tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43381033301413228732024-03-12T20:12:46.957-04:00Dark InklingsA Blog for Dark & Gothic StorytellersShadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-48044238125124524952019-02-04T06:03:00.001-05:002019-02-04T06:03:55.376-05:00Night Writer - London Clarke<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't be more thrilled to introduce you to author of chills, London Clarke. We're bringing back Gothic Suspense, and I hope you've brought a torch because it is going to get dark in here. đŠ<br />
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Obsessed with vampires and haunted houses from a young age, London grew up reading gothic tales featuring romantic and tragic heroes like <i>Wuthering Heights </i>and <i>Dracula</i>. She considers herself a recovering runaway and confesses that she once moved to England in search of a man who was the perfect amalgamation of Dracula, Hamlet, Heathcliff, and Mr. Rochester. London graduated from George Mason University with a B.A. in Music and M.F.A in Creative Writing and has had an eclectic array of jobs including receptionist, legal secretary, literary assistant, high school English teacher, and freelance editor.<br />
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London lives in a Washington, DC suburb with her husband and two greyhounds. Sheâs happiest when sheâs writing novels, reading books, or re-watching her favorite programs like <i>The Vampire Diaries</i> or <i>Being Human</i>.<br />
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WILDFELL</b><br />
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Anne Fleming is running away. <br />
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An ill-fated relationship with her graduate school professor drives Anne to dispose of all her possessions, assume a new identity, and board a London-bound plane. But a chance meeting on that flight leads her to Wildfell, a gothic mansion with a cast of strange characters and a long history of disappearances and deaths. <br />
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While living at Wildfell, Anne is plagued by voices, ghostly mists, and a mute girl with a sketchbook full of murders. She only remains because of her strong attraction to a fellow inhabitantâgorgeous actor Bain Tierney. But when Wildfell tenants begin disappearing one by one, Anne must decide if she trusts Bain. Is anyone in the house who they claim to be? Or are there are other forces at work inside Wildfell? And will they ever let her leave? <br />
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<b>THE MEADOWS</b><br />
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<b>A decades-old murder. A blood-thirsty cult. And a house full of spirits.</b><br />
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When songwriter Scarlett DeHaven leaves Nashville and her old life behind, itâs supposed to be a new beginning, a fresh start in the Shenandoah Valley, where her memories arenât riddled with drug addiction and rehab. Thereâs the possibility for healing, tranquility, and love. But after purchasing an abandoned house with a checkered past in the hopes of transforming it into a luxury bed and breakfast, strange things start to happen. Disturbing voices and noises interrupt her new life. Strangers appear, bearing cryptic warnings. A tunnel is discovered underneath the houseâone historically used for a local cultâs rituals. After a late-night encounter with an entity that leaves her injured, Scarlett realizes she is being targeted by violent spirits.<br />
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Driven to the edge of despair, Scarlett vows to fight backâbut she has no idea what sheâs really battling. And her nightmare is just beginningâŠ<br />
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The Meadows is a gripping supernatural thriller in which the monsters may be<br />
vampires, demons, or flesh and blood. It is a nightmare that will make you<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Iâve been drawn to scary books and stories since I was in the second grade. I think it started with my grandfather asking me to write a ghost story. After that, I read any scary books I could get my hands on. When I was in the fourth grade, ABC started playing re-runs of the 1960s soap opera <i>Dark Shadows</i>, and I became obsessed with Collingwood and Barnabas Collins, and then my whole vampire obsession began. And it has never ended. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px;">âș</span><br />
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<b>What is your favorite Paranormal/Dark/Gothic novel?</b></div>
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Actually, by todayâs standards, this probably wouldnât be considered paranormal, but itâs definitely gothic. <i>Wuthering Heights</i> is really my favorite novel ever. A close second would be <i>Dracula</i>, and then I love all modern/contemporary gothic stuff. <br />
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<b>What is your favorite Gothic motif/theme/element? Any particular reason why? </b><br />
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Yes. The house. I love the house on the hill or by the ocean, and the weatherâs always stormy and the house itself is creepy and perhaps has supernatural occurrences going on. Maybe itâs actually haunted or maybe it just has the appearance of being soâeither way works for me. I adore vampires, of course, and then the idea of the âmadwoman in the atticâ made so popular by <i>Jane Eyre</i>. Insanity in any form always works well with this genre. These motifs are spooky, mysterious, romantic, and they may or may not have a resolution or a reason for them, but they make for page-turning stories. I love the atmospheric element of the gothicâitâs an escape.</div>
<b>Which resource/s helped you the most in researching for or writing your paranormal/dark/gothic novel/series? </b><br />
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<i>Wildfell </i>was set in London, so I relied on some of my British friends to give me details about places and procedural things. I lived in London for a little while, so I had some idea of areas and layout, but I needed specific streets and answers to âwhat would happen ifâŠâ I also did a lot of Google searches for tube maps and bus schedules.</div>
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For <i>The Meadows</i>, I did more research about paranormal groups and their investigations. I watched a lot of <i>Paranormal Witness</i> and <i>A Haunting</i> episodes. I also had to do a bit of research on rural Virginia, but I donât live to far from the supposed spot of <i>The Meadows</i>, so that wasnât very hard. Reading popular and bestselling mystery and thriller authors actually helps me a lot with reinforcing my story arc and dialogue.</div>
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<b>Whatâs next for you? Is there anything you can tell us about it?</b></div>
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Yes. Next up is <i>Whickering Place</i>, the second book in the Legacy of Darkness series. Itâs the follow-on novel to <i>The Meadows</i>, although itâs set in Asheville, North Carolina. It casts mostly different characters from <i>The Meadows</i>, but demonologist Hunter Massabrook will reappear in the second one as well. It should be out by April. After that, I have a standalone, <i>Dunraven</i>, which will be set in Wales. That one will come out toward the end of the year. </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>And finally, is there anything else you would like to share with others who write or are looking to write Paranormal/Dark/Gothic Romance? Any tips? Any groups they should be checking out? Any places they should be visiting, etc.</b><br /><br />Iâm really glad that gothic/scary books are making a comeback. I feel like there has been a huge dearth of such books in the past, and I hope there will be many more people writing them in the future. I suggest Paranormal Romance Guild as a group to join. Theyâre awesome people, very helpful, and they offer lots of resources to writers in this genre. And I recommend reading the oldies but goodies. Victoria Holtâs gothic romances are just the best. And of course, V.C. Andrews original books. Theyâre great examples of originality and world-building. <br /><br />If you can visit England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, do. There is no end to the gothic inspiration in those settings. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Yes! I love web-stalkers. You'll quickly find out ALL my obsessions.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB">Website: <a href="http://londonclarke.com/">LondonClarke.com</a></span><br />
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Thank you so much for sharing, London!<br />
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Stay beautifully haunted, Night Writers,<br />
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Hey, Night Writers. I've been wanting to write an epistolary style novel for a while now. This is a style of writing where the story is written out as a series of documents or in various forms of communication. Finally, the right story has come along for me to apply this and I thought I'd share some of the key lessons I've learned.<br />
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<b>1. Choose Forms of Communication.</b> Once you know what story you want to tell, start to consider the different forms of communication that will best convey it. Think about the time period your story is set in. You don't need to limit yourself to letters and diaries. There are newspapers, telegrams, invitations, emails, texts, shipping logs and manifests, police and doctor reports, and the list goes on. If it is set in the future, imagine of all the ways we could communicate then. The possibilities are endless. However, each entry has to have a purpose and move the story forward. Too many types and the reader may become confused unless clearly connected.<br />
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<b>2. Create a Timeline. </b>Once you decide what types of documents you want to add, you needed a timeline for them to be compiled in. Letters, for example, need time to be received, read, and responded to. Having a timeline will help with pacing and tension, as well, showing you what details need to be revealed and when.<br />
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<b>3. Write Distinct Character Voices.</b> Consider who the narrator is. Is one person writing? Two people communicating back and forth? Or a compilation of many forms of documents. In each case, the character's voice should be distinctive. Even if there is only one narrator, their voice should be appropriate for the form of document you are writing and for their intended audience. What one writes in their diary is very different from what they might write in a letter to their mother or text to their lover.<br />
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<b>4. Tell not Show. </b>This form of writing gives a feeling of realism because it is conversational. And we don't normally speak like a novel, we eliminate things like body language and mood setting when we are telling another or writing down an event. The challenge here is to not give details that a character wouldn't naturally give. To do so pulls back the curtain and reveals the author, breaking the illusion of reality.<br />
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<b>5. Read. </b>Here are a few examples of epistolary style novels. You can find many more at <a href="https://bookriot.com/2016/08/24/100-epistolary-novels-from-the-past-and-present/" target="_blank">100 Must-Read Epistolary Novels.</a> The best lesson is to read as much as you can.<br />
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<li>Contemporary - Carrie by Stephen King</li>
<li>Futuristic - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff</li>
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Have you written an epistolary style story? Do you have any other tips for writing in this style? Have you read epistolary style novel? What did you like or not like about them? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.</div>
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Today is about getting physical. Now, I'm far from what you would consider athletic, coordinated or even inclined to venture outdoors. However, if I didn't plan some kind of physical activity in my daily schedule I would petrify like an ancient bloodless vampire by being sedentary for too long. Let's face it, writers spend A LOT of time with their butt in a chair and the only thing getting a workout are their fingers.<br />
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While I'm not liable to run out and join a Monster Cycle spin class (though it sounds incredibly cool, it would probably kill me) I do need to move. My requirements for said movements are that it is fun, easy, and not too time consuming, because, I've got books to write. I'm sure you do too.<br />
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So here are some wicked good ways to get moving, no fancy equipment required.<br />
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1. <b>Lazy Ghoul Workouts. </b>There are a lot of quick and easy workouts for lazy ghouls like me. Here are a few great links and videos to check out.<br />
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<li><a href="https://darebee.com/wods.html#sort=position&sortdir=desc" target="_blank">Darebee.com</a> They have a lot of fun, quick workouts with fun names and PICTURES. Pictures are key because some of us don't speak <i>Exercise</i>. Hell, if the instructions only TOLD me to do 12 burpees, I would've probably grabbed a soda and hoped for the best. (Yes, I know. You can put me in yoga pants, but you can not take me to the gym.)</li>
<li><a href="https://christinacarlyle.com/lazy-girl-workout/" target="_blank">ChristinaCarlyle.com</a> Christina has several different Lazy Girl workouts focusing on different parts of the body. She also has pictures, videos, the works. </li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/MvUAry_H5W0" target="_blank">Love, Sweat, Fitness</a> has a great Lazy Girl workout video and is probably the one I do the most. </li>
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2. <b>Yoga. </b>Both Yoga and Meditation are important to me as a writer and I highly recommend adding them to your routine. Yoga to stretch out those kinked slumped shoulders and Meditation to help you figure out what the hell is wrong with your second act. Here are some poses to get you started.<br />
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3. <b>Dance.</b> Make like a witch and dance under the full moon, sans nudity, of course. Actually, I'm a huge fan of living room dancing, nude or otherwise. (Mostly otherwise, because I have kids and that would be . . . um . . . awkward.) My suggestion is put on your favorite dance music and just go with it. Better yet, pull out those glow-in-the-dark sticks left over from Halloween and that neon makeup (ask your teenage daughter), turn off the lights and you'll have a rave going on in your own living room. My kids love this one, we have a blast. Family time, check. Workout, check.<br />
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4. <b>Walk. </b>This one you will have to leave the house for (unless you have fancy equipment), but I promise it will be well worth it. Some ideas to make it easier are, put on an audiobook, speak to your muse, join a virtual race (I use and love <a href="https://yes.fit/" target="_blank">Yes.Fit</a>), drag friends or family along, get a dog. Oh wait, I said easier, didn't I?<br />
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And finally, don't forget to <b>Reward yourself</b>. Positive reinforcement will help keep you motivated. Set a goal and once you've reached it, reward yourself. Buy yourself some bath bombs (and actually take a bath with them), eat chocolate, buy yourself cool ghoulish workout clothes, eat more chocolate, drink wine that comes from a bottle, then eat more chocolate. Okay, maybe that's too much chocolate, but you get the point. Love yourself and don't forget to move your body. If I can save one writer from becoming an ancient petrified vampire, my job here is done.<br />
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<b>Bonus:</b> Here is my <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HSTRN85OAecyCmCe8lVp5" target="_blank">Wicked Workout Playlist</a> on Spotify to get you started. Add to it, use what you like, discard the rest. And have fun!<br />
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I'm so excited to introduce to you to Night Writer, Deborah Schaumberg and the awesomely dark world of her book, <b><i>The Tombs</i></b>. I fell in love with this book at first sight, but it is sooo much more than a pretty cover. So, strike a candle and follow me to the dark side.<br />
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<span style="border: 1pt none; color: #363636; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">Originally from Brooklyn, Deborah Schaumberg grew up renovating old houses with her family where she and her father would walk the rooms making up ghost stories. She studied architecture in New Orleans, loving the crumbling plantations, creepy cemeteries, and tales of voodoo magic. It was on a trek in Nepal that she imagined a girl with the ability to see energy, and the seed of </span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #363636; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">THE TOMBS</span></i></strong><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #363636; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;"> </span></i></b><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #363636; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">was planted. HarperTeen published <i>THE TOMBS, </i>her debut young adult novel, in February 2018. She lives with her family and dog in Maryland, just outside DC. She collects old bottles and her favorite holiday is Halloween. Visit her online at </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.deborahschaumbnerg.com&source=gmail&ust=1542064181498000&usg=AFQjCNEEtmh5mZ3WoLGzy4423fgTVPcovg" href="http://www.deborahschaumbnerg.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">www.deborahschaumbnerg.com</span></a><span style="border: 1pt none; color: #363636; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">.</span><br />
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New York, 1882. A dark, forbidding city, and no place for a girl with unexplainable powers.<br />
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Sixteen-year-old Avery Kohl pines for the life she had before her mother was taken. She fears the mysterious men in crow masks who locked her mother in the Tombs asylum for being able to see what others couldnât. Avery denies the signs in herself, focusing instead on her shifts at the ironworks factory and keeping her inventor father out of trouble. Other than secondhand tales of adventure from her best friend, Khan, an ex-slave, and caring for her falcon, Seraphine, Avery spends her days struggling to survive.<br />
