HeyJaredShauna C. Highcroft 🌊
Horror author & professional havoc causer. Always and forever writing about monsters, trauma, and the lines where reality and fiction bleed. Debut novel Washed Away By The Sea (Quill & Crow, autumn 2026)
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But what was he wearing? (opens the original)
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I have been extremely lucky, or maybe it's not luck but that I have surrounded myself with good people and, over the years, annexed the ones who were harmful or damaging. But whatever the reason, I have never been asked what I was wearing when I talk about my rape.I've never been asked why I would accept a drink. I've never been asked why I didn't shut him down when he was flirting with me, or if I led him on, or if I did anything to get myself out of that situation.I was once asked, “Did you go
Edits, covers, tears, and a whole ass book at the end of it all (opens the original)
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As I come to the very end of the publishing journey for Washed Away by the Sea, I’m struck by how none of it feels real — in the best possible way! I know it’s real, I know it’s happening, but it’s so wonderful and wild, and given this book came from such a low, low place, it’s all very hard to wrap my head around it, and as I’m coming to the last leg, I can’t help but keep thinking about how I got here. The Sale<div clas
If I could be someone else. (opens the original)
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I thought it was normal; I thought it was just another quirk of being alive that meant throughout life, when I saw my reflection, I wondered why I was who stared back.Why was I me?Why did my thoughts come out of me? Why did my voice exist in my chest? Why did the eyes I looked at look back at the face that I hated? That was too ugly, too blotchy. Belonged to a person too weird to fit in and too lonely to ever feel at home, no matter how many friends surrounded me?I would destroy photos of myself
“I don’t want to die alone” – EMDR So Far (opens the original)
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Disclaimer: as with all things, my experience is my own and may be vastly different to another’s. If you’re interested in EMDR, please do your research and work with a trained therapist you trust. This may not be an easy read, so please do so with caution.“I don’t want to die alone.” The words burst from me before I recognise them. I hide behind my hands, sobbing, curling inwards.“Sorry!” I say as my therapist hands me some tissues.“Don’t be sorry,” she says, and she&
Help Me Cheat On My Publishing Homework (opens the original)
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As we prepare to get Washed Away By The Sea ready for publication, I've been tasked by my wonderful publisher to have interview-style questions and answers ready to distribute. But here's the snag. I know what I'd ask me, and I'm far less interested in that than what you would ask.So I'm here, humbly, for your input.Anything you want to know about me, the book, the process? Ever had any questions thrown your way you absolutely loved or any you're desperate for someone to ask you?It can be about
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