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He Built the First Horror Fiction Community on Substack

Spotlight Session with Bill Gerace and his spooky fiction Vault of the Supernatural

In today’s Spotlight Session, I’m talking to

, a professional horror fiction writer, and the person behind Vault of the Supernatural - a place which is changing fiction the way we know it.

He chose to come to Substack from Medium (like me), to build something meaningful out of his passion for fiction and the supernatural.

He didn’t come with a strategy. He came with stories. And the guts to show up, even when no one’s watching (yet).

Today he is building the first-ever community for fiction writers and readers on Substack. If you’re into horror fiction - writer or reader - you have to check his place.

In this session, we talked about:

  • Why horror isn’t just about scaring people

  • How Bill’s love for Goosebumps turned into a writing habit he’s finally owning

  • The quiet power of writing in public before you have “an audience”

We also got into:

  • His writing process (hint: no fancy systems, just commitment)

  • How he uses Notes to connect without overthinking and how that helps

  • Why showing up consistently matters more than going viral on Substack

“Even if no one ever reads it I’d still write. Because it helps me make sense of everything.” - Bill says.

And I fully agree.

You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes on:

  • How he stays organized and what tools he uses

  • How he rewired his productivity mindset after surviving burnout

  • Why horror is empathy in disguise and what makes a ghost story stick

And what’s coming up next in his publication - I think it’s a blast!

Books he recommends:

Hit play to hear how

turns shadows into stories, and stories into safe places. And if you’ve ever wondered whether your fiction is “useful enough,” this will change your mind.

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