I’ve added descriptions where possible for what some of these writers do. Most are directly from the writers’ account descriptions. Others come from the writers themselves. They are not limited to these things. It is merely a guide for you in your quest for great reading material, which certainly abounds on here. And as Halloween (Samhain) draws closer, you’ll be seeing more stories of a suitable nature. Be prepared! Mark your favorite authors on this site to assure you don’t miss a single horrific word.
The List in alphabetical order (fiction, non-fiction and a designer or two for your micropatronage):
I now delete earlier lists so that only the most recent ones show on my Substack account.
Pick and choose. And explore Substack. My list is far from complete. And I am happy to say that lots of these people don’t stoop to the fakery of AI (artificial intelligence) which should be called AP (advanced programming) for their writing. (Sadly, a number of those listed here feel compelled to use AI to generate images.)
Wanna catch the eye of readers? A great way is to be bold and post in NOTES links to your tomes (no matter how large or small), to your ’Stack, and even to your author website if you have one!
dhw=definitely human written (might be using AI-generated images, though) — Please let me know if you wish to be designated as “dhw.”
TH=writers whom I have nominated for Team Halloween!
NOTE: If anyone doesn’t wish to be tagged here, please let me know. The tagging is meant to help writers be seen, not annoy them. Remember, Chat is a narrow alley and Notes is a wide boulevard.
– Victorian Vignettes – Exploring eerie elegance of Gaslamp Horror in Victorian era. (dhw) TH – Spirit Animals – Fantasy – quite useless – deep thoughts on art, desire, and superficiality (dhw) – Book of Time – H.’s Discount Writing Outlet – The Strangeness Kit – Crockerfeller Tales – Scoop Magilla cretor, Kraken Lore editor TH – Unsettled Mind – Horror TH – Adam Writes (dhw) TH – Inspired by True Events with Adam Rockwell – Offbeat essays, wild fiction, published triweekly (dhw) – On the Storytelling Animal (dhw) – Adrian's Newsletter – Educational narratives – The Pantheon Chronicles – Epic fantasy series – Bugaboo Writing – Mystical tales, musings on wanderings – Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic TH – Mostly Harmless Ideas – Non-fiction – Screen Views – Word Associations – The Giggler – Humorous adventures and shenanigans – A. Hellene Author – Adventure fiction, some is all ages, other isn't – Tales from the Defrag – Writer, photographer, narrator TH – A Million Stars, A Million Wishes – Essays about life – Historical Fiction Stack – Historical fiction & fantasy (dhw) – Jared’s Substack – Thoughts, research, contemplations – Monsters & Mystics – Fantasy, paranormal romance (dhw) TH TH – Mirth as Medicine (dhw) – Matte & Shiny Objects (dhw) – Attempts to Tell the Truth (dhw) – Your Grandma's Substack (dhw) – TV’s Moral Philosophy – Non-fiction – Andrew’s Fiction Writing Substack – Goatfury Writes (definitely therianthrope written) – Andy Futuro – Cyberpunk, horror, dirtbag literature (dhw) TH – The Irrational Sage – Microseasons – Tides and Seasons UK (dhw) – Finding my inner Panda – Resolution & Independence – Keyboard Philosophy – Arthur’s Substack – EvangelosSciFi (dhw) – Captain Kekistan (dhw) – Pretty Evil Fiction TH – B Stings – Poetry, prose – Writing After Dark (dhw) – The Grand Page – Pen of Ben – Scribbler (dhw) – Catch & Release – A Very Narrow Bridge – Fiction by Bill Adler (dhw) TH – Everywhere and Nowhere: Explore Fantastic Worlds (dhw, with help from faerie ancestors) TH – Blackthorn Witch TH – Reina’s Substack (dhw) – An Ordinary