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October Frights Blog Hop: Story Excerpt from The 13: Tales of Macabre
In gearing up for Halloween, and with The 13: Tales of Illusory celebrating it’s first book birthday, and the upcoming release of The 13: Tales of Macabre, I have joined up in the October Frights Blog Hop hosted by AF Stewart and her Are You Afraid of the Dark site. Today, you get a small peek into one of the stories within The 13: Tales of Macabre. This is Frequent Flyer Livery Service, a story about a man (is he?) who needs blood in order to revive his dead but very beloved wife who happened to be a witch. This scene is from the beginning of the story. [Count Marcel]…
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Excerpt: Til Death Do Us Part
I became a bonafide published author with the release of Til Death Do Us Part through Bannerwing Books. It’s a short, fun read that has received a lot of praise. When Ian buys Elizabeth a Tiffany’s engagement ring, he unwittingly sets off a series of deadly events as the ring goes full circle — passing through the hands of a hopeful co-worker, a young delivery boy, a beloved daughter and her father, a drug addicted twin brother, a drug dealer, and a pawn shop — to be reunited with its intended. “Each vignette is carefully crafted and woven – just a snippet in the life of the person holding the…
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Excerpt Fear (Precipice 13)
I’ll be honest. Ever since I joined a couple of writing groups, notably The Red Dress Club/Write On Edge, my writing improved. In fact, I write flash so much and discovered the art of tightening sentences and making each word count that it actually interferes with my ability to complete longer works. You know what they say… some people can only write novels, some people can only write short stories. I’d like to say I can do both, but other than my first NaNoWriMo where I completed a 50K word first draft, I’m not sure I am capable. (I won’t quit though!) I’m very thankful there’s a growing anthology market…
