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Other than Print, or A Feast for the Ears
The other day I re-read Andrea Merchak’s post on audiobooks. You can read it here. Andrea brings up a valid point regarding audiobooks: does the return on investment justify the cost? In most cases for most authors the answer is no. The ROI just isn’t there. Already there is too much competition, plus the too…
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Horror Games: Why Aren’t Books the Biggest Source of Inspiration for Them?
I’m a big fan of everything related to Horror: books, movies, TV shows, art, even games. If it’s Horror, I’m interested. Lately I’ve been paying special attention to Horror games. Horror games have been successful since the time when Atari, now obsolete, was the best gaming platform. But no matter where you play, PlayStation, Xbox,…
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Story Structure for Horror Stories: Part One
They say that there are two types of writers: those who plot and those who fly by the seat of their pants. Those who “pants” their stories are probably looking at this title and immediately clicking away. Don’t! It’s ok! There is absolutely no pressure to follow this outline, and this is just one option…
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Ninja
The warrior waits. . . Waits for his war. . . Waits for his enemy. . . Waits for someone to test his blade. . . A fear I have is that of the unfulfilled purpose. Living my life, whether it be long or cut short, I fear dedicating my life to an endeavor that…
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It Goes on All Fours
When I was in high school in Southern California, I made friends with brothers who recently moved to town from Gallup, New Mexico. At one point, they told me a story about driving in the desert at night near Gallup. They saw a coyote-like animal come out of the bush and run alongside the car.…
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More Monsters from Texas
I’m back with a few more interesting monsters from the great state of Texas. Ottine Swamp Thing East of San Antonio is the Ottine Wetlands. They are a relict ecosystem believed to be 12,000 years old. And in case you’re wondering, a relict ecosystem is a particular habitat that exists in geographic isolation from an…
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THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO CAROLINA
I decided to hop on the ‘haunted homelands’ bandwagon this time around, as several other posters did before me. My subject is the U.S. state of North Carolina. Although I no longer live there, it’s a special place to me. I still visit there occasionally, mostly at towns on the islands of the Outer Banks,…
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