Below are the top 11 science fiction short stories everyone should read, but here are a few things to remember about this list before I get hate mail. First,
Writing Inspiration
10 Best Haunted House Movies
I used 4 basic criteria to pick these movies. First it had to be about a haunted house, and the other 3 were on are: atmosphere, creepiness, and suspense.
10 Best Organizations for Writers
Here is our list of 10 organizations we believe are invaluable to writers. Join these organizations if you can, they have a great deal to offer writers. These are not in any
Top 10 Science Fiction Books I Love
Top 10 Science Fiction books I love. I’m not making anything other than a personal top 10 list here. I like sci-fi, but I’m not well versed
10 Ways to Support National Poetry Month
If I could have voted, I would have put national poetry month in July, this way cocktails and beach chairs would have been part of this list, but I digress. I want to focus on 10 ways to support National Poetry Month.
Will AI Take Over Writing in the Future?
Will AI take over writing in the future? Will it be able to write as well as humans? Will AI be able to create the great American novel?
How to become a poet in 9 steps
This subject is like touching the 3rd rail of poetry. A mob of angry poets will show up at my door tomorrow with torches and pitchforks
Gain Confidence in Your Writing!
I always get emails from writers who are self-conscious about their writing. It’s always a little difficult to let someone else into your writing, but you can’t let that hold you back. Even though writing can be lonely, your work needs to be out there. The point of writing is to have someone read what […]
Top 10 Horror Magazines
Here is our list of the Top 10 Horror Magazines. Everyone needs a little more horror in their lives
5 Scariest Horror Movies of all Time
I just love watching horror films in October. This year I decided to find the movies I felt were really “scary,” and end with them. So here is my list of the 5 scariest movies of all time. From October 27th-October 31st I will be watching these movies.
Living and Writing in Sri Lanka
I’m a German citizen, but I’m also half Sri Lankan. My father’s a German, my mother a Sri Lankan. I was born here on this tiny island in the Indian Ocean,
When We Deny Ourselves Words, We are Committing Self-Harm
We have all experienced the dreaded stagnation, avoidance, guilt, panic, and/or anxiety filled [panged!] procrastination of finding that we somehow have gone days, weeks, or even months without completing a book. Further, for the writers out there
Why superhero movies are so popular?
Some people love comic books. They are crazy for them, but many more people are enthusiastic about superhero films than anyone anticipated. Their popularity keeps growing. Four of the top 10 grossing movies of all time are recent marvel superhero films.
Being A Writer in Silicon Valley
When I first arrived in Silicon Valley two years ago, I had very few expectations for this place. My husband, a computer programmer, had dragged me here because “it is the epicenter of the world’s most cutting-edge technology and future-changing companies.”
How Late Is Too Late To Become A Writer?
How Late Is Too Late To Become A Writer? Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was 19, Zadie Smith wrote White Teeth when she was 24 and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel came out when he was just 23.