When I saw that there was a new review on Amazon for my story, I leapt at the chance to read it. Now I can't tell if I wished I hadn't or if I'm thankful for the opportunity to have someone review me so honestly.
I'm going to post it here, and I would like to thank the person who reviewed me. I wish I could tell you that I will take your (brutally) honest advice to heart and change a few things about my writing before I publish anything else.
"Could I rate this no stars please? So maybe I shouldn't be reviewing this since
I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. I deleted it about half way, unread.
I got it for free and was glad I didn't pay out any money for this.
Now I
see the author is really a kid who just graduated from high school and it makes
more sense to me.
It's pretty brutal, or at least the parts I read were.
If that's your thing, you'll probably love it. For me, I tend to like stories
with a bit more depth to them. I don't like brutality and violence just for the
sake of a story being brutal and violent. That doesn't seem like horror to me,
but just something that is horrible. There's a fundamental difference there that
I think a lot of new writers seem to have forgotten.
If you're looking
for a good scare give someone like Brandon Hale, Bentley Little and Jack Drew a
try. I'd skip this one, even for free. My time is more valuable than to spend
wasted on this kind of silly tripe."
I liked her use of the word "tripe".
I guess it just makes me happy that there are still people out there who can think for themselves and make up their minds on what is good writing and what is bad writing.
At the same time, it really hurts. Like....really hurts. Someone probably won't read any more of my work because this one piece was too gory (and boy..it is gory). But -shrugs- life goes on.
End Transmission
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Mason Jar Wine Glasses (...anger infused post)
Only in Montana would you find such campy favorites as the faux-buffalo hide Koozie, bottle openers cast to look like a bear will bite open your beer for you, and shirts bearing the black silhouette of a moose-head cleverly disguised as the Batman logo. My favorite, however, which I discovered today at work, are the wine glasses that look like mason jars-- complete with metal screw on lids.
I could go on about how you could just drink out of a mason jar and not spend the extra money to have one with a stem, but I won't. Nor will I mention how buying one of these relics is a helluva lot trashier than actually re-using a mason jar (not knocking the habit, a lot of the glasses in my home are either old mason jars or washed out glass jelly jars. ......and I mean a lot). I will, however, note that I find it moronic that this is what appeals to tourists. This is what appeals to people who come to Montana to ride horses for a couple of days and look at cows as they drive along the (le gasp) paved streets that connect the farm land to the "city".
It makes me sad that I've grown up in a town where you're more likely to get kicked in the face by a cow than see a person of color. (Once you're past a certain level of "watered down" in terms of your heritage, you have regained "white person" status). It makes me sad that in order to appeal to tourists, we have hotels with decorum such as someone would expect in a log cabin-- logs, and mounted animal heads. It makes me sad that Canadians think that Montanans ride horses to school (true story).
I guess that we must maintain this "hick", "rides horses to school" image in order to stand out amongst the states. How can we do this? By taking the beautiful land around us and the hunter/farmer way of life that breeds in "the last best place" and exploiting it. Because hell, who wants dignity when you can make a fortune selling wine glasses that look like mason jars.
I could go on about how you could just drink out of a mason jar and not spend the extra money to have one with a stem, but I won't. Nor will I mention how buying one of these relics is a helluva lot trashier than actually re-using a mason jar (not knocking the habit, a lot of the glasses in my home are either old mason jars or washed out glass jelly jars. ......and I mean a lot). I will, however, note that I find it moronic that this is what appeals to tourists. This is what appeals to people who come to Montana to ride horses for a couple of days and look at cows as they drive along the (le gasp) paved streets that connect the farm land to the "city".
It makes me sad that I've grown up in a town where you're more likely to get kicked in the face by a cow than see a person of color. (Once you're past a certain level of "watered down" in terms of your heritage, you have regained "white person" status). It makes me sad that in order to appeal to tourists, we have hotels with decorum such as someone would expect in a log cabin-- logs, and mounted animal heads. It makes me sad that Canadians think that Montanans ride horses to school (true story).
I guess that we must maintain this "hick", "rides horses to school" image in order to stand out amongst the states. How can we do this? By taking the beautiful land around us and the hunter/farmer way of life that breeds in "the last best place" and exploiting it. Because hell, who wants dignity when you can make a fortune selling wine glasses that look like mason jars.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Star Date: October 23
My Adventure in Writer's Block made me wonder how many people who read my blog (if any) are writers themselves...writers who also struggle with writer's block and worry about whether or not they'll ever have more than one publication and patiently wait for their sales to go up from 8 sold copies to 9 or (GASP) even 10.
