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For an overview of Who I Am, What This Is, and How This Works, check out our About Page.
Story Navigation:
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The bulk of our fiction is set on a haunted island in Washington State, called Ferris Island. To see all of the Ferris Island stories synopsized and grouped by length, head to the Ferris Island Index.
Occasionally, we do travel off-island with our tales! To see these stories, go to the Off-Island Index.
For the hub of all our exclusive rescources and perks for paid subscribers—including discounts—head to The Talebones Council.
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For all other news and goings-on, read our latest Talebones Tuesday.
Resources for Substack Writers:
TALESTACK NEWS: Twice-monthly updates from around the Substack Fiction Community!
7 Tips To Update Your Stack (article)
The Truth About the Cool Kids (article)
How To Write Good: Guidelines for Online Fiction Writers (article)
Tags & Categories
(click the following links to go straight to posts with those tags - always updating!)
Tale Lengths:
Flash Fiction: stories under or around 2,000 words in length
Short Fiction: stories between 2,000 and 10,000 words in length
Novella: serialized projects between 10,000 and 50,000 words in length
Novel: serialized projects that are 50,000 words or more in length
Genres:
Fantasy: stories of all lengths in the fantasy genre
Historical: stories of all lengths in the historical genre
Horror: stories of all lengths in the horror genre
Poetry: narrative verse, usually not rhymed (click here for nature poetry)
Supernatural: stories of all lengths in the supernatural genre
Suspense: stories of all lengths in the suspense genre