AJ Wilder

horror/scifi/thriller author and reader.

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

WILLY WONKA X BLACK MIRROR

When CyberLand’s immersive VR attraction goes berserk during its first public test, careening the players into their worst nightmares, the creator of the program must confront the secrets he buried or no one will get out alive.

#QuestPit #Q #H #SF

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

How many drafts do write until you feel like your work is "done" or "ready".

(I use quotes bc I know it never actually feels ready lol)

#writingcommunity #authors

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

When Sam spends Christmas with her new boyfriend and his family, she begins to realize they still believe in Santa Claus and they’ll do what it takes to uphold their traditions. Even if it means killing her Christmas spirit.

READY OR NOT x KRAMPUS

#wip #elevatorpitch

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

I've been wanting to write a Christmas horror story for years now and this morning, an idea finally came to me.

So I've challenged myself to write one chapter a day, every day until Christmas.

First draft - 50,000 words - 25 chapters - 2000 words a chapter

Can she do it?

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@scriblotta That happens to me all the time! Those genres be morphin lol

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

The thing I have found most helpful while in the query trenches is diving into a new project with my whole heart. To the point where my last project is a blip on my radar.

Currently drafting a speculative horror novel with a romance subplot.

What are you working on?

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

Authors: How do you pick which genre when your novel blends with multiple genres and relies on different elements from each?

For example, mine has speculative, horror, thriller, and dystopian elements with a romantic subplot.

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@pennpaperplanes I'm obsessed with this! I just KNOW this is so so good!

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

You can submit to me if you want to have your story featured at the google form below:
https://t.co/FcoWGk8JE1
or just do it for fun!

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

On TikTok, I host Flash Fiction Friday where you get a word, a genre, & setting to write a 100 word story in 20 mins.

This week's prompts are:
Word - whisper
Genre - speculative
Setting - remote island

#writingprompt #flashfiction

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

How is everyone feeling about the query trenches right now? This is a safe place!

For me, I feel like I'm currently failing.

#amquerying #writerscommunity #querytrenches

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

Hollis created the Fun House. He also created Jules, a VR depiction of his dead wife.

CyberLand chooses five lucky winners to test the brand new attraction.

But Jules doesn't want strangers in her Fun House and she doesn't plan to let them out alive.

#QuestPit #H #Q #SF

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@maTEAlda_muses YAAAS Love this concept and love the combination of comps

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@mynameisjoyous ooohhh LOVE! That sounds so good

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

presenting THE FUN HOUSE, a horror-fied version of WILLY WONKA meets BLACK MIRROR:

🎫5 metallic tickets
🎡Set in a techie amusement park
💻Sentient computer virus
🤡Demented robot clown
🐋👽Whalien??

#QuestPit #Q #H #SF

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@Gabriela_StLuke This is right up my alley! I wanna read!!

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@carolineNB_ LOVE!

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@BraydenRWrites oooooh this concept is so cool!

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

CyberLand grants 5 lucky winners access to be the first to test The Fun House:

a retired pro boxer
a cutthroat influencer
an eccentric magician
a mother of 3
an enthusiastic tween

The players must face their greatest fears or they'll never get out alive. #QuestPit #Q #H #SF

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@JackHAuthor Eeeek thank you! I would love for you to be able to read it

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

WILLY WONKA X BLACK MIRROR

When CyberLand’s immersive VR attraction goes berserk during its first public test, careening the players into their worst nightmares, the creator of the program must confront the secrets he buried or no one will get out alive.

#QuestPit #Q #H #SF

[AJ Wilder @ajwilderauthor]

@Alexander_Shaq Kind of both! All trapped in the same experience, having different nightmares with some crossover