What was the inspiration for this book? Are dragons a hobby of his? Did writing the torture scenes ever make him cringe? How much research did he have to do? What are his thoughts on self-publishing? What was your inspiration for this book? I have an unhealthy interest in cryptozoology and have studied it extensively,…
Tag: horror
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Cat on Tarpaulin Picture Writing Prompts
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Horror
From 12 to 6 (More Nightly Visits) – Guest Post by Stephen Helmes
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• •The Nightly Visit series continues with its second book, From 12 to 6 (More Nightly Visits). Released, July 5th, 2016, the book continues down the trail of dreams. Readers will be taken on a journey of horror, suspense, and fantasy that includes witches and ghosts. These stories reflect on the scarier side of the human mind.…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Onyx Webb: Book Two: Episodes 4, 5, & 6 – a Review
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• •The historical fiction, romance, horror, and mystery/detective stories of the Onyx Webb series are back. Once you start the series, reading these books will become an addiction that must be satisfied. The different storylines become more involved yet more connected. The base characters stay the same, but new characters are brought in along the way.…
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Onyx Webb: Book One: Episodes 1, 2, & 3 – a Review
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• •Historical fiction, romance, horror, and mystery/detective stories are found together in one book. Some of the stories have already linked together, and I have a feeling that before this series is over with, they will be connected in some way. I found this book to be fantastic and addictive. I will admit that the description…
Author Interviews
Stephen Helmes Interview – Writing, Book Covers, and Relaxation
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Ten Fantastic Things About Books
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror
Psychological Horror vs. Supernatural Horror
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• •Horror comes in many forms. It can come through a scream heard on a dark night. It can come in eyes wide with terror when something wrong is spotted or felt. Hauntings, sadistic killers, monsters, dragons, a whisper, fear of the unknown, fear of anything, and blood, lots of blood— at least one of these…
Book Reviews, Dark Fiction, Fiction Writing, Horror, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Ice Cream Man – a Review
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• •Houses are burning down for no reason. People are spontaneously combusting. An alien life form is stranded. And then there’s the ice cream. Buying a cone or ice cream sandwich from the ice cream man could change your life forever. Lacy, a single mom, leaves her eleven- and twelve-year-old children old home alone while she…