M.K. Sholund - Author #amquerying
@mksholundauthor.bsky.social
Horror writer of flash & short stories
#amquerying BURIED SECRETS ON DARBYTOWN ROAD.
150+ Prompts: A creative Writer’s Journal is available via at most online book retailers and my website, www.mksholund.com
Visit my Substack - Horror on the Page 👻
#amquerying BURIED SECRETS ON DARBYTOWN ROAD.
150+ Prompts: A creative Writer’s Journal is available via at most online book retailers and my website, www.mksholund.com
Visit my Substack - Horror on the Page 👻
Here’s Day 10’s progress with my horror novel I’m writing for #NovNov #NovelNovember
Thanks to those who’ve been keep up with my status reports! Hope all others doing Novel November are going well too’
Thanks to those who’ve been keep up with my status reports! Hope all others doing Novel November are going well too’
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Here’s Day 10’s progress with my horror novel I’m writing for #NovNov #NovelNovember
Thanks to those who’ve been keep up with my status reports! Hope all others doing Novel November are going well too’
Thanks to those who’ve been keep up with my status reports! Hope all others doing Novel November are going well too’
Here’s Day 9’s progress on my journey of doing #NovNov #NovelNovember . How’s everyone else fairing also doing Novel November? How are you celebrating your milestones? #writerssky #writerscommunity
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Here’s Day 9’s progress on my journey of doing #NovNov #NovelNovember . How’s everyone else fairing also doing Novel November? How are you celebrating your milestones? #writerssky #writerscommunity
Yesterday’s talk at the #carrollcounty Chapter meeting with the @marylandwriters.bsky.social was great! Loved Emily’s talk on Author’s Websites. Even got a great website evaluation which yes I immediately applied when I got home! 🙌🏼
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Yesterday’s talk at the #carrollcounty Chapter meeting with the @marylandwriters.bsky.social was great! Loved Emily’s talk on Author’s Websites. Even got a great website evaluation which yes I immediately applied when I got home! 🙌🏼
Got Day 8s update! My word count is 0, but used my time to plot Chapter 2 so I don’t wander/write aimlessly which saves me time and wasted words. Anyone else do this?
Must answer: Who’s in the scene, why are they there, what’s the purpose of the scene/chapter, how does it end?
#novelnovember
Must answer: Who’s in the scene, why are they there, what’s the purpose of the scene/chapter, how does it end?
#novelnovember
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Got Day 8s update! My word count is 0, but used my time to plot Chapter 2 so I don’t wander/write aimlessly which saves me time and wasted words. Anyone else do this?
Must answer: Who’s in the scene, why are they there, what’s the purpose of the scene/chapter, how does it end?
#novelnovember
Must answer: Who’s in the scene, why are they there, what’s the purpose of the scene/chapter, how does it end?
#novelnovember
Here’s Day 7’s recap on my progress with #NovelNovember . Biggest accomplishment is finishing Chapter 1 of my new novel! #writerssky #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Here’s Day 7’s recap on my progress with #NovelNovember . Biggest accomplishment is finishing Chapter 1 of my new novel! #writerssky #writingcommunity
Day 5 recap of my WIP for #novnov #novelnovember
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Day 5 recap of my WIP for #novnov #novelnovember
#NovNov Day 4 recap of my progress
Premise: What If the supernatural consequences from one horrific event in a house creates an unlikely bond between two men from different decades.
👨⚖️ Based on local Maryland 1939 murder trial that made front page headlines. #WIP #W #H #HR #PR #questpit
Premise: What If the supernatural consequences from one horrific event in a house creates an unlikely bond between two men from different decades.
👨⚖️ Based on local Maryland 1939 murder trial that made front page headlines. #WIP #W #H #HR #PR #questpit
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#questpit
When a concerned woman discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood across the street, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As secrets to the area’s past surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
When a concerned woman discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood across the street, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As secrets to the area’s past surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#questpit
When a concerned woman across the street discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As clues to area’s past secrets surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
When a concerned woman across the street discovers her neighbors body near a symbol smeared in blood, misfortune and decay follows threatening her rural Maryland community. As clues to area’s past secrets surface, she must confront the darkness before it’s too late. #A #H #Q #PR #T
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Day 3 of #novnov #NovelNovember. Some forward motion. Didn’t meet my 1,000 word goal but got some words on the page and have a clearer direction of the complete first chapter of my new novel. #writerssky #writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Day 3 of #novnov #NovelNovember. Some forward motion. Didn’t meet my 1,000 word goal but got some words on the page and have a clearer direction of the complete first chapter of my new novel. #writerssky #writingcommunity
Here’s a recap on Day 1 and Day 2 of my progress with #NovelNovember . It’s going slow, but moving forward and happy with what I’ve written so far! #writerssky #writerscommunity
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Here’s a recap on Day 1 and Day 2 of my progress with #NovelNovember . It’s going slow, but moving forward and happy with what I’ve written so far! #writerssky #writerscommunity
Had an awesome time last night at the Scary Stories to Tell at Cult Classic last night reading my Weird Wild West story “The Whistler of Silver Creek” with 20 other talented authors!
