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Tim Hoelscher

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Horror Writer | Tech: Founder, @gavagai.com | Dog Enthusiast | Cat Aficionado | Goat Manager | Chicken Aggregator | he/him/his Rep: Michelle Hauck (Currently on Sub) Links: gavagai.com/@timhoelscherauthor.com…

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 17h
New litfic piece up on Gavagai by Giulia Cassarà! Check it out! #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #LiteraryFiction #LitFic
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 04/10/2026
Posted without comment. Read on Gavagai
My cat Mary drooling contentedly.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 03/10/2026
Currently listening: Slomo — Slowdive Listen on YouTube Read on Gavagai
Cover art for Slomo by Slowdive
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Gavagai @gavagai.com · 30/09/2026
In today's featured Editor Pick: Outside her bunker, poisoned rain eats away at the remaining world; inside, Jean struggles to hold on to a much brighter world. It's On a Hillside Overlooking Water by Liz J. Bradley.
Cover card for On a Hillside Overlooking Water by Liz J. Bradley on Gavagai.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026
through interactive exhibits and programming. Visit today! The American Writers Museum Read on Gavagai
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026
We squeezed in a quick trip to the American Writers Museum before the airport this morning. I wish I’d given it more time! Fun museum—highly recommended! americanwritersmuseum.org Homepage In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026
Currently watching: The Dark Knight — 2008 · Movie Watching this on my last night in Chicago since so much of it was filmed here. And Heath Ledger’s performance really was great! Read on Gavagai
Poster of The Dark Knight
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/09/2026
Excellent piece this morning on Gavagai! Immerse yourself in some melancholy with an unsettling edge #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #scifi #speclit
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 22/09/2026
Just started really fleshing this out and writing a few scenes. Getting my notes together from Washington, DC, Barcelona and Chicago where the story takes place. Very different vibe than _This is a Place of Endings_, but some common threads, too. Excited to get into it! Read on Gavagai
Currently writing: You Were Never Supposed to Leave (Working Title)

By Tim Hoelscher

Novel · Gothic horror · drafting · 5,000 words

Pitch / Synopsis:
Still puzzling it out.

Latest update:
Just started really fleshing this out and writing a few scenes. Getting my notes together from Washington, DC, Barcelona and Chicago where the story takes place. Very different vibe than _This is a Place of Endings_, but some common threads, too. Excited to get into it!

