Unknown Music Craft

 Hey, if you're reading this, then I want to first explain that I'm still in Missouri. We are probably having lunch about now, but that's not what I wanted to share with you. 

I wanted to inform you that I remembered the song I created, but never published. In fact, I've created two songs.

The others have been published and can be found online.

 As of now, this is one of the songs I can find to share.

But I wanted to share my song It's a Mystery (Friends) I created this song just a few years ago for a friend.

The story behind this song is a bit sad, but it has a heartfelt meaning behind it.

So I have a group of friends, and we all have this one guy as our target. Now, before I explain, we joke with each other all the time, but this one friend who joke on a lot. I always assume it's because he's the oddball. The only one who is constantly out of the loop.

Well, anyway, there was a day I felt bad. I could tell he was trying to stay strong, but his feelings were hurt a bit. Made me think about what he thought about us, or even how those kinds of friends are feeling.

You see it on TV  all the time. The song It's a Mystery speaks about how you question your title in the friend group. Are you a friend or just a joke, and is it really worth your time?

Like I said, we'd joke with each other all the time. But you never know if there's ever a friend who might be hiding his true feelings because the "jokes" aren't so funny.

I wrote the song really just to say "I hear you. You're not ignored." To this day, we don't speak to him anymore. He's moved on to better things. 

 ... no, he didn't die. He's found friends he can relate to better. We do talk to him time after time, and rarely do we hang out. but we do hear about his success all the time. So in the end, it's a win win.

Now, the song needs some work, yes, but the message is clear. what do you think?

Travel to Missouri

 Hey! Sorry, phew! I didn't expect to be so busy. I have been getting tons of work done. So far I missed telling you about Shiver and Fears stickers, the interview for Magical Times, and the fan club birthday gift... Oh, and don't worry, I didn't forget about the monster drawing contest and the bookaversary.

I'll try to find time to tell you about those things later. As of now, it's that annual time of year. I can tell because specific because on our TikTok channel, the Kids Across America videos are gaining attention, as they do every year.

And it's time for me to go. Now, every year I film live videos of things that happen at the camp. For those who have never had the experience and want to see the hype. (hoping one day they'll join in) However, last year was a bit of a wake-up call. You see, campers have their fun separated from the leaders who bring them (a.k.a) me. And while the campers are partying the night away, we leaders are partying as well.

But, what I can promise is: footage of VESPERS, Crosstalk, flash mobs during lunch and dinner, and hopefully The Bell Ceremony. This will be caught on YouTube within the coming week. However, the intro will be presented on Instagram.

Once I have returned, I will give the scoop on what Shiver and Fears have been up to and are getting ready for. In fact, I might even start a book summarizing blog. Who knows, new ideas are being created all the time. 

But right now, I have to get things ready. Keep in contact on social media; I've posted tons since my last blog.

Joking in May

 

So this month Boo and Promethus are going to be telling jokes every weekend on Facebook and Instagram. Why? Just because they are in a goofy mood. Are their jokes funny? Maybe, only you can be the judge of that.

If you want to hear a joke or two posted by these two, then check out our stories on Instagram or Shiver and Fears facebook page.

Meanwhile, I need to discuss the website. Something is wrong with it... Not sure what, but we are on the case of solving this problem, so if you are visiting the website and get stopped along the way, it's because our domain is facing difficulties. We are not sure why, but I will admit this is annoying. Domain.com was a simple website, but now Network Solutions has gotten a hold of it, and even worse, they have raised some prices. 

Meanwhile, continue checking out our pages on whatever site you explore more. Whether it be YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or X (Like anyone goes there), oh, maybe I'll tell Boo to post the joke there too!

Meanwhile, keep sharing and keep watching because we still have a few more tricks to share. Especially when it comes to the summer. Our fan club is going to like this!

preview on a joke:

I found out my girlfriend is really a ghost.

I had my suspicions the moment she walked through the door.

