The Hallucinations of Pont-Saint-Esprit – Pont-Saint-Esprit, France – Atlas Obscura
A small town hallucinates en masse – Bad bread, or CIA science project? Source: The Hallucinations of Pont-Saint-Esprit…
Congratulations, Anne!
Anne C. Miles was given Honorable Mention in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest! We’re proud of you, Anne! “Tabor’s Work” is included in her book, SORROWFISH: THE CALL OF THE LORICA. Check it out!
Paralyzed Monkeys Walk Again Thanks To Brain Implant | IFLScience
“Paralyzed macaques with major spinal injuries were able to walk again less than six days after suffering their crippling lesions,…
Binary Stars To Merge, Explode In 2022
” Two stars, which are actually a contact binary (two stars that orbit each other, and also share a…
These Are Some Of The Most Horrifying Experiments Ever Conducted | IFLScience
(Original Caption) Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Dwight Frye in a scene from the 1931 Universal Pictures production…
Number Stations • Damn Interesting
Short wave radio enthusiasts worldwide have heard of the strange and elusive Numbers Channels. It is a name…
Third Person Omniscient or Head Hopping?
Point of view is probably one of the most important choices you will make as an author. Will you choose first person? It has the advantage of being inherently intimate. The reader knows what the character is thinking and sees everything from their perspective. That can be fun. When the character is fooled, so is the reader. It can link the reader emotionally to the narrative. First person is a great choice for fiction.
Create the Perfect Elevator Pitch
What’s your book about? How you answer that question can mean the difference between an agent or publisher and relative obscurity. It can absolutely set you on the path to having a bestselling indie title.
Save That A**hole
Today, we’re going to talk about characters. All stories root for someone to stop being an a**hole. Maybe the person doesn’t realize they are being an a**hole. Maybe they do. But at the heart of every story, we want the character to get their sh*t together. To overcome their basic internal garbage and rise above their circumstances and win.
Stakes are not Just for Vampires
It’s Halloween time! Finally, October. It put me in mind of ghosts, goblins, and vampires. I don’t know…
