🗞The M.I.D Newsletter | Issue #6

 

Author: Makitia Thompson | From the Desk of Minds In Design

Editor’s Note: Where Time Meets Imagination

Welcome back, readers - both new and returning dreamers, wanderers, and makers of stories that refuse to stay silent. I’m Makitia, the voice behind Minds In Design, and this is Issue #6 of The M.I.D Newsletter.

Each month, I step away from the blur of publishing, storytelling, and deadlines to bring you behind the curtain, where stories are still breathing, ideas are still raw, and the clock never truly stops ticking.

In this issue, I’m inviting you deeper into the creative world we’ve built together. You’ll find news from the M.I.D Universe, writing guidance for authors chasing authenticity, glimpses into the lives of characters who feel all too real, and a preview of what’s next to come. Both beautiful and unsettling.

So, take a moment. Step inside. Whether you’re a writer, reader, or someone who just believes that imagination deserves to leave a mark, this space is for you.

If this is your first issue, welcome to the family. And if you’ve been here from the beginning… you already know that every word written under Minds In Design carries a piece of something timeless.

Let’s begin.

What Is Minds In Design?

For those who have just joined, Minds In Design is more than a publishing brand, it’s a home for stories that linger long after the final word. We specialize in novels, short stories, poetry collections, and creative projects that merge emotion with imagination.

Founded by author and creative director Makitia Thompson, Minds In Design is a space where ideas transform into worlds, where characters whisper through the pages, and where creativity doesn’t have to ask permission to exist.

From deeply emotional fiction to darkly poetic explorations of love, grief, time, and memory, everything published under the M.I.D name carries one promise, that stories still matter.

Whether you’re a reader searching for something that feels alive or a writer determined to create something unforgettable, Minds In Design is where those two paths meet.

What’s New in the M.I.D Universe

Stories are moving quickly through the Minds In Design universe and readers are already diving deep. If you haven’t yet, now is the perfect time to explore the newest releases before they vanish from the shelves.

Below are the newest publications from M.I.D, each offering a different reflection of the human experience:

The Shapeshifting Heart

In The Shapeshifting Heart, Makitia Thompson traces love through every incarnation, from the spark of first attraction to the quiet ache of loss. Told through lyrical poetry and grounded in emotional truth, this collection explores how love transforms, consumes, and refuses to stay one thing for long. It’s a mirror held up to every phase of passion and every version of the self who dares to love again.

Why Hearts Remember

Why Hearts Remember is a poetic journey through the beautiful and unbearable ways the human heart endures. Each poem captures the echoes of connection that refuse to fade, revealing that love, no matter how fleeting, always leaves its mark. This collection aches with memory and moves with tenderness, it’s for the ones who still believe in what remains.

All the Things I’ve Felt

In All the Things I’ve Felt, poet Makitia Thompson captures the full spectrum of human emotion: from wonder to heartbreak, grief to resilience. This book is for those who’ve lived deeply, loved honestly, and refused to hide from what it means to feel. A quiet but powerful testament to emotional truth, it reminds readers that vulnerability is not weakness, but the birthplace of art.

Every title mentioned is now available on mindsindesign.com - but they’re going fast. As the year closes, M.I.D continues expanding its shelves with stories that challenge, comfort, and stay.

Companion Projects in Progress

The Where Time Can’t Exist universe continues to grow and with it, new ways for readers to step further into Burrington’s haunting history.

I’m currently developing a series of behind-the-scenes books and exclusive short stories to accompany the main novels. These projects dive into Burrington’s unspoken corners, the lost histories, the people forgotten by time, and the moments that shaped everything readers thought they knew.

These companion pieces are meant to invite you behind the fiction, showing the creation process, the emotional roots, and even the secrets that never made it to print. Whether you’ve read Until Time Remembers or are waiting for the next chapter in The Day That Broke Time, the Burrington archives will soon open again.

Keep your clocks wound. Time isn’t done with us yet.

Writing Tip: Crafting Realism Through Fiction

If you want readers to believe your story, not just read it, you must write with emotional truth.