How was the Author Fest?

    So Saturday afternoon, I made my way to Enid, Oklahoma, to the annual Enid Author Fest. This was a great experience. Better than before. This year, we took the button machine along with us and offered a button to each visiting guest.

   With this strategy, we were able to offer more business cards and introduce Shiver and Fears to more visitors. That day, we had only 2 remaining buttons and 5 business cards. WOW! But I guess the question is how many books were sold?

   Well, as you may have heard somewhere from Shiver and Fears, we enter the book signing with 12 books: 4 "Locked in the Forgotten Library" books, 4 "The Dangers of Love" books, and 4 "Johnny and the Barking Puppy" books.

   Shiver and Fears was a hit this year. All 8 books were sold within the weekend! Now, what about the young children's book? Well, Mason's book is slowly making progress. It's strange. At the Author Fest, a dozen people were amazed at the new children's book, but it was still hard to sell. Why do you think that was?

   The best explanation I have is that with this being a children's book, the visitors who came to the fest were mostly adults, and even though some brought kids along, it seemed they were interested in books for themselves. 

   Now, I will say that some kids were pretty young. Maybe a bit too young for a chapter book, but seemingly too old for a small, little book about a barking puppy...

    Now, am I saying that this book was too immature for its own audience? No, what I am saying is that the audience wanted something older for their young readers.

    So, for instance, it wouldn't be a book for a first grader because a first grader would have already read a book like this. So it was more for a beginning reader, like a toddler or a kindergartener.

    Yeah, there weren't many readers THAT young. But it's ok, because we didn't leave with anything. In fact, let me just say that we are now left with 2 remaining books! So that means that some were sold. Who knows, maybe this book will find the right person soon. It is a good story to tell after all...

Separation: Club and Program

 So, if you've been keeping up, you've been waiting for the next blog about what's going on with Shiver and Fears. Well, here is the story, Shiver and Fears was on a vacation trip to Washington DC! Me and a youth group went there to meet and help a children's program called Little Lights. 

To me, they are somewhat like Boys and Girls Club. It was an interesting adventure. I mean to think of the moment MLK made his speech... Ok wait, I'm off track - I'll tell that in another blog...

This one is about how we have a few new #1 fans. I had started a discussion about the club and the program. They were planned to be a part of the same thing. But now we have a few new members now. Does that mean they get to become authors? 

Right now, the Young Author Program is set as a test. We want to check for any flaws in the idea. Right now, we have 5/7 fans working on an idea. Recently, we added another kid, he's not a club member, at least not yet.

About club members, we have two new members, one we met on social media and another who we know personally. (However, he's not official). So, what are the rules of the fan club? What limits does the program have? What makes a member so special? We're still trying to figure this all out. We never had a club, let alone a program. But here is what we know for sure.

CLUB MEMBERS

A club member get discovered when someone shows interest in Shiver and Fears. It's something noticable. We hear from multiple people they've read a book or watched a video, maybe even subscribed, but it takes more than that. Stuff like, sharing with your friends, tagging on your own media, comments and likes, even purchases and ownership of Shiver and Fears things. Something that shows you like Shiver and Fears, not that you've discovered it. 

When this happens, I will send this person a decoding video, along with a message to decode. Once the message has been decoded, that person is a member of the #1 fan club. This means, any contests or giveaways we provide club members get the first word and choose whether or not to enter. Members are also invited to co-host in videos. (We haven't gotten that far yet).

AUTHOR PROGRAM

We don't really have an age limit for the Author Program, just that we call it the YOUNG author program. So, as of now we keep this program in the limit of those who can write and read. (That's about 1-5 grade) By 6th grade, a kid is writing reports and story prompts. Meaning they already are set to be an author. This would mean the project would have to run differently. (We haven't prepared that yet) So right now, we are in the testing stage of the program with only 7 entries. 

