HD Beird

Okay. Is the BBC going to edit out poppies then? Because if pride pins are political and biased and 'making a statement', then so are poppies.

Emptiness? Anxiety? Depression? Yep, all three waiting for me on the other side Dunno if there will be another book after the current WIP Dunno if this current WIP will be complete being honest But whatever happens, whatever I do, wherever I go . . . There I am 😵‍💫 #pretendpanel

Don't panic #pretendpanel - "I dunno" is an acceptable response to this (though don't feel like you need to post that!). But for those of you who wanna gush about it... October 24th: What comes next after current WIP/recent release? Why that? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

All endeavour and no reward As though I'm trying to convince the atoms in a wall to loosen up a little so I can walk through 🤔 Like I'm being kicked in the ass with a steel-tipped toe A pain, basically #pretendpanel

Maybe there will be a lot of crossover today, #pretendpanel , or maybe not. Tell me... October 23rd: How does it feel when you are in the thick of the process? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

And that's your lot. You're all human again. Make the mouse - err, I mean, the 'most' of it. Self-promo time, everyone! Reply to this post, and be sure to include #HorrorWritersChat as you do so. Now, if you don't mind, let me play us all out. youtu.be/VOjJwlqHe-Q

🤷‍♂️ The mouse was to give a speech to other mice about cheese eating etiquette He was very worried about it Because his speech was very stilton 😱 Now that was horrible! #HorrorWritersChat

Every story has an ending, but horror doesn't always have happy ones. Q4: What sort of very short (mouse-sized?) story can you write which has a sting in the tale? #HorrorWritersChat

A monster is a selfish prick who fucks things up for everyone else by feeding their ravenous hunger for power and tuning out the voices inside the brain box telling them "ye shit ye shit ye shit!" 🤔 Or something with talons #HorrorWritersChat

Right, you 'orrible little (James) Herberts. El Gato de Ulthar is hot on your furry little heels, and you're lunch if they get you. Are you a Mrs. Frisby, a Matthias or just plain taking the Mickey? Q3: What do you define as a monster in your horror, and how do you make it work? #HorrorWritersChat

Dread I focus on a building sense of hopelessness, even if the focus of a particular story be erotic or comedic Doesn't mean they all end miserable, but I try and build an encroaching sense of "awwww shit!" And create empathy Hard to do when you want ye stories to be fun too #HorrorWritersChat

What is a human world to a little mouse but horror? Q2: How do you make your horror stories horrible? Is it detail, emotion, pathos, fear or even comedy? Or something else? How do YOU make the punters quiver? #HorrorWritersChat

Hi I'm HD Beird, shouting at the Wifi until it works HD this week stands for Huntsman Dorset 🧀 Before life as a rodent, I was a weasel what wrote sci-fi full of violence, comedy, spirituality & societal musings and big ol' sexy sex The only genre fluid enough for all is Horror #HorrorWritersChat

Good morrow, my dear little vermin. It's the weekly Horror Writers Chat! This week, I will be taking you down a rabbit hole, or to precise, into a mouse hole. Soo-ooo-ooo... Q1: Introduce yourselves, gorge on that Stinking Bishop, and tell us what sort of fiction you write. #HorrorWritersChat

Coming soon! This week's #HorrorWritersChat, hosted by me! Tune in tomorrow at 19.00 BST, 14.00 EST, 11.00 PST, and whenever dissolute souls dare awaken. But what's this week's theme, I wonder? (Gnaws on some fruity Wensleydale.) youtu.be/F9nGyPz9uT0 #HorrorSky #AmWriting #Horror #AuthorSky

M. Night Shyamalan's YouTube channel (which is something he has now) came out of nowhere with this great line.

Fun Not disposable fun, but the kind where you get excited thinking about it, talking about it, and hopefully get inspired by it Big ask, but I hope it at least it achieves a scintilla of that goal It'd be nice is all #pretendpanel #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Let's be idealistic today #pretendpanel . I know that when the work hits the reader, it can hit wrong, but in an ideal world, how would it look... October 17th: What do you want readers to take from this work? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

To stop thinking about it Had some version of this WIP going for seven years now It's good to move on at some point, and I've been good with the three other books I done in knowing when they are as good as I can make them #pretendpanel

Sometimes, #pretendpanel , it's good to remind ourselves why... October 16th: Why are you writing/did you write your current WIP/recent release? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

You blink again, hands twisted in the air. War echoes faintly across the frozen copse. There he is; under this slanted shroud. A mist between leaden raindrops. Waiting. Have you answered the questions? Got something to share? Promote below & share each others' posts! #HorrorWritersChat

