Some classic activities are perfect for a night out camping: sitting around a campfire, making s’mores, singing songs, and … telling scary stories. There are classic campfire tales, like Bloody Mary and The Hitchhiker. But maybe you have a hankering to write a scary story yourself to te...
As enthusiastic readers and viewers of both true and fictional crime, I felt rather passive, rather like ‘the eunuch at the wedding.’ Hence, when I discovered the story of Tom Otter in the newspaper archives, I decided to check it out for myself. As a would be sleuth, I have visited...
What makes a good scary story? Here’s a few pointers on how to write a scary story to start you off in the right direction.
Heith saw that and quickly cast a spell, healing Ganjuran's wound, and I use this chance to attack Heith. He got slashed by my heavy sword and injured badly. Ganjuran have a short sword fight with me and he fled away AGAIN when he slashed on my shoulder. He fled away, leaving his...
Writing short stories is an invaluable way to grow your writing craft. Learn how to write a short story with this article.
A scary story needs a protagonist frightened out of her wits. Words like “horrified,”“horror-struck,”“petrified,”“panic-stricken,”“appalled,”“witless” and “aghast” will do; however, representing the signs of a protagonist's fears are even better. ...
It’s a book and it has a story or some stories in it. Children like to read it.It’s a ___.(2) It’s a kind of book. When you don’t know the word, it can tell you the meaning of it. It`s a ___.(3) It’s a kind of book. There are a lot of pictures in...
Story is an internal brain-to-brain, emotion-driven expedition…about how the plotaffectsthe protagonist. The good news is that protagonists are people. Just like you and me. They live and breathe and make decisions the same way we do. The bad news is that writers often tend to leave thi...
Lynn Kanter, ‘30 Women Novelists You Should Know – #24 Emily Gray Tedrowe‘ on Start with a Story Personal essays/memoir: Samantha Simmonds, ‘Gone in 60 Seconds: That’s All It Takes for My Children to Turn Me From Sane Mild-Mannered Woman to Screaming Harridan‘ on the Huffington Pos...
Short Story Contest asked Nov 11, 2019 in Writing Contests by forgxtten 🪞 Light Weaver (95.5k points) good luck enter start-writing please starting-a-contest #havefun #short story contest8 votes 2 answers 303 views Story contest asked Nov 10, 2019 in Writing Contests by Infinite ...