I'd like to hear from my readers. I want to know if I should start posting writing help. If the answer is yes, I'll start posting tips that have gotten me through some rough times and even hand out first sentences to go off of. (If it comes to this, I'd really love seeing what people come up with.)
Anyways....
End Transmission.
I'd like to hear from my readers. I want to know if I should start posting writing help. If the answer is yes, I'll start posting tips that have gotten me through some rough times and even hand out first sentences to go off of. (If it comes to this, I'd really love seeing what people come up with.)
Anyways....
End Transmission.
What If? An Adventure in Writer's Block
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter was first introduced to me first semester of my senior year of highschool in creative writing class. I fell so in love with it that I begged my parents to buy me a copy for Christmas.
So now here I am, trapped by the shackles of writer's block once again. Yet, having this resource around lessens the pain of not knowing how to write. This being said, I have decided that whilst I have no clue what "writing" is nor how to do it, I am going to go through this book page by page, exercise by exercise and do the best I can to defeat the many headed hydra that is writer's block. (There are a few exercises that involve elaborating on pre-existing novels that I'm going to omit.)
Exercise One is about beginning in the middle, (now...since I don't have permission to blah blah blah about what goes on in this book, I can't give too much away. I'm just going to briefly state what it's about and then delve into how my brain responded. I highly reccomend that all authors have a copy of this book. They give you an exercise, state the objective, and most of the exercises are accompanied by student examples.) I've had to omit and change some of my examples because I curse....a lot.
Writhing in pain, I knew that I was going to die.
Stabbing at the mashed potatoes, I wondered why I had to eat; the food tasted like dirt anyways, and I had better things to do than pretend to stuff my face to appease my mother.
Hitting the wall, and falling to the cold cement floor I could smell the blood before it ever began to drip from my nose, that was when I knew that the b****** had to die.
Staring at my toes and the cool, green grass, I began to wonder when I'd learn what love is.
Exercise Two is one of the ones that I'm omitting. Exercise Three is about pairing beginning sentences...birth and death, falling in love and filling for a divorce, and a pairing about seasons that I didn't do because I was stuck on it.
Birth and Death
Pain blossomed through my body and I knew it was time, I wasn't ready for the new arrival, but it was time.
I imagined that there had been a lightness, that after going through so much pain in life, death brought relief like asprin to a long lasting migraine.
Love and Divorce
My head was swimming, and I couldn't concentrate on a damn thing; when I realized that his smile was the cause of these dangerous symptoms I realized that this must be love.
The clicking of my heels on the courthouse tile was as cold as my heavy heart, I wasn't sure what had happened, just that I needed to sever the ties after ten long years.
Exercise Four gives you a first line to use and expects you to keep going with it. I'm torn on whether or not I should share this one because I think it is going to turn into something great.
...here, I'll share a preview of what is to come.
"Where were you last night?"
I choked on a response. I had figured that my return home the night previous had been a stealthy one and wasn't prepared for a confrontation. I stared into my Cheerios, trying to think of a response that didn't begin with, "but mom."
That's all for today, but stay tuned for our next Adventure in Writer's Block.
Scraping the Bone Review (part 7 of 10)
Red Pickup
Here's another perfect example of Malmborg weaving a story that leaves you understanding and nearly accepting of the things people do in desperate times. The title "Red Pickup" doesn't really give anything away, which I approve of because there are a lot of titles out there that don't leave much to the imagination. I will admit that "Red Pickup" felt a little rushed in places, but it was worth it to get to the ending, which is another one of "those" endings that kind of sneak up behind you and punch you in the face when you're not looking...(in a good way. If that is even possible)
I give "Red Pickup" 4 out of 5 stars.
Seriously, download and read Scraping the Bone so that you know what I'm babbling about.
Here's another perfect example of Malmborg weaving a story that leaves you understanding and nearly accepting of the things people do in desperate times. The title "Red Pickup" doesn't really give anything away, which I approve of because there are a lot of titles out there that don't leave much to the imagination. I will admit that "Red Pickup" felt a little rushed in places, but it was worth it to get to the ending, which is another one of "those" endings that kind of sneak up behind you and punch you in the face when you're not looking...(in a good way. If that is even possible)
I give "Red Pickup" 4 out of 5 stars.
