A box, electricity, and illness reversed. What could possibly go wrong? Read the Friday Fiction Sample: The White Hope by Robert Chilson and Lynette M Burrows.
Tag: writing fiction
Facing the Mind-Killer: Fear
I tried to warn my ex- that heights terrified me and horror gave me nightmares. He took me to one of the local haunted houses to face my mind-killer: fear.
First Impressions with First Lines
Once upon a time. . . it was tradition to begin a story with those words. Today, making first impressions with first lines is a skill all authors need. Today’s reader will accept the “once upon a time” opening only for a certain type of story. Other types of stories need a different style of… Continue reading First Impressions with First Lines
Taking A Risk
My online friend, Asrai Devin, wrote a post last week about a contestrunning on Men with Pens: The Best Online Writing Contest. Two people will win a place as a student in the May edition of the Damn Fine Words writing course. (Retail value $1,599.) We’re taking a risk. How about you? All you have… Continue reading Taking A Risk
So Bad It’s Good
Some movies are so bad they just die on the screen. But some movies are so bad, it’s good. They become fan favorites. What about books?