When I was younger and wrote stories centered around the women in my life, most times, my mom, grandmothers, aunts, or cousins were the focal point. And although as a child, I wouldnโt have pegged them as such, they were and are incredibly strong women.
Iโd never had the pleasure of attending one of the Horror Writers Associationโs annual StokerCon conventions, but I was glad I did. It proved to be educational and a ton of fun.
In ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐, Stephen King claims โoutlines are the last resource of bad fiction writers.โ King suggests they limit inspiration and the joy of creativity. Jack Kerouac likely agreed, writing novels such as ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ in a stream-of-conscious style on a long roll of paper.
From the newness and craziness of being in love to its wonderful happy moments to the shared heartaches endured at times, each and every poem is beautiful and speaks to the heart.
๐โ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ is a different kind of haunted house story.
Mice roaming through a house or apartment is a pretty common thing. You donโt always see them because theyโre great at hiding. They will typically enter your home between October and February, searching for food, water, and shelter from the cold.
As a young boy who had learned to read, I was impressed each week by the masthead of the local newspaper. Directly below Greensburg Record-Herald it said: Home of the Oldest Courthouse West of the Allegany Mountains.
The lion, the king of the beasts, is also known as the king of the jungle. But you know what? Lions donโt live in the jungle. Most of the wild lions today live on the open savannas of Africa.
What would you think if you saw a woman step out into the street and begin to twist, twirl, and shake? Would you join her in this dance without any specific music? Or would you just shake your head in wonder and go on about your business?
I have almost as much trouble naming the characters in my novels as I did naming my children. But writing Southern novels makes it a little easier since there are so many colorful names from which to choose. And colorful name equals memorable. Itโs a pretty safe bet if someone has a unique name, theyโre going to be . . . well, a character.
