Q: In what way are authors and musicians similar? A: They try to stay in the right time. As an author of fiction, I reach for the etymological dictionary more than a standard dictionary. Like with any author, I am weary of anachronisms and anachronisms abound. An anachronism in a text, for example, happens when … Continue reading Being in the Right Time: Authors & Etymology. Research & Publish.
At a very young age, I listened to Steve Martin's comedy records Let's Get Small and Wild and Crazy Guy. The Jerk was my favorite movie. I sang King Tut to my 3rd-grade class. I found Martin's book Cruel Shoes when I was around 16 years old and I went insane. I began writing comedic … Continue reading The Dark Comedy of Steve Martin [Part 1] “Cruel Shoes”
Exercise vs. Exorcise [Gothic Grammar #3] Writing skills. ESL Tips. I just made this one today. I hope you enjoy! Sven likes to exercise and raise his heart rate before he exorcises demons. Gothic Grammar #4-> Click here to sign up for my email list. Get exclusive updates on my latest projects.
A love that lasted a lifetime, and the joke that took just as long to finish. It was the story of how they met and fell in love. Jerry was a total stranger. He walked right up to Laura, and said “Hi, Sally!” “Hi, but my name is Laura.” “My plan worked,” Jerry said as … Continue reading “Hi, Sally” Dark Humor. Flash Fiction. Twisted Love Story.
The ghoul peeled the meat from her hand. “My fingers look more elegant, longer, without all that skin” ~[FIN]~ My own interpretation of a ghoul is a living human who eats human flesh, who becomes altered from the resulting strange disease, but whose life is extended as a result of the supernatural process. I will, … Continue reading Beautiful Fingers – Gomic Strip (Gothic Comic Strip)
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Josephus acted innocent enough, but his shadow told a different story. ~[FIN]~ Click here To join the SM Dotson E Mail list. Enter name and email.
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