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.

What's Happened in May?

 Have I really let a whole month go by without  blogging? You bet. This is a very important season for the Shiver and Fears crew. We have many things to work on, not to mentions we have other things to work on too.

What, you may ask?

Before I start answering that question, watch this VIDEO.

Now you know as well as everyone else that this is the month of graduation. Which means tons of hard working student have made an accomplishment, and as a teacher I have to attend. I have watched these students make great progress and happy for them too.

Next I still have 4 more chapters to work on this book! Magical Times new book is almost done, and it's slowly making progress because of all these other things to do. A.J. and C.J. are trying to figure out the issue with Ian and their powers. When will these 4 chapters ever be done?

Well, hopefully soon. That is if a friend of mine quits asking and begging to play games. Now, I enjoy a good game. But I can't focus on the work that needs to be done, if I keep being asked to play everyday! Now, I know you're saying "Just tell him no." Well you watched that video I showed earlier? It might explain why.

Shiver and Fears team is working with a few new people this year and are trying to get things set.

But one thing is for sure, The monster contest will have some great entries this year, so be ready. We almost are!

Find the Giggling Ghost

 If you are reading this blog, that must mean you were at the AuthorFest at the Enid Library! Otherwise, you're reading this because you like a good story. Well, either way, listen.

If you were at the AuthorFest, then you must have purchased a book with a Giggling Ghost sticker in it. Well, congratulations! You have won a free supply of AJ Hard audio book collection. Want to know how to claim that prize? Of course you do! Well then follow these instructions:

1. Take a picture of the Giggling Ghost sticker.
   
   
    
2. Email the picture to shiverandfears@gmail.com with "BOO IS LAUGHING WITH (your name/nickname here)" as the Subject
3. You will receive an email back within the week that will include a list of codes to redeem or give to a friend.
4. Go to audible.com/acx-promo and type in each code to redeem each book you wish to claim
5. Check your AUDIBLE LIBRARY for your claimed books and enjoy.

If you don't have the Giggling Ghost sticker but have bought a book, don't fret. You have a free audio book too... You see that bookmark? Yeah, it should have a code on it. Type in that code to claim YOUR audio book! Wow, so it's a win-win for everyone.

Now here are some things you'll need to know. Just in case there are some struggles:

• For one thing, you must have an account with Audible to claim your collection of books. So if you don't have an Amazon account, your books are on hold.
• Secondly, you can't claim two of the same books, so if one of your codes isn't working, that must mean you already own it the audiobook.
• Next, be sure to go through your code list before your code on the bookmark. A code might have been provided by the UK which requires a different link here 
• Lastly, any questions can be answered by email at shiverandfears@gmail.com

Thank you for coming to the annual Enid AuthorFest. We have a few other contests and events coming up so be sure to follow and like our social media to get the heads up on our next event!

You've Haven't Been Around

Gosh where have you been?

Here I am making videos and all over social media and what have you been doing?

That's right, I've been making tons of videos, because content has been growing wildly! I've met with dozen of vendors and been reeling in (like for real) new followers ever since then. You want to know a few?

Got a sweet tooth? Go to The 3 appleteers! They have something for you to sink your teeth into! Or do you need some peace in your life? Check out some cool wear from 🚫B+E  No B plus E?? NO! Nothing But Positive Energy! And the amazing things I found at Blossom Creations by Jess That's just a few amazing places to go to. But if you want more, then you should be more present on my social media areas.

 I have gotten my hands on some interesting content. Have I already told you that? Well what are you waiting for? Go to Youtube, Instagram, Facebook and see what I'm talking about!

 I mean you already missed the monster adoption!

