Diane M. Johnson

In Perfect Prophet, Alec has a complicated relationship with physical touch. He longs for it, but at the same time can’t stand it because physical touch literally exhausts him. He’s built a barrier around himself because of it, and I can’t explain it because it’s a pretty big spoiler.

Dedication to one’s job, or a singularly useless talent …

From ‘Reign, Dear’.

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#WIPSnips *direction*
Gross.
#lesfic #sapphic

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This is up for pre-order in a numbered limited edition, and half the print run is already sold, so hustle, peeps. Described as lofi horror.

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As always, all is available first and free on my site!

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Decided to fall back to an older #WIPSnips for this one. Ironically, Elvira is the special one here. At least her overprotective bully of a father thinks so, and everyone in camp is acutely aware of it.

Tharron had to fight to keep himself from shaking visibly with rage. Spite directed at himself was to be expected, but it took a special kind of monster to be cruel to a horse.

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She was ridiculous.
He was ridiculous.
Still, he thought her eyes were a special sort of magic.
- An Impossible Dream (published 2 years ago today)
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#WIPSnips *special*
But she was the smart kid in a small town high school.
#lesfic #sapphic

Hey, Special K is the good stuff. Especially when you add your own berries. 😬

#WIPSnips "special" from Fight or Flight

What are you talking about, AL doesn't have any sort of complex at all, not in the slightest. And it won't cause any problems, either.

The #WIPSnips word for November 20th is "special"

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Screenshot of narrative text on black background describing character Laetitia learning about military movements near Fort Ontario from her mother. The word 'special' is highlighted in yellow. The text includes italicized dialogue: 'Oh, my!', 'Looks like an invasion out there!', 'Look at all those guns. Lord have mercy, look at those things', 'There's big, flat barges, like for trash. They're loading 'em up with people, Baby. Oh God, Honey. Where are they taking those poor people?', and '...three big guns on the front'. The passage describes Laetitia's mother observing warships amassing off Oswego and loading people onto barges, while Laetitia realizes this unusual military escort suggests something more significant than typical refugee movements. The text ends questioning whether this relates to her plant closure on the opposite side of the Great Lakes.

Something sinister brews on the Great Lakes. Shuffling souls among the waves.

Today's #WIPSnips is "special"!

Enjoy this snippet from Where The Battle Is!

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He had spent most of his young life either starving or feeling otherwise not particularly special, so he allowed himself to bask in praises. #wipsnips

Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.

Things went sideways real fast.

The cover of The Five Turns of the Wheel. A broken skull lies side on on a bed of autumnal leaves set within a wheel.

Thanks for tonight, Eryn!

The Five Turns of the Wheel, the first of my Five Turns universe books has very decided patriarchal views which control & destroy the women, until they fight back, with a little help from Mother Nature.
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Thank you for another lovely week, Eryn!!

Instead of promoting my work, I'm going to once again promote the work of our wonderful community founder, @chaoticauthor.online bsky.app/profile/chao...

If you like cosy, spooky stories with a pinch of Cornish in them, look no further!

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All's Well That Ends Well Read it now

Thank you, always! x

My collection: Scary. Funny. At times, in your face Horror. Body horror. Weird shit. And yeah, sometimes bad stuff happens to good people, in real life and in fiction.

Get it here: mybook.to/AllsWell

You want The Books of Matt aka MG Mason? Come and claim them!

Also, please check out the feed of @chaoticauthor.online for other books not listed here.

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Thanks for the reposts, all.

Call me, Big Parma, I’ll write a cookbook that has 100+ recipes using Parmigiano Reggiano.

No one loves it more than me.

Here it is, the Perfect Prophet series, where men are traumatized by their mistakes, the realization of their own mortality and by crushing guilt and responsibility. As always, thanks for hosting, Eryn.

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Maryneal 1962 Warned by a soothsayer at a traveling fair that somethi…

Thanks for all the great questions!

To read about how boys become monsters in puberty, my newest book MARYNEAL 1962 can be found here:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Badlands, Bleak Waters & Ruins against a white and red background.

Great set of questions Eryn!

Thanks for hosting!

Giving a shout out to @chaoticauthor.online for starting this weekly madness! He’s a legend so go check out his work!

And check out my pinned post for my Dark England series if you like supernatural thrillers!

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Thanks Eryn! #HorrorWritersChat, are you looking for some Christmas horror this holiday season? Then check out "The Wild Hunt," about two sisters who run away on Christmas Eve and what they discover in a blizzard.

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My story "Ivy, Lichens, and Wallflowers" is out in TOIL AND TROUBLE, and I have an interview with Fitz of Writing coming out tonight.

Links to all through linktr.ee/jdanryan

Sometimes, it's the fear of losing the mask itself, not being who they aspire to be.
Insecurity is a powerful thing for a psychological horror villain to exploit.
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I’m currently writing a character who is trying to escape PTSD in a time when it wasn’t recognized, and finds himself letting more of his humanity go until he no longer recognizes someone who needs his help, only their weird affliction.

Thanks for the #HorrorWritersChat!

For more on “Aromantic Frankenstein” and ace horror, check out this interview with Ace Dad Advice @codydo.bsky.social!

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