This week, Cindy O'Quinn is Uncomfortably Dark's spotlight author. She is an absolute delight! Check out her interview below and be sure to pick up one of her books! MEET CINDY O'QUINN Introduce yourself in 4 sentences or less. I’m Cindy O'Quinn, the youngest of three daughters. An Appalachian writer from the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. No, my dad wasn’t a coal miner. He was a bread deliveryman. Mom worked in a shoe factory. Childhood nickname, Little Joe, after my

This series will be showcased on my Patreon first, every Friday this fall and winter, through early 2026. If you are not a patron, look for the new author spotlight to appear here on the blog every Saturday! These will be for incredibly talented, but lesser known, authors that truly deserve a spotlight on their work! As is our mission here at Uncomfortably Dark, we want to be a community support and while how we do that may change over time, we will always find a way to shed

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

It's been a while since I have done something like this so below you can find a bunch of fun links for you to browse! These are all recent interviews and/or podcasts with me and/or some of our authors on their new releases, their work and their writing journey to this point! I'll be adding these links and more to our website sometime next month as well! Recent written interview with Adam Messer from Valhalla Books Candace Nola – Action Pulp! Weird Reads with Jason White: Inte

This week, Craig Brownlie is our spotlight author. I met Craig at my very first Authorcon in 2022, hosted by Scares That Care, as a fan of my work, so quite a surreal moment for me as I was not yet used to anyone saying they were a fan of mine, let alone being excited to meet me. Craig was an aspiring author at the time and we quickly became friends. He's kind, gentle, and truly a wonderful person to know. Check out his interview below and be sure to pick up one of his books!

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Ivan K. Conway is one of the most supportive authors on Instagram. He has his own Facebook Group, Goblins & Gunslingers Country, where he posts some book stuff, daily dad jokes, and other truly terrible memes. He's a great guy, kind and friendly, and deserves way more notice and thanks for all he does, than he gets. Today, we are spotlighting him here and look for his blog post to go live tomorrow for wide social media sharing! Meet Ivan K. Conway! 1. Q: Introduce yourself i

L. Marie Wood is the recipient of the Golden Stake Award for Literature and the International Impact Book Award. She is also a MICO Award-winning screenwriter, a two-time Bookfest Award winner, a four-time Bram Stoker Award® Nominee, a Bram Stoker Award® winner, an Ignyte Award finalist, a Rhysling nominated poet, and an accomplished essayist. Wood is the President of the Horror Writers Association, the founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English and Creative Writi

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

As we do every year in the month of February, Uncomfortably Dark takes time out to honor Black authors and Black history from every era, past and present. If you already read widely and diversely or want to get started; please add these authors to your Must - Read lists and to those TBR piles! A massive thank you to fellow author Eliza Broadbent for this huge undertaking for this month, enabling Uncomfortably Dark to honor at least one author a day, or more! Travis is both a

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.

Uncomfortably Dark honors Black Authors during Black History Month.