currently consuming: yoga, Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas, writing The Perfect Heir, and packing for another weekend in professional sports car racing. 🥀🏎️ #booktok #authortok #bookwork #contentcreatorlemon8 #unfiltered

A little everyday bag edit. 🤍 Between working full-time in motorsports and writing gothic fiction, I like having a few essentials on hand. A notebook for ideas that arrive at the least convenient times, my beloved Bose headphones, Loop earplugs, my everyday lip combo, lots of Alani packets, a

Currently consuming: Heir of Fire, Adults on Hulu, Austin Coven, long walks, deer sightings & attempting to leave my neighborhood slightly cleaner than I found it. #BookTok #lifetok #contentcreator #debutauthor #indieauthor

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I've been sitting on this story for a while now, and I think it's almost ready for real readers. The 66th Retreat is a gothic psychological thriller. First person. A woman named Olivia Grey who wakes up in a sealed car headed somewhere she didn't choose. The facility is beautif

Poetry and fiction prompts for April — one for every mood. Whether you're mid-draft, blocked, or just starting out, these are designed to pull something real out of you. Drop what you write in the comments or tag me. I want to read it. R. Westerly | Gothic Fiction | @reaganwesterly

I didn't remember agreeing to go. But apparently my signature did. I've been writing The 66th Retreat for a while now, and it's the kind of story that unsettled me while I was writing it — which I think means it's ready for real readers. It's a gothic psychological thrille

What you can expect from The Devouring Light. A story about ambition that doesn’t know when to stop. About the need to create something that lasts—no matter what it costs, or who it leaves behind. It begins with something small. A moment. A voice. A sense that something matters. And th

Free ways to read your next book. Free resources to read books online, including Libby, Hoopla, Project Gutenberg, Open Library, and more. Discover how to read books for free using library apps and websites without a subscription. If you’ve been putting off reading something new, this is your

A piece from a recent publication. A Quiet Conclusion — on control, repetition, and the moment the mind stops reaching. A published poem exploring themes of control, compliance, and psychological conditioning. This piece was featured in a literary magazine and reflects on neuroscience, identi

My favorite lines from the march issue. There’s something about finding a sentence that lingers a little too long. The kind you reread without meaning to. The march issue of word house is live — a collection of pieces centered around whimsy, strangeness, and quiet transformation. april sub

Behind the scenes of my writing journey this week as a debut author. I finished the first draft of a new story for my gothic short story collection, started studying films to strengthen atmosphere and symbolism in my writing, and had work featured in the neuro collection at Fluorescent Magazine

Reader feedback on my psychological gothic story The Star and The Saint. Early readers have been sharing thoughtful reactions to the quiet tension, the unsettling mentor dynamic, and the slow transformation unfolding between the characters. Seeing people connect with the atmosphere and psycholog

READERS & WRITERS — THIS IS FOR YOU. ⭐️ I do host this on discord, therefore you must have a discord account in order to join! ⭐️ Word House is a cozy little corner of the internet made just for book lovers, aspiring authors, and story-obsessed souls. Whether you’re deep in your current