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The Isle of Desire

A living island where many desires can happen.

The bar

A man visits a bar and has to fight his way through

Promptly 4, 5 and 6

Poems for years 4, 5 and 6 of the Promptly Poetry Challenge.

Me, Myself, and I (2025)

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Mumbai’s Luminous Empress

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Chalk and Cheese

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Boredom

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Preschool Days

What I hope is a highly humorous account of 1980's Preschool life from memory.

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The Isle of Desire

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Roller Coaster Skins

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Red Wolf-White Wolf

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Promptly 4, 5 and 6

Poems for years 4, 5 and 6 of the Promptly Poetry Challenge.

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#7347:	Horror/Scary	December 02, 2015
Writing Great Short Stories Tips on how to write great short stories. Short stories are popular -- what makes a good one?

#7285:	Horror/Scary	November 04, 2015
Are Your Characters Boring? How to describe characters to make them memorable. Are your characters boring or memorable?

#7247:	Horror/Scary	October 07, 2015
Verbs Drive Your Story The importance of action verbs. Do you want to write powerful and exciting prose?

#7199:	Horror/Scary	September 09, 2015
6 Types of Cliffhangers This newsletter is about how to write scene-ending cliffhangers filled with tension. How can you make your book "unputdownable"?

#7149:	Horror/Scary	August 12, 2015
How To Get An Agent How three-quarters of my writing group got agents Who gets agents offers and why?

#7097:	Horror/Scary	July 15, 2015
Similes - Are Yours Good or Bad? How to make sure you’re writing good similes. Do your similes shine? Or are they cliche or confusing?

#7045:	Horror/Scary	June 17, 2015
Naming Characters This newsletter has tips for naming characters. n/a

#6996:	Horror/Scary	May 20, 2015
Opening Pages This newsletter is about the importance of the opening pages. Are your opening paragraphs good enough to hook a reader?

#6940:	Horror/Scary	April 22, 2015
What Readers See This newsletter is about attracting readers with images. n/a

#6891:	Horror/Scary	March 25, 2015
Men vs Women Are men better horror writers than women? n/a

#6841:	Horror/Scary	February 25, 2015
Fear the Unseen A reader's imagination is a powerful tool for any writer. n/a

#6792:	Horror/Scary	January 28, 2015
The Importance of Failure This newsletter is about letting your character fail before he succeeds. n/a

#6738:	Horror/Scary	December 31, 2014
Showing Fear This newsletter contains tips about conveying tension and fear to the reader. n/a

#6687:	Horror/Scary	December 03, 2014
Escalate Like Gamers This newsletter is about how to escalate the tension in your story. n/a

#6639:	Horror/Scary	November 05, 2014
The Rule of Three This newsletter defines and includes examples of the Rule of Three. n/a

#6576:	Horror/Scary	October 08, 2014
Iceberg! This newsletter is about twists and reveals. n/a

#6536:	Horror/Scary	September 10, 2014
Hordes, Mobs & Crowds This newsletter is about how to write crowd scenes. n/a

#6483:	Horror/Scary	August 13, 2014
Too Gory? How to find non-gory horror on WDC n/a

#6426:	Horror/Scary	July 16, 2014
Strange Details This newsletter is about using strange details to keep readers riveted. n/a

#6375:	Horror/Scary	June 18, 2014
WANTED: CHARACTER VOICE How to write character voice and make it unique n/a

#6327:	Horror/Scary	May 21, 2014
WANTED: AUTHOR VOICE What is "voice" and how do you get it? n/a

#6274:	Horror/Scary	April 23, 2014
Fire Those Lazy Words How to recognize and cut or replace "lazy" words. n/a

#6221:	Horror/Scary	March 26, 2014
Beware Filter Words: The Distant Lens This newsletter is about recognizing filter words and how to get rid of them. n/a

#6172:	Horror/Scary	February 26, 2014
Bad to the Bone This newsletter is about how to write an anti-hero. n/a

