She/Her | Bi | 🇨🇦 | Author of Horror and Dark Fantasy, often staring 30+ers who fk up consistently WIP: A liminal space haunted house novel with daddy issues 🌈✨https://bsky.app/profile/catrector.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mofq2ijjrs2wThank you so much for this 💕 GoNaa may be my debut and my oldest baby, but it's by far the most well-loved thing I've ever written and sits in a special place in my heart 💕 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofq2ijjrs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mna3h3fcss2aGood morning, happy Pride 🌈 Also happy "I don't keep track of these things and am now scrambling to make themed posts for June OOPS" to those who celebrate01 Jun 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna3h3fcss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mn3z4xvbck2hThis phishing scam almost got me today because I was distracted and they had my personal details. Seems to be mostly European/UK hotels but an informed citizen is a citizen who keeps their cash https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-hotels-caught-up-in-vacation-booking-scams/30 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3z4xvbck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmzhmlk7ek27Alright I feel like we've gone far enough XD29 May 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzhmlk7ek27https://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmzbnruco227Brain no braining, energy drink only propping up the body. Every time I get up to do something, I walk two steps, squint, and try to figure out what I got up to do. Tonight is going to be listening to The Caretaker and doing chores, I think 😂29 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzbnruco227https://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmz2lseyic2tI'm so mad that I've been resisting titling Coal Gets In Your Veins as Appalachian Gothic because it's not Appalachia ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS and we're called the Appalachian Uplands My marketing life could have been so much easier and instead local education failed me 🤣29 May 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz2lseyic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmyzmmqsbc2tI'm going to this and SO SHOULD YOU [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyzmmqsbc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmwxe67mek25I'm changing all my ebooks over to D2D from Ingram, and I'm trying to see if I can complete all four moves before I need to drive spouse to the airport in 40 minutes 😂28 May 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwxe67mek25https://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmwdf6up7s2xI'm running a poll over on Instagram with a few basic questions for authors. I'm trying to gauge if people are feeling a particular gap the way I am. If you want to toss your answer into the fold, you can find it in my stories for another 11 hours or answer here! www.instagram.com/cat_rector/28 May 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwdf6up7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmwcp2ardk2qScarecrows would never hurt you... If you like burning down the patriarchy, tearing apart your enemies, and communing with the spirits of the forest, This Too Shall Burn might be right for you. Sample chapters available on my website, Catrector.com Art by the amazing @egallagher.bsky.social28 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwcp2ardk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmureadums2uI've been creating a series over on Instagram that summarizes my writing re-invigoration process I've been putting myself through, and now at 9:30 at night I'm going: (The series in question https://www.instagram.com/p/DYw-yNUFpJT/?img_index=1)28 May 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmureadums2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmty6d5hys25Why is it never my book posts that break containment and reach new people XD [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmty6d5hys25https://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmtk2am7oc2tbut what if i went to see these movies back to back but left enough time to go to the bookstore next door and maybe got myself a nice meal27 May 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtk2am7oc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmtgvuqz422tAnd I finished listening to the book and now must suffer for a year waiting for the next [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtgvuqz422thttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmshmle4mk2zI'm almost done with All Hail Chaos and I'm going to be devastated to wait for the next book, but in the meantime, there's a Dutch version with an alternate cover with sprayed edges that I can buy on vacation in a few weeks 👀 (one is a preorder but I'll figure it out)27 May 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmshmle4mk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmry6poiqs2nAbout to jump into a zoom call so the local writers federation can tell me all their offerings and how the community works, so why am I nervous like this is a job interview 😂26 May 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmry6poiqs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmrkzmnf7c2yThank you! I'm both looking forward to it and a little nervous! It does mean getting lots of audiobook time in since everything is at least an hour away from home base 😂26 May 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrkzmnf7c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmrgwnwde22yI'm ramping up my local markets and book fairs this year and am about to become a person who has vehicle expenses on her yearly business taxes I've got five applications out and two acceptances, so fingers crossed!26 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrgwnwde22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmpiblk2422hNewsletter is ✨Tomorrow✨ [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpiblk2422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmphjpghvs2mWith spouse going away, usually I fill my alone days with meals I really want to make for myself that he doesn't like. This time I'm feeling pretty drawn to frozen lasagne and other freezer to table meals Except salt cod fish cakes. I'ma do that25 May 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmphjpghvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmp4a4m2jc2mDidn't write today (yet, maybe not at all) but I did cram in a bunch of admin, prep work, and spent a bunch of money on future events I also spent most of the day in some form of limbo trying to get the floors vacuumed and washed, and it's still happening I need a game break25 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmp4a4m2jc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmovyxlpms2vI need this tea I deserve this tea This tea will fix me25 May 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmovyxlpms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmoimquoo22xWE FUCKING DID THE THINGGGGG *screaming*25 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoimquoo22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmmmr7b5qc2bGetting ready for my trip out of country means making a list of Waterstones and UK exclusive covers that I Absolutely Must Have24 May 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmmr7b5qc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmmgs46rsc2yI wrote almost 8000 words in five days after a dry spell of months. Today my body is telling me (post walk) that it's time to play a game for a few hours. Maybe it's time for the second run of Grimshire....24 May 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmgs46rsc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmjlkg3wo22zShockingly if you just sit down and write, words happen. 5700 words in four days is a number I will TAKE ✨ With spouse leaving next week and me having a week of Staycation, I bet I could double that 👀23 May 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjlkg3wo22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/catrector.com/post/3mmhh6npvjd2hA subtle but distinct sounds occurs in my house. A quiet, restrained shake A tiny tumble The chalky, muted cascade The click The chomp The nodding head and companionable mmmhmmm from anyone nearby Titled: The steady adulthood descent into habitual use of Tums22 May 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:dl23b37v5t3e2ctarppx4chw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhh6npvjd2h