2026

I'm almost done with All Hail Chaos and I'm going to be devastated to wait for the next book, but in the meantime, there's a Dutch version with an alternate cover with sprayed edges that I can buy on vacation in a few weeks 👀 (one is a preorder but I'll figure it out)

Long Live Evil's Dutch edition called Lang Leve Het Kwaad, with a very goth cover and rose sprayed edges

All Hail Chaos' Dutch edition Lang Leve De Chaos, with a very green and black cover with snakes, and green roses as sprayed edges

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About to jump into a zoom call so the local writers federation can tell me all their offerings and how the community works, so why am I nervous like this is a job interview 😂

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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · 26/05/2026

Many thanks to the Seattle Times: “David Demchuk’s cult queer horror novel “RED X” has already earned the kind of reputation most horror writers spend decades chasing, and its June reissue is primed to introduce an entirely new audience to its unnerving power.” www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

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6 upcoming thrillers and mysteries to read this summer

From a Stephen King-approved novel to the "Big Little Lies" sequel, here's a handful of mysteries and thrillers coming out this summer.

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 26/05/2026

Thank you! I'm both looking forward to it and a little nervous! It does mean getting lots of audiobook time in since everything is at least an hour away from home base 😂

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 26/05/2026

I'm ramping up my local markets and book fairs this year and am about to become a person who has vehicle expenses on her yearly business taxes I've got five applications out and two acceptances, so fingers crossed!

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Newsletter is ✨Tomorrow✨

With spouse going away, usually I fill my alone days with meals I really want to make for myself that he doesn't like. This time I'm feeling pretty drawn to frozen lasagne and other freezer to table meals Except salt cod fish cakes. I'ma do that

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Didn't write today (yet, maybe not at all) but I did cram in a bunch of admin, prep work, and spent a bunch of money on future events I also spent most of the day in some form of limbo trying to get the floors vacuumed and washed, and it's still happening I need a game break

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I need this tea I deserve this tea This tea will fix me

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 24/05/2026

WE FUCKING DID THE THINGGGGG *screaming*

Thank you registering for Can*Con 2026

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM – Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM
Can*Con 2026

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Getting ready for my trip out of country means making a list of Waterstones and UK exclusive covers that I Absolutely Must Have

A screenshot of the Waterstones Signed and Special Editions section of the website

Cat Rector @catrector.com · 24/05/2026

I wrote almost 8000 words in five days after a dry spell of months. Today my body is telling me (post walk) that it's time to play a game for a few hours. Maybe it's time for the second run of Grimshire....

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 23/05/2026

Shockingly if you just sit down and write, words happen. 5700 words in four days is a number I will TAKE ✨ With spouse leaving next week and me having a week of Staycation, I bet I could double that 👀

A screenshot of Campfire writing app that shows a manuscript with nearly 12k words

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 22/05/2026

A subtle but distinct sounds occurs in my house. A quiet, restrained shake A tiny tumble The chalky, muted cascade The click The chomp The nodding head and companionable mmmhmmm from anyone nearby Titled: The steady adulthood descent into habitual use of Tums

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 22/05/2026

I gave up, moved home, and went to work at a Wendys I graduated PR school in 2010 not knowing we were in the middle of a recession. I thought my lack of career employment was my fault, my boyfriend was cheating and I didn't know, and all of a sudden I had one month to pivot my life 1/5

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

2 MONTHS TO THE DAY UNTIL AFWTD RELEASES - AND WE HIT 15,000 ADDS ON GOODREADS!!! I'm sure I sound like a broken record but again: Thank you so, so much to everyone who has said a kind word, shared my book, even pre-ordered (!!!), and above all believed in me. 2 months can't go by quick enough ❤️

Thank you for 15k adds on Goodreads! Thank you so much!!!!! 2 months away!!! Sarah doesn't cry over a milestone challenge difficulty: impossible. Added to shelves: 15,030. July 21, 2026 Poisoned Pen Press.

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 21/05/2026

If you've attended Can*Con, what should a first timer know? Where there stand-out events or panels that shouldn't be missed? Should I absolutely apply to panel? Do you have tips and tricks for attending, like food or flights or finances? I have some things I need to decide soon 😅

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 21/05/2026

This morning I wrote 2000 words in two hours through the magical superpower of removing everything but campfire from my PC and just not answering my 100 goddamn messages

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One of my favourite ways to waste my own time is talking to KDP bots instead of real people

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a close up of a cat 's face with mathematical equations on it

Sitting here doing Book Math trying to figure out how to get the best deal on printed books inside Canada and avoid US printing interactions all together

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The universal signal of "it's not that I'm not reading but I'm an author and I only bring you books I think I'm going to love, please wait for me to get halfway through the next book"

A Goodreads screenshot of the Currently Reading shelf that asks what I'm reading

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Joke's on me cause I was allergic to the woods this time and my smashed toe from yesterday brought me home pretty quick XD At least I went? Who has a cookie for me

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Good morning! I must go to the woods for my morning walk before the heat kicks in, but I DON'T WANT TO Of course it's good for my health and will put me back in the mental space with my book but have you considered that maybe I want to sit and scroll instead

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