Latest posts tagged with #dcblogs on Bluesky
Graveyard Guardians
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Welcome to Weird Wednesday! Today we’re strolling through a graveyard looking for memorial statues that guard the deceased.
Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my blog!
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3 Ways to Write Enemies to Lovers
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New article on my writing blog: characters dragged kicking and screaming into their Happily Ever After.
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A photograph by Moises Besada on Pexels of a night scene with a dark figure silhouetted in front of a car's headlights
Want to write a story about an urban legend? Get writing prompts on my blog for Mirrors (& Bloody Mary), Room for One More, the Vanishing Hitchhiker, Spring-Heeled Jack, and the Ouija Board.
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Four Reasons Your Really Great Story was Rejected
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Sometimes, it’s not about how “good” the story is. Here are two things you can't change and two you can.
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A painting of a young boy with brown hair and tears on his cheeks. Painted by Italian painter Bruno Amadio, using the name Giovanni Bragolin. Low resolution image used for purposes of critical commentary on the specific work in question, under fair use guidelines.
The Crying Boy: Famous Haunted Painting
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A painting causes house fires where it's the only thing that doesn’t burn. Sound delicious? The Sun thought so! Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my blog!
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Ghost on the Road: The Vanishing Hitchhiker
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What happens when a passenger is not what they seem? Read the whole story and get writing prompts on my blog!
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Happy Endings for an Immortal-Mortal Romance
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Sometimes you don't want a tragedy. Here are 3 ways to un-doom the narrative.
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Hey if you want to know how to kill your characters with (realistic) fire check out my article in the Specific Knowledge series via From Beyond Press
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What Backdraft gets wrong & Silent Hill gets right.
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Fetches: Apparitions of the Living
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Fetches are said to be apparitions of a living person in an emotional state, seen by one or more people. Read the whole story and get writing prompts on my blog!
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On this day in 1838 Spring-Heeled Jack was sighted in London! Flaming eyes, silver claws, and mad jumping skills - what could he be?
Check out my blog for the whole story & some writing prompts!
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A photo by Elti Meshau on Pexels titled “Silhouette of Man Standing Against Black And Red Background”
Writing a vampire story? Check out my blog!
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Dearg-Due dannyechase.com/blog/deargdue/
Vampire/Human Romance dannyechase.com/resources/li...
Unusual Vampires dannyechase.com/resources/un...
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SS Waratah: The Titanic That Disappeared
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In July, 1909, luxury steamship SS Waratah left South Africa with 211 people on board, never to be seen again. Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my blog!
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A Mnemonic Device for Writers: remember your story ideas when you can't write them down.
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A peg-word mnemonic system using words that rhyme with the numbers one through ten.
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On this day in 1921, the ghost ship Carroll A. Deering was found aground with its sails set, and no trace of the crew. More on the story and some #writingprompts at dannyechase.com/blog/deering/
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Like background music, your writing style can let the reader know what they’re in for. So here's how to write the same paragraph in 7 genres: romance, erotica, horror, sci-fi, & more
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A black & white photo of two people in winter clothing looking out at broken and snow-covered tents. From the source: "A view of the tent as the rescuers found it on Feb. 26, 1959. The tent had been cut open from inside, and most of the skiers had fled in socks or barefoot. Photo taken by soviet authorities at the camp of the Dyatlov Pass incident and annexed to the legal inquest that investigated the deaths." Non-copyrighted photo.
Posts about Mysterious Deaths on the Weird Wednesday writing prompts blog:
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Dyatlov Pass
The Female Stranger
Roopkund: Skeleton Lake
The Lizzie Borden case
Get the whole story & ideas to write your own!
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A 2011 photo by Brocken Inaglory of a Brocken Spectre cast from the Golden Gate Bridge. A dark, misty figure surrounded by a rainbow halo.
The Brocken Spectre: Angel in the Clouds
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When a person casts a shadow onto mist, it can cause a phenomenon called a "glory" that even moves! Read more & get writing prompts on my Weird Wednesday blog.
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A checklist for accepted short stories: new article on my blog! Once the euphoria wears off, it’s time for the next steps. Here's a handy list.
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Corpse roads are paths for carrying coffins to their final resting places: physical places with metaphysical properties. Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my Weird Wednesday blog!
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In Dec 1906 the E.F. Benson story "The Bus-Conductor" was an early appearance of the urban legend "Room For One More?" Check out my blog for writing prompts!
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Benson's story: web.archive.org/web/20110927...
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On this day in 1945, 5 US Navy planes known as Flight 19 vanished in the Bermuda Triangle. And afterwards, people made up stuff about space aliens. No, really.
Get the whole story + writing prompts: dannyechase.com/blog/flight19/
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3 Strange Werewolves That Would Make Good Characters.
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If you’re looking to write a different kind of werewolf, here are a few less common versions that could liven up your next story.
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On this day in 1816 Keats published “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer.” The poem gave a name to a kind of deathbed vision called “A Peak in Darien.” Find out more and get writing prompts on my blog!
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How to get published by being less work.
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We all want to work with people who make our lives easier. So when you send in your story, be that person.
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A photo by Pixabay on Pexels of a wolf (or dog) silhouetted against a bright red and orange sunset, with a tree and birds in flight https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-dog-on-landscape-against-romantic-sky-at-sunset-247583/
Want to write a creature feature? Check out my Weird Wednesday blog for writing prompts on creepy doggos, water monsters, vampires, Spring-Heeled Jack, & a really scary cow.
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Hey if you missed the @geekgirlcon.bsky.social story publishing workshop with editor @atlinmerrick.bsky.social & myself, find all our advice on my blog! Where to find calls, how to submit stories, & much more.
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Marvin Clark: The Missing Man Everyone Thought Was Found
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The US's oldest open missing persons case-99 yrs. Thought found in 1986 in a strange coincidence!
Read the story & get writing prompts on my blog.
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On this day in 1872, the American merchant ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York, and became one of history's most famous ghost ships. Read the whole story and get writing prompts on my blog!
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Before You Give up on a Story: 3 ways to give new life to your original story idea.
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A flood of rejections doesn’t mean you have to let go of a story altogether.
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You can meet all kinds of interesting characters at a crossroads: the dying, the dead, the dreaming, the demonologists, and yes, the devil. Check out my blog for more, plus writing prompts!
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