#331 Winter Secrets with Evelyn Skye

This week, we're running a takeover in collaboration with author and Substack writer Evelyn Skye! This contest’s winner will not only be awarded $250 — they’ll also receive personal feedback from Evelyn herself! Here's what she has to say about her takeover:

I’m Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including The Incredible Kindness of Paper and The Hundred Loves of Juliet. I also host a popular Substack and podcast, Creative. Inspired. Happy, where readers and writers gather to learn about storytelling and the behind-the-scenes of authors' lives.

This week’s theme is Winter Secrets — a chance to explore what we keep hidden when the world grows cold and still. Whether you write realism or weave in a touch of magic, I'd love to see atmosphere, tension, and emotional depth. Think candlelight against a dark frosted window, footsteps in new snow, or the hush of something waiting to be revealed.

I can’t wait to see what stories emerge from the winter quiet, and what secrets your characters will dare to keep or finally let slip.