Disaster (dhw) – 5:20 Pacific – The Write Books (dhw) – Writing on a Whim – Telegrams from Bloodstream City TH – Horror Weekly TH – The World from a Chef’s Perspective – A short story a day – Naptime Novelist – Love and Other Fictions – It's the Devil – College professor, Am Lit PhD, pulp reader, horror lover, writer TH – A Sip, A Shoutout & A Sentence – Prose, poetry, chick lit – Writing on the Ledge – Author of novella Seeking Morels (dhw) – Wishbone Poetry – Dreams In The Void (dhw) – Otherdaddy – Lit Smithery (dhw) – Carina's Newsletter – Minuteman’s Monitor – There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast – Caro’s Writing Perspectives (dhw) TH – SwampWitch (dhw) TH – Caroline’s Newsletter (dhw) – An Enchanted Life – Fantasy (dhw) – When in Doubt, Walk in a Circle (dhw) TH – The Legend of Leanna Page (dhw) – Haver & Sparrow – Charles’ Substack – Castles in the Sky (dhw) – The World of Yesterday (dhw) – Charlotte Dune’s Lagoon – The Charlotte Pendragon Diaries by Charlotte Pendragon TH – (((LIFE UPDATES))) Chasey – Tales of the Zeitgeist – Contemporary fiction, humor, horror, sci-fi (dhw) – Toasted Fiction with Chris Patrick – Sci-fi, mystery, thriller – Neon Crosses - Chris Queen, and – New writers challenge coming up in Feb. 2025! (dhw) – Chris from Monster Complex TH – Story Voyager – Past the Dragon – BoldBrush, Clinsights (dhw) – Synopsis (dhw) – KILL THE LION (dhw) – Quandary Magazine, Cole’s Chapters – Colin's Substack – Colin’s Dark Stories (dhw) TH – Craig’s Cabinet of Meagre Offerings, The Wednesday Audio (dhw) – Cyndi’s Dark Fiction TH – Missing Verses – Steam Stack – Wood and Water Fiction – detect magic (dhw) TH – Indulging a Second Look (dhw) – Dapper Zmey – And the Quest for Pop Culture (dhw) – Lamp Post in the Marsh TH – Writers Of The Lost Art – Fiction, poetry – reluctant sleuth – Murder mysteries set in small towns in Canada – David B. Corder – Rediscover - Reconnect - Re-emerge – David’s Substack – Stories of Many Kinds (dhw) – How to Write for a Living – Made from What’s Not Real – Superhero, anthropomorphic, fantasy; also use SF, horror, mystery, other when appropriate. (dhw) TH – The Artifact – No Cause for Merriment – Non-fiction – Declan’s Newsletter – Devany’s Dalliances’ – Dirt Boots | A serialized novel by Australian Foodie TH – Substack by DL White – Dominus Markham – Donn’s WYKKYD AMBITIONS – Knowing Self Knowing Others – Non-fiction – Directed Fiction – The Dragon's Den (dhw) – Design Fiction Daily – Dungeon Mistress Chronicles (dabbles in AI for images) (dhw) TH – Between the Words (seen via Jenna B. Neece) – Exploring the Eyrie (dhw) TH – It’s for a Story – Chronicles of the Tale-Keeper – Serial fantasy – EA Mayes' Mysteriousities – Edmund Muller – From the Future (dhw) – Age of Aquarius (dhw) – The Literary Obsessive – Elijah’s Substack – Avenue Oh – A Writing Diary by E.P. Woodhouse – The Elder of Vicksburg – Falden’s Forge – maximus – Your Friendly Neighborhood Abberation – Erica Drayton Writes – The Wandering Wonderer (dhw) – The Midnight Blue Sea – just a guy – Return to Your Trees (dhw) – The Eternal Art TH – Crossbite – cajunconfederatemonarchist (dhw) – Senchas Claideb – Going Narrative with Fabrina Glitchlace – Felix's Fertile Feed (dhw) – Felix Chamber (dhw) – The Tribe – In A Moment – Vampires & The Vapors – Non-fiction TH – Garbage Notes – Speculative fiction, poet TH – Frank’s Shorts – Pulp Vitalist (dhw) – Pulp, Pipe, & Poetry, The Pulp Fictioneer (dhw) – V.T.’s Substack – Making by the Law in Which We're Made – A Symposium of Fire – Mr D’s Newsletter (dhw) – Garhom’s Substack – Lunchpail Author – Travel is Dangerous (dhw) – Artwork by G.N. Barnes – Fourth Castle on the Left – Ginger’s Substack TH – The Elephant Island Chronicles – The Words Whispers (dhw) – SHE WHO STIRS THE STORM (dhw) – Grace’s Spook Show TH – The House of Rest – Games of Awareness, You'll Never Walk Alone (dhw) – Editor, Disturb Ink Books | Co-Founder, Unsettling Reads TH – The Wyldwood – Fiction with sarcasm/satire (dhw) – The Sudden Walk – A work of fiction TH – Fields & Energy – Non-fiction – Dharma Bum Poetess (dhw) – Fragments and Pieces (dhw) – Gently Does It – Conversations with Critters (dhw) TH – Henya's Newsletter – Honeygloom (dhw) TH – Self Expression -> Self Help – Three Hundred Tang Poems – Writing Until the Light Goes Out – Out of Ika’s Mind (dhw) – Ilmahn’s Substack – TOAP – Historical fiction – Long Oddities – The Indian Story (dhw) – Rediscovered Realms – Heroic fantasy writer – Volt /and/ Fable – Creative Seasoning – 365 Infantry – Filmmaker, composer, fantastical writer – Resoldiers Retcon Repo – World Without End LoreJames Hart –
(dhw) – And Now, A Sonnet (dhw) – Just Write – Jamie’s Substack, owner of Conservatarian Press (dhw) – niottu by James Leth – Jane Sez… – Jasini’s Tales and Ideas – Jalan Jalan Journal – Animator, musician – Mostly Fiction – Thread – Through a Glass, Darkly (dhw) TH – Zuko’s Musings – Personal essays, non-fiction (dhw) – Jenna B. Neece - Author & Podcaster – Check out Magical Manifestations podcast (dhw) TH – Autumn Lives Here (dhw) TH – Bottled Embers (dhw) – JENOVIA'S WEB – Good Tuna by Jeremy – Jerry’s Substack – Monster of the Week (dhw) TH – Humans Leading – Non-fiction – The Cat's Cradle: Stories & More – Writing Wrongs (dhw) – Jim Melvin’s Realms of Fantasy (dhw) TH – Jo-Ann Carson's Substack – Jodie Beckford (dhw) – Strange New Worlds – Sci-fi, horror, humor/satire (dhw) TH – Written Ward – Thunderbolt Fiction – Substack von jonasT (in German) TH – Crann Na Beatha (dhw) – Josh Tatter Has Thoughts – The Storyteller’s Corner – Joyce's Place (dhw) TH – Dispatches from Bohemian Splendor (dhw) – Julie’s Substack – Stay Grounded (dhw) – Cactus Flowers – Having Written with K.M. Bennett – Damsel in the Library (dhw) – Kait's Writing Lair – Kaleb’s Substack – Write It Out (dhw) – Karen's Substack – Worlds of FabianSpace – Karun's Substack – The Fantastic and Mundane Chronicles of a Fantasy Writer TH – Motley Stories – Encourages people to write their memoirs (dhw) – Create Me Free – Non-fiction – Mommy’s Writing a Novel – Queen of Oversharing – News Sidequest – Hayden Academy Collective (HAC) Studios: Backstage – Characters on Call (dhw) – Spirit Seeds – Tomorrow the World – Echoes From the Well (dhw) TH – Vindicators (dhw) TH – Notes from the End of Time with Kenaz Filan – Psychophysical (dhw) – Tales from the Bazaar (dhw) – Tales from the Infinitum – Cosmic Kudos (dhw) – Substack von King (in German) – Down the Rabbit HoleKojun (Janet Patterson) –
– Stories about the obvious in prose/verse TH – Tap Water Sommelier (dhw) – Koshmarov’s Substack – Kristin's Tips and Musings – Worlds of Kummer Wolfe (dhw) – Time Stands Still – The Trials of Astra – LucTalks – Lark's Letters – Laura R. Hepworth - Bookwyrms (dhw) – Cobwebs and Candles TH – The Salty Witch – Health and wellness (dhw, actually supernaturally written) TH – Long Ago & Far Away – Glass Half Full – The Môrdreigiau Chronicles – Historical romantasy (dhw) – Fisherman Tales – Stories (some funny, some serious, some true) (dhw) – Station 101 – Halcyon Horror (dhw) TH – Leona Marie Writes – Paper Knife – Shimmers of Being (dhw) – The Library of Celaeno (dhw) – Lilyput’s Substack – Grace & Space – Notes from a Poet – Mechanical Pulp – Short stories, poetry, SFF-leaning mostly, other genres; 2 books out, another coming, completed serial. – Every