Ooooh, awesome idea, thank you for creating this thread ! I don't have time to write a proper presentation post this week but be assured I will answer ASAP bc I'm really hyped about it. I can't wait to meet other writers here on itch.io 😄

Greetings.

I am Edwin Black, writer of weird things.  Generally speaking, I will read most any genre, though I have a liking more toward the literary and the macabre. This might explain why I am a horror writer, tending toward ghost stories, folk horror, and eco-horror, though I also enjoy experimenting with other subgenres and things outside. I have had a couple of short stories published elsewhere.

At the moment I am working on a new short story - a caper, of all things! I hope to successfully submit it to a particular publication, though I will likely post it up here if it gets rejected. Other than that, I will be working on my second novel. I cannot go into detail about that at the moment as it is early doors. I have another manuscript that I am ready to release at the right time. It tells of a house that has been standing for much too long, a house that can only hate. It ought to be out by the end of the year.

I look forward to my time here - Itch seems to be a bit friendlier to surreal and offbeat art than other places, and I do hope to bump into more of my horror brethren here in the coming time!

(phew, I finally found some time to write this post X)

Well hello there! I'm Row' (they/them), a passionate hobbyist writer who wish they had more time to work on their endless list of projects!

Spoiler alert: I'm a French native-speaker so I write... in French. Pretty much all of my writings here on itch are in French. Though, if you're looking for English content, you might take a look at MIRROR|ЯOЯЯIM, a rpg card game about summoning your reflection and conversing with it. It's still in development, but you can totally play it if you like! Now back to our main subject:

Favorite genres to read/watch/play
I read mostly fiction. I have a big soft spot for fantastic litterature, mysteries, magical realism... Well, pretty much anything that takes me away from reality for the time of a reading.  Although, this doesn't stop me from appreciating "realist" stories, especially when they're set in historical settings and/or focused on women's experiences and point-of-views.

Horror stories also have a special place in my reader's heart. Particularly ghost tales, weird horror, lovecraftian horror and folk-horror.

Spicy LGBTQ+ romances are my guilty pleasure, especially when they're mixed with a thrilling plot or with one of my favorite genres!

Type of Stories you write (poems, nonfiction, AUs, Fanfiction, longform stories, short stories, haikus, comics)
Most of my writings are original fictions with fantastic/magic elements. That said, I do have fun creating fanfictions of a quite famous british detective and his doctor roommate... I write mainly short stories, even though I'm working on a novel at the moment.

I gave interactive fiction a try a few months ago by writing a real simple story on Twine and I'm eager to explore this format more (I just need more tiiiime...) Also last year I collaborated with 3 of my friends on a med-fan rural-drama LARP-scenario. We played it last summer and now we are looking forward to develop a new scenario in the same universe

Finally, when inspiration strikes, I jot down some random words on a paper and call it poetry.

Talk about any upcoming projects you're working on
I'm currently working on a long-form novel. I can't tell much about it since it's still in early-early alpha and I haven't figured out the whole plot yet xD What I can tell : it's a spicy M/NB rom-tasy comedy set in a small French village at the turn of the XIXth century, involving a hung-up young priest, a slutty demon and a black goat.

Book Recommendations, including books found on this site

Fallen Grace- by Mary Hooper
I read this book like 10 years ago but I still remember it as a striking story. It's a dark, moving and deeply touching reading, in addition to be richly documented.
"London, 1861. Grace Parkes has just had to do a terrible thing. Having given birth to an illegitimate child, she has travelled to the famed Brookwood Cemetery to place her small infant's body in a rich lady's coffin. Following the advice of a kindly midwife, this is the only way that Grace can think of to give something at least to the little baby who died at birth, and to avoid the ignominy of a pauper's grave"

The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal - by E.K Weaver
I re-read it a few months ago and I still love this webcomic with my whole heart! If I should name a single story that made me want to write queer romances, this would the one. It's funny, touching and the ar-style never ceases to amaze me.
"In the span of a single day, Amal calls off his arranged marriage, comes out to his conservative parents, promptly gets disowned, goes on a bender... and wakes up the next morning to find TJ, a lanky, dreadlocked vagrant, frying eggs and singing Paul Simon in his kitchen. TJ claims that the two have made a drunken pact to drive all the way from Berkeley to Providence. As it happens, Amal promised his sister he'd be there for her graduation from Brown University. And TJ, well... TJ has his own reasons.The agreement is simple: Amal does the driving; TJ pays the way - but a 3500 mile journey leaves plenty of time for things to get complicated."

And that's all for now, thank you for reading! I'm eager to meet you, fellow writers, because you and your writings definitely deserve some spotligh ! (Yes, trust me, you do!) Have a great day!

Hello,

I'm Konspiracy (pen name Ginger Davies). I have a lot of things published, both written works and comics. I enjoy lots of things, mostly apocalyptic, 80s, and romance with horror and thriller themes attached, and I tend to write in those realms as well. 

I've published a lot of my works, but I only recently started adding anything to itch. I just uploaded chapter 1 of Ark of Time here and I'm hoping to add more of it soon if anyone likes it. Ark of Time

As for recommendations on this site, I highly recommend the visual novel, Where Winter Crows Go. Loved the hell outta that one, and its artwork is fantastic. Plus I'm a sucker for the male character being just the slightest bit insane. :)

Thanks!