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Why I wrote about zombies
(c)2014 In one word: Excitement. Zombie fiction for me has a lot of potential. There’s a lot more that can be explored with these...


True Story of a Six-Figure Advance
There seem to be many horror stories about traditional (legacy) publishing. Here’s the latest from Rotting Post: “LISA33” and Me – The...


Project word counter
I was searching for an online word tracker for my novels, so I can put them on my website,http://horwtr.com for all to see. But I...


Is it Plot?
New storytellers often have trouble telling the difference between “things happening” and “a story unfolding.” Without the ability to...


The Eight Character Archetypes of the Hero’s Journey – Mythcreants
In The Hero of a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell demonstrated that many of the most popular stories, even over thousands of years and...


Dear Broke Reader: Your Sense of Entitlement is Killing Me
I found this article online from a FB repost and it is excellent. It paints a clear picture of pirating books. And yes, I’ve stumbled...


Single. Minded. Focus.
My story is in editing at the TV company / studio. Sounds good. From Fragments of Fear: Our high octane narrator Kurt Wylde brings a...


The First Layer of Plot
Plot is a complex beast. A novel has at least six layers of plot. This month, we’ll look at the outermost layer—the one-sentence summary....
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