Creepsmas and Christmas Distraction

I'm certain that as a regular reader of Shiver and Fears blogs, you have been eagerly anticipating December's blog. Typically, I update you on the latest happenings at Shiver and Fears, but this time, I completely forgot. Why did I forget? Check out my recent activities below.
As you may already know, Shiver and Fears hold an annual Scary Creepsmas Give-a-way, but this Christmas season was quite busy. I was engaged in various promotional activities during this time. Here are some of the things I did:
• I redesigned the website and completed the new book. Fans who participated in the Madlib contest months ago received a present of their stories, and our story writers received a book to create another story.
• Unfortunately, the fundraiser didn't go well, and not a single book, cup, or sticker was sold. I genuinely need feedback.
• I ran a giveaway contest on my social media platforms, offering a free audiobook to all Instagram users. I received a few entries and positive feedback, and it ran until Christmas.
Buying Gifts
Of course, I also spent some time buying gifts for my loved ones. What could be a better gift than books? Although not everyone was fortunate enough to receive a Shiver and Fears book. Here are the books I bought as presents:
• For my mother, I purchased the "Magical Times" series book in Kindle edition, which is about a future family with my two magical powerful sons with holy magic.
• For my father, I bought a charger for his digital picture frame.
• For my sister, I purchased an ice maker.
• For my nephew, I bought "How to Draw People and Animals."

He was really surprised!

• For my girlfriend, I got her the "Shiver and Fears" book series. She has been wanting to read those for a long time.

My goal for next year is to gain more subscribers on YouTube and add another book to the library. I want to expand my YouTube channel to connect with my readers and want to contribute to the library by adding another book to its collection.

But as for you, you didn't know about the giveaway, huh? Well, here's your chance if you want it:

Go to This link and type in one of these given codes I'm providing to read The Ghost of Future Me: Shiver and Fears:

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2JT2EXYEKCA6W

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That’s it for this blog post. I hope you enjoyed reading it and learned something from it. I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback, so please leave a comment below or contact me on my social media platforms. Thank you for your support and I wish you all the best for the next year. Happy reading and writing!

Scary Creepsmas folks!

 Well, once again we end the year with a Shiver and Fears annual event. That's right, it's time to start the Scary Creepsmas give-a-way event.

Every year it's done differently. This year we are starting a fundraiser. Yep, the same fundraiser with the cup, pillow, and books. We have decided to donate a piece of the funding to a school that is in need of a copy machine.

As of right now the school only uses three and one is being VERY difficult to use. It gets jammed, it complains about being empty when it's really not, and sometimes shuts down for awkward reasons! It needs to be replaced.

The goal is to reach nearly $400 dollars. If we reach that goal, a teacher is willing to donate $1000! You think I'm joking, I'm not!

We have a variety of items for you to choose from. Additionally, we are planning to offer a discount on stickers that you can pay for using the PayPal code found on our monthly news website. 

Furthermore, we are giving away audio books daily on Instagram. Each day, an Insta story will be posted containing a special code and link. If you are the first to use this code on the link, the book is yours! 

We understand that our giveaways are limited this year, but we are working on something bigger for the future. We hope that everything will work out in the end.

Creeps Pays a Visit

 A lot of you have seen Creeps, Shiver and Fears mascot. We don't talk about him much, because for those of you who don't know, he's an ice monster.

He enjoys being ice-olated (dumb joke; I know) But he doesn't like to be around people. But this October he decided to pay a visit to Britton Elementary. Right now he's spending the month in Ms. Pollard's class. Why?

 Before we answer that let me tell you why you don't hear about Creeps alot. For one thing, he's an ice monster, so weather here isn't the best for him. Secondly, you don't want to poke the bear (ice monster in this case) with tasks he doesn't want to do. Lastly, he doesn't do too much. 

So that give you the question of Why is Creeps visiting an elementary school? Well, I've asked him to pay a visit to the students and give them audio books. Every school day he gives a audio ticket to good students. 

Now, I told him not to eat anyone. So Ms. Pollard is feeding him ice cubes to keep him calm. I do wonder how the students are treating him. Because if they treat him wrong, he might go balistic! Well I'm sure he'll last a while, I mean we have Fall Break So he only has 3 weeks with those kids. Not too bad!

Creeps will be leaving soon, before Halloween. I thought he'd stay longer. But I guess it's a tradition; come to school for a month and disappear back to your habitat. Where does he live? Shoot, I don't know!