So yes, we're helping young writers to become authors. Now, can any child enter in the program? Yes. Right this minute we have one spot open. Once again, we're testing this. We only want to work with 7 kids, whether or not they are club members. The club members were just the first invited.

That's all we have for now. I don't know how much this helps, but that's the story we have for today. Stay tuned, because we have a story to tell about Washington DC.

We're Set for the Book Fair!

So, have you gotten the word? Shiver and Fears books have finally decided on the price for every book, and we even managed to get some discount offers. As I've told you before, Shiver and Fears is presenting themselves at Enid Public Library this April. And we have been getting things set for this occasion. One thing that was being set was the price range for these three books.

Now, you did get the 411 on which books will be presented? 

No? Really? You sure?

Ok, I should rewind a bit. Every year, the Enid Library hosts a book fair with the authors present. This is a book signing  is bigger than others, you're not running into one author, you're running into dozens.

Well I have a few books to present there.

1. The Danger of Love

This book is Shiver and Fears Valentine special book. It was created nearly 10 years ago. It's about a girl who has a small crush on her friend who likes to write. She wants him to notice her, but is willing to accept the friendship instead.

The problem occurs when this girl finds a bag of arrows set in the forest. 

This situation causes a whole bunch of mess that only you can read about by buying this book.

2. Johnny and the Barking Puppy

This is a children book about a boy and his puppy. \

Johnny, our main character, has spend a whole day with his new pet puppy. But when it's time to call it a day, the puppy will not sleep.

Johnny does whatever he can to keep the puppy quiet. But little does he know what is the problem. This book was written by a young writer who's passion is drawing. Believe it or not.

This young author almost won the monster contest this year, and wasn't even trying to. Amazing huh?

3. Locked in the Forgotten Library

This book is unique. You know those tv show where the animation changes or the genre changes a bit. Like when multiple chacaters tell their side of the story or they jump into another universe?

Yeah, this book is somewhat like that.

This book is about a couple of girls who get trapped in a library and placed into a curse where they travel through different story genres  trying to solve how to escape this problem. This book is special because unlike other Shiver and Fears books, this book had no planning for an ending. It just happened. If you want to find out more of the story, you know what to do.

We have a few discounts. Now I will admit, I didn't expect there to be three. But there were questions: What if the discount doesn't suit the customer? Is it an unfair choice? And what about other combinations?

So the deal is, no matter what combination you choose, you get a discount.

So here's the deal:

We have the Chill Out discount: this takes out an amount for those who want 2 different Shiver and Fears books.

Then there is the Book Lovers discount: This discount comes in handy for those who want to try everything. If you purchase each book you will get a discount for trying all the books at once. Like a 3 for 1 sale.

Lastly is the All Ages discount. For wanting a child's book AND a chapter book, this is two different books. No relation at all. For someone to buy two differnt books mean you're exploring. Maybe you got two children, a 6th grader and a 2nd grader. Buying these shows the joy of reading is willing to explore.

If you are questioning whether or not to make the trip, I say take it! Not just for me, because I've met some of the other authors. In fact, I have a few books myself from other authors. So I say, don't just come for me, come for them too. Who knows, they might even end up on TV!

 

Welcome Club Members!

 I can't tell you how long I've been wanting to do this. It's like opening your first resturaunt, or starting your own business, or even publishing your first book!

Of course I'm talking about Shiver and Fears Young Author's Program! And I have invited a team of #1 fans to join!

I've been wanting to do something like this for over 10 years. You see, when I started writing Shiver and Fears it was to make a special point. Your work had to be good enough to be famous. 

If your book wasn't perfect, if your song wasn't impressive, or if your drawing skills weren't good enough, you were unable to become famous. 

It was always my good guess that you needed someone's help to become good enough, an agent. And agents weren't free. This was annoying.

Also, when I became an author, I wanted to be sure not to exclude my fans. Celebrities are so exclusive, you write them a letter, and it was very small chance they'd write you back.

