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Why Do You Write?

Working through my rewrite of my screenplay in the early hours of this morning got me to thinking about the reasons I began to write, and if that first motivation to create is still the same today. What exactly do I want to achieve through my...

Writing A Character With Anxiety

Anxiety affects everyone at some time in their life, whether it is a pending examination or a job interview. But when a person’s anxiety affects their everyday life and hinders their normal routine, then that is referred to as an Anxiety Disorder. That is the...

The Use Of Sarcasm In Dialogue

When you are writing dialogue for your characters, a good way to make it unique is to make their language suit the nature of their personalities. A very good way to do this is to inject a little sarcasm into the conversation between characters. The use...

The Sirens of Death: Banshees

In Ireland, there are tales of a woman that haunts her family members, a woman that watches over you, if you’re lucky, at least until you die. That woman is called a banshee. Also called the “fairy woman”, the banshee has been known throughout literature,...

The Ethereal Beauties of Horror: Ghosts

Ghosts have an enchanting feel to them that has been noted in various books and movies. From paranormal romance to Gothic horror to even comedy, these tales have had a special place in more bittersweet literature. For instance, in The Lady in the Moonlight by Lathish...

Horrific Inspirations: The Victims of Jack the Ripper

Despite the world’s tendency of producing a fair number of serial killers, there’s no doubt that Jack the Ripper sits at the top. From his grotesque mutilations, to the paranoia he inspired in England, Jack the Ripper was known for his cleverness, his odd tastes,...

Horrific Inspirations: Purgatory

Purgatory has always been a particularly famous realm in human history. The Catholic Church has referenced it as a place sinners go in order to cleanse themselves of their sins before entering heaven. In the TV show Supernatural, the main cast describes Purgatory to be a...

What to Know About Key West as a Setting

In my article “Setting: Elements of Towns and Cities,” I wrote about how many writers believe a setting is merely a location; however, setting is not just a location, but everything that would define a location as a place. The seven elements that a writer...

Write A Great Opening Scene

The time has come to begin writing your next novel. But how do you start? You will have written the storyline, but you are not sure what opening scene of the book will be the best to engage the reader. The opening scene is by...

The Penny Dreadful Era

Penny Dreadful is a British TV show that revolves around the lives of particularly famous Gothic characters, such as Dr. Frankenstein, the Frankenstein monster, Dorian Gray, and even Dr. Jekyll himself. These characters, however, all revolve around a woman named Vanessa, who is the target...