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Like her motherâs, Averyâs powers refuse to be contained. When she causes a bizarre explosion at the factory, she has no choice but to run from her lies, straight into the darkest corners of the city. Avery must embrace her abilities and learn to wield their powerâor join her mother in the cavernous horrors of the Tombs. And the Tombs has secrets of its own: strange experiments are being performed on âpatientsââŠand no one knows why.<br />
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Deborah Schaumbergâs gripping debut melds history and fantasy, taking readers on a breathless trip across a teeming turn-of-the-century New York, and asks the question: Where can you hide in a city that wants you buried?<br />
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So many things! Dark gas-lit streets, creepy mad doctors, a gruesome asylum⊠<br />
I love throwing my characters into dark and disturbing settings and seeing how they find their way out. 1882 New York has tons of atmospheric imagery to draw upon.<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
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I love writing for young adults. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen we go through the most confusing and tumultuous time of our lives. We are trying to figure out who we are and what is important to us. I love dealing with characters that are going through all that. Also, teen readers get so into their books, I love their passion.<br />
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There are so many, but I just read Kerri Maniscalcoâs STALKING JACK THE RIPPER, and really loved it. My favorite classic gothic novel is WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily BrontĂ«.<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
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Once again itâs hard to pick just one, but I would say madness and places of madness, (asylums), are the darkest and creepiest elements. Especially during the Victorian times when mental illness was feared and misunderstood. I also use the crow as a gothic motif in THE TOMBS. They represent mystery and death.</div>
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I read many books and studied websites about life in turn of the century New York, but my favorite bit of research was learning about falcons from a real falconer in Pennsylvania, Mike Dupuy. He introduced me to his birds and taught me what itâs like to raise them. A peregrine falcon plays an important role in THE TOMBS.<br />
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I am writing a book about the strange and unique experiences of a young girl growing up during World War Two. And she is a real person. Thatâs all I can say for now.<br />
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There is so much information on-line but I think museums are an awesome way to gather information in a more sensory way. Two that I recommend are <a href="http://muttermuseum.org/">The MĂŒtter Museum</a> in Philadelphia, and <a href="http://www.poemuseum.org/">The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe</a>, in Richmond, Virginia.<br />
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Website: <a href="https://deborahschaumberg.com/">DeborahSchaumberg.com</a><br />
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Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/debschaumberg/">debschaumberg</a><br />
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Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35230722-the-tombs">TheTombs</a><br />
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Thank you, Shadow Leitner, for hosting me on your blog!<br />
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You are so welcome, Deborah! Thank you for sharing so much with us.<br />
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As always, stay beautifully haunted, Night Writers,<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Come sit for a spell while I visit with Author Leigh Goff and talk to her about Witches, her books and writing Dark Fiction for Young Adults and the Adults who love to read them, and did I mention Witches. Did I mention how much I LOVE Witches? </span><!--StartFragment--><br />
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I live in Annapolis, Maryland, and I've always loved to write. Fun fact--I recently learned that I am the eighth great-granddaughter of an accused Chesapeake witch, and I didnât stumble upon that interesting bit of info until after I wrote <i>Bewitching Hannah</i>. So I can say Iâve got witch in my blood! I'm also a University of Maryland grad and a member of SCBWI.<span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
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Sixteen-year-old Hannah Fitzgerald has always known she is descended from a royal legacy of dark magic. Although a stranger to her coven in Annapolis, she is no stranger to grief and denial. However, when an ancient prophecy reveals the rise of a young, powerful witch and the impending death of another, she realizes she can no longer afford to suppress the magic that has taken away so much. She seeks out the frighteningly scarred, yet mysterious W who is destined to change her life, but even he cannot prepare her for the danger that lies ahead.<br />
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A forbidden love. A dark curse. An impossible choice... Descended from a powerful Wethersfield witch, sixteen-year-old Sophie is struggling to hide her awkwardly emerging magic, but that's the least of her worries. When a dangerous thief tries to steal her mysterious heirloom necklace, she is rescued by the one person she's forbidden to fall for, a descendant of the man who condemned her ancestor to hang. He carries a dark secret that could destroy them both unless Sophie learns how to tap into the mysterious power of her diamond bloodcharm. She will have to uncover dark secrets from both of their families' wicked pasts and risk everything, including her soul to save them from a witch's true love curse, but it will take much more than that.<br />
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I chose YA because I love to read it and itâs fun to write. I get to revisit the world from a sixteen-year-oldâs point of view, which is a time of taking risks, feeling things intensely, and anticipating whatâs to come. In YA the main characterâs experiences are new and exciting. Sheâs discovering who she is and what she wants in life. Itâs awesome!!</div>
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My books appeal to kids and teens, but I donât eliminate adults and thank goodness since half of YA readers are over eighteen (including me!). I find that YA stories, in general, are stories that have the same lessons and adventures with the same complexity as adult novels. However, in YA there is more emotional intensity and a coming of age perspective.</div>
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<i>A Discovery of Witches</i> by Deborah Harkness is a favorite that has been made into a TV series starring Matthew Goode (no release date yet!!) and <i>The Rules of Magic</i>, the prequel to <i>Practical Magic</i>, by Alice Hoffman. I have an affinity for witches. What can I say?</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I</span> stuffed the flashlight back in my pocket and plucked tiny flowers from the lemon verbena and valerian and a red velvety petal from a dwarf rose. I rubbed them together in my palms and brought my hands to my nose, unable to resist inhaling the sweet citrus scent. The smell summoned memories of summers long gone, but I struggled to recall what the combination meant. Was it protection and luck or purification? No. I shook my head and took another sniff. Hmm. Amantibus something. Ugh, I thought. The meaning hit me like a falling tree. I gasped. The combo was âlovers uniting.â The flowers were the main ingredients in Aunt Janieâs Forbidden Passion Potion. I wiped my damp hands against my shorts. That was not what I needed, standing alone in the garden. Bleh.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Iâm working on my third YA novel. Itâs tentatively titled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Diamonds & Pearls</i> and it takes place in a fictional Maryland coastal town. The main character doesnât know it yet, but sheâs not who or what she thinks she is and it has everything to do with a secret her mom and the sea goddesses in town are keeping.</span></div>
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I shied away from Twitter for the longest time. It was noisy and I always found myself stuck in a time continuum there. I'd wake up groggy and wondering if I hadn't been abducted by aliens. While there is still a lot of static and it can suck my time like a vacuum set on turbo, I've recently begun to embrace this platform.<br />
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So, I wanted to share some of the chats, events, and hashtags that I've found useful as a dark fiction writer, and hope that it will help you find better engagement on Twitter, as well.<br />
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<u><b>Chats</b></u><br />
Twitter Chats are live discussions that use a hashtag to filter and stream the conversation. (For Twitter Chats I like to use <a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Tweetdeck</a>.)<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23darklitchat&src=typd" target="_blank">#DarkLitChat </a>Third Tuesday of every month 8-9pm ET hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/DarkLitChat">@darklitchat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/deapoirierbooks">@deapoirierbooks</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/e_teskey">@e_teskey</a>. Get a reminder email by signing up at <a href="http://www.dhpoirier.com/darklitchat/">www.dhpoirier.com</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/creaturechat?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash" target="_blank">#CreatureChat</a> Wednesday chat regarding non-human characters in science fiction and fantasy 8-9 pm CT hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/OfTheWilds">@OfTheWilds</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicMon?src=hash" target="_blank">#MagicalMon</a> a chat for Fantasy Writers Mondays from 7-10pm ET. <a href="https://twitter.com/MagicMonWords">@MagicalMonWords</a> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/wordcaffeine">@wordcaffeine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/saraofwhimsy">@saraofwhimsy</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/abookbumble">@abookbumble</a><br />
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#CreatureChat and #MagicalMon aren't specifically geared to dark fiction, but they may discuss elements you are writing about. I'd check out their weekly topic to see if it is something that interests you.<br />
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Twitter events for writers are scheduled events using a unique hashtag and can include weekly topics for you to share lines from your work and/or aesthetics, pitching your manuscript to find an agent and/or publisher, find a critique partner, beta readers, and more. Each event has its own rules, dates and times, so be sure to check the event's or host's profile for more information.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/writevent" target="_blank">@writevent</a> posts topics for many of weekly writer event hashtags and way more information on contests and Twitter events than you'd probably ever want to know. But a great place to start seeing what's out there.<br />
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Here are some of my favorite weekly events. Hmm, make those my favorite Wednesday and Thursdays events. I'm sure awesome things are happening throughout the rest of the week. Maybe.</div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TalesNoir&src=tyah" target="_blank">#talesnoir</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TalesNoir" target="_blank">@TalesNoir</a> managed by <a href="https://twitter.com/john_cordial" target="_blank">@john_cordial</a> (Wednesdays)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%231lineWed&src=tyah" target="_blank">#1lineWed</a> managed by <a href="https://twitter.com/RWAKissofDeath" target="_blank">@RWAKissofDeath</a> (Wednesdays)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23weirdwriters&src=typd" target="_blank">#weirdwriters</a> managed by <a href="https://twitter.com/chipmunkofpower" target="_blank">@chipmunkofpower</a> (Wednesdays)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ThursdayAesthetic&src=tyah" target="_blank">#thursdayaesthetic</a> hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/literarilyjess" target="_blank">@literarilyjess</a> (Thursdays)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FolkloreThursday&src=tyah" target="_blank">#folklorethursday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FolkloreThurs" target="_blank">@FolkloreThurs</a> managed by <a href="https://twitter.com/DeeDeeChainey" target="_blank">@DeeDeeChainey</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WillowWinsham" target="_blank">@WillowWinsham</a> (Thursdays) - This one isn't a writer event but has some great inspiration.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PitDark?src=hash" target="_blank">#PitDark</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PitDark_" target="_blank">@PitDark</a> a bi-annual (May/Oct) pitch party for dark literature. All genres welcome if the manuscript has an element of horror or darker writing. Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonHuebinger" target="_blank">@JasonHuebinger</a> <a href="http://jasonhuebinger.com/pitdark/">jasonhuebinger.com/pitdark/</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PitMad?src=hash" target="_blank">#PitMad</a> is a quarterly pitch party. This is the most popular Pitch Party and includes all categories and genres. Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchWars" target="_blank">@PitchWars</a> <a href="http://pitchwars.org/pitmad/">pitchwars.org/pitmad/</a><br />
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There are many other Pitch Party Events, several accepting multiple genres, and categories. Some worth checking out are #DVPit (Marginalized Writers), #KidPit (YA and MG), #AdPit (NA and Adult), #IWSGpit and #SFFPit.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pitchwars?src=hash" target="_blank">#PitchWars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchWars" target="_blank">@PitchWars</a> is a mentoring program, ending in an agent pitch round. <a href="http://pitchwars.org/">pitchwars.org/</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cpmatch&src=tyah" target="_blank">#CPMatch</a> is a pitching event to find a Critique Partner or Beta Readers. Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/Megan_Lally" target="_blank">@Megan_Lally</a> <a href="http://meganlallywrites.blogspot.com/p/cp-matchmaker.html">meganlallywrites.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<u><b>General HashTags</b></u><br />
Here are some general writing community support and accountability hashtags.<br />
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<b><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23amwriting&src=typd">#amwriting</a></b> (tip: try adding your genre to the end of this hashtag and you might meet others writing in your genre)<br />
<b><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%235amWritersClub&src=tyah">#5amWritersClub</a></b> for A.M. Writers<br />
<b><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OwlWriters?src=hash">#OwlWriters</a></b> for P.M. Writers<br />
<b><a href="https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23amediting">#amediting</a></b><br />
<b><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23writerslife&src=typd">#writerslife</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="https://twitter.com/ManuscriptWList">#mswl</a></b> is a hashtag used by agents, editors, and publishers to announce their Manuscript Wish Lists. Fortunately, you don't have to scroll through this hashtag to find a match for your manuscript because some divine beings have already done this for you and are posted in a database on <a href="http://mswishlist.com/mswl" target="_blank">http://mswishlist.com/mswl </a>You can then search them by genre or by agent, etc. I highly recommend this if you are querying.<br />
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Are you already using Twitter? Are there other chats, events, or hashtags you recommend? Let me know in the comments.<br />
And if you find yourself in the Twitterverse, be sure to stop by and visit me <a href="https://twitter.com/ShadowLeitner" target="_blank">@ShadowLeitner</a>.<br />
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Stay beautifully haunted, Night Writers,<br />
â„ Shadow.</div>
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If you thought Gothic Romance was dead, think again and keep reading. Gothic Romance is not just remembered as a distant memory, but is alive and kicking and is as chilling as ever. Come down the dark hallway with me and meet Gothic Romance Author Renee Ross.<br />
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I was born in October of 1961. Growing up in the era of the 60âs and 70âs, I was influenced by the Gothic romance writers of the day: Dorothy Eden, Victoria Holt, Virginia Coffman and many others. I was obsessed with the Dark Shadows original series â the Gothic soap opera that ran from 1966 to 1971. In those days, we didnât have any means of recording programs so, every weekday at 3:15, I would run the few blocks home from elementary school just in time to see the commercials before the music and credits rolled up the screen. I was able to watch whole episodes during the summer months, at least. And today, I have every episode on DVD. <br /><br />I was a big fan of Vincent Price, Christopher Plummer, and Boris Karloff. In particular, movies made from the novels of Edgar Allan Poe, of whom Iâm also a fan. One of my best memories of childhood was the pajama party I had with my mother every Saturday night when we watched those movies in a dark living room with just the flicker of the television screen. I was an only child â very shy and introverted so, I didnât have many friends. I always preferred solitude, books, and animals over people. <br /><br />Iâve written six Gothic novels since 2005. My stories and my writing are evolving, with each book in the Thornehaven series becoming darker. I read both the Gothics of old as well as the domestic noir novels of today and find that the former often hasnât the level of suspense Iâm looking for and the latter hasnât the level of foreboding. In this series, Iâve done a little genre-bending. Iâve kept the heavy Gothic atmosphere that readers expect while cranking up the excitement and plot twists. <br /><br />Basically, I write the kind of books I want to read: Wuthering Heights meets Alfred Hitchcock. And, as both a writer and a reader, I look forward to what I hope will be the Gothic romance revival of the 21st century.<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; margin-bottom:8.0pt; line-height:107%;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style><div>
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I am working on my 4-volume Thornehaven series. Each book can be read as a stand-alone or in any order the reader chooses.<div>
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<b>The Reincarnation of Anna, Book 1</b> <br /><br />When Corinne marries into the Thorne family, she's no match for her cold-hearted step-daughter who has daddy wrapped around her little finger. Julianna is an exact replica of her exquisitely beautiful mother, Anna, who died giving birth. Anna's identical twin sister - grotesquely disfigured in a fire - is convinced that Anna's soul entered Julianna's body as she left this world and her daughter entered it. Corinne finds this hard to believe until the evidence mounts and the threat against her life and that of her unborn child becomes horrifyingly real.<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; margin-bottom:8.0pt; line-height:107%;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style></div>
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<b>The Haunting of Delilah, Book 2</b> <br /><br />Lured by the imposing castle on a cliff, the first mistress of Thornehaven's untimely death marked the beginning of many tragedies that would befall its future inhabitants. Delilah, the second wife of handsome, brooding Jonathan Thorne, watches helplessly as unimaginable twists of fate strike those closest to them. When her husband turns his back on her, not even the fact that she's carrying his child is enough to break through the barriers of misunderstanding and smoldering resentment that divide them. As the birth of the long-awaited heir approaches, the wheels of cursed fate are set in motion, and the events that follow are so horrific that no one would blame the young bride if she lost her mind.<div>
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<b>The Torment of Cassandra, Book 3</b> â Soon to be released. <br /><br />Cassandra Powell is a young woman used to getting her way. So when she falls in love with Jeremy - a man in need of an heir - she keeps her infertility a secret. Not until she's living with the Thorne family does she learn of its horrifying history and about the room at the top of the stairs she's forbidden to enter. Her defiance sets off a fresh wave of tragic events and pushes their fragile marriage to the brink. After a year without conceiving, Jeremy grows darker and more distant than ever. When she intercepts a letter from his pregnant mistress, she hatches a diabolical plan to rid herself of the problem and have the baby she's always wanted. Only this time the price of having her way is so high, death would be a mercy.</div>
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<b>What is your favorite Dark/Gothic novel? </b><br /><br />I would have to say Daphne du Maurierâs Rebecca. It proves that the Gothic romance is a genre that appeals to a wide audience and maintains its popularity over time. Books like The Turn of the Screw, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre are also good examples of Gothic romance classics. <br /><br /><b>What is your favorite Gothic motif/theme/element? Any particular reason why?</b> <br /><br />I canât choose just one because I love them all. Especially thunderstorms, graveyards, large Victorian mansions, and black cats. I canât say why either, but things like that have appealed to me in books, television, and movies for as far back as I can remember. <br /><br /><b>Which resource/s helped you the most in researching or writing your dark stories?</b> <br /><br />As well as Dark Shadows, I also enjoy watching classic Gothic films on YouTube. Films and books are a great way to study story structure. I love to create storyboards on Pinterest, collect character inspiration, historical fashion, as well as great writing tips. <br /><br /><b>Do you have plans to continue writing in this genre? If so, is there anything about it you would be willing to share?</b> <br /><br />Yes. Iâll be writing the final book of my Thornehaven series and then Iâll be sticking with single Gothic romance novels for a while.<br /><br /><b>Do you have any advice or insights for other Dark or Gothic writers? </b><br /><br />Stay true to your preferred genre, and donât let anyone tell you that Gothic books donât sell or donât have an audience. Write what you love, read what you love, and believe in your passion. There will always be a market for dark literature. <br /><br /><b>Please let us know where we can stalk you. </b><br /><br />You can find me on my website <a href="http://reneerossbooks.com/">reneerossbooks.com</a>. I donât blog, but please join my mailing list so I can let you know when I have a new release or if my other books are temporarily discounted or free. <br /><br />Iâm on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ReneeRossBooks/">Pinterest as Gothic Romance Remembered</a>. There you can find storyboards for all the books Iâve written. Including <b>The Ghost of Emily Grey</b> and <b>The Craft of the Wise</b>. <br /><br />Iâm on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReneeRossBooks/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/reneerossbooks">Twitter</a> as Gothic Romance Remembred@reneerossbooks. I post Gothic romance covers of the 1960âs and 1970âs. People my age are so nostalgic about these books and Iâm surprised and delighted at the number of young people who love them too. <br /><br />You can also follow me on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Renee-Ross/e/B007WDCBI2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1503373408&sr=8-1">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6037599.Renee_Ross">Goodreads</a>. <!--EndFragment--></div>
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As always, Night Writers, stay Beautifully Haunted,</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Author of the best-selling Seven Sisters series, M.L. Bullock has been storytelling since she was a child. Born in Antigua, British West Indies, she has had a lifelong love affair with beaches and island life. She currently lives on the Gulf Coast and regularly haunts her favorite hangout, Dauphin Island. A visit to Historic Oakleigh House in Mobile, Alabama inspired her successful supernatural suspense Seven Sisters series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Carrie Jo has a secret--she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets. Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?</span></div>
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My own experience! Growing up, my father was in the military so we traveled. A lot. And we never stayed on base. My parents preferred off base housing so we always ended up in these kooky houses. Not all of them were haunted but at least two were, and one disturbingly son. My parents discovered a hidden door under the stairs and when they opened it it was like opening a paranormal door because things happened non-stop. Many of those experiences ended up in my books. <br />
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I'd honestly love to see more Gothics set in the American South. So, I'm hoping to spark some writerly imaginations by providing a list of Southern and Appalachian Gothic elements. It would even be great to see some of these elements in a Dark Fantasy, Gothic Romance or some other unexpected Dark Fiction. Here's to your journey into the deeply dark and at times grotesque, but always disturbing, world of the Southern Gothic.<br />
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Decaying Plantations</div>
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Mississippi River<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hellfire and brimstone preachers<o:p></o:p></div>
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Steely matriarchs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Henpeck husbands<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moonshiners<o:p></o:p></div>
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White suited plantation owner<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sherriff<o:p></o:p></div>
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Corrupt government official<o:p></o:p></div>
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Southern Belles<o:p></o:p></div>
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Scantily-clad country girls<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shut in<o:p></o:p></div>
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Loyal housemaid/servant<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alcoholism<o:p></o:p></div>
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Social issues â Family, Race, Poverty<o:p></o:p></div>
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Isolation <o:p></o:p></div>
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Rusty farm equipment/implements<o:p></o:p><br />
Cotton gins<br />
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Alligators<o:p></o:p></div>
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Good OâBoy network<o:p></o:p></div>
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Civil War and the Confederacy<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dismemberment<o:p></o:p></div>
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Disfigurements<o:p></o:p></div>
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Southern hospitality</div>
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<u>Notable Southern Gothic Authors and Reads </u><br />
William Faulkner. <i>As I Lay Dying.</i>
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Harper Lee. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Kill a Mockingbird</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Flannery OâConnor. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Good Man is Hard to Find.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Cormac McCarthy. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Outer Dark.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Truman Capote. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Other Voices, Other Rooms.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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There are many more by these authors and others, you can find more suggestions for <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16019.Best_Southern_Gothic_Literature" target="_blank">Southern Gothic books</a>. <o:p></o:p><br />
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What other elements would you add to this list? Do you have a favorite Southern Gothic novel? Are you using any of these elements in your writing? I'd love to hear about it. Let me know in the comments below.<br />
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The Dark and Gothic genres have always dealt with human depravity and included themes of taboo relations and sexual deviance. In the Victorian Gothic this was especially sensational, though in an age that appeared prudish they were anything but.<br />
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According to this <a href="https://www.tor.com/2012/10/05/four-victorian-kinks/" target="_blank">post</a> by Professor Calamity and Margaret Killjoy for Tor.com, there were approximately 23 patents on fully mechanical dildos in the 19th century, some steam powered. Ouch. Strap-ons, dildos, and a sundry of other devices were available, along with all manners of kink, fetish and BDSM. Also, <a href="https://listverse.com/2013/07/12/10-books-that-prove-the-victorians-were-kinky/" target="_blank">here</a> is a list provided by Listverse of kinky books written by Victorians, that should give you an idea of just how not prudish they really were.<br />
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While I will not be going all Marquis de Sade here, I thought I'd share with you some bawdy terms, as well as a few other resources to assist you in your research. Though if you want to delve into the darkest of dark, reading Marquis de Sade would certainly assist you. He was not a Victorian nor is his work erotic, but both he and his writing are one hundred percent human depravity and sexual deviance.<br />
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<b>A Short List of Bawdy Victorian Terms</b><br />
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Abbess - a Madame<br />
Abbot - a Madame's favorite client<br />
Bordello - brothel<br />
Backgammoner - anal sex<br />
Bagpiping - blowjob<br />
Ballocks - man's testicles<br />
Bawbles - man's testicles<br />
Cooler - arse<br />
Dollymop - a part-time prostitute<br />
Dugs - breasts<br />
French Envelope - condom<br />
Fruitful Vine - vulva<br />
Harlot - a whore<br />
Knee Trembler - sexual intercourse standing up<br />
Left-Handed Wife - a mistress<br />
Mary-Anne - a male sex worker; homosexual<br />
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Night Flower - a prostitute</div>
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Prigging - sexual intercourse</div>
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Quail-pipe - a woman's tongue</div>
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Quim - vulva<br />
Sheath - condom<br />
Tart - an immoral woman<br />
Tip the Velvet - going down on a woman<br />
Toffer - a high-class prostitute<br />
Tool - penis<br />
Tom - a masculine lesbian<br />
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For more Victorian slang, I recommend checking out this <a href="http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/the-real/victorian-vulgarities" target="_blank">post by quailbellmagazine.com</a> and the <a href="http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/a-dictionary-of-victorian-slang-1909/" target="_blank">Dictionary of Victorian Slang</a>. There is also the <a href="https://ia601406.us.archive.org/8/items/aclassicaldicti01grosgoog/aclassicaldicti01grosgoog.pdf" target="_blank">Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue</a> which dates back to before the Victorian Era, but still a great resource.<br />
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<b>Recommended Blogs, Websites and Books</b><br />
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<a href="http://thewhoresofyore.com/">TheWhoresofYore.com</a><br />
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<a href="https://listverse.com/2016/05/03/10-facts-about-prostitution-in-the-victorian-era/" target="_blank">ListVerse: 10 Fascinating Facts about Prostitution in the Victorian Era</a><br />
<a href="https://listverse.com/2016/05/03/10-facts-about-prostitution-in-the-victorian-era/" target="_blank"><br /></a> <a href="http://www.horntip.com/html/books_&_MSS/1870s/1879-1880_the_pearl_journal/" target="_blank">The Pearl: An almost complete collection of the Victorian Erotic Newspaper (1879-1881)</a><br />
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<a href="http://historyundressed.com/">HistoryUndressed.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.victorianlondon.org/index-2012.htm" target="_blank">The Dictionary of Victorian London</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Guide-Sex-deviance-century-ebook/dp/B00O3GWPSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519696415&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Victorian+Guide+to+Sex%3A+Desire+and+deviance+in+the+19th+century" target="_blank">The Victorian Guide to Sex: Desire and Deviance in the 19th Century</a> by Fern Riddell<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unmentionable-Victorian-Ladys-Marriage-Manners-ebook/dp/B01CO4AWWU/ref=pd_sim_351_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=AWR35D70GXC232R9DMX1" target="_blank">Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners</a> by Therese Oneill<br />
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It is no secret that <b>Friction</b> creates great <b>Fiction</b>. So, choosing a hero and a heroine from the opposite sides of the spectrum makes for the best heart rending stories. I've listed here some possible opposites for those<i> Read in the Dark</i> couples, though they can also be used for hero and villain combinations. Note: Genders are interchangeable.<br />
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Master/Servant</div>
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Believer/Non-Believer</div>
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Magical/Illusionist or Charlatan</div>
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Couples from feuding families</div>
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Different Classes</div>
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Sexual Taboo couples</div>
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Spy or Clandestine/Journalist</div>
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What other ones can you think of? Do you have a favorite Dark Duo that you read or write a lot about? This is just a jumping off spot, dive into your imagination and let me know what you find in the comments below.<br />
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Follow your HeArt and Stay Beautifully Haunted, Night Writers,<br />
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Trying to weave character conflicts in an intricate dance that will move the story forward has had me tied in knots on several occasions. I did a lot of research in hopes of refining this part of my process and came up with a ton of questionnaires, character arc outlining tips, etc. but nothing has really helped to really get to the heart of my characters or not quickly, anyway.<br />
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Then recently, I came across a great technique of choosing an overarching action verb for characters. And, Eureka! Read Author Damon Suede's verb technique of constructing characters <a href="http://romanceuniversity.org/2012/03/21/power-of-verb/" target="_blank">here</a>. This isn't just for writing Romance, Night Writers, this is a phenomenal technique for all storytellers.<br />
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I first came across the notion of applying verbs to characters' goals, while in the performing arts. Actioning is a technique of the Stanislavski's acting method. So, this idea of choosing action verbs for my characters really clicked for me. I think it will for you, too.<br />
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Since using action verbs to build my characters has been a game changer for me, I thought I would list out some possible verbs for the three types of Gothic Heroes. Yes, <b>there are three types, the Byronic Hero, the Satanic Hero and the Promethean Hero.</b> A great description of the three types can be found on Author Kristin Miller's blog post about <a href="https://kristinmiller.net/2010/12/09/writing-the-gothic-hero/" target="_blank">Writing the Gothic Hero</a>.<br />
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The action verbs I've listed may be applicable all types of Gothic Hero as there are obviously some similarities and sometimes a character can be a blend of one or more of these.<br />
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Adore Adulate Advocate Allure Amend Analyze Annoy Appraise Appropriate Assess Attack Attract Authorize<br />
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Balance Beat Beguile Better Belittle Blackmail Blame Blast Browbeat Bury<br />
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Calm Captivate Capture Castigate Censure Challenge Champion Charm Cheat Chide Circumscribe Coerce Command Compel Con Condemn Confront Conquer Constrain Control Convict Convince Correct Cover Covet Criticize Crush Curb Curse Cuss<br />
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Damn Deceive Decry Defeat Defend Defraud Defy Degrade Deify Delegate Delude Demolish Denounce Derail Derange Desire Despise Destabilize Destroy Dignify Disarm Disobey Drive Drown Dupe<br />
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Ease Elude Empower Empty Enable Enamor Encase Enchant Encompass Endorse Enforce Engulf Ennoble Enshrine Entrance Entrap Envelope Envy Escort Extort<br />
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Fascinate Focus Fool Force<br />
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Harbor Harass Hector Hoax House Humor Hush<br />
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Mesmerize Moderate Mock Motivate Muddle Muffle Mute Muzzle Mystify<br />
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Obligate Oblige Outlaw Overmaster Overpower<br />
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Permit Perplex Persuade Plunge Press Protect Provoke Punish Puzzle<br />
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Qualify Quell Quieten<br />
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Rebuff Reform Reject Repress Reprimand Reprove Revile Revere Rule<br />
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Safeguard Sanction Scold Scorn Screen Secure Shelter Shield Sink Strengthen Submerge Subsume<br />
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A great resource for finding action verbs is the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Actions-Actors-Thesaurus-Marina-Caldarone/dp/0896762521/ref=sr_1_1_atc_badge_A28VFQ2RQJP1YP_twi_pap_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1516596440&sr=8-1&keywords=actions+the+actors%27+thesaurus" target="_blank">ACTIONS The Actor's Thesaurus</a>.<br />
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Have you ever used this verbing technique? If you have, is it getting you to the heart of your characters? If you haven't do you think it is something you'd give a try? Leave me a comment letting me know.<br />
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Stay Beautifully Haunted, Night Writers!<br />
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Update: Damon Suede has a book out on Action Verbing titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Verbalize-bring-stories-writer-guides-ebook/dp/B07B63CTKX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528292770&sr=8-1&keywords=verbalize+damon+suede" target="_blank">Verbalize</a>. I highly recommend you add it to your writing resource arsenal.</div>
Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-56765390231487512772018-01-15T06:00:00.000-05:002018-03-25T18:15:43.208-04:00Night Writer - J.A. Grier<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, I'm excited to introduce to you the fabulous Dark Poetess and Speculative Fiction Author, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">J. A. Grier. She is also a true Mad Scientist. I hope you brought a torch đŠ because it is going to get Dark in here. đ</span><br />
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J.A. Grier is a planetary scientist, fiction writer, poet, science educator, and wine lover. More than three dozen of Dr. Grier's poems and stories have appeared in venues such as Mad Scientist Journal, Eternal Haunted Summer, Eye to the Telescope, Liquid Imagination, and Mirror Dance. She is a member of the <b><i>Horror Writers Association</i></b> and the <b><i>Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association</i></b>. Dr. Grier spends her time: penning strange stories; teaching workshops in poetry, science, and crafting; comparing vintages; and researching impact craters on other worlds. She might also be found doing paper crafts, like creating this paper moon out of about 2000 coiled strips (called paper quilling).<br />
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<b>Can you tell us a bit about what you are currently working on?</b></div>
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At the moment I'm mostly focused on my horror poetry, which contains all sorts of paranormal, dark, and gothic elements. In preparation for construction of a full manuscript themed with "Childhood Horror," most of my poetry pieces are being published one at a time in a variety of journals for speculative fiction. Some are online, but most are print journals.<br />
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I've also been working on dark short stories that cross genres between horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. These are also out in a various publications. Here are some examples of work that might be of interest:</div>
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(1) My most recent published poem is in a lovely print journal by <a href="https://www.nilvx.com/nilvx-iv-luna" target="_blank">NILVX - The Journal of Magic - Sphere of Luna.</a> (January 10, 2018) As for romance, I published a bit of pagan magic <a href="https://eternalhauntedsummer.com/issues/summer-solstice-2017/bonfire-night/" target="_blank">here</a> which you can read for free.<br />
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(2) A couple of dark fantasy poems that can be read for free online are:<br />
<a href="http://www.mirrordancefantasy.com/2013/12/it-snows-on-camelot.html" target="_blank">"It Snows on Camelot"</a> <br />
<a href="https://liquidimagination.silverpen.org/article/stop-praying-girls-by-j-a-grier/" target="_blank">"Stop Praying, Girls"</a><br />
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(3) Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm a big fan of the "Mad Scientist Journal," which publishes much more than just sci-fi related items, including dark fantasy and magical realism.<br />
I've a new dark story, "Permanent Exhibition" out in their Winter 2018 Issue. I expect it will be up on their site to read for free very soon. The print version is <a href="http://madscientistjournal.org/2017/12/mad-scientist-journal-winter-2018-now-available/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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(4) And to end with something funny, two humorous dark/horror poems that can be read online for free are:<br />
<a href="https://theweretraveler.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/token-of-affection-by-j-a-grier/" target="_blank">"Token of Affection"</a><br />
<a href="http://eyetothetelescope.com/archives/005issue.html" target="_blank">"A Zombie Anthem"</a> (scroll down the issue)</div>
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<b>What is your favorite Dark/Gothic novel?</b><br />
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I'm going a bit off the mark here, since this isn't a novel, but close enough. I'd say my copy of "The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe" is my favorite gothic go-to. For dark, tragic romance it is hard to beat the mood created by the poem "Annabel Lee." <br />
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<b>What is your favorite Gothic motif/theme/element? Any particular reason why?</b><br />
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Skulls. I do not know why. Something of the <i>memento mori</i> theme, maybe? A callback to Yorick? Alas ... Anyway, here's me drinking smoked whiskey out of a glass skull.<br />
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I don't write historical novels, so rarely have to do that level of research (except when I was writing about how to hunt, hang, pluck, and cook a pheasant ...) For me, it is more about creating a mood in which I feel the most creative for writing dark poems and stories. My favorite resource for this is artwork. I spend hours looking at dark visual art that grabs my attention. I focus on the feelings the art inspires, like fear, anxiety, disquiet, anger, desire, longing, even disgust. I ask myself how those feelings were invoked, and consider how my writing can do the same. Sometimes I'll write directly to the art (ekphrastic) but mostly I just investigate the feelings. <br />
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Besides continuing to write dark poems and stories, I'm also working on novels. I have a full draft of one novel that is a dark, gay romance: "A vampire artist and a human math teacher are struggling after a zombie apocalypse - the fate of their star-crossed romance might have bearing on the fate of their entire world." This one is at 140K words, which means I really have to find some words to cut. I'm also working to clean up another novel about a middle aged accountant who wakes up in Hell, "Will the carnival-like trials of Hell keep Jill and her misfit group of friends trapped forever?" The real question is, "Will Jennifer ever finish editing this novel?"<br />
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<b><i>My most important tip ever for all writers - celebrate everyone's successes!</i></b> Some people are competitive in genre, but I don't see that as an effective approach to personal happiness, or the happiness of others. I really do think "we are all in this together." So let's work together to promote this genre we all love by promoting each other. And don't forget to celebrate yourself, too! I think we as writers can be so self-critical - we can see other's successes as more important or 'real' than our own. Take time to bask when you finish a draft, complete the editing on a tricky chapter, or get a story accepted.<br />
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<b><i>Second most important tip ever for all writers - if you write it, then read it!</i></b> It's always hard to find time to read when we are so busy, and when deadlines are looming. But I am convinced that I write the best poetry when I am immersed in the good poetry of others. Also, anyplace you want to see your work published needs your support. So read that stuff! And if you can, write reviews in places like Goodreads or Amazon after you do!<br />
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If you are into speculative poetry like I am (horror, fantasy, sci-fi, or the just plain strange) then <b><i>check out the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association</i></b>. Good place to read poetry and a venue to place some of your work.<br />
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<b>Please let us know where we can stalk you.</b><br />
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I can usually be found posting various facts and fictions (as well as strange tales and general updates) on my <b>website and blog</b> at <a href="http://jagrier.com/">jagrier.com</a>. I also pontificate on <b>twitter</b> at irregular intervals <b>@grierja </b><br />
I have other spaces, like Facebook and DeviantArt, but I'm not there as often.<br />
Other places I'll be - I'll be teaching some <b>poetry workshops this year:</b><br />
<b><i>fantasy poetry</i></b> for the <b>Maryland Writer's Association yearly conference in March,</b><br />
<b><i>general poetry</i></b> for the <b>Howard County Writer's group in August</b>,<br />
and maybe a reprise of my <b><i>horror poetry workshop</i></b> for <b>HallowRead in October</b>.<br />
I'm hoping to attend <b>Stokercon in Providence in early March</b>, and as noted, <b>HallowRead in Ellicott City, Maryland</b>! Maybe I can squeak in another convention or con in there somewhere, but the schedule is getting pretty full at this point ... have to keep time open for the actual writing :)<br />
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<b>Thank you so much for sharing!</b><br />
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Stay Beautifully Haunted, Night Writers!<br />
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â„ Shadow.Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-59213442664306626352018-01-08T06:00:00.000-05:002018-01-08T13:05:29.093-05:00A Quick Tip: Writing End to Beginning.<br />
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With the New Year started I thought I would write about story beginnings.<br />
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I always struggle with writing the beginnings of my stories. Even during the plotting stages, I find it difficult to know where the story starts.<br />
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A character analysis technique I would use, whilst in the performing arts, was to go straight to the end of the script and figure out what my character got or didn't get. This told me what the character wanted and some insight into their motivation, making the rest of analysis relatively easier. So, I started looking at the ends of my stories first.<br />
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Once I know what I want the ending to look like and where I want my characters to be, I then create the mirror image of that scene to put at the beginning. Like bookends, I've started to structure. At the very least, I now have an idea of how to start the story and a good idea of my character's goals.<br />
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Even Pantsers who have trouble with beginnings should give this a try. There are still a lot of opportunities to discover things along the way and some which may change the outcome, but I would still start with the idea of how the story ends and then flip it to start. Nothing is ever written in stone, the point is to just get started.<br />
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How about you, do you have any tips on starting a story? I'd love to hear them. Let me know in the comments if you've tried starting at the end and if it works for you.<br />
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As always, Night Writers, stay beautifully haunted,<br />
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â„ Shadow.Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-58518364159836077332017-12-18T11:53:00.001-05:002018-01-04T13:38:16.392-05:0020 Ghost Romance Plot Ideas & Writing Prompts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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'Tis the season for Ghosts, and I'm in the mood for some Christmas Spirits. How about you?<br />
The days are shorter and the nights longer, colder and the perfect time to cuddle up with a ghost story.<br />
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Nothing rends my heart than that of love stories, a love that transcends everything even death. The euphoria of falling in love and being consumed by it only to find out you can't be with that person you love because of a myriad of ghostly reasons; they're a ghost, you're a ghost, a ghost doesn't want you to be together and might kill if you are. Let the devastation and heartache ensue. I'm talking about Ghost Romance.<br />
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Ghost Romance usually falls under the genre Paranormal Romance, but also could be Gothic Romance. Which means that the story needs to follow the Romance genre's conventions and not written with the main intent to scare, as it is in horror. That is not to say your story can't be creepy or scary. I much prefer the ones that are. But the driving force of a Ghost Romance should be the love story. You know, two people meet, they fall in love and ain't love a bitch. <span style="font-family: inherit;">The one hard and fast rule for romance is the HEA, or the happily ever after ending and therein
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So, Night Writer, if you up for the challenge here are some Ghost Romance Plot Ideas and Writing Prompts for some inspiration.<br />
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<li>Her marriage is on the rocks and while preparing to put her childhood vacation home up for sale she is visited by her old dead flame.</li>
<li>As a medium, she is no stranger to ghosts but there is one who has visited her on and off throughout her life. Like a guardian angel, heâs gotten her out of some sticky situations. Then one day he comes with news that she is going to be murdered or some other evil is going to befall her and he doesnât know if he can save her this time. </li>
<li>Sheâs finally committed to him and said yes to marriage, but she may not make it down the aisle because of his dead ex-girlfriend.</li>
<li>Sheâs been dead for decades and no one has ever seen her until now and he isnât easily spooked. But their romance might be short-lived when an exorcist is brought in. </li>
<li>He has a reoccurring dream of a womanâs demise only to find evidence that it really happened and now sheâs come to him for help.</li>
<li>After surviving a catastrophic event, i.e. train wreck, airplane, a couple find solace in each other only to find out that one of them didnât actually survive.</li>
<li>She died from a seeming accident, and now she must warn her boyfriend before he comes to same fate.</li>
<li>Sheâs loved that old house for years and finally buys it only to find it already inhabited by a gentleman who says heâs been waiting for her return.</li>
<li>An evil curse keeps his soul trapped inside that house but she may be the one that can set him free.</li>
<li>Heâs given a second chance at life only to be haunted by the one that gave it to him.</li>
<li>Attending
an addiction recovery group in the basement of an old church, she becomes drawn
to and connects with another member only to find he died years prior from an
overdose.</li>
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a business trip, he acquires a 100-year-old antique watch, ring, etc. and its
original owner has returned to reclaim it. </li>
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out the attic she comes across centuries-old letters or journals. As she falls
in love with the words, the man who wrote them comes for a visit.</li>
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deal with the devil or a spell can bring the one he loves back but at what cost
and how she has changed.</li>
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made the ultimate sacrifice, but as a ghost, he regrets it until he meets a
descendant of one heâs saved.</li>
<li>An
archaeologist digs up a long-forgotten tomb to find it inhabited by a ghost who
now feels indebted/resentful.</li>
<li>The
angry residences of a ghost town are out for the developer who is determined to
bring it back to its glory days, but one dead cowboy comes to her rescue or is
he just a distraction.</li>
<li>She
was saved at high sea by a swashbuckling pirate, but when the ship ports she
was the only one alive on board.</li>
<li>Stuck
in the Underworld he finds one who can help him escape, but now heâs not sure
if he wants to if it will mean heâll have to leave her behind.</li>
<li>While
visiting a fountain, mirror, painting, etc. she hears a voice call to her through
it. Is it possessed or is it something else?</li>
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So, if you write Dark Fiction and have a difficult time deciding which genre your story falls into, know you are not alone. Several genres have similar elements, and then there are like a bajillion sub-genres and sub-sub-genres that it is hard to decipher. Okay, I might be over-exaggerating, but still, there is a ton to wade through, and why does it matter?<br />
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To help decipher the different Dark Fiction genres, I created this cheat sheet which focuses on the main element/s that drives a particular story. While it by no means covers every possible genre and sub-genre it focuses on those which tend to cross elements and can be the most confusing.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p>I am about to give you a treat. It's Thanksgiving and I'm so thankful to have been introduced to the Hauntingly Romantic Author, Kathryn Hills and her book Haunting Highland House. I think you will be too.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The rich history and many mysteries of New England are the perfect backdrop for Kathrynâs books. Winding roads lined by old stone walls, forgotten cemeteries, grand homes with shadowy pasts... All sparks for her imagination. Whether itâs a quaint seaside town or the vibrant city of Boston, itâs easy for this âhauntingly romanticâ author to envision the past mingling with the present.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Taking it furtherâto have her characters experience the past or present, opposite to âwhenâ they belongâis the fun part. No surprise, some of Kathrynâs favorite stories involve time travel. And ghosts! Sprinkle in some magic, and youâre off on a great adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dressed in the same clothes she rememberedâtight pants and boots, a billowing white shirtâtonight the shirt was open exposing his chest. <em>And what a chest.</em> Thick muscles tapered down to well-defined abs. Dark hair trailed into a thin line, disappearing beneath his waistband. She swallowed hard, redirecting her stare to his profile. His hair was longer, more unruly, his jaw darkened by a beard. It had only been one day since sheâd seen him, and yet he looked weary and worn now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Summoning all her strength, she stepped into the light before him. Her heart pounded as if it would explode right out of her chest. âWhy are you haunting me?â she demanded in her bravest ghost hunter voice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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âHaunting?â He gave a bitter laugh though he still did not look at her. âIs that what I am doing? I believed you to be the spirit, sent to torment me.â Vacant eyes traveled up her body and then widened. âSamantha!â He jumped to his feet and snared her wrist. âDear God, where have you been?â<o:p></o:p></div>
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âLet me go,â she cried, twisting in his grasp.<o:p></o:p></div>
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âBut Samantha, itâs me.â He pulled her close.<o:p></o:p></div>
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âHelp!â She yelled, though no one would hear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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âIâll not harm you, I swear.â His arms encircled her. âHow could I hurt the woman I love?â<o:p></o:p></div>
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âNo,â she cried fighting with renewed strength. âI donât know you.â<o:p></o:p></div>
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âYou do, Samantha, remember. Remember me,â he commanded. He captured her face, forcing her to look at him. His voice dropped to a pleading whisper. âItâs just the doorway working its evil. You know me. You must.â<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam went still. She dared to meet his gaze. He was sinfully gorgeous, like some dark fallen angel. Golden firelight flickered across his features. It was madness. She was alone in a far off mansion with a stranger, and yetâŠ<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sanity fought for a toehold. âIâm not who you think I am,â she rasped barely able to speak.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He caressed her cheek. âI know everything about you.â<o:p></o:p></div>
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âDonât,â she warned, looking away. She squirmed against him until he released her with a tortured groan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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âThen all is lost. There is nothing more.â Wavering as if about to collapse, he sank to the couch. âYou are only a dream then, another hallucination. Fool doctors with their laudanum.â He shook his head as if to clear it. âIâve longed for you, night after night, alone in the darkness. Prayed you would come back to me.â His gaze roamed over her. âI remember everything. Your hair falling over me, the smell of your skin, your sweet lips parting. How can you not?â<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mesmerized, Sam was powerless against the dark magic he wove. Solid ground crumbled beneath her feet. Her body pulsed where they had touched. The very air around them seemed electrified.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With a low growl, he pulled her down into the space between his legs and wrapped his arms around her again. This time, she didnât fight. âYou knew me once, took me deep into your body. Let me love you. If only we could travel back in time.â<br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Halloween night is the wildest shift anyone can pull. Itâs hell in the ER. Dr. Rick Hauser<b> </b>wouldnât have it any other way. Heâs an Army veteran, a hardened combat medic, who thinks heâs seen it all. Until she storms into his life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whatâs left of Hauserâs heart is still on the battlefield. Last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a mystery woman. But when Rick finds Amelia on the streets, he ignores the warning shots, firing off in his head, and takes her home. In less than twenty-four hours, sheâs upended his self-protected world. Even his dog, Rocky, is in love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amelia Pennington is not just a pretty face. Sheâs a time-traveler. A medical student from 1895, forced to flee a madman. Sheâs been in trouble before, but this time everything she loves is at risk. Can a reluctant hero be the key sheâs searching for?</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Was there anything specific that drew you to this genre?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">It was a dark and stormy night. Funny, I know. And oh so cliché, but for me those words always spark interest. A heroine (hero, or both), alone in a haunted mansion or scary castle. Unknown dangers. The weird, mysterious, and frightening. Strange things, lurking around dark corners. Shivers, and goosebumps, and I love it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">My affair with gothic romance started early. While others in elementary school were reading babysitting adventures, tales about animals, and biographies of famous people, my favorite books were spooky. Kids versions of Dracula and Frankenstein. My poor mother. Makes me wonder if she had to sit through teacher conferences, hearing about my odd taste in reading material. Although, she never said. Probably because she loved a good story as much as me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">In my teen years, I discovered mainstream romance. I became a big fan of the romance genre overall. Historicals, contemporaries, mysteries, and later paranormals as they grew in popularity. Far-off lands, grandiose adventures. Plus, the guarantee of a happily-ever-after made romances my go-to reads throughout college, and still to this day. Yet Iâve never forgotten my roots as a gothic reader.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I have so many, itâs hard to pick just one. They span centuries. But, as I mentioned, Bram Stokerâs Dracula (1897), Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein (1818), Jane Austenâs Northanger Abbey (1817) Washington Irvingâs Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820), Arthur Conan Doyleâs Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) Daphne de Maurierâs Jamaica Inn (1936), Ann Riceâs Interview With A Vampire (1976) and The Mummy or Ramses the Damned (1989), and Elizabeth Kostovaâs The Historian (2005) make my list of all-time favorites.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Iâll share one moreâa favorite because my mother introduced me to itâThe Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle (1942). Hereâs the teaser from my old bookâs tattered jacketâŠ<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">One exuberant April morning Roderick Fitzgerald and his sister Pamela were exploring the famous cliffs of North Devon in search of a house. An alluring gorse-lined smugglerâs lane led them to the derelict but beautiful Cliff End, untenanted for fifteen years. The owner spoke vaguely of âdisturbancesâ the last tenant had experiencedâŠ<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Yup, hooked! Thereâs also a 1944 movie version, starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey, if you enjoy black and white cinema.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Hands down, the haunted mansion. I love exploring great homes with troubled pasts. Haunted settings, for me, are especially exciting when characters canât escape the conflict unless they work together, face their worst fears, take on the ghosts, slay the monsters. Mysterious, secluded, abandoned, often diseased, or decaying destinations⊠Step it up hero and heroine if you want your happy ending!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I rely heavily on personal experiences, many of which are paranormal. Exploring haunted locations is a regular thing for me. Living in New England, there are ample opportunities. Once impressions are set in my mindâmy muse kicked into overdrive after a spooky adventureâI set about researching the history. For example, Haunting Highland House was inspired by a Victorian mansion on Cape CodâHighfield Hall in Falmouth, MA. Itâs a real place. You can visit. The history surrounding the time-setting (the late 1800âs) is something I explored later, through countless books and in every form of research material I could find. Facts meld with my imagination and personal experiences to create a book world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Absolutely! These types of stories, inspired by paranormal investigations and haunted history, are a huge part of what Iâve got coming up. Book 2 in my Time Travelerâs Journey series (Hellfire and Handbaskets) lures readers deeper into the frightening world of time-travel and the dark magic that created it. The setting is the city of Boston, a modern-day hospital, and a medical school in 1895. And, the âLair of Luciferâ a.k.a. Americaâs first subway system. An ominous place, under construction beneath the teeming city streets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">These books also explore womanâs issuesâaspirations, sexuality, and their inevitable clashes with the values of society. Central themes of Gothic romance, going back to stories like Dracula. I challenge the notion of a âwomanâs place,â both in turbulent Victorian America and today. Whether sheâs a modern woman traveling back in time, or a lady from the 1800âs stuck in our present day, itâs tough for my heroines. But their heroes get dragged along for the ride, so itâs all good.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"> đ</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Write what you love. And if possible, experience first-hand what youâre writing about. A wise manârenowned paranormal investigator <strong><span style="background: white; font-weight: normal;">John E.L. Tenneyâ</span></strong>told me something inspiring. Paraphrasing here, he said⊠<i>âIf you can visit a haunted house, explore the mysteries of the universe, experience the paranormal <b>safely,</b> then do it. Your life will be richer for it.â</i> Obviously, donât put yourself in harmâs way or break any laws, but get out there. Visit a place, hear the sounds, smell the air. Feel it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I hope my writing is enriched by my personal experiences. I know my imagination skyrockets when I hunt ghosts or stumble through historyâs mysteries. I also hope Iâve inspired you (the reader and/or writer) to explore that âdark and stormy night.â You never know what youâll discover. Maybe the best, new story. One Iâll put on my âfavorites list.â</span><br />
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Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-68188357697724220162017-11-13T23:35:00.000-05:002017-11-16T13:30:58.648-05:003 Tips for Writing Creepy Sounds + A Haunting Playlist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Writing Gothic fiction has so much to do with setting the atmosphere. While using all of the senses are important to creating this, sounds are a powerful emotional vehicle. Not only do they evoke emotion they also can symbolize a character's internal environment.<br />
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I'm always challenging myself to find different ways to describe sounds that will bring that sense of foreboding or create a dark atmosphere. While there are certain words that incite an immediate eerie sense, sometimes it can feel clique, overused and readers may be desensitized to them. And <i>meh</i>, is never the reaction I want when writing dreadful things. Now, I'm by no means suggesting to never use these, but if every door creaks and there is a crash after every lightning flash, it might be time to switch it up a bit.<br />
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1. Add a sound description that one doesn't normally associate with the thing making the sound. For example, the birds barked from the treeline to warn us of what lay beyond. Or, the fire cackled mocking my attempts to concoct the perfect brew. You get the gist. Providing a sound that isn't expected naturally puts one at unease, consciously or unconsciously.<br />
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2. Use onomatopeia, by writing the sound itself. An example would be writing <i>tick, tock</i> as the sound of a clock. It places the reader deep within a character's experience. It is also a nice way to zoom in tight on a sound, silencing everything else. This a cinematic approach but can be just as powerful in the written form.<br />
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<b>My Haunting Playlist for Writing.</b><br />
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Not all writers write to music. I am one that does. Music and sounds are both powerful in conveying emotions and immediately put me in the place I need to be to write a specific scene. So, I thought I'd share the <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/shadowleitner/playlist/3LTiOiGOTPwoOfyUFo2oJ0" target="_blank">link</a> </b>to <b>Shadow's Haunting Playlist</b> on <b>Spotify</b>, my playlist of haunting tunes for writing. Enjoy and let me know if you have other tunes to add. I love to discover new haunting music.<br />
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â„ Shadow.Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-42093200322161767852017-10-16T08:00:00.000-04:002017-10-16T08:00:09.430-04:005 Podcasts for Gothic Writers<br />
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I find podcasts to be really useful in voids of time, like commutes and shuttling my spawn around. From informative to entertaining, they can turn empty moments into more productive ones, and they certainly beat staring aimlessly at brake lights.<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/podcasts/" style="text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">Helping Writers Become Authors</a><br />
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This podcast, by award-winning author, K.M. Weiland, gives a lot of great information on the craft of writing in general and all the episodes are worth checking out. But, here are a few episodes that are particularly helpful for writing Gothic fiction.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.kmweiland.com/podcast/likability.mp3" target="_blank">Characters: Likability Is Overrated:</a> Learn why readers connect with imperfection in characters, more than perfection.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kmweiland.com/podcast/eliciting-emotion.mp3" target="_blank">Eliciting Emotion:</a> Discover what drives emotion in fiction and how to elicit it in readers.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kmweiland.com/podcast/mysterious.mp3" target="_blank">Is Your Story Mysterious Enough?:</a> The art of the mysterious is at the heart of every type of story, not just mysteries and suspense.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kmweiland.com/podcast/weather.mp3" target="_blank">7 Reasons Weather Is a Writerâs Friend:</a> Ever since Edward Bulwer-Lytton slapped readers with his infamous âdark and stormy nightâ line, writers everywhere have been leery of misusing weather in their stories.</li>
<li><a href="http://why%20your%20hero%20absolutely%20must%20pet%20a%20dog/" target="_blank">Why Your Hero Absolutely Must Pet a Dog:</a> A little trick authors can use to make even their darkest anti-heroes sympathetic.</li>
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2. <a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/about-2/about/" target="_blank">Writing Excuses</a><br />
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This is an award winning podcast for writers, and there are a lot of fantastic episodes as they are in season twelve. Before you break out into a sweat over the volume of episodes, these podcasts are short, about fifteen to twenty-five minutes. And here a few places to start.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/category/season/season-11/" target="_blank">Season 11</a> - Elemental Genres. This was a really great season with a lot of information on genres and there are podcasts dedicated to <a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2016/05/01/11-18-elemental-horror/" target="_blank">Horror</a>, <a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2016/06/05/11-23-the-element-of-mystery/" target="_blank">Mystery</a> and <a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2016/07/03/11-27-the-elemental-thriller/" target="_blank">Thrillers</a>, with information that can be applied to Gothic Fiction, but there is a bonus podcast in this season that is a real gem called, <a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2016/10/31/11-bonus-02-horrifying-the-children-with-darren-shan/" target="_blank">Horrifying the Children with Darren Shan</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/11/27/writing-excuses-6-26-mystery-plotting/" target="_blank">Mystery Plotting</a>: Discusses plotting principles for any discovery and revelation plot and is not just for the Mystery genre.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/08/04/writing-excuses-episode-26-horror/" target="_blank">Horror</a>: Discusses what makes a story scary and tools for writing tension.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2015/01/20/writing-excuses-10-3-lovecraftian-horror/" target="_blank">Lovecraftian Horror</a>: More great writing tools for Dark Fiction.</li>
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3. <a href="http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/category/podcast/" target="_blank">This is Horror</a><br />
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This is a podcast dedicated to Horror fiction, writers and readers. While I don't define Gothic Fiction as being synonymous with Horror, there are a lot of tools within this genre that are applicable to Gothic Fiction. A great episode to start with is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/TIH%20123:%20Writers%E2%80%99%20Craft%20Talk:%20Writing%20Suspenseful%20Scenes%20with%2016%20Writers" target="_blank">TIH 123: Writersâ Craft Talk: Writing Suspenseful Scenes with 16 Writers </a><br />
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4. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/598SVYJ2smP8qJlpH29y7Vj/podcasts" target="_blank">In Our Time</a><br />
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BBC Radio runs this podcast hosted by Melvyn Bragg and it has a wealth of information from Gothic Literature to Victorian Culture. A great source for research and insights into the Gothic classics. I would start with this episode, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0054792" target="_blank">In Our Time: Gothic</a><br />
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5. <a href="http://www.lorepodcast.com/episodes/" target="_blank">Lore</a></div>
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If you haven't heard about this award winning, critically acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories, you shouldn't waste another minute missing out. I can't say enough about how much I love this podcast. It isn't a podcast on writing but will definitely give you all kinds of story ideas and inspiration.<br />
The storytelling is beautifully done by writer, host and producer, Aaron Mahnke, who is also the author of many supernatural thrillers. A lot of the music is composed by Chad Lawson whose haunting music is often on my writing playlists.<br />
Episodes to start with is ALL OF THEM. Hurry, go now, don't walk, run.<br />
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Bonus podcast: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-british-library-podcast/id935352158?mt=2" target="_blank">A Gothic Story</a> : A podcast by the British Library to accompany an exhibition they held called Terror and Wonder: the Gothic Imagination. It wonderfully chronicles the birth of Gothic Fiction and all of its monsters.<br />
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How about you, Night Writers, do you listen to podcasts for inspiration and techniques? If you do, definitely share which ones, I'd love to add them to my list.<br />
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As always, stay haunted!<br />
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<b><br /></b>Forked tongue, venomous fangs and sinuous coils of sleek scales. What's not to love? The serpent is a beautiful and at times deadly creature and a darling addition to any dark storytellers bag of tricks.<br />
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Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, is #2 on top ten list of most common fears according to <a href="http://fearof.com/">F</a><a href="http://earof.net/">earOf.net</a>. So, if your purpose is to fill your audience with dread, add a snake and your chances of accomplishing this increases, exponentially.<br />
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While the Snake has many meanings, I feel its key Gothic meanings are <b>Immortality</b>, <b>Death</b>, <b>Secrets</b>, and <b>Deception</b>. Volumes have been written on snake symbolism and it's made multiple appearances in mythology and folklore, too many to reference here. But, if interested you can visit <a href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Sa-Sp/Serpents-and-Snakes.html" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more about snakes in mythology and <a href="http://www.whats-your-sign.com/snake-symbolic-meaning.html" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more about their symbolic meanings.<br />
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<b>Snake and Skull</b>: "Dead men tell no tales" is the line that jumps immediately to mind when I see this symbol. The snake meaning knowledge, secrets, immortality and the skull representing death, the association here to me is the secrets we take to the grave or the knowledge we carry beyond it. It also speaks to life after death, whatever that form might take. We may slough off the mortal coil, but the spirit remains. One of my favorite uses of this imagery is in the Harry Potter books, as the Death Eaters sign is a skull and snake.<br />
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<b>Medusa: </b>The Greek creature, a Gorgon (meaning "dreadful"). And whether it is the beautiful woman turned Gorgon after being raped in Athena's Temple or born as one of three Gorgon, she is ultimately beheaded and to me a tragic figure. Medusa is many things, but for me the snakes on her head represent deception. Self-deception, feminine deception, deception of evil or against evil as her head was depicted on shields and doorways to ward of evil and for protection. Carl Jung also refers to her as the devouring mother, which is a theme I'm fascinated with. If you are interested as well, more on that can be found <a href="http://www.carl-jung.net/anima.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>Serpent and Eve: </b>Another form of deception is the temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden by none other than a serpent. It wasn't a cow or bird that tempted her, it was a serpent. This is where the forked tongued is relevant, its dual nature, but mostly what fascinates me about the symbology of this particular serpent is that everything the serpent has ever represented can be rolled up into this one. Deception, Death, Immortality, Knowledge, Secrets, Poison, Chaos, and the list goes on, this snake bears it all. It may not be the first time in mythology and folklore that snakes are associated with evil but it has cemented our association of snakes with the Devil.<br />
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<b>Ouroboros: </b>The snake or dragon eating its own tail is a symbol that means infinity or the cyclic representation of nature, as well as life and death. Its most notable Gothic association is the use of this symbol in magic, from Ancient Egyptian to Renaissance magic. It is also a prominent symbol used in alchemy. Another example of the Ouroboros is Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent of Norse Mythology. A serpent that grew large enough to surround the world and bite its own tail.<br />
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<b>Damballah (Voodoo Loa): </b>A common element in Southern Gothics is Voodoo or Voudoun. The common loa (intermediary between "God" and "Man") depicted is Damballah Wedo (Li Grande Zombi) one of the most important loa and is characterized by a snake or serpent. Damballah represents balance, creation and water/rain and has its origins with the African creation deity, Nzambi. Snakes are often used in rituals invoking this loa who can possess a human and speaks with hisses. More on serpent worship and Li Grande Zombi can be learned <a href="http://voodoohoodoospellbook.blogspot.com/p/serpent-worship.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Toads as a Gothic element usually pertain to magic, magical folklore, and superstitions. I'm sure we've all heard that rubbing a toad on your warts can cure them. Some accounts state you have to impale it on a tree rubbing it on your warts and leave it to die, only then will it cure your warts. Poor frogs. Don't do that, neither rubbing or impaling said toad will cure you of warts.<br />
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Though, many a witch's spell call for frog parts. And modern science has confirmed that some frogs do have medicinal properties. However, some botanicals have the word frog in their common name. For example, when the witches of Shakespeare's Macbeth call for Toe of Frog it may actually be a variety of buttercup with the common name of Frog's Foot. Okay, that may be a stretch, but you get the gist.<br />
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Many ancient cultures viewed the frog and toad as positive symbols of luck, fertility, and protection One such example is the Ancient Egyptian Goddess with a frog head Hekt, who was associated with fertility and protection. Frogs were so sacred to Egyptians that they were often embalmed after death. The toad was sacred in other cultures, as well, because they either held the souls of dead children, as told in some European myths or were responsible the cycles of life and death and rebirth.<br />
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It wasn't until the Middle Ages that the toad fell from its sacred toadstool, as it were and become an element of evil. This is when they became known as witch familiars, doing the devil's work and were a common ingredient in witches brews and spells, according to the witch hunters of that day. Most accounts of their evilness describe their filthy habitats, cold and slimy skin, calculating eyes and harsh croaking. Hmm...sounds like some of my old boyfriends.<br />
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Anyway, I'd love to hear your favorite serpent or toad references or if you've used either in your stories. Let me know in the comments.<br />
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Also, if you are on Instagram, be sure to post your snake and/or toad images this week, using the hashtag #DarkInklings for a chance to be featured across my social media channels on Friday. They can be old or new images.<br />
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â„ Shadow.Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-91648876732058291542017-10-02T08:00:00.000-04:002017-10-02T09:06:40.702-04:00An Epic List of 100+ Werewolf & Wolf Shifter Descriptions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Lycanthrope or Werewolf has been described in various ways in both literature and the movies, depending on the mythos used or created. Some describe him or her as an upright creature, some on all fours, but both variations are vicious beasts. Then there is the Wolfman, who is more of a beastly man than a completely transformed creature, sometimes fully clothed and very hairy. However, he will still tear your throat out if crossed, unless of course its Michael J. Fox as Teen Wolf. </div>
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Whatever the rules are or mythos used for your man to wolf story, many descriptions of Lycanthrope and/or Wolf Shifter are the same or at least very similar. So, I've listed over a hundred descriptions to help describe your version of this creature as well as its transformation. I hope it spurs your imagination. I'm sure once that door is opened you'll think of many more descriptions, I know I did. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->16.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->umber<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->17.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->timber<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->18.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->gray<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->19.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->striped<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->20.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->black<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->21.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->white<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->22.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->smoky<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->23.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->coat<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->24.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->warm<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Eyes</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->25.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->yellow<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->26.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->amber<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->27.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->fierce<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->28.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->ochre<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->29.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->hungry<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->30.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->savage<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->31.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->red<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->32.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->glowing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->33.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->dark<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->34.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->intense<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->35.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->predatory<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->36.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->depth<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->37.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->fixed<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->38.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->wild<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->39.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->fangs<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->40.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->sharp<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->41.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->carnivorous<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->42.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->chiseled<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->43.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->glistening<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->44.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->tinged<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->45.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->stained<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->46.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->razors<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->47.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->bare<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->48.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->snap<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->49.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->muzzle<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->50.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->snout<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->51.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->flared <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->52.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->whiskered<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->53.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->jowls<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->54.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->quiver<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->55.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->pant<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->56.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->sniff<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->57.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->jagged<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->58.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->gnash<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->59.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->crush<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->60.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->pricked<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->61.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->perked<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->62.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->swivel<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->63.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->pointed<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->64.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->tipped<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->65.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->cocked<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->66.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->twitch<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->67.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->snarl<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->68.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->howl<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->69.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->cry<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->70.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->yawp<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->71.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->bay<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->72.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->grunt<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->73.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->grumble<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->74.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->yowl<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->75.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->rumble<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->76.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->huff<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->77.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->hunch<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->78.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->crouch<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->79.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->haunches<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->80.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->thick<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->81.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->wag<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->82.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->sway<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->83.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->pounce<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->84.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->leap<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->85.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->swift<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->86.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->rear<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->87.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->stalk<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->88.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->pounce<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Paws and Claws</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->89.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->slash<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->90.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->tear<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->91.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->heavy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->92.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->pad<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->93.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->paw<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->94.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->splay<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->95.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->jagged<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->96.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->gash<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->97.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->cleave<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->98.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->blades<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->99.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->rend<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->100.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>sever<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->101.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>rip<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->102.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>mangle</div>
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<b>Transformation/Shift</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->103.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>strain<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->104.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->stretch<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->105.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>sweat<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->106.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>rack/pop<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->107.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>sinewy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->108.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>clammy<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->109.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>wretch<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->110.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>convulse<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->111.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>contort<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->112.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->bulge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->113.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->fevered<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->114.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>thrash<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->115.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>peel<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->116.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>split<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->117.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>twist<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->118.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>elongate<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->119.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>rupture<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Characteristics {In Human or Wolf Form}</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->120.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Beastly<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->121.Scruffy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->122.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Rugged<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->123.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Earthy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->124.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Heated<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->125.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Temper<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->126.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"> </span>Ravenous<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->127.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Hunter<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->128.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Rustic<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->129.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Woodsy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->130.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"> </span>Loyal<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->131.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Protective<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->132.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"> </span>Rough<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]-->133.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Lupine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->134.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Wolfish<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->135.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Territorial<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->136.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Nocturnal<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->137.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Vicious<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->138.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Surly<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->139.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Rage<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->140.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Violent<o:p></o:p></div>
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đŸ May all your nights be lit by a full moon.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">So, Iâm dedicating this post to those birds that give you that prickle along the back of your neck. And no, itâs not because they can poop bomb you from above, though that's certainly something you should look out for. Iâm talking about the birds that have been inducted into the Gothic Hall of Fame (no, this doesn't exist, I wish), including some reasons why they are considered dark creatures. And as always, I hope to leave you with some resources to fuel your own inspirations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Of course, just mentioning birds, I immediately think of Tippi Hedren being attacked by birds, in Alfred Hitchcockâs âThe Birdsâ based on a short story of the same title by Daphne Du Maurier.</span><!--EndFragment--> <span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I still get shivers. Or the crow tapping on a loverâs grave bringing him back to life to act his revenge in âThe Crowâ. And I would never leave out the iconic âThe Ravenâ quothing </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Nevermore by Edgar A. Poe, least Iâm burnt at the stake for such gothic sacrilege.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Letâs start with the <b>Raven</b>. It truly sits atop this pecking order. But long before this bird showed up rapping on the chamber door of Lenoreâs lamenter,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> it was considered a bird of bad omens and death.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ravens have appeared in ancient texts and folklore as dark figures and continue to peak the imagination of writers and artists. Their mythical association to death is due in part to their black feathers and their formidable caw. They are also scavengers who eat carrion (decaying flesh), which is a common trait amongst most birds of gothic lore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">But not all historical references are to its darker nature, there are some depictions of white ravens, mostly in indigenous tales, but also in mythology. For example, Appollo was said to have had a white raven messenger and after receiving bad news threw a fit of fire, blackening the raven's feathers. Others refer to white versus black themes, like the raven and the dove sent out by Noah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">My favorite ravens are Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), the ravens of the Norse god Odin. He would send them to gather information from every realm to report back to him, even from the underworld. Apparently, the dead are insufferable gossips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I'm certain you could find a new spin on an old raven's tale, once you look in the different folk tales and myths of other cultures, as there are many.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />If interested, a good place to start is <a href="http://www.druidry.org/library/library/animal-lore-raven">here</a>. You can also find more in-depth symbolic raven meanings <a href="http://www.whats-your-sign.com/raven-symbolism.html">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">The bird closely related to and often mistaken for a raven and vice versa is the <b>Crow. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Much of the lore surrounding crows seems to be interchangeable with the raven, but there are some differences. Where the raven is mysterious, the crow is cocky and catty. The crow has a lot of secrets but not known for keeping them. But for all of that, crows are known for their intelligence. They are in the realms of chimpanzee and dolphin smart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">But back to their induction into the Gothic motifs. Black feathers, carrion eater, you know the drill. It's black, therefore, it must be evil, or at the very least, mysterious. And so it is associated with death and violence, among other nefarious things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Counting Crows, </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">and no I'm not referring to the rock band. Counting Crows is a form of fortune-telling, also known as augury, that dates back to Greek and Roman times. How many crows and which direction they were flying foretold everything from whether it was going to rain to misfortune to someone dying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Eating crow</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> is a saying attributed to these birds as someone having to eat their words or having to admit they were wrong, in other words, humility. May also be associated with literally eating crows, which was done during times of war and famine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Crow and Pie</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> is ballad from circa 1500's about a rape and was most likely a warning to women to be cautious and not let themselves be seduced because apparently in the 1500's rape was the woman's fault. This one ruffles my feminist feathers, but I will not digress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Corbies are another name for Ravens and Crows. Our other black feathered friends are the Magpie, Jackdaws, Blackbirds, and Rooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">When I think of <b>Vultures, </b>also known as Buzzards, I immediately think of old westerns. There is always a scene in the desert where they are circling the dead or dying. I would love to see a gothic story set in the old west, maybe set in a ghost town. However, the Vulture is an even more ancient creature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">This bird was venerated in ancient Eygpt and is depicted in hieroglyphics as the letter "A". It is often referred to as the Pharaoh's Hen or Chicken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Nekhebet is the goddess mostly tied to the Vulture, but it was also the favored bird of Isis, amongst others. Symbolically, the vulture represents the death and rebirth cycle, and thus immortality and associated with the feminine. Definitely, a figure to consider in a story that is rich with ancient Egyptian lore. You can find out more <a href="https://aratta.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/the-vulture-in-mythology/" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Egyptians weren't the only ones to recognize the vulture, as in Greek Mythology, Zeus turned two of his enemies, Aegypius and Neophron, into vultures. There are also several Native American and South American folk tales that depict or characterize this bird in some way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">We are most familiar with the bad connotations associated with the vulture, but actually, this bird has a lot of positive symbology, such cleanliness, rebirth, resourcefulness, and protection. More vulture symbology can be found <a href="http://www.whats-your-sign.com/bird-meaning-vulture.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Okay, any bird that can turn its head 180 degrees like in "The Exorcist", warrants being on this list. And if you ever heard a barn or screech owl scream, you'd agree. I swear you'd think you heard a banshee. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Unlike the other birds of this post, this is a
bird of prey, meaning it hunts living things for its food, and is nocturnal. However,
its close relationship to magic, as well as, the night in general, I felt it
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">In mythology, the owl is best known for its
association to the goddess Athena, and is thought to be wise, with such sayings
as "Wise old owlâ. It is also known as the guardian of souls and the protection
from evil. However, the owl is the character of many folklores and superstitions. Some
see the owl as a bad omen, but I much prefer its relationship to secrets and
mysteries, like a crone witch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">It also serves as a prominent figure at Halloween,
with its hooting haunting the spooky night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;">There are many owl mythos and is rich with
symbolism that I feel is worth exploring. If interested <a href="https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=62">here</a> is a great
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Shadow Leitnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513769103152170612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338103330141322873.post-68859165882189771772017-07-07T08:00:00.000-04:002017-07-07T08:00:06.612-04:00Night Writer - Miguelina Perez <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm thrilled to have author Ms. Miguelina Perez today to talk to us about her gothic series based on the Seven Deadly Sins (how cool is that?!) and pass along some really great writerly advice.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ms. Miguelina Perez is a writer, and jewelry artist.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University
of the District of Columbia. As a jewelry artist one of her lariats was showcased
in the San Antonio Express-News. She has won several awards including a
critical Writing award for an essay on the gender roles of Mark
Twainâs Huckleberry Finn and Louisa May Alcottâs Little Women.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Several of her poems have been published in anthologies,
and she was named âPoet of Year in 1995â. She finished her first book, The
Vicarâs Deadly Sin â a Regency romance mystery, the first of a seven-part
serial based on the Seven Deadly Sins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Currently, she is working the sequel to the
Vicarâs Deadly Sin, âAngelâs Lustâ from her Seven Deadly Sins series and âA
Hero of Her Ownâ a contemporary romance thriller, about a serial killer
terrorizing New York.</span><br />
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Miss Margaret Renard have been friends since the age of twelve. Together
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wild imagination and a love for solving mysteries that would test their
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the ladies that detecting is a manâs job, though the gentlemen find their
beauty, wit, and pride more troublesome than solving a murder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In freshman year in high school I developed a love
for reading romance mysteries. My first romance mystery writer was Victoria
Holt and then Phyllis J. Whitney, who was dubbed the Queen of American
Gothic Romance. Their novels had an almost gothic element in them; such as
horror and death. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What is your
favorite Dark/Gothic novel?</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While I did read Ann Radcliffeâs
the Mysteries of Udolpho. I am going to have to say Phyllis Whitneyâs <i>Spindrift</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love the
fog, the mansion, the heroineâs isolation, the pained hero, the villain. These
elements bring suspense. I believe gothic romances take suspense to a
psychological level. I love that these elements instill fear in the reader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think psychological fear is terror
that comes from within. It paralyzes the reader. While this may sound negative
the reader really loves it. The fear of turning the page in anticipation of
what is going to happen next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think for a writer one of the best resources is
reading in the genre. Stephen King would agree. One of his best advices to
writers is to read, read, and read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do you have
plans to continue writing in this genre? If so, is there anything you would be
willing to share about it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I will always love this genre. I hope to continue to
write in it. But I also want to expand and do some contemporary romance
thrillers and some science fiction. Who says you canât implement some of the
themes of Gothic in other stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">First, if one is interested in writing they have to
commit to it. Set time aside each day to write. Even if it is 15 minutes a day.
