Gearing up for Halloween

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Mae Clair

silhouette of black cat sitting on tree branch at night in front of a large orange moon Spooky things are afoot!

I’m always jazzed this time of year, inspired by the numerous bump-in-the-night ghostie and goblin posts that pop up in the blogosphere. For someone who loves folklore and legend, October is a month for feasting on myth!

There are a variety of events taking place in the online world. I’m excited to be participating in two that really appealed to me.

Today, I’m visiting Teri Polen during her month-long Bad Moon Rising feature. All month long, you can meet new authors, discover new reads, and have trick-or-treat fun with the Halloween questions Teri poses for her guest. I hope you’ll pop over and say hello while I’m hanging out with Teri today.

Next week, I’ll be visiting Melanie Noell Bernard who is doing a month-long paranormal event called Hallo-WE-en that features creatures. Each day you’ll get to meet a different beastie. Today, my good friend and critique partner, Staci Troilo, shares the history and folklore of gargoyles at Melanie’s haunt in the blogosphere.

So, get your ghostie on and celebrate Halloween!

42 thoughts on “Gearing up for Halloween”

rijanjks on October 4, 2017 at 9:56 AM said:

Hopping over to take a peek at Teri’s blog.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:16 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Jan!
  
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Adnama72Blog on October 4, 2017 at 10:06 AM said:

Love Halloween great photo.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:16 PM said:
  
  Especially (for me) since it includes a cat 😉
  
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Teri Polen on October 4, 2017 at 10:14 AM said:

You know I love that black cat silhouette.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:18 PM said:
  
  I’m right there with you on that one 🙂
  
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D. Wallace Peach on October 4, 2017 at 10:17 AM said:

I enjoyed the interview on Teri’s site, Mae. 🙂 Happy Halloween.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:18 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Diana. Happy Halloween 🙂
  
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tidalscribe on October 4, 2017 at 10:49 AM said:

I love writing Halloween short stories and like to have one for the front page story at my website – must be time to think of a new one.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:19 PM said:
  
  It is that time of year 🙂
  In a few more weeks ghosties and ghouls will be roaming about and trick-or-treating 🙂
  
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Salman Habib on October 4, 2017 at 10:56 AM said:

nice click

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:19 PM said:
  
  Why, thank you!
  
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D.L Finn, Author on October 4, 2017 at 11:32 AM said:

I love the orange moon and cat-perfection. I adore this time of Year and my house already reflects that–Halloween tree up:) Thanks for sharing those sites. Sounds fun!

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 12:20 PM said:
  
  Oooh, a Halloween tree. That sounds like a lot of fun too 🙂
  
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Jacquie Biggar on October 4, 2017 at 1:41 PM said:

The best part of Halloween for me is seeing the little ones trick-or-treating. The excitement on their faces is contagious 🙂

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 8:32 PM said:
  
  So true. There is magic in the night. I remember it so well as a child
  
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Lauralynn Elliott on October 4, 2017 at 2:06 PM said:

So much fun! I love Halloween. I’ll be stopping by to say hi!

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 8:31 PM said:
  
  Woo-hoo! Glad to hear it. Thanks, Lauralynn!
  
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Emma on October 4, 2017 at 2:24 PM said:

The photo of the cat and the moon has put me in a Halloween, fun, spooky mood already. 🙂

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 8:30 PM said:
  
  Yipee! I love hearing that.
  Great to have you drop by, Emma. Hoping all is good with you across the pond :))
  
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Natalie Ducey on October 4, 2017 at 3:08 PM said:

Such a treat, Mae! Cheers! 🙂

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 8:29 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Natalie. Lots of fun this month 🙂
  
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John W. Howell on October 4, 2017 at 3:09 PM said:

Will follow you anywhere. Congrats.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 8:29 PM said:
  
  Awww. *blush* You are awesome! 🙂
  
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  - John W. Howell on October 5, 2017 at 9:01 AM said:
    
    🙂
    
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noelleg44 on October 4, 2017 at 5:58 PM said:

What a great idea to celebrate Halloween! heading over to learn about gargoyles.

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- Mae Clair on October 4, 2017 at 8:28 PM said:
  
  Fantastic. Staci will love it!
  
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Melanie Noell Bernard on October 4, 2017 at 10:23 PM said:

WAH! Thanks for promoting the event, Mae! And also for being part of it. 🙂 Staci is lucky to have a critique partner like you. :p

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- Mae Clair on October 5, 2017 at 8:57 AM said:
  
  It’s such a fun event, Melanie. Thanks for organizing everything. I love the idea of it being themed around creatures 🙂
  
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  - Melanie Noell Bernard on October 5, 2017 at 9:21 AM said:
    
    Hee hee! I’m glad you think so. I think creatures are awesome and it would appear everyone has a favorite. 😊
    
    And I’m happy to organize! I try to host at least one guest blogger event a year. ☺
    
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LisaDay on October 5, 2017 at 3:47 AM said:

Congrats. I will try to remember to check them both out .

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- Mae Clair on October 5, 2017 at 8:58 AM said:
  
  Hi, Lisa. Thanks for visiting and commenting. I appreciate having you drop by 🙂
  
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lizziechantree on October 5, 2017 at 6:37 AM said:

Great post Mae. Clicking the links now!

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- Mae Clair on October 5, 2017 at 8:58 AM said:
  
  Fantastic. Thanks, Lizzie! 🙂
  
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robbiesinspiration on October 6, 2017 at 1:13 AM said:

Fantastic, Mae. I am reading as many as possible. Have a great Friday.

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- Mae Clair on October 6, 2017 at 8:28 AM said:
  
  You too, Robbie! 🙂
  
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Julie Holmes, author on October 7, 2017 at 3:47 PM said:

Great interview, Mae! And Melanie’s Hallo-WE-en looks like fun!

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- Mae Clair on October 8, 2017 at 4:52 PM said:
  
  You know me and creatures 🙂
  
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Staci Troilo on October 12, 2017 at 9:49 AM said:

I’m so behind, I’ll never catch up. And I seem to be moving slower every day. Sigh. Sorry I didn’t get to this when it posted. Going to visit Teri now. Can’t wait to see the post!

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- Mae Clair on October 12, 2017 at 6:33 PM said:
  
  Aww, thanks, Staci, and no worries. It’s great to have you back online!
  
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Sulaiman Hafeez on October 31, 2017 at 12:18 PM said:

Very well written. Happy Halloween. Have a spooky one 😄😄

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- Mae Clair on October 31, 2017 at 1:11 PM said:
  
  Thank you! Happy Halloween to you too 🙂
  
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