Remember the nine circles of hell written about in Dante’s Inferno? From a frozen corpse bent on revenge to the horrors awaiting an organ donor, Connie Corcoran Wilson takes one on eleven terrifying trips through these dark regions. The Stories: “Cold Corpse Limbo” – I’m sure you’ve read stories where a person wronged is bent…
Writing
Lisa’s Writopia
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Why So Serious? – Guest Post by Yasmin Shiraz
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• •I’ve written books that deal with serious issues: teen girl fights, youth suicide, sexual assault and being falsely accused. I’ve produced films that deal with girl fights and teen suicide. As I plan other projects down the road, I see myself producing other materials with equally gripping topics. The focus of my work is not…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing, Writing
Yasmin Shiraz Interview – Characters, Violence, and Writing
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• •Was this author a victim of violence when she was a youth? Does she work with young women who are victims of rape? Why does she choose to write about such serious issues in her books? Retaliation Was Retaliation written more for high school students or for their parents? Retaliation was written for high school…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing
Accused – a Review
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• •Rape is a serious crime, and the guilty one needs to be punished. But what if the wrong person is accused? Remember Ahmed and Tashera from Retaliation? They are now students at Georgia State University, and Ahmed is a star with the basketball team. Life is good for them until Ahmed is accused of date…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
National Tooth Fairy Day & Other Cool Holidays
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• •How will you celebrate Polar Bear Day? Will you go to the zoo to see polar bears, or will you seek them out in their natural habitat? Are you brave enough to swallow a sword on International Sword Swallowers Day? On National Tooth Fairy Day, will you watch The Tooth Fairy or Darkness Falls? Will you snooze…
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Picture Writing Prompts – Chess Land, Mud Maid in the Lost Gardens, and an Igloo
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• •Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Tell a Fairy Tale Day & Other Unique Holidays
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• •Author Interviews, Fiction Writing, Publishing, Writing
Matthew Keith Interview– Nightmares, Inspiration, and a Nameless Character
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• •Have nightmares ever been an issue for this author? How completely does he develop his characters before beginning to write? Why isn’t the main character’s name ever given? What are his thoughts on self-publishing? Sway begins with the transcription of dialogue between a doctor and his patient. The patient’s name, blacked out except for two…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Weather Phobias
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• •Powerful weather phenomena are fascinating to watch, yet terrifying because of the destruction they leave behind. The fierceness of tornadoes and hurricanes leave one speechless and amazed. The beauty of lightning fills one with admiration for the hand that guides this streak of electricity to its destination. Each accompanying boom of thunder reminds us of…