Realism doesn’t mean writing about the ordinary. It means understanding what drives people to do extraordinary things. A lie told in fear, a confession whispered too late, a decision made out of love or guilt, these are the moments that make fiction real.

When crafting realism:

  • Write what hurts, not just what happens.

  • Give your characters contradictions. Nobody is purely good or purely evil.

  • Let silence speak. Sometimes what’s unsaid carries more weight than dialogue ever could.

Great fiction lives in the tension between truth and imagination. When you write from that place, the one where your pulse quickens just before you type the next line. You’ll find the realism readers never forget.

Makitia’s Book of the Month: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

There are books you read, and then there are books that rewire how you see the world. 11/22/63 is one of those rare works.

I first read it at ten years old, long before I understood the full scope of what storytelling could be. And yet, it gripped me, completely. King’s writing reminded me that fiction isn’t about escape; it’s about transformation.

Revisiting it now, years later, I found that same magic waiting for me again. The story blends time travel, history, love, and the unbearable weight of choice. All with the kind of precision only King could deliver.

If you’ve ever wondered what makes a story unforgettable, 11/22/63 is the answer. It’s not just a novel. It’s a lesson in why we tell stories at all.

Makitia’s Writing Corner: The Value of Imperfect Stories

Writers, let me tell you something you already know but often ignore, your “bad” stories aren’t failures. They’re foundations.

Don’t discard the manuscript you’ve deemed unworthy. Don’t delete the story you swear you’ll never show anyone. Rewrite it. Reimagine it. Keep its bones, polish its skin.

Every word you write teaches you how to write better. Every draft, no matter how flawed, is proof that you’re trying to create something only you can.

Perfection is a myth that kills creativity. Progress is what keeps it alive. Build upon your mistakes. They are your ladder to mastery.

Character of the Month: Gregg Thorton

If Burrington has ghosts, then Gregg Thorton is its shadow.

For forty-four years, Thorton lived among the living: husband, father, neighbor - hiding behind the illusion of normalcy while taking the lives of over twenty people, including three of his wives and seven of his sixteen children.

When evidence began to surface, Thorton did not deny it. Instead, he confessed. But not out of guilt. He confessed to control the narrative, to reopen the wounds of those he didn’t kill.

His memoir, Thorton, will be released November 30th, told entirely in his own voice. It’s not a justification, it’s a distortion. He calls his crimes lessons. His victims, “examples.” His words, hauntingly calm.

Pre-order Thorton now at mindsindesign.com before it hits full release. You’ve never read a story so quiet or so terrifying.

From the Blog: Designing a Life of Purpose and Creativity

This month’s featured blog post explores what it truly means to design a life of purpose, one aligned with your creative voice, your values, and your long-term goals.

Whether you’re a writer, designer, or entrepreneur, this post offers practical insight into structuring your days around creativity rather than chaos. It’s about clarity, finding the intersection between passion and discipline.

Read the full article here: Designing a Life of Purpose and Creativity

It’s one of the most personal pieces I’ve written for the blog, and I hope it reminds you that success isn’t speed, it’s sustainability.

Minds In Design Sales for November

November is here, and so are the M.I.D Sales - because stories worth keeping shouldn’t stay out of reach.

Here’s what’s happening this month:

  • The Half Off Collection - 12 titles, all 50% off for a limited time.

  • The Where Time Can’t Exist Collection - the full Burrington series, also 50% off, so readers can catch up before the next release.

  • M.I.D’s Ongoing Belief: great stories, accessible prices. Because art should be experienced, not withheld.

Visit mindsindesign.com to explore every collection while the offers last.

Upcoming Projects: Thorton

The next headline project from Minds In Design is Thorton, the long-awaited memoir of Gregg Thorton himself.

Told entirely through his own words, Thorton is his final performance. It’s not an apology; it’s a confession designed to manipulate, seduce, and destroy. Every chapter pulls readers closer to his fractured logic, until they start questioning their own moral distance from him.

He claims he loved the women he killed. That he only “restored order.” That pain is an act of devotion.

It’s disturbing. It’s unnerving. And it’s unforgettable.

Thorton will be available November 30th, exclusively through Minds In Design.

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