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Author Archives: Val
Book Review: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a book review here, but I’ve been re-reading Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead for a unit I’m teaching at school. The students had a choice between the two books, but I re-read all … Continue reading
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Spot Writers: Between the Good and the Bad
Today’s little tale comes from Catherine A. MacKenzie. The current topic is “magic brew” and what follows is an excerpt from Cathy’s short fiction “Between the Good and the Bad,” which (if her muse cooperates) is being expanded this month … Continue reading
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Spot Writers: Hilda’s Magic Brew
Today’s Halloween-inspired tale comes from multi-genre author Val Muller. Her two Halloween works, Faulkner’s Apprentice (adult horror) and The Sorceress of Stoney Brook (spooky middle-grade mystery) are available at valm16.sg-host.com. Look forward to next week’s tale, coming to us … Continue reading
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What’s Scary?
As a horror writer and someone with a natural inclination to delve into nightmares, I spent Halloween thinking about the concept of being scary. I was sitting at home, waiting for our one trick-or-treater to show up, and my husband … Continue reading
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Spot Writers: The Magic Brew
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This week the prompt is “magic brew” in keeping with Halloween. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A LITTLE BIT OF BLACKMAIL, A LITTLE BIT OF BABY, and A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. … Continue reading
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Spot Writers: Teeth
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month’s project was “teeth.” This week’s contribution comes from Deborah Dera. She actually cringed at the prompt this month. It came through right after she had finished procrastinating about making a … Continue reading
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Spot Writers: Not With My Teeth, You Don’t!
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This week the key word is “teeth.” Today’s contribution comes from Cathy MacKenzie. She is currently working on a short e-book, Creepy Crazy Christmas, Volume 2. (More stories of the weird and wacky Grimes Family; … Continue reading
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Name That Cat
While I planned to write Corgi Capers 3 over the summer, a fortunate influx of writing projects (Forging Freedom anthology and some other exciting forthcoming projects I’ve written or edited) has put me behind schedule. Looking at my upcoming schedule, … Continue reading
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Book Review: Three Sisters by Helen Smith
Continuing my review of spooky books for September and October, I’ve reviewed a quirky and spooky–yet humorous–mystery. The first in the Emily Castle mystery series, this short novel follows twenty-six-year old Londoner Emily Castle to a strange party. Emily is … Continue reading
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Spot Writers: Filling
Today’s Halloween-inspired tale comes from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. If you like spooky tales, check out her horror novel (for grown-ups), Faulkner’s Apprentice, also available as an ebook for just $2.99. Her short horror story … Continue reading
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