T.L. Battey 📚🖋️

a n agent’s guide to ONLY COWARDS DIE- an adult speculative horror novel about a woman slowly going insane in her apartment while also being terrorized by a poltergeist! It’s perfect for fans of weird girl horror, Shirley Jackson, and queer representation #questpit #Q #A #S #H

As Marianne develops romantic feelings for her neighbor, the poltergeist in her apartment grows violent.  If Marianne can’t exorcise the spirit, she’ll lose the woman she loves forever. #questpit #Q #A #S #H

@ellaangeric HIP HIP HOORAAAY

@batteyshelf YES U DIDDD

just got my first full request on my horror novel after only sending ten queries 🫣🫣🗣️🗣️

@saraduranauthor 🤞🤞🤞

@batteyshelf 👀👀👀

@DakotaELJackson thank you!!

@batteyshelf AMAZING, congrats!!🎉🤞🏼

an agent’s guide to ONLY COWARDS DIE- an adult speculative horror novel about a woman slowly going insane in her apartment while also being terrorized by a poltergeist! It’s perfect for fans of weird girl horror, Shirley Jackson, and queer representation #WritingCommmunity

being a horror writer means ruining things for your friends when they read your books

Querying authors, if this is your attitude towards increasing visibility in publishing, please don’t ever send anything to my inbox ☺️ thank you!

The kindest thing literature does is remind you that your peculiar little feelings have always existed. Someone, in some century, was equally confused by love, bored by society, tired of performing, and hungry for meaning.

the dead horse is beating me

the feminine urge to start querying my sapphic horror novel

i am at the part in the hero’s journey where everyone starts beating the hero with hammers

How the last day of the trip feels when you realize just how big the world is and that there is still so much more to see and experience

@DBecker1990 pumpkin!

@batteyshelf What kind of cake?! Way to bury the lede, T.L.

getting a rejection on my full manuscript but it’s okay because im going to do trivia then eat the piece of cake that’s in my fridge so life moves on

manifesting a full request friday for all of the girlies with whimsy and joy in their hearts 🕯️✨🤞🏻

There’s so many books out there, it’s easy to feel like yours (mine, ours) is a drop in a bucket. You can’t control the bucket, or how much of a splash you’re going to make. All you can do is be the most authentic drop you can be. You might just be what changes one person’s life.

@Danaiwrites how exciting!! congrats 🥳

My book comes out in the US today. If you spot her, say hi?