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!

Shiver and Fears: in color!

Do you like Shiver and Fears? Well get ready for another Shiver and Fears item to start passing around. Shiver and Fears coloring sheets! The first idea for a coloring page starts when the new cover template was created. So now fans can create their own Shiver and Fears books ideas

cool right? Well then the idea came that with so many images we have to use, why not make it used for creativity. We have just a few coloring sheet ideas, but we plan to branch out in the future. Our 2025 monster of the year, Shiver and Fears logos and icons will also be used in this process.

One thing this project requires is how you and anyone else who wants to color Shiver and Fears picture can get to it. 

We could do the obvious and place it on our website, but we actually want to place it somewhere more noticable. So we are looking into that.

As of now, we have a book cover sheet, Boo with friends sheet, and we plan to recreate some book images for this project. As well as get some fans to draw some as well. This will take a lot of time. So don't espect this to be complete right away.

What do you think about our new idea? Comment!

Shiver and Fears Monstrous Announcement

 Wow, it's only been 9 days and I'm still finding time to breathe! Shiver and Fears just spend the whole week setting up voting polls for you and the other fans to choose the best monster for Boo the Ghost. 

I'm a bit surprised, but it's revealed in the video on YouTube who our top monster is. Not only that, our Co-lab partner, Le Alex (owner of Animated Eclectics) has just made a video to share for you to purchase a Monster of the Year pillow!

Want to buy one? You can! just go to Le's website < this right here. Click it! and get your pillow for a reasonable price of  $20. Believe me when I say, it's worth it!

Now, if you don't mind, I must finish some other stuff. Keep in touch, because we got more than just a pillow coming in!!!

Chill out! School Starts!

 So what's been up with Shiver and Fears? I'm sure you've been sitting at the edge of your seat waiting to hear.

Well can you believe you favorite author has a new product? No, not the mug, not the shirts, no, the cookies were already a thing! I'm talking about ice-cream. Before I give you the full 411, let me tell you, if this Shiver and Fears product makes a good impression on a few people before making it to sales. If enough likes are given, then this product will be sold in the summer of 2024.

Don't give me any confusion looks! Ice-cream is a hit throughout the summer. So why so late making it? Well, most of the summer was dedicated to Shiver and Fears' bookaversary. After that, the idea was made, what if a new product was made? Hence, Chill Out Ice Cream was made! Now this is no ordinary ice-cream; coming from the author, it never is. This blue ice cream is made from White chocolate and caramel. 

Yes, you heard me, BLUE ice cream! and sprinkled on top is almond bark. This is different from Sugar and Fears cookies, which might sell this fall. (That is just blue sugar cookies with which chips.) Because this is a product that needs to be tested first. Our taste tester, Shiver and Fears' #1 fan, is trying it and will give the announcement soon. 

If this ice cream fails, a new set of ingredients will be placed. However, if passed, this new product will be not only served at the next bookaversary, but will be sold in 2024 along with Shiver and Fears self printed books.

At this moment, I want to give thanks to those who have my back in making Shiver and Fears what it needs to be.

Now, let's talk about what my next move for Shiver and Fears is doing the Monster Contest. hosted on Shiver and Fears website. all you do is simple:

put together a monster

save it to your computer

give the monster a name

write his hobbies

place in your name

email it to shiverandfears@gmail

and leave the rest to the other Shiver and Fears fans as they vote in September!

Meeatkids is our first entry.

Remember, we're not looking for scary, just your best look for a monster.

These Pens are worth $4

 Well fans it's happening! Shiver and Fears is still growing as we continue passing around the merch to our young fans. As of now Animated Eclectic and Elevated Growth have started to introduce Shiver and Fears perch and now we have another product to introduce.

Check out Shiver and Fears Light-up pens!

These pens work as a stylist and a pen, but I'm sure you'll be more interested in the lighting up part. There is a long story to go with what it took to make this process happen. You can catch the video of it all on Youtube.

Now, about the pens. Yes, they cost only $4 each. Now as a fan who loves to see Shiver and Fears grow into more than just books, then this product needs your attention! 

Instead of having such an amazing pen for yourself, you should share! Buy a pen and give it to someone special. Now don't be sitting there stating that this pen isn't worth $4 even if it does glow. Because here's the thing, the young ones will LOVE it. How often do kids come across a pen that lights up? 

Don't believe me? Well last year I sold Shiver and Fears color changing pencils. To this day, I still have kids/ fans asking for pencils. Sadly, I ran out the market for those pencils and went to pens. Now, these kids haven't seen these pens, BUT I've already shown a few people and they already want to buy a pen.

I suggest, you look into this. Email me or comment this blog post.

Let's Find the Best Monster

Baby Ghoul

Well, it's September, which means we have entered all entries. Now we are at the part of this contest where Instagram viewers take a vote every weekend.

As you already know, Scarface is already hanging up his title as monster of the year.💼 Zombie Mouth has already disappeared! Now it's up to you, Instagram users. Who is the scariest monster of them all?

Could it be "Skinny Creeps" an instagramer who has a thing for Goosebumps! So far, he is tied with another monster "Creepy Clown" so they'll have to fun face to face in the polls later. 😮

Skinny Creeps

Here is a nominee from TikTok.👇 Yep, we even accept nominees! One thing that we are working on for this contest is getting contestants to create their own monster! But first, we need to get reconition.

