Helga
@helganr.bsky.social
💻 Psychological Thriller / Mystery / Horror Writer
🕵️ FBI Agent / Serial Killer Fiction
✍🏼(WIP: 3M+ Words), Multi-Book Series
📝Status: Draft 2 (per book in my series)
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🕵️ FBI Agent / Serial Killer Fiction
✍🏼(WIP: 3M+ Words), Multi-Book Series
📝Status: Draft 2 (per book in my series)
Ask Me Before You DM unless I know you.
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I remember this!
Project is still being worked on. 😊
This was THE first standalone thriller novel I worked on.
During the summer I developed a bunch of other standalone projects.
Glad to have a date for this project! I always forget when ideas first hit me!
Project is still being worked on. 😊
This was THE first standalone thriller novel I worked on.
During the summer I developed a bunch of other standalone projects.
Glad to have a date for this project! I always forget when ideas first hit me!
Welp, my new retro 80s slasher WIP just became an 8k+ synopsis! 😅
It’s a vintage horror pastiche with a hyper-modern twist (social media + dark web meets prom night carnage).
Think Prom Night Franchise, Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne, Jawbreaker.
Vibes 👑🔪💋💀:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wA...
It’s a vintage horror pastiche with a hyper-modern twist (social media + dark web meets prom night carnage).
Think Prom Night Franchise, Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne, Jawbreaker.
Vibes 👑🔪💋💀:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wA...
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
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September 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I remember this!
Project is still being worked on. 😊
This was THE first standalone thriller novel I worked on.
During the summer I developed a bunch of other standalone projects.
Glad to have a date for this project! I always forget when ideas first hit me!
Project is still being worked on. 😊
This was THE first standalone thriller novel I worked on.
During the summer I developed a bunch of other standalone projects.
Glad to have a date for this project! I always forget when ideas first hit me!
Hello, Blue Sky! I haven't been here in a long time! 👋
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Hello, Blue Sky! I haven't been here in a long time! 👋
Anyway, 5 hours into this editing session and I'm done editing Act 2A from the synopsis.
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June 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Anyway, 5 hours into this editing session and I'm done editing Act 2A from the synopsis.
If I'm writing a retro slasher, the big reveal at the end has to be absolutely wild, right?
Like no one wants reach the last chapter and not spit out their popcorn going, "Wait, what??? That shit is bananas!!!" 😲😵💫🤯
RIGHT??!
Like no one wants reach the last chapter and not spit out their popcorn going, "Wait, what??? That shit is bananas!!!" 😲😵💫🤯
RIGHT??!
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June 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
If I'm writing a retro slasher, the big reveal at the end has to be absolutely wild, right?
Like no one wants reach the last chapter and not spit out their popcorn going, "Wait, what??? That shit is bananas!!!" 😲😵💫🤯
RIGHT??!
Like no one wants reach the last chapter and not spit out their popcorn going, "Wait, what??? That shit is bananas!!!" 😲😵💫🤯
RIGHT??!
Me (to me): Just how crazy do we want to make this story??? 🤔
My horror-infused brain:
My horror-infused brain:
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June 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Me (to me): Just how crazy do we want to make this story??? 🤔
My horror-infused brain:
My horror-infused brain:
Working on Act 2 edits for my retro slasher.
It's going really well.
But we're only like 2 hours into what will probably be another 15 hour editing session.
Ask me how I am in hour fifteen. 😅
It's going really well.
But we're only like 2 hours into what will probably be another 15 hour editing session.
Ask me how I am in hour fifteen. 😅
June 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Working on Act 2 edits for my retro slasher.
It's going really well.
But we're only like 2 hours into what will probably be another 15 hour editing session.
Ask me how I am in hour fifteen. 😅
It's going really well.
But we're only like 2 hours into what will probably be another 15 hour editing session.
Ask me how I am in hour fifteen. 😅
Those ideas that go, "Psst...come here. Let me talk to you for a second."
And then fifteen hours later, you're still working on updates for that idea.
And then fifteen hours later, you're still working on updates for that idea.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Those ideas that go, "Psst...come here. Let me talk to you for a second."
And then fifteen hours later, you're still working on updates for that idea.
And then fifteen hours later, you're still working on updates for that idea.
That book is just a bunch of plot twists in a trenchcoat. 😂
And I love it. 😍
Now, moving onto something else, because I burned out on that idea...badly.
In the best way possible, though. I literally word-vomited the entire plot in one go.
And I love it. 😍
Now, moving onto something else, because I burned out on that idea...badly.