So here's what I thought: What if kids got to meet an author and got a chance to shine in that spotlight too? It would be like creating the next episode of SpongeBob with Tom Kenny, or having your song in Justin Bieber's next album, or guest-starring in a Captain Underpants book

So I started doing little projects like creating your own title for Shiver and Fears to write. (Terror Tales) or create a Madlib (Madlib book). Soon it was to lead into writing books themselves... the plan fell short.

I thought the idea was nothing but a failed attempt. But I figured I'd start it slowly. 

The first step was to introduce Shiver and Fears to a few familiar faces. Well, long story short, we are now starting our first flow of this program this spring. As most starts of an idea go, I'm sure there will be some errors that'll need to be worked out. As this happens often to people.

My goal is to have 7 young authors publishing their first book by the end of summer... or by 2027.

So if you are a member of the Shiver and Fears fan club. Welcome! I can't wait to see your first story!

Shiver and Fears Valentines

 Hey! Do you need a Valentine to send to a friend? Shiver and Fears got you! At the bottom of the blog here are a few Valentines featuring Boo the Ghost and his friends. Now, I will admit, they are AI generated. 

I know, I know. But you have to understand, we don't have a team artist. we're not proud using AI to help make things easier, but we need things done quick.

Now, we don't just ask AI to make EVERYTHING for us. Sometimes we make it ourselves and ask AI to give it an upgrade. Like for instance, We create the idea for the next Shiver and Fears book:

usually what we do is copy, paste, and cut-out. The only problem is, the internet doesn't always have a good image to use without copyright, or it causes trouble making because of "safety rules", or for some odd reason it just can't recreate the image.

Hopefully, this problem will get solved. Maybe you are an artist and want to join the team. Or maybe someone you know wants to give it a try. We're always open to getting help. As for now, we will just create with what is available and hope our cards are enjoyable for you:

Hope you LOVE them!

Young Author's Club part 2

 I forgot to mention the Young Author's club! Okay, okay, here's the drift:

As you already know, we are starting a club for young kids to become authors. This is a project we've worked on before. A few years ago, we picked students to write a story for us to publish.

The plan was to work with them one-on-one and get a story idea flowing. The problem is: the school we started to work with didn't schedule time for the kids to work with us.

Now, don't get me wrong, we were able to get something. And thisis just one of them, but this was supposed to be the start.

 Kids were supposed to start their own books, but because of the little time we had with them, we had to take what we had gotten and roll with it.

We were looking into creating children's books, getting some illustrations going. Before we knew it, school was nearly over, and testing became the only focus around the building.

So what's different now? Well, for one thing, we're not just reaching kids, we're talking with guardians too. These kids aren't difficult to talk with, because school isn't in the way.

If this club idea works, these kids will have their own books and Shiver and Fears will be a publishing team. 

Now, you might think, where's the money come in? WE AREN'T IN THIS FOR MONEY! We want kids to enjoy writing for others, just like any author you see in a library. Which will be part of the club's plan...

But it's more than just writing and publishing. It's about getting into contests and sharing hard work with others.

Maybe you know someone who wants to be a part of this club... Right now, we're not taking new members. We want to see where this leads before making it official. But hey, pray this goes well, so maybe you can join in too!

Young Author's Club part 1

 Coming this spring we are starting a young author's club... Wait, did I mention this? Maybe I did. Well then what about the new book edition. Did I tell you about that? Good.

 Let's talk about that first.

So Shiver and Fears books have been getting a new look every now and then. We've advanced from a poloroid picture to an open door, now we've advanced to the ripped page idea. 

And things keep changing. Ideas keep coming in. So Shiver and Fears books may not have an exact image right now. But we're still looking for it.

We want something that grabs people's attention. That's why we change the color and the texture for each book. 

We even try to think of colors that haven't used yet. I feel like we have some greens and blues, but what about reds, and orange, maybe a purple? 

