A popular post on my blog provided some insight into writing my gothic tales!

Over 150 posts! My blog has reached a milestone: over 150 posts! When I started this blog, my purpose was to share my writing journey and speak to new writers at their most vulnerable--when they shared their creativity with other writers. Creativity is fragile, and I believe it's important to encourage and support others, which has the added benefit of strengthening my creative commitment, too. My first book was a nonfiction work, THE WRITE GROUP, designed to help writers nav

BLOOD & WOLF by Judith Vila I'm happy to announce BLOOD & WOLF is now available on Kindle! Whether you own a Kindle or use the Kindle App, download and enjoy a delicious gothic-y romance set in the Catskill Mountains of New York in 1851: ❤️ Slow-burn love story (clean with a soupçon of spice) 💪 A leading woman with brains, resilience, and a passionate heart 🫢 Secrety secrets and an old family curse 🐺 Werewolves in an exhilarating tug-of-war between civilization and instinc

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Here are some Substack reading recommendations with gothic-y vibes.

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Watch this video to see snippets from BLOOD & WOLF!

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I've joined the Goodreads Author Program and you can visit my author page and my new book, BLOOD & WOLF.

How to buy Blood & Wolf.

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Do you look for rules behind every magical thing? I prefer a little mystery myself!

Welcome to the new Judith Vila, gothic author, site! If you've visited me before, welcome back! You'll see some changes here, reflecting my new focus on historical/Gothic/romance/mystery/horror mashups. Please be sure to wander around this site, and haunt me on Substack: Romance at a Dark Wood's Edge , where I share updates about my writing adventure. But if this is your first visit, know that I write Gothic. Why? Because in every great gothic tale the story requires somethi

It's spring! The traditional time of new beginnings! With that in mind, I'll be making some changes to my website over the next few weeks. While I haven't fully plotted out my every move, you'll see adjustments in the days ahead. Why Make Writing Website Changes My purpose is to align my identity, voice, and digital presence with an authentic "brand promise" —the experience lovely readers, like you, can expect from my books. While I have only one fiction book today-- Blood &

Blood & Wolf by Judith Vila Writing a novel is definitely a lonely journey--I know because, writing as Judith Vila, I just released my gothic/romance/mystery/horror mashup, Blood & Wolf. And from the early days of playing with the concept in my head to this moment when the book is in the hands of lovely readers, I remember often feeling like I was all by myself. But the truth is: I wasn't alone. Yes, the responsibilities of writing, revising, testing and re-writing again are

I'm delighted to share with you an audio snippet from my upcoming gothic/romance/mystery/horror mashup.

A writing group can be super helpful if you're working on, say, a book. But a writing group can be helpful in so many other ways, too. It comes down to the mindset you bring to the group.