Writerly Ways

I was going to write some stuff but frankly this day got away from me and I really want the gothic story done as we're down to the last minutes on it and all I did was sit and stare at the screen today.

So let me get down to the links

Open Call

‘Familiar’ and ‘Last-Ditch’


Alternate Antarcticas An alternate history of Antarctica


World West Revue : A place to reimagine ‘the west’ and ‘westerns’ from new angles

The Empyreal Tree


Story Unlikely’s Annual Short Story Contest 2023

Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores

Archive of the Odd #4 Found fiction (aka epistolary, found footage, or found file fiction)

Afterglow Books: Accepting Manuscript Submissions this is a harlequin imprint




From Around the Web

Decisions, Decisions: Creating Character Choices That Matter

Top 8 Best Scrivener Alternatives for Writers (+ The Only One that Matters)

Finding Readers for Your Indie Books: ALLi Ultimate Guide

7 Best Book Marketing Strategies to Secure Reviews on Amazon


My Top 5 Horror Tropes and Why They Work So Well

Watch on YouTube

How to Use Chekhov’s Gun to Enhance Your Story

Why do Authors Use Pseudonyms and Pen Names?

Bear With Me or Bare With Me: Which One is Right?


From Betty

Five Common Story Fragmentations and How to Consolidate Them

Six Types of Character Flaws

Nine Ways to Distinguish Characters From Each Other

Should Close Narration Adhere to Realistic Character Thoughts?

Book Reviews: 4 Steps to Validate Your Work

How to Write Comedy Part 1, Physical Comedy/Slapstick

A Big Picture Solution to "The Writing Bottleneck"

Relaxing Words of Wisdom

The Ultimate Story Checklist

Writing About Pain: Factors that Help or Hinder the Ability to Cope

Writing About Pain: Taking an Injury from Bad to Worse

Character Type & Trope Thesaurus: Whiskey Priest

Beware summarizing across scenes