In the best way possible, though. I literally word-vomited the entire plot in one go.
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June 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
That book is just a bunch of plot twists in a trenchcoat. 😂
And I love it. 😍
Now, moving onto something else, because I burned out on that idea...badly.
In the best way possible, though. I literally word-vomited the entire plot in one go.
And I love it. 😍
Now, moving onto something else, because I burned out on that idea...badly.
In the best way possible, though. I literally word-vomited the entire plot in one go.
Welp, my new retro 80s slasher WIP just became an 8k+ synopsis! 😅
It’s a vintage horror pastiche with a hyper-modern twist (social media + dark web meets prom night carnage).
Think Prom Night Franchise, Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne, Jawbreaker.
Vibes 👑🔪💋💀:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wA...
It’s a vintage horror pastiche with a hyper-modern twist (social media + dark web meets prom night carnage).
Think Prom Night Franchise, Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne, Jawbreaker.
Vibes 👑🔪💋💀:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wA...
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
YouTube video by AdamOfficial
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June 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Welp, my new retro 80s slasher WIP just became an 8k+ synopsis! 😅
It’s a vintage horror pastiche with a hyper-modern twist (social media + dark web meets prom night carnage).
Think Prom Night Franchise, Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne, Jawbreaker.
Vibes 👑🔪💋💀:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wA...
It’s a vintage horror pastiche with a hyper-modern twist (social media + dark web meets prom night carnage).
Think Prom Night Franchise, Pretty Dead Queens by Alexa Donne, Jawbreaker.
Vibes 👑🔪💋💀:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9wA...
me, editing my thriller novel: oooh, this just got twisted!!! 😵
translation: the story is coming along splendidly.
translation: the story is coming along splendidly.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
me, editing my thriller novel: oooh, this just got twisted!!! 😵
translation: the story is coming along splendidly.
translation: the story is coming along splendidly.
Me, two seconds after a supporting character walks into a scene: Twist-Character. Killer's Accomplice. Third act reveal.
I'm jut saying...
I'm jut saying...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Me, two seconds after a supporting character walks into a scene: Twist-Character. Killer's Accomplice. Third act reveal.
I'm jut saying...
I'm jut saying...
Reading a novel that is VERY similar to my main series, and I'm absolutely loving it. 😍
You might think, "Aren't you tired of this type of story after working on a similar one for 5+ years and putting something like 10k+ hours of work into it???"
Me:
You might think, "Aren't you tired of this type of story after working on a similar one for 5+ years and putting something like 10k+ hours of work into it???"
Me:
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June 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Reading a novel that is VERY similar to my main series, and I'm absolutely loving it. 😍
You might think, "Aren't you tired of this type of story after working on a similar one for 5+ years and putting something like 10k+ hours of work into it???"
Me:
You might think, "Aren't you tired of this type of story after working on a similar one for 5+ years and putting something like 10k+ hours of work into it???"
Me:
The least sexy part of any process is organization.
Every couple of days I have to set several hours just to organize the mess I leave behind, because it slowly starts to impact my progress.
And I think it's me but it's that the "organization" I started with has broken down.
Every couple of days I have to set several hours just to organize the mess I leave behind, because it slowly starts to impact my progress.
And I think it's me but it's that the "organization" I started with has broken down.
June 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The least sexy part of any process is organization.
Every couple of days I have to set several hours just to organize the mess I leave behind, because it slowly starts to impact my progress.
And I think it's me but it's that the "organization" I started with has broken down.
Every couple of days I have to set several hours just to organize the mess I leave behind, because it slowly starts to impact my progress.
And I think it's me but it's that the "organization" I started with has broken down.
What's funny is that the genre I dream in is never the genre I actually write in.
Even now that I'm exploring more genres, and my subconscious has ample to choose from, it took a complete left turn and went with: a dual-timeline, crime mob narrative (Godfather meets Sleepers).
Um, brain, that is--
Even now that I'm exploring more genres, and my subconscious has ample to choose from, it took a complete left turn and went with: a dual-timeline, crime mob narrative (Godfather meets Sleepers).
Um, brain, that is--
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June 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What's funny is that the genre I dream in is never the genre I actually write in.
Even now that I'm exploring more genres, and my subconscious has ample to choose from, it took a complete left turn and went with: a dual-timeline, crime mob narrative (Godfather meets Sleepers).
Um, brain, that is--
Even now that I'm exploring more genres, and my subconscious has ample to choose from, it took a complete left turn and went with: a dual-timeline, crime mob narrative (Godfather meets Sleepers).
