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Interview with Mark Twain
This interview is from Hartford Daily Courant from May 30th 1888. Twain would have been 53 years old. He had just finished a new book. SHERIDAN’S MEMOIRS. Mark Twain Has the Book in the Works – The General Completed the Story Two Weeks Ago. AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. A reporter for THE COURANT found Mark Twain…
Winners of the Horror Contest 2016
The winners of our 50 Word Horror Story Contest were as follows. We had a lot of great entries, but these stood out to us. These winners will be contacted this week. We had a lot of fun this year with all our contests and just want to say thank you for taking part! 1st…
50 Word Horror Story Contest 2016
The only thing that comes close to winning our Horror Story contest, or the EWR: Horror Story Award is winning our 50 Word Horror Contest. Winner takes home $1000
2016 Horror Story Contest (1000 words)!
First place gets the full promo package. Second and third place get lesser but still valuable promotions. No entry fee. We will publish stories along the way.
Who Won the Horror Contest Movie…
10 Great Places to Inspire your Horror Writing
10 Great Places to Inspire your Horror Writing Robert Frost once said, “No Tears in the Writer, No tears in the reader.” This sentiment is particularly true when it comes to horror. If you aren’t afraid when writing the story, or if the story doesn’t at least scare you, you can’t expect your readers…
Art by Stacy Drum
Ohio born & raised, where I spend the summer months working at a state run park. Rest of my time is spent painting, trying to create that ever elusive masterpiece.
10 Even More Horrifying Horror Story Prompts
Ok, the biggest comment that I get about our other 10 Horrifying Horror Prompts is that they are not scary… I believe thinking story prompts are going to be scary is like thinking you
Horror Haiku Contest!
Right now we are running 2 major contests, so we’re not going to offer a prize on this one. We will do 2 things for you. The winners will be announced the same night as the Horror story contest
Make your magazine an app
If you haven’t heard, Issuu is a new site/app that is making flip magazine productions must easier than before. The site has 1000s of magazines listed already, and all are free.
How I Met Stephen Crane. By Joseph Conrad
My acquaintance with Stephen Crane was brought about by Mr. Pawling, partner in the publishing firm of Mr. William Heinemann. One day Mr. Pawling said to me: “Stephen Crane has arrived in England. I asked him if there was anybody he wanted to meet and he mentioned two names. One of them was yours.” I…
Discussion: A book by its author?
The many faces of writers today have changed from days of old. Now writers are expected to have an audience and a platform before before they even publish a book.
Second Place 50 Word Contest: Cotton Candy
I taught high school English and composition at The University of Akron. I have two college-aged children and write poetry, short stories and novels. Laura Wrocklage Flesher
5 Places for Great Writing
5 Places for Great Writing Where do writers conjure their best ideas and find inspiration to fill the blank page? While scribblers can scratch out prose anywhere from a cramped airplane seat to a quiet backyard perch, we have 5 heightened suggestions for settings that seem to spark storytelling magic. Writers write everywhere, but when…