Seriously, download and read Scraping the Bone so that you know what I'm babbling about.
Scraping the Bone Review (part 6 of 10)
Sunburn
Here is another Malmborg work that leaves me at a loss of what to say. Should I mention how the story toyed with my emotions and made me try to empathize with a desperate man? Or should I note that the graphic descriptions made me want to turn away, and even pause from reading? No matter what I say, or how I say it, one thing is for sure: "Sunburn" is not like the previously reviewed stories. This one is incredibly graphic and I do not reccomend reading it if you have a weak stomach.
Yet despite it's vivid descriptions, "Sunburn" also makes you feel for the characters....makes you almost understand the desperation and the thought processes.
It definitely deserves a 5 out of 5.
With "Sunburn" I was able to find a small line to share with you, it's a tad graphic, but I love the picture it leaves in the mind. This quote makes it all too apparent how word choice is everything, "her head screaming in agony and throat raw from the eruptions of vomit, [...]"
In order to read "Sunburn" as well as all the other amazing tales crafted by Malmborg, you're going to have to download Scraping the Bone. (Do it! You know you want to!)
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Location 677). . Kindle Edition.
Here is another Malmborg work that leaves me at a loss of what to say. Should I mention how the story toyed with my emotions and made me try to empathize with a desperate man? Or should I note that the graphic descriptions made me want to turn away, and even pause from reading? No matter what I say, or how I say it, one thing is for sure: "Sunburn" is not like the previously reviewed stories. This one is incredibly graphic and I do not reccomend reading it if you have a weak stomach.
Yet despite it's vivid descriptions, "Sunburn" also makes you feel for the characters....makes you almost understand the desperation and the thought processes.
It definitely deserves a 5 out of 5.
With "Sunburn" I was able to find a small line to share with you, it's a tad graphic, but I love the picture it leaves in the mind. This quote makes it all too apparent how word choice is everything, "her head screaming in agony and throat raw from the eruptions of vomit, [...]"
In order to read "Sunburn" as well as all the other amazing tales crafted by Malmborg, you're going to have to download Scraping the Bone. (Do it! You know you want to!)
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Location 677). . Kindle Edition.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Coming Soon
Scraping the Bone Review (part 5 of 10)
The Other Side.
Writing this review is hard for me because the ending of "The Other Side" hit me in the face like a rogue volleyball in gym class. At this ver moment I have so many questions I'd like to ask the author like his inspiration and blah blah blah... but what am I doing? You came to read a review.
"The Other Side" is the fifth story in William Malmborg's Scraping the Bone. The title made me think of something paranormal...aliens, ghosts, hell....something. As I read the story I was searching intently for that scary something. My heart raced as I neared the end (Come on Bill, where's the something. What am I looking for?) and because of this, the ending was such a twist that I feel like I've gone into shock or something. My brain shut down and I needed to take a few moments to read the last line over and over again just to make sure that I read it right the first time.
This rating is a hell of a lot easier than "The Phone Call". I give "The Other Side" a 5 out of 5 (I'd like to give it so much more than that but I'm trying not to demean the story by sounding silly).
Normally I look for something in the story that stands out, some line to quote to make you, dear reader, want to read the story. However, I felt like if I took a line from the story you'd assume that you knew what "The Other Side" is about, and I simply can't do that. Please download Scraping the Bone if only to read "The Other Side".
Writing this review is hard for me because the ending of "The Other Side" hit me in the face like a rogue volleyball in gym class. At this ver moment I have so many questions I'd like to ask the author like his inspiration and blah blah blah... but what am I doing? You came to read a review.
"The Other Side" is the fifth story in William Malmborg's Scraping the Bone. The title made me think of something paranormal...aliens, ghosts, hell....something. As I read the story I was searching intently for that scary something. My heart raced as I neared the end (Come on Bill, where's the something. What am I looking for?) and because of this, the ending was such a twist that I feel like I've gone into shock or something. My brain shut down and I needed to take a few moments to read the last line over and over again just to make sure that I read it right the first time.