#6127:	Horror/Scary	January 29, 2014
Your Worst Enemy This newsletter is about defeating your worst enemy. n/a

#6075:	Horror/Scary	January 01, 2014
Suffering Defeat This newsletter is about feeling defeated by rejection. n/a

#6022:	Horror/Scary	December 04, 2013
Publishing Horror How to get your short stories published. n/a

#5961:	Horror/Scary	November 06, 2013
Secrets of Psychological Horror This newsletter is about writing Psychological Horror. n/a

#5884:	Horror/Scary	October 09, 2013
The Shadow Knows This newsletter is about foreshadowing. n/a

#5874:	Horror/Scary	September 11, 2013
Devil's Advocate This newsletter is about how to revise. n/a

#5829:	Horror/Scary	August 14, 2013
Make It Scarier This newsletter is about making a story scarier for the characters and the reader. n/a

#5783:	Horror/Scary	July 17, 2013
Evil Pronouns This newsletter is about fixing annoying pronoun problems. n/a

#5734:	Horror/Scary	June 19, 2013
Killing Characters This newsletter is about bringing characters to life -- before killing them off. n/a

#5678:	Horror/Scary	May 22, 2013
Monster Maker How to make imaginative and scary monsters. n/a

#5632:	Horror/Scary	April 24, 2013
Conflict Makes Great Characters This newsletter is about using conflict to make characters that jump off the page. n/a

#5576:	Horror/Scary	March 27, 2013
Scary Folktales Using folklore for inspiration n/a

#5534:	Horror/Scary	February 26, 2013
Motion and Emotion Using character emotion to keep the reader glued to the story. n/a

#5473:	Horror/Scary	January 22, 2013
Writing Horror for Kids How to write Horror for children and teens. n/a

#5425:	Horror/Scary	December 25, 2012
Christmas Cheer and Fear This newsletter is about combining Horror and Christmas. n/a

#5382:	Horror/Scary	November 27, 2012
Chaos vs Realism This newsletter is about keeping coincidences out of your stories. n/a

#5338:	Horror/Scary	October 31, 2012
Happy Halloween 2012! Halloween history and some fun facts. n/a

#5299:	Horror/Scary	October 10, 2012
Horror Sub-Genres and Tropes This newsletter is about Horror styles and experimenting to broaden your skills. n/a

#5287:	Horror/Scary	October 03, 2012
Your Next Great Story Idea This newsletter is about how to find your next great story idea. n/a

#5248:	Horror/Scary	September 12, 2012
Backstory Kills This newsletter is about how to keep the action going while inserting backstory, facts, and details. n/a

#5203:	Horror/Scary	August 15, 2012
Tick, tick, tick This newsletter is about how to create urgency and suspense. n/a

#5156:	Horror/Scary	July 18, 2012
Villains, Monsters, and Psychos This newsletter is about creating realistic villains, monsters, and psychos. n/a

#5103:	Horror/Scary	June 20, 2012
The Hook This newsletter is about how to hook a reader from the first page. n/a

#5041:	Horror/Scary	May 16, 2012
Fixing Cliches n/a

#4993:	Horror/Scary	April 18, 2012
Setting Pt 2: Atmosphere This newsletter is about how to use atmosphere to add the right mood to your settings. n/a

#4937:	Horror/Scary	March 21, 2012
Setting: Part 1 This newsletter is about how to pick settings for your Horror stories. n/a

#4886:	Horror/Scary	February 22, 2012
Love and Horror The history of the Horror genre and how inserting a love-interest can affect the stakes of a story or novel. n/a

#4837:	Horror/Scary	January 25, 2012
A Horror of Adjectives How to eliminate adjectives that confuse readers and choose the right ones to make your images memorable. n/a

#4788:	Horror/Scary	December 27, 2011
Holiday Horror: Juxtaposition Find out why Holidays and Horror go together. n/a

Total 53 newsletters found.

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