Mystic Hollow Publishing L.L.C

03/14/2025

We love paranormal books.

08/20/2024

We provide a range of services designed to enhance your writing experience, including thorough beta reading. Engaging in writing sprints to cultivate your skills and insightful answers to all your writing-related questions. If you find yourself feeling anxious about the quality of your work or uncertain about the path forward, We are here to offer not only practical assistance but also emotional support tailored to help you thrive as a writer. We'd like to help you overcome doubts and unlock your potential as an author. Message us to find out how we can help you, reasonable pricing depending on how in-depth and time needed.

09/12/2022

So true. You never know how the words you write will affect others.

07/07/2022

Editing is extremely important. If you need help writing, we encourage you to check out your local colleges. Many times they offer both accredited and non credit writing courses. This is another way to improve or enhance your writing style.

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07/01/2022

06/16/2022

Your imagination is your limit. If you want a character to fly then let them fly. However ask yourself, why are they flying, does it fit their ability or scene? Character building is important.

I was asked by an author how to make her witch more realistic. She wanted to know what spell shadow work was.

Starting with the first part of her question. Much of it depends on the realism expected. Is the witch modern or from another world? Are you describing the craft and the characters beliefs. Witchcraft has some common core beliefs but depending on the practitioner, their beliefs can differ greatly. Witches and witchcraft are not the same thing.

Research is important when writing. If you need help with the mechanics of something or what a word means it helps there are so many resources to find answers from. If your writing about a character who never flew a plane but needs to land it for emergency situations, you would research plane crashes and successful plane landings in emergencies. If it's how to hold a wand, there is no limit. There are so many variations you can truly create your own way. There are some who prefer certain methods and reasons for holding a wand. Either being affected by energy it's grounding/putting out or how it connects with the user.

Visualization helps a lot. I like to imagine the character in front of me, how do they appear, smell, behave. Write out on paper a conversation with them, even if it's only discussing drinking coffee or that they need a shower. How did they react, how did you approach it? Allow yourself to be creative and honest.

Lastly, shadow work is a way to work on yourself, it's self improvement and emotional self healing.

Don't hold yourself back as a writer, ask questions, be creative, practice and don't be so hard on yourself. Not everyone will like what you wrote, that's fine, it's your story not theirs. Follow your passion.

06/12/2022

It's not easy to protect your personal time but well worth it.

I've been thinking about this for a while and will be a mini rant. I see the meme, if you can't take a second to text me hello, then you don't care. There are many variations of this with the same basic point. There are a lot of people who mean the world to me that I don't text, mainly because people get upset when you text them at 3am.

Yes there are only so many minutes in a day and so much going on that when I finally sit down to breathe. The last thing I plan on doing is picking up my phone and texting someone. After a text most expect conversation or for you to text while doing other things. In my home cell phones are banned from the bathroom, you only need to make that mistake once, FB messenger popped open without me tapping accept. Thankfully they only saw the ceiling but you can't block out sound.

Yesterday I had the rare 60 minutes to myself so I unapologetically spent 30 minutes writing and napped on the couch with my dog and cat for 30 minutes.

It's nice to hear from those you care about but when it's required, not so much. It might be my petty side and I can get rather petty. A friend complained she saw me at the mall and said I couldn't be bothered to text hello. I had a migraine and was barely getting through the day, the mall trip wasn't fun. She could have let me know she saw me so I now have her added to the same group of 50 people who get the same text of "you wanted me to say hello."

Thank you for listening to my rant.

06/06/2022

How well developed are your characters? Are they characters or do they feel like family and friends? Will your readers know your characters well enough to know their personality and to say, "they would never do that or this one would be the first to jump in and handle it." You can have an amazing story but if the characters are not developed well, it won't keep anyone's attention.

Other than physical appearance, keep notes on their personality, how they react to situations, their belief/ethics or lack of.

Having difficulty developing a character? Have conversations with them. Pick a topic and imagine how they would answer it. Write your own comments down and have them respond, practice writing it down in conversation form.

Even if you write their dislikes and likes, it doesn't mean all of that will go in your story but it will help you get to know your characters better.

05/30/2022

Always remember

On Memorial Day 1929, President Herbert Hoover spoke to a crowd of thousands at Arlington National Cemetery. In his speech, he recognized that Memorial Day had begun as a recognition of Civil War dead, driven largely by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a Union veterans’ organization, but since then “other wars have reaped their harvest of sacrifice.”

By President Hoover’s time, what started as a day to decorate the graves of Civil War soldiers had evolved into an occasion to honor all American soldiers killed in battle. The president spoke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a World War I monument.

Many presidents have followed Hoover’s example, visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Others chose to visit and speak at sites of similar national importance.

Image: Library of Congress

05/30/2022

05/29/2022

Powerful

05/19/2022

Character development is important. Get to know your characters so you will know them great enough to write about them. You could have a mind blowing story but if your readers cannot connect to the characters then the story is wasted.
A habit we find useful when developing our characters is to write an obituary for each one. It might sound odd but you are taking this one person and describing what you feel the world needs to know about this person.

For coffee we prefer a grande upside down half caf no wip caramel macchiato. Referring to the upside down means the order of ingredients are made in reverse, half caf is less caffeine since the grande normally gets 2 shots of espresso. Knowing proper terms and a character who knows exactly the way they like things or is awkward when ordering gives a hint towards their personality.

05/12/2022

Being offered a publishing contract is exciting and not an easy accomplishment, something you can be proud of even if you choose not to accept it. Trying to get your book published whether traditional, self or other route is also a great accomplishment. When offered a contract, no matter how excited you are or if you keep telling yourself you will never be accepted by anyone else, by the way, stop telling yourself that. Please read over the contract, and the entire agreement and if you don’t understand it or like it, don’t sign it. You can negotiate contracts. Also look for an asterix symbol, the * which is found after wording. It means it's either referring to another page or adding wording that is not in that sentence. Make sure you know what that is. At times it will be *1, *4, or agreement*. The exact wording can vary however the asterix will follow at the end of the sentence. An amendment is either a change or addition. If they cannot provide this page to you, don’t sign. If it’s on another page, it could supersede all previous pages. Even if you agreed to what is in front of you, the unattached page can discontinue or throw out the previous pages. To supersede is to take place of previously in use or authority.
Some will go over the pages with you while others expect you to read over the contract yourself. Even if they summarize it for you and expect you to take their word for it, take your time to read it over, decide if it’s the best fit for you and that you fully understand the contract. There is no shame in turning down a contract no matter who it comes from especially if you do not understand it. If it’s coming from a legitimate company, they will give you a reasonable amount of time to make your decision. If there is too much run-around/ double talk language or not fully explaining what each means, not making the context clear, this is a red flag. Any legitimate contract will be understandable or given time to approach an entertainment or business lawyer for advice. The best advice I can give you is don’t rush yourself, make sure you understand what is offered, what they expect, and what you expect from it. Make sure everything is in writing and not just verbal. Feel free to get someone’s opinion and ask questions.

05/10/2022

I don't know what is going on here but I want to be a part of it.

05/10/2022

Depression, anxiety, loneliness, ptsd, physical disability sucks but the fact you are surviving it proves you are a true warrior. I've always encouraged writing as a form of therapy, it helps get out our thoughts we may not be able to verbalize. Even if it's not about our life, writing can be therapeutic, relaxing and a creative way of dealing with stress.

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05/08/2022

She's a proud momma. Happy mother's day.

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05/08/2022

Happy Mother's day