Day is Halloween TH – The Palace of Night TH – The Lizzy Co Show – Sessions with Dr. Botgore – Psychological horror/horror fiction – Fiction for the Cosmically Disturbed TH – Luke Burgis Newsletter (dhw) – luke harold’s substack TH – Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble (dhw) – Poison Ivy House – The Vaporous Realms – Radio Cosmos (dhw) – Cosmographia (dhw) – The Midwest Creative – Macy Sees The World – Aryan Intergalactic – Literary fiction – SamuraiPunk – Maia Writes (dhw) – knightsofautumncrown – The Magic Lantern – Marisa’s Substack – How About This (dhw) – The Traveling Circus (dhw) TH – The Pen and the Sword Journal – The Roll Top Desk (dhw) – Writings And Reflections – Essays about writing – Wannabe Vampire TH – Luxamanastria – The Inciting Incident with Mata Haggis-Burridge (dhw) TH – Matrixbearer’s Substack – Doodle Bin – Targeted Nightmares TH – The Rewrite Newsletter – Siddell – Creative License (dhw) – Surviving with Panache – Memoir (dhw) – AroundSciFi - Read - Imagine - Discover (dhw) TH – Chiapas Missions – The Shrewd Artist by Michael Newberry – The 60-Second Story – Suspenseful, ironic flash fiction & short stories – Life Crumbs (dhw) – THE FICTION DEALER – Does writing prompts – A Shadow of Yew (dhw) TH – Writings of Milton Lane – Spread Love, Only Love – Poetry (dhw) – The Futureness (dhw) – Travel: NE Where – Newton's Tales of the Macabre – This Nick Writes (dhw) – Tranith Argan Fantasy Series (dhw) – So, Long Story Short – Epic fantasy by Nicolas FitzGerald – Books and Boos, with Nicolina Torres TH – Stories Like That – The World of Niko Pulp (dhw) – Noah’s Substack – The Norman Crane TH – The Finnish Meat Guy (dhw) – Babel Babble, Fictitious (dhw) – First Principles Screenwriting – Wednesday Afternoon – Macabre Curiosities – Horror TH – Twisting the Myths (dhw) – My Weird and Wonderful Life – Suspense reader, factual writer – The Zeitville Chronicle (dhw) – PC3 Horror TH – P.D. Workman Author Substack – Mystery, suspense, thriller, YA – My Own Little World – Cotswold Capers – Cursed Murphy’s Substack – Life of Agency (dhw) – Pinnacle's Substack – Non-fiction – Short Stories by Precious Jane – Fantasy, romance, contemporary short stories, diary entries – R. H. Snow’s Deep Thoughts from the Dubble-wide of D00m – R.J. Huneke’s Insight Into Writing | Insight Into Writing – Science Fiction IRL – Sci-fi – Wolf – Constant Commoner – Essays on life – Rand's Substack – Nerdy QA Girl's Substack – Poetry, mythology, random thoughts – ReddOscarWrites – Arrivals and Departures – Indie Fiction Digest – Story Portal from the mind of Relvin Gonzalez – All My Dreams Are Red – Sci-fi, fantasy, mysteries – Enfant Terrible – Offbeat Chronicles – Renee George's UF/ PNR Suspense Fiction – Resonant Media Arts – Crowhill Cove – The World of Ar’rin – Serial Production (seen on The Library New This Week) – author of “dog and pony show” – Poetry – Stories Have Power – Fantasy – Listening Sessions (dhw) – Writing While Farming – Robert Collins' Author Substack – Sci-fi, fantasy – Robert's Substack – Sci-fi, non-traditional fantasy, speculative fiction, weird fiction (dhw) TH – Earthly Delights – Robin Reardon Writes – LGBTQ+ fiction – A Journey of Words – Poet, novelist (working on literary fiction trilogy) (dhw) TH – The Artistic Self – Writing a Better World (dhw) – Authorise – Childlike Soul Newsletters – The Author Stack – Solvitur Ambulando – Non-fiction – willspan – 𐌉𐌃𐌉Ꝋ𐌕𐌄𐌒𐌵𐌄 (dhw) – Cravarian Realms (dhw) – Daydreams & Doomsdays – S. Dumont’s Corner TH – The Forgotten Library – Sabrina Rosen's Storytime – Free Words – Clueless Spectator – Ghost Notes (dhw) TH – Treats of Writing – Caravanserai with Samantha Childress (dhw) – In the Inversion Field – Dark literary fiction, visual artist – Expressions – SCIENTIA – Non-fiction – Gibberish – Son of Ugly – Scrawls of the Dread’s Substack (dhw) TH – Coracle Voyager – Cauldron – Non-fiction – Writer's Odyssey TH – Sporadic Press – Her serial – ShadowGame – Feats N' Faults (dhw)@Sharon – @Feed Your Head – Ghost stories, tech horror, essays on writing TH
