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Do Free Books Garner More Readers?
Readers are the essence, the fundamental piece for any writer. I don’t believe there is a single author who isn’t thinking about pleasing the readers when he/she is writing. My process includes me as a reader. I, the author, need to please myself as a reader before I proceed to write the next chapters. And…
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The Dimming of the Light
Good morning, all, and I hope it finds you well. Those of you who pay attention to our rotation probably expected to see some of Brian’s artwork today, but due to technical difficulties — i.e., real life — he and I have switched dates and you’ll be seeing him on March 7th. Meanwhile, I’m here…
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Attractive and Monstrous Vampires
When people learn I write about vampires, they often ask what kind of vampires I write about. They want to know if I write about monstrous vampires or attractive vampires. Monstrous vampires are the ones closer to the folkloric roots of vampires. These are the frightening wraiths that stalk the night. Examples might include Count…
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BRAIN THE SIZE OF A PLANET AND YOU WANT ME TO MAKE YOU TEA?
So, it’s time for me to do another post here. I put some effort into coming up with a revolutionary new topic (Scout’s honor!), but I still have Artificial Intelligence on my mind – which is not surprising, given my recent focus on a dangerous A.I. named Cloacina in my ongoing ‘Toilet Bot Diaries’ novella…
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Completely Different Than Anything We Can Imagine
Have you ever wondered why book, movie, and TV depictions of aliens are almost always human or human-like? I have. And I wonder, if there are alien life forms, what makes us think they’d be like us? My guess is that we find it very difficult to imagine life outside of what we can perceive.…
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Human x AI
Today Artificial Intelligence is a recurring theme, for obvious reasons. Its use is more and more frequent, and for this reason all discussions always end with the same question: Will AI completely replace humans in the future? My answer to that question will always be the same: Never! Unless robots/machines become sentient, they will never become…
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Face-off
Good morning, horror fans, and I hope you find a good scare before the day is over. This month, once again, I bring you my latest pencil drawing. I was considering several different titles for it, but my grandpa took one look and said, “Face-off,” so Face-off it is. In the drawing a young lady…
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The Old School
Do you like the Universal Monsters? The old black and white film versions of Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Wolfman, Invisible Man, etc.? If so, then you probably love classic horror. So do I. I grew up watching those flicks in syndicated TV and later on the glory that is TCM. Monsters who literally moved at…
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The Hungur Chronicles
Last week, I received my contributor copy of the Samhain 2023 issue of The Hungur Chronicles, which proved to be a nice, early Holiday present. This semi-annual, digest-sized magazine edited by Terrie Leigh Relf and Robert Bellam features stories and poems about vampires, with a special emphasis on vampires who have a connection to space.…
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