So, you want to write about the zombie apocalypse, but you don’t want to travel down the same beaten path as the ones before you. How many times can you tell the same story and still keep readers on the edge of their seats? You can do it several times as long as you change…
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Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Halloween Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Vexation of Zombies
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• •Have you ever dreamed that a liberty of mummies chased you through a museum? Has a prominence of dhampirs ever saved you from the a basement of vampires? Are you afraid your town will be invaded by a vexation of zombies? Mummies, golems, dhampirs, revenants, skeletons, vampires, wendigoes, and zombies are creatures of the night…
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Chai, Zombies, and Some Wonderings – Guest Post by Elizabeth Massie
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• •Several afternoons a week, I sit at our local coffee shop, sipping a chai, writing, knitting, and watching customers come and go. Though I’m not a stalker or psycho (okay, shut up), I can’t help but eavesdrop on other customers’ conversations if they are close enough and loud enough, because hey, they’re close enough and…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing
Elizabeth Massie Interview – Inspiration, Characters, and Zombies
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• •Fiction Writing, Halloween Articles, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Phobias Associated with Halloween
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• •For Halloween, authors take advantage of things that scare people. Some write stories that will keep you awake at night; others write stories that scare you for the moment. Any phobia would be appropriate in a Halloween story, but the following ones are more closely associated with this spooky time of year. Write your own…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Words
Dark Corners: Twelve Tales of Terror – a Review
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• •Clowns, the devil, being buried alive, being the last man on earth. Do any of those things scare you? Fans of horror fiction, get ready for some truly horrifying tales. “Observation Room 5”This first story opens with a guy in a hospital room. In isolation in a hospital room. What happened? Well, he was a…