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Looking for something to read with your morning coffee? All of these stories and poems are available to read online free!
Stories:
"Spinning Sugar" at Crow & Cross Keys
"A Malleable and Uncertain Thing" at Gingerbread House
"On the Run" at Bandit Fiction
"Fox Song" at Corvid Queen
"A Midwinter Night's Dream" at Nightingale & Sparrow
Poems:
"Forbidden Fruit" at Abyss & Apex
"Marshland Songs" at Seaside Gothic
Some fairy tale poems at The Field Guide Poetry Magazine
Some vaguely creepy poems at Dark Winter Literary Magazine
"In the belly of the wolf" at The Orange & Bee
Advice for writers:
Writing your way through the dark
Three books on writing all writers should read
The seven key elements of every good story
The power of place in fiction
Plot-driven vs. character-driven narratives
What actually is "magical realism"?
High fantasy vs low fantasy
Increasing productivity as an author
Why prose writers should try their hand at poetry
How to conquer writers' block
How to bring a fresh twist to old tropes
Everything you ever wanted to know about theme
Outlining a book with the flashlight method
Outlining a book with the snowflake method
Mastering the three-act structure
Finding your story's dramatic question
Writing the tragic hero
Keeping your characters out of the fridge
How to write an author bio
Self publishing vs traditional publishing
Should writers pay submission fees?
My creative work can also be found in print in Mythic Magazine, Howl: New Irish Writing, Gramarye, Seaside Gothic, The Field Guide Poetry Magazine, Green Ink Poetry, Nightingale & Sparrow, Wyldblood Magazine, The Caterpillar, and probably some other places too.
Stories:
"Spinning Sugar" at Crow & Cross Keys
"A Malleable and Uncertain Thing" at Gingerbread House
"On the Run" at Bandit Fiction
"Fox Song" at Corvid Queen
"A Midwinter Night's Dream" at Nightingale & Sparrow
Poems:
"Forbidden Fruit" at Abyss & Apex
"Marshland Songs" at Seaside Gothic
Some fairy tale poems at The Field Guide Poetry Magazine
Some vaguely creepy poems at Dark Winter Literary Magazine
"In the belly of the wolf" at The Orange & Bee
Advice for writers:
Writing your way through the dark
Three books on writing all writers should read
The seven key elements of every good story
The power of place in fiction
Plot-driven vs. character-driven narratives
What actually is "magical realism"?
High fantasy vs low fantasy
Increasing productivity as an author
Why prose writers should try their hand at poetry
How to conquer writers' block
How to bring a fresh twist to old tropes
Everything you ever wanted to know about theme
Outlining a book with the flashlight method
Outlining a book with the snowflake method
Mastering the three-act structure
Finding your story's dramatic question
Writing the tragic hero
Keeping your characters out of the fridge
How to write an author bio
Self publishing vs traditional publishing
Should writers pay submission fees?
My creative work can also be found in print in Mythic Magazine, Howl: New Irish Writing, Gramarye, Seaside Gothic, The Field Guide Poetry Magazine, Green Ink Poetry, Nightingale & Sparrow, Wyldblood Magazine, The Caterpillar, and probably some other places too.