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Action/Adventure: May 12, 2021 Issue [#10765]




 This week: Talking to the Dead
  Edited by: Leger~ Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
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Letter from the editor


Talking to the Dead


Whether you use flashback, ghosts or beings from another planet, a fun way to impart information in your action/adventure story is to use the dead as a character. Hearing "what grandma used to say" in your mind can impart information the character knows, so the reader can know.

What about psychic mediums? Clairvoyant people accused of witchcraft in previous years, now lauded as bridges to heaven or the nether world, do readings and channel information from the dead. Can they help your story move forward? It's a fine line where the reader not only has to believe your character, but also the information they reveal. What about seances? Ouija boards? Tarot cards?

As a writer, it sounds like a fun idea to bring into your story. You or a character you create can speak to the dead as a way of coping with a loss and it is considered perfectly normal. Perhaps the dead can answer. These experiences can be joyful, sad or even scary. So think about the dead as another tool in your writing arsenal.

Have a conversation with grandma, and as always, Write On!


This month's question: Have you had an experience with a ghost?
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Editor's Picks

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The Lighthouse Keeper Open in new Window. (13+)
A more traditional ghost story about love lost and found
#2245877 by Words Whirling 'Round Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: “Jack, it’s about the Captain. He passed away last month.”

“I know, I wish I could have been here for the funeral . . .”

“Jack, he left you a boat. And a last request.”


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The Platform at Aldersham Station Open in new Window. (13+)
It was the terminus of one line. But was it also the start of another?
#2247453 by Seuzz Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: In the back pages of the Times there appeared one October notice of a fatality in the London Underground: William Dawson, a motorman, was discovered dead upon the tracks near Aldersham early yesterday morning. It appears that he fell under the wheels of a train and was dragged for some distance.

The item was seen by a number of readers, including (for the purposes of this story) a man named Reeves.


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The Uninvited Hat Open in new Window. (13+)
A lonely old man receives a late night guest
#1108923 by W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Something thumped against the moss-ridden door of the caretaker's cabin.

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Excerpt:

 
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Haunting in Hakone Open in new Window. (18+)
A J-Horror fiction
#2226657 by T.D. Harrison Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: The old Nishikawa residence has been abandoned for two years, since a mysterious fire started in an upstairs bedroom, claiming the life of one of Nishikawa household members. Her charred remains found where the fire was believe to have started, the body was burnt beyond recognition. Since the disaster, the other Nishikawa family members have vanished, with no one knowing their current whereabouts

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#2246872 by Not Available.

Excerpt: Ask her if she’s okay.

We’ve all experienced unpleasant things, and so has she. Her presence proves this as much as it proves an afterlife. Remember that she had flesh and bone, like yours, until someone had mistreated it, beat it down and depressed it into the wet soil, forcing it under the mire until she had no choice but to give it up.

Treat her kindly.


 
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Wiggin's Haunted Mansion Open in new Window. (E)
Jennifer, baited into getting the Wiggin's account, sees the mansion's famous ghost.
#2114150 by Jeannie Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: “Well, spit it out!” Jennifer demanded.

"The Wiggin's mansion is haunted!"


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The Writer's Cramp Open in new Window. (13+)
Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS!
#333655 by Sophurky Author IconMail Icon

Daily prompts!

Daily Flash Fiction Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
Enter your story of 300 words or less.
#896794 by Arakun the twisted raccoon Author IconMail Icon

Your story must contain a setting, at least one (1) character, a conflict and a resolution.

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What a Character! : Official WDC Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Create a memorable character using the given prompt for huge prizes!
#1679316 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon

Write a story about a character with a ton of potential in a certain regard, but who can't seem to get out of their own way and keep things together.


 
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This month's question: Have you had an experience with a ghost?
Answer below *Down* Editors love feedback! *Heart*

Last month's question: Do you write historical fiction? How closely did you follow the events in history?


J.B. Ezar Author Icon: The story of mine you featured in this newsletter is alternate history. ("The WeeperOpen in new Window. [ASR]) To depict the events in a parallel world, I had to know what exactly happened in ours. The mentioned dates and places are important for the understanding of the story (e.g. the annexation of Austria and Kristallnacht) even if nothing extraordinary happens on-page. Even a 1.5K speculative story requires thorough research.

Elfin Dragon-finally published Author Icon: I enjoy reading historical fiction but have no talent for writing it.

BIG BAD WOLF is Howling Author Icon: Helps to have a general knowledge of the time period, and to do some research - don't need cellphones in the 1940's after all.

Monty Author Icon: Louis L'Amour did this, researched all his stories and poetry.


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