This topic comes up in just about every interview I’ve been in (whether as the interviewer or the interviewee)… DO YOU UTILIZE REAL PEOPLE, REAL PLACES, REAL EVENTS IN YOUR WORKS OF FICTION? Truth is there is always a figment or two (or three or four) of reality in fiction. Whether it be a location…
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Location! Location! Location!
How many times did I hear that when we were looking to buy a house? But that’s not what we’re talking about today. When it comes to my writing I’m a stickler for authenticity. Writing fiction gives me a lot of leeway, especially writing fantasy fiction. I can create whole new worlds! It’s fun and…
Spookiest Cemetery — Stull
It’s October, so you know what that means…SPOOKY STORIES! In honor of the final season premiere tomorrow night (10/10/19) of my favorite show, SUPERNATURAL – here’s another article I wrote earlier this year for an online paranormal magazine, Paranormal Rag (sadly, it is no longer in circulation). *** My biggest pet peeve with television shows…
When Fiction & Reality Collide
I am quite literally jumping up and down in excitement right now. First, some background – the Irish B&B in rural VA where a lot of Rekindled Prophecy (Greylyn the Guardian Angel series, Book 1) takes place was actually named Killahevlin (in the book, it’s called Gaelic Haven). The inn has since closed down and…