We want it to go well with the texture and match with the book itself.

So what's this right here? This is not Shiver and Fears new book, but it is a new edition. If you've ever read a Shiver and Fears book, then you know, like ANY series you may watch or read, things change over time.

Think about Spongebob and how clueless Spongebob has become, or how in Big Bang Theory, the character Amy was all scientific talk, but now has feelings and speaks up.

Think about how Timmy Turner has gone from an imaginative 10-year-old to a reckless, carefree character...

Now, some characters have grown over time. Some have just changed. That's what SHiver and Fears is up to. We've changed to a carefree writing technique, to a author study.

Want to know what I mean? Pssh, you know how to get the answer. Read one of the first few books I've written, then read a recent one.

It doesn't just happen to me, Youtubers, cartoonists, even a yearly party host has upgraded themselves overtime.

Who knows, maybe you've changed a bit too.

OHH WAIT... The Author's Club...

New Plans for the New Year

Well the year is finally coming to an end. Let recap on everything that we've done this year:

 We've grown Shiver and Fears from a book series into a publishing company. As we have now created a new book series which has carried to new locations.

   Our monster friends of the year have made appearances to new fans all season long. We now have a fan club and will be connecting with them a lot more. (This is a starting process as we have never had a fan club and do not want to take full charge of it) 

 So far we've sent them all a message about our next event. Which we would tell you, but as a natural fan, we can't. Meanwhile, if you are a number one fan, then you should have a code that tells you about our next event. (Comment if you've lost it)

Shiver and Fears have been giving audiobooks to every friend who's birthday has come up. Well, everyone but Caden. He knows what he did! We don't appreciate behavior like that. Anyway, this is a new thing we do for birthdays, along with giving an ecard, which you can find on our site on the GAME tab.

This card is different, because it will exist for the whole year, unlike last year which lasted a few months. 

We have chatted with our web designer team, and we have decided to add a Magical Times tab and shut down our "online store" AGAIN! (Seriously, why do we keep doing this?)

A new coloring book has been created AND unlike the last Shiver and Fears coloring book, this one is public. As of now, Walmart hasn't posted the cover of the book, but we are keeping a watchful eye on their lazy team and are will be making sure they treat us with respect.

Lastly, our latest audiobook has still not been published to the public, BUT we are selling it. This Magical Times audiobook has been in waiting all year because of a disagreement on publishing and miscommunication. Hopefully our narrator has some time to speak with us.

But what is in store for 2026? Well like every year, a request for a new Shiver and Fears books has been made. So we're placing a goal for 2026. 10 books are to be published 5 Shiver and Fears, 5 Magical Times. We are hoping to reach that goal and be more productive.

Speaking of productive, our product partner, Animated Eclectics, has apparently shut down... We have given what seems to be our last Shiver and Fears pillow to Promethus. 

And I have no idea if our other products are still in store. 

In fact, since products haven't sold in 2025, we're closing them for 2026. Not even sure why we even made products, it didn't work when we had our own store.

Meanwhile, what can we look forward to in this adventure? I let you imagine that.

December News

Sometimes I sit and wonder what the focus of Creepsmas should be. I mean it's just an spoof of Christmas. I've always seen it as a chace to give presents to young "viewers" but how can they earn it? What's the point? How do I choose who gets a gift?

I think I've figured it out.

We are now the owners of The Scary Creepsmas Giveaway. This is only for #1 fans. And #1 fans are the fans who can read secret messages from Shiver and Fears. But how do we choose #1 fans?... THE DRAWING CONTEST! OF COURSE!! Anyone who enters the drawing contest, winner or loser can get a chance to be a number one fan. not quite sure how well this will go this year. I mean, we have done something like this before, but it didn't last long, we lost our fans after some time. What a bummer!

So what makes this different? Well, let me start off and say there were no secrets, but hardly anyone knew what Shiver and Fears had to offer. It was all about checking the websites, the social medias, the blogs.

