M. S. Butler's love of horror and all things supernatural began at a young age. He learned to read at age two and hasn't stopped since, absorbing story after story until he finally began writing at age twelve. He is heavily influenced by H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Jim Butcher, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
He started writing poems while still in elementary school, being inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, before moving on to short stories. Now aged 26 he has written several short stories including Footsteps in the Darkness currently being considered for the Fish Publishing Flash Fiction Prize. He is currently hard at work on his debut novel Abyssal Tides, a supernatural thriller set in modern day Massachusetts.
He can be found most days surrounded by his cat, leopard gecko, tarantula, and two dogs when he's not passionately loving his fiancee.
M. S. Butler started writing poems at a very young age, being inspired by his mother's love of literature. His mother read to him every night from the classics of western mythology. He fell in love with fairy tales immediately and they have been a lasting influence on his work ever since.
He grew up in West Chester, Ohio and filled his days looking for the Loveland Frogman, fairies, and ghosts. He continued to love the supernatural well into his teens and voraciously absorbed anything remotely relating to it from novels, to movies, to nonfiction books, etc.
Once in college his interests turned more toward the scientific. He majored in Environmental Science at Ohio University, Computer Science at Cincinnati State, and Political Science at the University of Cincinnati. After struggling to find a job that felt fulfilling he had an epiphany while reading an old journal. He remembered how much he loved creating stories and decided to focus all his efforts on becoming an author.
Since then he has written several short stories, one of which,
Footsteps in the Darkness, is currently being considered for the Fish Publishing Flash Fiction Prize. He is currently hard at work on Abyssal Tides, his debut novel.
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Today's update is about Jay, the tortured sailor.
Jay had a rocky childhood losing his parents at five and running away from his aunt's at 17. He was taken in by the gruff but kindhearted captain of the "Merwench", a small fishing vessel. It's been smooth sailing since then until his 23rd birthday a few weeks ago when he began to have the same terrifying dream multiple times a night. His only hope for answers lies with Dr. Belle Matigan, a specialist operating on the remote Steincraft Island. His favorite color is blue.
Check out facebook.com/abyssaltides for daily updates and check out msbutler.org/abyssal-tides to read the entire third chapter!