This rating is a hell of a lot easier than "The Phone Call". I give "The Other Side" a 5 out of 5 (I'd like to give it so much more than that but I'm trying not to demean the story by sounding silly).
Normally I look for something in the story that stands out, some line to quote to make you, dear reader, want to read the story. However, I felt like if I took a line from the story you'd assume that you knew what "The Other Side" is about, and I simply can't do that. Please download Scraping the Bone if only to read "The Other Side".
Scraping the Bone Review (part 4 of 10)
The Phone Call
"The Phone Call" is not a story to read when you're tired and your brain is muddled with the thoughts of sleep. Because I made the mistake of reading it right before bed time, I needed to read it a second time for clarification. "The Phone Call" makes you think, and you might not understand what is happening if you are not paying attention.
Because of this, I am torn on how to rate it. It's another incredibly well crafted piece from Malmborg, yet because I had to read it twice I'm tempted to give it a 4 out of 5........I think I'll give it a 4.5. Yes. I give "The Phone Call" 4.5 out of 5 stars, and that is the hardest rating I've had to give so far.
As per usual with Malmborg's work, many of the lines stand out on their own, however, this one takes the cake: "Hearing the ring was like listening to the lottery numbers being drawn and having all of them correct but the last."
I highly suggest you check out Scraping the Bone while it is still free on Amazon. I haven't been disappointed with a story in this collection thus far and I highly doubt that Malmborg would include a disappointment-worthy story with the rest of these gems.
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Location 428). . Kindle Edition.
"The Phone Call" is not a story to read when you're tired and your brain is muddled with the thoughts of sleep. Because I made the mistake of reading it right before bed time, I needed to read it a second time for clarification. "The Phone Call" makes you think, and you might not understand what is happening if you are not paying attention.
Because of this, I am torn on how to rate it. It's another incredibly well crafted piece from Malmborg, yet because I had to read it twice I'm tempted to give it a 4 out of 5........I think I'll give it a 4.5. Yes. I give "The Phone Call" 4.5 out of 5 stars, and that is the hardest rating I've had to give so far.
As per usual with Malmborg's work, many of the lines stand out on their own, however, this one takes the cake: "Hearing the ring was like listening to the lottery numbers being drawn and having all of them correct but the last."
I highly suggest you check out Scraping the Bone while it is still free on Amazon. I haven't been disappointed with a story in this collection thus far and I highly doubt that Malmborg would include a disappointment-worthy story with the rest of these gems.
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Location 428). . Kindle Edition.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Star Date: October 20th
Today is the final day that my short story, A Weekend with Friends, will be free on amazon.com. I will admit, I am a little sad that people will now have to pay 99 cents to read this snippet of pulp fiction, but hey, over 200 and a half people (in the US) got to read it for free.
I'm beginning to wonder what those 260+ people thought about A Weekend with Friends and if they'll tell their friends about it. I wonder where in the US people are reading my work. I wonder how many times it will be read by the people who downloaded it. I wonder what age group I managed to target...
My own personal aspiration as a writer is to have someone...just one person (who isn't related to me) enjoy my prose, and even maybe hold it in high regards. When I've done that, I will have done my job.
End Transmission.
I'm beginning to wonder what those 260+ people thought about A Weekend with Friends and if they'll tell their friends about it. I wonder where in the US people are reading my work. I wonder how many times it will be read by the people who downloaded it. I wonder what age group I managed to target...
My own personal aspiration as a writer is to have someone...just one person (who isn't related to me) enjoy my prose, and even maybe hold it in high regards. When I've done that, I will have done my job.
End Transmission.
Scraping the Bone Review (part 3 of 10)
Jacob's Gift
"Jacob's Gift" was a maze of incredible twists that led up to an eerie ending. I'd give this a 4 out of 5 stars because I wanted to know why certain characters were so loathsome (I won't say whom because I don't want to ruin it for you. Seriously, you need to go on to Amazon and download Scraping the Bone).
Malmborg's writing style and ability to create loathsome characters is amazing. "[...] tears that smeared her black mascara. She had only worn it so it would smear and that way make her sadness even more pronounced."
Go forth now...I know I know, I've only read three of these stories and I'm already shamelessly plugging the product and drooling over the writing style...one might even think that I'll just praise anything that's been typed. But seriously, read it. If you like horror (unlike my own previously published prose, Malmborg isn't too terribly gory) you'll enjoy his work.
