Amber's Hallo-zine 2024

 

I'm so excited to present to you the latest issue of Amber's Hallo-zine! I had a ton of fun putting together the first issue in 2020, and it was great to finally get back to it. This one has a creepy doll theme. Inside, you'll find a new doll-related craft and recipe, a fun costume quiz, creepy doll costume ideas, a writing game, an excerpt from my short story "The Doll," and more. Click on the Google form below and put in your name and email to get your free copy today. 

You can also opt-in to receive email updates about my writing if you'd like. It's not a required question, and I don't know if I'll actually end up using any emails collected, as ideally, I'll have a newsletter at some point that folks will be able to sign up for. But I figured it doesn't hurt to give people the option to opt-in.

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DIY Bear Ears

 

I'm back! Sort of. I still have the tendon injury, which limits how much time I can spend writing. And since I'm a horror writer, I need to spend most my writing time focusing on my fiction. But I've made a number of crafts and DIYs over the past few years, and I miss sharing them with you all. So I hope to pop in from time to time with a new craft.

Since Halloween is on the horizon, I figured today I'd show you how I made these bear ears. I made them for a book release, which I'll tell you more about at the end of the post. But first, the tutorial. 

DIY Bear Ears

Materials:

*Black headband

*Black felt

*Pink felt

*All purpose or fabric adhesive

*Scissors 

*Marker for tracing 

*Bigger cylinder and smaller cylinder for tracing circles (sizes depend on your preferences for the ear size)

Directions: 

*Trace and cut out two larger circles in black felt and two smaller circles in pink felt.

*Center the pink circles on the black circles and glue together.

*Line up the circles along the headband where you would like them positioned and trim off the excess felt that dips below the headband.

*Glue the ears to the headband. Let dry. 

Grizzly: A Charity Anthology

I'm so excited to share that my short story "Jane" was accepted into Grizzly: A Charity Anthology! All proceeds from this anthology benefit Take Back the Night, an organization dedicated to ending sexual assault globally. Inspired by the man vs. bear debate, all of the stories have a bear theme, although in some cases, the bear is central to the story whereas in others, the bear exists in passing mention. The anthology is multi-genre, and my story is horror. I'm including the blurb below, and if you would like to learn more, you can check it out on Amazon or Goodreads. It is only available until September 10th, so if you'd like to have a copy, make sure to pick it up before then. 

The Blurb: 

Boys will be boys.

Bears will be bears…

Brace yourself for twenty mixed-genre tales, all tied together with a neat bear- shaped bow that your mother would be proud of. Guaranteed to make you ‘smile more often’ and rage like it’s ‘that time of the month’.

Written by femme SA survivors for all SA survivors, Grizzly is the charity anthology that aims to give back and bite back.

Sometimes, when you can’t find the strength to roar, a growl will do.