8th Bookaversary, Shiver and Fears

Shiver and Fears annual book anniversary is today! Wow, to think one book started all this! Back in 2012 The Haunted Cell Phone was just manuscript on a computer, but soon became an idea for everyone to read.

Now we have reached 32 horror fiction books in 8 wholes years. Over 150 audio books from this series has been sold and made around $300 doing it! About 7 teenage tv stars have made an appearance video in Shiver and Fears behave. 3 books reviewers have commented about the author and his books (me).

Shiver and Fears has made contact to 1584 people on Facebook and has a total of 277 likes on Facebook and 342 followers on Instagram. 

Now you gaze at this information and might be like "Don't sound so successful to me." But the truth is the fact that numbers do go up, and the fact that this series has traveled the globe to many english-speaking people, shows more than you think.

It's good to know the bookaversary still stands even with all this craziness going around. We'll be sure to check rating next year and compare how much has changed!

Happy Bookaversary!

Kyle Massey in the House!

2 months ago, Shiver and Fears published their audiobook starring Kyle Massey. Let me start by introducing Cory with this video:

So in honor of this occasion we placed him in our book No Body Park. Kyle Massey visits his aunt for a few days and noticed an empty park. If there's a park then where are the kids who play on it, it's a mystery Kyle wants to solve, but is he ready for the truth?
Think it's an interesting story? Want to read it? Well after waiting all these months you finally can. For the next two months we are giving away audiobook codes for audio copies of No Body Park. Our narrator Diontae Black was excited not only that he gets to read a Shiver and Fears book, but also one that stars Cory in the House, Kyle Massey.
If you want one, this give-a-way starts now! Comment why you want a Shiver and Fears audiobook and we'll send you one, while supplies last.

BTW: we also have a special guest coming this spring. Let's just say he's a friend of Creeps...

New audiobook

Publishing audiobooks can be complicated. No Body Park was supposed to be ready January 10th, but there's always an issue that puts your work on pause. I was starting to think Shiver and Fears 28th book wouldn't be ready until February. That's when I saw this: No Body Park< (click here).
Now the question is when will it be ready on Amazon and Itunes? Truth is, now. January 10 I was messaged that I had to resend in the files and wait up to 14 days for the book to be published... it's been 16!! And I'm still not seeing any progress.
So then what do I have here?^^^ Well, I work with another audiobook company that not only publishes to more audio companies but doesn't have authors and their illustrating partners waiting. I've emailed the company and let them know I want an answer on why my work is being kept hostage.
My thoughts are ACX isn't very helpful. So far it's the only audiobook site that you can hire a person to read your book just with the share of royals. Other sites, such as Fiver cost 0.05₵ per word for narration, and then there are sites that just request files of narration. So you have to do it yourself.
Being an author is a difficult job, but after years of work you get used to the traffics of a task and find a few short cuts along the way.

Creepsmas gifts!

Scary Creepsmas to all and to all a good Fright!!! What is that not a thing? Well, it's a thing for us, Shiver and Fears enjoys Creepsmas the same way a person enjoys Christmas. Just now we mailed 10 Creepsmas cards to our fans and included on that card is a keychain and free audiobook. It's part of our Creepsmas tradition.

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Every year we give a Shiver and Fears gift to our fans. This year we're giving audiobooks. Here how it'll work this year.
Listed below are a dozen codes we are giving the first 12 fans for an audiobook of "Sibling Subtraction" Now you can only use one code, so whichever code you use that's the only one. Now since this is the season of giving, we'll offer you a chance to get another Shiver and Fears audiobook. All you need to do is comment "Scary Creepsmas!" and we'll send you back a code for another audiobook (we won't tell you which one though)
I do want to warn you also, the codes provided/given are not like gift cards. If you do not claim your audiobook by January we have the right to give it to someone else. Sorry, but understand, would you want to give someone a gift they never plan on using and let them keep it? We hope you enjoy your gift, now click here> Creepsmas gift
now pick a code:

 and remember, Scary Creepsmas!