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25 Beautiful Unique Book Titles

Titles are very important to me. For poems and stories, I like it when the title adds something to the piece itself rather than labeling. Labeling is effective for essays and sometimes novels (to a lesser degree), but for short, … Continue reading

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Lessons from a Writing Retreat

Hi guys! I just got home from a self-constructed writing retreat with two of my best writing buddies. Before I get back into the normal of groove of things today, I thought I would share with you all some of … Continue reading

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Top Fears

My good friend Febe Moss’s post about her fears has inspired me to make a blog post about my own fears. I do, after all, confront these things every day as a horror writer. But I’m putting a twist on … Continue reading

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15 Ways to Tell whether you are a Critique Group Regular, or Veteran

‎ Originally posted on Sunday, ‎September ‎11, ‎2011, ‏‎2:45:00 PM 15. You’re a critique group regular if… your paperclips constantly mysteriously disappear. You’re a critique group veteran if… your paperclips constantly find themselves replaced with different paperclips. 14. You’re a … Continue reading

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The Founding Fathers (and Mothers) of Horror Literature

Originally posted on Wednesday, ‎August ‎31, ‎2011, ‏‎5:20:00 PM Great Grandpa Walpole Horace Walpole (1717 – 1797) “Posterity always degenerates till it becomes our ancestors.” – Horace Walpole The horror genre, like it or not, has its roots deeply in … Continue reading

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