During an important meeting or presentation (or a date), your character realizes s/he is having a …wardrobe malfunction. What happened and how does s/he handle it? If you enjoyed this post, look around, or sign up below ↓ to receive future posts via email.
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The Wolf at War cover reveal
For #WerewolfWednesday, I’m sharing a first look at the cover for the final book in The Runes Trilogy: The Wolf at War. Book Three begins after werewolves launch worldwide terrorists attacks—destroying transportation infrastructure, communications networks, power grids, and leaving the heroes divided. Book Three is due out in December 2014. Learn more about the series…
Mayhem Monday: Late-night chanting
It’s #MayhemMonday! I supply the mayhem, you try to survive.
Otherworldly Words: Will-o’-the-wisp
Perfect for Halloween Night, will-o’-the-wisp is the ghostly light in the woods that is always just in front of you. So much of nature has inspired our tales of horror as we grapple with understanding the difference between the natural world and the preternatural. I’ve long thought the much maligned full moon lit the way…
Otherworldly Words: Vex
The word vex comes from a word that means to shake or jolt. When someone truly vexes us, it does sometimes feel as we have been physically shaken due to the emotional or mental stress caused by his or her actions. I think that’a great way to think of vex: someone has troubled you to…
Writing Prompt: The Paintings
Patrons in a museum are suddenly cast into the paintings. Where do they go? What happens? If you enjoyed this post, look around, or sign up below ↓ to receive future posts via email.
Otherworldly Words: Vanquish
Vanquish is one of those words that many people find interchangeable with words like decimate or annihilate. These words are a really good example of how visiting the thesaurus and hitting replace doesn’t quite do the job sometimes. As I stated in my post “The thesaurus is out to get us,” the nuances of words…
Otherworldly Words: Umbrage
To take umbrage is to feel shadowed. Think of the words umbra and penumbra—all from the Latin root for shade or shadow. It’s not uncommon to say that we feel “overshadowed” by someone. Umbra is the fancy-schmacy way of saying it. 🙂 What is brilliant (pardon the pun) about this word is that it also refers…
Mayhem Monday: Vampires are out there
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