The next time you’re talking to a truck driver who is telling you some tall tale about what he encountered one dark morning at 2 a.m. while driving some lonely road in Mississippi, you may want to rethink what he said before walking away and rolling your eyes. His eyes may be excited and bloodshot…
Tag: Stephen Helmes
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Full Wolf Moon: Does it Make You Crazy?
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• •Werewolves are imaginary creatures—or are they—who are human by day but turn into wolves on nights there is a full moon, the time when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun’s rays. Many legends exist about these terrifying creatures who love to feast on the flesh of babies and corpses. A dominant…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Devil’s Triangle – a Review
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• •One crazed family will kill to keep their secrets from being known. The Devil’s Triangle is an edge-of-your-seat story that brings together Leonardo Da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Moses’s staff, the Ark of the Covenant, weather control, and the Bermuda Triangle. Hold on to your seat. The storms—literal and figurative—that take place in this book will…
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Horror, Reading
Matthew Williams – How my Weakness Became a Strength
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• •Fiction Writing, Writing
Unconventional Outlines
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Humor, Mystery, New Words Learned, Words
Bridesmaids Revisited – a Review
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• •I first met the delightful character of Ellie Haskell in The Widows Club, and I have read several more books by this same author since. Her hilarious way of phrasing things and the unforgettable characters are what continue to draw me to her books. Now, instead of Ellie Haskell uncovering who is murdering the local…
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Uncategorized, Words
Confusing Words from Immanent to Immigrate
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• •Is someone who is high in station, rank, or repute described as immanent, imminent, or eminent? Do you immerse or amerce a tea bag in water? Does an emigrant or an immigrant leave one’s native country with the intention of settling in another? immanent, imminent, eminent Immanent is an adjective that means existing, operating, or…