Fang Thriller

I'm sure if you are reading this, you must be on instagram. So I'm letting you know, this Friday morning, be ready to vote for our next polls. You can find it at Shiver and Fears profile stories... If you know where they are!

Good-bye Monsters

 Now that it's August, it's time to find some new monsters. Are you interested in entering in the monsterfied contest? You have a couple of choices: 1. you can send in a photo of whoever you want to get monsterfied by me. Or 2. You can download a monster app and make the monster youself to send in.

Our old friend Scarface will be missed, but he's had an enjoyable time. Being presented on christmas cards, social media shout outs, and stuff like that.

But now we give that title to another person. Who might it be? If you want to enter the contest go ahead, send your photo of your favorite celebrity, someone in your family, yourself and I'll take to my shop to my monster machine! Just joking. You can do it too! Send your photo to a monster app and start creating, then send in that photo to enter.

As for now, good-bye to Scareface and Zombie Mouth. Your fans will miss you... until our new monsters eat you for dessert!

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!

Shiver and Fears- Monster of the Year 2021

 The news is all over the place. Shiver and Fears new monster of the year has been announced. Have you not been to the website? social media? What about this blog here? If you have been keeping up with Shiver and Fears then you know that in this video is the monster that will be used for posts, gifts, and surprises for 365 days!

Where have you been? In a hole somewhere? Must be because you don't catch up with us like most fans do. Aw, you do? Name a Shiver and Fears book??? Comment below, I dare ya!

Anyway, yes it's true... Meet Zombie Mouth... ok, so it's not the best name in the world, but what monster does?

Finally done, the first book of 2021

 

And there it is!

I have just finished the writing of Shiver and Fears: Invasion of the Dog-Snakes. I think this was my most difficult story. About part way through chapter 15 I wasn't sure where the story would lead. I kind of had an idea where I wanted it to go, but where I was,I didn't know how to lead it in that direction.

One thing I never really done in story writing is get the characters in such a big situation, the only solution is the item revealed from earier in the story. I didn't really have that and with only 5 chapters left I wasn't sure how I'd get there.

Lucky for me I was able to find a solution and fit it within the 5 chapters. I really think this story is different. Most Shiver and Fears stories don't include families involved in the problem. This one had to be different due to how the whole family was in danger.

Another thing I think that is different is the ending. NO SPOILERS! But I will say I think it ended very similar to a Goosebumps book. And the one thing that is surely unique about this book is the cover. This including "The Happiest Show Ever" and "Sibling Subtraction" are all edited by pictures, not drawings.

What's next in the series? Shiver and Fears is having a sleepover! Similar to "A Creepy Christmas" 5 mini stories are being told about 5 different teens spending the night at their friend's house. How fun!

Illustration partner

Before I tell you some fun news let me make sure you know about what you alrweady know. My artist partner Randon Timberlake has re-illustrated a few book covers for Shiver and Fears. and he still is, but as time passes it might be time to work with another partner. So that's where this artwork comes in. If you haven't heard, Shiver and Fears got an upgrade with the book "Why I Don't Play Video Games" more gruesome huh? This was put together by Mei Wu and artist found on social media. We'll see how well this goes. Meantime, we're not sure if Random still wants to work with us. Who's artwork do you like more? Randon or Mei? Randon did his picture for the book "Puppet Family" Awkward don't you think? I think so for sure.

Meanwhile here is another fearing story to tell! We are monsterfying our fans early this year! Why, you may ask, here is what we're thinking: Starting in the month of October give us 10 days for entries, 20 days for votes, and 1 day to reveal winner. (broken up evenly) By starting in August, that's a whole month to enter in the contest, a month to chat with our judges and enough time to choose which monster is the best for the whole year!

 This is an example of one of our monster fans. This isn't really the guy who entered, but he sent a picture of someone, I guess his brother, and we made a monster out of him. That's the fun part of the contest, it doesn't have to be a portrait of yourself, it can even be a drawing! Just as long as we have a name behind it, you're in.

We are encouraging social media fans to send us a picture by DM, but for you blog readers, enter the contest by sending your picture to shiverandfears@gmail.com. Just remember to add your name so if you win we know who it belongs to.

That's all we have for now, but if we have any more news... well, you know how to find us!

"Love" Horror Fiction

Shiver and Fears are sending love to many fans in different ways. One way we are doing this is by having a giveaway. Fans are commenting "Love That Book" and are receiving audiobook codes. You can get your audiobook code by commenting "Love that book" on the blog.

We are also giving codes to the first 5 birthdays on Facebook. So far we've given over 11 codes so far.
Another way we are sending love to our fans is by having them meet Creeps. Who is Creeps? If you really don't know Creeps, you're really behind. He's our pet mascot, for the 10,000th time:

< This is Creeps!

He's Shiver and Fears mascot, we found him. He may look a little mean, but he's nice.

especially when you give him a Valentine!

This Valentine's Day we are passing out Creeps' cards to a bunch of children at a public school. Shiver and Fears actually will be making a few appearances to a lot of kids for St. Valentine's Day.

Now, you might think Shiver and Fears isn't very scary if the author is celebrating Valentine's Day because Valentine's Day isn't scary. If that's the case, you haven't read: "The Dangers of Love" a valentine favorite from Shiver and Fears <click here

Word of advice, you should wish Creeps a Happy Valentine's Day on social media, He doesn't like feeling alone for Valentine's Day and might go on a rampage if he feels left out. I mean just because he's an ice monster doesn't mean he doesn't have feelings. I mean, he does love his fans... especially for dinner!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!