Not to toot my own horn but I think Amnion is as good as I'm gonna get close to doing it right I'll leave you with the blurb of it though as my elevator pitch, and you decide if you wanna stay on or get off "WHAT'S KEPT WITHIN IS WORSE THAN WHAT'S KEPT WITHOUT" #HorrorWritersChat

A shudder jolts through your body. You look at him. His last tears roll down his muddy cheeks. He is dead. Take your answers to questions 2 & 3, and pitch us a horror story about a war from a perspective you would consider the most frightening! #HorrorWritersChat

I tried to straddle the line between both Personally, I think the psychological is where the supernatural works best, if that makes sense? Way I see it, if it's real for your main character, then it's real Not "all in their head" How they see the world IS the world #HorrorWritersChat

His cries are smothered by explosions and screams. You're just an assistant. Your eyes dart for the doctor. Where is she? How- War permeates between horror genres. What of it would you make supernatural? Or would you keep it grounded in reality? #HorrorWritersChat

While not a war story, my first book Amnion is about a holdout solider in an outpost All by himself surrounded by ashen bodies of his comrades, who he talks to in order to try and stay sane There's a rumination on being a tool in proxy wars for dickheads who'll never know war #HorrorWritersChat

His shivering, tear-dimmed eyes stare at you. At that red cross plastered over your chest. You can't breathe. He's your first. Wars scar soldiers' souls forever. How would you explore that in a psychological horror about war? The loss of self, the flashbacks, or something else? #HorrorWritersChat

And there you are again. With a blink, flames scythe across the copse, now a deep trench. Explosions rattle your skull, blurring your vision. Your hand is heavy. With his head. Again. Tell us who you are, what do you write, and what is your favourite depiction of war in horror? #HorrorWritersChat

A raindrop fizzles out your cigarette. The soft susurrus is the only sound traipsing across this dead, grey copse. You pocket the cigarette away. Cold water seeps through your old, tattered coat. You look at your wet, weathered hand. Soaked in blood. #HorrorWritersChat

Looks dope Gerwig has made it her own by the looks of things and that's interesting Got a good feeling about this one youtu.be/mZgB5D74ivc?...

My disappointment in life and 99% of the human race is my muse And self-loathing That's a big one #pretendpanel

Inspiration can come from many sources. Teachers and mentors, orher authors, various muses in our lives, and more. Tell me, #pretendpanel … 10th: Who inspires you (specific to your writing)? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Watched Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade too many times as a young Beird and figured "I wanna do that" Then I tried making movies and wasted years of time and money And then another foolhardy notion popped in my brain "Just do it as a book innit?" Out of the frying pan . . . #pretendpanel

#pretendpanel Loved everyone's answers last weekend! Tell me more about how you got to this point (though maybe just the elevator pitch so we're not here all day) 🤭 9th October: What was your origin story/the spark that ignited your writing? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Paying off something that wil be initially written off as "middle aged millenial just being horny" so I can go "See! See! It had a point!" And then, should anyone read it, getting into an argument over The Thermian Argument Followed by being outwitted by people smarter than I 😒 #HorrorWritersChat

The Harvest was good this year Too good But it committed the ultimate sin and testified against other Harvests gone bad. Harvests that tried to kill it, but got the woman it loved instead Framed for murder, it now prowls the badlands . . . Wait that's the opening to Renegade🤔 #HorrorWritersChat

In my current WIP, nature is in a state of decay despite flourishing 'Cause assholes in charge hoarding all the plants But there be a plan to release it of their grasp Yet it may be one of them pyrrhic victory things Or not I'm a right cheerful lad, me 🫥 #HorrorWritersChat

I'm HD Beird, in case of emergency call a llama HD this week stands for House Desire Cause if I had one I'd live in it!!! I write sci-fi horror full of violence, suspense, sex, comedy and pretention Creepiest thing I can imagine is another me upside down joined at the taint #HorrorWritersChat

Given this some thought, considering the market & zeitgeist Since my work contains violence, surreal and dark comedy, musings on spirituality as well as nihilistic observations on life, along with unapologetic sex and sexuality, on top of no concern for continuity . . . Nobody? 🤷‍♂️ #pretendpanel

Brilliant responses yesterday 🫶 I’m looking forward to seeing what people are going to say in response to this. Could be wildly different to each other… or very similar… let’s see #pretendpanel October 3rd: Who do you write for? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts