Frank Cavallo
@fjcavallo.bsky.social
Writer of horror and weird fiction. Criminal Defense Attorney. No politics, please.
www.frankcavallo.com
www.frankcavallo.com
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What Is Dark Within Me by Frank Cavallo - Reviewed by Kendrix Kek
Review: This novel is 4D chess being unveiled in real time as you flip through the pages of the story.
reedsy.com
“Genuinely blew my mind… a work to be devoured by fans of occult murder mysteries.”
@theevilcookiepub.bsky.social
#Horror #IndieAuthor #BookSky #HorrorBooks #OccultHorror #CrimeFiction #Thriller
@theevilcookiepub.bsky.social
#Horror #IndieAuthor #BookSky #HorrorBooks #OccultHorror #CrimeFiction #Thriller
I learned today that the “Oprah” book club uses an aol.com address. I guess they’re just old school … or maybe, just maybe the email I got was NOT from Oprah’s people looking to feature my book?
#indieauthor #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
#indieauthor #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
September 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I learned today that the “Oprah” book club uses an aol.com address. I guess they’re just old school … or maybe, just maybe the email I got was NOT from Oprah’s people looking to feature my book?
#indieauthor #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
#indieauthor #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
Reposted by Frank Cavallo
September 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I’ve been to four of them… and I’ve gotten close enough to see the fifth
#indieauthor #traveler #travel
#indieauthor #traveler #travel
11 Countries Where You Won't Find A Single McDonald's Location - The Takeout
Explicit bans, local hostility, and infrastructure challenges have kept McDonald's out of many countries, including Nigeria, Bolivia, Iran, and Russia.
www.thetakeout.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I’ve been to four of them… and I’ve gotten close enough to see the fifth
#indieauthor #traveler #travel
#indieauthor #traveler #travel
Not brand new, but it just hit my inbox. I love all things Robert E. Howard & I’m happy to promote anyone who shares that interest
#fantasy #heroicfantasy #conan #conanthebarbarian #indieauthor
#fantasy #heroicfantasy #conan #conanthebarbarian #indieauthor
The 10 Best Conan the Barbarian Stories by Robert E. Howard, Ranked
Discover the 10 best Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard, from ‘Red Nails’ to ‘The Tower of the Elephant,’ ranked and explained by a longtime fan
darklongbox.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Not brand new, but it just hit my inbox. I love all things Robert E. Howard & I’m happy to promote anyone who shares that interest
#fantasy #heroicfantasy #conan #conanthebarbarian #indieauthor
#fantasy #heroicfantasy #conan #conanthebarbarian #indieauthor
I get unreasonably excited for any new Clive Barker content, but new Hellraiser? I am always on board for more Hellraiser
#horror #horrorficton
#horror #horrorficton
'Hellraiser' - BOOM! Studios Announces Two New Comic Book Series Set in Clive Barker's Hellish World [Exclusive]
BOOM! Studios has been doing a hell of a job bringing the Clive Barker-created Hellraiser franchise back to life this year, first announcing that three
bloody-disgusting.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I get unreasonably excited for any new Clive Barker content, but new Hellraiser? I am always on board for more Hellraiser
#horror #horrorficton
#horror #horrorficton
September 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Frank Cavallo
Don’t judge a book by its review count.
I met a fellow indie crime author who exchanged books with me. He only had 1 review. Started reading & it’s damn good!
Review count doesn’t = quality.
Sometimes great books just haven’t been discovered yet.
Give indie books a chance.
#AuthorSky #BookSky
I met a fellow indie crime author who exchanged books with me. He only had 1 review. Started reading & it’s damn good!
Review count doesn’t = quality.
Sometimes great books just haven’t been discovered yet.
Give indie books a chance.
#AuthorSky #BookSky
April 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Don’t judge a book by its review count.
I met a fellow indie crime author who exchanged books with me. He only had 1 review. Started reading & it’s damn good!
Review count doesn’t = quality.
Sometimes great books just haven’t been discovered yet.
Give indie books a chance.
#AuthorSky #BookSky
I met a fellow indie crime author who exchanged books with me. He only had 1 review. Started reading & it’s damn good!
Review count doesn’t = quality.
Sometimes great books just haven’t been discovered yet.
Give indie books a chance.
#AuthorSky #BookSky
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How to Protect Yourself Against Book Marketing Scams #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #indieauthor www.amazon.com/dp/1948872714
September 14, 2026 at 12:15 AM
How to Protect Yourself Against Book Marketing Scams #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #indieauthor www.amazon.com/dp/1948872714
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The "creatives" who use genAI at any part of their process need to understand I'm not desperate for new media.
There is such a backlog of arts, movies, books, and games WITHOUT genAI that if nothing new was made again, I'd still need a hundred lifetimes to consume even a fraction of it.
There is such a backlog of arts, movies, books, and games WITHOUT genAI that if nothing new was made again, I'd still need a hundred lifetimes to consume even a fraction of it.
July 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The "creatives" who use genAI at any part of their process need to understand I'm not desperate for new media.
There is such a backlog of arts, movies, books, and games WITHOUT genAI that if nothing new was made again, I'd still need a hundred lifetimes to consume even a fraction of it.
There is such a backlog of arts, movies, books, and games WITHOUT genAI that if nothing new was made again, I'd still need a hundred lifetimes to consume even a fraction of it.
“Her reasoning was that she worked full time and didn’t have the money to spend on the study of suspense thrillers, even though she wanted to write and sell one for profit”
Everyone wants to be a writer, very few people actually want to write.
#authorsky #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
Everyone wants to be a writer, very few people actually want to write.