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Locations 296-297). . Kindle Edition.
"Jacob's Gift" was a maze of incredible twists that led up to an eerie ending. I'd give this a 4 out of 5 stars because I wanted to know why certain characters were so loathsome (I won't say whom because I don't want to ruin it for you. Seriously, you need to go on to Amazon and download Scraping the Bone).
Malmborg's writing style and ability to create loathsome characters is amazing. "[...] tears that smeared her black mascara. She had only worn it so it would smear and that way make her sadness even more pronounced."
Go forth now...I know I know, I've only read three of these stories and I'm already shamelessly plugging the product and drooling over the writing style...one might even think that I'll just praise anything that's been typed. But seriously, read it. If you like horror (unlike my own previously published prose, Malmborg isn't too terribly gory) you'll enjoy his work.
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Locations 296-297). . Kindle Edition.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Scraping the Bone Review (part 2 of 10)
Rest Stop
"Rest Stop" is the second short story in William Malmborg's collection of chilling tales entitled Scraping the Bone. "Rest Stop" is quick and gritty. The opening was magnetic and the ending was significant. Normally I don't like short stories that are under ten pages long, yet Malmborg's execution was so exciting I only noticed the length in retrospect.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
"The boots were still there, laces open and dangling onto the stained tile floor."
I absolutely love Malmborg's writing style. My heart was racing as I read "Rest Stop".
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Locations 254-255). . Kindle Edition.
"Rest Stop" is the second short story in William Malmborg's collection of chilling tales entitled Scraping the Bone. "Rest Stop" is quick and gritty. The opening was magnetic and the ending was significant. Normally I don't like short stories that are under ten pages long, yet Malmborg's execution was so exciting I only noticed the length in retrospect.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
"The boots were still there, laces open and dangling onto the stained tile floor."
I absolutely love Malmborg's writing style. My heart was racing as I read "Rest Stop".
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Locations 254-255). . Kindle Edition.
Scraping the Bone Review (part 1 of 10)
Redstone Lake
Scraping the Bone is a collection of short stories written by William Malmborg. I decided to review each story one by one on my blog because I'd love it if someone did the same for me.
I would give "Redstone Lake" 5 out of 5 stars because it was engaging and left off on a strong note. It wasn't technically a cliffhanger but it doesn't close out too abruptly. Technically there is more left to the story, however there is a definite end that doesn't leave you thinking "what the hell just happened?"
There is one particular line that stood out for me. (If you decide to download Scraping the Bone it's a few pages into "Redstone Lake") and I have to give Malmborg kudos for this brilliant yet brief description, "The place reeked of smoke and noise, [...]" ....Yeah. I definitely recommend you download this collection of short stories....and I'm only one story in.
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Location 124). . Kindle Edition.
Scraping the Bone is a collection of short stories written by William Malmborg. I decided to review each story one by one on my blog because I'd love it if someone did the same for me.
I would give "Redstone Lake" 5 out of 5 stars because it was engaging and left off on a strong note. It wasn't technically a cliffhanger but it doesn't close out too abruptly. Technically there is more left to the story, however there is a definite end that doesn't leave you thinking "what the hell just happened?"
There is one particular line that stood out for me. (If you decide to download Scraping the Bone it's a few pages into "Redstone Lake") and I have to give Malmborg kudos for this brilliant yet brief description, "The place reeked of smoke and noise, [...]" ....Yeah. I definitely recommend you download this collection of short stories....and I'm only one story in.
Malmborg, William (2011-12-20). Scraping the Bone: Ten Dark Tales (Kindle Location 124). . Kindle Edition.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Yo-yo Affect
My time spent on the list of top 20-something short stories was as long lived as the time it takes to read five pages of prose, (I made it all the way up to 15 at one point)but boy was it exhilarating. Now I'm down to #40 (or at least I was when I last checked), yet there's still a great sense of pride welling in my chest when I think about how I'm on a list of 100 best selling short stories. This time last year if you had told me "Hey kid, over 200 people will download a story that will start out as an English assignment" I probably would have responded with, "In what world?"
Again, I want to thank all the people who have read my story, without people taking a chance on me I wouldn't have such a big ego (:D)
Again, I want to thank all the people who have read my story, without people taking a chance on me I wouldn't have such a big ego (:D)
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Star Date: October 17th
My friends and I were talking and I have decided to share these words with whomever is reading my blog at this time.
