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How Much Does Twisted Actually Make?

I get asked this question from time to time and it’s usually a shock. I got this email from a write this morning so I decided to pull some actual figures. They wrote… ‘As a published horror writer, I noted with intere…

Chris Jones·29 August 2025·3 min

Podcast Ep 004… Inside the Making of Twisted50 Volume 3: A Horror Anthology Journey

Ever wondered what it takes to put together a horror anthology? Well, the recent chat between Chris Jones and Kate Bemis, the masterminds behind Twisted50 Volume 3, gives us a fascinating peek behind the curtain. Kate…

Mistress Twisted · 18 November 2024 · 2 min

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Twisted50 Vol III… Is uploaded and we have a cover!

So today we finally uploaded the PDF of Twisted 50 Volume 3 to Amazon for them to review. That means we also had to finish the cover, which is both an EPUB for Kindle and a PDF for the paperback. The paperback is goin…

Mistress Twisted · 18 November 2024 · 1 min

Revelations: Twisted 50

What do you think when you hear the word ‘Publisher’? For me, it’s less of a thought and more of a feeling. Fear. The slap of a teacher’s hand on your wrist. Strict. Unforgiving. Even Harry Potter was turned down by t…

Kate Bemis · 17 October 2024 · 3 min

Unleashed, Uncut and Demented… I Loved Writing For Twisted50 by Debbie Croysdale

It was a blast being part of “Twisted” for the first time. Wish I’d stumbled upon this community sooner. It’s an amazing zone for writers who are not afraid to push the boundaries and I experienced a sense of freedom…

Debbie Croysdale · 13 October 2024 · 2 min

Why YOU should enter Twisted50, Volume 3 with a Horror Short Story by Lucy V Hay

A Thought-Provoking Question Someone recently asked me the first time I knew I was a writer. This great question got me thinking. After all, they hadn’t asked me the usual question of ‘where do you get your ideas from…

Lucy V Hay · 7 June 2024 · 5 min