Blog | Laura Nettles

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Oct 1, 20231 min read

Tiny Shivers Is Free!

From Oct 1-3, 2023 "Tiny Shivers" is free on kindle! AVAILABLE HERE! It's the perfect way to kick off spooky season. "Tiny Shivers" is a ...

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Sep 3, 20233 min read

Horror prompts #7

I'm back with more horror writing prompts! Here are the next 20! Prompt 121. A psychiatrist listens, frozen to their chair as the stories...

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May 9, 20231 min read

Tiny Shivers is Published!

We did it! Tiny Shivers is live on Amazon. I have officially birthed a book. The paperback and e-book are both available. Signed versions...

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Mar 29, 20231 min read

"Tiny Shivers" Pre-Orders Up!

"Tiny Shivers" is up for pre-order! E-books are on Amazon and signed paper-backs are on ko-fi. Gaze upon the beautiful cover of this...

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Nov 20, 20222 min read

I started a Substack!

I have started a substack. https://lauranettles.substack.com/ I've decided to share the post I made for it today here as well. Here we...

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Aug 16, 20221 min read

I Sold Four Pieces!

Today I woke up to the marvelous news that I had sold four Halloween drabbles and was a featured author in Nom Nom: Hallowe'en Dark...

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May 9, 20221 min read

Three Stories Accepted!

I've had three stories accepted to be published in the past week. So exciting! Two were drabbles of 100 words exactly while the other was...

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May 3, 20221 min read

Tiny Shivers Beta Readers!

My horror collection Tiny Shivers is up for beta reading!

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Apr 19, 20221 min read

Twisted Tendrils Podcast

I've taken the plunge and started a podcast called Twisted Tendrils: Horrific Writing Advice. It's advice for writing horror, but...

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Mar 26, 20226 min read

Flash Fiction Live 3/26/2022

Today was Flash Fiction Live on Chandra Arthur's YouTube channel. We had a blast writing to two prompts incorporating 10 specified words...

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Mar 12, 20222 min read

The Perfume Lingers

I was hanging out in a YouTube livestream tonight when a question was asked: "How do you show a person has trauma without outright...

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Mar 8, 20221 min read

Fairy Godmother

My flash fiction piece "Fairy Godmother" is now published and available to read online at Frost Zone Zine. Woot!...

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Sep 16, 20213 min read

Micro Horror Stories #2

More micro fictions! Damned By Laura Nettles Eyes glow with the fires of hell. He opens wide his jaw, consuming the pitiful humans. Arms...

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Jun 14, 20211 min read

Interview (Between Lewis & Lovecraft)

I've been interviewed by Hannah on the podcast Lewis and Lovecraft! Check it out! https://lewislovecraft.podbean.com/e/correspondence-wit...

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Jun 3, 20212 min read

Micro Horror Stories #1

I've been having a grand old time writing micro horror stories for the last couple weeks. I'm recording a few of them as TikToks...

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May 22, 20214 min read

Box (May Promptathon #22)

Prompt: “Oh no! What’s in the box?!” Prompt: Where did the box come from? Prompt: What do you do with what you found in the box? 45...

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May 21, 20212 min read

The Kettle's Lament (Poem)

The Kettle’s Lament By Laura Nettles Robert clutched his find to his chest, running all the way home. He did not stop for rest until...

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May 17, 20211 min read

"Rust" now on a Podcast

https://lewislovecraft.podbean.com/e/sci-fi-flash-fiction/ "Rust" was featured on the podcast Between Lewis and Lovecraft. Woot! It's the...

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May 15, 20212 min read

Goddess of WAR (May Promptathon #15)

Prompt: Brave, Warrior, Cunning Time 30 Minutes Goddess of War The women of the village were the most cunning. While the men were...

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May 12, 20212 min read

Exhumed (May Promptathon #12)

PROMPT: Rust, Buried, Past Time 40 Minutes Exhumed The coffin was exhumed. Rusted locks bolt cut off the rotting wood, falling to the...