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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎧 audiobook Off the Reservation - Stephen Graham Jones. I am one chapter in and there’s already stuff I want to go back and listen to again. Narration right now is by Shaun Taylor Corbett- it’s excellent. @stephengrahamjones.com books are good to listen to at 1:1 - for the pauses & the space.

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James Ryan @jamesryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Question Four: “Lay down all thoughts Surrender to the void It is shining…” Conversely, what would the plot be for a horror story from you based on a particular piece of music?

Two tone red image of close up on an electric guitar

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Question Four
“Lay down all thoughts
Surrender to the void
It is shining…”

Conversely, what would the plot be for a horror story from you based on a particular piece of music?
Quote post your answer and include the hashtag
#HorrorWritersChat
NO self-promotion until the end.
Don’t harsh the mellow, man…
Like, share, comment, and make this go viral.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was just thinking Amadeus is a great horror/music meetup. I think I’m too amazed by people with musical talent to torture them in a horror story. Clearly I need to explore this. Q3 #horrorwriterschat

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And once again I didn’t answer the question- I’ll listen to songs before I write as prep or as research but not while I’m writing.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My relationship with sound changed after my stroke- used to have whatever the audio version of a photographic memory is. I think if there’s music in my work now it’s about the rhythms and starts and stops in the language. Off hand I can’t think of a song I’ve used. #horrorwriterschat q2

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello #horrorwriterschat I’m Kimberly, I write horror that sneaks up on you (when I’m not writing humor) and I live with two teens so I have not been allowed to make a music choice in years. If I’m listening to something of my own choosing it’s usually an audio book.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friday is my Monday which is always always weird but I just saw that a library hold is in so it’s gonna be a great day tomorrow. Now I just need 1 more indie bookstore to order from my back catalog, and that will make 1 indie bookstore this week that ordered from my back catalog.

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join us tomorrow for the first LIVE Quick Reads premiere on our YouTube channel! Hang out and chat with authors, readers & even some SWSW committee members while we watch our newest recorded event! This Friday at 12 pm ET! #SWSWQR youtu.be/0qiCgKqDSwk?...

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat My beautiful wife for being my #1 fan, fanartist, and enabler 💕 My group chat besties who let me throw spaghetti at them and write fanfic of my stuff 🥹 And authors Chuck Wendig and Vajra Chandrasekera for existing in my field of awareness and inspiring me 🤩

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Hadassah Shiradski @dassawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks for running this, Mary!🖤 Set in 1926, Rosalyn (9) invents a game of royalty with her dormmates. Everyone needs to be in control, and stopping isn't an option; Rosalyn must be Queen. bookshop.org/p/books/what... 🍀👑🔨 Free flash fiction: crowcrosskeys.com/2021/05/05/o... 🐦‍⬛❄️ #HorrorWritersChat

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What Happened at Hawthorne House

Set in 1926, nine-year-old Rosalyn invents a new game to play with the girls she shares a dormitory with in the Hawthorne House Orphanage. Revolving around a Royal Court, their make-believe game quick...

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Jacob Marsh - Author 🇨🇦 @jacobmarsh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks for the chat this week, Mary! It was strangely aspirational. 😀 I won't be able to chat next week, but I have a lot of stuff on the horizon for the Halloween season. So if you're interested in my upcoming releases, check out my Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/arcdirect... #HorrorWritersChat

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The ARC Directive — Only knowledge can save you.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you Mary! 🖤 My next story is out in October; meanwhile my first two collections are available all the places- 13 stories in Next Door, and 13 stories in Revolve, including Nails, a story inspired by a pitch black night waiting on my porch for my dog to come back inside. #horrorwritsrschat

A giant orange pumpkin next to a copy of Revolve, outdoors; green shrubs and a blue sky in the background.

Covers of Revolve and Next Door.
Revolve has a glass sphere reflecting a beach and lightning; Next Door has an infinity door and a woman swimming up to the surface of the ocean.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

First I sit there until you convince me it’s real. Then I thank the coolest kids @gabino.bsky.social & @tvayyyy.bsky.social, as I do in all my horror books. No question connecting with them at the exact right moment opened a door to horror & stories I didn’t know I had. Q4 #horrorwriterschat

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mary Shelley. I have questions. Or I’d share a table with Octavia Butler and just be losing my mind the entire time. Probably best neither scenario could ever happen. Q3 #horrorwriterschat

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My ideal horror conference panel would be about the huge diversity of form and function that’s possible in horror- poetry, graphic novels, shorts, novels, and different formats/ means of delivering the story. Q2 #horrorwriterschat

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m Kimberly Davis Basso, I write horror that sneaks up on you. My upcoming short story: When the warm winds begin to blow, Beware your fingers and keep count of your toes… Mind your manners and clean your plate— Grinnin’ Jack is here. Too late. Q1 #horrorwriterschat

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On Wednesdays we write, and today that means we illustrate.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tomorrow in Brooklyn!

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That’s so cool! Congratulations 🎉 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And now I get to say that Muñeca won the Octavia E. Butler award! And I got to be there in person:) This is the first time I've won anything for my writing, and I'm so happy.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One year ago today, @titanbooks.bsky.social published my comprehensive short story collection WHO WILL YOU SAVE, containing the most successful and beloved stories from across my career. It is currently a finalist for the British Fantasy Award. #books

The cover of WHO WILL YOU SAVE? by Gareth L Powell. It shows a figure on an alien landscape reaching up to a figure standing on an upside down reflection of the landscape above.

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Justin King @justinkingdesigns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ba-gawk

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh nice! 🖤You have such cool covers who’s your artist? Or artists?

