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A.J. McCrae

@ajmccrae.com

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Neurospicy fantasy/horror author. Appalachian green witch. Devourer of books. Eternally in my spooky era. 💜 she/her ajmccrae.com

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 19d

Hello! I'm A.J. McCrae, author of fantasy and horror with a heavy splash of romance. I write about monsters, magic, and mayhem (not necessarily in that order) with a soft spot for anything involving bones 🦴

For more info and the newsletter I sometimes remember to send: ajmccrae.com

A collage of moody images from Unsplash and Pexels featuring skulls and other bones, forests, weapons, luggage, scrolls, and travel gear. In the center is the silhouette of a forestscape with "A.J. McCrae" written overtop and a witch hat on the "J".

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 5h

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 8h

Woke up at 6am (could have done without that) and, in my sleepy haze, wrote a little 150 word drabble to edit down for a submission later. Maybe that's the trick to getting my brain to write shorter fiction 😅 make sure it's too tired to question things. #AmWriting

A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 8h

My horror WIP is my only project set in our world, and in modern day (no exact year and it doesn't really matter to the story). The rest of my projects are all second world fantasies inspired by the 1800s-early 1900s
#LGBTQWriteAThon #QueerWriters

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 7:

What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

Image: a burnt orange background with two jack o' lanterns. Text: #LGBTQWriteAThon Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky! Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram! October 7: setting/time period. BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 17h

Nothing like being (lovingly) bullied into working on something NOT novel-length to get out of the current brain funk. This is what writing friends are for 😂

In related news, botanical horror short story in the works?? 👀 #AmWriting

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 1d

Ann Radcliffe eating hard cheese right before bed to give herself nightmares, Stoker claiming Dracula was the result of a nightmare induced by a “too generous helping of dressed crab,” let’s go back to the golden age of eating incredibly rich food before bed to create horror literature

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 20h

Yes! I tend to bounce when I start to feel a lull and often it unsticks whatever was going on with the first project

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Novel Gauntlet Challenge @novelgauntlet.com · 21h

Miss the #GauntletChat? No worries! You can still respond to all the posts at your own pace!

⭐ Chat Overview
💬 Introduction
❓ Question 1
❓ Question 2
❓ Question 3
❓ Question 4
📝 Wrap-Up Question

Join us this Sunday, Oct. 12 at 2pm EST for our next Gauntlet chat in the Discord group! #NovelGauntlet

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 21h

Right there with you and the multiple projects this gauntlet!

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A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 21h

1000% agree! Rest (TRUE rest) is just as important as getting the words on the page in the writing process

A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 21h

Sounds like you have a busy week ahead of you! You can do it! 💪

A.J. McCrae @ajmccrae.com · 21h

Progress! Any progress! No word count goal, just WORDS in some format. Gonna be busy work week so I'll take whatever I can get in the off hours.

And I'm generally chatting about my writing either here or instagram (and my newsletter when I remember...)

instagram.com/authorajmccrae

#GauntletChat

Novel Gauntlet Challenge @novelgauntlet.com · 22h

#GauntletChat Wrap-Up! ✏️ What do you hope to accomplish in the next week of the Gauntlet?

And let us know if you’re posting updates anywhere to follow along!

#NovelGauntlet