Nichole Cava

She/her | Bi-bi baby | Watty Award Winning Writer | Podcaster | Hopeless Necromantic.

[ahopelessnecromantic]

Welcome lost souls and wayward spirits.

To the blog of writer & hopeless necromantic Nichole Cava, who’s pretty sure the spirit of her ancient, 2010 year old self possessed her in a fit of madness to create this. Spooky. 

I earned my BFA from The University of the Arts in 2014, where I majored in Writing for Film & Television, and minored in petty hexes. I enjoy writing mysteries about sex, undeath, and witchcraft. This bisexual witch and wine enthusiast lives in Philadelphia with my lover and two feline familiars. I swear I have never reanimated any of them. Pinky promise.

My tags: #nicholecava #hopelessnecromantics #nicholes prompts #nicholes fic #nicholes writing tips #the vampire always bites twice #isla vibes #greg vibes

Original Work on Wattpad

The Vampire Always Bites Twice - Watty 2022 Grand Prize Winner. Criminal necromancer & vampire private eye team up (and steam up) to solve the case of the missing barista [noir!, nsfw, violence, sexual content, 100K+ words, complete w/ sequel in the works]. Classic Noir x The Hollows. Tumblr post.

Doubull Indemnity - Story 1.5 in the ‘Bites Twice’ mysteries series. It's Valentine's Day in Philadelphia, and our favorite former criminal necromancer turned (kind of? Sort of?) Private Eye-la refuses to spend it alone. When a certain workaholic vampire (kind of boss? Sort of fling?) simply won't take the hint, Isla resorts to drastic measures. Calling her horny ex. [sexual tension, smut, thirst, pining, sex pollen/potion, ~40k words].

Shadow of a Curse - Book 2 of the ‘Bites Twice’ mysteries coming to Wattpad Fall 2025.

Fanfic on AO3 (pretty exclusively ofmd fanfic)

Murders at the Inn - Mary and Doug have "won" a romantic getaway at a quaint seaside inn. Problem is, neither Ed nor Stede hosted a contest (or invited Stede's ex-wife to stay). The bigger problem is: a storm has trapped everyone inside. The biggest problem is: there's a murderer lurking about, picking guests off one by one. Tumblr post. [Incomplete, 10k+ words, canon typical violence, murder mystery vibes, light smut].

Something New - In which Stede notices a few of Ed's new tattoos. Tumblr post. [~2k words, canon compliant, s2 fluff]. 

Unwelcomed Guests -  Following Stede’s ‘demise,’ Mary Bonnet receives increasingly strange and unwelcomed guests. [canon typical violence, sexual references, ~20K words, complete]. Tumblr post. 

Cat Bandit -  Ed deals with some bad childhood memories as he rethinks his No Pets policy. [alcoholism, childhood trauma & animal abuse references, ~2k words, complete]. Tumblr post. 

Rich Boy -  In which it's Stede's turn to share a memory about his father, and Ed's surprised to learn that rich dads can be dicks too. [nsfw, sexual content, references to childhood trauma, ~4k words, complete]. Tumblr post. 

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[cry-ptidd]

Walk in Piccadilly

[talesfromthecrypts]

“They said they wanted a vampire relationship with no age gap”

“No age gap??!?!?”

“And no non-con elements”

“NO NON CON?”

“And no coercion or otherwise manipulative behaviors”

“Joe they want a vampire with NOTHING”

[rederiswrites]

Just watched Adam Conover (of Adam Ruins Everything) make such a solid point that I think we should spread far and wide. Yes, having AI write your emails is lazy, sure, but people love being lazy. We need to really emphasize that sending AI emails (or using AI responses on social media, or publishing AI flyers, or or or) is rude.

It's rude. You're making someone take their time to read something you couldn't bother to write. You're telling them they were so unimportant you couldn't be bothered to actually take the time to say something yourself. And frankly, you're lying about it while you're at it.

It's rude.

[depsidase]

[haunted-hideaway]

I’m glad that OP:

1) Figured this out.

2) Shared so others can learn from their mistake.

[hardwrench]

to me, correctly using 5+ commas in a single sentence is like perfectly executing a combo in a fighting game. to me.

[little-theatre-fairy]

if you think a sentence needs 5+ commas it should be two sentences

[hardwrench]

it’s not about what the sentence needs, i’m afraid, nor is it about economy, clarity, or style. it’s about winning, little-theatre-fairy.

[startedwellthatsentence]

Comment on my MA thesis:

[saym0-0]

@garecc

[theamericanpin-up]

Mauro Scali - March 1957 Scali Scandals Glamorama Calendar Illustration - The Osborne Calendar Co. - The American Pin-up Calendar Collection

[qi-mera]

More of you need to learn about these ☝️

[jadenebula]

[halfamble]

honestly we need something written about how dracula daily enhances the experience of dread reading dracula.... like it's been WEEKS since we last heard from jonathan harker so when we got this update today (my partner and i read it together at night) i literally went OMG HE'S ALIVE????

[piratewithvigor]

Just saw a bird get a worm at 8:06pm.

Never let the morning people say it can't be done

[nondelphic]

“how do you write again after a long break?” you just start. that’s the horror of it. you just. start. and then the story opens its eyes.

[sleepyowlwrites]

and its hands and its heart, calm down

[whosherefor-thechaos]

in honour of dracula restarting and jonathan once again having paprika hendl, i have decided to translate and post this recipe for it that was included in a special deluxe illustrated edition of dracula i bought a few years ago:

the recipe is as follows:

mina's paprika hendl

original transylvanian recipe

note: the garlic in this dish may perhaps provide defence against possible vampire attacks, therefore it is advisable to use more rather than less.

6 chicken thighs (or 1 roast chicken) | 3 onions | 4 cloves of garlic | 3 colourful bell peppers | 2 tablespoons of tomato paste | 800 g of peeled tomatoes | chili powder (spicyness as wanted) | 100 ml cream | 3 teaspoons of sweet paprika | 3 teaspoons of hot paprika | 2 teaspoons of starch | a pinch of sugar | salt | pepper

preheat the oven until it has reached circa 150°c. in the meantime, peel and finely dice onions and garlic. wash the bell peppers, remove seeds and dice finely.

wash the chicken and pat dry. sear in a cast iron pot. add onions and bell peppers and fry together briefly. then add the garlic and fry together for circa two minutes.

add tomato paste and peeled tomatoes. add paprika powder, salt, pepper and sugar. mix in chili powder for desired spice level.

put in oven with closed lid and braise for circa two hours. put on stove again after and add cream. while stirring bring to a boil and thicken with starch. add salt, pepper and chili to taste.

this dish goes well with rice, potatoes and salad.

[manyother]

1947. Alan Ladd and Veronica in 'Saigon' is a American  crime film.

[enchantedbook]

Nosferatu by Richard Wells

[byjove]

5 dead and 27 wounded in difficult conversation with mom

[gothredy]

[cyberxbattalion]