WIP to Fire!
I’ve been sitting with two new works that each bite a little deeper than usual. I’m knee-deep in human monster imagery, hallucinations on pages, and the smut and horror that cut both ways. You know me, I wanted to open the door a little wider. So I’m writing a body type horror that lives in our daily habits. It relates to simple acts like unwrapping a straw. It includes the tear of opening a ketchup packet and even the crack of a water bottle seal. I’ve been calling this new project “I Wonder.” I noticed how often the mundane is one blink away from becoming brutal.
If you know me, you know I love splatter-punk and horror gore. It felt right to try my hand at a different kind of poetic violence. Some grow out of the everyday rituals we never think twice about. Others are manifested by our own misery and deprivation.
It’s time to bring readers into the process.
Beta Readers, ARC Readers, and Street Team Sign Ups
I’m building three small but mighty teams. Each has a clear role, clear expectations, and a few thank-you bonuses from me.
If you want in:
Email me at poeaxtry@gmail.com, or fill out the form(s) linked in this post. You can pick more than one or just one, whatever fits your schedule.
Beta Readers
You get the raw draft, the crooked edges, the parts still dripping. You tell me what stumbles, what hits, what confuses, what claws at you in the right way.
You get:
• Early access to the rough manuscript
• A digital finished copy upon release
• Your name in the digital acknowledgments
• A private PDF of cut pieces, alternate lines, or deleted stanzas, exclusive to beta members
ARC Readers
You get the polished version right before launch. Your main task is simple, read and leave an honest review on at least one platform.
You get:
• Final digital copy
• Your name listed as an early reviewer
• Access to promo graphics you can share if you want
• Optional Q and A email with me after launch
Street Team
You help amplify. Sharing posts, boosting drops, nudging other readers. Low pressure, high impact. You’ll make posts prior to book launch & also post launch.
You get:
• Sneak peek excerpts
• Street team only wallpapers or digital art
• Name in the digital acknowledgments
• The chance to win a physical gift for outstanding team players.
If you want to be part of these groups, email me or complete the sign-up form. I’m keeping it simple.
More about the WIP
This piece is the heart of what I’m writing now. It blends hallucination, romance, rot, body-electricity, and all the strange cycles we call connection. Think sensory overload, think whispered illusions, think those little narrative pages where reality slips sideways. The full chapbook is coming along, poem by poem, story by story, and monster by monster.
Open Collabs
Voices for the Voiceless:
The Joy They can’t Erase :
Both community collaborations are getting extended timelines so the full emotional feel can land. No rush. Just creation.
Free Minority Manuscript Publishing Spot
I’m keeping one slot open at all times for a minority creator who needs their manuscript brought to life. First come, first served. No cost, no gate keeping, just support. We currently don’t charge for publishing at all and do not offer it outside this spot.
Feel free to email me @ poeaxtry@gmail.com and I’ll reply with the details.
Facebook Giveaway
When the page hits 1k followers, I’m giving away:
• All 9 digital collections to the grand prize winner
• Three runner ups get one mystery digital collection each
Four winners total.
Details on Facebook, but I’ll announce it here when we’re close. Instagram & other socials get the same giveaway when they reach 1k. More for higher amounts as well!
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Whisper to the void it might whisper back