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11 Common Blogging Mistakes that Waste Time – Part 1
These days, we all suffer from a bit of information overload because there is so much of it out there. Press a button and you have access to tons of ideas, information, blogs and news, more than you could ever take in. Once information was quite...
Reading Books to Write a Book – Part 2
There are writers of all levels, of all experiences and abilities, and we all tend to fall into one of three categories: Novice Writer The new writer, the one who woke up one morning and a switch had been flipped; now the ideas are pouring like a...
Reading Books to Write a Book – Part 1
How many of you have a stack of writing books, half-read or untouched? Got any more stashed away anywhere? How often do you go through the lists of writing skills books on Amazon, looking for that one book that will change your life? You click...
Post-Apocalyptic Society: Breaking the Mold
Society in any genre of fiction is a tricky thing to build, almost as difficult as building a world. But in a post-apocalyptic society, the world we know is still there, it's just a shell of its former self and so are the people. It is...
Horrific Inspirations: The Crusades
In The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, Brother William of Baskerville must uncover the cause behind a series of strange deaths, with the setting being during the time of the Crusades. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf is dedicated to telling the...
Romantic Inspirations: A Tale of Two Kings
Whenever we think of LGBT activism, we think of modern progress, such as the Supreme Court’s Ruling on gay marriage, pride parades, and the expansion of the definition of family. We think of many couples coming out and declaring their love for one another. Despite...
Horrific Inspirations: The Yorkshire Ripper
Jack the Ripper was an infamous serial killer in Whitechapel who managed to gut at least six prostitutes. He was known for toying with the police, as well as hiding in the darkness, ensuring that he would continue his reign of terror. Even so, there...
Horrific Inspirations: Centralia, Pennsylvania
In the famous horror game Silent Hill, the protagonist has to wander around in an abandoned mining town inspired by Centralia, Pennsylvania in order to find his missing daughter. What’s more, it’s also been said to have been the sight of several hauntings. The reason for...
Romantic Inspirations: The Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau
In American Horror Story: Coven, Marie Laveau is depicted as a powerful voodoo queen that could kill without ever leaving the comfort of her workplace. In Season: A Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Laveau intertwines with a rather mysterious force whose past interacts with the...
Horrific Inspirations: Madame Delphine LaLaurie
In American Horror Story: Coven, a very powerful witch digs up the unmarked grave of a rather horrible woman. Said woman tries clean up her name by spreading false rumors about it, and at the end of the series, ends up going to Hell because...