I have a campy YA horror novel that is struggling to find a home. The market isn't as strong for YA horror as it is for say, contemporary romance. I know what you're thinking--but what about authors like R.L. Stine or Stephen King? Darling, they are outliers. Sometimes when I go to ALA or other conventions and ask publishing houses about current YA horror that I should have on my radar, they're not as quick to have recommendations for me as they are for other genres. Not always, of course. Sometimes they grace me with a zillion recommendations and it's love[...]
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2 Today is a very special day. For. One. Very. Special. Person. Editor. Author. Human. Jokester. Academic. Enthusiast. Empath. Leader. Lover of books. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERICA! Here are just a few gifts from the troops. Erica, you always know how to lift me up and somehow sense when I'm hurting. I've never met someone who has made me laugh harder, want to be better, and understood my empath side more than you. You are simply incredible, talented, and a force of nature made of beautiful words and a kind heart. Thank you for being you. To kick th[...]
How often do you search for your keys or your cell phone in your purse, only to find all the things you really don't need? Or look for that pesky tool everywhere only to find it after you've bought a replacement already. World, meet the chatelaine, the most useful and beautiful utility belt for Victorian women. I sincerely hope this year is the year that these come back. According to MentalFloss and chatelaine historian Monica F. Cohen, the word "chatelaine" itself is derived from the medieval word for a castellan, or a keeper of the castle or chateau who wo[...]
Happy birthday Kathy! There's no better way to bring in the New Year than to celebrate you, your birth, and the sunshine that you bring into the world. We thought for your birthday, we'd invite a few fairies to the party. The problem is--not all of them we're good. In fact, within minutes they started spreading their fairy dust and things around the room started to float... *Shrug, oh well, seems like just another normal day here at the Midnight Society mansion... To start off, I wanted to give you a special elixir. Could be poison...I guess you wont[...]
Today is a special day. A very special day for our Ghost Faith Killah! Why? Because it's her unbirthday! Take a deep breath, drink a potion, and step through a tiny door to her very, merry unbirthday celebration! We've gathered and arranged some special gifts for you to celebrate you the way you deserve! Dear Ghost Faith Killah, It is your Unbirthday. My gift to you on this Unbirthday is a poem I never wrote: I also ungot you a balloon. Gee golly wombats, I'm ready for snack time. Have an excellent Unbirthday! Love, The[...]
On the first day of #Frightmas, The Midnight Society gave to me… haunting writing prompts and a Gremlins live tweet. Today is the first day of #Frightmas and many of us are coming off of a #NaNoWriMo writer’s high. Chances are, even if you didn’t finish or “win” NaNoWriMo, you walked away with more words than before or better writing habits (hopefully both of those things). Today, we’re gifting you writing prompts! Below you’ll find 5 spooky writing prompts to keep you writing through the holidays. Extra credit points to those of you who dare go b[...]
Plug in your orange and purple lights, turn on the fog machines, and blast the Dead Man’s Bones album while you admire the dead tree you’ve dragged in for celebration. Here, I’ll even help. Play this while you finish reading this post. Today is day one of the 13 Days of #Frightmas! What exactly is Frightmas?It’s the Midnight Society’s way of celebrating the holidays! Magic, mystery, and fright come together to create 13 macabre days of fun, counting down the days until Frightmas day! Each day of the 13 days of Frightmas, we’ll reveal a new gift[...]
Hello boys and ghouls, Welcome to Monsterland, the scariest place on earth. When I first heard of this book, I had some serious RL Stine vibes in my head. One Day at Horrorland, anyone? Which was exciting for me because I freaking love RL Stine and I was pumped that someone else was writing a story about a dangerous theme park filled with monsters... Seriously, that would be like a dream date. This concept has been done with Jurassic Park or Westworld, but it hasn't really been done in YA before, with vampires and werewolves. I was super excited about this book[...]
We have a very special birthday today. Jenna, writer extraordinaire, amazing mother, creative genius, lover of Dr. Strand (here here!), concoction brewer, and one of the hardest workers I've ever met has a birthday today! And lucky for us, the whole graveyard turned out to celebrate! Feel free to wish her Happy Birthday on Twitter! Happy Birthday Jenna! Jenna, you wonder woman, I so adore you. The spirits in the graveyard said it best when I asked then what they thought of you. They did a lot of swaying and said, "Wooooooooooooo!" and I agree.[...]
Mummies are a key to the past--a way to examine what was and what people believed long before our time. But digging up a grave, disturbing a tomb isn't as easy as it sounds. And sometimes, the results are deadly. The Curse of the Pharaohs is a curse believed to befall any person that dares to disturb the mummy of an ancient Egyptian person, especially a pharaoh. The curse makes no exceptions, not for a thief or well-intentioned archaeologists. The curse appears in many forms, including serious bad luck, illness, and even death. One of the first reported storie[...]