I am always looking to try new things with my writing, but that often means stepping well outside of my comfort zone. The latest thing I am doing is something called Talking Terrors. Simply put, I create drabbles that I narrate and turn into videos. I make covers and images for each, while also using Suno to create some creepy background music.
I hate the sound of my voice, so I always feel more than a little self-conscious reading them, but I am starting to get a little more comfortable. I thought it might be fun to introduce the 6 that I have created to this point. If you enjoy them, please do consider liking and subscribing to my YouTube channel, as this will help them get seen and also help the channel grow.
Mirror Mary - I took the old Bloody Mary urban legend and tried to do something a little different with it.
Pressed Flowers - This one was inspired by a moodboard that one of my Substack subscribers posted.
Sunlight - A different take on vampire lore that is now one of my most popular drabbles on Substack.
Imbued - This story came from a word of the day website that I frequently use for ideas.
Reflections - Mostly sad, this drabble came to me out of the blue. Not even sure there was any kind of inspiration, as it just popped into my head.
An Unwanted Gift - I often do theme drabbles on Substack, and this one was part of a children’s crayon drawing set.
I post new videos on Tuesdays and Thursdays for now, but I am considering adding a weekend edition, too. Again, if you enjoy these, help the channel grow by liking and subscribing, and maybe even sharing.
At the end of my pieces here, I usually ask for a tip over on my Buy Me A Coffee, but I would consider the subbing as more than generous here. I am close to 100 subs on my YT channel, so let’s see if we can go beyond that.
Branching out a bit to the tube?
What a great start!