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Vampires Everywhere and Not a Drop of Goth!

by Alex Mcdermott: The vampire has made quite the comeback in the last couple of years with the popularity of Twilight, True Blood and Vampire Diaries. You can’t argue with the sales, but for some fans these vampires leave the blood [...]

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The Jaws of Adana

by Sheri: The Jaws of Adana is a very short, too short, collection of stories by m.j. euringer.  There are only three stories in this self-published book, but they pack a punch and stay with you long after you’ve finished reading. In [...]

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When Writing About Sex Vampires is “Writing What You Know”

By  Lacey Reah I had been writing plays for so long, but after having a family and moving away from NY, I lost interest in workshopping plays and spending hours working with actors and creating something for an audience.  I [...]

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DOES WRITER’S BLOCK EXIST?

By Richard Jay Parker I’ve never met an author who has had writer’s block. I’d certainly be interested to hear from anyone who has suffered the condition. Like all writers I’ve had bad days at the keyboard and even unproductive [...]

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Author Brian E. Niskala answers 7 Deadly Questions about his gothic tale RHINEHOTH

by R.A. Evans  1. Your dark novel RHINEHOTH has all of the classic elements readers have come to expect in their gothic stories – vampires, werewolves, and the promise of salvation. yet, you’ve taken these elements and spun them in an [...]

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The Mechanics Of Writing

Written by Richard Jay Parker: It was announced today that a substantial volume of work by Anthony Burgess has been discovered in his private archives. The work includes short stories, music and scripts as well as unpublished books. A Clockwork [...]

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7 Deadly Questions with author Richard Jay Parker

by R.A. Evans: 1. Ever since I finished your chilling thriller STOP ME I’ve been afraid to open my email. Please share the basics of your plot and the inspiration for your dark and twisted tale. Thanks. So glad it made [...]

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“I think the best stories are stories of characters. Characters create conflict both within themselves and with each other, and conflict drives the story.” -Jeannie Holmes

DarkMedia Interviews Jeannie Holmes: Jeannie Holmes is the author of the Alexandra Sabian series, and fears spiders, large bodies of water, and bad weather. She moved from the backwoods of southwestern Mississippi to the Alabama Gulf Coast where she now [...]

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Ten Easy Steps to Strengthen Your Story Using Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero’s Journey”

by R. A. Evans I was a sophomore in college when I first discovered Joseph Campbell’s non-fiction classic THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES. Campbell was an expert in mythology and used his extensive knowledge of the subject to create the [...]

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