Tips/Tricks Tuesday: One easy writing hack—start scenes later than you think. Cut the polite greetings; drop us when the tension is already simmering. #TipsTuesday #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #StoryCraft

If you like blue-collar monster hunters and rookies in over their heads, you might vibe with THE EXTERMINATOR—Southern Gothic horror set in the Louisiana dark. 📖 https://t.co/1kTXrCB8nX #TheExterminator #HorrorReads #SouthernGothic #MonsterHunter #IndieHorror

Main Character Monday mantra: “You can be traumatized and still hilarious.” I live for characters who are both. #DarkHumor #HorrorCommunity #CharacterDriven #NerdCulture

Writers: what’s harder for you—nailing a protagonist, or making a side character feel real in just a few lines? #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #AuthorLife

American Vampire reminder: vampires don’t just drink blood—they drink eras. Each arc feels like a different slice of American history gone rotten. #AmericanVampire #HorrorComics #WeirdHistory #ComicsAndHorror

I’ll never get tired of stories where the “monster” is more emotionally honest than half the humans on the page. #HorrorCommunity #DarkFiction #MonsterStories #AmReadingHorror #SpecFic

Main Character Monday but for villains: who’s the antagonist you secretly root for more than the hero? #VillainArc #MainCharacterMonday #HorrorCommunity #BookTwitter #ComicsTwitter

American Vampire nails the “supporting cast you’d read entire spin-offs about” thing. Side characters who feel like they’ve lived full lives off-page are elite...Enter Clark #AmericanVampire #ComicsTwitter #StoryCraft #HorrorCommunity #TheExterminator

Who’s a “main character” from your own life? The person who would absolutely get POV chapters if your life were a novel. #ThoughtPrompt #WritingCommunity #MentalHealth #StoryNerds #ReadersOfX

In THE EXTERMINATOR, Hudson isn’t a hero. He’s a guy with a job, a body count, and a rookie partner he’s trying really hard not to destroy. That’s my favorite type of MC to write. #TheExterminator #HorrorBooks #CharacterDriven #SouthernGothic #IndieAuthor

American Vampire does this thing I love: it lets its MCs be angry, petty, selfish…and then still asks them to save people anyway. #AmericanVampire #ComicsTwitter #HorrorComics #CharacterDevelopment

There’s something special about protagonists who are not okay but still show up for the fight. Perfect heroes are boring; messy ones stick. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #CharacterArc #DarkFiction #HorrorWriter

Main Character Monday: Describe your favorite character in 3 words, no names. I’ll try to guess the fandom. 👀 #MainCharacterMonday #FandomFun #ReadersOfX #BookCommunity #NerdCulture

One thing I love about American Vampire: the MCs don’t feel “chosen.” They feel like people the world chewed up and then asked for one more favor. #AmericanVampire #HorrorCommunity #CharacterDriven #ComicsAndHorror

Are you more drawn to Pearl (reinvented and relentless) or Skinner Sweet (feral chaos with a cowboy hat)? #AmericanVampire #ComicsTwitter #VertigoComics #HorrorComics #CharacterTalk

Main Character Monday roll call: Who’s your favorite “deeply flawed but still trying” protagonist in any story? Books, comics, TV—all fair game. 👇 #MainCharacterMonday #HorrorCommunity #BookTwitter #ComicsTwitter #CharacterDriven

Goodnight. May your week be gentle, your coffee strong, and your monsters strictly fictional. (Unless you’re into the other kind.) #NightOwl #SundayNight #HorrorCommunity #WritingCommunity #ReadersOfX

What’s one creative goal you want to hit before this month is over? Say it out loud here. #AmWriting #CreativeGoals #WritingCommunity #HorrorCommunity #ReadersOfX

I don’t chase peace. I chase atmosphere. #HorrorAesthetic #DarkFiction #GothicVibes #HorrorCommunity #ReadersOfX

Trying to start the week with: “I can’t control everything, but I can control what I create and how I treat people.” #Stoicism #MentalHealth #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #ReadersOfX