Kat Hausler

Definition of SCREAK to make a harsh shrill noise : screech… See the full definition

I was like 90% sure screak wasn't a real word until I wrote it in my WIP and there was no squiggly red line, WIN

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#writingcommunity what makes you decide whether to submit to a nonpaying publication?
Or one with fees?
I know my answers, curious about others 😸

#amwriting #amsubmitting #writerslife

These ones seem even more unlikely to me...

Spam emails with people named remarkable and victory

So #writingcommunity lately I get daily spam about book marketing services BUT on the bright side the bots have super unrealistic names you could never give a character so that's kind of fun

Not only Ms Remarkable from Califonia, but TWO DIFFERENT experts named Victory, what are the odds?!

Sometimes I put a lot of effort into cover letters and sometimes none at all and the quality is identical 🤷‍♀️
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If he's really the most famous reindeer of all, why wouldn't we recall him?

Why so? It would be a good way to give back to authors Srry we can't proceed that way

Unfortunately, she doesn't seem into my suggestion

Scammer sends message with proposal and I reply how about you pay me instead

I've been getting identical messages from various scammy accounts on Instagram, so I decided to reply to one with a plot twist

#writingcommunity do you ever reply to all the scammers trying to sell you promotion services?

I'm so flattered 😸

I'm so glad you liked it!

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So I was telling everyone there were 12 days of Halloween this year, but now it's been even longer and I still don't feel ready for spooky season to end 😿🎃

Definitely! I'm used to those but this seems to be a new scheme of having AI write lengthy "thoughtful" commentary on the books first 😑

#writingcommunity have you received messages about your books that seem like they're AI?
I've gotten 2 through my site. They sound like they were written by someone who actually read the books. But they're in a very similar style yet sent by two different "people" advertising the same service... 🤔

After Dinner Conversation (September, 2025): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine (After Dinner Conversation Magazine Book 63) After Dinner Conversation (September, 2025): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine (After Dinner Conversation Magazine Book 63) - Kindle edition by Peterson, Casey, Perzigian, Jerry, Jong, Steven, Clabault, Benjamin, Parker, Morgan, Hausler, Kat, Joy, Alexander B., Granville, Kolby. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading After Dinner Conversation (September, 2025): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine (After Dinner Conversation Magazine Book 63).

The new issue of @afterdinnerconversation.com is out, featuring my short story "Changelings" and much more new #writing with a philosophical twist! Grab a print copy now, ebook coming soon...

Can vampires get tattoos?

hell no

I like The Wailing but of Korean horror movies with shamans, I thought The Mimic was even scarier

#writingcommunity do you also notice this weird phenomenon where you'll get no responses on submissions for like 6 months and then 3 in a day? Seems like a conspiracy 😄

#amsubmitting #amwriting #submittable

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#writingcommunity how old is your oldest outstanding submission? Mine's getting close to a year and a half but I better there are older ones out there!

#amsubmitting #amwriting

Always reading something and always writing something! I don't think your voice would change that easily 🖊️

The Question

"I'm not in a hurry," Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. "It'll happen when it happens." But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watched the Christmas fairs with their bright lights and carousels pass by, and then the holiday itself, and told herself there…

The Question “I’m not in a hurry,” Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. “It’ll happen when it happens.” But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watch…

My short story "The Question" is now in @eunoiareview.bsky.social 💖📖💍🇮🇹

eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/t...

#writing #fiction

Forty One — Little Old Lady A few days after her birthday, Erna was waiting at a noisy bar for her perennially late best friend Michelle. The moment she turned away from the bartender with her first drink, she saw a man beckonin...

It never rains but it pours... Here's a short piece I did for Little Old Lady Comedy 📖

www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/fo...

Excited to have my short story "Mark as Read" in The Rumen!
Stop by for some weekend reading 💖📖💍🛥️

www.therumen.com/publications...

#writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction

It's weird how towels don't age

Simon Kemper is on the up and up– he's out of rehab, and his band is gaining moderate success around Berlin. But out of the corner of his eye and over his shoulder, he's always aware of her. The stalker.

Read the blurb buff.ly/Qb1j2EG
@kathausler.bsky.social

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103 Calls for Submissions in March 2025 - Paying markets This March there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alway...

103 Calls for Submissions in March 2025 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/02/91-c...

I hope everyone's getting ready to celebrate tomorrow by thinking of the opening sentences of O. Henry's "Springtime Á La Carte" 🥚🥬