– LEAVES – Studio Diaries – The Warriors Hub Newsletter (dhw) – Fyle Stories – Cream of The Crop (dhw) – The Horror! The Horror! TH – Slow Burn Horror’s Substack TH – Snowy Hearts, host of Menagerie Morning! TH – Sol Luckman Uncensored Updates & Uploads (seen on The Library New This Week) – Stella Maris Designs (dhw) – Risk Musings (dhw) – Fourth Draft – The New Muse series – Steven Vickers: SF and Fantasy – Fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction – The Absurd Version – The Mind-Soul Sanctum – Re: mental health (self-help, emphasis on personal experiences, common sense) TH – So Much Stuff – Literary fiction, creative non-fiction – The Wild and the Quiet – Obsessed with the uncanny TH – Courageous Conversations – svndavn stories – Romance, fantasy, sci-fi TH – Swing's Substack – Tales From the Underworld – Historical true crime – Living an Authentic Life – Writer TCRoss's Substack – London Fitness. World's greatest Fitness Substack – Non-fiction – Tell Me a Mystery – Tenkage HQ – Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life (dhw) – Three Lives of Jury – Shadows and Space (dhw) TH – Bros Krynn’s Newsletter – Fantasy fiction, essays (dhw) – The Casual Writer – The Crazy Cat Lady Writes – The Crusader's Castle – Westerns, neo-westerns, horror, book/movie reviews, essays TH – The Delinquent Academic (dhw) – Downstream Pulp – Tales of Calamity and Triumph (dhw) – The Pro Wrestling Exuberant – The Ramen Bowl – The Rewind – The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell – The Way Teller’s Aetheric Emporium – Windflower (dhw) – Musings, Meanderings, and Mind Bombs – Australian fiction – Soaring Twenties, The Soaring Twenties Social Club, The Commonplace (AI strictly forbidden) – The State of Play – Literary sci-fi – TnTCreationz by Tiffanie – Great cover art and more (dhw) (seen on The Library New This Week) – Timothy’s Substack – Philosophy and Fiction – Loves & Lies Lit – Letters from Elder Ridge – My Favorite Suspects - Mystery & Thriller Newsletter – Serialized mystery/thriller fiction, occasional book/movie review, essay on craft (dhw) – Hylandian (dhw) – Trial & Error – The Power of Change – Essays – Dracula’s Ghost TH – I won't keep you (dhw) – trina keeps trying – When will you rest, dear heart? – Pandora’s Box of Infinite Stories TH – Who Will Save Her? – Nova Nevédoma (dhw) – Vic's Verdict (dhw) – Victoria’s Books & Short Stories – Fantasy, some sci-fi, more (dhw) – Salted Wetzel with a side of mustard – My Favorite Classical Music – Vivian’s Substack – Von’s Substack – Peregino – Wendy's Kitchen & More – Happy Tales – Lessons about writing she’s learned from her dog (dhw) – Heavy is the Headset – Chiefly Lyrical, RUINS (dhw) – Horror & Comics Unlimited TH – DOOM FICTION (dhw) TH – Storyletter Xpress Publishing (indie publisher) – Words in Bloom Stories and Poems – Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, dances to the music) – Written Tales Magazine – Kevin, editor – Wyatt Werne (dhw) TH@Xander Royle – Xander’s Substack – YA horror, thrillers, urban fantasies TH
– The Not-Yet Novelist – The Lake of Lerna (dhw) – Letters on Being (dhw) – yuelian's rough drafts (dhw) – Realms – Sci-fi, fantasy, reviews – The Reformer (dhw) – The Fascio Newsletter – Moonlight Bard’s Rhapsody in RealmsMore Ways to Be Seen!