No, no more. We inform about everything now. We don't depend on the internet to spread the word. We're starting small, but hopefully we can grow over time.

Now, what's going on now? The Scary Creepsmas Giveaway, and at this moment every number 1 fan has done their duty as a fan and spread the Christmas cheer to someone special. Now, here comes the best part. Because they've shared the gift of giving, they get a gift of their own. 

Now, as much as I would like to tell you what this gift is... I can't because just in case I have a number 1 fan reading this blog right now, I can't let them have the reveal win.

Now, what is coming after this Christmas? Well get this.. The Author Fest. Now the Author Feast will be in April, but to think. Registration starts now??? Wow! I always think there is a moment o peace with my work... but there never is.

Birthday Ecard of 2025

I bet you have a friend with a birthday coming up. We always provide a card for these occasions. 

   Last year, we tried making it special by using cards from Greetingisland, but I discovered that those cards expire at some point. I wonder if you need an account to access them; I might look into that. 

   This experience reminds me of a situation I had with a fan, whom I'll refer to as Barry. He mentioned that he sent the ecard to his friend, but the friend never received it. Naturally, I looked into the issue.

   Unfortunately, I couldn't resolve the problem. If the card can't be saved for keeps, what's the point of making another one? That’s a solution that will have to wait for another day. 

   This year, we created an e-card, but I recorded it as well. It turns out that not only do you need an account, but you also have to pay monthly! This isn't related to Greetingisland; we haven't checked that option yet. We are already purchasing business cards, stickers, and materials for more buttons. The answer is no—we are non-profit. 

   As of now, we don't have the new link ready. So if you have a friend with a birthday coming up, please send them this link: HERE.

Only a True Fan Can Get This

 So folks, most of you have been reading my blog for a while now, but question, how many of you are really fans of my work?

Well let put it to the test. Here below is a secret code that only fans can solve. Some people have given it a try and can't get it. Can you?

Edocs i htdevlo se vah uoyf itnemm ocae vael. 

There are two videos which teach you how to solve codes. You can find them on YouTube today. But just to see if you can become a #1 fan, I'll add instructions here:

1. Write the whole message in reverse order.

2. Space the words out the same way they are placed in the coded message.

3. Follow the instructions.

That easy, see? Now, if you want, you can write me a coded message back and I'll enlist you as a number one fan. What is so special about #1 fans? Well ... Only they get to know that!

Happy Hallows-week

Magical Times are Slow

 Everyone is waiting for the next Magical Times book to be published. WHAT?! You have no idea what I'm talking about? Magical Times, you know. The book series...

You never read one, have you? *sigh* I've written a total of 9 going on 10 Magical Times books and YOU NEVER HEARD OF IT? WHY???

Ok, I'm sure I've done this before, so I shouldn't do it again... but, here we go. *groan*

Magical Times is about my life in the future. But it's not about me, it's about my kids. Twin brothers, August and Chadly, and their little sister, Britt. This is an amazing series, because it's fiction, but with a small speck of truth. Now, even though this book is called Magical Times, it's not really focused on magic... It's about miracles! So, yes, this is a Christian book series.

You see, the three kids are training to use their special powers, a gift from Heaven, to learn to help other people. But there are some complications with the series, too. Ya see, the boys are neighbors with their dad's worst enemy from high school, and their sons are rivals as well. But August wants to learn why there's a feud between the two families, because his father... me, doesn't know what happened.

Meanwhile, his brother gets tied up in this mess when all he wants to do is learn how to control his own powers. The story gets a bit serious sometimes. However, it's all about teaching friendship, family, and Christian values.

Now, I shouldn't be doing this, because you should have been reading Magical Times since 2020. But here, Purchase here < click on that link and you get a copy of the book.

I'm only doing this because if you don't read these books, you're going to miss out on drama, action, and cliff hangers. Yep, this series is THAT good. So what are you waiting for? Buy a book now!

