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Kel Byron

Signals from Nowhere #4 | A Haze over the Great Lakes

Published 6 months ago • 2 min read

A Haze Over the Great Lakes

Hey there, Operator Reader!

August is here already and I can officially say that I spent a decent amount of July traveling close-to-home doing some research for my next book. Okay, yeah, playing around in the Great Lakes while humming the Kraken theme from Pirates of the Caribbean 2 isn't very academic, but it meant something to me.

Joking aside, I was actually super busy. My mom, who has been in my care for ten years, was finally able to move into her own place where I will continue to support her while I work on fixing up my little hovel. Maybe trying to publish a book, renovate a house, sell said house, and handle two moves in one year is a bit much, but overwhelming myself to the point of madness is kinda what I do.

I did, however, get some really pretty pictures of Lake Michigan.

But first, updates!

BBNYA 2025

I am very excited and proud to announce that A Lonely Broadcast: Book One has been nominated -- and made it to the semi-finals -- of the Book Blogger's Novel of the Year Awards! The awards are still ongoing, meaning I'm not sure if I've made it to the finals yet, but even semi-finals is a big deal to me. This is the first competition I've ever entered (with IngramSpark's blessings). I hope it won't be the last!

​You can follow the BBNYA awards on Twitter here!​

Signed Paperbacks: The Betrayal

I have gotten an incredible reaction to the signed paperbacks, so thank you to everyone who has ordered them! Currently, orders have been on hold for the last week because USPS temporarily misplaced two of my orders. That's almost 40 books that disappeared (I may be a little salty about it). Thankfully, I just received word on August 1st that they were back in transit along with a replacement order, and now I've got over 60 books total on their way to my house. My mailman is going to wonder what the hell kind of operation I'm running. More importantly, this means that I will finally be able to catch up on all signed paperback orders at the same time.

Goth Girl Does Gothic Fiction

I'm still deliberating on the title for my Midwestern Gothic collection, but one thing is clear already: I think you guys will really enjoy it. Four of the six novellas are now completely finished, with the complete book covering a full spectrum of gothic fiction: the eerie mysteries, the descents into madness, haunting generational traumas, and so much more.

Rick didn’t say anything for a bit. Instead, he was eyeing the forest again, a deep wrinkle between his gray, bushy eyebrows. “We must have had more foxes in the woods than usual.” His voice was slow, soft, and careful, every word carrying a heavy weight. “When they cry at night, it sounds an awful lot like a woman screamin’ bloody murder.”

-The Bog Mummy

The Baby Zone

The Next Broadcast...

The next time I talk to you guys, I will (hopefully) have a more solid release date for my short story collection! I'm aiming for late fall, but what I want and what I'm capable of are sometimes not the same thing. Uncertainty aside, I'm going to try my best to get a moody, spooky October release prepared for you all.

Ok love you bye

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Kel Byron

I'm the author of A Lonely Broadcast, specializing in folk horror fiction! Subscribe to see updates of what I'm coming out with next, new drops to my merch shop, and pictures of my cats.

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