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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s episode of The Saved as Draft Podcast, featuring @prosperity-anguish.bsky.social is now live!

Join me for comedy, some excellent horror stories, and an interview!

On Substack, or wherever you get podcasts. 😁

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#writingcommunity #podcast

Saved as Draft Episode 38: The First Indulgence - Week Two

The Top 5 Paranormal Horror Stories This Week, A bountiful Narrative Feast, and an Interview M. Anne Avera!

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 3d

For Day 7 of my October Writing Challenge, I posted a short story set in my horror mythos.

It's an audio transcript, and yes, I did record the audio.

It's the most intense narration I've ever done.

Interested?

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#writingcommunity #writesky #horror

Not a Demon

A Synaptic Sprawl Story for The First Indulgence: Day 7

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 4d

Very excited to announce that this week’s guest on The Saved as Draft Podcast is poet, author, and creator of the Dread Literary Review magazine, @prosperity-anguish.bsky.social!

Check out the full interview this Friday! 🎉

#writingcommunity #writesky #podcast

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 5d

Me on my work meetings this month 😂

Week 2 of the challenge launched today and we’re doing paranormal horror prompts!

Check my bio for a link. 😁

#writingcommunity #writesky #horror #writingprompts

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 6d

For this week's Mindful Monday Checkpoint post, I discuss finding your voice and telling your stories.

Come join me for a quote, a discussion topic, and a chance to take a breath.

#writingcommunity #writesky #mindfulness #Mondays

Mindful Monday Checkpoint #3: Your Voice, Your Stories

A Chance to stop, breathe, and reflect

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 7d

Week 1 of my First Indulgence Horror Writing Challenge was a huge success! Over 50 people submitted stories.

This recap includes a look at the top 10 stores based on engagement. Week 2, which is Paranormal Horror, begins tomorrow!

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The First Indulgence: Week 1 Recap

Post-apocalyptic Horror has Reached its End

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 8d

Today's episode of my Saved as Draft Podcast is the first of a month-long horror takeover!

Join me for a look at the top stories submitted to my horror writing challenge, and an interview with Mina Howell!

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#writingcommunity #horror #podcast

Saved as Draft Episode 37: The First Indulgence Challenge: Week One

A look at the challenge leaderboard, Power up Prompt stories, and an interview with horror eco-fiction author Mina Howell!

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

Hi Eryn! Thank you so much for the wonderful questions this week. I absolutely love participating in the weekly horror writer chats. 😁

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

Great work here from @thewyrm.bsky.social!

This story was submitted for the Day 1 prompt of my October horror writing challenge! I’m posting new prompts every day throughout the month! 😁

Richard Pack @thewyrm.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks to @imagine2create.bsky.social I'm continuing to experiment with horror. open.substack.com/pub/theemera...

Coda

The world ends with a beautiful song

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

I just launched a new month-long horror writing challenge over on Substack! It stars a brand new character named Lord Devereaux the Devourer. He's an ancient entity that feeds on stories.

Here's the details: bradleyramsey.substack.com/p/coming-soo...

#HorrorWritersChat #WritingPrompts

Coming Soon: The First Indulgence

An October 2025 Writing Challenge. Enter the Domain of the Devourer, if you dare...

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

Oooh, I love both sides of that line. The first half is soothing, but then the second half turns it on its head. Excellent writing!

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

One of my favorite lines I've ever done is in my cosmic horror WIP and it reads:

"Trauma is like a red wine stain on a white carpet. They tell you that, with enough time and energy, you can get it out, but we all know that's bullshit."

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

One thing that is synonymous with age is loss of memory or dementia. For me, as a writer, the idea that my mind would begin to fade or betray me is the scariest prospect of all.

So, in my work, I'll often experiment with threats that steal or devour your memories.

#HorrorWritersChat #WriteSky

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11d

#HorrorWritersChat

Ageing comes to us all, if we're lucky. And while we might not self-insert, our fears colour our horror.
Does it matter if our characters are young or old? Do our ages, and our feelings about ageing, slip quietly out of their mouths?
Do we speak our fears?
10 minutes to outro

In Horror, ageing itself can be terrifying or empowering.
What does it mean to you and your stories?

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

Trauma is a huge theme in my work, especially in my horror stories. Older characters are often affected by scars you can't see, but they manifest in how they carry themselves, the way they talk, who they trust, etc.

#HorrorWritersChat #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11d

#HorrorWritersChat

Puberty or kids brings one element to a story. Hero's journey, finding themselves, etc. An older character might have that too. Or it might be entirely different. What say you?

Age brings history - regrets, resilience, trauma, wisdom.
how do you use an older character’s lived experience to heighten the horror in your writing?

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

My older characters often fill the role of the wise sage, where they attempt to deliver wisdom to the younger ones to help them avoid a similar fate.

For example, in my WIP an elderly man tries to warn one of my MCs about the drug he's addicted to, and what it did to him.

#HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11d

Gather close, #HorrorWritersChat bods, whether you creak, or not. And believe me, many of us creaked in our teens, it's all good.
Age is just one factor.
But it's an interesting one that we do overlook. How many of us actually have older characters in our books, that aren't the wise mentor type?