Next Event of the Year

 So as of now we are doing the monster voting portion of the contest. So I have about 11 entries to place in the voting category. But people are wondering what does Shiver and Fears have going on next? Well let me tell you because you might want to get involved! 

Once we have announced the winner of the Boo's Beastly Buddy Contest, we will start the Share your Scare contest. The Share Your Scare contest is a chance to find scary, spooky, and creepy images around the neighborhood. How it works is, you take a video or picture of something you see for the Halloween season. This can be a decoration you find at a store, A prop around the neighborhood, or a scary prank you pull at home. You can even present a craft or Halloween treat you saw online! You ever heard of mummy hotdogs? Or eyeball cake pops? We just want a chance to share your spirit of Halloween season. 

Here's a good example: One day I was in a store and found a Halloween prop that lights up with a push of a button. I filmed myself saying a small poem to make it come on. It was as if I had casted a spell to make it work! 

Not a fan of that idea? Try this one:

 The rules are very simple. 

1.  Each person can send 1-5 videos and/or pictures of their scares.
2. Each entry turned in will recieve an audiobook for each entry.
3. We request not to send them all at once, gives us time to set up.
4. Pictures and videos will be posted on our Tiktok page, so be sure anyone IN the photo/video is ok with being presented.
5. Editing is fine with entries but NO FILTERS. (Example: walking ghost video above is an edit with no special effects.)
6. to send video/ photo is best sent by email shiverandfears@gmail.com

Now, what happens when you share your scare?  By Halloween night, we will check which is the most popular image and post it on other social media platforms! Everyone is a winner in this contest! 

Now, some of you might have been informed about a calendar. We are working on that now. If you are a contestant from the Boo's Beastly Buddy Contest, (even if you didn't win) you get one.

I want to also inform you about the Scary Creepsmas Give-a-way. All true fans will be given a gift to give to someone special. But this will be explained later in the fall. 

If you have any questions on ANY events. (Past, present, or future) you know how to contact me. If you don't, read the blog again!

Voting is canceled

 So the first week of voting for the best monster has started just last week. But to my surprise. No one cared to vote! Last year we had 54 vs55 vote or 71 vs 29. but this year... Polls were weak.

It is time for our polls to make an appearance somewhere else. Or maybe we'll get some judges. I don't know, it was just a sad week a few days a go. I mean, we even had ties! WE NEVER HAD TIES! And some weak ties. I'm talking about 2 vs 5 or 0 vs 1. This surprised me. So I had to announce to the public the polls were no longer posted on Tiktok. You think anyone cared? Nope. It was like Shiver and Fears has lost it's audience. 

I can't blame them, it's nearly been a year since a Shiver and Fears book or event or ANYTHING has been mentioned. I haven't promoted Magical Times to anyone. and hadn't even finished the 10th book in the series. 

But hey, I'll let you know that Magical Times
is on sale. So, if you want this Christian/ fantasy book. You can get it here: Book shopping. I always lead people to Walmart first because that's not an easy accomplishment. For one thing, Walmart is hard to contact about selling a product. And they don't accept just anyone. But something about Shiver and Fears was something for them to fall for.

Meanwhile, we'll see what happens this year as we come up with a new idea for this years monster contest. 

Yes, this is one of our contestants. Before you ask or say anything. This is Tikelmare, he likes to tickle his friends. I know what your thinking, but looks can be deseaving. I mean look at Casper. He's a ghost, like Boo, but he's a friend. And that what this contest is about. Making friends!

An Exclusive Year

 Things for Shiver and Fears aren't going too well. This is the place to get the news on Shiver and Fears events and reports on what's been happening and the causes of these things, but this time. Things aren't going well, and that's all I can tell.

