Performed by Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? Give Me Truth or Give Me Silence is a Dystopian short story, where individuals are forced to speak the truth, but like with any other society, there are those that still lie. But it might be the last lie that… Continue reading Short Story Reading: Give Me Truth or Give Me Silence, by Melissa R Mendelson
Month: September 2017
My Novel Writing Secret – Shhh Don’t Tell
Originally posted on Blissful Scribbles:
I have a secret, a big, fat, secret. It’s increased my daily word count by a third. Do you want to know what it is? Then read on… I stopped writing my novel weeks ago. What? How can you have an amazing word count and have stopped writing, you ask? Let…
Characters Who Make a Big Impression in a Small Amount of Time
Originally posted on Dave Astor on Literature:
The very weird Anthony Scaramucci lasted only 10 days as Donald Trump’s communications director — a brief and memorable White House cameo for that minor cast member in “Trumpland.” Which reminds me of the many fictional people who appear for a short or relatively short time in novels,…
Illustrations in Novels
Originally posted on Dave Astor on Literature:
When kids graduate from picture books to eventually read grown-up fiction, they don’t always have to give up visual images. As we all know, some adult novels include illustrations. I thought about this while currently reading Czech author Jaroslav Hasek’s The Good Soldier Svejk, which has drawings every…
Get it Done! What’s Your Best Tip for Sitting Down to Write?
“A writer is someone who has taught his mind to…” – Art of Quotation
Originally posted on First Night Design:
“A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.” — Oscar Wilde, Irish, writer, playwright, novelist, essayist, poet Source: “A writer is someone who has taught his mind to…” – Art of Quotation
Give Me a Good Film Noir and a Bottle of Gin*
Best of HORROR & GOTHIC Novels – Part 2
Read the summaries and links to the best of HORROR and GOTHIC books from around the world. THE SAGAS OF DXAAN LERE, by Victor Michaels THE CHOICE, by Tanya R. Simon SADIE THE SADIST, by Zane Sachs THE INITIATES, by Kamil Ali THE DEMON TREE, by Joseph Julian Kremsky ME AND MR. MEPHISTOPHELES, by DD… Continue reading Best of HORROR & GOTHIC Novels – Part 2
Best of HORROR & GOTHIC Novels
Read the summaries and links to the best of HORROR and GOTHIC books from around the world. THE ROOTS OF EVIL, by David E. Gates BESTOWED, by Kate Bishop THE DARK LEGEND OF TORMENTIA: MACABRE, by Joel Hunter Gun AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOS, by Mark Govier MATEGUAS ISLAND, by Linda Watkins A BOOK ABOUT A FILM, by… Continue reading Best of HORROR & GOTHIC Novels
August 2017 Novel & Short Story Winners
1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL: https://novelwritingfestival.com/ Watch the August 2017 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors. SHORT STORY Reading – GOD’S HANDS August 2017 Readingby Michael Coleman SHORT STORY Reading – MOON HATERS August 2017 Readingby Simon Ciappara NOVEL Transcript – ZAPINETTE GOES TO THE… Continue reading August 2017 Novel & Short Story Winners
WILDsound Writing Festival 