Sylph
Gamine
Androgyny
We were trying to figure out the proper word for what we were collectively thinking. It started out with "androgyny", and then my friend came up with "gamine" (which isn't described on dictionary.com the way that we were thinking), and then I was looking up synonyms for "gamine" and found the word "sylph".
I hope this random look into randomly related words was as entertaining to you as it was to me.
End Transmission.
Sylph
Gamine
Androgyny
We were trying to figure out the proper word for what we were collectively thinking. It started out with "androgyny", and then my friend came up with "gamine" (which isn't described on dictionary.com the way that we were thinking), and then I was looking up synonyms for "gamine" and found the word "sylph".
I hope this random look into randomly related words was as entertaining to you as it was to me.
End Transmission.
The Second Most Amazing
Wow. I've been monitoring the "sales" of my story and I've had over 200 downloads in the US, 25 in the UK and 4 in Germany. This is so exciting. I want to thank all the people (past and future) who downloaded my story. Technically I've gone international >:D
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Most Amazing (update)
I've been trying to be eloquent in the composition of this blog, however I must take this moment to be my childish 18 year old self.
This. Is. Amazing.
I was looking on Amazon (because I've become slightly obsessed with checking and rechecking the status of my story) and discovered that in the time that A Weekend with Friends has been free it has reached 1,639 on the list of best selling free Kindle books (hmmm....how can something that's free be a best seller....oh well) and #24 on the list of best short stories (is that a link? Yes it's a link, I'm just that full of myself :D).
*Am I going to update this every time I move up on the list? Yes I am...again...sometimes I'm just that full of myself.
*By the by, I've reached over 100 downloads. Thank you so much! This is so exciting.
The One Review to Rule Them All
"But...?"
"I don't know how to say this, but....it kind of made me sick."
My story wanted to make my Grandma throw up. When my mom told me this I whooped with excitement. Something like that is huge. It sounds odd, but this was a huge compliment.
At this point I am going to ask any of you who are reading this post to please leave a review (either here or on Amazon, it doesn't matter) if you do indeed download A Weekend with Friends (free until the 20th). I love hearing honest feedback. I want to know what you think about my work even if you personally didn't like it.
Thank you in advance. :)
hurry, Hurry HUR-rry....step right up
As I am writing this it has only been a few hours since A Weekend with Friends became free in the Kindle store and on Amazon and already 59 people have downloaded it.
This is insane! In the week that you needed to pay 99 cents for it only 8 people bought it (and I'm pretty sure that's all thanks to my mom so I wouldn't be surprised if I knew all 8 of those people personally). I am so excited. People are actually reading something that I wrote....and to think it started out as a silly little story for my senior English class.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Freebee
Starting tomorrow, A Weekend With Friends will be free on Amazon. But hurry! If you'd like to read this gory piece of short horror for free you'll have to visit Amazon between 10/16 and 10/20 because the promotion ends on Saturday. After Saturday the price will shoot back up to a whopping 99 cents.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Inspired part One: A Little Bit of Background
Keep your eyes open for "Inspired Part Two".
Friday, October 12, 2012
Dead Bird Discussion
Today at work I found a dead bird in the trash can by one of the pumps. My friend pointed out: what weirdo picks up a dead bird to throw it away at a gas station?
This brings me to my first blog discussion post: What kind of horror do you like? I personally can't pick between psychological thrillers and super gory horror. Tell me about what kind of horror you like- supernatural, psychological, super gory... and so on.
This brings me to my first blog discussion post: What kind of horror do you like? I personally can't pick between psychological thrillers and super gory horror. Tell me about what kind of horror you like- supernatural, psychological, super gory... and so on.
My First Publication
A Weekend With Friends started out as a class assignment, so I have two versions: the uncensored one, and the "school appropriate" one (I'm so glad to be done with high school). I was doing my senior project (here where I live senior English class is only a semester long, and is comprised of compiling a gigantic portfolio after doing a ton of research on one subject. I chose fear :D) and decided I should write a short story. It's about this group of four friends who invite people over for a small party, but then the gathering takes an unexpected turn for the worse.
You'll have to read it to find out more ;3
Prologue
~Sincerely,
Emily Owenn McIntyre
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