So, no I can't tell you why things are difficult, if you haven't already heard, BUT I can let you know what this means for your favorite author. I'm sorry to say, but Shiver and Fears has to be exclusive to outsiders. Does that mean you can't purchase a book? No, you can buy one at Walmart whenever you want to, or even the ever-so-popular Barnes and Noble. 

So what's so exclusive about Shiver and Fears, the blog? No. But we might be writing less for a while. Truth is, it's the events. Yep, the monster drawing contest, the Share Your Scare, Scary Creepsmas to All, yep, all of it! Events will not be publicly announced. In fact, if you hadn't noticed, Shiver and Fears isn't even publishing this year, so nothing is being added to the books. 

So what does this mean for the monster drawing contest? Well, until this situation gets settled and passes on only contestants who have been invited can enter the contests and events. In fact, we are even still thinking if we should even make public appearances.

I know, I know. We might not be in the parade this year, or have a book signing, or even appear at Enid Library.

I'm sure hearing all this makes you wonder what's going on. But I've told you this is... exclusive. It's best if you don't know. I'm not even sure writing this blog is even allowed. All we ask for you is to keep supporting us. and for you Christian fans, we ask for your prayers. We truly do need it more than you may think!

Entries Are Being Delivered

 Ok, so if you haven't heard then you CAN'T be a fan of Shiver and Fears because that contest that I have been telling you about, that happens every year, has started. We already have kids drawing monsters right now. 

Now, I can't tell you how many people tell me how they can't draw or whatever. Well, some time before, the monster drawing contest was a photo editing contest. During the first contest, there was an app where you could take a picture and add moster addings to it. Well strangely, that feature disappeared. It was a year afterwards when an app was discovered to make scary faces from photo images.

At some point it was noted as too scary for kids—Only from the parents, anyway. So after some time we tried a new method where monsters weren't scary, but friendly. Sad part was, there wasn't an area for kids to create monsters cretures... So, we made one!

This game  was created for kids to create monster figures. But this feature had not been made in time for it to work. So, the drawing contest would have to do until then. Now the game is all set. Here's an example of it now:

Now, yearly we get dones of voters, but we don't get a lot of entries trying out this game. Now, don't get me wrong. We want kids to draw their monsters, but we want to include those who can't draw BUT we won't allow that to be the reason why they won't enter.

Those of you who are reading this blog should really try and enter this contest. It's fun! If you haven't already check it out HERE

As of now we want to inform as many kids as possible to enter in this contest. Rumor has it, we even have an adult entering as well! So don't be draw draw a monster... or just create it.

New Book published

So Shiver and Fears is still on vacation, but Magical Times is taking huge leaps! As of now all 9 books of the series can be located at Walmart, as well as Barnes and Noble and Amazon. So have we even talked about this book series? Maybe I need to make a Bio about it, well here's the gist of it all.

The book series is about my future life. I married my highschool sweetheart became a teacher and famous for the books i write. But the book isn't about all about me. It about my boys. I have 3 kids; twin boys and a daughter, they all have magical powers given to the m by angels.

Now there's a lot going on in this series. There's friendship, love, enemies, problem solving, magic, and Christian values. I'm not going to give it  all away, but there is some fun going on within the Hardwick family. Every character has a special part in the story.

And as my life continues, there more stories to tell. It's exciting to write this book. Mostly because it's like a timeline. This is my first time writing a story where everything is consistant.I don't know how some author's do it. Keeping the facts straight. Keeping knowledge of every character and every action. I mean it's already hard retacting facts in a cartoon. You know, like when a character makes a return after a while, or when a character goes through memory lane. Everything has to enline. Age, behavior, locations... EVERYTHING! Otherwise you get those readers who question everything: She had brown hair before, when did she turn blond? Or, I thought he was 10 years when he learned to ride a bike, how was that 6 years ago? 

I don't know, the point is there are some things you have to keep track of when writing a connected series. I do enjoy Magical Times, and hope others do too, but I do enjoy Shiver and Fears creative storyline. ANYTHING can happen that way!