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Dark Roots Writing Adventure #1: Exploring dark settings in your own neighborhood

By Autumn the Writer|2023-09-19T08:44:07-04:00March 30, 2023|Categories: Writing Craft|Tags: atmosphere, dark roots, Dark Roots Writing Adventure, emotional setting, horror story, immersive setting, mythology, sensory details, setting as character, setting creation, setting swap, writing adventure|

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How a local writing community restored my creative energy

By Autumn the Writer|2023-08-07T09:51:48-04:00March 23, 2023|Categories: Writing News|Tags: accountability, Carteret Writers, creative writing, mystery writing, North Carolina, novel, panel discussions, Tom Kies, workshops, Writing Community, writing conference, writing contests, writing group, writing inspiration, writing retreats, writing support, writing workshops|

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Haunted castles and sentient planets: crafting effective settings for horror stories

By Autumn the Writer|2023-09-08T16:40:45-04:00March 16, 2023|Categories: Writing Craft|Tags: animism, atmospheric horror, characters, dread, emotions, foreboding imagery, Gothic castles, Haunted Castles, horror novels, horror settings, horror stories, horror writing, Lovecraftian lore, mythology, Ray Russell, sensory details, setting, Solaris, Stanislaw Lem, supernatural occurrences, tension, terror, unease, world-building|

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Spring Starflower: a small mystery

By Autumn the Writer|2023-08-07T09:52:05-04:00March 9, 2023|Categories: Dark Roots|Tags: Anubis, Bastet, beauty, bogs, coastal North Carolina, dark roots, Egyptian deities, fairy flowers, goddess Isis, Greek character, heaths, hope, Ianthe, Ipheion uniflorum, Iphis, Ligdus, marshes, Metamorphoses, Morning Star, Nature, plant lore, Queen Hag, resilience, small but mighty, Spring starflower, Starflower, Telethusa, transformation, unassuming plants, Venus, wetlands, Yonder|

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