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Using Research for Harder Fantasy

Written by staticsan Amongst the works of Science Fiction, there is a significant subset called Hard Science Fiction. You may have heard the term. Works in that sub-genre usually have science that works, or is at least plausible, and little if [...]

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Apostate

Apostate: How many bullets are in your gun? (a novel excerpt)

Written by Zombie Theology I drew back and hit the man as hard as I could in the side of his head with both fists. At this point, I did not care that he had recently been in an accident, and [...]

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Dark Writing

First Forays Into The Dark

Written by ElshaHawk I don’t often write dark fiction, but when I read stories (especially on a website that I collaborate and write on), I want a twist, a villainous discovery, or a nasty end to a character. Sometimes the twist [...]

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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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