From weird happenings in the woods to an empathic girl to the Suicide Forest in Japan, these stories are about things such as remembrance, empathy, vanity, lust, etc. “The Girl Who Died” – A girl who loves animals better than people has pity on an animal that she finds dead in the woods. She decided…
Tag: Stephen Helmes
Fiction Writing, Writing
Dealing with Writer’s Block
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• •The dictionary defines writer’s block as a usually temporary psychological inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing. Scary thought, huh? Not being able to write can shatter a writer’s ego and become a nightmare. Is writer’s block all in your head or is it real? Not everyone believes that writer’s block…
Book Reviews, Dark Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Vampire Fiction, Words
Strigoi – a Review
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• •Something rotten is going on in the world of the aventurieri, the winged, nocturnal hunters with a dietary need for blood. Yes, they are a type of vampire. But the aventurieri can eat food, have wings, are able to reproduce, and can be shot with regular bullets. In the violent beginning, Marek Strigoi’s family is…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing, Writing
Connie Corcoran Wilson Interview – Tetrachromatic Super Vision and a Killer Clown
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• •Who is the character of the killer clown based on? How did she choose names for the characters? Which scenes were her favorite and which ones were the hardest to write? How much research did she have to do? How does this author balance her time between family, friends, and writing? What are her thoughts…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Suspense/Thrillers
The Color of Evil series – a Review
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• •Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Elisabeth Zguta – The Allure of Writing Fiction
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Kentuckiana Authors, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Flesh and Blood trilogy – a Review
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• •Whether they are good or bad, your actions have the potential to affect you, as well as those close to you, for the rest of time. The Flesh and Blood trilogy by Christina Kaye is full of twists and turns. The storyline is riveting. Forget cleaning the house or watching television shows; once you start…