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Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Why Vampires? – Guest Post by Tony-Paul de Vissage
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• •“Why do you like vampires? What’s so special about them? Why read about them? What’s so appealing?” Thus do the philistines speak. What’s so appealing about literary vampires? Let me count the ways… …by doing a bit of history… The literary vampire didn’t begin to flourish until the mid-1880s. I’ve heard it said that before…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Reading, Vampire Fiction, Words
The Night Man Cometh – a Review
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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…
Book Reviews, Children's Books
Doodle Lit: Drawing on the Classics – a Review
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• •Full of creative expression, this book was created to draw (literally) attention to literary classics and their authors. Teachers, homeschool parents, and anyone with a love of reading will love this book. Why? As a former homeschool teacher with children who love to read as much as I do, this book would have made reading…