Horror is chock full of young characters. What about your older ones? How do they shape the story differently?

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 10d

Crazy late to the part here this week, but hello! Bradley Ramsey, writer of cosmic and Lovecraftian horror who loves to experiment with style and structure in my work.

I am level 36! 🤓

#HorrorWritersChat #writingcommunity #writesky

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11d

Here we go, #HorrorWritersChat!
Today is the 1st October, beginning of spooky season, if you ever let it end, and that means it's International Day of Older Persons.
I like the idea of it being International Longevity Day but it isn't that yet. Today is about ageing and horror.

roll call!
What’s your name, what do you write and ...
how old are you?
Don’t be shy. There’s a method to it.

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 11d

Today marks the first day of my month-long horror writing challenge over on Substack!

Several writers have already submitted stories for today's prompt, so now I'm sharing my own take on the concept!

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#writingcommunity #writesky #horror #shortstory

The Thing That Lives in My Walls

The First Indulgence: Day 1

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 12d

Chapter Two of my series set in the realm of D'veen is here!

In this chapter, we join Yeldarb, Melissari, and Isara as they journey to the village of the faeries...

Free narration included!

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#writingcommunity #writesky #serialfiction #fantasy

The Order of the Pawn: Chapter Two

On the trail of the faeries...

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 12d

Tell them how you feel.

Whether it’s a partner, a friend, or a family member.

Whether you’ve known them for five minutes, or your whole life.

Remind them what they mean to you.

We get lost in the stress of it all, and we forget to do that sometimes.

So, let this be your reminder. 💙

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 14d

My October Writing Challenge starts in just a few days! Here’s the final menu:

Week 1 will be post-apocalyptic horror prompts

Then, it’s paranormal horror, psychological horror, cosmic horror, and the week of Halloween is Horror Roulette!

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#writingcommunity

Coming Soon: The First Indulgence

An October 2025 Writing Challenge. Enter the Domain of the Devourer, if you dare...

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 15d

@isabellaneshauthor.bsky.social was such a wonderful guest on the show! Her interview is packed with amazing insights into her work and on the craft of writing as a whole.

Check it out wherever you get podcasts! 😁👏🏻👏🏻

Isabella Nesheiwat | Author @isabellaneshauthor.bsky.social · 15d

I WAS ON A PODCAST
my lovely lovely mutual from Substack, Bradley Ramsey, @imagine2create.bsky.social invited me on his podcast, Saved As Draft!
we’ve been super good writer friends for a while and this has been such a long time coming and i had such a good time!!

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Spotify – Web Player

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 15d

The Saved as Draft Podcast has a huge episode this week, clocking in at just under 2 hours!

This week, I was insanely excited to welcome to the show writer and poet, Isabella Nesheiwat! Tune in for the full interview and much more!

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#podcast #WriteSky

Saved as Draft Episode 36: Supporting Other Writers

Weekly Shout outs, Crime Noir Power up Prompt Stories, and an Interview with Isabella Nesheiwat!

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 18d

Oh, dear sweet Cthulhu, I’ve never imagined hair growing out of fingernails, but now I can’t get the image out of my mind. 😂😳

James Wright @jameswrights.bsky.social · 18d

Greetings! My name is James Wright, I hail from the English Midlands & I'm a librarian who writes a bit of everything comedy-based, mostly horror & sci-fi right now. Being neurodivergent, something like hair growing out of my fingernails would be a nightmare due to the sensation!😅
#HorrorWritersChat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 18d

The Cabal welcomes you in tonight’s vengeful proclamations. Tell us, from where do you cast, what do you cast, and most importantly… what curse, or hex, is the most frightening to you?

No promotion! Only afterwards… or every food you’ll eat will sharpen into glass shards!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 18d

I love how comprehensive and cohesive this story manages to be in so few words. Awesome work! 👏

Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 18d

You rip out the tooth, its blood gleaming with opportunity.

No. Disappointment hits like a spike of mortality. The pleasure never came. You will never know, never see what they see.

All the pale bodies around you laugh, drunk in ecstasy, splattered in blood.

You die aware. 🧛‍♀️

#HorrorWritersChat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 18d

Our moonlit communion is soon coming to a close, but an outro shall be sung in a few moments.

But now, behold! “You rip out the tooth, its blood gleaming with opportunity.” Continue the sermon, through word or rhyme. Show us the darkness roiling in your soul.

#HorrorWritersChat

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Bradley Ramsey @imagine2create.bsky.social · 18d

That ending though! 👀

Tom of the Dead @calmtomb.bsky.social · 18d

“…you measure the gap in your own mouth with your tongue. Despite the difference in size and species, the new tooth is a perfect fit, opening the door to new tongues.

#horrorwriterschat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 18d

Our moonlit communion is soon coming to a close, but an outro shall be sung in a few moments.

But now, behold! “You rip out the tooth, its blood gleaming with opportunity.” Continue the sermon, through word or rhyme. Show us the darkness roiling in your soul.

#HorrorWritersChat

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