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Had an awesome time last night at the Scary Stories to Tell at Cult Classic last night reading my Weird Wild West story “The Whistler of Silver Creek” with 20 other talented authors!
Random photo I took today in while finding some locations for a future photo shoot. It’s of Liberty Reservoir in Sykesville/Eldersburg, MD. #maryland
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Random photo I took today in while finding some locations for a future photo shoot. It’s of Liberty Reservoir in Sykesville/Eldersburg, MD. #maryland
My novel’s based on true events involving a dilapidated farmhouse and its outbuildings that are falling apart. This is the detached garage that is quoted in the book as “it would fall down if a butterfly landed on it.”
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
My novel’s based on true events involving a dilapidated farmhouse and its outbuildings that are falling apart. This is the detached garage that is quoted in the book as “it would fall down if a butterfly landed on it.”
Today I finished my slides for a talk I’m giving Saturday where I get to share my research for my next novel based on a local who murdered his estranged wife in the late 1930s, sentenced for life and lived to be 93. It’s crazy and needs to be told. #writerssky #writerscommunity #booktalk #maryland
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Today I finished my slides for a talk I’m giving Saturday where I get to share my research for my next novel based on a local who murdered his estranged wife in the late 1930s, sentenced for life and lived to be 93. It’s crazy and needs to be told. #writerssky #writerscommunity #booktalk #maryland
Had a nice time with the Fredrick chapter of the @marylandwriters.bsky.social sharing tips on different ways writers can use #writingprompts like working though problem area in a novel, experiment with different genres or POVs, or as motivation to boost your writing routine.
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Had a nice time with the Fredrick chapter of the @marylandwriters.bsky.social sharing tips on different ways writers can use #writingprompts like working though problem area in a novel, experiment with different genres or POVs, or as motivation to boost your writing routine.
Had positive critique feedback on my first 10 pages with an agent today at the Maryland Writers Association conference #brainstobookshelf ! She liked my writing, said it was polished Suggested to add more sinister language in a few areas. Requested to read 75 pages! #amquerying #wishmeluck #writers
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Had positive critique feedback on my first 10 pages with an agent today at the Maryland Writers Association conference #brainstobookshelf ! She liked my writing, said it was polished Suggested to add more sinister language in a few areas. Requested to read 75 pages! #amquerying #wishmeluck #writers
@lizaachilles.bsky.social hey! Great presentation at the @marylandwriters.bsky.social Brains To Bookshelf conference! Happy to follow you. Feel free to follow back if you find my content interesting! Great talk
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@lizaachilles.bsky.social hey! Great presentation at the @marylandwriters.bsky.social Brains To Bookshelf conference! Happy to follow you. Feel free to follow back if you find my content interesting! Great talk
My author e-newsletter dropped last night! It now has an all new look and easier to navigate. There's only 4 sections including events I'll be attending this October, a C3 writing conference recap and photos from the month of me out in the wild! #writerscommunity #authorslife #authornewsletter
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My author e-newsletter dropped last night! It now has an all new look and easier to navigate. There's only 4 sections including events I'll be attending this October, a C3 writing conference recap and photos from the month of me out in the wild! #writerscommunity #authorslife #authornewsletter
Finally able to share that I was at Creatures Crimes and Creativity Con this past weekend and it was sooo much fun! I was on a panel and moderated another. Soaked in great advice from the Keynote speakers. Sold 6 books. Here’s some pics from the event! #writersconference #authorssky #C3con
September 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Finally able to share that I was at Creatures Crimes and Creativity Con this past weekend and it was sooo much fun! I was on a panel and moderated another. Soaked in great advice from the Keynote speakers. Sold 6 books. Here’s some pics from the event! #writersconference #authorssky #C3con
Looking for suggestions for an easy to read and distribute my author newsletter. I use MailerLite, but feel like it involves never ending scrolling to read the content. I’ve made traditional ones via Canva, pretty but not easy to read on the phone. What should I do? #authorsky #authorcommunity
September 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looking for suggestions for an easy to read and distribute my author newsletter. I use MailerLite, but feel like it involves never ending scrolling to read the content. I’ve made traditional ones via Canva, pretty but not easy to read on the phone. What should I do? #authorsky #authorcommunity
Great Carroll Chapter with the Maryland Writer’s Association meeting with Hannah K. On Library Resources for Research. Great group, great questions, fun times!
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Great Carroll Chapter with the Maryland Writer’s Association meeting with Hannah K. On Library Resources for Research. Great group, great questions, fun times!
I love writing during fall and that comes through in my stories as many are set during fall months. Can anyone else relate? #authorsky #writerssky #writersconmunity #amwriting #writers
September 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I love writing during fall and that comes through in my stories as many are set during fall months. Can anyone else relate? #authorsky #writerssky #writersconmunity #amwriting #writers