Um, brain, that is--
Fun Fact: Sometimes, I dream fully formed novels that come out of nowhere. 😴
Last night was one of those nights.
And this time, I outlined the dream as best as I remembered it and saved it!
It would be wild if I published a novel created entirely by my subconscious one day. 😂
Last night was one of those nights.
And this time, I outlined the dream as best as I remembered it and saved it!
It would be wild if I published a novel created entirely by my subconscious one day. 😂
June 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Fun Fact: Sometimes, I dream fully formed novels that come out of nowhere. 😴
Last night was one of those nights.
And this time, I outlined the dream as best as I remembered it and saved it!
It would be wild if I published a novel created entirely by my subconscious one day. 😂
Last night was one of those nights.
And this time, I outlined the dream as best as I remembered it and saved it!
It would be wild if I published a novel created entirely by my subconscious one day. 😂
I'll be starting the first draft of my contemporary romance novel today. ღ
June 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I'll be starting the first draft of my contemporary romance novel today. ღ
I mean, I found ONE notepad doc with the barest of notes. But I remember developing the story far more????
There were scenes, quirky dialogue, and a major expansion of the plot with key set pieces.
Or....was that all in my head???? And I never put it down on paper????
There were scenes, quirky dialogue, and a major expansion of the plot with key set pieces.
Or....was that all in my head???? And I never put it down on paper????
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June 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I mean, I found ONE notepad doc with the barest of notes. But I remember developing the story far more????
There were scenes, quirky dialogue, and a major expansion of the plot with key set pieces.
Or....was that all in my head???? And I never put it down on paper????
There were scenes, quirky dialogue, and a major expansion of the plot with key set pieces.
Or....was that all in my head???? And I never put it down on paper????
me, looking through my files, for the first "meta" idea I developed 10 days ago...and not finding it.
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June 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
me, looking through my files, for the first "meta" idea I developed 10 days ago...and not finding it.
Story math is my favorite math.
June 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Story math is my favorite math.
Me, finding a place to add yet another crime fiction thriller idea to my compendium of crime fiction thrillers. 😂
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June 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Me, finding a place to add yet another crime fiction thriller idea to my compendium of crime fiction thrillers. 😂
I'm falling in love with this kind of meta-humor spin that you can add to literally any story in any genre, and it results in a story that feels a lot fresher. You can still hit all the genre beats, but the characters are more self-aware, which adds a really fun comedic angle.
June 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm falling in love with this kind of meta-humor spin that you can add to literally any story in any genre, and it results in a story that feels a lot fresher. You can still hit all the genre beats, but the characters are more self-aware, which adds a really fun comedic angle.
Sometimes, I just feel like complaining. 😅
June 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Sometimes, I just feel like complaining. 😅
Day 2 of working on a big project. And also headache #2.
I always get headaches when I really push myself intellectually. 😂
My brain is like, "I am too small for this shit! Slow it down! Slow it down!"
And I never listen 😏, so then it just bullies me with pain until I stop.
I always get headaches when I really push myself intellectually. 😂
My brain is like, "I am too small for this shit! Slow it down! Slow it down!"
And I never listen 😏, so then it just bullies me with pain until I stop.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Day 2 of working on a big project. And also headache #2.
I always get headaches when I really push myself intellectually. 😂
My brain is like, "I am too small for this shit! Slow it down! Slow it down!"
And I never listen 😏, so then it just bullies me with pain until I stop.
I always get headaches when I really push myself intellectually. 😂
My brain is like, "I am too small for this shit! Slow it down! Slow it down!"
And I never listen 😏, so then it just bullies me with pain until I stop.
It's amazing how many times I tell myself, "Whoa, can you just...chill???" throughout the day.
Why am I so extra?
Why am I so extra?
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June 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's amazing how many times I tell myself, "Whoa, can you just...chill???" throughout the day.
Why am I so extra?
Why am I so extra?
My favorite marketing strategy for any author is:
Build Your Library! 📚
The best way to sell more books is to write more books. This way, you do more of what you love while honing your craft and having each one of your works help sell all your other titles.
Build Your Library! 📚
The best way to sell more books is to write more books. This way, you do more of what you love while honing your craft and having each one of your works help sell all your other titles.
June 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My favorite marketing strategy for any author is:
Build Your Library! 📚
The best way to sell more books is to write more books. This way, you do more of what you love while honing your craft and having each one of your works help sell all your other titles.
Build Your Library! 📚
The best way to sell more books is to write more books. This way, you do more of what you love while honing your craft and having each one of your works help sell all your other titles.