Writing is work and can at times be fun. It will be rewarding when they see the
final product. Never give up nor let anyone else tell you, you donât have what
it takes. You do need a support system. This system can be other writers and
readers, who would love to be the first one to read your book in exchange for
their thoughts, they are called Beta Readers. There are groups on Facebook,
Twitter who talk about Gothic Romance. Find them, join them. Join the Romance
Writers of America. Each state has a chapter you can join. These chapters give
workshop and can help you with your writing career. The best advice I got from
Robin Carr, âIf you think you are going to make a living out of writing, you
are wrong.â So, please donât quit your day job. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Where can we find you on the internet?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I can be found at </span><a href="http://www.miguelinaperezauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.miguelinaperezauthor.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
and can be reached at </span><a href="mailto:miguelinaperez@miguelinaperezauthor.com"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">miguelinaperez@miguelinaperezauthor.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
or twitter at @mperezauthor and finally on facebook at: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/miguelina.perezauthor"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/miguelina.perezauthor</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Thank you so much for sharing!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have to admit, Iâm not a big fan of Summer. My husband often jokes that sunlight makes me burst into flames. Ha, ha. Though he isnât far from the truth, besides burning easily, I was a heat casualty as a teenager, and my internal thermostat has never been the same. Tip: make sure you bring sufficient amounts of water if you ever decide backpack the Appalachian Trail in the heat of summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But here we are, the earth is spinning and it is the summer solstice, also known as Litha or Midsummer. This is a holiday high on testosterone, a holiday about the virile god. The Goddess is pregnant and the god is at his zenith. Sun worshiping and fire dominates this holiday. And though it is the longest day of the year, as well as a celebration of light, there is still some darkness to be found.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Iâm visiting The Wheel of the Year (as they occur in the Northern Hemisphere), the eight seasonal festivals or pagan holidays, also called Sabbats. A lot of rituals, symbols, and folklore revolve around these pagan holidays, and several of the elements, symbols, and themes can be used in </span>Gothic<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> storytelling. Hopefully, youâll find some inspiration.</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here are some of the dark themes, symbols and story elements conjured by the Summer Solstice, aka Litha or Midsummer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Trial by Fire<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Protection [bon fires were kept burning through the night to ward off evil spirits and the ashes kept in the home for protection throughout the year]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> War â Cannons and firearms; âthe heat of battleâ<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Apollo(sun god), Ra(sun god), Midas (king cursed with the golden touch), Aries(represents fire, god of war), Pan, Shakespeareâs Midsummer Nightâs Dream [fun fact: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shakespeare mentions the pagan holidays in three of his plays all of them are regarding the summer solstice]</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">; </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Oak King â God of light, hands over, or loses his battle to the Holly King âGod of darkness; At summer solstice, the <span style="background: white;">ancient Mesopotamians held a six day funeral for the god of plants, Tammuz. Their mourning ushered in the god of war and pestilence, Nergal, for what they called the âdead seasonâ; the christian St. Johnâs Day also falls on this day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you feel about Summer? Did these spark other related images or motifs? If so, share them in the comments and Iâll add them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As always, stay beautifully haunted!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are interested in exploring this holiday further, check out the reading recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Reading Recommendation:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Midsummer-Rituals-Recipes-Llewellyns-Essentials/dp/0738741825/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1497899787&sr=8-1">Midsummer: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Litha</a> by Deborah Blake </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As a ravenous bookworm growing up, trips to the library were never often enough and I would often sneak books from my mother's collection. This was like entering the restricted section at the Hogwarts library, except I didn't have an invisibility cloak, and had to read many of them under my bed or in the closet to keep from being detected. I made many discoveries this way and among my favorite were the gothic romances by Victoria Holt and Daphne du Maurier, to name a few.<br />
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So, I'm tremendously excited and honored to have avid gothic romance supporter and Publisher of <i>Gothic Journal</i>, Kristi Lyn Glass, share her insights into the world of gothic romance, its history and what it has evolved into today.<br />
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I am Kristi Lyn Glass, Publisher of the <i><a href="https://www.gothicjournal.com/" target="_blank">Gothic Journal</a></i>. For more information about me, see <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.gothicjournal.com/about-us/&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNH3gW4DNGyqkmaaFC46hDnV6WZSDw" href="https://www.gothicjournal.com/about-us/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">this link</a>.<u></u><u></u></div>
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From 1991 through 1998, <i>Gothic Journal</i> was the only news and review magazine for readers, writers, and publishers of romantic suspense, romantic mystery, and gothic, supernatural, and woman-in-jeopardy romance novels. Volume 8, Number 3, October/November 1998, was its final issue published.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Although you may no longer subscribe to this magazine, you may download its extensive<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.gothicjournal.com/author-profiles/&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNEtVWsmNwQ7jb6OHZBXERIWAo52-w" href="http://www.gothicjournal.com/author-profiles/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Gothic Journal Author Profiles"> Author Profiles</a> and purchase its valuable <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.gothicjournal.com/back-issues/&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNH3mUbL3D6dvOx5y3dcS-vskJYw7g" href="http://www.gothicjournal.com/back-issues/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Back Issues">back issues</a> while supplies last.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<i>Gothic Journal</i> continues to provide reviews and lists of recommended new titles in its genres via its website <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://GothicJournal.com&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNEschD23WN-hf4iQxdPqQn1_9B-ag" href="http://gothicjournal.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">GothicJournal.com</a> and its <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://astore.amazon.com/gothicjournal&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNHXoygYNCSY3VMzsdGlIl7xyCJVHA" href="http://astore.amazon.com/gothicjournal" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">amazon.com book store</a>.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<b>What specifically drew you to gothic romance? </b></div>
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I fell in love with gothic romance novels in the late 1960s, particularly the works of Victoria Holt, Phyllis A. Whitney, Mary Stewart, and Dorothy Eden. At that time, it was difficult to find gothic romance novels by other authors, and I didnât frequent used book stores. My exposure to my favored books was primarily limited to hardcovers offered by the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.bookclubshop.com/book-clubs/literary-guild/&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNGUhm5T4L7DMVpFNOX1vzwo-JFAIQ" href="https://www.bookclubshop.com/book-clubs/literary-guild/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Literary Guild</a> book club, which offers its members access to upcoming books at reduced prices before they are available elsewhere.<u></u><u></u></div>
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I soon became frustrated by typically having to wait a full year to read the next books by my favorite authors. I decided there must be a shortage of people writing such novels. (Keep in mind that there was no internet at that time with which to research the book market or its history.) With a degree in English and journalism, I set out to write my own historical gothic romance. After researching and completing my novel, I sent it off to publishers and received 13 rejection slips. Confident that my manuscript was not the problem, I decided that publishers were just not interested in publishing gothic romance novels at that time. I attended some romance writer conventions and confirmed that was exactly what was happening.<u></u><u></u></div>
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I learned that, before my time, when the novels of my favorite authors became popular, numerous hack writers tried to emulate them, flooding bookstores with similar books. Unfortunately, most were not well written and thus were not as well received by readers. Publishersâ relationships with booksellers at that time allowed booksellers to tear off the covers of unsold paperback books, discard the books, and return the covers to the booksâ respective publishers for refunds. When readers quit buying the gothic romance knock-offs, publishers were hit with floods of booksellersâ refund requests. As a result, book publishers quit publishing gothic romances and quit putting âGothicâ on the spine of their paperbacks, assuming that word would guarantee the book would not sell.<u></u><u></u></div>
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I remained convinced that there were other readers, like myself, who loved good gothic romances and were having the same problems I was having finding such books to read. This led me to launch the bi-monthly <i>Gothic Journal</i> magazine to connect such readers, writers, and publishers and champion the genre. <i>Gothic Journal</i> also sponsored a reader/publisher-donated 3,400+ volume <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.gothicjournal.com/gothic-lending-library/&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNEPrnQaFUeVpDLyucXMKkNj_DlHjw" href="https://www.gothicjournal.com/gothic-lending-library/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Gothic Romance Lending Library</a> some of which is now available via inter-library loan.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Publishers (rather secretly) were still publishing gothic romance novels at that time. However, for marketing purposes, they were disguising them as other genres, such as romance, historical romance, mystery, romantic mystery, supernatural romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and woman-in-jeopardy romance. Gothic romance lovers were thus faced with searching for needles in a huge haystack, again with no internet to help them find their desired books or authors.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<i>Gothic Journal</i> met the needs of gothic romance lovers during this period. Using its own definition of a âgothic romance novelâ as âa novel that contains romance, life-threatening suspense, and a puzzle or mystery,â <i>Gothic Journal</i> published <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.gothicjournal.com/recommended-reads/&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNHAoJRyKnOmE6ArKaENVEZAt_FsjQ" href="https://www.gothicjournal.com/recommended-reads/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">book lists</a> of upcoming and recently published novels that fit that definition. The book lists provide each bookâs title, author, publisher, and publishing month, and designated each bookâs setting as either historical or contemporary.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Publishers sent new titles to <i>Gothic Journal</i> who then sent them off for review by a staff of over 20 volunteer reviewers who submitted their typed reviews by mail in exchange for keeping the reviewed books. Authors and lovers of the genre submitted articles and columns. Publishers and authors paid to advertise their upcoming titles. Each issue featured an extensive author profile of a popular gothic romance author including a biography, a chronological list of published novels, and book covers and short synopses of representative works. The cover of each issue featured a pen-and-ink drawing of a âgreat gothic setting,â such as a castle or mansion, often perched on a sea cliff. I created much of the cover art myself.<b><u></u><u></u></b></div>
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In the late 1990s, the growth of personal computers and the internet gradually eclipsed the need for <i>Gothic Journalâs</i> efforts. Publishers and authors created their own websites. Book lovers and booksellers connected online. <i>Gothic Journal</i> therefore ceased publishing a physical magazine and created its own website and Amazon bookstore, as described above.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<b>Discuss the differences of gothic romance versus the supernatural/dark fantasy romance (vampire, werewolf, etc.) and the evolution that has occurred. As well as, how you feel the gothic romances of 1960's and 1970's differ from the gothic romances being published today. </b></div>
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The gothic romances of the 1960s and 1970s were typically sweet, with sex occurring behind closed doors at the bookâs conclusion. The heroines relied on their heroes to save them from dire straits. The stories were typically character-driven, rather than plot-driven. The heroineâs challenge was typically deciding whom to trust, and there were often two men for her to choose between.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Later gothic romances tapped into the rising feminism of the age. Their heroines became smarter, less trusting, and more self-sufficient, but still longed for romance and a happy ending. Publishersâ marketing efforts spawned new categories of books and authors, such as romantic suspense (typically contemporary), paranormal (including much more than just ghosts), and woman-in-jeopardy romance (typically contemporary). Historical gothic romances became few and far between, hidden among historical romances on the book shelf.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Over time, gothic romance stories generally became less character-driven and more plot-driven. Romance in todayâs âgothic novelsâ either takes a back seat to, or is overwhelmed by, the needs of the plot and its vampires, werewolves, shape shifters, and other paranormal entities. Publishers redefined âgothicsâ as novels that contained such elements and a dark tone. These new âdark gothicsâ became popular as perhaps-disillusioned feminists (fed up with reality and with trying to be super women) sought to escape into otherworldly reads. Bedroom doors have now not only swung open wide, they also typically include increasingly graphic details; the characters engage in sex whenever and wherever imaginable, reflecting current morality. Plots in todayâs gothics are more sex- and shock-driven. Note that they are no longer referred to as âgothic romances.â They are often filled with angst, unreal characters/situations and head-spinning plotting. The gothic novels of today are a far cry from the sweet gothic romances of the 1960s and 1970s, and their audiences are greatly different.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Lately, I have noticed a slight reemergence of new sweet gothic romances, though they are, again, hard to find in a very bloated internet. Their primary audience of Baby Boomers, like me, is aging and often distracted by surfing Facebook in search of family and grand-baby news. I cannot imagine Millennials reading and enjoying gothic romance novels. They simply could not relate to them, so serious publishers are unlikely to publish many, if any, of these.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<b>What gothic romance novel/author would you recommend a reader new to the genre start with? </b> </div>
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For readers interested in experiencing a true sweet gothic romance novel of the 1960s, I recommend starting with <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Mistress-Mellyn-Classic-Romantic-Suspense-ebook/dp/B004YEOC2A/ref%3Dsr_1_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNHkiuA3WWTbV4cggrrweZjngNUPXA" href="https://www.amazon.com/Mistress-Mellyn-Classic-Romantic-Suspense-ebook/dp/B004YEOC2A/ref=sr_1_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Mistress of Mellyn</i></a>, by Victoria Holt. If that strikes a chord, continue with <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Victoria-Holt/e/B000APAJK6/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNGf5nAkKF0QK-lkF3MB46w3RkeYQA" href="https://www.amazon.com/Victoria-Holt/e/B000APAJK6/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">the rest of Holtâs works</a> and those of <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Dorothy-Eden/e/B001HPE3L4/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNFZhAGs7rUpVsS0PtZZWdvqHCeCMw" href="https://www.amazon.com/Dorothy-Eden/e/B001HPE3L4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Dorothy Eden</a>. The settings in these books are especially interesting to the armchair traveler who wants to escape to the Victorian or mid-nineteenth-century past. Those interested in more edgy and (at that time) contemporary examples of the genre will enjoy the works of <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Stewart/e/B000AP6YNC/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNEVrq7CSu6PXTe6uBSNGyN8kJwRCQ" href="https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Stewart/e/B000AP6YNC/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Mary Stewart</a> and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Phyllis-A.-Whitney/e/B000AQ1L52/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNG4m2GAe2_i8pG6PIcz1EUwrbtYYQ" href="https://www.amazon.com/Phyllis-A.-Whitney/e/B000AQ1L52/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Phyllis A. Whitney</a>. I find particularly refreshing the absence of cell phones and the internet in all of these books.<u></u><u></u></div>
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I recommend <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Amanda-DeWees/e/B0074OYWMM/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNE7Orxs8qd_IGucbYGiPzx6TF2q3A" href="https://www.amazon.com/Amanda-DeWees/e/B0074OYWMM/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Amanda DeWees</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Blair-Bancroft/e/B001HMRJSQ/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNFCaBv794rKaiznkjGHohDUW-UEqA" href="https://www.amazon.com/Blair-Bancroft/e/B001HMRJSQ/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Blair Bancroft</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Julie-Klassen/e/B001JS6J70/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNFaYfyl43b86-CwdQyi4odphpJERw" href="https://www.amazon.com/Julie-Klassen/e/B001JS6J70/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Julie Klassen</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Janis-Susan-May/e/B001HPRZ8M/ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNFZ3ci-zvnDui83p4koIpVr1JZMxQ" href="https://www.amazon.com/Janis-Susan-May/e/B001HPRZ8M/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Janis Susan May</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Linda-Gillard/e/B0034PV6ZQ&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNHgh3PKo5-jrdUFP8T9HNePjx9CRQ" href="https://www.amazon.com/Linda-Gillard/e/B0034PV6ZQ" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Linda Gillard</a>, and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Greer/e/B00553HFHS&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNEN8JxakKHukk9nFc19e7oXHqa6QA" href="https://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Greer/e/B00553HFHS" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Lisa Greer</a>. Some of these authors also write in other genres, so check out the plots on each book. An <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref%3Dnb_sb_noss_2?url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3Dgothic%2Bromance%2Bnovels&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNFFpQ9kSD9Q3NSFpiTx_2K_yNdenQ" href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gothic+romance+novels" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Amazon.com search for âgothic romance novelsâ</a> will bring up a plethora of gothic romance novel possibilities, many of which are available as e-books. Check out <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://astore.amazon.com/gothicjournal&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNHXoygYNCSY3VMzsdGlIl7xyCJVHA" href="http://astore.amazon.com/gothicjournal" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Gothic Journalâs</i> amazon.com book store</a> for the latter search plus recommendations by <i>Gothic Journal</i>. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref%3Dnb_sb_ss_c_2_13?url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dstripbooks%26field-keywords%3Dgothic%2Bnovels%26sprefix%3Dgothic%2Bnovels%252Caps%252C649%26crid%3D3EZ09G42LV41Z%26rh%3Dn%253A283155%252Ck%253Agothic%2Bnovels&source=gmail&ust=1496758252238000&usg=AFQjCNHfyatfducAAOYxHRNX_FCC7xtBwA" href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_13?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=gothic+novels&sprefix=gothic+novels%2Caps%2C649&crid=3EZ09G42LV41Z&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Agothic+novels" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Searching Amazon for âgothic novelsâ</a> will not guarantee you a happy ending, which is generally preferred by a gothic romance lover. Using that search, you will be shown more literary works and dark gothics instead of gothic romances.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Thank you so much for sharing!!<br />
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I discovered so many great books and stories from the Gothic Journal's book lists and amazon.com book store, you should definitely check it out!<br />
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â„ Shadow.</div>
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