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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just finished this absolute gem. Absolutely recommend it. #CurrentRead #CurrentContent

Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Super excited to share my #BookCoverDesign for fellow @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social member @sjshank.bsky.social upcoming medieval Baltic horror novella, Our Lady of Holy Slaughter! Illustration by @gravestench_art (Insta). Need a cover design? Hit me up!

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S.J. Shank @sjshank.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My new medieval horror novella 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 will be released Sep 22, 2026. PRE-ORDER 🔗 BELOW Please share! ♱ ♱ ♱ Many thanks to my amazing cover illustrator Averjan Maslov and cover designer @writerreganmcd.bsky.social! #medieval #medievalhorror #horror

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Just finished this #CurrentRead and loved it. Was hoping for a slightly wilder ending, but the voice and pace and tension throughout are all perfect! Watch along with #TheDetectorists!

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#CurrentRead Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks. 1987 urban faerie fantasy set in Minneapolis. Loving it so far!

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

#CurrentRead why yes I am reading three books at once! 📚 One I’m loving, one I’m editing in my head as I read, and one is slowly losing me, but I’m not saying which is which.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Hey Auntie, what were you like in the 90’s? 🖤🖤 If you like dark YA, this weird little work of my heart is still beating, at Indigo Bay & Bloor! 🖤🖤 An SE Hinton inspired #softgrunge small town coming of age story, with bikers, goths, shitty cars, rail yards, poverty, gore and mythology.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Spent a lovely, rainy afternoon looking at Beatles photos at the @agotoronto.bsky.social

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Next up on my #tbrlist is this classic retelling of Merlin’s rise to power at King Arthur’s side. ⚔️ Couldn’t resist these woodcut style covers from @hodderbooks.bsky.social

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Scribbled up a #bookcoverdesign for a novel I’ve been building piece by piece like a magpie for the last few years. It’s about a lot of things - art school, difficult men, and memory… who knows if it’ll ever see light of day, but I just keep at it like Sisyphus and his rock. 🪨

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Now reading… Both of these books just blow me away with their beauty and imagination. Definitely going to let these sink into the roots of my WIP! #CurrentRead

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Next up on my #tbr list… have you read it? Did you love it? #CurrentContent

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

#CurrentRead Nearly finished the cycle. After this, I should probably read #TheLeftHandOfDarkness, right?

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Tim McGregor @timmcgregor.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I'm very happy to announce that the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social has produced my story, “Incorruptible.” The cast is fantastic and the score is amazing. The whole episode is great, but if you're in the mood for religious horror, my story starts at about the 47. Many thanks to the No Sleep crew!

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Perfect, dreamy, dreadful folk horror, written & directed by Aislinn Clarke, and led by a female cast. Strong Wicker Man vibes, gorgeous photography & sound. For me, the perfect Halloween movie. In Irish w subtitles. 🐐🇮🇪

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

#CurrentContent just finished this and what can I say? Beautifully written, perfectly paced, and such an interesting approach to a “sequel”.

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Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

And @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social has been pavimg the way in Toronto like the consummate bosses they are 🤘💀

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#CurrentContent I wouldn’t call it the “best” horror of the year, but it was fun. Enjoyed the humour, alongside the bad trip vibes. 🔔 #AvoidantAttachmentStyle

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#CurrentContent Midway through and loving this original take on my favourite monster #TheWolfMan The transformation is spectacular, and the story has hints of The Shining, another top ten fav.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#CurrentContent #CurrentRead Dreamy prose, twisty magic, gorgeous love story… loving this so far, and it’s making me feel like a terrible writer.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

#CurrentContent Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister. Retelling Cinderella with all the gore (and worms!). Loved it.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#CurrentContent oooooooohhh this was good. Gorgeous, gory af, heartbreaking and totally unpredictable. Put it on your TBW list.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Feeling scared or defeated? Time to binge-watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars saga

"I wish it need not have
happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live
to see such times. But that is not for
them to decide All we have to decide is what to do with the
time that is given us."

"That's how
were gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, saving
what we love.' - ROSE,
THE LAST JEDI

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#CurrentListening Saw #Pulp the other night and was blessedly blown away by it all. @jarviscocker.bsky.social is a true showman.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#CurrentRead What can I say? Gripping, twisty and frustrating so far, though I’m only at chapter 6. #MommyIssues

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

More #CurrentContent - Watched this on @kanopy.com Loved seeing fledgling bands of early 2000’s NYC coming into being, especially #KarenO. The middle section discusses the impact of 9/11 on music. My I-was-there-moment: seeing The Rapture in a sweaty warehouse show months before HOJL came out…

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

#CurrentRead #AWizardOfEarthsea #fantasy Reads like the mumurred incantation of a mage, hardly pausing for breath. A++ so far.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

#CurrentRead a classic I never read as a kid. Lovely so far.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

A real life interaction with one of my fellow @hwaontario.bsky.social pals! Excited to dig in to The Knave of Graves!

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Need another set of eyes on your novel? I’ve worked with both indie and traditionally published authors to spit-shine their stories, and I’d love to work with you, too! #selfpublishing #indieauthors #editorial #developmentaleditor

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S.J. Shank @sjshank.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙅𝙚𝙥𝙥𝙤'𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙 ... 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩. Two days until the launch of my dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. Available July 24. #newrelease #darkfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

#CurrentRead Only on page 24, but I’m already immersed in the world.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Current read. An ode to Poland’s folktales. Swirly and magical so far.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

#CurrentRead ? Sort of… this is the title of a shoegazey little rock and roll book I wrote last year that I’m still a bit in love with, so I designed a cover for fun. Fingers crossed it will get published one day; I’m biased, but I think it’s a dang fun read.

Pink and orange book cover with white and blue squares centred, title Allison Found, a novel by Regan McDonell.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

That time Queen Sadie posted my book on her #MotherHorror insta… 🖤🖤

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Current read. So far, pretty snarky.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Current read. Moors. Mold. Creatures of the Night.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I’ve started taking on editorial projects again! If you have a writing project you need a second set of eyes on, reach out here, or head over to my website to learn more: www.reganmcdonell.com

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Current read. A retelling of Angrboda and Loki’s love affair that feels all too relatable.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Current drawing. Tropical Blooms. Available on Spoonflower & Redbubble.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Current read. Drenched in inspiration 🧚🏻

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Current read. T. Kingfisher can do no wrong.

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

My nephew and I were reading about good and bad faeries in a #BrianFroud book where the faces were reversible, so I decided to draw a two-faced #faerie. 🧌

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Current reads. A lovely, cozy series full of great writing. Read using the Libby app.

Cover of Heather Fawcett’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Cover of Heather Fawcett’s Map of The Otherlands

Cover of Heather Fawcett’s Compendium of Lost Tales

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Regan McDonell @writerreganmcd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Current reads… a fun fantasy YA duology loosely inspired by the early climbers of Mount Everest.

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