"Is writing fiction a waste of time?" is a question almost every fiction author has asked themselves at one point or another.
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Is ‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ Still Scary 10 Years Later?
Even a decade later, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is still insanely scary.
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Stories About Books: The Monk on the Hill and Other Tales
Perhaps stories about books resonate so well with readers not just because we like to read, but because we appreciate just how much a book can affect a person’s (or even many people’s) lives.
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The Dragon’s Last Flight: A Dragon and Human Love Story (Maybe)
It is a truth universally acknowledged that dragons and dragonslayers are mortal enemies—except when they’re not.
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A New Year’s Update: 2019 Review and 2020 Goals
If you thought 2019 was a doozy, brace yourself for 2020...
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The Holly King and Oak King Myth: A Winter’s Writing Lesson
The Holly King and Oak King myth is a deceptively simple winter's tale—one from which astute storytellers can learn a valuable lesson.
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Writing to Find Your Way Forward
Writing isn’t about knowing things. Writing is about finding things out. If you’re writing to find your way forward, don’t stop now.
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Dullahan in Video Games: Hangin’ With the Headless Horseman
Dullahan in video games appear in many forms. Some headless horsemen are friends, some are foes, and some remain somewhere in between...
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Top 13 Scary Female Monsters Who Haunt My Dreams
This Halloween, I’d like to share a few of my personal favorite scary female monsters from fiction—and by “favorite,” I mean the ones that most deeply scarred my psyche.
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What if I Never Get Published?: Writing Regardless of Rejection
"What if I never get published?" It's a simple question, but far from simple to answer.
