magine you’re a successful writer. Then you get something that all writers dread: writer’s block. But you’ll work through it, right? While dealing with writer’s block, something happens that makes you begin to drink more heavily and even consider suicide. The skeleton man appears.
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Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Psychological Thriller, Suspense/Thrillers, Women's Fiction, Words
The Wife Who Knew Too Much – a Review
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Water’s Fine – a Review
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• •Catalina, a scuba dive master, has an exciting life traveling the world. The ocean is her passion. She gets to experience firsthand the beauty of the ocean and all of its inhabitants while sharing it with the experienced and inexperienced divers she is taking beneath the water.But when one of the people under her watch decides to commit suicide, her life spirals into turmoil.
Fiction Writing, Interviews, Life's Adventures, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Kirsten Alburg Interview – Experiencing Polar Night at the Top of the World
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Confusing Words: Mannequin vs. Manikin & the Strange Case of the Corpse Bride
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The Au Pair – a Review
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – Guest Post by Stephen Helmes
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• •Whether it be the 1910 horror film, Frankenstein, written and directed by J. Searle Dawley, or the 1974 comedy from Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein, the image of the monster and his creator are forever etched into our minds. But with all the great adaptations to this fine story over nearly two centuries, we should not…
Author Interviews, Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Kentuckiana Authors
Atty Eve Interview: Writing the My Beautiful Suicide Series
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• •For this month’s Author Spotlight post, I interviewed Atty Eve, the author of the dark and powerful My Beautiful Suicide series. Was there anything that happened in your life that inspired this series? Anything you noticed going on in the world? The original inspiration for this series was the first line of a letter I…
Fiction Writing, Poisons
The Classic Poison Strychnine
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• •Arsenic, cyanide, and strychnine are the classic poisons. The seemingly innocent little old ladies in Arsenic and Old Lace, one of my favorite movies, used these three poisons in their deadly elderberry wine. One gallon of this toxic wine contained one teaspoon of arsenic, half a teaspoon of strychnine, and just a pinch of cyanide. Unsuspecting…