#authorsky #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
An Editor on Generative AI: The Tool That Blunts the User - Ruadán Books
by Lauren Elise Daniels Over the past eighteen months, an increasing number of people using generative AI have requested my editing services to support their attempts at creative writing. By gen AI, I...
ruadanbooks.com
September 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
“Her reasoning was that she worked full time and didn’t have the money to spend on the study of suspense thrillers, even though she wanted to write and sell one for profit”
Everyone wants to be a writer, very few people actually want to write.
#authorsky #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
Everyone wants to be a writer, very few people actually want to write.
#authorsky #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
The reason I love pulp fiction era stuff is because of these comic adaptations I first encountered as a kid in the 70s.
But as good as they were, nothing compares to the original stories
#RobertEHoward #Tarzan #fantasy #heroicfantasy #booksky
But as good as they were, nothing compares to the original stories
#RobertEHoward #Tarzan #fantasy #heroicfantasy #booksky
September 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The reason I love pulp fiction era stuff is because of these comic adaptations I first encountered as a kid in the 70s.
But as good as they were, nothing compares to the original stories
#RobertEHoward #Tarzan #fantasy #heroicfantasy #booksky
But as good as they were, nothing compares to the original stories
#RobertEHoward #Tarzan #fantasy #heroicfantasy #booksky
Reposted by Frank Cavallo
A bit of #horror news, a bunch of newly spawned #horrorbooks and some #horrormovies set free. What a time to be alive.
A Grab Bag of Horror News, 6 to 12 Sep 2026
fearsomefiction.com/a-grab-bag-o...
A Grab Bag of Horror News, 6 to 12 Sep 2026
fearsomefiction.com/a-grab-bag-o...
A Grab Bag of Horror News, 6 to 12 Sep 2026 - Fearsome Fiction
A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week
fearsomefiction.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM
A bit of #horror news, a bunch of newly spawned #horrorbooks and some #horrormovies set free. What a time to be alive.
A Grab Bag of Horror News, 6 to 12 Sep 2026
fearsomefiction.com/a-grab-bag-o...
A Grab Bag of Horror News, 6 to 12 Sep 2026
fearsomefiction.com/a-grab-bag-o...
Reposted by Frank Cavallo
"We invite you to demonstrate your authorship by providing browser histories going back 16 months, childhood diaries, school reports, and testimony from the OB/GYN present at your birth. If you wrote early drafts by hand, please submit the original notebooks for carbon dating."
buff.ly/FYVr6Zx
buff.ly/FYVr6Zx
A Note from Your Editor Regarding the Entirely Routine Authentication of Your Humanity
“To establish that AI did not write your book, we will upload it to an AI detector. The detector will retain your words, learn from your distinct syntax and ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
September 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"We invite you to demonstrate your authorship by providing browser histories going back 16 months, childhood diaries, school reports, and testimony from the OB/GYN present at your birth. If you wrote early drafts by hand, please submit the original notebooks for carbon dating."
buff.ly/FYVr6Zx
buff.ly/FYVr6Zx
“Genuinely blew my mind… a work to be devoured by fans of occult murder mysteries.”
@theevilcookiepub.bsky.social
#Horror #IndieAuthor #BookSky #HorrorBooks #OccultHorror #CrimeFiction #Thriller
@theevilcookiepub.bsky.social
#Horror #IndieAuthor #BookSky #HorrorBooks #OccultHorror #CrimeFiction #Thriller
What Is Dark Within Me by Frank Cavallo - Reviewed by Kendrix Kek
Review: This novel is 4D chess being unveiled in real time as you flip through the pages of the story.
reedsy.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“Genuinely blew my mind… a work to be devoured by fans of occult murder mysteries.”
@theevilcookiepub.bsky.social
#Horror #IndieAuthor #BookSky #HorrorBooks #OccultHorror #CrimeFiction #Thriller
@theevilcookiepub.bsky.social
#Horror #IndieAuthor #BookSky #HorrorBooks #OccultHorror #CrimeFiction #Thriller
Always loved him.
🤠💀 Is Jonah Hex secretly one of DC’s great horror characters?
@michaelwalsh.bsky.social talks Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death, blending Westerns with supernatural horror, Blood Meridian, redemption, and more. #comicsky #horror
Preorder by 9/14; read it here:
@michaelwalsh.bsky.social talks Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death, blending Westerns with supernatural horror, Blood Meridian, redemption, and more. #comicsky #horror
Preorder by 9/14; read it here:
Michael Walsh talks horror, redemption, and ‘Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death’
Everyone's favorite aging gunslinger battles guilt, supernatural terror.
aiptcomics.com
September 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Always loved him.
Today’s scam email comes from “the Authors Manuscriptia” (because I guess they think if you make it sound vaguely Latin, it’s impressive?)
They praise my co-author… I don’t have a co-author
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
They praise my co-author… I don’t have a co-author
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
September 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Today’s scam email comes from “the Authors Manuscriptia” (because I guess they think if you make it sound vaguely Latin, it’s impressive?)
They praise my co-author… I don’t have a co-author
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
They praise my co-author… I don’t have a co-author
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
Reposted by Frank Cavallo
Just got an email that my new book “won placement” on the Bloomsberry Review shortlist. They loved everything about it.
Just one problem: the book doesn’t come out until next week.
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
Just one problem: the book doesn’t come out until next week.
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
September 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Just got an email that my new book “won placement” on the Bloomsberry Review shortlist. They loved everything about it.
Just one problem: the book doesn’t come out until next week.
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
Just one problem: the book doesn’t come out until next week.
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #fiction #authors #booksky
They never quit
Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are rampant. Here’s the latest list of scammers:
Emily Moore
[email protected]
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #amediting #fiction #authors #booksky
Emily Moore
[email protected]
#bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #amediting #fiction #authors #booksky
September 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
They never quit