Check Out My New Author Interview!!!

Hola. Even though I semi-retired from writing short stories and novellas at the moment, I was honored to be asked to participate in an author interview by Willow Croft for the website Horror Tree. I got to talk about my writing process, which was pretty fun. I’ve been working on my slice-of-life comic series, Unscripted, with the script, thumbnails, then drawing the darn thing 🙂 So, I’ve been writing, just something different. For this interview, I mostly talked about being a horror writer though.

If you want to check out my author interview, please click on the link: WiHM 2023: The Spooky Six With Yawatta Hosby.

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Yawatta Hosby

Check Out My Guest Post on Horror Tree

Hola! I love horror. I’m constantly watching horror movies, reading horror novels plus graphic novels, and watching true crime documentaries on YouTube. Horror is my life. That’s why I get excited for March–Women in Horror Month!!!

I wrote a guest post on Horror Tree, which is a website dedicated to providing resources and anthology submissions info for speculative fiction writers. I wrote about the most chilling women in psychological horror. I’m always into trying to understand villains’ motives. Why do they do what they do? So, this article was very fun to create. With Scream being my favorite horror franchise, I had to add two Ghostfaces to my list 🙂

Click on the link to read my guest post: The Most Chilling Women in Psychological Horror: A Ranking of Most Disturbing Female Characters by Yawatta Hosby

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Yawatta Hosby

Check Out My List of the Best Books To Be Terrorized By Things That Go Bump In the Night!!!

Hola! Happy 2023!!!

Since semi-retiring from writing novellas, I haven’t really had any instances of discussing horror books. I was pleasantly surprised when the founder of Shepherd reached out to me. It was fun building this list of the “Best Books To Be Terrorized By Things That Go Bump In the Night.”

Click on the link to check out the list with my reasoning for each book: The best books to be terrorized by things that go bump in the night.

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Yawatta Hosby

Check Out My Quirky Author Interview On Willow Croft’s Blog

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Hola! I had fun answering some interesting questions for Willow Croft’s blog. Want to know what I think of UFOs, aliens, ghost sightings, and angel numbers? Then check out my author interview. You might call me quirky, you might call me crazy, you might call me eccentric. I just call myself–me. Life is boring when you’re normal haha.

To check out my author interview, please click on the link: Five Things Friday: Mini-Interview With Author Yawatta Hosby.

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Yawatta Hosby

Book Review: Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess

I was honored when Divination Hollow Reviews asked me to be a guest blogger for their Women In Horror and Black History In Horror event. Battling covid at the time, their request had given me something to look forward to. Since I haven’t written anything creepy in awhile (because I’ve been working on my graphic novel and spiritual blog), I didn’t want to share any short stories. I thought the safest bet would be to write a book review on a fun horror book.

I ended up finding Jessica Guess’s Cirque Berserk.

If you want to check my book review, please click on the link: Book Review: “Cirque Berserk” by Jessica Guess.

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Yawatta Hosby

Urban Legends Getting International Love! Plus, My Personal Guest Post On #BlackLivesMatters!

Sorry, I haven’t been blogging lately. I feel like I’m off and on, which can be a good thing. It means I’m working hard on my writing/art projects. Since it’s October–Spooky Season (woo hoo!!!)–I plan on blogging more to celebrate the countdown to my favorite holiday, Halloween.

I want to thank Deborah J Miles for giving my newest release, Urban Legends, a chance. It’s always cool to see my sales dashboard go international 🙂 Right now, I have readers in the US, UK, Denmark, Australia, and Canada. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Not only did Deborah J Miles give my book a review, she also let me share a personal experience of racism I dealt with at work years ago. It took a lot for me to be vulnerable sharing this…If you want to check out my guest post and check out her book review on Against the Flow Press blog, then please click on the link– Book Review: Urban Legends by Yawatta Hosby

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Yawatta Hosby

Thanks #FrightGirlSummer for the Shout Out!!! #WomenInHorror #SupportWomenofColor

I want to thank V. Castro for letting me be a guest on the website, Fright Girl Summer. It’s great how they love to support women who write horror! I like how the genre is gaining in popularity 🙂

She was nice enough to let me post an excerpt of Urban Legends; plus, my author bio is in the Black Voices Matter section of the website. I’m so excited and very grateful. I can’t believe my shy-self is getting my name out there.

They’re currently looking for books and authors to feature, so if you have any suggestions or want to be featured yourself, please contact them. They’re nice ladies!

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Yawatta Hosby

Thanks Horror Writers Association For Giving Me A Shout-Out!!!

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I’m one of those annoying people that celebrate their birthday for the whole month. Hey, at least I’m self-aware lol. When Linda D. Addison approached me to be featured in the Horror Writers Association for The Seers’ Table July 2020 edition, I jumped at the opportunity! A good start to my birthday 🙂

I want to thank Linda D. Addison, and I also give a big thank you to Ed Hoornaert. Please check out the link to see me and other talented authors: The Seers’ Table July 2020.

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Yawatta Hosby

Please Check Out My Interview. It Would Really Mean A Lot :)

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I haven’t blogged in quite some time because I’ve been depressed about the ugliness in the world. Even though I haven’t written any blog posts, I stayed pretty active on Twitter and Facebook about the injustices in the world. And I’ve been pretty vocal in supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

I want to thank Stephanie Evelyn for asking me to do an interview. Usually I try and keep everything bottled in–fighting my struggles, fighting my anxiety, fighting my depression alone. But no more silence. It took a lot for me to be vulnerable during my interview like this; however, the experience will make me a stronger person.

If you want to check out my very first interview that isn’t author related, then please click on the link: Black Lives Still Matter, and Will Always Matter.

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Yawatta Hosby

Getting More International Love and Appreciating Every Second Of It!

I found Mrs. Average Evaluates on Twitter looking for people to interview for her ‘Writer of the Week’ blog series. Not passing up the opportunity, I contacted her. Please check out her awesome blog.She writes book reviews and gives author interviews. I’m blessed to be getting a lot of support from the UK. I could always picture myself moving to Canada, but maybe I need to relocate to the UK 🙂  I can see myself in London, Dublin, or in a small village in Italy.

If you want to see my guest post about the songs I listen to when writing, please check out the link: Yawatta Hosby.

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Yawatta Hosby