Shane Kroetsch

Dark and Introspective Fiction

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Stories from the Dark, Ep. 7 – A Passing of Seasons

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Oh hi!

I hope your December has been treating you well so far. I know it’s a busy time, so let’s get to it.

For December’s Stories from the Dark, I’m crossing a line I haven’t crossed before. I killed Santa. Well, a Santa anyway. Have a watch below.

Before I go, I’ve got some exciting news to share. In honour of the giving season, all three books in the Storm Series are now only $0.99 on Amazon! Better yet, if you have a Kindle Unlimited membership, you can now read them for free! If you prefer real books in your hands, the limited edition paperbacks are on sale right now as well, head to pencilonpaper.ca to order and check out some of the other unique items we have available.

Surviving the Storm – Cover update!

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Merry Christmas, everyone! I wish you all the best now and in the New Year. Thank you for being with me on my writing journey.

Until next time, stay well.

Shane

Stories From the Dark, Ep. 6 – The Devil

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Happy almost Halloween!

Last year I had an idea. Wouldn’t it be fun to write a story about the Devil in exactly 666 words? Turns out it was. Once it was finished though, I didn’t know what to do with it. Initially, I thought I would search out an open call to submit it to. After not being able to find a suitable opportunity, I got it ready to post as a story. Why that didn’t happen, I’m not sure. That brings us to today. To celebrate this spookiest of months, I decided to post two Stories from the Dark, and what better opportunity could there be than to share with all of you just before Halloween? I hope you enjoy it.

What comes next? November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). While I’m not participating in an official way, I am joining a group of my writer friends in an attempt to create some good writing habits, and while maybe I won’t get 50,000 words down, I still want to finish my current work in progress and take a big chunk out of the next. Stay tuned!

Until next time, I hope you are well.

Shane

Stories from the Dark, Ep. 5 – Truth or Dare

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Oh hi.

I have a short one for you today. While I normally write dark and weird, this one even surprised me. Maybe the spooky month is having an effect on me? Have a listen, I hope you enjoy.

Keep an eye out for my second Stories from the Dark post in honour of Halloween coming in a couple weeks! Until then, I hope you are well.

Shane

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Photo by David Tomaseti on Unsplash

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Stories from the Dark, Ep. 4 – The Wrong Key

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Oh hi.

I seem to be fond of smelly old dirt floor basements and putting people in circumstances they would rather not be in. Not that I enjoy these things necessarily, I suppose it’s a way for me to express my fears to the world. I also like creeping people out. In a fun way of course. Have a listen, I hope you enjoy.

Until next time, I hope you are well.

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Cover Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

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Stories from the Dark, Ep. 3 – Fallen

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For this episode of Stories from the Dark I’m trying something new. The vision in my head doesn’t always translate to the real world, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work out in the end.

Are you a fan of weird camera angles and shadows? Do you really want to see my weird facial expressions as I read? Let me know what you think, who knows what I’ll do next time!

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