Aug 3, 2016 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
One question has made me more insecure than any other. “How’s the writing going?” The reason this seemingly benign question used to fill me with horror is simple. How was my writing going? Most of the time, it wasn’t. Not that I wasn’t...
Aug 2, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural, The Writing Life
Since tomorrow is Insecure Writers’ Support Group day, I’ll make this post short and sweet. I was recently challenged to write a 100-word horror story. Feel free to write your own and share it in the comments, if you like. The questions began every...
Jul 26, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural
It’s fitting that the RMS Queen Mary was once known as the Grey Ghost, for tales of the supernatural have been plaguing her ever since World War II. Perhaps plaguing is not the best word, as the ship’s so-called haunted history is one of the only things...
Jul 11, 2016 | Unsolved Mysteries
I’ve been researching and writing about missing people for a long time. From this experience, I’ve learned that two groups of people are most likely to vanish: Children Young women in their teens to early thirties Thelma Krull, however, was a 57-year-old...
Jul 6, 2016 | The Writing Life
From an early age, my writing life was all about comparisons. When I was a little kid I said, “I want to write a classic that will be remembered forever, like Charles Dickens.” When I was in grade school, I aspired to be like Gordon Korman, who published...
Jul 4, 2016 | Scary True Stories, Tales of the Supernatural
An ancient tomb is creepy enough. Add a fatal curse to the mix and you have the makings of a great horror story. Only in this case, the story might turn out to be true. British Lord George Carnarvon was obsessed with Egypt, so when archaeologist Howard Carter...
Jun 28, 2016 | Scary True Stories
I wasn’t a girl who played with dolls. In fact, any doll that fell into my clutches met with a tragic end. When I heard about Monster High as an adult, I was so envious! Imagine being able to play with the daughters of Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Werewolf....
Jun 21, 2016 | The Writing Life
I’m proud to welcome a special guest to my blog today. I’ve known JG Faherty since our novellas were chosen for Samhain’s Childhood Fears collection. Since that time, JG has proven to be a gifted writer and an incredibly supportive colleague and...
Jun 21, 2016 | Scary True Stories
I once heard a joke about how cats stare at nothing while dogs bark at nothing. I forget the punchline. But about seven years ago, I adopted an adorable, fluffy white kitten who became a beautiful, fluffy white cat. This cat will, on a regular basis, suddenly turn and...
Jun 13, 2016 | Scary True Stories, The Writing Life
I began 2016 with unbridled enthusiasm and optimism, convinced it was going to be a wonderful year. How wrong I was. I can’t remember another year filled with so many challenges and tragedies, both for me personally and for the world at large. And 2016 is barely...