The more ways for us writers to be seen, the better! My little list is just one small way. Here are some others so far:
Soaring Twenties, a tri-weekly newsletter and monthly magazine run by a collective of creatives, collaborating to make the internet human again. Run by @Thomas J Bevan and @Vanya Bagaev. Strictly for HUMAN creatives. No AI. Hooray!
The Library, curated by @Winston Malone and @J. M. Elliott. Promotes writers on Substack and also those who are published. How to Submit. Also check out their Buy Indie page. Browse the Stacks by category.
Top in Fiction, run by @Erica Drayton. Posts a weekly lists of items she likes.
The Tall Tales Fiction Critique Community, started and run by @Addam Ledamyen.
Auraist, started and run by @Sean McNulty. Highlights books for your perusal (some stuff is behind a paywall). Check them out and let me know what you think.
The Booster Club, started and run by @Jenna B. Neece. Read this post to see what they are about.
Read More Books, run by @Jeremy Anderberg. A place to discuss what you have read and possibly find other things to read.
How to support other writers here:
· Restack something you enjoy
· Subscribe, even as a free subscriber (there are still quite a few people hoping to make a living off their writing here, but they appreciate your eyeballs either way)
· Follow here and on other social media
Publisher Spotlight
Your opportunities to get your work published are evolving. One of the latest is right on Substack, where people like these are seeking out your works and either presenting them in print or online (or both in some cases).
Written Tales Magazine – Kevin, Editor
Storyletter Xpress Publishing – @Winston Malone
Some Genre (Theme) Days
See my article: Publisher Agent Fiction Genres Defined, with downloadable PDF.
Genre (mystery, romance, sci-fi, drama, horror, historical, etc.)
Literary (usually anything that’s not of a specific genre and often considered to be more focused on ideas that plot, characters, etc., but I beg to differ)
These genre days are great opportunities to showcase your work and are also inspirational! Sad to say that one of those days now hided in Chat instead of being out in Notes. Oh well.
Here’s a list, showing the “host(s)” who often do a summary of the posts:
NEW! Mystery Monday – hosted by @D.W Dixon
Teaser Tuesday – started by @Marco (knightsofautumncrown)
Terran Tuesday – hosted by @The Black Knight, @James Esparza, @R. H. Snow
Warrior Wednesday – hosted by @The Brothers Krynn (might be switching to Chat)
Readers/Writers Wednesday – I do this post, others welcome to post their own lists; the more, the merrier (changing to bi-weekly)
Wonder Wednesday – As stated above, I’ll be posting a summary of holiday appropriate posts every other Wednesday, starting with Scary September posts and going through Crazy Christmas posts
Thorny Thursday – hosted by @Joseph Weiss (replacing Kathrine Elaine) – he did a great job on his first summary post
Throwback Thursday – hosted and created by @Redd Oscar
Sci-Friday – host unknown, started by @Andrew Smith (aka Goatfury)
Sword & Saturday – hosted by @The Brothers Krynn (might be switching to Chat)
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Keep writing! The readers are out there, anxiously waiting.
Please check out my author website. And thanks for reading.
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Thanks for reading. Please check out my first book of recently published eerie short stories (ebook, paperback, audio), and my new book of eerie Sci-Fi stories (Kindle and paperback), both from Wordwooze Publishing. (I even designed the covers.) A third book will be out in a few days: The Wiccan Tales. A real Halloween treat. I will be posting an excerpt or two plus the cover design before then.
See them all here:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | Kobo | Thalia (German) ebook & print | Smashwords | Angus & Robertson: | Mondadori (Italian) | Vivlio (French/English) | Fable | Palace Marketplace
Such a great list, thank you for the shout out!
Thank you for the shoutout!