Fiction podcast featuring stories from up and coming authors as well as a few personal favorites from reddit

I'm Dana, I have a background in film and arts and have always really enjoyed creating things. My podcast is about chilling (sometimes funny) horror fiction tales from Creepypasta and stories written by talented, up-and-coming independent authors to create an immersive world of terror.
 

I always loved certain Youtubers as well as some podcasters who told stories, and would find myself bingeing more pods than TV. I don't think I had an initial goal other than to build something for myself which I enjoyed. I started recording my first episode (Penpal by Dathan Auerbach) in November of 2020 and released on Youtube in January of 2021. I didn't switch to an actual podcast in June.
 

I released up until October once a week, but for October I wanted to do something special, so I have been releasing Monday through Friday. I etch out time whenever I can, I have a sound conducive closet and so if I find an hour or two I'll go in and record a story. If i wanted to lose my hair, I could produce an episode in a day if the story was single narrator, but usually it is about a three day turn around. I fund this passion project.
 

I take Anchor's sponsorship, it helps pay some of the writers and offsets a little bit of the cash I put in. In terms of benefiting me, it challenges me. Between the rush of getting a great story, social media, and creating an episode, on top of my own securities, it is a weekly grind.
 

I use a tascam for portable recording, I have a Rode NT1 I mostly use as well as a yeticaster for when I need to record an intro on the fly, and I used to use reaper but I'm on audition currently to edit.
 

I've taken an ad out on Overcast I was pleased with, but mostly it's word of mouth, IG and Twitter.
 

Do something you love and be committed to it. You are your only competition. Focus on creating good work and take risks! There are a million reasons to get down on yourself but if you're proud and love what you're making, you're free, and that is what matters. I would suggest pod twitter to get into. Even if it isn't your genre there are a lot of people out there who do this out of love and will support you. I'm not crazy about reddit, because some of the boards feel very toxic but the r/podcast and r/podcasting boards are wonderful and everyone there is generally nice and helpful.
 

Find me at nightterrorspodcast.com or on twitter @nighterrorpod