The Other Blog
Three projects, three muses, and more
I’m trying to get back into the swing of writing on The Other Blog after a few [...]
Home is wherever life is good
The last time we moved aboard a boat was August 2017, and it was for practical and philosophical [...]
Winter Hauntings Workshop 4: ghost story writing games
It's the final evening of Winter Hauntings, and all the writers should have submitted their ghost stories [...]
Winter Hauntings Workshop 3: pace yourself
Like a haunted corpse heart pounding beneath the floorboards, effective pacing establishes the rhythm of your narrative [...]
Winter Hauntings Workshop 2: atmosphere, character, and pacing in two classic tales of terror
Last week, writers in my ghost story workshop at the community college expressed an interest in characterization [...]
Winter Hauntings Workshop 1: tradition, tropes, and the master of ghost stories
Nothing is more common form in old-fashioned books than the description of the winter fireside, where the aged [...]