This month’s writing prompts are loosely based on articles from the internet.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
September 2023 Writing Prompts
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Tag: vampires
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Hunterland – a Review
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Something sinister is going on in Falkville Falls. The hanging death of a teacher starts off the story, and the situation only gets more intense with each page. This murder, or execution, takes place in Olivia’s school. Someone or something is killing teachers. Is there a serial killer on the loose?
Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
This World of Love and Strife – a Review
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Lumina City is full of werewolves, vampires, and demons. Corruption and evil fill this city. It is the Vanguard’s job to protect the world from demonic forces. But the Vanguard in Lumina City are corrupt. Instead of helping the citizens in their fight against their foe, they are using their powerful positions and elite combat skills to become rich.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Vampire Fiction, Words
Shadow Slayer – a Review
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The seventh book in the must-read series The Second Species opens with Marek Strigoi and his family being banished, and Cezar Strigoi is to take Marek’s place as taietor, the prince’s assassin.
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Romance, Vampire Fiction, Words
Hawkesmoor: A Novel of Vampire & Faerie – a Review
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This historical mystery with vampires, faeries, revenants, good and evil, love and hate, revenge and justice is also a paranormal fantasy vampire romance. It is addictive and hard to put down.
Book Reviews, Dark Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Immortals’ Requiem – a Review
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Fantasy and reality collide. The result is total chaos. Creatures from parallel worlds thought to exist only in our nightmares enter modern times, bringing their bloody and gory existence with them. This unputdownable dark fantasy has a huge cast of characters that includes humans, elves, ifrits, ORCS, barghests, satyrs, syartalfars, therians, shapeshifters, werewolves, wereleopards, vampires,…
Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Romance, Vampire Fiction, Words
Shadow Law – a Review
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Is it possible for vampires to blend in with the rest of us? For them to have jobs? Families? Lives? Would there be any way to know? Dan’s new wife is an author and she loves him, but she has no clue what he really is. You really need to be careful what you say…
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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Would you make a deal with the devil to keep from getting the plague? The book opens in France on May 21, 1349. The plague is making its rounds, killing each one who is infected, and it is almost impossible to escape infection. Damian’s fiance has come down with it and life no longer has…
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Resurrection America – a Review
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Political chaos, a mad scientist, a not-so-mad scientist, a determined sheriff and a town that has been taken hostage all mix together in this book about horrifying events that could become reality. Sheriff Rick Johnson of Resurrection, Colorado, discovers this when his deputy calls him in a panic from the old mine. Their connection is…