Gavagai writing update. Gavagai rabbit logo in the upper right.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 22/09/2026
Love this one from Abigail!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 11/09/2026
Somber, lush and beautiful new piece up on Gavagai by Samara Auman #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfiction #fantasy #weird
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 09/09/2026
Unsettling new piece from Allison Mulder up on Gavagai this morning. You can tell we’re heading into The Season! #WritingCommunity #horror #SpecFic #WriterSky
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 04/09/2026
Closing out the Gavagai week with some steampunk from JC Wildy! Happy Friday!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 03/09/2026
Thank you for the wonderful piece Atara!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 02/09/2026
New story up on Gavagai by Atara Blake! Keep your fork, there's pie! #WritingCommunity #horror #WriterSky #specfic
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 02/09/2026
This piece in Wired (paywalled, but worth reading) highlights the perils of automated AI detection in publishing. Tech bros trying to solve tech bro problems. Or at least make some cash on the way there www.wired.com/story/pangra...
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Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?
Meet the AI police who can make or break careers—in publishing and beyond.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 26/08/2026
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor goes noir in a new story on Gavagai. Check it out!
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Gavagai @gavagai.com · 26/08/2026
Do yourself a favor and check these pieces out! They’re so good!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/08/2026
Callie and I hit the National Book Festival today jn DC. So many books and - more importantly - so many book lovers! We couldn’t stay to see the discussion with Johnny Compton and Nick Cutter. Silvia Moreno-Garcia was there signing and Martin Scorsese was giving a talk but it was super crowded
The crowd at the National Book Festival.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/08/2026
Thanks Lily! I appreciate it! Exciting and terrifying place to be but I’m loving it!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/08/2026
Excellent piece from Meagan Regina Thomas on Gavagai this morning! #WritingCommunity #scifi #specfic #WriterSky
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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 11/08/2026
For the treeshifters (you know who you are)
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 11/08/2026
So much!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 11/08/2026
Fantastic story by Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog up on Gavagai this morning. So good! #WriterSky #fantasy #horror #specfic #WritingCommunity
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Christine Hanolsy (she/her) @christinehanolsy.com · 31/07/2026
ICYMI because I shared this in the middle of the night - I have a new story up at @gavagai.com! api.gavagai.com/share/posts/...
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Bitter Tea
I have orchestrated this scene meticulously. Arranged every element. I know how this conversation will end, even if she does not. I do not wish to begin it. And yet.“I have been called home.” I refuse...
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/07/2026
The piece: gavagai.com/posts/4642
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/07/2026
I got some strong reactions to a piece I wrote a couple of months ago recommending that writers maintain version histories of work to show evolution over time as "proof" of organic growth. I still think it's the best option to avoid more scenarios like this www.thebookseller.com/news/genius-...
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‘Genius’ novel sold in six and seven-figure deals at auction pulled over suspected AI use
A crime novel has been pulled from sale by an agent after securing major six- and seven-figure deals in the US and the UK due to AI allegations.
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korpisworld @kwkorpi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I appreciate confidence, but every goose walks around like it pays property taxes
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/07/2026
Bitter Tea is a short but poignant piece by Christine Hanolsy up on Gavagai this morning! #fantasy #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #scifi #specfic
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 28/07/2026
New story from Rachel A. on Gavagai! #WritingCommunity #reading #scifi #SpecFic #WriterSky
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 25/07/2026
So kind of @duotrope.com!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/07/2026
Excellent new piece by @hanmarin.bsky.social up on Gavagai this morning! #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #horror #specfic
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 21/07/2026
New story up on Gavagai!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 24/06/2026
New apocalyptic sci-fi piece up on Gavagai from Y.M. Pang. Check it out! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #scifi #speclit
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 21/06/2026
We've got a wonderfully weird one for today's Surreal Sunday with found code and disembodied consciousnesses. It's a lot for a weekend, I know! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #scifi #speclit
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/06/2026
Ty Jennifer!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/06/2026
My novel is officially on sub. Wonderful and terrifying.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 18/06/2026
Terrific new story up today from @crossingwinter.bsky.social - check it out! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfic #fiction
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 16/06/2026
We're back from summer break! New piece from Kelsey Hutton up on Gavagai! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfic #writing
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 13/06/2026
A few pics from our trip to Spain. There is so much story fodder from this trip I don't even know where to start. I'll probably dig into a few novels set in Barcelona to see what other writers' takes have been. The last pic is from the Primavera festival (The Cure was playing here).
Casa Milà (La Pedrera), a Gaudí building.Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Gaudis magnum opus.A cool skull ornament.Primavera festival in Barcelona.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 08/06/2026
Spending a few days in Barcelona and heading to Bilbao tomorrow. This is such an amazing place. Only downside has been the ubiquity of jamón, which for me has the unique risk of anaphylaxis. But it’s not too hard to sidestep that porky bullet.
Skull on the cathedral wall. Famous skull and dagger at Pont del Bisbe.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/05/2026
New story up on Gavagai - slightly meta for us writers who can get all too familiar with rejection #SpecFic #sff #SpecLit #SciFiLit #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writersky #scifi #horror
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Gavagai @gavagai.com · 30/05/2026
We're opening applications for volunteer editorial readers at Gavagai! If you love discovering new voices, thinking critically about fiction, and contributing to a growing literary community, we'd love to hear from you. More details and application information available here: gavagai.com/careers
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 29/05/2026
Great new piece on Gavagai by @vivianmliu.bsky.social - check it out!
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 26/05/2026
This cat was deep black when she arrived at our house. She’s gotten progressively more orange as though bleached. Maybe it’s like a summer thing for her. Beach fur #CatsOfBluesky
A black cat turning orange.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 25/05/2026
I know! It’s like “You love the ramp, you’re surprised, and… ACTION!” 🎬
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 25/05/2026
Built a new couch ramp for Weeze today. Experimenting with the best non-slip fabric to upholster it. I like this pic because she looks like a product shill going “oh my god I can’t believe how EASY it is to get down!” We’ll get it permanently upholstered tomorrow #DogsOfBluesky
Weeze is wowed by her new sofa ramp.
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 24/05/2026
New story up on Gavagai. Paintings and pianos—what's not to love?
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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/05/2026
Thanks! It’s coming together pretty well. And with electric now it has lights!
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