Quick Reads: "Pond Scum" in Collective Darkness

Check out an excerpt of “Pond Scum” in Collective Darkness in the blog!

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Meet The Authors: Alex Child

Here at Collective Tales Publishing, we want to celebrate our authors! This week we’re going to talk about Alex Child! Alex is one of our longest-standing authors. His first story was published in “Pond Scum,” and since then has been published in Little Darkness with “Backroads” and will be published in Collective Fantasy with his story “Poached Caladrius Eggs.”

Unboxing From Missy inkblots Shop!

We unboxed some awesome homemade bookmarks from Missy Inkblots Shop! She has a lot of different styles and we liked a lot of them! But our favorites were the horror-themed ones. They match perfectly with our book Collective Darkness. Check them out and follow her on Instagram: Missy Inkblot.

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Guest Post: What the Heck is an Audiobook Engineer?

You may be wondering, What the heck is an Audiobook Engineer?

I get asked this question a lot, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard the term before. That’s because an audiobook engineer’s job is to make the listening experience of an audiobook seamless and distraction-free. The goal of an engineer is to have the listener say, That was a really nice story, and not Dear Lord, what was that sound in the background? It sounded like someone tossing a cast iron skillet into a pile of cooking pots!

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Collective Darkness Audiobook Out Now!

Get your copy of the Collective Darkness audiobook!

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Guest Post: Author Ashley Amber

I'm author Ashley Amber, here to tell you all about my debut novelette The Flip Side of Sad!

I've been writing since I was 14 years old and came up with this story idea when I was 16. Fast forward ten years, loads of writing, lots of learning, and a YouTube channel later, and I've circled back to this story about a singer who gets trapped inside his own album until he learns the lessons of his lyrics.

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Meet the Publishers: Elizabeth Suggs

I am a co-owner of the indie publisher Collective Tales Publishing, owner of Editing Mee, both of which have given me the opportunity to work closely with authors throughout the writing and editing process. I am also the president of two writing groups, one being part of the LUW (League of Utah Romance Chapter).

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Meet the Publishers: Jonathan Reddoch

I am originally from California, but I’ve lived in Utah for over 15 years now (whoa, time flies!). I have two wacky little daughters that are a handful and so much fun. I studied editing in college and have been a professional copy editor and writer for many years, working mainly in higher education.

Greetings from the publishers!

Hello from the co-publishers of Collective Tales, Jonathan Reddoch and Elizabeth Suggs. We started CTP as an independent publication featuring new and upcoming authors in the speculative fiction genres. Our first book, Collective Darkness: A Horror Anthology, was the Amazon #1 bestseller for new horror anthologies. We have a follow-up called Little Darkness and more books on the way. Read more…

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