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On Wednesdays we write. And today that means we illustrate.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you. We promise to double and or lose your money in a month, or the end of the inhabitable phase of the planet whichever comes first.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

who subscribe for free as proof of concept and overvalue the crap out of this thing! ✅ 3. Ignore environmental hazard warnings. ✅ 4. Ignore pesky creatives who want to be paid for their work.✅ 5. Realize we will not be paid for our work. 😱 6. Beg for help.✅

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Business plan: 1. Make a product so pointless it makes users stupider while it destroys our only home. ✅ 2. Tell CEOs they can replace their workforce with it (do not mention that unemployed people can’t buy things). ✅ 3. Use the folks

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tech bros: [what is that thing called? Humans? Humanity!! It’s humanity.] Tech bros: We are very concerned about humanity. [Shit I almost said profits again. I know dude shut up].

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A Short Play Tech bros: OH! Our bad. Yeah it could kill us all. Us: So you’re saying other than *that* things are going well and it has nothing to do with the model falling off a financial cliff? Just crashing into massive losses? Tech bros: [mumble jumble] Tech bros: we are very concerned about

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My dad, 93, says “follow the money.” Propositions up for vote-funded by?politicians-funded by? bailout -due to bad business practices? religion- on whom is the money spent? Follow the money. Good rule of thumb as we get ready to vote for who controls the money, be good to know who controls them.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As we head into Halloween season, I’d like to share the advice I’ve always given my children- “if you’re going to be a serial killer, be the best serial killer you can be.” Find that up and more excellent parenting in my second book, Birth and Other Surprises.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hi, I’m Kimberly Davis Basso. I write humor and horror. I love the opening of Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” big layers of instruments & voices, then it stops and it’s just her vocals. Over the top. Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I can also offer you typos, an inflated sense of my own importance, and a lot of water consumption. Bonus points for the Oxford comma yes? www.threads.com/share/_hA-ro...

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Kimberly Davis Basso (@kdbwrites) on Threads

I never realized the”heartbreakingly human” blurb on my first book would have a different meaning today. 100% human.

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 02/09/2026

🚨🚨🚨 These scam approaches appear to come from real book clubs, reviewers, famous TV hosts, and movie producers... one writer even received emails from someone pretending to be Reese Witherspoon.

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Scam Alert: Increasingly Believable Impersonation Scams

The number, complexity, and quality of scams unfortunately continue to increase — and we ask you to please spread the word to all authors you know. The approaches appear to come from real book clubs, ...

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

1) check your voter registration - voters are being purged 2) stay aware of the mail in ballot nonsense and know where your legit drop boxes are and where to vote in person 3) California has ballot tracking- if your state does as well, do it.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m just a girl standing in front of a menu thinking, are potatoes safe? Maybe those restaurants that sell vaporized mist of chicken piccata have the right idea? Is it soylent green yet time yet? Went out to lunch today for the first time in a while if you need some context clues.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I don’t talk much about my stroke so here’s a reminder of the symptoms and the fact that I was in perfect health when it happened (and not a single risk factor). If you have a brain it can break - the good news there have been new treatments even since mine 12 years ago- so get help! Time is brain!

BE FAST

B balance sudden loss of balance?
E eyes Loss one change of vision in one or both eyes?

F face looks uneven? Drooping?
A arm or leg weak/ hanging down?
S speech slurred? Trouble speaking or seem confused?
T time - call 911 now!

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Morning, Gabino. In honour of my 3rd book being pulled from the grave, I made a video to celebrate its resurrection. For those who have yet to take the trip: Come, see how Bishop Rider makes them burn. shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...

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K.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 28/08/2026

*SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION!* Scandal, social media, tragedy and MURDER!?! My whodunnit murder mystery is a cross between Veronica Mars and Knives Out and you can pick it up on eBook at your favorite retailer RIGHT NOW! #BookSky #WriteSky books2read.com/u/mVJyOp

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Like, Comment, Subscribe, DIE: A Fiona Brooks Murder Mystery by K.C. Clyburn

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY A FEW DAYS AGO!! 🎂 🎉🎈 Who would have thought this tiny Swedish fisherman would become a multi-award winning author at 35? 🇸🇪📚 Want to wish me a happy birthday? Here’s the best way to do so: books2read.com/u/m27rzr

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E.W. Doc Parris @ewdocparris.com · 28/08/2026

Thanks, Gabino. I'll use my post to promote the @narratess.com Indy #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, and #Horror book sale. Yes, my book THE AURORA'S PALE LIGHT is on sale for only $1.99—but hundreds of other great books will be available for deep discount or free. ALL WEEKEND! indiebook.sale

A collage of nine indy books on sale this weekend.

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J. Jacob Marion, Writer of LGBT Urban Fantasy @jjacobmarion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Writing the climax of book 3 of my dystopian quartet about a near-future Britain taken over by TERFs & fascists and how three sapphic girls and an underground queer resistance tear it down from the inside out! Prologue on my pinned and all available through my patreon! www.patreon.com/c/JJacobMarion

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! I am honored to report that my immigration play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press), is a Finalist for the International Latino Book Award for the Luis Valdez Best Play or Collection of Plays. More soon... www.unmpress.com/978082636844...

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Waiting for Godínez

By the author of Chicano Frankenstein, this is "Waiting for Godot" in a modern retelling with Borderlands immigration and ICE in the mix. Waiting for Godíne...

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Cheers, Gabino!! Audition For The Fox has been out for almost a year, and I've been lucky enough to have it currently nominated for the Ignyte Award, the Mythopoeic, and most recently, the World Fantasy Award!! Would love for more folks to check it out =] tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...

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Audition For the Fox - Tachyon Publications

“If you love my worlds, you're going to love Cahill’s: stunning imagination, daring premises, and deep character dives. A new author to watch.” —N. K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth series In thi...

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